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When young, I loved going on trail runs....

    When young, I loved going on trail runs. It was my favorite way to _____tress. So. when I was back in my hometown after a _____first year of my Ph. D. program, I thought a trail run was just what I needed. But instead of helping me relax, the run did just the _____.

After I moved to the city for college, where my runs were on flat concrete paths instead of ____dirt trails, I used a GPS watch. When I went on trail runs again in the country, it constantly reminded me of the fact that I wasn't _____up with my usual pace. I ___ my watch, thinking that would allow me to enjoy my _____and find the peace I expected, ____I found myself underperforming. "Why can't I let go and just enjoy myself?" I wondered. But after some _____, I realized why I was _____— both on trail runs and in graduate school.

Going into my Ph. D. , I had thought that my solid undergraduate track record would set me up for _____success. To my surprise, I was wrong. I _____confidence in my research abilities which I thought stopped me performing well and I constantly felt my progress was too slow. Other students' self-confidence and their excellent results made me feel _____. One day, I _____broke down in tears in my adviser's office.

Then came my visit home. I was having _____because I hadn't properly _____my expectations to the differences between _____run and a trail run.

A Ph. D. is like a trail run. Sometimes you can run fast. Sometimes you might find yourself climbing up a steep, winding trail at a _____pace. And that's OK. Barriers are _____, and success looks and feels different on a challenging trail than it does on a smooth, flat path. Sometimes it's best to take a deep breath and do your best to _____the challenge.

1.A.accept B.expose C.escape D.rescue

2.A.magical B.normal C.fast D.tough

3.A.opposite B.same C.odd D.extreme

4.A.safe B.similar C.winding D.transparent

5.A.coming B.keeping C.breaking D.linking

6.A.cut off B.put off C.set off D.turned off

7.A.investments B.surroundings C.investigations D.associations

8.A.but B.so C.as D.because

9.A.motivation B.imagination C.reflection D.determination

10.A.talking B.running C.struggling D.trembling

11.A.current B.instant C.temporary D.general

12.A.ended B.enriched C.missed D.lacked

13.A.indifferent B.insecure C.incredible D.inconsiderate

14.A.ultimately B.initially C.hopefully D.permanently

15.A.battle B.complaint C.fun D.trouble

16.A.adjusted B.devoted C.owed D.contributed

17.A.a country B.a native C.an urban D.a foreign

18.A.rabbit's B.worm's C.snake's D.snail's

19.A.unreal B.unavoidable C.unlimited D.unacceptable

20.A.embrace B.border C.prepare D.recognize

 

