1、2020-2021年高考英语完形填空专练Chapter 1No. 1A pair of silk stockings(2020. 江苏省扬州市高三下学期模拟考)Little Missus Sommers one day found that she had already saved fifty dollars. It seemed to her a very large amount of money.The question of investment was one she _1_ carefully. A dollar or two could be _2_ to the price
2、she usually paid for her daughter Janies shoes. This would guarantee they would _3_ a great deal longer than usual. She would buy cloth for new shirts for the boys. And still there would be enough left for new stockings two pairs per child. What time that would save her in always _4_ old stockings!B
3、ut that day she was tired and a little bit weak. Between getting the children fed and the house cleaned, and preparing herself to go shopping, she had _5_ to eat at all!When she arrived at the large department store, she sat in front of an empty counter. She was trying to gather _6_ and courage to p
4、ush through a mass of busy _7_. She rested her hand upon the counter.She wore no gloves. She slowly grew aware that her hand had felt something very _8_ to touch. She looked down to see that her hand lay upon a pile of silk _9_. A young salesgirl who stood behind the _10_ asked her if she wished to
5、_11_ the silky leg coverings.She smiled as if she had been asked to inspect diamond jewelry with the aim of _12_ it. But she went on feeling the soft, _13_ items. Now she used both hands, holding the stockings up to see the light shine _14_ them.Two red marks suddenly showed on her pale face.She tho
6、ught to herself, “Why not live for myself once?”She looked up at the salesgirl. “Well, I will _15_ this pair.” she said.Missus Sommers then walked into the ladies rest area. In an empty corner, she _16_ her cotton stockings with the new silk ones.For the first time she seemed to be taking a _17_ fro
7、m the tiring act of considering her family. She had let herself be _18_ by some machine like force directing her actions. But this time she decided to free herself of _19_.Then she put her shoes back on and put her old stockings into her bag. Next, she went to the shoe department, sat down and waite
8、d to be _20_.1. A. resisted B. considered C. described D. underwent2. A. spent B. withdrawn C. dropped D. added3. A. last B. extend C. show D. dress4. A. picking B. washing C. packing D. repairing5. A. refused B. forgotten C. regretted D. planned6. A. confidence B. information C. respect D. strength
9、7. A. shoppers B. sellers C. agents D. guards8. A. rough B. delicious C. pleasant D. pretty9. A. handkerchiefs B. shirts C. stockings D. shoes10. A. counter B. crowd C. elevator D. window11. A. see B. witness C. investigate D. examine12. A. purchasing B. selling C. producing D. designing13. A. ordin
10、ary B. abnormal C. costly D. simple14. A. beyond B. through C. between D. upon15. A. return B. buy C. present D. consume16. A. sold B. exchanged C. submitted D. replaced17. A. rest B. walk C. look D. sigh18. A. thrown B. squeezed C. controlled D. comforted19. A. debt B. dream C. appointment D. respo
