I have always been an independent person, but I have come to know that being independent does not mean refusing help. I may still be   16   with asking for help, but I try to accept. Furthermore, I will even   17   help and when my offers are refused, I am   18   willing to walk away. And all these changes came from a disaster on an island.

Sometimes a person’s independence is a   19   of pride, daring, stubbornness and luck. I used to be too   20   since I was little. I was once a traveler who never asked for   21  , choosing instead to struggle with maps and signs until I found my way.

Then one day on the island of Koh Phangan, in Thailand, everything   22  . I was swimming in the ocean with Sean, my fiancé, when he was   23   by a box jellyfish(箱型水母). He   24  within three minutes, 25 years old. Yet when onlookers and travelers asked if I wanted   25  , stubborn pride and force of habit   26   me accepting. But two young Israeli women stayed.   27   my protest(反對), they were with me even when the police tried to cover up the   28   of Sean’s death. It was listed as drunk drowning to avoid hurting the   29   industry. The Israeli women   30   have walked away.   31  , without even telling me, they   32   their schedule rather than leave me behind.

  33   I didn’t realize it at that time, I would not have   34   the disaster without these great women. Actually, the person who needs help the most is usually the last person to ask for it. I have learned   35   is better than refusing because it not only helps you walk out of trouble, but also helps you know the real meaning of life.

 

1.A.struggling    B.dealing  C.confused        D.satisfied

2.A.offer   B.accept   C.seek       D.desire

3.A.occasionally         B.frequently      C.usually   D.seldom

4.A.range B.symbol   C.way        D.mix

5.Aadventurous         B.brave     C.independent D.creative

6.A.money         B.equipment     C.directions       D.suggestions

7.A.happened   B.messed  C.changed         D.disappeared

8.A.attacked      B.caught   C.followed         D.impressed

9.A.sunk   B.died       C.failed     D.recovered

10.A.company  B.advice    C.comfort D.evidence

11.A.kept B.prevented      C.denied   D.suggested

12.A.In spite of         B.In case of        C.In terms of    D.As a result

13.A.proof         B.news      C.fact         D.cause

14.A.medicine  B.entertainment        C.fishing    D.tourism

15.A.could         B.need      C.should   D.must

16.A.Therefore B.Otherwise      C.Instead  D.Besides

17.A.delayed    B.made     C.considered    D.threw

18.A.When        B.While     C.Because          D.If

19.A.survived   B.experienced  C.avoided D.suffered

20.A.refusing    B.accepting       C.giving     D.begging

 

【答案】

 

1.A

2.A

3.D

4.D

5.C

6.C

7.C

8.A

9.B

10.A

11.B

12.A

13.D

14.D

15.A

16.C

17.A

18.B

19.A

20.B

【解析】

試題分析：獨立并不意味著要拒絕幫助，接受幫助比拒絕幫助要好，這是作者通過自己的親身經(jīng)歷領(lǐng)悟到的道理。

1.考查動詞：A.struggling努力，B． dealing解決，C． confused使困惑，D． satisfied使…滿意，struggle with 表示 “ 與 …作斗爭 ” ，根據(jù)上下文可知作者還在與是否要尋求幫助作斗爭。 選A。

2.考查動詞：A.offer提供，B．a(chǎn)ccept接受，C．seek尋求，D．desire渴望，根據(jù)下文的“when my offers”可知，作者甚至?xí)o別人提供幫助。 答案選A。

3.考查副詞：A.occasionally偶然地，B． frequently經(jīng)常地，C． usually通常地，D． seldom很少， 當(dāng)作者給別人提供幫助而被拒絕時，她很少會心甘情愿地走開。這與下文作者拒絕別人的幫助時，對方還是留下來陪她的經(jīng)歷有關(guān)。答案選D

4.考查名詞：range“一系列 ”； symbol“ 象征 ” ； way“ 方式 ” ； mix“ 混合，結(jié)合 ” 。有時一個人的獨立是驕傲、勇敢、頑強(qiáng)和運氣的結(jié)合。答案選D。

