For our family vacations when our children were younger, we often went river rafting. Rafting meant we could be together as a family,________with the beauty of nature, and meet other people. Plus, it was ________, and being on the river meant our family never had to ask that ________of questions: “What are we going to do today?” It was always clear — ________the boat and paddle downstream! This was our method for strengthening family bonds with less ________.
We also found that the river is always a great ________. For example, sometimes your boat goes through a particularly difficult rapid and you find yourself thrown out of the boat and into the water. When this happens, sometimes you get caught in a ________, where the water is churning（搅动）back upstream. What do you do? The natural tendency is to crazily attempt to swim ________, but in this situation, the water is circulating backward, ________you are actually swimming against the current. This is very dangerous; it is quite possible to ________yourself and be unable to get out of the hole. Unfortunately, people have ________this way. However, if you give up swimming and ________, the water pulls you in and for an instant takes you upstream. Usually, this is enough for you to be ________“spit out” of the hole.
A ________situation came up in a recent coaching meeting I had with a high-ranking engineer of a Fortune 100 company, who described his week as feeling as though he were “swimming upstream.” The more ________he felt, the harder he worked, and the less time he spent with his managers, and with his family. He was unaware that he had become so ________in fighting the daily battles that he had completely________the larger stream, the more vital ________of his leadership role.
Be aware of ________you place your attention. If you become distracted, keep returning to your point of ________.
1.A. interact B. go C. live D. breathe
2.A. inspiring B. cautious C. adventurous D. conscious
3.A. most curious B. deadliest C. most interesting D. greatest
4.A. get in B. get down to C. get off D. get round
5.A. time B. communication C. cooperation D. effort
6.A. teacher B. mother C. soldier D. leader
7.A. mess B. center C. hurry D. hole
8.A. safely B. downstream C. away D. past
9.A. or B. and C. but D. so
10.A. exhaust B. hurt C. justify D. refresh
11.A. disappeared B. fought C. died D. behaved
12.A. relax B. reflect C. lie D. watch
13.A. calmly B. quickly C. shockingly D. amazingly
14.A. positive B. strange C. similar D. confusing
15.A. anger B. pressure C. motivation D. attraction
16.A. involved B. trapped C. lost D. bathed
17.A. lost track of B. turned blind to C. lost sight of D. looked down upon
18.A. calls B. priorities C. appeals D. promises
19.A. where B. how C. why D. when
20.A. target B. achievement C. condition D. focus
1. A
2. C
3. B
4. A
5. D
6. A
7. D
8. B
9. D
10. A
11. C
12. A
13. B
14. C
15. B
16. A
17. C
18. B
19. A
20. D
【解析】
本文是一篇记叙文。当作者的孩子还小的时候，为了家庭假期，他们经常去漂流。漂流意味着他们可以作为一个家庭在一起，与自然之美互动，并认识其他人。作者讲述了他们的漂流经历。
1.考查动词。A. interact互相影响；B. go去；C. live生动的；D. breathe呼吸。根据Rafting meant we could be together as a family,____1____with the beauty of nature, and meet other people.“漂流意味着我们可以作为一个家庭在一起，与自然之美互动，并认识其他人。”结合句意可知答案为A。
2.考查形容词。A. inspiring令人受鼓舞的；B. cautious谨慎的；C. adventurous冒险的；D. conscious有意识的。根据Plus, it was ____2____, and being on the river meant our family never had to ask that ____3____of questions: “What are we going to do today?”“ 此外，这是一次冒险之旅，在河上意味着我们的家人永远不必问最致命的问题：“我们今天要做什么?”故选C。
3.考查形容词。A. most curious最好奇的；B. deadliest最致命的；C. most interesting最有趣的；D. greatest最伟大的。根据Plus, it was ____2____, and being on the river meant our family never had to ask that ____3____of questions: “What are we going to do today?”“ 此外，这是一次冒险之旅，在河上意味着我们的家人永远不必问最致命的问题：“我们今天要做什么?”故选B。
