Question

    Three months had passed since I lost my husband Willianm. I was extremely sad. My six-month-old daughter, Sienna, had lost her father before she’d even got to ______ him. I had no idea how I was going to raise her ______. I spent six months hanging out with great ______ before I knew I had to ______. I just had to work out how to start _______ my life.

Then my mind wandered back to a few years earlier, when I’d ______ boxing at my local gym. I’d really ______ the exercise and it had given me something to focus on. So I picked up ______ and called my old boxing coach, Ken. “I want to get back to the boxing ring(拳击赛场),” I told him.

I was ______ when I turned up for my first training. But my fears soon died down once I started hitting the pads (软垫). “You’ve still got it,” Ken said ______.

As I built my strength over the following months, I felt the weight of the world slowly lifting off my ______. I found myself enjoying my time with Sienna more and I really looked forward to seeing my friends at the gym. I’d been ______ for five months when Ken scheduled my first boxing match.

Jumping around the ring, I felt as though William and Sienna were ______  me on. I was really excited when I was announced as the ______. That encouraged me to study to become a fitness trainer myself.

When I ______ a job at a Maori health and well-being organization, I wanted to introduce boxing ______ so I could help others lift their spirits.

____, my classes have been a huge success and I now hold nine classes every week. More than three years have passed since we lost William and I ______ miss him every day. I often talk to Sienna about him. She’ll always know who her father was and how much he ______ her.

I have no doubt that boxing saved my life and made me a better mother. If teaching other people boxing can help them on their journey from darkness to light, it’s well worth the ______.

1.A.accept B.know C.forgive D.understand

2.A.alone B.together C.safely D.well

3.A.loneliness B.sickness C.tiredness D.sadness

4.A.try B.continue C.choose D.change

5.A.repeating B.recording C.rebuilding D.saving

6.A.taken up B.picked out C.fought against D.called off

7.A.hated B.supported C.enjoyed D.ignored

8.A.my daughter B.the phone C.the letter D.my mail

9.A.nervous B.surprised C.happy D.proud

10.A.politely B.friendly C.gently D.encouragingly

11.A.legs B.hands C.arms D.shoulders

12.A.competing B.training C.teaching D.attending

13.A.taking B.leading C.cheering D.passing

14.A.captain B.winner C.coach D.judge

15.A.got B.lost C.searched for D.gave up

16.A.teachers B.schools C.classes D.teams

17.A.Surely B.Thankfully C.Hopefully D.Strangely

18.A.already B.sometimes C.yet D.still

19.A.loved B.satisfied C.respected D.missed

20.A.visit B.loss C.fight D.money

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.D

5.C

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.D

11.D

12.B

13.C

14.B

15.A

16.C

17.B

18.D

19.A

20.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了在她丈夫去世后，她如何借助练习拳击重新振作起来的故事。

1.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我六个月大的女儿西耶娜在认识父亲之前就失去了父亲。A. accept接受，承认；B. know认识，知道，了解；C. forgive原谅；D. understand理解，熟悉。根据My six-month-old daughter, Sienna可知她的女儿还很小，还没认识她父亲。故选B。

2.考查副词词义辨析。句意：我不知道如何独自抚养她。A. alone单独地，独自地；B. together一起；C. safely安全地；D. well适当地，很好地。她丈夫去世了，只剩下她抚养女儿，所以是独自一个人。故选A。

3.考查名词词义辨析。句意：在我意识到必须改变之前，我带着巨大的悲伤度过了六个月。A. loneliness寂寞，孤独；B. sickness疾病；C. tiredness疲劳；D. sadness悲伤。丈夫去世，她的心情是充满悲伤的。故选D。

4.考查动词词义辨析。句意：在我意识到必须改变之前，我带着巨大的悲伤度过了六个月。A. try尝试；B. continue继续；C. choose选择；D. change改变。根据下句I just had to work out how to start ___5___ my life.可知此处表示她要做出改变了。故选D。

5.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我得想办法开始重建我的生活。A. repeating重复；B. recording记录；C. rebuilding重建；D. saving拯救。根据how to start可知此处表示重新建立新生活。故选C。

