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2022届高考英语完形填空专项训练：生活方式
一、完形填空（共20小题；共595分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
My husband, Kim, and I had a lot in common. Both of us _____1_____ for a simple way of life. It's _____2_____ in today's world not to get caught up in the culture of consumption (消费).
One night I sat down at the table across from Kim and looked around our _____3_____. There were so many pots and pans and other appliances (家用电器).
"We have plenty," I said to Kim. "But is this _____4_____ we really want "
"I've been thinking about the very same thing," he answered. "My work doesn't _____5_____ me anymore. It takes me away from you. Maybe it's time to _____6_____ it."
We started by _____7_____ things. We went from two cars to one. _____8_____ going out to dinner, we cooked more. I cut Kim's hair and even _____9_____ him to cut my hair in the short style I like. We were spending and consuming _____10_____.
Later, we gave up our careers, sold our house and bought a piece of land in the _____11_____ to build a new one. There is a quality spring (泉) to provide _____12_____ for drinking, cooking, bathing, washing and gardening. The land is farmable. We have built a little unheated greenhouse to _____13_____ the plants to live through the cold winter. We _____14_____ crops in a cool storeroom. We share seeds and crops _____15_____ neighbors.
We've been here in the mountains for 15 years, living more _____16_____ than we used to. The biggest _____17_____ is that our lives have become richer in all areas. Kim and I still work much of the time, _____18_____ it's this work that is satisfying to the soul.
Our spiritual life has deepened, too. Living the way we _____19_____ has made us much more mindful of the sun, the rain, the spring water, the earth, and much more _____20_____.
1. A.asked B.longed C.called D.struggled
2. A.hard B.common C.easy D.practical
3. A.kitchen B.study C.sitting room D.living room
4. A.why B.how C.what D.that
5. A.help B.influence C.match D.satisfy
6. A.pass B.miss C.change D.design
7. A.giving up B.leaving behind
C.leaving out D.giving off
8. A.In spite of B.In case of C.Instead of D.Because of
9. A.trained B.taught C.refused D.respected
10. A.more B.less C.longer D.sooner
11. A.country B.city C.gardens D.mountains
12. A.water B.services C.products D.experience
13. A.end B.raise C.protect D.save
14. A.observe B.plant C.harvest D.keep
15. A.with B.for C.by D.over
16. A.helplessly B.secretly C.patiently D.peacefully
17. A.surprise B.support C.effect D.care
18. A.and B.but C.or D.so
19. A.hate B.love C.wonder D.afford
20. A.grateful B.proud C.painful D.worried
I'm a vegetarian (素食主义者). When I became a vegetarian, eating lunch at school was the _____21_____ part. I would get in line and when I _____22_____ hot wings, chicken tenders, hamburgers and salads with ham, I would search for more choices. Sometimes there would be something without _____23_____. But most of the time, I didn't have anything to _____24_____. I didn't take my own lunch because I came home late and I didn't want to _____25_____ earlier just to make food. And my mom told us to eat at school so she could _____26_____ money.
I didn't want to bother the lunch workers because they seemed _____27_____. I had a lunch ticket so I'd get a hamburger and sometimes a banana. I _____28_____ gave the hamburger away to my friends. I also wanted to eat when I _____29_____ my friends eat meat, but the reason _____30_____ I became a vegetarian stopped me.
When I read the book Fast Food Nation a couple years ago, I was _____31_____. I read about huge factory farms. There are so many animals that there is not enough _____32_____. So the animals have to stand in their own feces (排泄物). Cows and pigs are given hormones (激素) to make them _____33_____ so companies can get the most meat _____34_____ them. I'm worried that those hormones are harmful to my _____35_____.
I also read how the workers are treated _____36_____. They have to touch chemicals with their hands and _____37_____ long hours. The meat companies seem to only _____38_____ how much money they will make. They don't think whether the _____39_____ of consumers (消费者) will be harmed or not. I didn't want to _____40_____ these companies any more, so I decided to become a vegetarian.
21. A.best B.newest C.hardest D.funniest
22. A.received B.wanted C.enjoyed D.saw
23. A.taste B.calorie C.rice D.meat
24. A.hold B.eat C.offer D.drink
25. A.wake up B.stand up C.show up D.take off
26. A.win B.find C.earn D.save
27. A.poor B.angry C.busy D.friendly
28. A.usually B.seldom C.also D.still
29. A.heard B.suggested C.helped D.watched
30. A.where B.how C.why D.when
31. A.bored B.shocked C.interested D.relaxed
32. A.service B.work C.food D.room
33. A.strong B.long C.fat D.different
34. A.from B.for C.without D.in
35. A.way B.thought C.habit D.body
36. A.wisely B.dishonestly C.badly D.strangely
37. A.kill B.work C.walk D.repeat
38. A.care about B.find out C.stand for D.go through
39. A.mood B.skin C.health D.choice
40. A.respect B.support C.protect D.visit
I live in a rural community in the United States. A rural area is different from a city because there are _____41_____ people. My home is deep in a valley _____42_____ by mountains that are rocky and covered in trees. _____43_____ many farms are located in rural areas because they require large plots of land to grow food or _____44_____ farm animals. In my community the mountains and _____45_____ soil make it difficult to farm. This is one _____46_____ why few people live in my area.
