Emily was a very big fan of animals when she was a child. As a result, all she ever heard about growing up was “Emily, you should be a __1__. You’re going to be great in that field. That’s what you should do.” __2__ when she got to the Ohio State University, she took biology, anatomy, and chemistry, and started studying to be a vet.
A Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship allowed her to spend her __3__ year studying abroad in Manchester, England. Away from the family and __4__ from them, she found herself one day sitting at her desk, surrounded by biology books and staring out the window, when it suddenly hit her: “I’m in total __5__. I don’t want to be a vet！”
__6__ she thought back over all the things she’d done in her life and what had made her happy. And then it hit her — it was all of the youth leadership conferences that she had volunteered __7__， and the communications and leadership courses she had taken as elective courses back at Ohio State. “How could I have been so __8__？ Here I am in my fourth year at school and just finally realizing I’m on the __9__ path. I just never took the time to __10__ it until now，” she thought.
Inspired by her new __11__， Emily spent the rest of her year in England taking courses in communications and media studies. When __12__ to Ohio State, she was eventually able to __13__ the administration to let her create her own program in “leadership studies”， __14__ it took her 2 years longer to finally graduate. She __15__ to become a senior management consultant in leadership training and development for the Pentagon. She __16__ founded a drugprevention organization that __17__ the message “Lead your own life with the skill and the __18__ to say no.”
So, never live someone else’s __19__. If you limit your __20__ only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want.
语篇解读：我们应该如何去选择未来的生活道路呢？按照别人认为很合理的道路走，还是找到自己喜欢的一条路走？埃米莉自己的经历给了我们答案。
1． A.surgeon B．doctor
C．vet D．nurse
解析：选C surgeon意为“外科医生”；doctor意为“医生”；vet意为“兽医”；nurse意为“护士”。根据第一句“Emily was a very big fan of animals ...”和第一段最后的“and started studying to be a vet”可知此处表示：你应该成为一名兽医，故C项正确。
2． A.For B．But
C．Or D．So
解析：选D 根据上下句之间的因果关系可知此处意为“于是(so)在上大学时她选择了这些专业”。
3． A.usual B．final
C．first D．past
解析：选B usual意为“通常的；平常的”；final意为“最后的；最终的”；first意为“最初的”；past意为“过去的”。根据后文第9空前的“my fourth year at school”可知她现在是在大学的第四年，也就是最后一年：final year，故B项正确。
4． A.routine B．warning
C．pressure D．complaint
解析：选C routine意为“日常工作；例行公事”；warning意为“警告”；pressure意为“压力”；complaint意为“抱怨；投诉”。根据情景可知此处表示离开了家人也离开了他们在学习上给她的压力，故C项正确。
5． A.misery B．silence
C．confidence D．surprise
解析：选A 句意：我现在生活在深深的痛苦之中，我不想成为一名兽医。misery意为“痛苦；悲惨；不幸”；silence意为“沉默；寂静”；confidence意为“自信；自信心”；surprise意为“惊讶；惊喜”。根据上下文情景可知：现在她才明白自己真正想要做的事情是什么，这几年一直在按照别人的意志去拼搏努力，因此认为自己的生活是非常悲惨和痛苦的，故A项正确。
6． A.Perhaps B．Then
C．Instead D．Often
解析：选B 句意：接下来她回想这些年来自己做的事情，哪些事情是真的让自己感到幸福的。perhaps意为“或许”；then意为“然后”；instead意为“代替”；often意为“经常；通常”。根据上下文的意思可知此处应该选then。
7． A.of B．with
C．at D．on
解析：选C volunteer at意为“在……中充当志愿者”，为固定短语，故C项正确。
8． A.innocent B．intelligent
C．intellectual D．ignorant
解析：选D innocent意为“无辜的；无罪的”；intelligent意为“聪明的；聪慧的”；intellectual意为“智力的”；ignorant意为“无知的；愚昧的”。根据下句中的“and just finally realizing ...”可知此处表达她到现在才明白自己原来是无知的，故D项正确。
9． A.wrong B．clear
C．short D．wide
解析：选A 现在自己才明白应该做什么，以前自己走的是一条错误的道路：a wrong path。
10．A.include B．accomplish
C．acknowledge D．criticize
解析：选C include意为“包含；包括”；accomplish意为“完成”；acknowledge意为“认可；承认；认识到”；criticize意为“批评”。根据句意可知此处表示在此之前她都没有时间来认识这一点。故C项正确。
11．A.discovery B．understanding
C．information D．research
解析：选B discovery意为“发现”；understanding意为“理解”；information意为“信息”；research意为“研究；调查”。根据上文的描述可知：Emily对自己的生活产生了新的理解和认识，决定了今后的奋斗方向，故B项正确。
12．A.relating B．referring
C．returning D．responding
解析：选C relate to意为“与……有关”；refer to意为“参考；涉及”；return to意为“回到”；respond to意为“响应；对……作出反应”。此处指Emily又回到了美国，所以return to符合语境。
13．A.prepare B．force
C．forbid D．convince
解析：选D prepare意为“准备”；force意为“强迫”；forbid意为“禁止；阻止”；convince意为“说服；使信服”。根据此空后的“let her create her own program”可知此处表示她说服了学校的管理部门让她创办自己的“领导艺术研究”项目，故D项正确。
14．A.as B．though
C．once D．if
解析：选B 根据句意可知此处表示尽管这样做使她多用了两年的时间才大学毕业。故用though引导让步状语从句。
15．A.hesitated B. failed
C．retired D．continued
解析：选D hesitate意为“犹豫”；fail意为“失败”；retire意为“退休”；continue意为“继续”。此空后的“become a senior management consultant in leadership training”和上句中的“leadership studies”相呼应，故此处表示她大学毕业后继续所做的事，故D项正确。
16．A.still B．also
C．again D．only
解析：选B 此处承接上文的创办项目，表示除了继续从事自己的事业外，她还(also)成立了一个禁毒组织，故B项正确。
17．A.leaves B．conveys
C．comments D．acquires
解析：选B leave意为“离开”；convey意为“表达；传达”；comment意为“发表评论；发表意见”；acquire意为“获得；取得”。根据句意可知，此处表示该组织向人们传达的信息是“凭自己的本领去生活，要有说’不’的意志”，convey the message意为“传递/表达信息”，符合语境。
18．A.will B．chance
C．fact D．pride
解析：选A will意为“意志力”；chance意为“机会”；fact意为“事实”；pride意为“自豪”。根据第17题的解析可知此处应该是：告诉人们自己要有对错误说“不”的意志力(will)。
19．A.promises B．requests
C．successes D．dreams
解析：选D 句意：所以，不要为了别人的梦想而活着。promise意为“允诺；承诺”；request意为“请求；需要”；success意为“成功”；dream意为“梦想；愿望”。根据第一段的描述可知：Emily周围的人都希望她成为一名兽医，但是通过自己这些年的拼搏和思考终于明白了——不能为了别人的梦想活着，故D项符合语境。
20．A.smiles B．reasons
C．choices D．mistakes
解析：选C 句意：假如你的选择仅限于似乎可能或合理的范围内，你将远离自己的真心。smile意为“微笑”；reason意为“原因”；choice意为“选择”；mistake意为“错误”。根据语义可知C项正确。