6.考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：然后我的思绪又回到了几年前，那时我在当地的健身房开始练拳击。A. taken up开始从事，占据；B. picked out点饰；C. fought against对抗，与……作斗争；D. called off取消，依次叫名，叫走。根据boxing at my local gym可知作者当时在健身房练习拳击。故选A。

7.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我真的很喜欢这项运动，它让我有了可以专注的事情。A. hated厌恶，憎恨；B. supported支持；C. enjoyed享受；D. ignored不顾，忽视。根据后半句and it had given me something to focus on可知作者享受这项运动。故选C。

8.考查名词词义辨析。句意：于是我拿起电话，给我以前的拳击教练肯打电话。A. my daughter我女儿；B. the phone手机，电话；C. the letter信；D. my mail邮件。根据后半句and called my old boxing coach, Ken可知是拿出手机。故选B。

9.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我第一次参加训练时很紧张。A. nervous紧张的；B. surprised惊讶的；C. happy开心的；D. proud自豪的。根据my first training可知当时她是紧张的。故选A。

10.考查副词词义辨析。句意：“你仍然做得到，”肯鼓励地说。A. politely有礼貌地；B. friendly友好地；C. gently轻轻地，温和地；D. encouragingly鼓励地。根据肯说话的内容“You’ve still got it,”可知是鼓励性地说。故选D。

11.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我感到整个世界的重量慢慢地从我的肩膀上消失了。A. legs腿；B. hands手；C. arms手臂；D. shoulders肩膀。此处肩膀上的重量其实是表示肩膀上的负担。故选D。

12.考查动词词义辨析。句意：当肯安排我的第一场拳击比赛时，我已经训练了5个月。A. competing竞争；B. training训练；C. teaching教学，教导；D. attending参加。根据for five months可知是训练了五个月。故选B。

13.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我在拳击台上跳来跳去，觉得威廉和西耶娜好像在为我加油。A. taking拿；B. leading领导；C. cheering欢呼；D. passing经过，通过，传递。固定短语cheer sb. on意为“为某人打气，某人加油，以欢呼激励某人”。故选C。

14.考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我被宣布为获胜者时，我真的很兴奋。A. captain队长，首领；B. winner赢家；C. coach教练；D. judge法官，裁判员。根据I was really excited可知她赢得了比赛，成为获胜者。故选B。

15.考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我在毛利人健康和福利组织找到一份工作时，我想要介绍拳击课程。A. got得到，明白；B. lost失去；C. searched for搜索；D. gave up放弃。根据下句中I wanted to introduce boxing 可知她获得了这份工作。故选A。

16.考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我在毛利人健康和福利组织找到一份工作时，我想要介绍拳击课程。A. teachers教师；B. schools学校；C. classes课程；D. teams队伍。根据下文If teaching other people boxing can help them on their journey from darkness to light, it’s well worth the ___20___.可知此处用“课程”符合题意，boxing classes“拳击课程”。故选C。

17.考查副词词义辨析。句意：谢天谢地，我的课程取得了巨大的成功，现在我每周上9节课。A. Surely当然，确实；B. Thankfully感谢地；C. Hopefully有希望地；D. Strangely奇怪地。根据and I now hold nine classes every week课程开设成功，可知此处表示感谢。故选B。

18.考查副词词义辨析。句意：自从我们失去威廉，已经三年多了，但我仍然每天想念他。A. already早已；B. sometimes有时；C. yet还，但是；D. still仍然，更。根据miss him every day可知她仍然每天想念她的丈夫。故选D。

19.考查动词词义辨析。句意：她总是知道她的父亲是谁，他有多爱她。A. loved爱；B. satisfied使满意；C. respected尊敬；D. missed错过。根据how much可知此处表示她父亲有多爱她。故选A。

20.考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果教别人拳击可以帮助他们从黑暗走向光明，那么这场战斗是值得的。A. visit参观；B. loss减少，亏损；C. fight打架，斗争；D. money金钱。此处fight表示拳击比赛活动。故选C。