What's it like to live in the mountains Since we have a lot of _____47_____, we get to have horses and chickens. My family _____48_____ eggs from the chickens for breakfast. We also lose electricity a lot because the trees fall on power lines whenever there's a _____49_____. In my community, people keep battery—powered flashlights and oil lamps stored in case the lights _____50_____. Some people also use a generator—a machine that generates electricity from gasoline—whenever there are _____51_____.
Going to school in a rural area means having fewer classmates and _____52_____ longer distances. To get to my high school, I must drive forty miles to the _____53_____ city. This means I must get up much earlier than my _____54_____ classmates in order to be on time. The roads in my community aren't paved with asphalt (沥青) either, so during storms they _____55_____ become too muddy or snowy to pass. In cities a snowplow (扫雪机) _____56_____ quickly, but areas where fewer people live aren't the priority (优先), so days can pass before a snowplow _____57_____ the road. Sometimes I must miss school because storms make it _____58_____ to drive.
I am not sure _____59_____ if I want to live in the country or in the city when I grow up. I like being in nature, hearing the creek and the birds, and having a big yard. I also like being in the city, though, where I can go howling or skating, or see my friends. It can get _____60_____ in the country, although I do love being around our animals.
41. A.few B.many C.fewer D.more
42. A.surrounded B.hidden C.shadowed D.enriched
43. A.When B.While C.Because D.If
44. A.feed B.grow C.train D.house
45. A.rich B.muddy C.rocky D.snowy
46. A.explanation B.cause C.excuse D.reason
47. A.space B.room C.place D.land
48. A.lays B.harvests C.buys D.picks
49. A.storm B.thunder C.lighting D.shower
50. A.put out B.wear out C.run out D.go out
51. A.dangers B.risks C.emergencies D.incidents
52. A.walking B.running C.driving D.traveling
53. A.nearby B.distant C.nearest D.farthest
54. A.rural B.city C.old D.new
55. A.can B.may C.must D.should
56. A.comes by B.comes about C.comes to D.comes out
57. A.cleans B.digs C.clears D.covers
58. A.likely B.necessary C.improper D.impossible
59. A.still B.yet C.even D.as
60. A.quiet B.lonely C.alone D.busy
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
During the Nov. 11 shopping event, many people tend to buy more than they need because of sales promotions or just plain urge. But what normally _____61_____ the shopping spree (疯狂购物) is not _____62_____, but regret. That's because many people just buy things to fill the _____63_____ in their hearts, but accumulating things actually _____64_____ the burden in their minds.
The concept of Danshari may provide a(n) _____65_____ to the problem. Danshari was based on three Chinese characters, duan she li, _____66_____ refusal, disposal (清除) and separation. It promotes the idea of getting rid of _____67_____ things and separating oneself from the drive to own _____68_____ possessions. There are two basic rules that _____69_____ whether you should keep something—the relationship between you and the item under _____70_____, as well as the timing. So before you _____71_____ your payment password for something, ask yourself two questions: Do I _____72_____ it now Does it suit me
Danshari encourages you not only to _____73_____ yourself things, but to give up the unreasonable desire associated with owning them. Nowadays, people need to learn to _____74_____ their daily lives. Buy only the necessities and _____75_____ items, regularly _____76_____ things you don't need any more, then you'll get freedom in your heart.
However, it doesn't mean that you should _____77_____ your desire and live a less interesting life. Instead, you should _____78_____ yourself rather than material goods. Through _____79_____ what to buy and what to get rid of, you can see a deeper reflection of yourself, _____80_____ learning to make wise decisions about more important things.
61. A.prevents B.follows C.starts D.promotes
62. A.expectation B.wealth C.satisfaction D.relief
63. A.emptiness B.needs C.silence D.space
64. A.measures B.covers C.relieves D.indicates
65. A.limit B.alternative C.solution D.introduction
66. A.meaning B.abolishing C.violating D.predicting
67. A.updated B.temporary C.used D.unnecessary
68. A.private B.material C.valuable D.popular
69. A.prove B.permit C.decide D.affect
70. A.guarantee B.consideration C.control D.discussion
71. A.change B.create C.provide D.enter
72. A.need B.try C.want D.match
73. A.deny B.prepare C.spare D.serve
74. A.fix B.risk C.enrich D.simplify
75. A.special B.cheap C.suitable D.optional
76. A.discover B.recycle C.update D.abandon
77. A.fuel B.identify C.kill D.balance
78. A.reflect on B.focus on C.give up D.cheer up
79. A.choosing B.avoiding C.comparing D.mentioning
80. A.rather B.otherwise C.therefore D.still
Whenever Michael Carl goes out to dinner with friends, he plays something called the "phone stack" game: Everyone _____81_____ their phones in the middle of the table; whoever looks at their device before the check arrives _____82_____ for dinner.
