Question

    At my heaviest I weighed 370 pounds. I had a very poor relationship with food: I used it to ________ bad feelings, to make myself feel better, and to celebrate. Worried about my health, I tried many different kinds of  ________ but nothing worked. I came to believe that I could do nothing about my __________

When I was 50, my weight problem began to affect me ________ . I didn’t want to live the rest of my life with this ________ weight any more.

That year, I________ a seminar where we were asked to create a project that would touch the world. A seminar leader shared her ________ story —she had not only 125 pounds, but also raised $25,000 for homeless children._____ by her story, I created the As We Heal(痊愈), the World Heals _________. My goal was to lose 150 pounds in one year and raise $50,000________ a movement founded 30 years ago to end hunger. This combination of healing myself and healing the world  ________ me as the perfect solution.______I began my own personal weight program, I was filled with the fear that I would ______ the same difficulties that beat me before. While the ________ hung over my head, there were also signs that I was headed down the right _________. I sent letters to everyone I knew, telling them about my project. It worked perfectly. Donations began __________in from hundreds of people.

Of course, I also took some practical steps to lose weight. I consulted with a physician(内科医生), I hired a fitness coach, and I began to eat small and __________ meals. My fund-raising focus also gave me new motivation to exercise _________.

A year later, I________ my goal: I lost 150 pounds and raised $50,000! I feel that I’ve been given a second life to devote to something that is __________ and enormous.

1.A.add B.mix C.kill D.share

2.A.diets B.drinks C.fruits D.dishes

3.A.height B.ability C.wisdom D.weight

4.A.temporarily B.recently C.seriously D.secretly

5.A.ideal B.extra C.normal D.low

6.A.attended B.organized C.recommended D.mentioned

7.A.folk B.success C.adventure D.science

8.A.Surprised B.Amused C.Influenced D.Disturbed

9.A.project B.business C.system D.custom

10.A.in search of B.in need of C.in place of D.in support of

11.A.scared B.considered C.confused D.struck

12.A.As B.Until C.If D.Unless

13.A.get over B.run into C.look for D.put aside

14.A.excitement B.joy C.anger D.fear

15.A.row B.hall C.path D.street

16.A.breaking B.flooding C.jumping D.stepping

17.A.heavy B.full C.expense D.healthy

18.A.regularly B.limitlessly C.suddenly D.randomly

19.A.set B.reached C.missed D.dropped

20.A.stressful B.painful C.meaningful D.peaceful

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.B

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.A

10.D

11.D

12.A

13.B

14.D

15.C

16.B

17.D

18.A

19.B

20.C

【解析】

本文讲述了作者曾因体重而束手无策，参加了一个研讨会后，给自己创建了一个项目，目标是减掉150磅，筹集50,000美金，一年后作者实现了这个目标，感觉自己像被给了第二次生命去为一些有意义的事情。

1.I used it to ___1___ bad feelings，A. add添加；B. mix混合；C. kill杀害；D. share分享。根据上文“I had a very poor relationship with food（我和食物的关系不好）”可知，此处应该是用食物来“杀死”不好的感觉，故选C。

2.I tried many different kinds of ___2___ but nothing worked. A. diets饮食；B. drinks饮料；C. fruits水果；D. dishes餐具。句意：我尝试了不同的饮食方式，但是没有效果。故选A。

3.I came to believe that I could do nothing about my ___3___. A. height身高；B. ability能力；C. wisdom聪明；D. weight体重，结合上文：尝试了不同的饮食方式，但是没有效果，可知此处作者想表达的意思：对于自己的体重什么也做不了，故选D。

4.my weight problem began to affect me ___4___. A. temporarily临时地；B. recently最近地；C. seriously严肃地，严重地；D. secretly秘密地。结合下文可知：“我”的体重严重地影响到了“我”。故选C。

5.I didn’t want to live the rest of my life with this ___5___ weight any more. A. ideal理想的；B. extra额外的；C. normal正常的；D. low低的。句意：“我”不想带着这额外的体重度过余生。故选B。

