Question

    At my heaviest I weighed 370 pounds.Worried about my health, I tried many different kinds of diets but nothing__________.I came to believe that I could do nothing about my weight.

When I was 50, my weight problem began to influence 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 set up 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 set up 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 programme, 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  _____ 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.allowed B.worked C.replied D.remained

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

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

4.A.excited B.successful C.happy D.interesting

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

6.A.As B.Until C.If D.Unless

7.A.excitement B.fear C.anger D.joy

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

9.A.heavy B.healthy C.expensive D.cheap

10.A.achieved B.accepted C.received D.arrived

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.B

10.A

【解析】

本篇讲述了受体重作问题困扰多年的作者在他52岁时参加了一个研讨会，受到一位研讨会的负责人分享的成功故事的影响，设立了“当我们治愈，世界治愈”项目；他努力克服之前减肥时碰到的困难，终于实现了减肥和筹款的目标。

1.

句意：我试过很多种不同的节食方法，但都没有奏效。

allowed允许；worked工作、奏效；replied回答；remained保留；根据but的句意转折，推断空格指很多种不同的节食方法都没有奏效；故选B。

2.

句意：当我50岁时，我的体重问题开始严重影响我。

smoothly顺利地；specially特别地；secretly秘密地；seriously严重地；根据下文“I didn’t want to live the rest of my life with this extra weight any more.”推断空格指体重问题开始严重影响作者，他才有了不想再带着这个多余的体重过余生的想法；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能够触动世界的项目。

organized组织；improved提高；attended参加；recommended推荐；从文字的表层意思可知空格指参加了一个研讨会；故选C。

4.

句意：一位研讨会的负责人分享了她的成功故事，她不仅减了125磅，还为无家可归的孩子筹集了25000美元。

excited兴奋的；successful成功的；happy快乐的；interesting有趣的；根据下文“she had not only lost 125 pounds, but also raised $25,000 for homeless children.”推断空格指分享了她的成功故事，不但成功的减肥，而且还为慈善事业筹集了两万多美元；故选B。

5.

句意：受她的故事影响，我设立了“当我们治愈，世界治愈”项目。

Surprised惊讶；Reminded提醒；Influenced受影响；Caught抓住；由上文可知一位研讨会的负责人分享了她的成功故事，她不仅减了125磅，还为无家可归的孩子筹集了25000美元；推断空格指受她的故事影响，故选C。

6.

句意：当我开始我自己的个人体重计划时，我内心充满了恐惧，担心我会遇到以前打败我的困难。

As当……时候，引导时间状语从句；Until 直到，引导时间状语从句；If如果，引导条件状语从句；Unless除非，引导条件状语从句；从文字的表层意思推断空格指当作者开始实行计划时，担心会遇到以前的困难；故选A。

7.

句意：虽然恐惧笼罩着我的头，但也有迹象表明我走上了正确的道路。

excitement兴奋；fear恐惧；anger愤怒；joy 欢乐；根据上文可知作者担心会遇到以前的困难，由此推断空格指在实施计划时，作者心理有这种恐惧；故选B。

8.

句意：我给所有认识的人写信，告诉他们我的计划。计划实施得很好。数以百计的人开始大量捐赠。

breaking突破；stepping.踏步；jumping跳跃；flooding大量涌入；根据“It worked perfectly.”可知作者的计划得以完美实施，由此推断空格指数以百计的人开始大量捐赠，大量的美元涌入；故选D。

9.

句意：我开始吃健康的食物并经常锻炼身体。

heavy重的；healthy健康的；expensive贵的；cheap便宜的；根据上文“I also took some practical steps to lose weight. I hired a fitness coach.”可知作者采取了一些实际措施来减肥，雇了个健身教练，推断空格指作者开始吃健康的食物；故选B。

10.

句意：一年后，我实现了我的目标：我减了150磅，筹集了5万美元！

achieved达到；accepted接受；received收到；arrived到达；根据下文“I lost 150 pounds and raised $50,000!”可知作者减了150磅，筹集了5万美元；由此可知空格指作者实现了目标；故选A。