Brandon Holley had trouble _____83_____ her mobile phone when she got home from work. So about six months ago, she _____84_____ putting her phone into a milk tin the moment she walked in. It remains there until after dinner. And Mare Jacobs, a fashion designer, didn't _____85_____ to sleep close to a beeping gadget. So he _____86_____ digital devices from his bedroom—a house rule he _____87_____ with audiences during a recent screening of Disconnect.
As smart phones _____88_____ to make their way into our lives, and wearable devices like Google Glass _____89_____ to destroy our personal space even further, overtaxed users are carving out their own device-free zones. Whether it's a physical _____90_____ (no ipads at the dinner table) or a conceptual one (turn off devices by 11 p.m.), users say these disconnecting _____91_____ are improving their relationships.
"Disconnecting is a luxury that we all _____92_____," said Lesley, a writer who keeps her phone away from the dinner table at home. "The expectation that we must always be _____93_____ to employers, colleagues and family creates a real problem in trying to _____94_____ private time. But that private time is more important than ever."
A popular method for disconnecting is to choose a box for your cellphone, like the milk tin that Ms. Holley uses. "_____95_____ my phone is buzzing or lighting up, it's still a distraction, so it _____96_____ in the box." said Ms. Holley. Others choose new _____97_____. "No screens after 11 p.m." said Ari. Melber, a TV host. "Now evenings are more _____98_____ and I am sleeping better." he added.
Sleep is a big factor, which is why some _____99_____ to leave their phones out of their bedrooms. So does Mare Jacobs. "It _____100_____ is a head clearer and distinguishes daytime and sleep time."
81. A.stores B.organizes C.arranges D.places
82. A.pays B.waits C.prepares D.reaches
83. A.examining B.ignoring C.missing D.finding
84. A.stopped B.forgot C.began D.suggested
85. A.hate B.want C.expect D.refuse
86. A.banned B.lost C.collected D.adjusted
87. A.talked B.agreed C.provided D.shared
88. A.intend B.choose C.continue D.happen
89. A.defend B.threaten C.improve D.occupy
90. A.barrier B.suffering C.issue D.disadvantage
91. A.methods B.performances C.activities D.achievements
92. A.learn B.consider C.accept D.need
93. A.dependable B.available C.convenient D.appealing
94. A.figure out B.save up C.set aside D.take up
95. A.Unless B.If C.Until D.Although
96. A.goes B.fills C.buries D.lays
97. A.games B.orders C.steps D.rules
98. A.flexible B.urgent C.relaxing D.upsetting
99. A.admit B.prefer C.refuse D.permit
100. A.definitely B.rarely C.finally D.originally
Human growth is a process of experimentation, trial, and error eventually leading to wisdom. Each time you choose to trust yourself and take action, you can never quite be certain how the situation will _____101_____ .
Sometimes you are victorious, and sometimes you become disappointed. The _____102_____ experiments, however, are no less valuable than the experiments that finally prove successful; in fact, you _____103_____ learn more from your "failures" than you do from your _____104_____ . If you have made what you think to be a mistake or failed to live up to your own _____105_____ , you will most likely put up a barrier between your essence and the part of you that is the alleged (声称的) wrong-doer.
However, viewing past actions as
_____106_____
implies guilt and blame, and it is not possible to learn anything meaning while you are engaged in blaming.
_____107_____
, forgiveness is required when you are severely judging yourself. Forgiveness is the act of erasing an
_____108_____
debt. There are four kinds of forgiveness.
The first is beginner forgiveness for yourself.
The second of forgiveness is beginner forgiveness for another.
The third kind of forgiveness is _____109_____ forgiveness of yourself. This is for serious misbehaviors, the ones you carry with deep _____110_____ . When you do something that violates your own values and principles, you create a gap between your standards and your actual _____111_____ .
In such a case, you need to work very hard at _____112_____ yourself for these deeds so that you can close this gap. This does not _____113_____ that you should rush to forgive yourself or shouldn't feel regret, _____114_____ taking pleasure in these feelings for a prolonged period of time is not healthy.
The
_____115_____
and perhaps most difficult one is the advanced forgiveness of another.
At some time of our life, you may have been severely wronged or hurt by another person to such a degree that forgiveness seems _____116_____ .
