Question

The first time Mercado thought seriously about becoming a professional model, she surfed the Internet for someone with a physical disability in the modeling world. That was six years ago, when disabled models were ______. Thus, her search came up empty.

“ I didn't think there was a ______. ” she talks of the career she'd imagined "Not because I wasn't worthy of it, but because I didn't see anyone else like me out there. It was just not a thing.” However, Mercado has helped ______ that reality because of her not giving up. Last year, Mercado signed with IMG Models, the powerhouse agency which ______ top supermodels.

During a shoot, there are certain movements and ______ that are simply not an option for her. But her team has always found a way to work around these ______, and she's never been cut from a campaign because of concerns about her disability.

"There’s ______ been a problem with the team not getting what they need to get from me as a model. There's never been an excuse where it's like—‘she has a disability, this is not going to work because the ______ won't look nice.’ "She says, "If I'm a model, a clothing company wants to showcase their ______ on me, that's great, "she says. "That's all it should be. "

Her small body has more than a dozen surgical ______ and she fell both nervous and excited when she decided last year to ______ them for a shoot for a lingerie(女式贴身内衣) company.   "______ I'm very outspoken with what I believe in, I'm very much of a ______ person still at heart. But I wanted to ______ a challenge. "Mercado liked ______ people that everyone can and should feel attractive in their own skin: "You shouldn't be ashamed of your own ______.”

In the meantime, she's focused on her work and using her blog to encourage those who want to follow her ______. When the next generation of disabled models searches the Web for ______, they’ll find her.

Mercado ______ her success to confidence, faith and never ______,"I'm an example that you can do what you want, because.. "she pauses. "Just because! That's it. You just can. "

1.A. popular    B. invisible    C. scarce    D. enough

2.A. responsibility    B. failure    C. challenge    D. possibility

3.A. avoid    B. change    C. escape    D. realize

4.A. rejects    B. complains    C. praises    D. represents

5.A. poses    B. entertainment    C. campaigns    D. situations

6.A. events    B. issues    C. questions    D. methods

7.A. never    B. just    C. ever    D. even

8.A. faces    B. photos    C. clothes    D. magazines

9.A. stripe    B. style    C. stuff    D. scarf

10.A. injuries    B. wounds    C. hurts    D. scars

11.A. show    B. cover    C. hide    D. bare

12.A. In case    B. Even though    C. As though    D. Now that

13.A. shy    B. quiet    C. eager    D. active

14.A. draw on    B. count on    C. put on    D. take on

15.A. managing    B. informing    C. reminding    D. urging

16.A. body    B. figure    C. appearance    D. disability

17.A. example    B. spirit    C. mood    D. dream

18.A. amusement    B. pleasure    C. inspiration    D. cooperation

19.A. gives    B. gets    C. takes    D. owes

20.A. blowing up    B. giving up    C. calling off    D. putting off

Answer

1. C

2. D

3. B

4. D

5. A

6. B

7. A

8. B

9. C

10. D

11. D

12. B

13. A

14. D

15. C

16. A

17. A

18. C

19. D

20. B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了Mercado坚持梦想不放弃，终于成为了一名残疾模特，她把成功归功于自信和永不放弃的精神，她还鼓励人们要对自己的身体感到自信。

1.考查形容词词义辨析。A. popular流行的；B. invisible看不见的；C. scarce不足的、稀有的；D. enough足够的。根据本空后的“Thus, her search came up empty.”可知，那时，残疾模特特别少，所以她的搜寻一无所获，故C项正确。

2.考查名词词义辨析。A. responsibility责任；B. failure失败；C. challenge挑战；D. possibility可能性。她的搜寻一无所获，所以Mercado认为成为一名残疾模特是不可能的，故D项正确。

3.考查动词词义辨析。A. avoid避免；B. change改变；C. escape逃跑；D. realize意识到。根据本空后的“that reality because of her not giving up.”可知，Mercado没有放弃，而是努力改变现实，故B项正确。

4.考查动词词义辨析。A. rejects拒绝；B. complains抱怨；C. praises表扬；D. represents代表。去年，Mercado与顶级超模公司IMG Models签约，故D项正确。

5.考查名词词义辨析。A. poses姿势；B. entertainment娱乐；C. campaigns活动；D. situations形势。在拍摄过程中，有些动作和姿势根本不是她选的，故A项正确。

6.考查名词词义辨析。A. events事件；B. issues问题、议题；C. questions提问；D. methods方法。在拍摄过程中，有些动作和姿势根本不是她选的，但她的团队总能找到解决这些问题的办法，故B项正确。

7.考查副词词义辨析。A. never从不；B. just仅仅；C. ever曾经；D. even甚至。作为一名模特，团队从我身上得不到他们需要的东西，这从来都不是问题，故A项正确。

8.考查名词词义辨析。A. faces脸；B. photos照片；C. clothes衣服；D. magazines杂志。根据常识，模特自然要经常拍照，故B项正确。

9.考查名词词义辨析。A. stripe条纹；B. style风格；C. stuff产品、材料；D. scarf围巾。如果我是一个模特，一家服装公司想在我身上展示他们的产品，那太好了，故C项正确。

10.考查名词词义辨析。A. injuries伤；B. wounds外伤；C. hurts伤害；D. scars伤疤。她小小的身体上有十几处伤疤，故D项正确。

11.考查动词词义辨析。A. show展示；B. cover覆盖；C. hide隐藏；D. bare露出。根据本空后的“them for a shoot for a lingerie(女式贴身内衣) company.”可知，内衣模特自然要露出身上的伤疤，故D项正确。

12.考查连词词义辨析。A. In case万一；B. Even though即使、尽管；C. As though好像；D. Now that既然。尽管我对自己的信仰直言不讳，但内心深处我是一个害羞的人，故B项正确。

13.考查形容词词义辨析。A. shy害羞的；B. quiet安静的；C. eager渴望的；D. active活跃的。内心深处我是一个害羞的人，故A项正确。

14.考查动词短语辨析。A. draw on吸收；B. count on依靠；C. put on床上；D. take on承担、接纳。但是我想接受挑战，故D项正确。

15.考查动词词义辨析。A. managing设法；B. informing通知；C. reminding提醒；D. urging催促。Mercado提醒人们每个人的皮肤都有吸引力，故C项正确。

16.考查名词词义辨析。A. body身体；B. figure体形；C. appearance外表；D. disability残疾。你不应该对自己的身体感到羞耻，故A项正确。

17.考查名词词义辨析。A. example例子；B. spirit精神；C. mood情绪；D. dream梦想。她通过博客鼓励那些想要效仿她的人，故A项正确。

18.考查名词词义辨析。A. amusement消遣；B. pleasure乐事；C. inspiration灵感、鼓舞；D. cooperation合作。当下一代残疾模特想要在网上寻找灵感时，她们会找到她，故C项正确。

19.考查动词词义辨析。A. gives给；B. gets得到；C. takes带走；D. owes归功于。她把自己的成功归功于自信、信念和永不放弃，故D项正确。

20.考查动词短语辨析。A. blowing up起泡；B. giving up放弃；C. calling off取消；D. putting off推迟。根据上文内容可知，正是因为永不放弃，Mercado才会取得成功，故B项正确。