Question

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When my family moved to Ohio over the summer, I feared attending another new school and knowing no one because I was able to expect what was coming. I had bright red hair and enormous glasses. In addition, I was_______and not very sociable. Boarding the school bus that first day, I felt like all eyes on me. I could hear the_______“She’s huge!” Obviously, the kids on the bus had known each other well. I spent that first bus_______in silence.

The following day was even_______I did not notice that a few boys had tied a shoelace across the aisle(走道) and thus fell face first on the bus,_______everything I was carrying._______I was embarrassingly gathering my supplies, I could hear the laughter, and then the_______“That felt like an earthquake!” Anyway, I_______to find a seat. Looking out of the window, I_______the tears welling up in my eyes.

It was then that I sank into myself. I began walking everywhere. I would wander through the woods behind our house. I would also walk to a________about two miles down the road, where I would chat silently with God. I began________the afternoon school bus________, walking home instead. Then,________, I started losing weight. And as I became________with myself, I began making friends.

One of my newly-found friends also________with her weight, wanting to be a “perfect” cheerleader. She lived near my neighborhood so we would meet and________together. This became a daily routine with talking and laughing________the way — different from the lonely walks I had taken. My friend said that I didn't have to be________I just had to be me, and be happy with myself.

While I would not want to relive that time of loneliness, sadness and embarrassment, I am________I made it through. Whenever I am struggling with any other problem in life, I always remember the proverb “This too shall pass.” If you can find a path with no obstacles or challenges, it probably doesn’t________anywhere.

1.A.outgoing B.intelligent C.overweight D.friendly

2.A.whistles B.whispers C.screams D.laughs

3.A.ride B.lift C.drive D.travel

4.A.duller B.longer C.funnier D.worse

5.A.missing B.losing C.dropping D.leaving

6.A.While B.Though C.Since D.Because

7.A.arguments B.comments C.statements D.discussions

8.A.determined B.attempted C.managed D.pretended

9.A.kept away B.took back C.put away D.held back

10.A.garden B.church C.market D.library

11.A.escaping B.stopping C.delaying D.missing

12.A.on purpose B.by chance C.in reality D.at ease

13.A.uninterestedly B.uncertainly C.unexpectedly D.unfortunately

14.A.concerned B.content C.angry D.disappointed

15.A.struggled B.competed C.dealt D.lived

16.A.run B.study C.walk D.play

17.A.along B.across C.by D.in

18.A.thin B.perfect C.sociable D.pessimistic

19.A.excited B.upset C.regretful D.proud

20.A.lead B.stretch C.exist D.stay

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.D

10.B

11.D

12.A

13.C

14.B

15.A

16.C

17.A

18.B

19.D

20.A

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了作者初到一个新学校，不太善于交际的作者在新的环境刚开始很不适应。同学们因她的体重而嘲笑她，作者决定减肥，最终作者觉得对自己满意了。开始交到了好朋友。作者认为人生避免不了会遇到坎坷，也正是这些坎坷在帮助自己成长。

1.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我身体超重并且不善于交际。A. outgoing外向的；B. intelligent聪明的；C. overweight过重的；D. friendly友好的。根据下文中的“She’s huge!”，可以判断出这里用形容词overweight，表示超重的。故选C。

2.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我能听到小声的议论，“她太庞大了！”。A. whistles口哨；B. whispers低语；C. screams拼命叫喊；D. laughs大笑。作者能听到其她人对他的小声议论。故选B。

3.考查名词词义辨析。句意：第一次乘车我是在沉默中度过。A. ride乘骑；B. lift搭车；C. drive驾驶；D. travel旅行。由“Boarding the school bus that first day ”可知，作者是第一次乘校车。故选A。

4.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：接下来的几天变得更糟了。A. dulle更迟钝的；B. longer更长的；C. funnier更好玩的；D. worse更糟的。由“I did not notice that a few boys had tied a shoelace across the aisle(走道) and thus fell face first on the bus, ___5___ everything I was carrying”可知，接下来的几天变得更糟了。故选D。

5.考查动词词义辨析。句意：所带的东西都掉下来了。A. miss错过；B. lose失去；C. drop掉落；D. leave离开。由“thus fell face first on the bus”可知，这里指作者一头栽在车上，所带的东西都掉下来了。故选C。