However, harboring anger and revenge fantasies only keeps you _____117_____ in victimhood. Under such a circumstance, you should force yourself to see the bigger picture. By so doing, you will be able to _____118_____ the focus away from the anger and resentment.
It is only through forgiveness that you can erase wrongdoing and _____119_____ the memory. When you can _____120_____ release the situation, you may come to see it as a necessary part of your growth.
101. A.turn out B.turn up C.break up D.break out
102. A.important B.engaged C.failed D.successful
103. A.obviously B.necessarily C.continuously D.usually
104. A.success B.failure C.fault D.benefit
105. A.ability B.expectations C.belief D.experiences
106. A.mistakes B.victories C.experiments D.fantasies
107. A.Still B.Therefore C.Instead D.However
108. A.absurd B.original C.emotional D.unusual
109. A.ordinary B.advanced C.alternative D.certain
110. A.wisdom B.mercy C.injury D.shame
111. A.thought B.approach C.behavior D.purpose
112. A.punishing B.forgiving C.blaming D.praising
113. A.mean B.prove C.reflect D.represent
114. A.and B.or C.but D.so
115. A.uncertain B.premier C.next D.last
116. A.essential B.valuable C.impossible D.unavoidable
117. A.trapped B.located C.lost D.occupied
118. A.drive B.drag C.put D.shift
119. A.keep B.refresh C.weaken D.clean
120. A.naturally B.finally C.definitely D.initially
完形填空
I may not be a movie star or billionaire when I grow up. But one thing I will be known for, at least locally, is commuting (长途上下班) by bicycle. It's _____121_____ to see how few people do this— _____122_____ many could. Lots of people campaign (发起运动) for the reduction of greenhouse gasses, but by driving cars, they're still _____123_____ the problem.
Actually, my interest in the _____124_____, health, and costs led me to cycling.
Bicycle commuting is a great _____125_____ to cut greenhouse gasses. Many activists recycle and _____126_____ trees, but bicycle commuting could be even more effective. _____127_____ cutting down a few pounds of carbon dioxide emissions every year, you could _____128_____ hundreds of pounds of CO2 just by commuting by bicycle a few times a week.
Cycling is _____129_____ good for your health. It can _____130_____ you to lose weight, _____131_____ it works the two biggest muscles of your body. Bicycling improves your cardiovascular (心血管的) health, which can _____132_____ many diseases. Cycling burns calories and is a low-impact sport, meaning it carries a relatively low _____133_____ of stress injury, unlike running.
_____134_____, bicycle commuting saves money. When you buy your first road bike, helmet, and other necessary parts, you might be shocked by the _____135_____. But considering rising gas prices, you can save a _____136_____ amount of money each year by not driving a car.
You might be thinking, "I don’t have time for bicycle commuting". _____137_____, you probably do. You could cut back on your TV time and _____138_____ this activity that helps you get _____139_____, have fun, and care for the environment.
Cycling is very wise. You can get into _____140_____, save money, and help fight greenhouse gas emissions, all during your commute. How's that for multitasking
121. A.sad B.happy C.lucky D.strange
122. A.in case B.as if C.even though D.as long as
123. A.resulting from B.contributing to
C.sticking to D.turning to
124. A.music B.environment C.energy D.figure
125. A.experience B.task C.possibility D.way
126. A.plant B.water C.buy D.decorate
127. A.Because of B.According to C.Instead of D.Next to
128. A.save B.waste C.find D.cut
129. A.also B.still C.ever D.even
130. A.advise B.expect C.help D.challenge
131. A.since B.so C.and D.if
132. A.cure B.prevent C.sense D.suffer
133. A.chance B.problem C.means D.treatment
134. A.However B.Therefore C.Besides D.Anyhow
135. A.cost B.brand C.size D.color
136. A.clear B.large C.relative D.slight
137. A.Interestingly B.Finally C.Generally D.Actually
138. A.take in B.hold back C.pick up D.put down
139. A.excited B.fit C.serious D.cheerful
140. A.shape B.touch C.trouble D.contact
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The _____141_____ is that countries around the world have growing mountains of _____142_____ because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before.
How did we _____143_____ a throwaway society First of all, it is now easier to _____144_____ an object than to spend time and money to repair it. _____145_____ modern manufacturing (制造业) and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and _____146_____.
Another cause is our _____147_____ of disposable (一次性的) products. As _____148_____ people, we are always looking for _____149_____ to save time and make our lives panies _____150_____ thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few.
Our appetite for new products also _____151_____ to the problem. We are _____152_____ buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that _____153_____ is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we _____154_____ useful possessions to make room for new ones.
All around the world, we can see the _____155_____ of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To _____156_____ the amount of rubbish and to protect the _____157_____, more governments are requiring people to recycle materials. _____158_____, this is not enough to solve (解决) our problem.
Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions _____159_____ throwing them away. We also need to rethink our attitudes about _____160_____. Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best way to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment.
141. A.key B.reason C.project D.problem
142. A.gifts B.rubbish C.debt D.products
143. A.face B.become C.observe D.change
144. A.hide B.control C.replace D.withdraw
145. A.Thanks to B.As to C.Except for D.Regardless of
146. A.safe B.funny C.cheap D.powerful
147. A.love B.lack C.prevention D.division
148. A.sensitive B.kind C.brave D.busy
149. A.ways B.places C.jobs D.friends
150. A.donate B.receive C.produce D.preserve
151. A.adapts B.returns C.responds D.contributes
152. A.tired of B.addicted to C.worried about D.ashamed for
153. A.newer B.stronger C.higher D.larger
154. A.pick up B.pay for C.hold onto D.throw away
155. A.advantages B.purposes C.functions D.consequences
156. A.show B.record C.decrease D.measure
157. A.technology B.environment C.consumers D.brands
158. A.However B.Otherwise C.Therefore D.Meanwhile
159. A.by B.in favour of C.after D.instead of
160. A.spending B.collecting C.repairing D.advertising
Not taking enough vacation time could raise a person's risk of dying, research suggests. The study was based on data on Finnish businessmen _____161_____ over four decades and suggested going on vacation cuts the _____162_____ of dying by 37 percent.
To _____163_____ the study, researchers assessed information from the Helsinki Businessmen Study on 1,222 men born between 1919 to 1934 who went on to become company executives. The participants were _____164_____ in 1974 and 1975, and had at least one risk factor for cardiovascular disease, such as being overweight, keeping a smoking habit, or having high cholesterol, high blood pressure, glucose _____165_____ or elevated triglycerides.
Of the total participants, 612 were given health _____166_____ every four months. Tips included keeping up _____167_____ activity, eating a healthy diet, _____168_____ a healthy weight and quitting smoking. The men were also given drugs to lower blood pressure and lipids when deemed necessary. The other men acted as the control group and received no _____169_____ or advice. Between 1974 to 2004, men in the intervention group who took three weeks or less of annual leave each year had a 37 percent higher risk of dying when compared with those who took more than three weeks. But in the control group the risk of dying _____170_____ the same.
"Shorter vacations and longer working hours are associated with harmful health effects, even mortality. Cause and effect cannot be established, however, and controlled trials are difficult to _____171_____," Strandberg said. As well as investigating the _____172_____ effects of variables like going on vacation, sleeping and working on participants' mortality rate, the researchers were surprised to find those who were offered advice had higher death rates when they were followed up in 2014. The scientists aren't sure why.
Addressing the cardiovascular problems among the intervention group, Strandberg told Newsweek: "We had a hypothesis that stress induced by _____173_____ personal health education and intervention (telling executives to stop smoking, reduce weight, exercise etc.) would be involved, but proving this is difficult because stress was not specifically measured during trial." "My theory is that if you cause stress for vulnerable individuals by _____174_____ of lifestyle modification but simultaneously don't get sufficient effect on risk factors, harm could ensue," he surmised.
"_____175_____, I think that lifestyle modification should be primarily done with societal procedures; smoking bans, taxation on harmful dietary items such as salt, sugar, saturated fat, energy dense, forcing people to move with their own muscles and making it possible in the environment, etc.," he said. The take-home message, Strandberg told Newsweek, is if you like vacationing to keep doing it. It probably does you good.
161. A.pushed B.collected C.cut D.tore
162. A.risk B.process C.treatment D.function
163. A.pay B.recall C.conduct D.appreciate
164. A.utilized B.cultivated C.checked D.recruited
165. A.ignorance B.intolerance C.appearance D.insurance
166. A.advice B.survey C.position D.context
167. A.intellectual B.emotional C.physical D.mental
168. A.doubting B.estimating C.reducing D.maintaining
169. A.improvement B.treatment C.adjustment D.employment
170. A.grew B.shrank C.remained D.suspended
171. A.perform B.learn C.exercise D.purchase
172. A.secret B.potential C.accessible D.obvious
173. A.influential B.inevitable C.intensive D.initiative
174. A.interruptions B.successes C.results D.attempts
175. A.In general B.In particular
C.In contrast D.In the meantime
Years ago, a critical event occurred in my life that would change it forever. I met Kurt Kampmeir of Success Motivation Incorporation for breakfast. While we were _____176_____,Kurt asked me, "John, what is your _____177_____ for personal growth "
Never at a loss for words, I tried to find things in my life that might _____178_____ for growth. I told him about the many activities in which I was _____179_____. And I went into a _____180_____ about how hard I worked and the gains I was making. I must have talked for ten minutes. Kurt _____181_____ patiently, but then he _____182_____ smiled and said, "You don’t have a personal plan for growth, do you "
"No," I _____183_____.
