Question

    After suffering severe bums to her back  and other pans of her body at the age of three， Sylvia，49， had spent her life covering up her scars． Her confidence was destroyed by years of_____comments． At her lowest she had considered_____her own life．

"I didn't really know what_____was． I didn't realize my menial health was being affected﹣I_____thought this was a_____thing．"

The accident that left her_____happened during a_____game of hide and seek with her sister． Afterward， a life of_____herself up and hiding from attention followed， until a turning point in July last year．

Sylvia was on holiday with her mother when she_____a man's camera phone following her around the hotel pool． She and her mother left for the beach， but she was struck by the_______the encounter had on her mother．

"I could see her_____at my scars． She just looked so sad，" Sylvia recalled．

So she started to_____， calling out to her mum to make her smile．

"I had been in such a bad place before． I was so_____． I was in such a horrible place for so many years． I looked back and felt like I'd destroyed my family s lives and I thought， now is the time for me to stop．"

Sylvia felt it was time not just to make a_____for herself， but to help others with disfigurements（外形的损毁）and to raise awareness．

She_____a Facebook group， Love Disfigure， and now runs swimming sessions at High bury pool in Is linton， north London， with the aim of helping increase the_____of people with disfigurements or_____and health conditions．

For Sylvia， last year has been_____． Having_____her body， and had depression， anxiety and post﹣traumatic stress disorder（创伤后应激障碍）she now hopes her story will_____others．

1.A. hopeful B. delightful C. hurtful D. regretful

2.A. sharing B. ending C. enriching D. sparing

3.A. wonder B. kindness C. pity D. depression

4.A. even B. just C. seldom D. almost

5.A. formal B. personal C. social D. physical

6.A. scarred B. disabled C. surprised D. scared

7.A. neighborhood B. parenthood C. adulthood D. childhood

8.A. taking B. holding C. putting D. covering

9.A. kept B. avoided C. sensed D. stopped

10.A. impression B. effect C. suffering D. doubt

11.A. staring B. glancing C. glaring D. watching

12.A. hesitate B. scream C. pose D. exchange

13.A. optimistic B. desperate C. careful D. negative

14.A. sacrifice B. profit C. change D. wish

15.A. set up B. set down C. set out D. set off

16.A. knowledge B. curiosity C. desperation D. confidence

17.A. skin B. leg C. arm D. back

18.A. familiar B. magic C. serious D. dangerous

19.A. shown B. tolerated C. uncovered D. hidden

20.A. remind B. require C. inspire D. inform

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.D

8.D

9.C

10.B

11.A

12.C

13.D

14.C

15.A

16.D

17.A

18.B

19.D

20.C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了三岁时，一场严重的烧伤意外给Sylvia身上留下了多处伤疤，多年来她一直封闭自己，然而，去年7月的一个转折点让她意识到是时候该做出改变了，现在她不仅在脸书上建立了一个名叫Love Disfigure的团体，还开设游泳课程，目的是帮助那些毁容、皮肤或健康状况不佳的人增强自信。

1.考查形容词词义辨析。A. hopeful有希望的；B. delightful可喜的；C. hurtful有害的；D. regretful后悔的。那些伤害性的评论让Sylvia的自信备受打击，故C项正确。

2.考查动词词义辨析。A. sharing分享；B. ending结束；C. enriching丰富；D. sparing抽出。她甚至想过结束自己的生命，故B项正确。

3.考查名词词义辨析。A. wonder奇迹；B. kindness善良；C. pity可惜；D. depression抑郁。根据本空后的“I didn’t realize my mental health was being affected”可知，她不知道什么是抑郁，我没有意识到她的精神健康正在受到影响，故D项正确。

4.考查副词词义辨析。A. even甚至；B. just仅仅；C. seldom很少；D. almost几乎。她仅仅认为这只是身体上的事情，故B项正确。

5.考查形容词词义辨析。A. formal正式的；B. personal个人的；C. social社交的；D. physical身体上的。她认为这只是身体上的事情，故D项正确。

6.考查形容词词义辨析。A. scarred伤痕累累的、有疤痕的；B. disabled残疾的；C. surprised惊讶的；D. scared害怕的。那场意外给她身上留下了很多疤痕，故A项正确。

7.考查名词词义辨析。A. neighborhood社区；B. parenthood亲子关系；C. adulthood成年；D. childhood童年时期、小时候。她当时只是一个小孩，玩的应该是儿时的游戏，故D项正确。

8.考查动词词义辨析。A. taking带走；B. holding握；C. putting放；D. covering覆盖。自那以后，她开始了一种自我遮盖、躲避关注的生活，直到去年7月出现了一个转折点，故D项正确。

9.考查动词词义辨析。A. kept保留；B. avoided避免；C. sensed感觉；D. stopped停止。和母亲一起度假时，她感觉到一个男人用拍照手机跟着她拍照，故C项正确。

10.考查名词词义辨析。A. impression印象；B. effect影响；C. suffering苦楚；D. doubt怀疑。这次邂逅对她母亲产生的影响让她印象深刻，故B项正确。

11.考查动词词义辨析。A. staring凝视；B. glancing扫视；C. glaring瞪眼；D. watching看。我看到她盯着我的疤痕看，故A项正确。

12.考查动词词义辨析。A. hesitate犹豫；B. scream尖声叫喊；C. pose摆姿势；D. exchange交换。根据本空后的“calling out to her mum to make her smile.”可知，她开始摆姿势，大声冲母亲叫好让她笑，故C项正确。

13.考查形容词词义辨析。A. optimistic乐观的；B. desperate令人绝望的；C. careful认真的；D. negative消极的。根据本空后的“I was in such a horrible place for so many years. ”可知，以前这么多年她一直很消极，故D项正确。

14.考查名词词义辨析。A. sacrifice牺牲；B. profit利润；C. change改变；D. wish愿望。现在是时候做出改变了，故C项正确。

15.考查动词短语辨析。A. set up建立；B. set down记下；C. set out开始；D. set off出发。她在脸书上建立了一个名叫Love Disfigure的团体，故A项正确。

16.考查名词词义辨析。A. knowledge知识；B. curiosity好奇心；C. desperation绝望；D. confidence自信。她开设游泳课程的目的是帮助那些毁容、皮肤或健康状况不佳的人增强自信，故D项正确。

17.考查名词词义辨析。A. skin皮肤；B. leg腿；C. arm胳膊；D. back后背。她皮肤上有很多疤痕，她自然是想帮助那些与自己有同样遭遇的人，故A项正确。

18.考查形容词词义辨析。A. familiar熟悉的；B. magic有魔力的、不可思议的；C. serious严重的；D. dangerous危险的。对她来说，去年是不可思议的一年，故B项正确。

19.考查动词词义辨析。A. shown显示；B. tolerated容忍；C. uncovered揭露；D. hidden隐藏。她曾经隐藏自己的身体，有过抑郁、焦虑及创伤后应激障碍，故D项正确。

20.考查动词词义辨析。A. remind提醒；B. require要求；C. inspire鼓舞；D. inform通知。她希望自己的故事能够鼓舞其他人，故C项正确。