Question

Until a few years ago, I had what most people would call a good life. I had a _____job that paid the bills; I had a good family that I was close to, and I had a place to live and money in the bank for trips and ________, and there was nothing much wrong in my life.________, I was bored.

I wanted ________. I wanted to live brightly and loudly and make sharp memories instead of the ________ ones of everyday life. But I was ________. I’ve never had any ________ in myself. As a child, even buying something in a shop caused me a great deal of ________, and even though I did get better as I got older, I never reakky _________ that childhood shyness.

And I tried everything, like reading books about confidence. I took tiny steps leading to my goals. But none of them really ________.

So I ________ that the small steps weren’t enough. I signed up for an internship（实习期）teaching English in Vietnam, an ________ huge step, one that ________ me as much as it excited me. And then the day came and I left my home and my loved one. I was alone in a country where the food was ________ and the streets were dirty. I had no idea whether I would be able to ________ everything this very strange environment would ________ at me.

I spent five months in Vietnam, teaching and exploring and laughing. I’d learned to ________ myself, my skills, my abilities and my decisions. I returned home ________, even to myself, let alone to others. The ________ that had controlled my life and the self-doubt completely________.

That one big chance changed everything for me, and in me.

1.A. stable    B. temporary    C. contemporary    D. demanding

2.A. sacrifices    B. rewards    C. treats    D. fines

3.A. Thus    B. Instead    C. Otherwise    D. However

4.A. little    B. more    C. few    D. less

5.A. bitter    B. miserable    C. gray    D. entertaining

6.A. addictive    B. innocent    C. outgoing    D. afraid

7.A. pride    B. confidence    C. enthusiasm    D. shame

8.A. stress    B. excitement    C. comfort    D. distraction

9.A. added to    B. talked about    C. got over    D. suffered from

10.A. continued    B. survived    C. failed    D. helped

11.A. decided    B. promised    C. predicted    D. suspected

12.A. equally    B. incrediblely    C. unnecessarily    D. occasionally

13.A. ignored    B. impressed    C. annoyed    D. terrified

14.A. optional    B. accessible    C. strange    D. adequate

15.A. adopt    B. handle    C. abandon    D. obtain

16.A. point    B. throw    C. shout    D. aim

17.A. trust    B. accept    C. excuse    D. forgive

18.A. unconcerned    B. unregulated    C. unchangeable    D. unrecognizable

19.A. fear    B. respect    C. courage    D. exhaustion

20.A. put away    B. turned away    C. faded away    D. broke away

Answer

1. A

2. C

3. D

4. B

5. C

6. D

7. B

8. A

9. C

10. D

11. A

12. B

13. D

14. C

15. B

16. B

17. A

18. D

19. A

20. C

【解析】

本文为记叙文。作者拥有大多数人所说的美好生活。工作稳定，家庭美满，我的生活没有什么大问题。但是，却感觉不满足。因为作者从小是个有恐惧感，害羞不自信的人，想改变这一切。于是报名到越南教学，自己在陌生的环境中克服了这些缺点，变得连自己都不认识自己了。就像她自己说的，是一个巨大的机会改变她和她的一切。

1.考查形容词辨析。A. stable稳定的；B. temporary暂时的；C. contemporary当代的；D. demanding苛求的。根据空前的I had what most people would call a good life。句意：我拥有人们所说的美好生活，因此应该有一份稳定的工作。故选A项。

2.考查名词辨析。句意：我有地方可住，银行里的钱可以用来旅行和招待（朋友）。分析选项（A. sacrifices牺牲；B. rewards奖励；C. treats款待；D. fines罚款。），可C项符合题意。

3.考查副词辨析。A. Thus因此；B. Instead反而；C. Otherwise要不然的话；D. However然而。句意：根据第二段的首句“我想要更多。我想活得更好”可知我的生活没有什么大问题，可是（However），我很无聊。分析内容可知前后是转折关系。故选D项。

4.考查名词辨析。A. little少许；B. more更多；C. few很少数；D. less较少。根据I wanted ____4____.可知，我想要更多。故选B。

5.考查形容词辨析。A. bitter痛苦的；B. miserable悲惨的；C. gray苍白的； D. entertaining 令人愉快的。instead of而不是，与前面的“想活的更精彩，与之相反的自然不想让生活gray（苍白的，无色的），故选C项。