"You know," Kurt said simply, "growth is not a (n) _____184_____ process."
And that's when it _____185_____ me. I wasn't doing anything _____186_____ to make myself better. And at that moment, I made the _____187_____: I will develop and follow a personal growth plan for my _____188_____.
That night, I talked to my wife about my _____189_____ with Kurt and what I had learned. I _____190_____ her the workbook and tapes Kurt was selling. We _____191_____ that Kurt wasn't just trying to make a sale. He was offering a _____192_____ for us to change our lives and achieve our dreams.
Several important things happened that day. First, we decided to _____193_____ the resources. But more importantly, we made a commitment to _____194_____ together as a couple. From that day on, we learned together, traveled together, and sacrificed together. It was a _____195_____ decision. While too many couples grow apart, we were growing together.
176. A.working B.preparing C.thinking D.eating
177. A.suggestion B.demand C.plan D.request
178. A.appeal B.look C.call D.qualify
179. A.involved B.trapped C.lost D.bathed
180. A.lecture B.speech C.discussion D.debate
181. A.calculated B.listened C.drank D.explained
182. A.eagerly B.gradually C.gratefully D.finally
183. A.admitted B.interrupted C.apologized D.complained
184. A.automatic B.slow C.independent D.changing
185. A.confused B.informed C.pleased D.hit
186. A.on loan B.on purpose C.on sale D.on balance
187. A.comment B.announcement C.decision D.arrangement
188. A.life B.progress C.performance D.investment
189. A.contract B.conversation C.negotiation D.argument
190. A.lent B.sold C.showed D.offered
191. A.recalled B.defined C.recognized D.declared
192. A.tool B.method C.way D.rule
193. A.provide B.buy C.give D.deliver
194. A.grow B.survive C.move D.gather
195. A.difficult B.random C.firm D.wise
Since finishing my studies at Harvard and Oxford. I've watched one friend after another land high-ranking, high-paying Wall Street jobs. As executives (高级管理人员) with banks, consulting firms, established law firms, and major corporations, many are now _____196_____ on their way to impressive careers. By society's _____197_____, they seem to have it made.
On the surface, these people seem to be very lucky in life. As they left student life behind, many had a _____198_____ drink at their cheap but friendly local bar, shook hands with longtime roommates, and _____199_____ out of small apartments into high buildings. They made reservations at restaurants where the cost of a bottle of wine _____200_____ a college year's monthly rent. They replaced their beloved old car with expensive new sports cars.
The thing is, a number of them have _____201_____ that despite their success, they aren't happy. Some _____202_____ of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eight-hour workweeks devoted to tasks they_____203_____. Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and _____204_____. However, instead of devoting themselves to their work, they find themselves working to support the _____205_____ to which they have so quickly become _____206_____.
People often speak of trying a more satisfying path, and _____207_____ the end the idea of leaving their jobs to work for something they _____208_____ or finding a position that would give them more time with their families almost always leads them to the same conclusion; it's _____209_____. They have loans, bills, a mortgage (抵押贷款) to _____210_____, retirement to save for. They recognize there's something _____211_____ in their lives, but it's _____212_____ to step off the track.
In a society that tends to _____213_____ everything in terms of dollars and cents, we learn form a young age to consider the costs of our _____214_____ in financial terms. But what about the personal and social costs _____215_____ in pursuing money over meaning These are exactly the kinds of us tend to ignore—and the very ones we need to consider most.
196. A.much B.never C.seldom D.well
197. A.policies B.standards C.experiments D.regulations
198. A.last B.least C.second D.best
199. A.cycled B.moved C.slid D.looked
200. A.shared B.paid C.equaled D.collected
201. A.advertised B.witnessed C.admitted D.demanded
202. A.complain B.dream C.hear D.approve
203. A.distribute B.hate C.applaud D.neglect
204. A.calm B.guilty C.warm D.empty
205. A.family B.government C.lifestyle D.project
206. A.accustomed B.appointed C.unique D.available
207. A.yet B.also C.instead D.rather
208. A.let out B.turn in C.give up D.believe in
209. A.fundamental B.practical C.impossible D.unforgettable
210. A.take of B.drop off C.put off D.pay off
211. A.missing B.inspiring C.sinking D.shining
212. A.harmful B.hard C.useful D.normal
213. A.measure B.suffer C.digest D.deliver
214. A.disasters B.motivations C.campaigns D.decisions
215. A.assessed B.involved C.covered D.reduced
Ordinary people in Britain have more washing machines and cars than in 1946. They also have more fear of unemployment. While once the nation's heroes used to be _____216_____ or politicians, today they are more likely to be _____217_____ faces on television or in films.