6.I ___6___ a seminar where we were asked to create a project that would touch the world. A. attended参加；B. organized组织；C. recommended推荐，介绍；D. mentioned提到。句意：“我”参加了一个研讨会，在那我们被要求去创建一个可以触摸世界的项目。故选A。

7.A seminar leader shared her ___7___ story，A. folk民族；B. success成功；C. adventure冒险；D. science科学。根据研讨会领导讲的故事的内容：she had not only lost 125 pounds, but also raised $25,000 for homeless children.她不仅体重减少125磅，而且为无家可归的孩子筹集了25000美元，所以这应该是一个成功的故事，故选B。

8.___8___ by her story，A. Surprised惊讶的；B. Amused愉快的；C. Influenced有影响的；D. Disturbed扰乱的。根据下文作者创建了一个项目，可知作者被研讨会领导人的故事所影响，故选C。

9.I created the As We Heal (痊愈), the World Heals ___9___. A. project项目；B. business商业；C. system系统；D. custom习惯。结合上文，“we were asked to create a project”，出现过project，可推测应该是我创建了“我们痊愈，世界痊愈”的项目，故选A。

10.My goal was to lose 150 pounds in one year and raise $50,000 ___10___ a movement founded 30 years ago to end hunger. 句意：我的目标是减掉150磅，筹集50,000美元，支持30年前创立的“结束饥饿”的运动。A. in search of寻找；B. in need of需要；C. in place of代替；D. in support of支持，故选D。

11.This combination of healing myself and healing the world ___11___ me as the perfect solution. A. scared害怕；B. considered考虑；C. confused困惑；D. struck打击；strike me as意为“我认为，在我看来……”。句意：治愈我和治愈世界的联合在我看来是完美的解决办法。故选D。

12.___12___ I began my own personal weight program, A. As 当……时；B. Until直到；C. If如果；D. Unless除非。根据下文，应该是当我开始我自己的体重计划，故选A。

13.I was filled with the fear that I would ___13___ the same difficulties that beat me before. A. get over克服，恢复；B. run into遭遇，陷入；C. look for寻找；D. put aside放在一边。句意：我害怕我像之前一样陷入困难，打击自己。故选B。

14.While the ___14___ hung over my head A. excitement激动，振奋；B. joy乐趣；C. anger生气；D. fear害怕。结合上一句“ I was filled with the fear…”可知，此处应该是害怕感萦绕心头，故选D。

15.there were also signs that I was headed down the right ___15___. A. row行，排；B. hall大厅；C. path轨道；D. street街道。句意：这里有我朝向正确轨道行走的标志，故选C。

16.Donations began ___16___ in from hundreds of people. A. breaking破坏；B. flooding（洪水般）泛滥；C. jumping跳；D. stepping踏。句意：捐赠开始如洪水般泛滥，来自数百个人。故选B。

17.and I began to eat small and ___17___ meals A. heavy重的；B. full满的；C. expensive贵的；D. healthy健康的。根据上文：“I also took some practical steps to lose weight. I consulted with a…”可知，作者在尝试一些实际方法去减肥，所以此处应该是健康的食物，故选D。

18.My fund-raising focus also gave me new motivation to exercise ___18___.

A. regularly定期的；有规律的；B. limitlessly无限制地；C. suddenly突然地；D. randomly随便地。句意：“我”对筹集基金的关注也给了我定期运动的动力。故选A。

19.A year later, I ___19___ my goal: I lost 150 pounds and raised $50,000! A. set布置，树立；B. reached到达；C. missed错过，想念；D. dropped落下。句意：一年后，我实现了目标——减掉150磅，并且筹集了50,000美金。常用搭配reach one’s goal意为“实现某人的目标”，故选B。

20.I feel that I’ve been given a second life to devote to something that is ___20___ and enormous. A. stressful有压力的；B. painful痛苦的；C. meaningful有意义的；D. peaceful和平的。结合上下文，这里something应该是指作者自己创建的项目—lost 150 pounds and raised $50,000，这是一件有意义的事情，故选C。