6.考查连词词义辨析。句意：当我很尴尬地收集我的东西，我能听到吵笑声，然后是评论“感觉像地震！A. While当……时候；B. Though尽管；C. Since既然；D. Because因为。 “_____我很尴尬地收集我的东西，我能听到吵笑声。”两个分句同时发生进行，所以本句while“当……时候 ”引导的时间状语从句。故选A。

7.考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我很尴尬地收集我的东西，我能听到吵笑声，然后是评论“感觉像地震！“。A. 想法，B. statement 声明，C. comment 评论，D. discussion讨论。下句“That felt like an earthquake!”是周围孩子对自己的评论。故选B。

8.考查动词词义辨析。句意：不管怎样，我总算找到了座位。A. determined下决心； B. attempted 尝试；C. managed设法做到；D. pretended假装。manage to do sth“设法做某事且做成功了”，表示作者还是成功地找到了座位。故选C。

9.考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：望着窗外，我忍住了眼里涌出的泪水。A. kept away防范；B. took back拿回；C. put away放好；D. held back抑制。由上文可知，作者受了很大的委屈，但是作者还是忍住了泪水。故选D。

10.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我步行到两英里外的教堂。A. garden花园；B. church 教堂；C. market市场；D. library图书馆。根据后文中where I would chat silently with God可知，作者所在的地方为教堂。故选B。

11.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我开始故意错过下午的校车，而是步行回家。A. escaping躲避；B. stopping停止；C. delaying延迟；D. missing错过。这里指作者开始故意错过校车，选择步行回家。故选D。

12.考查介词短语词义辨析。句意：我开始故意错过下午的校车，而是步行回家。A. on purpose 故意；B. by chance碰巧；C. in reality事实上；D. at ease随意。因为作者有了不开心的乘坐校车的经历，所以作者开始故意错过下午的校车。故选A。

13.考查副词词义辨析。句意：然后，出乎意料的是，我开始了减肥。A. uninterestedly没兴趣地；B. uncertainly不一定地；C. unexpectedly 出乎意料地；D. unfortunately不幸地。减肥这件事对作者来说是出乎意料的。因为作者从未想过要去减肥。故选C。

14.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当我对自己满意时，我开始交朋友了。A. concerned担心的；B. content满意的；C. angry 生气的；D. disappointed失望的。下文中出现 One of my newly-found friends暗示此处填 friends，作者开始交朋友了，因为自己感到满意了。故选B。

15.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我新结识的一个朋友也在被体重问题所困扰，她想成为一名“完美”的啦啦队长。A. struggled挣扎；B. competed竞争；C. dealt处理；D. lived生活。作者新结识的一个朋友也在为体重问题所困扰，所以这也是她们能成为好朋友的原因之一。故选A。

16.考查动词词义辨析。句意：她住在我家附近，所以我们经常见面，一起散步。A. run跑；B. study学习；C. walk走；D. play玩。根据后文This became a daily routine with talking and laughing 47 the way — different from the lonely walks I had taken.可知这里指一起散步。故选C。

17.考查介词词义辨析。句意：和新交的朋友一路上谈笑风生成为我们每天的日常生活ーー与我以前独自散步的时候不同。A. along沿着； B. across穿过； C. by通过； D. in在……里。沿着路用介词 along。这里指作者和新交的朋友一路上谈着笑着成为他们每天的日常生活。故选A。

18.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我的朋友说我不需要变得完美，我只需要做我自己，对自己感到满意就可以。A. thin瘦的；B. perfect完美的；C. sociable 好交际的；D. pessimistic悲观的。由“I just had to be me, and be happy with myself ”可知，作者的朋友对朋友说不需要变得完美。 故选B。

19.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：虽然我不想重新体验那段孤独、悲伤和尴尬的时光，但我很自豪我挺了过来。A. excited激动的；B. upset失望的；C. regretful遗憾的；D. proud骄傲的。由“I made it through.”可知，作者很自豪我挺了过来。故选D。

20.考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果你能发现一条没有障碍的路,那么它一定无法通向任何地方。A. lead通向；B. stretch张开；C. exist退出；D. stay呆着。由“a path，anywhere”可知，一条没有障碍的路一定无法通向任何地方。 故选A。