Question

【题目】 At my heaviest I weighed 370 pounds.Worried about my health, I tried many different kinds of diets but nothing__________.I came to believe that I could do nothing about my weight.

When I was 50, my weight problem began to influence me ________. I didn’t want to live the rest of my life with this extra weight any more.

That year, I ________ a seminar(研讨课) where we were asked to set up a project that would touch the world. A seminar leader shared her_________ story—she had not only lost 125 pounds, but also raised $25,000 for homeless children.

______by her story, I set up the “As We Heal(痊愈), the World Heals” project. My goal was to lose 150 pounds in one year and raise $50,000. In this way, I could not only heal myself, but heal the world by supporting a movement set up 30 years ago to end hunger.

______I began my own personal weight programme, I was filled with the fear that I would run into the same difficulties that beat me before. While the ________ hung over my head, there were also signs that I was headed down the right path. I sent letters to everyone I knew, telling them about my project. It worked perfectly. Donations began ________ in from hundreds of people.

Of course, I also took some practical steps to lose weight. I hired a fitness coach. I began to eat _____ meals and exercise often.

A year later, I ________ my goal: I lost 150 pounds and raised $50,000! I feel that I’ve been given a second life to devote to something that is meaningful and great.

【1】A.allowedB.workedC.repliedD.remained

【2】A.smoothlyB.speciallyC.secretlyD.seriously

【3】A.organizedB.improvedC.attendedD.recommended

【4】A.excitedB.successfulC.happyD.interesting

【5】A.SurprisedB.RemindedC.InfluencedD.Caught

【6】A.AsB.UntilC.IfD.Unless

【7】A.excitementB.fearC.angerD.joy

【8】A.breakingB.steppingC.jumpingD.flooding

【9】A.heavyB.healthyC.expensiveD.cheap

【10】A.achievedB.acceptedC.receivedD.arrived

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】B

【5】C

【6】A

【7】B

【8】D

【9】B

【10】A

【解析】

本篇讲述了受体重作问题困扰多年的作者在他52岁时参加了一个研讨会，受到一位研讨会的负责人分享的成功故事的影响，设立了“当我们治愈，世界治愈”项目；他努力克服之前减肥时碰到的困难，终于实现了减肥和筹款的目标。

【1】

句意：我试过很多种不同的节食方法，但都没有奏效。

allowed允许；worked工作、奏效；replied回答；remained保留；根据but的句意转折，推断空格指很多种不同的节食方法都没有奏效；故选B。

【2】

句意：当我50岁时，我的体重问题开始严重影响我。

smoothly顺利地；specially特别地；secretly秘密地；seriously严重地；根据下文“I didn’t want to live the rest of my life with this extra weight any more.”推断空格指体重问题开始严重影响作者，他才有了不想再带着这个多余的体重过余生的想法；故选D。

【3】

句意：那一年，我参加了一个研讨会，在那里我们被要求创建一个能够触动世界的项目。

organized组织；improved提高；attended参加；recommended推荐；从文字的表层意思可知空格指参加了一个研讨会；故选C。

【4】

句意：一位研讨会的负责人分享了她的成功故事，她不仅减了125磅，还为无家可归的孩子筹集了25000美元。

excited兴奋的；successful成功的；happy快乐的；interesting有趣的；根据下文“she had not only lost 125 pounds, but also raised $25,000 for homeless children.”推断空格指分享了她的成功故事，不但成功的减肥，而且还为慈善事业筹集了两万多美元；故选B。

【5】

句意：受她的故事影响，我设立了“当我们治愈，世界治愈”项目。

Surprised惊讶；Reminded提醒；Influenced受影响；Caught抓住；由上文可知一位研讨会的负责人分享了她的成功故事，她不仅减了125磅，还为无家可归的孩子筹集了25000美元；推断空格指受她的故事影响，故选C。

【6】

句意：当我开始我自己的个人体重计划时，我内心充满了恐惧，担心我会遇到以前打败我的困难。

As当……时候，引导时间状语从句；Until 直到，引导时间状语从句；If如果，引导条件状语从句；Unless除非，引导条件状语从句；从文字的表层意思推断空格指当作者开始实行计划时，担心会遇到以前的困难；故选A。

【7】

句意：虽然恐惧笼罩着我的头，但也有迹象表明我走上了正确的道路。

excitement兴奋；fear恐惧；anger愤怒；joy 欢乐；根据上文可知作者担心会遇到以前的困难，由此推断空格指在实施计划时，作者心理有这种恐惧；故选B。

【8】

句意：我给所有认识的人写信，告诉他们我的计划。计划实施得很好。数以百计的人开始大量捐赠。

breaking突破；stepping.踏步；jumping跳跃；flooding大量涌入；根据“It worked perfectly.”可知作者的计划得以完美实施，由此推断空格指数以百计的人开始大量捐赠，大量的美元涌入；故选D。

【9】

句意：我开始吃健康的食物并经常锻炼身体。

heavy重的；healthy健康的；expensive贵的；cheap便宜的；根据上文“I also took some practical steps to lose weight. I hired a fitness coach.”可知作者采取了一些实际措施来减肥，雇了个健身教练，推断空格指作者开始吃健康的食物；故选B。

【10】

句意：一年后，我实现了我的目标：我减了150磅，筹集了5万美元！

achieved达到；accepted接受；received收到；arrived到达；根据下文“I lost 150 pounds and raised $50,000!”可知作者减了150磅，筹集了5万美元；由此可知空格指作者实现了目标；故选A。