These are just some of the _____218_____ discovered in surveys by the Market Research Society. More than 3,000 people were _____219_____ and the results were compared with a _____220_____ survey in 1946. Many people are better off and women spend much less time in the _____221_____ looking after their families. Also people's _____222_____ in clothing and entertainment have changed considerably. They _____223_____ more casually than they used to. And while "an evening out" used to mean a _____224_____ to the cinema, today it is more _____225_____ to involve going to a restaurant or to a disco. Some things, _____226_____,have not changed. People still adore _____227_____ like Casablanca even though they usually watch them on the _____228_____ or video instead of in the cinema. And despite the variety of _____229_____ food now available, a quarter of the people still prefer _____230_____ food they're used to for a long time.
One of the most _____231_____ things of the new research is the lack of ambition among the _____232_____. Many executives (管理者) feel that they have _____233_____ all their most important goals in life in their mid-forties. Most of them said they would prefer to _____234_____ in their fifties rather than go on working for a(n) _____235_____.
216. A.designers B.housewives C.actors D.soldiers
217. A.famous B.ordinary C.serious D.happy
218. A.advantages B.comments C.changes D.statistics
219. A.introduced B.informed C.questioned D.discovered
220. A.secret B.similar C.recent D.meaningful
221. A.home B.kindergarten C.nursery D.hospital
222. A.behaviors B.tastes C.performances D.researches
223. A.talk B.dress C.walk D.behave
224. A.access B.reply C.visit D.reference
225. A.beneficial B.important C.convenient D.likely
226. A.therefore B.furthermore C.meanwhile D.however
227. A.novels B.films C.dresses D.models
228. A.television B.radio C.stage D.ground
229. A.expensive B.frozen C.foreign D.classic
230. A.fried B.tasty C.healthy D.traditional
231. A.surprising B.positive C.ridiculous D.exciting
232. A.teens B.young C.elderly D.middle-aged
233. A.set B.achieved C.established D.missed
234. A.retire B.study C.compete D.succeed
235. A.experience B.living C.experiment D.promotion
In the Orient young bulls are tested for the fight arena(竞技场) in a certain manner. Each is brought to the ring and _____236_____ to attack a fighter who sticks them with a sword. The _____237_____ of each bull is then evaluated with care according to the number of times he shows his _____238_____ to charge in spite of the sharpness of the sword. From now on I will recognize that each day I am _____239_____ by life in this manner. If I persist(坚持), if I continue to try, if I continue to _____240_____ forward, I will succeed.
I will persist until I succeed.
I was not _____241_____ to this world in defeat, nor does failure exist in my vocabulary. I am not a _____242_____ waiting to be killed by my shepherd(牧羊人). I am a lion and I _____243_____ to talk, to walk, to sleep with the sheep. I will not hear those who _____244_____ and complain, _____245_____ their disease is infective. Let them join the sheep. The slaughter house(屠宰场) of failure is not my _____246_____ .
I will persist until I succeed.
The prizes of life are at the end of each journey, not near the _____247_____ ; and it is not given to me to know how many steps are _____248_____ in order to reach my goal. Failure I may still _____249_____ at the thousandth step, yet _____250_____ hides behind the next bend in the road. Never will I know how close it _____251_____ unless I turn the corner.
Always will I take another step. _____252_____ that is of no use, I will take another, and yet another. In truth, one step at a time is not too difficult.
I will persist until I succeed.
From now on, I will consider each day's _____253_____ as one cut of my knife against a big tree. The first cut may cause not a shake in the wood, nor the second, nor the third. Each cut, of itself, may be tiny, and seem of no _____254_____ . Yet from childish cuts the tree will _____255_____ fall. So it will be with my efforts of today.
236. A.allowed B.praised C.persuaded D.frightened
237. A.strength B.bravery C.temper D.weakness
238. A.freedom B.purpose C.power D.willingness
239. A.tested B.favored C.measured D.challenged
240. A.lean B.charge C.walk D.push
241. A.delivered B.marched C.landed D.followed
242. A.wolf B.sheep C.dog D.bull
243. A.prepare B.desire C.refuse D.hesitate
244. A.sneeze B.laugh C.sing D.weep
245. A.for B.and C.but D.so
246. A.heaven B.nest C.fate D.fancy
247. A.beginning B.middle C.corner D.deadline
248. A.successful B.complete C.necessary D.meaningful
249. A.come by B.come after C.come at D.come across
250. A.dream B.success C.glory D.fame
251. A.sits B.stands C.lies D.lives
252. A.If B.Unless C.Since D.Though
253. A.delight B.effort C.vain D.sorrow
254. A.symbol B.manner C.evidence D.consequence
255. A.immediately B.eventually C.quickly D.frequently
Having relocated often, I've developed a love of de-cluttering (整理). Actually, there have been times when I've questioned whether it's an/a _____256_____. But I've concluded that it isn't. _____257_____, the habit is just wonderful blessing.