6.考查形容词辨析。proud自豪的； innocent无辜的，无罪的； outgoing对人友好的，开朗的； afraid害怕的。根据第二段最后一句句意：作者小时是个害羞的人，所以可能很害怕。故选D项。

7.考查名词辨析。A. pride自豪；B. confidence自信；C. enthusiasm热情； D. shame羞愧。同样根据第二段最后一句可知，作者小时候是个害羞的人，所以常对自己不自信。故选B项。

8.考查名词辨析。A. stress压力；B. excitement兴奋；C. comfort舒适；D. distraction分心。句意：因为小时候对自己不自信，畏惧，所以甚至是去买东西时也会有压力（stress）。故选A项。

9.考查动词短语辨析。A. added to增加，增添了；B. talked about谈论，讨论；C. got over克服；D. suffered from遭受。句意：尽管我年纪大点时这种情况要好一点，但我始终无法克服童年的羞怯的恐惧和不自信。根据语可知选C项。

10.考查动词辨析。A. continued继续；B. survived幸存；C. failed失败；D. helped帮助。句意：我尝试了一切，比如阅读关于自信的书。我迈出了小小的步伐，实现了我的目标。但他们都没有真正地有帮助。分析选项可知D项符合题意。

11.考查动词辨析。句意：我觉得朝着目标走了一小步是不够的，所以我决定报名参加在越南实习教英语。分析选项：A. decided决定；B. promised许诺；C. predicted预测；D. suspected怀疑。可知只有A项符合题意，故选A。

12.考查副词辨析。A. equally平等地；B. incrediblely不可思议地；C. unnecessarily不必要地；D. occasionally偶尔。根据前文可知，作者是个非常害羞的人，甚至到商店买东西都有压力，现在要支越南教英语确是一件不可思议的事。以及后面的“one that ____13____ me as much as it excited me.” 一个让我兴奋不已的一步，由此可推断出这是一个不可思议的巨大的一步。故选B项。

13.考查动词辨析。句意：一步既让我害怕又让我激动的一步。分析选项：A. ignored忽视；B. impressed留下印象；C. annoyed烦恼；D. terrified使恐惧。可知D项符合题意，故选D项。

14.考查形容词辨析。句意：我独自一人在一个食物奇特，街道脏兮兮的国家。A. optional可选择的；B. accessible可进入的；C. strange奇怪的；D. adequate充足的。根据后面的____15____ everything this very strange environment可知，这个陌生的环境让作者觉得一切是那么的陌生的，奇怪的。分析选项只有C项（strange）符合语境，故选C项。

15.考查动词辨析。句意：我不知道我是否能处理陌生环境中的事情。分析选项：A. adopt采取；B. handle处理；C. abandon遗弃；D. obtain获得。可知B项符合题意。故选B项。

16.考查动词辨析。A. point表明，指向； B. throw扔掉；C. shout大喊； D. aim瞄准。 throw at sb.意为“扔向…,抛向….”，本句指不知是否能处理好陌生环境抛向我的事情。故选B项。

17.考查动词辨析。句意：我在越南度过了五个月，教学、探索和大笑。我学会了相信自己，我的技能，我的能力和我的决定。A. trust信任；B. accept接受；C. excuse作为借口；D. forgive原谅。根据前文可知，作者以前对自己不自信，现在通过国外的实习，变得自信了。分析选项可知A符合题意，故选A项。

18.考查形容词辨析。A. unconcerned不关心的；B. unregulated未经调节的；C. unchangeable不变的；D. unrecognizable未被承认的。根据前文可知，作者出国实习之前不自信，恐惧，害羞，而现在自信了，不害怕了。句意：回到家时，连自己都不相信自己，变化之大，认不出自己，更别提别人。故选D项。

19.考查名词辨析。A. fear害怕；B. respect尊重；C. courage勇气； D. exhaustion耗尽。与自我怀疑并列的只有A项（fear）恐惧，而且根据文章可知，以前作者一直有恐惧，不自信，所以本空应当选A项。

20.考查动词辨析。句意：控制我的生活和自我怀疑的恐惧完全消失了。A. put away放好；B. turned away转身走了；C. faded away退去；D. broke away挣脱。根据语境可知C项符合题意，故选C项。