Question

When I was 17 years old, I left my comfortable home in a wealthy Midwestern suburb to live as a for?eign exchange student in a lower-middle-class neigh?bourhood in a foreign country. I  5  in an apartment with no elevators, no dishwashers and one washer for 300 6  The tile (瓷砖)floors were always 7 and the rainy winter days there seemed endless. I 8 to wash my clothes by hand in the bathtub and 9 water was so costly, I trained myself to 10 my waist-length hair in less than five minutes.

At that time there were no cellphones and the Internet didn't exist, so for six months I had no   11 at all with my family or friends in the US. I had no rela?tives there so I 12 to face the fact that my 13 to adapt and create a life for 14 was one hundred per cent up to me. At age seventeen my need for friends was 15 and not knowing a soul was, needless to say, a bit stressful.

To  16 to my stress, I didn't speak the 17 and had no familiarity with the monetary (货币的)sys?tem nor the transportation system. One more 18 that created stress was my 19  family. Of all the families in the city where I lived, I was 20 with the one who spoke the least (or worst) English.

Living abroad and developing 21 in a foreign language required persistence and determination. I made many mistakes 22 the way. Now I've transformed my 23 memories into my medals of honour (荣誉勋章).They're the treasured stories that offer wisdom, provide me with insights into friends and family and pro?vide me with the 24 that I can surpass future chal?lenges.

5.    A. moved       B. lived

C.  turned     D. took

6.    A. places  B. names

C.  children       D. families

7.    A. warm  B. empty

C.  tidy  D. cold

8.    A. tried   B. asked

C.   learned  D. forced

9.    A. although    B. since

C.  unless      D. once

10.   A.    wash       B.    comb

C.    arrange    D.    adopt

11.   A.    contact    B.    quarrel

C.    letter       D.    chance

12.   A. turned B. needed

C.  pretended D. stopped

13.   A. imagination       B. ability

C.  question   D, career

14.   A. myself       B. other

C.  another    D. none

15.   A. impossible  B. hopeless

C.   beneficial      D. strong

16.   A. adapt  B. apply

C. add             D. reduce

17.   A. truth   B. language

C.  fact  D. word

18.   A. scene  B. shortage

C.  fault D. challenge

19.   A. own    B. former

C.  host  D. guest

20.   A. occupied •  B. housed

C.  compared D. chosen

21.   A. fluency      B. trouble

C.  habit       D. fame

22.   A. over   B. along

C.  in     D. during

23.   A. harmful     B. beautiful

C.  hopeful    D. stressful

24.   A. advantage   B. confidence

C.  promise        D. future

Answer 1

【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者17岁离家作为交

换生生活在国外所面临的挑战，这种经历让自己变得更明智、自信。

B根据语境"我住在一个没有电梯、没有洗碗机的公寓里， 这里的300个家庭共用一台洗衣机"可知，作者是"住"在这里，故选B项。

D参考上题句意。

D瓷砖的地板总是冰冷的，下雨的冬天似乎永远不会结束。根据下文提到"…the rainy winter days there seemed end?less. "可知D项正确。

C根据上文提到"300个家庭共用一台洗衣机"可知"我"学会了用手洗衣服。

B因为水比较贵，"我"训练自己在五分钟内洗完及腰的头发。两个句子是因果关系，故选B项。

A根据语境可知这里指洗头发，故选A项。

A 根据上文提到的"At that time there were no cellphones and the Internet didn't exist, so for six months…，'可知， "我"当时有六个月没有与家人和朋友联系，故选A项。

B "我"在那里没有亲戚，因此"我"需要面对现实，"我"的适应能力、自己创造生活的能力都得全部靠自己。need to do sth需要做某事。故选B项。

B参考上题句意和语境可知B项正确。

A根据语境可知，此处表示"为自己创造生活"，故选A项。

D impossible不可能的；hopeless没有希望的；beneficial 有利的，有益的；strong强壮的，强烈的。在十七岁的年纪，"我"对朋友的渴望是强烈的，不用说，一个人都不认识是有压力的。根据语境可知D项正确。

C让"我"更感到有压力的是我不会说当地的语言，对货币和交通系统一无所知。根据上文的"…not knowing a soul was, needless to say, a bit stressful."可知C项正确。

B参考上题句意和语境可知B项正确。

D scene场面，情景；shortage缺乏，不足；fault故障，缺点，过失；challenge挑战。"我"的寄宿家庭是另一个会给"我"带来压力的挑战。根据语境可知作者面临一个个挑战， 故选D项。

C参考上题句意，再根据下文提到"Of all the families in the city where I lived, I was -" with the one who spoke the least (or worst) English."可知此处指其寄宿家庭，故C项正确。

B occupy占据；house给房子住；compare比较；choose选择。在"我"居住的这个城市的家庭中，"我"被安排住在几乎不说英语的家里。根据语境可知B项正确。

A    fluency流畅，流利；trouble麻烦，烦恼；habit习惯； fame名声，名望，名气。住在国外和说一口流利的外语需要毅力和决心。根据句意和语境可'知A项正确。

B在这条路上"我"犯了很多的错误。along沿着，顺着。

D harmful有害的；beautiful漂亮的；hopeful有希望的； stressful有压力的。现在"我"已经把那段有压力的记忆转换成荣誉。根据上文提到的"To... to my stress..."可知D项正确。

B  advantage优势；confidence信心；promise承诺；future将来。它们都是珍贵的故事，可以提供智慧，提供给"我"度过未来挑战的自信。根据"…that I can surpass future chal?lenges. "可知B项正确。