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    I was a shy girl and I was afraid to talk to people I didn’t know. I enjoyed the___ of exploring nature. _____, at school I had to spend all day in the company of others. My______was reading. I spent a lot of time studying and was ____ good grades. My only failure was Spanish - I’d get all As on my written work and tests, but Ds and Fs on the___ part.

Eventually I went to college. During my third year of college, I had____of being shy and determined to change my outlook and behavior. One day while at school, I noticed an advertisement for ___on the local classical music radio station. I had _____listening to classical music, and I could easily pronounce names such as Tchaikovsky and Chopin.

I had no background in radio, and absolutely no hope of getting the job. The idea of___ thousands of listeners in “radio land” terrified me. However, I ____ survived the interview. I was  given brief descriptions of symphonies(交响乐)and a public service announcement to read, and a list of composers’ names___ . It wasn’t hard for me. I left the recording session(录音场次)with a sense of relief and a sense of _____. About two weeks later I actually landed the job. It was a ____ job, but I grew to___ it greatly. I began to feel comfortable talking to people.

Although I now spend many hours each week talking with people, I’m____ basically a quiet  person. Perhaps it is my soft voice and my ______ nature that helps draw people out when they respond to my questions when I___ them. My former shyness is a____, as I can relate to people who feel discomfortable when they talk to reporters. I still enjoy moments of loneliness and the___ found in nature. But I’m also glad I decided to make a___ in my life that has opened many doors and opportunities that I never knew existed.

1.A.loneliness B.adventure C.pleasure D.excitement

2.A.Therefore B.However C.Besides D.Additionally

3.A.excuse B.reason C.escape D.assignment

4.A.mixed with B.provided with C.rewarded with D.awarded with

5.A.written B.spelt C.listened D.spoken

6.A.enough B.nothing C.much D.little

7.A.assignments B.positions C.professions D.careers

8.A.woken up B.picked up C.taken up D.grown up

9.A.explaining to B.talking to C.listening to D.complaining to

10.A.deliberately B.occasionally C.luckily D.randomly

11.A.to pronounce B.to type C.to identify D.to copy

12.A.depression B.humor C.failure D.accomplishment

13.A.pleasant B.challenging C.comfortable D.painless

14.A.hate B.tolerate C.enjoy D.adjust

15.A.even B.also C.seldom D.still

16.A.quiet B.outgoing C.optimistic D.lively

17.A.persuade B.inform C.remind D.interview

18.A.fortune B.devotion C.heritage D.commitment

19.A.wealth B.sound C.peace D.wildness

20.A.study B.change C.promise D.conclusion

 