11、nsibility20. A. fitted B. employed C. consulted D. promoted【答案解析】 1-5 BDADB 6-10 DACCA 11-15 DACBB 16-20 DACDA 这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了,贫寒的家庭主妇Missus Sommers在有了一笔对她来说相当大的储蓄之后的思想变化。起初,她和往常一样,打算把这笔钱用于给孩子们添补衣物,可是当她走进商场看见她自己特别想要的丝袜的时候,她决定为自己活一次,让自己从繁重的家庭责任中暂时地解脱出来,于是她买下自己想要的丝袜,并且还要给自己选一双新鞋。【1题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意:投资问题是她
12、仔细考虑过的问题。A. resisted抵制;B. considered考虑;C. described描述;D. underwent经历。由后文可知,Sommers在心理盘算可以将这些钱用来买哪些东西,说明她考虑了钱的投资(使用)问题。故选B项。【2题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意:通常她会为女儿珍妮买鞋的价格上加上一两美元。A. spent花费、度过;B. withdrawn取款、 撤回;C. dropped掉落;D. added增加。由下文可知,多花钱买鞋会让鞋子更耐穿,说明是加上一两美元。故选D项。【3题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意:这就保证了它们比平时要更耐穿。A. last持久、持续;
13、B. extend扩展;C. show展示;D. dress穿。由语境可知,此处指多花钱买鞋会让鞋子更耐穿/鞋子比平常(穿地)更持久。故选A项。【4题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意:那将会为她节省多少补袜子的时间啊!A. picking挑选;B. washing洗;C. packing打包;D. repairing修补。由常识可知,旧袜子破了要修补(很费时间),洗旧袜子并不费时间。故选D项。【5题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意:从给孩子们喂饭到打扫屋子,再到准备去购物,她都忘了吃饭!A. refused拒绝;B. forgotten忘记;C. regretted后悔;D. planned计划。由B
14、etween getting the children fed and the house cleaned, and preparing herself to go shopping可知,此处指Sommers忙地忘记了吃饭。故选B项。【6题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意:她正努力恢复体力和勇气,挤过一大群忙碌的购物者。A. confidence信心;B. information信息;C. respect尊敬;D. strength体力、力量。由上文的But that day she was tired and a little bit weak可知,Sommers很虚弱,所以要恢复一下体力。故选
15、D项。【7题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意:她正努力恢复体力和勇气,挤过一大群忙碌的购物者。A. shoppers购物者;B. sellers卖家;C. agents代理人;D. guards保安。由上文的she arrived at the large department store可知,Sommers在商场,所以是挤过一大群忙碌的购物者。故选A项。【8题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意:她慢慢地意识到自己的手摸到了一些触感令人愉快的东西。A. rough粗超的;B. delicious美味的;C. pleasant令人愉快的;D. pretty(视觉上)漂亮的。由下文的her hand la
16、y upon a pile of silk可知,她摸到的是丝绸,丝绸的质感会让人愉快。故选C项。【9题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意:她低头一看,发现她的手放在一堆丝质袜子上。A. handkerchiefs手帕;B. shirts衬衫;C. stockings长筒袜;D. shoes鞋子。由下文的the silky leg coverings可知,此处指的是丝质袜子。故选C项。【10题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意:一个站在柜台后面的年轻女售货员问她是否想仔细看一下这些丝质袜子。A. counter柜台;B. crowd人群;C. elevator电梯;D. window窗户。由上文可知,丝绸袜
17、放在柜台上,所以salesgirl应站在柜台后面。故选A项。【11题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意:一个站在柜台后面的年轻女售货员问她是否想仔细看一下这些丝质袜子。A. see看见;B. witness目睹;C. investigate调查;D. examine仔细查看、检查。由常识可知,售货员看见顾客,会问顾客是否想要仔细看一下商品。故选D项。【12题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意:她笑了笑,好像她是带着购买的意图被邀请来检查钻石首饰的。A. purchasing购买;B. selling卖;C. producing生产;D. designing设计。由语境可知,作为一位顾客,Sommers好像
18、带着购买的意图。故选A项。【13题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意:但是她继续感觉到那些柔软昂贵的东西。A. ordinary普通的;B. abnormal异常的;C. costly昂贵的;D. simple简单的。由上文的as if she had been asked to inspect diamond jewelry可知,Sommers看丝袜就像在看钻石,说明在她眼里,这些丝袜很昂贵。故选C项。【14题详解】考查介词词义辨析。句意:现在她用两只手,把袜子举起来,看穿进里面的光线。A. beyond超过;B. through穿过;C. between在之间;D. upon在上面。由常识可知
19、,丝袜是透明的,光可以穿透它们,所以用介词through。故选B项。【15题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意:“好吧,我会买这双的。”她说。A. return回去;B. buy买;C. present展示、提交;D. consume消费。由下文语境可知,Sommers买下了这双丝袜。故选B项。【16题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意:在一个空荡荡的角落里,她用新的丝袜代替了她的棉袜。A. sold卖;B. exchanged交换;C. submitted提交;D. replaced代替。由下文的put her old stockings into her bag可知,Sommers穿上了新丝袜,所以用
