Question

【題目】 As a teenager, I felt I was always letting people down. I was rebellious(叛逆的) on the outside, but on the inside I wanted people to______me.

Once I left home to hitchhike (搭便車) to California with my friend Penelope. The trip wasn’t ______and there were many times I didn’t feel safe. Especially,one situation made me______for still being alive. When I returned home, I was different — not so outwardly(外表上) sure of myself.

I was happy to be home. But then I noticed that Penelope, who was______with us, was wearing my clothes. And my family seemed to like her better than me. I wondered if I would be______if I weren’t there.

I told my mom, and she explained that ______ Penelope was a lovely girl, no one could ______ me. I pointed out, “She is more patient and is neater than I have ever been.” My mom said these were wonderful_____but I was the only person who could fill my______. She made me realize that even with my faults(過錯）— and they were many—I was a loved member of the family who couldn’t be replaced.

I became a searcher, finding out who I was and what made me unique（唯一的）.My______of myself was changing. I wanted a solid base to start from. I started to resist (抵制) pressure to______ in ways that I didn’t like any more, and I______who I really was. I came to feel much more_____ that no one can ever take my place.

Each of us holds a unique place in the world. You are______no matter what others say or what you may think. So forget about being replaced. You______be.

【1】A.receiveB.replaceC.likeD.leave

【2】A.hardB.easyC.funD.long

【3】A.wonderfulB.carefulC.helpfulD.grateful

【4】A.playingB.eatingC.stayingD.traveling

【5】A.lovedB.caredC.missedD.explained

【6】A.althoughB.whileC.asD.unless

【7】A.replaceB.compareC.scoldD.match

【8】A.timesB.qualitiesC.peopleD.girls

【9】A.characterB.roleC.taskD.form

【10】A.pictureB.senseC.viewD.attitude

【11】A.thinkB.actC.changeD.learn

【12】A.hatedB.wishedC.expectedD.celebrated

【13】A.happyB.doubtfulC.sureD.lonely

【14】A.specialB.sureC.wonderfulD.lovely

【15】A.can’tB.shouldn’tC.mustn’tD.needn’t

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【4】C

【5】C

【6】A

【7】A

【8】B

【9】B

【10】C

【11】B

【12】D

【13】C

【14】A

【15】A

【解析】

文章大意：文章主要講的是作者從一名外表叛逆內心卻極不自信的少年，通過和朋友的旅行以及母親的談話中逐漸認識到每個人都是獨一無二的，無可取代的，從而獲得自信的心路感悟。

【1】句意：外表上我叛逆，內心里我卻希望人們能喜歡我。

receive接收；replace代替；like喜歡；leave離開，根據前文“I was rebellious(叛逆的) on the outside, but on the inside”“外表上我叛逆，但內心里”可知，應該是希望人們喜歡我，故選C。

【2】句意：旅途并不輕松。

hard艱難的；easy容易的，簡單的；fun有趣的；long漫長的，根據后文的“there were many times I didn’t feel safe”“有很多次我覺得不安全”可知，應該是旅途并不輕松，故選B。

【3】句意：特別是有一次的狀況讓我慶幸自己還能活著。

wonderful精彩的；careful認真的；helpful有益的；grateful感激的，根據前文的“Especially,one situation made me”“特別是有一次的狀況讓我”和后面的“for still being alive”“還活著”可知，應該是感激的，故選D。

【4】句意：我注意到和我們在一起的Penelope。

playing玩；eating吃；staying待著，暫��；traveling旅行，根據后文的“was wearing my clothes. And my family seemed to like her better than me”“穿著我的衣服，我的家人似乎喜歡她勝過我”可知，應該是和我們在一起，故選C。

【5】句意：我想知道如果我不在那，他們是否還能想起我。

loved愛；cared關心；missed想念；explained解釋，根據前文的“my family seemed to like her better than me”“我的家人似乎喜歡她勝過我”可知，應該是想知道如果我不在那，他們是否能想起我，故選C。

【6】句意：雖然Penelope是一個可愛的女孩，但是沒有人能夠代替我。

although雖然；while當……時，然而；as當……時，隨著；unless除非，根據后面的“Penelope was a lovely girl, no one could”“Penelope是一個可愛的女孩，沒有人能”可知，應該是雖然，故選A。

【7】句意：雖然Penelope是一個可愛的女孩，但是沒有人能夠代替我。

replace代替；compare比較；scold責罵；match匹配，根據前文的“Although Penelope was a lovely girl”“雖然Penelope是一個可愛的女孩”可知，應該是沒有人能夠代替我，故選A。

【8】句意：這些都是很好的品質。

times次數；qualities品質；people人們；girls女孩，根據前文的“She is more patient and is neater than I have ever been”“她比我更耐心更整潔”可知，應該是很好的品質，故選B。

【9】句意：但我是唯一的，誰也無法充當我的角色。

character品質，性格；role角色；task任務；form外表，形式，根據后文的“I was a loved member of the family who couldn’t be replaced”“我是家里被愛的一名成員，誰也無法取代的”可知，應該是我是唯一的，誰也無法充當我的角色，故選B。

【10】句意：我對自己的看法在改變。

picture圖片；sense感覺；view觀點；attitude態(tài)度，根據后文的“I wanted a solid base to start from. I started to resist (抵制) pressure”“我想從一個堅實的基礎開始。我開始頂住壓力”可知，應該是作者對自己的觀點發(fā)生了變化，故選C。

【11】句意：我開始抵制以我不喜歡方式行事的壓力。

think認為；act表現；change改變；learn學習，根據固定搭配act in ways意為“以……方式行事”，故選B。

【12】句意：我慶祝找到了真正的自我。

Hated討厭；wished希望；expected期盼；celebrated慶祝，根據后文的“who I really was”“我真正的自我”可知，應該是慶賀，慶祝，故選D。

【13】句意：我開始更加確定沒有人能替代我。

happy開心的；doubtful懷疑的；sure確定的；lonely孤獨的，根據后文的“no one can ever take my place”“沒有人能替代我”可知，應該是更加確定，故選C。

【14】句意：不管別人怎么說你怎么想，你都是特別的。

special特別的；sure確定的；wonderful極好的；lovely可愛的，根據前文的“Each of us holds a unique place in the world”“我們每個人在世界上都是獨特的”可知，應該是特別的，故選A。

【15】句意：你不可能被取代的。

can’t不可能；shouldn’t不應該；mustn’t表禁止；needn’t不需要，根據前文的“So forget about being replaced”“所以忘了被取代吧”，你不可能被取代的，故選A。