1.A 2.B 3.C 4.C 5.D 6.A 7.B 8.D 9.B 10.C 11.A 12.D 13.B 14.C 15.D 16.A 17.D 18.A 19.C 20.B 【解析】 这是一篇记叙文。主要记叙了害羞和喜欢探索自然的作者从小不喜欢和不认识的人说话,在学校也只是用读书来逃避他人。到了大三的时候,作者受够了自己的羞怯,于是去参加古典音乐电台的招聘并幸运地通过了面试,这一决定最终也改变了作者的生活。 1.考查名词词义辨析。句意:我喜欢探索自然的孤独。A. loneliness寂寞;B. adventure冒险;C. pleasure快乐;D. excitement激动。结合上文I was a shy girl and I was afraid to talk to people I didn’t know.可知作者害怕和不认识的人说话,只是享受探索自然的孤独。故选A。 2.考查副词词义辨析。句意:然而,在学校我不得不整天和别人在一起。A. Therefore因此;B. However然而;C. Besides而且;D. Additionally此外。结合上下文语境为转折关系,应用转折副词however。故选B。 3.考查名词词义辨析。句意:我的逃避是读书。A. excuse借口;B. reason理由;C. escape逃避;D. assignment任务。结合上文作者不喜欢和不认识的人说话,而学校作者不得不和别人整天在一起,所以作者逃避他们的办法就是读书。故选C。 4.考查动词短语辨析。句意:我花了很多时间学习,并获得了好成绩。A. mixed with混合;B. provided with提供;C. rewarded with奖赏;D. awarded with授予。作者花时间学习的回报和奖赏就是作者获得了好成绩。故选C。 5.考查动词词义辨析。句意:我唯一不及格的是西班牙语——我的书面作业和考试成绩都是As,但口语部分得Ds和Fs。A. written写;B. spelt拼写;C. listened听;D. spoken口语的,说话。结合上文可知作者不喜欢和别人说话,因此在西班牙语的口语部分成绩不好。故选D。 6.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:在我大学的第三年,我受够了害羞,并决心改变我的看法和行为。A. enough足够的;B. nothing没前途的;C. much大量的;D. little很少的。结合后文determined to change my outlook and behavior.可知作者受够了自己这么害羞,短语have enough of“受够了”。故选A。 7.考查名词词义辨析。句意:一天上学的时候,我注意到当地古典音乐电台的招聘广告。A. assignments任务;B. positions岗位,位置;C. professions职业;D. careers事业。根据后文I had no background in radio, and absolutely no hope of getting the job.可知古典音乐电台正在招聘岗位。故选B。 8.考查动词短语辨析。句意:我是听着古典音乐长大的,我能轻松地说出柴可夫斯基和肖邦这样的名字。A. woken up唤醒;B. picked up捡起;C. taken up拿起;D. grown up长大。结合后文I could easily pronounce names such as Tchaikovsky and Chopin.可知作者是听着古典音乐长大的,对古典音乐很熟悉。其它选项不符合语境。故选D。 9.考查动词短语辨析。句意:一想到要在“广播之国”和成千上万的听众谈话,我就害怕。A. explaining to解释;B. talking to谈话;C. listening to听;D. complaining to抱怨。结合后文thousands of listeners in “radio land”可知本来就害怕和人说话的作者一想到要和电台里成千上万的听众谈话,作者就害怕。其它选项不符合语境。故选B。 10.考查副词词义辨析。句意:然而,我幸运地通过了面试。A. deliberately故意地;B. occasionally偶尔;C. luckily幸好;D. randomly随机地。结合后文描述作者的工作内容可知作者幸运地通过了面试。故选C。 11.考查动词词义辨析。句意:他们给了我关于交响乐的简短描述和一份公共服务公告,还有一份作曲家的名字要我念。A. to pronounce发音;B. to type打字;C. to identify鉴定;D. to copy复制。结合上文I could easily pronounce names such as Tchaikovsky and Chopin.以及后文It wasn’t hard for me.可知是要作者去念作曲家的名字。故选A。 12.考查名词词义辨析。句意:我带着一种如释重负和成就感结束了录音。A. depression沮丧;B. humor幽默;C. failure失败;D. accomplishment成就。作者能够完成录音应当是具有成就感的,其它选项不符合语境。故选D。 13.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:这是一份具有挑战性的工作,但我渐渐喜欢上了它。A. pleasant令人愉快的;B. challenging挑战的;C. comfortable舒服的;D. painless无痛的。在电台里和不认识的人交谈对作者来说是一份具有挑战性的工作。故选B。 14.考查动词词义辨析。句意:这是一份具有挑战性的工作,但我渐渐喜欢上了它。A. hate憎恨;B. tolerate忍受;C. enjoy喜欢,欣赏;D. adjust调整。结合后文I began to feel comfortable talking to people.可知作者渐渐喜欢上了这份工作。故选C。 15.考查副词词义辨析。句意:虽然我现在每周花很多时间与人交谈,但我基本上仍然是一个安静的人。A. even甚至;B. also也;C. seldom几乎不;D. still仍然。根据后文basically a quiet person.可知作者仍然是一个安静的人。故选D。 16.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:也许是我温柔的声音和我安静的天性,帮助人们在我采访他们时回答我的问题。A. quiet安静的;B. outgoing外向的;C. optimistic乐观的;D. lively生动的。根据上文a quiet person可知安静是作者的天性。故选A。 17.考查动词词义辨析。句意:也许是我温柔的声音和我安静的天性,帮助人们在我采访他们时回答我的问题。A. persuade说服;B. inform通知;C. remind提醒;D. interview采访。根据上文when they respond to my questions可推知作者温柔的声音和我安静的天性,帮助人们在作者采访他们时回答作者的问题。后文when they talk to reporters.也有提示。故选D。 18.考查名词词义辨析。句意:我以前的羞怯是一种财富,因为我能与那些在与记者交谈时感到不自在的人产生共鸣。A. fortune运气,财富;B. devotion奉献;C. heritage遗产;D. commitment承诺。结合后文I can relate to people who feel discomfortable when they talk to reporters.说明的原因可知,作者的羞怯能与那些在与记者交谈时感到不自在的人产生共鸣。因此成了作者的一种财富。故选A。 19.考查名词词义辨析。句意:我仍然享受着孤独的时刻,享受着大自然的宁静。A. wealth财富;B. sound声音;C. peace和平;D. wildness野蛮。根据全文可知作者是个安静的人,她喜欢享受探索自然的孤独,享受大自然的宁静。故选C。 20.考查名词词义辨析。句意:但我也很高兴我决定改变我的生活,打开了许多我从来都不知道存在着的门和机会。A. study学习;B. change改变;C. promise承诺;D. conclusion结论。作者从害羞到去电台工作,这是一种改变,这种改变最终改变了作者的生活。故选B。
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