20、新的丝袜代替了她的旧棉袜。故选D项。【17题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意:她似乎第一次从考虑家庭的累人行为中得到了休息。A. rest休息;B. walk走路;C. look看;D. sigh叹气。由下文的from the tiring act of considering her family可知,Sommers得到了休息。故选A项。【18题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意:她任由某种机器般的力量控制自己的行动。A. thrown扔;B. squeezed挤压;C. controlled控制;D. comforted安慰。由下文的some machine-like force directing
21、 her actions可知,Sommers让自己被控制了。故选C项。【19题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意:但这次她决定从责任中解放出来。A. debt负债;B. dream梦想;C. appointment约会;D. responsibility责任。由上文的considering her family可知,Sommers一直负责地为家人考虑,但这次从责任中解放出来。故选D项。【20题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意:然后,她去了鞋店,坐下来等着试鞋。A. fitted试穿;B. employed利用;C. consulted咨询;D. promoted提高。由上文可知,Sommers决定为自己
22、活一次,她去鞋店是为了买鞋,所以坐下来是为了试穿鞋子。故选A项。No. 2(2020. 河北省张家口市宣化区宣化第一中学高三月考)I was really nervous this year because I was in a new class. It _1_ me that I didnt know anyone in the class. But _2_I didnt know anyone, I had the _3_to do something I love- people watching.The girl sitting behind me was always laughi
23、ng and talking happily. She was one of the very few people who made any_4_ to acknowledge me.At the end of the year, we were_5_ to do a big open-ended project where the_6_were basically to read something, then watch something related to it, and then _7_ a presentation based on what we learned.On the
24、 presentation day, that girl_8_ in front of the class, and told everyone how she had read about eating disorders, because she herself had_9_with one. As it was too difficult for her to talk about it_10_, she had made a movie, where she had_11_some people about their eating disorders and how they had
25、 felt and _12_them eventually. After the presentation, almost_13_ was in tears. Several people commented on how _14_she was to stand up and talk about it, and how strong she was to have got over the disorder.I never_15_she would have a problem like that because she always seemed _16_. Her courage to
26、 talk about something so_17_in public and her strength to get through her difficulties have_18_me. Ive also learned how difficult it is to_19_people. You never know what type of person someone is just by_20_for a term.1. A. pleased B. confused C. interested D. scared2. A. since B. if C. before D. un
27、less3. A. honor B. right C. chance D. duty4. A. discovery B. progress C. remark D. attempt5. A. forced B. required C. allowed D. reminded6. A. instructions B. purposes C. catalogues D. references7. A. try out for B. make use of C. come up with D. look forward to8. A. turned away B. got up C. looked
28、down D. came back9. A. stayed B. begun C. struggled D. mixed10. A. directly B. swiftly C. randomly D. seriously11. A. informed B. consulted C. supported D. interviewed12. A. ignored B. overcome C. improved D. developed13. A. somebody B. anybody C. everybody D. nobody14. A. reliable B. brave C. patie
29、nt D. generous15. A. expected B. admitted C. suspected D. concluded16. A. cheerful B. honest C. curious D. independent17. A. specific B. professional C. complex D. personal18. A. comforted B. inspired C. persuaded D. relaxed19. A. amuse B. impress C. judge D. satisfy20. A. thinking B. listening C. c
