1. 完形填空
I have always been an independent person，but I have come to know that being independent does not mean refusing help.I may still be __1__ with asking for help，but I try to accept.Furthermore，I will even __2__ help and when my offers are refused，I am __3__ willing to walk away.And all these changes came from a disaster on an island.
Sometimes a person’s independence is a __4__ of pride，daring，stubbornness and luck.I used to be too __5__ since I was little.I was once a traveler who never asked for __6__，choosing instead to struggle with maps and signs until I found my way.
Then one day on the island of Koh Phangan，in Thailand，everything __7__.I was swimming in the ocean with Sean，my fiance(未婚夫)，when he was __8__ by a box jellyfish(箱型水母)．He __9__ within three minutes,25 years old.Yet when onlookers and travelers asked if I wanted __10__，stubborn pride and force of habit __11__ me accepting.But two young Israeli women stayed.__12__ my protest，they were with me even when the police tried to cover up the __13__ of Sean’s death.It was listed as drunk drowning to avoid hurting the __14__ industry.The Israeli women __15__ have walked away.__16__，without even telling me，they __17__ their schedule rather than left me behind.
__18__ I didn’t realize it at the time，I would not have __19__ the disaster without these great women.Actually，the person who needs help the most is usually the last person to ask for it.I have learned __20__ is better than refusing because it not only helps you walk out of trouble，but also helps you know the real meaning of life.
1．A.struggling B．dealing
C．confused D．satisfied
答案 A
解析 struggle with表示“与……作斗争”。根据上下文可知作者还在与是否要寻求帮助作斗争。
2．A.offer B．accept
C．seek D．desire
答案 A
3．A.occasionally B．frequently
C．usually D．seldom
答案 D
解析 当作者给别人提供帮助而被拒绝时，她很少会心甘情愿地走开。这与下文作者拒绝别人的帮助时，对方还是留下来陪她的经历有关。occasionally偶尔；frequently经常地；usually通常；seldom很少。
4．A.range B．symbol
C．way D．mix
答案 D
解析 有时一个人的独立是骄傲、勇敢、固执和运气的结合。range一系列；symbol象征；way方式；mix混合，结合。
5．A.adventurous B．brave
C．independent D．Creative
答案 C
解析 根据文章第一句以及下文的内容可知，作者是一个非常独立的人。
6．A.money B．equipment
C．directions D．suggestions
答案 C
解析 根据本空后面的“choosing instead to struggle with maps and signs until I found my way”可知，作者以前旅行时从不问路。money钱；equipment装备；direction方向；suggestion建议。
7．A.happened B．messed
C．changed D．disappeared
答案 C
解析 根据第一段的最后一句可知，此处表示“一切都变了”，故选C项。
8．A.attacked B．caught
C．followed D．impressed
答案 A
解析 下文提到作者的未婚夫死了，此处应指他受到了箱型水母的攻击。attack攻击。
9．A.sunk B．died
C．failed D．recovered
答案 B
解析 根据“25 years old”及下文的“Sean’s death”可知，此处指Sean 三分钟之内就死了，故选B项。
10．A.company B．advice
C．comfort D．evidence
答案 A
解析 由上文可知，作者正遭受着未婚夫突然去世的打击，再结合下句的“two young Israeli women stayed”可知，周围的人在问作者是否需要陪伴。company陪伴。
11．A.kept B．prevented
C．denied D．suggested
答案 B
解析 作者固执的骄傲和习惯的力量阻止她接受别人提供的帮助。prevent阻止。
12．A.In spite of B．In case of
C．In terms of D．As a result of
答案 A
13．A.proof B．news
C．fact D．cause
答案 D
解析 根据下一句中的“It was listed as drunk drowning”可知，警方尽力地掩盖Sean死亡的原因。cause原因。
14．A.medicine B．entertainment
C．fishing D．tourism
答案 D
解析 Sean因受水母攻击而死亡，警方掩盖其死因是为了避免影响到当地的旅游业。
15．A.could B．need
C．should D．must
答案 A
解析 could have done表示“本来能做，而实际上未做”，此处指那两位以色列女士本来能够走开的，但她们还是留下来陪作者。
16．A.Therefore B．Otherwise
C．Instead D．Besides
答案 C
解析 她们反而宁可延误自己的日程安排，也不扔下作者不管。instead反而，却。
17．A.delayed B．made
C．considered D．threw
答案 A
解析 参见上题解析。
18．A.When B．While
C．Because D．If
答案 B
解析 while表示“尽管”。尽管作者当时没有意识到这一点，但现在她相信，如果没有这两位好心的女士，她不会从这场灾难中幸存。
19．A.survived B．experienced
C．avoided D．suffered
答案 A
20．A.refusing B．accepting
C．giving D．begging
答案 B
解析 根据下文的“because it not only ...of life”并结合全文可知，此处表示“接受帮助比拒绝帮助好”。