1.C 2.D 3.A 4.C 5.B 6.D 7.B 8.A 9.C 10.C 11.B 12.D 13.B 14.A 15.D 16.A 17.C 18.D 19.B 20.A 【解析】 本文为记叙文。文章讲述了作者在城市水泥路上和在乡村小路上跑步时的不同感受,反省了自己在博士课程方面不如意的原因。告诉读者要学会根据情况来调整自己的预期,去收获成功与满足。 1.考查动词辨析。句意:年轻的时候,我喜欢跑步。这是我最喜欢的逃避压力的方式。A. accept接受;B. expose暴露;C. escape逃避;D. rescue救援。根据下文“a trail run was just what I needed. But instead of helping me relax,”可知,作者认为跑步可以让他放松,摆脱压力。可推断出跑步是作者最喜欢的逃避(escape)压力的方式。故选C。 2.考查形容词辨析。句意:当我经历了第一年艰难的博士学业回到家乡时,我想我正需要一次野外跑步。A. magical魔法的;B. normal正常的;C. fast快速的;D. tough困难的。根据第三段第11-14小题的内容可知他的博士生活中遇到了困难,认为自己没有研究能力,没有自信等,甚至崩溃到哭,可知第一年是艰难的(tough)。故选D。 3.考查形容词辨析。句意:然而这次的小路跑步之旅并没有让我放松,反而起到了相反的作用。A. opposite相反的;B. same同样的;C. odd奇怪的,反常的;D. extreme极端。根据转折连词but, 可知前后两句是相反的。根据上句说“跑步没有让我放松”,可知跑步却有了相反的(opposite) 作用。故选A。 4.考查形容词辨析。句意:在我到城里上大学后,我的跑步是在平坦的水泥路上,而不是在蜿蜒的泥土路上,我用了GPS手表。A. safe安全的;B. similar相似的;C. winding弯曲的,蜿蜒的;D. transparent明显的。根据“on flat concrete paths instead of”到城里后是在平坦的水泥路上跑步,可知winding“蜿蜒的”跟flat“平坦的”是相反的。故选C。 5.考查动词短语辨析。句意:当我再次在乡村进行越野跑时,它不断提醒我,我没有保持平时的步伐。A. come up with提出;B keep up with保持;C break up with分手;D. link up with连接。根据后面的“my usual pace(我平时的步伐)”可知,此处是指保持(keep up with)平时的步伐,故选B。 6.考查动词短语。句意:我关掉手表,以为这样可以让我享受周围的环境,找到我所期望的平静。A. cut off切断;B.put off推迟;C.set off出发;D.turn off关闭。根据后面的“my watch(我的手表)”可知,此处是指“关闭(turn off)”,故选D。 7.考查名词辨析。句意:我关掉了手表,认为这样能够让我享受周围的环境,找到我所期盼的平和。A. investments投资;B. surroundings环境;C. investigations调查;D. associations联想,联系。根据语境可知,我外面跑步,会享受周围的环境(surroundings),故选B。 8.考查连词。句意:但是我发现自己做不到。A. but但是,表示转折关系;B. so因此,表示因果关系;C. as当......时候;D. because因为。根据前句“我关了手表 ,认为自己能享受周围的环境”,与空格后的“我发现自己做不到”,可知前后两句是转折关系,故填A。 9.考查名词辨析。句意为:但是在反思之后,我意识到我内心挣扎的原因——在小路跑步和研究生院跑步这两件事上。A. motivation动机;B. imagination想象;C. reflection反思;D. determination决心。根据前一句"Why can't I let go and just enjoy myself?" 为什么我不能放手,好好享受呢?由此可知这是作者的反思(reflection),故选C。 10.考查动词辨析。句意为:但是在反思之后,我意识到我内心挣扎的原因——在小路跑步和研究生院跑步这两件事上。A. talking讨论;B. running跑;C. struggling挣扎;D. trembling颤抖。根据上句"Why can't I let go and just enjoy myself?" I wondered. 我想知道“为什么我不能放手,好好享受呢?”。由此可知,作者内心有挣扎(struggling),故选C。 11.考查形容词辨析。句意:在攻读博士学位时,我本认为我扎实的本科学习成绩将立刻让我成功。A. current目前的,当前的;B. instant瞬时;C. temporary临时;D. general一般的。根据 “I constantly felt my progress was too slow. Other students' self-confidence and their excellent results”经常感到自己进步太慢。其他学生的自信和优异的成绩……。以及“I was wrong(我错了)”可知,原来认为自己由于扎实的本科成绩而会立刻(instant)成功。故选B。 12.考查动词辨析。句意:我在研究能力方面缺少信心,而这种自信缺失让我表现不佳。A. ended结束;B. enriched丰富;C. missed错过;D. lacked缺乏。根据上文,作者成绩优秀,结合下文“Other students' self-confidence and their excellent results” 其他学生有自信和优异的成绩,可知,我缺少(lack)自信让我表现不佳。故选D。 13.考查形容词辨析。句意:其他学生的自信心和他们优异的成绩让我不安。A. indifferent冷漠的;B. insecure不安全的;C. incredible令人难以置信的 ;D. inconsiderate不体谅的。根据上文缺乏自信让我表现不好,所以其他学生的自信心和他们优异的成绩让我不安(insecure),故选B。 14.考查副词辨析。句意:终于有一天我崩溃了在我的导师办公室哭了。A. ultimately最终;B. initially起初;C. hopefully希望地;D. permanently永远地。根据上文可知,作者以为自己扎实的本科成绩会获得成功。让他吃惊的是错了。他对自己在研究方面的能力没有信心,认为这阻止了他的良好表现,经常感到自己的进步太慢。其他学生的自信和优异的成绩让作者感到不安。最终(ultimately)才会崩溃的哭了。故选A。 15.考查名词辨析。句意:然后我回家了。我遭遇到困难是因为我没有调整好自己的期待:关于城市跑步和乡村小路跑步的不同。A. battle战斗;B. complaint抱怨;C. fun有趣;D. trouble困难,麻烦。根据前文可知,作者在研究方面缺乏自信,觉得自己进步太慢了,又因为其他人的自信和优异的成绩而不安,最终崩溃,由此可知,作者遇到了困难(trouble),故选D。 16.考查固定搭配及动词辨析。句意:我遭遇到困难,因为我没有调整好自己的期待以适应城市跑步和乡村小路跑步的不同。A. adjusted调节,适应;B. devoted致力于;C. owed欠,归功;D. contributed贡献,捐献。根据上文的内容可知,作者遇到困难是因为自己没有调整(adjusted)好自己的心态,故选A。 17.考查名词辨析。句意:我遭遇到困难,因为我没有调整好自己的期待以适应城市跑步和乡村小路跑步的不同。A. a country国家;B. a native本地人;;C. an urban城市;D. a foreign外国。根据上文“both on trail runs and in graduate school.”乡村小路以及在研究生院的路,而研究生院在大城市,此处是指在城市的(an urban)路上跑步,故选C。 18.考查名词辨析。句意:博士学位就像越野跑:有时你可以跑得很快。有时你可能发现自己正在一条崎岖蜿蜒的小路上以蜗牛的速度爬行。A. rabbit's兔子的;B. worm's虫子的;C. snake's蛇的;D. snail's蜗牛的。 根据前面的“Sometimes you can run fast. Sometimes you might find yourself climbing up a steep, winding trail at...” 有时你可以跑得很快。有时你可能会发现自己爬上陡峭、蜿蜒的小径,在陡峭的小径上,自然就会很慢。根据常识可知,人们总是认为蜗牛(snail's)的速度是最慢的,故选D。 19.考查形容词辨析。句意:障碍是不可避免的。A. unreal不真实的;B. unavoidable不可避免的;C. unlimited无限的;D. unacceptable无法接受的。根据上文可知,人生的路有时快,有时慢,因为会遇到“崎岖蜿蜒的”路,这些都是障碍,可知,障碍是不可避免的(unavoidable),故选B。 20.考查动词辨析。句意:有时最好深呼吸,并尽自己最大的努力去迎接挑战。A. embrace拥抱,欣然接受;B. border和……毗邻; 与……接壤;C. prepare使做好准备,把……预备好;D. recognize认识,认出,辨别出。根据语境可知此处作者是建议人们,遇到挑战时,尽最大努力来接受(embrace)挑战。故选A。
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