30、ommunicating D. observing【答案解析】 1-5 DACDB 6-10 ACBCA 11-15 DBCBA 16-20ADBCD本文是夹叙夹议文。作者初到新学校非常紧张,她遇到一个阳光乐观的小女孩,在一次完成班级项目作业时,那个小女孩分享了自己食物紊乱的问题,并拍摄了一个采访有类似疾病人群的影片,令全班人感动。由此作者感悟不能只从表面来评判人们。【1题详解】考查形容词辨析。句意:班里我谁都不认识,这让我害怕。A. pleased 高兴的;B. confused 困惑的;C. interested 感兴趣的;D. scared 害怕的。根据that I didnt know
31、 anyone in the class,得知作者到新学校,谁也不认识所以感到很害怕。故选D。【2题详解】考查连词辨析。句意:因为不认识这里的人,所以有机会做自己喜欢的事情-观察人。A. since 自从,因为;B. if 如果;C. before 之前;D. unless 除非。根据do something I love得知因为不认识这里的人,所以可以做自己喜欢的事情。前后是因果关系,故选A。【3题详解】考查名词辨析。句意:因为不认识这里的人,所以有机会做自己喜欢的事情-观察人。A. honor 荣誉;B. right 右边;C. chance 机会;D. duty 职责。根据do some
32、thing I love得知作者有机会做自己喜欢的事情。故选C。【4题详解】考查形容词辨析。句意:她是为数不多的几个试图接受我的人之一。A. discovery 发现;B. progress 进步;C. remark 评论;D. attempt 尝试。根据She was one of the very few people 得知身后的女孩想要接受作者,make attempt to do sth.尝试做某事。故选D。【5题详解】考查动词辨析。句意:在年底的时候,我们被要求要做一个大型的开放式项目。A. forced 强迫;B. required 要求,需要;C. allowed 允许;D. r
33、eminded 提醒。At the end of the year, we were_5_ to do a big open-ended project得知这是学年末学校举行的活动,所以作为学生,我们是被要求做。故选B。【6题详解】考查名词辨析。句意:在年底的时候,我们被要求做一个大型的开放式项目,活动基本的要求是读一些东西,然后看一些相关的东西,然后根据我们学到的东西做一个演示。A. instructions 指导,说明;B. purposes 目的;C. catalogues 目录;D. references 参考。根据were basically to read something, t
34、hen watch something related to it得知学校的任务要求读书、看相关视频资料、然后。故选A。【7题详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意:在年底的时候,我们被要求做一个大型的开放式项目,活动基本的要求是读一些东西,看一些相关的资料,然后根据我们学到的东西做一个演示。A. try out for参加选拔;B. make use of 利用;C. come up with 想出,提出;D. look forward to 期待。要求根据我们从阅读的书籍、观看的视频中所学的做出演示。故选C。【8题详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意:演示那天,女孩起身走到全班前面。A. turned aw
35、ay转过脸去,拒绝(某人);B. got up 起床,起身;C. looked down 向下看;D. came back 回来。根据in front of the class, and told everyone how she had read about eating disorders得知那个女孩起身走到班级前面开始展示自己所学的内容。故选B。【9题详解】考查动词辨析。句意:她告诉全班她是如何阅读关于饮食失调的书,因为她自己也挣扎过。A. stayed 待着;B. begun开始;C. struggled 挣扎;D. mixed 混合。根据As it was too difficult
36、 for her to talk about it得知小女孩也经历着这种挣扎。故选C。【10题详解】考查副词辨析。句意:因为谈论这个话题对她来说直接说出太难了,所以她拍了一部电影。A. directly 直接地;B. swiftly 快速地;C. randomly 随意地;D. seriously严重地。根据she had made a movie得知拍摄电影是因为对于小女孩来说,她很难直接说出口。故选A。【11题详解】考查动词辨析。句意:在电影中,她采访了一些人,了解他们的饮食失调,他们的感受,及最终如何克服的。A. informed 通知;B. consulted 咨询;C. suppor
37、ted 支持;D. interviewed 采访。根据she had made a movie, where she had_11_some people about their eating disorders and how they had felt得知小女孩在影片中采访了一些人。故选D。【12题详解】考查动词辨析。句意:在电影中,她采访了一些人,了解他们的饮食失调,他们的感受,及最终如何克服的。A. ignored 忽;B. overcome 克服;C. improved 提高;D. developed 发展。根据she had made a movie, where she had_
38、11_some people about their eating disorders and how they had felt得知小女孩在影片中采访了一些人,问他们如何最后克服饮食紊乱习惯的。故选B。【13题详解】考查代词辨析。句意:她演示完后,几乎每个人都哭了。A. somebody 某人;B. anybody 任何人;C. everybody 每个人;D. nobody 没有人。根据After the presentation, almost_13_ was in tears得知班里几乎每个学生都感动的哭了。故选C。【14题详解】考查形容词辨析。句意:有几个人评论说,她是多么勇敢地站起
39、来谈论这件事,她是多么坚强地克服了饮食紊乱。A. reliable 可靠的;B. brave 勇敢的;C. patient 耐心的;D. generous 大方的。根据she was to stand up and talk about it, and how strong she was to have got over the disorder.得知大家都认为小女孩能够直面自己的问题她很勇敢。故选B。【15题详解】考查动词辨析。句意:我从来没有预料到她会有这样的问题,因为她看起来总是很快乐。A. expected 预期,料想;B. admitted 承认;C. suspected怀疑;D.
