Question

    At my heaviest I weighed 370 pounds. I had a very poor relationship with food: I used it to__bad feelings, to make myself feel better, and to celebrate. Worried about my health, I tried many different kinds of diets but nothing worked. I came to believe that I could do nothing about my weight.

When I was 50, my weight problem began to affect me____. I didn’t want to live the rest of my life with this extra weight any more.

That year, I____a seminar(研讨课) where we were asked to create a project that would touch the world. A seminar leader shared her____story —she had not only lost 125 pounds, but also raised ＄25,000 for homeless children.

____by her story, I created the As We heal(痊愈), the World Heals project. My goal was to lose 150 pounds in one year and raise $50,000. In this way, I could not only heal myself but heal the world by supporting a movement set up 30 years ago to end hunger.

____I began my own personal weight program, I was filled with the fear that I would run into the same difficulties that beat me before. While the____hung over my head, there were also signs that I was headed down the right path. I sent letters to everyone I knew, telling them about my project. It worked perfectly. Donations began  ____in from hundreds of people.

Of course, I also took some practical steps to lose weight. I hired a fitness coach. I began to eat small and___ meals and exercise often.

A year later, I____my goal: I lost 150 pounds and raised $50,000! I feel that I’ve been given a second life to devote to something that is meaningful and great.

1.A.add B.mix C.kill D.share

2.A.simply B.specially C.secretly D.seriously

3.A.organized B.mentioned C.attended D.recommended

4.A.sad B.successful C.ancient D.cartoon

5.A.Surprised B.Reminded C.Influenced D.controlled

6.A.AS B.Until C.If D.Unless

7.A.excitment B.fear C.anger D.joy

8.A.breaking B.stepping C.jumping D.flooding

9.A.heavy B.healthy C.expense D.full

10.A.reached B.remembered C.missed D.dropped

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.B

10.A

【解析】

本篇文章难度适中，主要讲述作者为了消除坏情绪而乱吃东西，导致自己体重超标，到了50岁，肥胖问题严重影响了健康，作者希望这种情况得到改变，在讨论队队长的影响下，作者开始制定并实施计划，不但使自己减重150磅，还通过募捐帮助了需要帮助的人，这是一件很有意义的事情。

1.句意“我用它来消除坏的感觉”。本题考查动词辨析。A.增加；B.混合；C.消除，杀死；D.分享。根据to make myself feel better可知，表示为了让自己感觉更好，所以我要消除坏的感觉。故选C。

2.句意“当我50岁时，我的体重问题开始严重地影响我”。本题考查副词辨析。A.简单地；B.特别地；C.秘密地；D.严重地。根据I didn’t want to live the rest of my life with this extra weight any more“我不想再带这么重的东西过我的下半生”可知，表示“严重地影响着我”，故选D。

3.句意“那一年，我参加了一个研讨会，在那里我们被要求创建一个项目，将接触世界”。本题考查动词辨析。A.组织；B.提及；C.参加；D.要求。根据句意可知，表示“加入了研讨课”，故选C。

4.句意“一个研讨课的领导分享了她的成功的故事”。本题考查形容词辨析。A.悲伤的；B.成功的；C.古代的；D.卡通。根据she had not only lost 125 pounds, but also raised ＄25,000 for homeless children可知，表示“成功的故事”，故选B。

5.句意“受到她的故事的影响，我创建了“当我痊愈，这个世界也愈合”的项目”。本题考查动词辨析。A.使惊奇；B.使想起；C.影响；D.控制。根据句意可知，表示“受她的故事的影响”，故选C。

6.句意“当我开始我自己个人的体重项目，我心里充满了恐惧，担心自己会遇到和以前一样的困难”。本题考查连词辨析。A.当……时候（引导时间状语从句）；B.直到（引导时间状语从句）；C.如果（引导条件状语从句）；D.除非（引导条件状语从句）。根据句意可知，译为“当我开始自己个人的体重项目时”，故选A。

7.句意“当恐惧笼罩着我的脑袋时，也有迹象表明我正在沿着正确的道路前进”。本题考查名词辨析。A.振奋；B.害怕；C.生气；D.高兴。根据I was filled with the fear that I would run into the same difficulties that beat me before可知，表示“恐惧”，故选B。

8.句意“捐款开始从成百上千的人中纷至沓来”。本题考查动词辨析。A.破坏；B.踩踏；C.跳；D.涌出。根据句意可知，表示捐款像洪水一样涌来，故选D。

9.句意“我经常吃小而健康的餐并经常锻炼”。本题考查形容词辨析。A.重的；B.健康的；C.代价、损失；D.满的。根据句意可知，表示“吃健康的食物”，故选B。

10.句意“一年以后，我达到了自己的目标：我减了150磅并且筹集了50000美元”。本题考查动词辨析。A.达到；B.记得；C.错过，想念；D.下降。根据句意可知，译为“达到目标”，故选A。