Question

    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 (搭便车) 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(过错）— 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.receive B.replace C.like D.leave

2.A.hard B.easy C.fun D.long

3.A.wonderful B.careful C.helpful D.grateful

4.A.playing B.eating C.staying D.traveling

5.A.loved B.cared C.missed D.explained

6.A.although B.while C.as D.unless

7.A.replace B.compare C.scold D.match

8.A.times B.qualities C.people D.girls

9.A.character B.role C.task D.form

10.A.picture B.sense C.view D.attitude

11.A.think B.act C.change D.learn

12.A.hated B.wished C.expected D.celebrated

13.A.happy B.doubtful C.sure D.lonely

14.A.special B.sure C.wonderful D.lovely

15.A.can’t B.shouldn’t C.mustn’t D.needn’t

Answer

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：文章主要讲的是作者从一名外表叛逆内心却极不自信的少年，通过和朋友的旅行以及母亲的谈话中逐渐认识到每个人都是独一无二的，无可取代的，从而获得自信的心路感悟。

1.句意：外表上我叛逆，内心里我却希望人们能喜欢我。

receive接收；replace代替；like喜欢；leave离开，根据前文“I was rebellious(叛逆的) on the outside, but on the inside”“外表上我叛逆，但内心里”可知，应该是希望人们喜欢我，故选C。

2.句意：旅途并不轻松。

hard艰难的；easy容易的，简单的；fun有趣的；long漫长的，根据后文的“there were many times I didn’t feel safe”“有很多次我觉得不安全”可知，应该是旅途并不轻松，故选B。

3.句意：特别是有一次的状况让我庆幸自己还能活着。

wonderful精彩的；careful认真的；helpful有益的；grateful感激的，根据前文的“Especially,one situation made me”“特别是有一次的状况让我”和后面的“for still being alive”“还活着”可知，应该是感激的，故选D。

4.句意：我注意到和我们在一起的Penelope。

playing玩；eating吃；staying待着，暂住；traveling旅行，根据后文的“was wearing my clothes. And my family seemed to like her better than me”“穿着我的衣服，我的家人似乎喜欢她胜过我”可知，应该是和我们在一起，故选C。

5.句意：我想知道如果我不在那，他们是否还能想起我。

loved爱；cared关心；missed想念；explained解释，根据前文的“my family seemed to like her better than me”“我的家人似乎喜欢她胜过我”可知，应该是想知道如果我不在那，他们是否能想起我，故选C。

6.句意：虽然Penelope是一个可爱的女孩，但是没有人能够代替我。

although虽然；while当……时，然而；as当……时，随着；unless除非，根据后面的“Penelope was a lovely girl, no one could”“Penelope是一个可爱的女孩，没有人能”可知，应该是虽然，故选A。

7.句意：虽然Penelope是一个可爱的女孩，但是没有人能够代替我。

replace代替；compare比较；scold责骂；match匹配，根据前文的“Although Penelope was a lovely girl”“虽然Penelope是一个可爱的女孩”可知，应该是没有人能够代替我，故选A。

8.句意：这些都是很好的品质。

times次数；qualities品质；people人们；girls女孩，根据前文的“She is more patient and is neater than I have ever been”“她比我更耐心更整洁”可知，应该是很好的品质，故选B。

9.句意：但我是唯一的，谁也无法充当我的角色。

character品质，性格；role角色；task任务；form外表，形式，根据后文的“I was a loved member of the family who couldn’t be replaced”“我是家里被爱的一名成员，谁也无法取代的”可知，应该是我是唯一的，谁也无法充当我的角色，故选B。

10.句意：我对自己的看法在改变。

picture图片；sense感觉；view观点；attitude态度，根据后文的“I wanted a solid base to start from. I started to resist (抵制) pressure”“我想从一个坚实的基础开始。我开始顶住压力”可知，应该是作者对自己的观点发生了变化，故选C。

11.句意：我开始抵制以我不喜欢方式行事的压力。

think认为；act表现；change改变；learn学习，根据固定搭配act in ways意为“以……方式行事”，故选B。

12.句意：我庆祝找到了真正的自我。

Hated讨厌；wished希望；expected期盼；celebrated庆祝，根据后文的“who I really was”“我真正的自我”可知，应该是庆贺，庆祝，故选D。

13.句意：我开始更加确定没有人能替代我。

happy开心的；doubtful怀疑的；sure确定的；lonely孤独的，根据后文的“no one can ever take my place”“没有人能替代我”可知，应该是更加确定，故选C。

14.句意：不管别人怎么说你怎么想，你都是特别的。

special特别的；sure确定的；wonderful极好的；lovely可爱的，根据前文的“Each of us holds a unique place in the world”“我们每个人在世界上都是独特的”可知，应该是特别的，故选A。

15.句意：你不可能被取代的。

can’t不可能；shouldn’t不应该；mustn’t表禁止；needn’t不需要，根据前文的“So forget about being replaced”“所以忘了被取代吧”，你不可能被取代的，故选A。