40、 concluded 结论。根据上文的The girl sitting behind me was always laughing and talking happily.得知作者从没有想到小女孩会有这样的问题。故选A。【16题详解】考查形容词辨析。句意:我从来没有想到她会有这样的问题,因为她看起来总是很快乐。A. cheerful 快乐的;B. honest 诚实的;C. curious 好奇的;D. independent 独立的。根据The girl sitting behind me was always laughing and talking happily.得知小女孩总是展现自己
41、快乐的一面。故选A。【17题详解】考查形容词辨析。句意:她敢于在公共场合谈论如此私人的事情,她克服困难的力量鼓舞了我。A. specific 明确的;B. professional 专业的;C. complex 复杂的;D. personal 个人的。根据she was to stand up and talk about it, and how strong she was to have got over the disorder.得知饮食紊乱是小女孩的私人问题。故选D。【18题详解】考查动词辨析。句意: 她敢于在公共场合谈论如此私人的事情,她克服困难的力量鼓舞了我。A. comforte
42、d 安慰;B. inspired 激励;C. persuaded 劝说;D. relaxed 放松。根据Her courage to talk about something so_17_in public and her strength to get through her difficulties得知小女孩敢于当众说出自己问题的勇气激励着我。故选B。【19题详解】考查动词辨析。句意:我也学到了判断人是多么的困难。只通过观察,你不知道一个人是什么类型的人。A. amuse 娱乐,使发笑;B. impress 印象深刻;C. judge 判断;D. satisfy 满意。根据You neve
43、r know what type of person someone is just by_20_for a term.得知你不能轻易判断一个人。故选C。【20题详解】考查形容词辨析。句意:我也学到了判断人是多么的困难。只通过观察,你不知道一个人是什么类型的人。A. thinking考虑;B. listening 倾听;C. communicating 沟通;D. observing 观察。根据You never know what type of person someone作者感悟不能通过观看就来判断一个人。故选D。No. 3(2020. 山西省实验中学高三摸底考)When young,
44、I loved going on trail runs. It was my favorite way to _1_tress. So. when I was back in my hometown after a _2_first year of my Ph. D. program, I thought a trail run was just what I needed. But instead of helping me relax, the run did just the _3_.After I moved to the city for college, where my runs
45、 were on flat concrete paths instead of _4_dirt trails, I used a GPS watch. When I went on trail runs again in the country, it constantly reminded me of the fact that I wasnt _5_up with my usual pace. I _6_ my watch, thinking that would allow me to enjoy my _7_and find the peace I expected, _8_I fou
46、nd myself underperforming. Why cant I let go and just enjoy myself? I wondered. But after some _9_, I realized why I was _10_ both on trail runs and in graduate school.Going into my Ph. D. , I had thought that my solid undergraduate track record would set me up for _11_success. To my surprise, I was
47、 wrong. I _12_confidence in my research abilities which I thought stopped me performing well and I constantly felt my progress was too slow. Other students self-confidence and their excellent results made me feel _13_. One day, I _14_broke down in tears in my advisers office.Then came my visit home.
48、 I was having _15_because I hadnt properly _16_my expectations to the differences between _17_run and a trail run.A Ph. D. is like a trail run. Sometimes you can run fast. Sometimes you might find yourself climbing up a steep, winding trail at a _18_pace. And thats OK. Barriers are _19_, and success