4.考查动词词组。A. get in进入，到达；B. get down to开始认真考虑，着手处理；C. get off下车；D. get round（消息）传开来，四处走动。根据It was always clear — ____4____the boat and paddle downstream!“一切都很顺利——上了船，划到下游去!”故选A。
5.考查名词。A. time时间；B. communication交流；C. cooperation合作； D. effort努力。“这是我们用更少的努力来加强家庭纽带的方法。”故选D。
6.考查名词。A. teacher教师；B. mother母亲；C. soldier士兵；D. leader领导。根据We also found that the river is always a great ____6____.“我们还发现，这条小河总是是一位伟大的老师。”故选A。
7.考查名词。A. mess混乱；B. center中心；C. hurry匆忙；D. hole洞，孔。根据When this happens, sometimes you get caught in a ____7____, where the water is churning（搅动）back upstream.“当这种情况发生时，有时你会被困在一个洞里，那里的水正在逆流而上。”故选D。
8.考查副词。A. safely安全地；B. downstream下游地；C. away离去；D. past经过。根据The natural tendency is to crazily attempt to swim ____8____, but in this situation, the water is circulating backward, ____9____you are actually swimming against the current.“自然的倾向是疯狂地往下游游，但在这种情况下，水是向后循环的，所以你实际上是逆流而上。”故选B。
9.考查连词。A. or或者，否则；B. and和；C. but但是；D. so所以。根据The natural tendency is to crazily attempt to swim ____8____, but in this situation, the water is circulating backward, ____9____you are actually swimming against the current.“自然的倾向是疯狂地往下游游，但在这种情况下，水是向后循环的，所以你实际上是逆流而上。”故选D。
10.考查动词。A. exhaust耗尽；B. hurt使受伤；C. justify替------辩护；D. refresh更新。根据This is very dangerous; it is quite possible to ____10____yourself and be unable to get out of the hole.“这是非常危险的；你很可能会筋疲力尽，无法走出这个洞。”故选A。
11.考查动词。A. disappeared消失；B. fought战斗，斗争；C. died死；D. behaved举止，行为。根据Unfortunately, people have ____11____this way.“不幸的是，有些人就是这样死去的。”故选A。
12.考查动词。A. relax放松；B. reflect反应；C. lie躺，说谎；D. watch观看。根据However, if you give up swimming and ____12____, the water pulls you in and for an instant takes you upstream.“然而，如果你放弃游泳和放松，水会把你拉入水中，并在一瞬间把你带到上游。”故选A。
13.考查副词。A. calmly冷静地；B. quickly迅速地；C. shockingly惊人地； D. amazingly令人惊讶地。根据Usually, this is enough for you to be ____13____“spit out” of the hole.“通常，这就足够让你快速地“吐”出洞了。”故选B。
14.考查形容词。A. positive积极的；B. strange奇怪的；C. similar相似的； D. confusing令人困惑的。根据A ____14____situation came up in a recent coaching meeting I had with a high-ranking engineer of a Fortune 100 company, who described his week as feeling as though he were “swimming upstream.”“ 最近，我与《财富》(Fortune) 100强企业的一位高级工程师举行了一次培训会议，会上也出现了类似的情况。”故选C。
15.考查名词。A. anger生气；B. pressure压力；C. motivation动机，激励； D. attraction吸引。根据The more ____15____he felt, the harder he worked, and the less time he spent with his managers, and with his family.“他感到的压力越大，工作就越努力，花在经理和家人身上的时间就越少。”故选B。
16.考查动词。A. involved涉及；B. trapped诱捕，围困；C. lost丢失；D. bathed沐浴。根据He was unaware that he had become so ____16____in fighting the daily battles that he had completely____17____the larger stream, the more vital ____18____of his leadership role.“他没有意识到自己已经如此投入到日常的战斗中，以至于完全忽略了更大的潮流，也就是他领导角色中更重要的优先事项。”故选A。
17.考查动词词组。A. lost track of失去与------的联系；B. turned blind to盲目的转向；C. lost sight of看不见；D. looked down upon轻视，看不起。根据He was unaware that he had become so ____16____in fighting the daily battles that he had completely____17____the larger stream, the more vital ____18____of his leadership role.“他没有意识到自己已经如此投入到日常的战斗中，以至于完全忽略了更大的潮流，也就是他领导角色中更重要的优先事项。”故选C。
18.考查名词。A. calls电话；B. priorities优先权；C. appeals恳求；D. promises许诺。根据He was unaware that he had become so ____16____in fighting the daily battles that he had completely____17____the larger stream, the more vital ____18____of his leadership role.“他没有意识到自己已经如此投入到日常的战斗中，以至于完全忽略了更大的潮流，也就是他领导角色中更重要的优先事项。”故选B。
19.考查宾语从句。根据Be aware of ____19____you place your attention.“意识到你的注意力放在哪里。”此处是where引导的宾语从句。故选A。
20.考查名词。A. target目标；B. achievement成就；C. condition条件；D. focus焦点，中心。根据If you become distracted, keep returning to your point of ____20____.“如果你分心了，继续回到你的焦点。”故选D。