5.考查形容詞：A.adventurous冒險的，B． brave勇敢的，C． independent獨立的，D． creative有創(chuàng)造力的， 根據(jù)文章第一句以及下文的內(nèi)容可知，作者是一個非常獨立的人。 答案選C。

6.考查名詞：money錢，equipment“ 裝備 ” ； direction“ 方向 ” ； suggestion“ 建議 ” 。根據(jù) 6 空后面的 “choosing instead to struggle with maps and sings until I found my way”可知，作者曾經(jīng)旅行時從不問路。答案選C。

7.考查動詞：A.happened發(fā)生，B．messed混亂，C．changed改變，D．disappeared 消失，根據(jù)第一段的最后一句可知，此處表 示 “ 一切都變了 ” ，故選 C。

8.考查動詞：A.attacked襲擊，B．caught抓住，C． followed跟隨，D．impressed使…印象深刻，下文提到作者的未婚夫死了， 此處應(yīng)指他受到箱型水母的攻擊 。attack“ 攻擊 ”。答案選A。

9.考查動詞：A.sunk下沉，B． died死亡，C． failed失敗，D． recovered恢復(fù)， 根據(jù) “25 years old”及 13 空后面的 “Sean‘s death”可知，此處指 Sean 三分鐘之內(nèi)就死了，故選 B。

10.考查名詞：A.company陪伴，B．a(chǎn)dvice建議，C．comfort安慰，D． evidence 證據(jù)，由上文可知，作者正遭受著未婚夫突然去世的打擊，再結(jié)合 11 空后面的 7 “two young Israeli women stayed” 可知，周圍的人在問作者是否需要陪伴。 company“ 陪伴 ” 。 答案 A。

11.考查動詞：A.kept持續(xù)，B． prevented阻止，C．denied否認(rèn)，D． suggested建議， 作者固執(zhí)的驕傲和習(xí)慣的力量阻止她接受別人提供的幫助。 prevent“ 阻止 ”。答案選B。

12.考查詞組：in spite of“ 盡管 ”；in case of“ 以防萬一 ” ； in terms of“ 就….而言 ”；as a result of“ 由于,因為”,盡管作者反對，她們還是留下來陪作者。答案選A 。

13.考查名詞：A.proof證據(jù)，B． news消息， C． fact事實，D． cause原因， 根據(jù)下一句中的 “It was listed as drunk drownning”可知，警方盡力地掩蓋 Sean 死亡的原因。 cause“ 原因 ” 。 答案選D。

14.考查名詞：A.medicine藥，B． entertainment娛樂，C． fishing釣魚，D． tourism旅游業(yè)， Sean 因受水母攻擊而死亡，警方掩蓋其死因是為了避免影響到當(dāng)?shù)氐穆糜螛I(yè)。 答案選D

15.考查情態(tài)動詞的完成式： could have done 表示 “ 本來能做，而實際上未做 ”，此處指那兩位以色列女士本來能夠走開的，但她們還是留下來陪作者。 答案選A

16.考查副詞：A.Therefore 因此，B． Otherwise否則，C． Instead相反的，D． Besides此外，她們反而寧可延誤自己的日程安排，也不扔下作者不管。 instead“ 反而，卻 ” 。 答案選C。

17.考查動詞：A.delayed拖延，B． made制作，C． considered認(rèn)為，D． threw扔，她們寧可延誤自己的日程安排，也不扔下作者不管。答案選A。

18.考查連詞：A.When當(dāng)…時候，B． While當(dāng)…時候，雖然，然而，C． Because因為，D． If如果， while 表示 “ 盡管 ” 。盡管作者當(dāng)時沒有意識到這一點，但現(xiàn)在她相信，如果沒有這兩位好心的女士，她不會從這場災(zāi)難中幸存。 答案是B

19.考查動詞：A.survived幸存，存活B． experienced經(jīng)歷， C． avoided避免，D． suffered 遭受，她不會從這場災(zāi)難中幸存。  答案選A

20.考查動詞：A.refusing拒絕，B． accepting接受，C． giving給，D． begging乞求，根據(jù)下文的 “because it not only...of life”并結(jié)合全文可知，此處表示 “ 接受幫助比拒絕幫助好”。答案選B

考點：考查人生百味類短文

 

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