Some years ago I was offered a writing assignment that would require three months of travel through Europe. I had been abroad a couple of times, but I could hardly claim to know my way around, the continent. , my knowledge of foreign languages was limited to a little college French.

I . How would I, unable to speak the language, familiar with local geography or transportation systems, conduct interviews and do

research? It seemed impossible, and with considerable I sat down to write a letter rejecting the . Halfway through, a

ran through my mind: you can't learn if you don't try. So I the assignment.

There were some bad . But by the time I finished the trip, I was an experienced traveler. And ever since, I have never hesitated to head for even the most places, without guides or advance bookings, confident that somehow I will .

The point is that the new, the different, is almost by definition . But each time you try something, you learn, and as the learning , the world opens to you.

I've learned to ski at 40, and flown up the Rhine River in a(n) . And I know I'll go on doing such things. It's not because I'm braver or more daring than others. I'm not. But I'll accept worry as another name for and I believe I can wonders.

1. A. aboardB. abroad

C. awayD. out

2.A. claimB. declare

C. hopeD. deny

3. A. SomehowB. However

C. InsteadD. Moreover

4.A. accustomedB. added

C. limitedD. suited

5.A. resignedB. hesitated

C. trembledD. suspected

6. A. only tooB. more than

C. apart fromD. far from

7. A. operationsB. experiments

C. researchD. business

8. A. regretB. doubt

C. terrorD. disappointment

9. A. requestB. job

C. trustD. assignment

10. A. reactionB. thought

C. meaningD. conflict

11. A. accomplishedB. received

C. acceptedD. resisted

12. A. exchangesB. conditions

C. tripsD. experiences

13. A. remoteB. accessible

C. interestingD. crowded

14. A. stillB. everC. evenD. yet

15. A. doB. manageC. makeD. fit

16. A. astonishingB. frightening

C. fascinatingD. exciting

17.A. comes upB. shows up

C. piles upD. steps up

18. A. airportB. motorboat

C. surfboardD. balloon

19. A. goalB. opportunity

C. struggleD. challenge

20. A. workB. own

C. winD. achieve

 

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.B

6.D

7.C

8.A

9.D

10.B

11.C

12.D

13.A

14.C

15.B

16.B

17.C

18.D

19.D

20.A

【解析】

1.B 上一句中提到寫作任務要求作者在三個月內(nèi)游歷歐洲,由此可知作者以前曾經(jīng)“出國”幾次。A項表示“在(船、車、飛機)上”,顯然不符合語境。

2.2】A 根據(jù)本句中的but可知雖然作者有過出國的經(jīng)歷,但是不能“聲稱”自己知道整個歐洲大陸的路線,此處claim表示“聲稱,宣稱,斷言”。后三項分別表示“宣布”“希望”“否認”,均不符合語境。

3.3】 D 上面提到的是作者對整個歐洲大陸的路線不太熟悉,此處敘述的是作者的外語存在的問題,二者之間顯然是遞進關系,所以用moreover而且。

4.4】 C 作者的外語知識僅僅“局限于”在大學期間學習的一點法語。limit…to…意為“把……限制在……”。

5.5】 B 根據(jù)下一句中的內(nèi)容可知作者就是接受這個任務“猶豫不決”。此外,第28空前面也有線索提示。A項意為“辭職”;C項意為“發(fā)抖”;D項意為“懷疑”,都與下一句中的內(nèi)容不符。

6.6】 D 作者不會說歐洲的語言,“遠遠不”熟悉當?shù)氐牡乩砗徒煌顩r。far from表示“遠非”。前三項分別表示“非常”“超出”“除了……之外”,均與語境不符。

7.7】C 第一段的第一句提到作者在歐洲游歷是寫作任務的需要,再結(jié)合本句中的conduct interviews(進行采訪)可知是要進行“調(diào)查”。

8.8】 A 按人之常情,每個人都喜歡周游世界,可是作者考慮到自身的實際條件,感覺不可能完成這項任務,所以十分“遺憾”地準備回信拒絕。

9.9】 D 此處與第一段第一句中的a writing assignment相呼應,表示作者坐下來寫信拒絕這次“任務”。另外,本段最后一句也有線索提示。

10.0】 B 作者把信寫到一半的時候,腦海中浮現(xiàn)出一個“想法”:如果你不嘗試,就無法學到知識。A項意為“反應”;C項意為“意義”;D項意為“沖突”,都不符合語境。

11.1】 C 作者本想拒絕這次的任務,可是有了上述想法后,就“接受”了任務。A項意為“完成”;B項意為“收到”;D項意為“抵制”,顯然都不正確。

12.2】 D 由下文可知作者在歐洲游歷期間有一些不好的“經(jīng)歷”。前三項分別意為“交換”“條件,狀況”“旅行”,都不符合語境。

13.3】A 哪怕是去最“遙遠”的地方,沒有導游,“甚至”沒有預訂,作者也會毫不猶豫地前往。后三項分別意為“可使用的”“有趣的”“擁擠的”,在文章中都沒有信息支持。

14.4】C 解析參見上題。

15.5】B 自從上次的寫作任務后,作者對自己充滿了信心,認為自己“能夠做到”。假如選擇C項,需要在后面加上it。

16.6】 B 根據(jù)定義,陌生而又不同的事物幾乎“讓人恐懼”。A項意為“令人震驚的”;C項意為“迷人的”;D項意為“令人激動的”。

17.7】 C 但是你每次嘗試之后,都會有所收獲,隨著學識的“積累”,世界將會為你敞開。A項意為“被提及”;B項意為“露面”;D項意為“提高,增加(數(shù)量、速度等)”,都不符合語境。

18.8】 D 作者嘗試的是新奇的事物,所以乘坐“熱氣球”從萊茵河上升起最能體現(xiàn)作者的這種心理。

19.9】 D 作者之所以這么做并不是因為比別人勇敢或者膽大,而是把擔心看作是一種“挑戰(zhàn)”。

20.20】 A 作者相信自己能夠“創(chuàng)造”奇跡,work wonders意為“創(chuàng)造奇跡”。

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