Question

【题目】 Learn to rise again

It is not always easy to discover yourself. From a(/an)_______________age, I had a strong sense of who I would become—but an accident changed everything.

To me, skating was more ______________than anything else in the world. Nothing else filled my heart with so much_______________. I spent 24 hours a week developing my skills. I had no social life or interests other than _________________.But I was rewarded (回报) with first place medals in nearly every competition.

_______________, during one competition, I fell and was badly injured. The doctor told me that I couldn’t skate any more. The pain in my back was _______________to bear(忍受) and even basic daily tasks became difficult.

My passion (激情) had been________________. I lost heart and had no idea what I would become. After eight months of suffering, something had to ________________. Instead of sitting around and wasting my days, I began to work with local community service projects. By volunteering as a swimming teacher and summer reading assistant (助教)for kids, I got an idea of whom I wanted to become. After a few months, I_______________a new interest. Little by little, I stepped out of the shadow and rebuilt my confidence.

Sometimes, challenges in life will get in the way. We can choose to stay behind or try to get past these challenges. My_______________was a challenge that failed to stop me from reaching success. Today, I’m a very confident and optimistic (乐观的) person.

【1】A.oldB.youngC.goodD.bad

【2】A.amazingB.surprisingC.importantD.useful

【3】A.sadnessB.joyC.surpriseD.pain

【4】A.skatingB.readingC.volunteeringD.dancing

【5】A.NecessarilyB.ImpossiblyC.HopefullyD.Unluckily

【6】A.easyB.hardC.fineD.satisfied

【7】A.taken awayB.take offC.take upD.take in

【8】A.rememberB.moveC.changeD.return

【9】A.knewB.foundC.showedD.thought

【10】A.storyB.workC.lifeD.accident

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【4】A

【5】D

【6】B

【7】A

【8】C

【9】B

【10】D

【解析】

文章大意：文章主要介绍了作者滑冰时受伤而导致作者失去信心，但是在作者当志愿者作游泳老师和阅读助教时重获自信。

【1】句意：从很小的时候起，我就很清楚自己会成为什么样的人。

old大的，年长的；young小的，年轻的；good好的；bad坏的，根据后文“I had a strong sense of who I would become”“我就很清楚自己会成为什么样的人”可知，应该是从很小的时候起，故选B。

【2】句意：对我来说，滑冰比世界上任何事情都重要。

amazing惊奇的；surprising吃惊的；important重要的；useful有用的，根据后文的“Nothing else filled my heart with so much”“没有什么比这更让我心满意足了”可知，应该是重要的，故选C。

【3】句意：没有什么比这更让我心满意足了。

sadness伤心；joy开心；surprise惊讶；pain疼痛，根据后文“I had no social life or interests”“我没有别的社交和兴趣”可知，没有什么比这更让我心满意足了，故选B。

【4】句意：除了滑冰，我没有别的社交和兴趣。

skating滑冰；reading阅读；volunteering自愿做；dancing跳舞，根据“skating was more important than anything else in the world”“对我来说，滑冰比世界上任何事情都重要”可知，应该是滑冰，故选A。

【5】句意：不幸的是，在一次比赛中，我摔倒了，受了重伤。

Necessarily不可避免地；Impossibly不可能地；Hopefully有希望地；Unluckily不幸地，根据后文的“during one competition, I fell and was badly injured”“在一次比赛中，我摔倒了，受了重伤”可知，应该是不幸地，故选D。

【6】句意：我背部的疼痛难以忍受，甚至连基本的日常工作也变得困难起来。

easy容易的；hard困难的；fine好的；satisfied满意的，根据后文的“even basic daily tasks became difficult”“甚至连基本的日常工作也变得困难起来”可知，应该是难以忍受，故选B。

【7】句意：我的激情被带走了。

taken away夺走，带走；take off飞机起飞；take up开始从事；take in接纳，根据后文的“I lost heart and had no idea what I would become”“我失去了信心，不知道自己会变成什么样子”可知，应该是热情被带走了，故选A。

【8】句意：在遭受了半年的痛苦之后，有些事情不得不改变。

remember记得；move移动；change改变；return返回，根据后文的“Instead of sitting around and wasting my days, I began to work with local community service projects”“我没有闲坐着浪费时间，而是开始参与当地的社区服务项目”可知，应该是不得不改变，故选C。

【9】句意：几个月后，我找到了新的兴趣。

knew知道；found发现，找到；showed展示；thought想，认为，根据后文的“Little by little, I stepped out of the shadow and rebuilt my confidence”“渐渐地，我走出阴影，重建了信心”可知，应该是找到新兴趣，故选B。

【10】句意：我的事故是一个挑战，未能阻止我取得成功。

story故事；work工作；life生活；accident事故，根据前文作者的经历以及所给空后面的“challenge that failed to stop me from reaching success”“一个挑战，未能阻止我取得成功”可知，应该是事故，故选D。