Question

【題目】 At my heaviest I weighed 370 pounds.Worried about my health, I tried many different kinds of diets but nothing__________.I came to believe that I could do nothing about my weight.

When I was 50, my weight problem began to influence me ________. I didn’t want to live the rest of my life with this extra weight any more.

That year, I ________ a seminar(研討課) where we were asked to set up a project that would touch the world. A seminar leader shared her_________ story—she had not only lost 125 pounds, but also raised $25,000 for homeless children.

______by her story, I set up the “As We Heal(痊愈), the World Heals” project. My goal was to lose 150 pounds in one year and raise $50,000. In this way, I could not only heal myself, but heal the world by supporting a movement set up 30 years ago to end hunger.

______I began my own personal weight programme, I was filled with the fear that I would run into the same difficulties that beat me before. While the ________ hung over my head, there were also signs that I was headed down the right path. I sent letters to everyone I knew, telling them about my project. It worked perfectly. Donations began ________ in from hundreds of people.

Of course, I also took some practical steps to lose weight. I hired a fitness coach. I began to eat _____ meals and exercise often.

A year later, I ________ my goal: I lost 150 pounds and raised $50,000! I feel that I’ve been given a second life to devote to something that is meaningful and great.

【1】A.allowedB.workedC.repliedD.remained

【2】A.smoothlyB.speciallyC.secretlyD.seriously

【3】A.organizedB.improvedC.attendedD.recommended

【4】A.excitedB.successfulC.happyD.interesting

【5】A.SurprisedB.RemindedC.InfluencedD.Caught

【6】A.AsB.UntilC.IfD.Unless

【7】A.excitementB.fearC.angerD.joy

【8】A.breakingB.steppingC.jumpingD.flooding

【9】A.heavyB.healthyC.expensiveD.cheap

【10】A.achievedB.acceptedC.receivedD.arrived

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】B

【5】C

【6】A

【7】B

【8】D

【9】B

【10】A

【解析】

本篇講述了受體重作問題困擾多年的作者在他52歲時參加了一個研討會，受到一位研討會的負責(zé)人分享的成功故事的影響，設(shè)立了“當(dāng)我們治愈，世界治愈”項目；他努力克服之前減肥時碰到的困難，終于實現(xiàn)了減肥和籌款的目標(biāo)。

【1】

句意：我試過很多種不同的節(jié)食方法，但都沒有奏效。

allowed允許；worked工作、奏效；replied回答；remained保留；根據(jù)but的句意轉(zhuǎn)折，推斷空格指很多種不同的節(jié)食方法都沒有奏效；故選B。

【2】

句意：當(dāng)我50歲時，我的體重問題開始嚴(yán)重影響我。

smoothly順利地；specially特別地；secretly秘密地；seriously嚴(yán)重地；根據(jù)下文“I didn’t want to live the rest of my life with this extra weight any more.”推斷空格指體重問題開始嚴(yán)重影響作者，他才有了不想再帶著這個多余的體重過余生的想法；故選D。

【3】

句意：那一年，我參加了一個研討會，在那里我們被要求創(chuàng)建一個能夠觸動世界的項目。

organized組織；improved提高；attended參加；recommended推薦；從文字的表層意思可知空格指參加了一個研討會；故選C。

【4】

句意：一位研討會的負責(zé)人分享了她的成功故事，她不僅減了125磅，還為無家可歸的孩子籌集了25000美元。

excited興奮的；successful成功的；happy快樂的；interesting有趣的；根據(jù)下文“she had not only lost 125 pounds, but also raised $25,000 for homeless children.”推斷空格指分享了她的成功故事，不但成功的減肥，而且還為慈善事業(yè)籌集了兩萬多美元；故選B。

【5】

句意：受她的故事影響，我設(shè)立了“當(dāng)我們治愈，世界治愈”項目。

Surprised驚訝；Reminded提醒；Influenced受影響；Caught抓��；由上文可知一位研討會的負責(zé)人分享了她的成功故事，她不僅減了125磅，還為無家可歸的孩子籌集了25000美元；推斷空格指受她的故事影響，故選C。

【6】

句意：當(dāng)我開始我自己的個人體重計劃時，我內(nèi)心充滿了恐懼，擔(dān)心我會遇到以前打敗我的困難。

As當(dāng)……時候，引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句；Until 直到，引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句；If如果，引導(dǎo)條件狀語從句；Unless除非，引導(dǎo)條件狀語從句；從文字的表層意思推斷空格指當(dāng)作者開始實行計劃時，擔(dān)心會遇到以前的困難；故選A。

【7】

句意：雖然恐懼籠罩著我的頭，但也有跡象表明我走上了正確的道路。

excitement興奮；fear恐懼；anger憤怒；joy 歡樂；根據(jù)上文可知作者擔(dān)心會遇到以前的困難，由此推斷空格指在實施計劃時，作者心理有這種恐懼；故選B。

【8】

句意：我給所有認識的人寫信，告訴他們我的計劃。計劃實施得很好。數(shù)以百計的人開始大量捐贈。

breaking突破；stepping.踏步；jumping跳躍；flooding大量涌入；根據(jù)“It worked perfectly.”可知作者的計劃得以完美實施，由此推斷空格指數(shù)以百計的人開始大量捐贈，大量的美元涌入；故選D。

【9】

句意：我開始吃健康的食物并經(jīng)常鍛煉身體。

heavy重的；healthy健康的；expensive貴的；cheap便宜的；根據(jù)上文“I also took some practical steps to lose weight. I hired a fitness coach.”可知作者采取了一些實際措施來減肥，雇了個健身教練，推斷空格指作者開始吃健康的食物；故選B。

【10】

句意：一年后，我實現(xiàn)了我的目標(biāo)：我減了150磅，籌集了5萬美元！

achieved達到；accepted接受；received收到；arrived到達；根據(jù)下文“I lost 150 pounds and raised $50,000!”可知作者減了150磅，籌集了5萬美元；由此可知空格指作者實現(xiàn)了目標(biāo)；故選A。