49、 looks and feels different on a challenging trail than it does on a smooth, flat path. Sometimes its best to take a deep breath and do your best to _20_the challenge.1. A. accept B. expose C. escape D. rescue2. A. magical B. normal C. fast D. tough3. A. opposite B. same C. odd D. extreme4. A. safe B
50、. similar C. winding D. transparent5. A. coming B. keeping C. breaking D. linking6. A. cut off B. put off C. set off D. turned off7. A. investments B. surroundings C. investigations D. associations8. A. but B. so C. as D. because9. A. motivation B. imagination C. reflection D. determination10. A. ta
51、lking B. running C. struggling D. trembling11. A. current B. instant C. temporary D. general12. A. ended B. enriched C. missed D. lacked13. A. indifferent B. insecure C. incredible D. inconsiderate14. A. ultimately B. initially C. hopefully D. permanently15. A. battle B. complaint C. fun D. trouble1
52、6. A. adjusted B. devoted C. owed D. contributed17. A. a country B. a native C. an urban D. a foreign18. A. rabbits B. worms C. snakes D. snails19. A. unreal B. unavoidable C. unlimited D. unacceptable20. A. embrace B. border C. prepare D. recognize【答案解析】 1-5 CDACB 6-10 DBACC 11-15 BDBAD 16-20 ACDBA
53、本文为记叙文。文章讲述了作者在城市水泥路上和在乡村小路上跑步时的不同感受,反省了自己在博士课程方面不如意的原因。告诉读者要学会根据情况来调整自己的预期,去收获成功与满足。【1题详解】考查动词辨析。句意:年轻的时候,我喜欢跑步。这是我最喜欢的逃避压力的方式。A. accept接受;B. expose暴露;C. escape逃避;D. rescue救援。根据下文“a trail run was just what I needed. But instead of helping me relax,”可知,作者认为跑步可以让他放松,摆脱压力。可推断出跑步是作者最喜欢的逃避(escape)压力的方式。
54、故选C。【2题详解】考查形容词辨析。句意:当我经历了第一年艰难的博士学业回到家乡时,我想我正需要一次野外跑步。A. magical魔法的;B. normal正常的;C. fast快速的;D. tough困难的。根据第三段第11-14小题的内容可知他的博士生活中遇到了困难,认为自己没有研究能力,没有自信等,甚至崩溃到哭,可知第一年是艰难的(tough)。故选D。【3题详解】考查形容词辨析。句意:然而这次的小路跑步之旅并没有让我放松,反而起到了相反的作用。A. opposite相反的;B. same同样的;C. odd奇怪的,反常的;D. extreme极端。根据转折连词but, 可知前后两句是相
55、反的。根据上句说“跑步没有让我放松”,可知跑步却有了相反的(opposite) 作用。故选A。【4题详解】考查形容词辨析。句意:在我到城里上大学后,我的跑步是在平坦的水泥路上,而不是在蜿蜒的泥土路上,我用了GPS手表。A. safe安全的;B. similar相似的;C. winding弯曲的,蜿蜒的;D. transparent明显的。根据“on flat concrete paths instead of”到城里后是在平坦的水泥路上跑步,可知winding“蜿蜒的”跟flat“平坦的”是相反的。故选C。【5题详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意:当我再次在乡村进行越野跑时,它不断提醒我,我没有保持
56、平时的步伐。A. come up with提出;B keep up with保持;C break up with分手;D. link up with连接。根据后面的“my usual pace(我平时的步伐)”可知,此处是指保持(keep up with)平时的步伐,故选B。【6题详解】考查动词短语。句意:我关掉手表,以为这样可以让我享受周围的环境,找到我所期望的平静。A. cut off切断;B.put off推迟;C.set off出发;D.turn off关闭。根据后面的“my watch(我的手表)”可知,此处是指“关闭(turn off)”,故选D。【7题详解】考查名词辨析。句意:我
57、关掉了手表,认为这样能够让我享受周围的环境,找到我所期盼的平和。A. investments投资;B. surroundings环境;C. investigations调查;D. associations联想,联系。根据语境可知,我外面跑步,会享受周围的环境(surroundings),故选B。【8题详解】考查连词。句意:但是我发现自己做不到。A. but但是,表示转折关系;B. so因此,表示因果关系;C. as当时候;D. because因为。根据前句“我关了手表 ,认为自己能享受周围的环境”,与空格后的“我发现自己做不到”,可知前后两句是转折关系,故填A。【9题详解】考查名词辨析。句意为
