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“Growth requires discomfort. If you stick with what is comfortable, you're 1 any hope of surprising yourself, of finding greatness, of having the best experiences human life has to 2 .”
—Thomas Oppong
Many people agree that the magic starts to 3 the instant we step outside of our comfort zones. The second you decide to go 4 what is safe, you will have planted a seed 5 ,if watered daily, will bloom into something that you would have 6 expected to come to fruition.
For me,what we should remember is that, by no means, can 7
and comfort coexist.
Five years ago, I decided to move overseas. All throughout high school, I wanted to live in a Latin American 8 and become fluent in Spanish through 9 cultural immersion(沉浸). Obviously the chances of this happening in the US were 10 . So, halfway through my undergraduate, I switched over to the online version of my degree and bought a oneway ticket to Argentina, 11 I finished the last two years of my degree.
I currently still live here,and I can personally say that 12 what I wanted years ago and taking the necessary steps to make it a 13 was one of the most important things I could have done for myself. Using my second language and learning to live life 14 from the way in the US has 15 an extremely enriching (丰富的) experience.
本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。通过作者在国外求学的经历,告诉人们:成长需要不适,成长和舒适不共存。
1.A.giving in B.bringing out
C.giving up D.putting off
答案:C
解析:考查短语动词。句意:成长需要不适。如果你坚持舒适,那么你正在放弃使你自己惊讶的、发现伟大的、拥有人类生活馈赠我们的最好经历的希望。A.giving in屈服,投降;B.bringing out说出;出版;C.giving up放弃;D.putting off推迟。此处指如果你坚持舒适,那么你就会放弃一些希望。故选C。
2.A.face B.offer
C.solve D.value
答案:B
解析:考查动词。句意:成长需要不适。如果你坚持舒适,那么你正在放弃使你自己惊讶的、发现伟大的、拥有人类生活馈赠我们的最好经历的希望。A.face面对;B.offer提供;C.solve解决;D.value评估,估价。这里指人类生活提供的最好经历。故选B。
3.A.happen B.disappear
C.change D.continue
答案:A
解析:考查动词。句意:许多人认为,我们一走出我们的舒适区,神奇的事情就开始发生。A.happen发生;B.disappear消失;C.change改变;D.continue继续。这里指一些神奇的事情会发生。故选A。
4.A.into B.through
C.beyond D.after
答案:C
解析:考查介词。句意:你一决定走出安全的地方,如果你每天浇水,你将会种下一颗长出你从来不会期盼过的果实的种子。A.into进入;B.through穿过;C.beyond超过;在……之上;D.after在……之后。go beyond“超出;胜过”。故选C。
5.A.where B.what
C.that D.who
答案:C
解析:考查定语从句引导词。句意:你一决定走出安全的地方,如果你每天浇水,你将会种下一颗长出你从来不会期盼过的果实的种子。此处seed是先行词,指物,在后面的定语从句中作主语,故选C。
6.A.ever B.never
C.always D.already
答案:B
解析:考查副词。句意:你一决定走出安全的地方,如果你每天浇水,你将会种下一颗长出你从来不会期盼过的果实的种子。A.ever曾经;B.never从来没有;C.always总是;D.already已经。此处指 “从来没有期盼过”。故选B。
7.A.failure B.difficulty
C.pleasure D.growth
答案:D
解析:考查名词。句意:对我来说,我们应该牢记的最重要的事情是绝不可以让成长和舒适共存。A.failure失败;B.difficulty困难;C.pleasure快乐;D.growth增长,生长。根据第一段第一句Growth requires discomfort.可知,成长和舒适不能共存。故选D。
8.A.museum B.forest
C.country D.workshop
答案:C
解析:考查名词。句意:在高中,我想生活在一个拉美国家,通过完全的文化熏陶使西班牙语变得流利。A.museum博物馆;B.forest森林;C.country国家;D.workshop车间。只有在一个国家里才能练习语言。故选C。
9.A.easy B.severe
C.simple D.full
答案:D
解析:考查形容词。句意:在高中,我想生活在一个拉美国家,通过完全的文化熏陶使西班牙语变得流利。A.easy容易的;B.severe严厉的;C.simple简单的;D.full完整的;满的。让语言变得流利,需要通过文化熏陶。故选D。
10.A.slim B.big
C.pure D.fair
答案:A
解析:考查形容词。句意:显然在美国这种情况发生的概率是微小的。A.slim微小的;苗条的;B.big大的;C.pure纯的;D.fair公平的。故选A。
11.A.when B.how
C.which D.where
答案:D
解析:考查定语从句引导词。句意:大学本科中途,我转换到在线学位,买了去阿根廷的单程票,在那里用了两年完成我的学位。此处Argentina是先行词,在定语从句中作地点状语,故选D。
12.A.recognizing B.designing
C.ignoring D.commenting
答案:A
解析:考查动名词。句意:我目前仍住在这里,就我而言,知道自己几年前想要的东西并采取了行动,最终变成现实是我为自己做过的最重要的事。A.recognizing认识到;承认;B.designing设计;C.ignoring忽视;D.commenting评论。根据I currently still live here,and I can personally say可知这里是指意识到自己想要什么。故选A。
13.A.reality B.habit
C.desire D.routine
答案:A
解析:考查名词。句意:我目前仍住在这里,就我而言,知道自己几年前想要的东西并采取了行动,最终变成现实是我为自己做过的最重要的事情。A.reality现实;B.habit习惯;C.desire欲望,要求;D.routine常规,惯例。采取措施就是要把想要的变成现实。故选A。
14.A.freely B.differently
C.absently D.safely
答案:B
解析:考查副词。句意:使用第二语言后自己的生活与在美国的生活完全不一样。A.freely自由地,免费地;B.differently不同地;C.absently心不在焉地;D.safely安全地。故选B。
15.A.turned over B.turned up
C.turned out D.turned down
答案:C
解析:考查短语动词。句意:使用第二语言后自己的生活与在美国的生活完全不一样,这是一种极其丰富多彩的经历。A.turned over翻转;B.turned up出现;音量调大;C.turned out结果是;D.turned down拒绝;音量调小。此处指产生的结果,故选C。