58、:但是在反思之后,我意识到我内心挣扎的原因在小路跑步和研究生院跑步这两件事上。A. motivation动机;B. imagination想象;C. reflection反思;D. determination决心。根据前一句Why cant I let go and just enjoy myself? 为什么我不能放手,好好享受呢?由此可知这是作者的反思(reflection),故选C。【10题详解】考查动词辨析。句意为:但是在反思之后,我意识到我内心挣扎的原因在小路跑步和研究生院跑步这两件事上。A. talking讨论;B. running跑;C. struggling挣扎;D. trem
59、bling颤抖。根据上句Why cant I let go and just enjoy myself? I wondered. 我想知道“为什么我不能放手,好好享受呢?”。由此可知,作者内心有挣扎(struggling),故选C。【11题详解】考查形容词辨析。句意:在攻读博士学位时,我本认为我扎实的本科学习成绩将立刻让我成功。A. current目前的,当前的;B. instant瞬时;C. temporary临时;D. general一般的。根据 “I constantly felt my progress was too slow. Other students self-confide
60、nce and their excellent results”经常感到自己进步太慢。其他学生的自信和优异的成绩。以及“I was wrong(我错了)”可知,原来认为自己由于扎实的本科成绩而会立刻(instant)成功。故选B。【12题详解】考查动词辨析。句意:我在研究能力方面缺少信心,而这种自信缺失让我表现不佳。A. ended结束;B. enriched丰富;C. missed错过;D. lacked缺乏。根据上文,作者成绩优秀,结合下文“Other students self-confidence and their excellent results” 其他学生有自信和优异的成绩,可
61、知,我缺少(lack)自信让我表现不佳。故选D。【13题详解】考查形容词辨析。句意:其他学生的自信心和他们优异的成绩让我不安。A. indifferent冷漠的;B. insecure不安全的;C. incredible令人难以置信的 ;D. inconsiderate不体谅的。根据上文缺乏自信让我表现不好,所以其他学生的自信心和他们优异的成绩让我不安(insecure),故选B。【14题详解】考查副词辨析。句意:终于有一天我崩溃了在我的导师办公室哭了。A. ultimately最终;B. initially起初;C. hopefully希望地;D. permanently永远地。根据上文可知
62、,作者以为自己扎实的本科成绩会获得成功。让他吃惊的是错了。他对自己在研究方面的能力没有信心,认为这阻止了他的良好表现,经常感到自己的进步太慢。其他学生的自信和优异的成绩让作者感到不安。最终(ultimately)才会崩溃的哭了。故选A。【15题详解】考查名词辨析。句意:然后我回家了。我遭遇到困难是因为我没有调整好自己的期待:关于城市跑步和乡村小路跑步的不同。A. battle战斗;B. complaint抱怨;C. fun有趣;D. trouble困难,麻烦。根据前文可知,作者在研究方面缺乏自信,觉得自己进步太慢了,又因为其他人的自信和优异的成绩而不安,最终崩溃,由此可知,作者遇到了困难(tr
63、ouble),故选D。【16题详解】考查固定搭配及动词辨析。句意:我遭遇到困难,因为我没有调整好自己的期待以适应城市跑步和乡村小路跑步的不同。A. adjusted调节,适应;B. devoted致力于;C. owed欠,归功;D. contributed贡献,捐献。根据上文的内容可知,作者遇到困难是因为自己没有调整(adjusted)好自己的心态,故选A。【17题详解】考查名词辨析。句意:我遭遇到困难,因为我没有调整好自己的期待以适应城市跑步和乡村小路跑步的不同。A. a country国家;B. a native本地人;C. an urban城市;D. a foreign外国。根据上文“b
64、oth on trail runs and in graduate school.”乡村小路以及在研究生院的路,而研究生院在大城市,此处是指在城市的(an urban)路上跑步,故选C。【18题详解】考查名词辨析。句意:博士学位就像越野跑:有时你可以跑得很快。有时你可能发现自己正在一条崎岖蜿蜒的小路上以蜗牛的速度爬行。A. rabbits兔子的;B. worms虫子的;C. snakes蛇的;D. snails蜗牛的。 根据前面的“Sometimes you can run fast. Sometimes you might find yourself climbing up a steep,
65、 winding trail at” 有时你可以跑得很快。有时你可能会发现自己爬上陡峭、蜿蜒的小径,在陡峭的小径上,自然就会很慢。根据常识可知,人们总是认为蜗牛(snails)的速度是最慢的,故选D。【19题详解】考查形容词辨析。句意:障碍是不可避免的。A. unreal不真实的;B. unavoidable不可避免的;C. unlimited无限的;D. unacceptable无法接受的。根据上文可知,人生的路有时快,有时慢,因为会遇到“崎岖蜿蜒的”路,这些都是障碍,可知,障碍是不可避免的(unavoidable),故选B。【20题详解】考查动词辨析。句意:有时最好深呼吸,并尽自己最大的努力去迎接挑战。A. embrace拥抱,欣然接受;B. border和毗邻; 与接壤;C. prepare使做好准备,把预备好;D. recognize认识,认出,辨别出。根据语境可知此处作者是建议人们,遇到挑战时,尽最大努力来接受(embrace)挑战。故选A。