Standing _____258_____ my wardrobe (衣橱) at least once every couple of months, I consider what can go. Even doing so _____259_____, there's always something that I no longer love. Perhaps it's an article of _____260_____ that doesn't express how I see myself any more or is not the most _____261_____. Maybe it's something that has _____262_____ through the last few selections and has finally lost its fight to _____263_____ in the wardrobe.
Either way, some clothes _____264_____ at the charity shop. Occasionally such a _____265_____ may see something new-to-me come home from the store. At least I know, though, that the new item adds a different energy to my wardrobe. So it's _____266_____. If however, I haven't worn the new item within a few weeks, then it's _____267_____ that I am not as in love with it as I thought. It's then donated back to the _____268_____ on the next trip.
De-cluttering does not belong only to wardrobes, though. I also delete old computer files and emails, _____269_____ the recycle bin on my computer daily. That way, _____270_____ I look at my computer, it is like my wardrobe—only that which serves a purpose remains.
The best form of de-cluttering we can really do is to rid ourselves of outdated _____271_____. Like with all forms of de-cluttering, saying _____272_____ to thinking patterns that no longer serve us creates _____273_____ to breathe. It also makes room for new ways of thinking. Yes, de-cluttering can _____274_____ all areas of our lives.
I wish you the courage to abandon the parts of your life that no longer _____275_____ you and make space for fresh energy to flow.
256. A.addiction B.advantage C.excuse D.habit
257. A.Otherwise B.Besides C.Instead D.Meanwhile
258. A.near B.in C.behind D.before
259. A.regularly B.gradually C.eventually D.willingly
260. A.furniture B.clothing C.luggage D.beddings
261. A.expensive B.useful C.comfortable D.colorful
262. A.passed on B.hung on C.showed off D.turned up
263. A.involve B.join C.live D.stay
264. A.gave up B.ended up C.went up D.sold out
265. A.trip B.change C.choice D.situation
266. A.possible B.hopeful C.welcome D.unbelievable
267. A.vital B.strange C.necessary D.clear
268. A.school B.wardrobe C.store D.church
269. A.fill B.empty C.search D.exchange
270. A.when B.unless C.though D.until
271. A.papers B.customs C.clothes D.thoughts
272. A.goodbye B.yes C.truth D.hello
273. A.value B.time C.space D.chance
274. A.benefit from B.apply to C.react to D.break down
275. A.serve B.include C.delight D.love
The Japanese have always loved fresh fish. But the _____276_____ close to Japan doesn't hold many fish. So to _____277_____ the Japanese population, fishing boats got _____278_____ and went farther than ever. The farther the fishermen went, the longer it took to bring in the fish. If the boats _____279_____ after several days, the fish were not _____280_____. The Japanese did not like the _____281_____.
To solve this problem, fishing companies fixed freezers on their boats. They would catch the fish and _____282_____ them at sea. Freezers _____283_____ the boats to go farther and stay longer. _____284_____, the Japanese could taste the difference _____285_____ fresh and frozen fish and they did not like frozen fish.
The frozen fish brought a lower _____286_____. Then fishing companies fixed fish tanks (大缸). The fish would be kept in the tanks, fin (鳍) to fin. After a little swimming around, the fish stopped moving. They were tired in the _____287_____ tanks, but alive. _____288_____, the Japanese could still taste the difference. Because the fish did not move for days, they lost their fresh fish taste. The Japanese _____289_____ fresh fish, not sluggish (迟钝的) fish.
So _____290_____ did Japanese fishing companies get fresh-tasting fish to Japan
To keep the fish fresh, the Japanese fishing companies _____291_____ put the fish in the tanks. But they _____292_____ a small shark to each tank. The shark eats a few fish, but most of the fish _____293_____ lively. The fish are challenged (挑战)．
So it is with humans. Some of us are also living in a pond but most of the time _____294_____, so we need a _____295_____ in our life to keep us active.
276. A.land B.water C.forest D.space
277. A.support B.help C.feed D.save
278. A.bigger B.higher C.faster D.longer
279. A.left B.returned C.broke D.travelled
280. A.clean B.natural C.healthy D.fresh
281. A.taste B.smell C.sight D.touch
282. A.kill B.cook C.freeze D.pack
283. A.required B.forced C.expected D.allowed
284. A.Besides B.However C.Instead D.Indeed
285. A.between B.beyond C.within D.with
286. A.use B.cost C.price D.speed
287. A.special B.deep C.dark D.crowded
288. A.Finally B.Unluckily C.Strangely D.Thankfully
289. A.preferred B.knew C.shared D.served
290. A.where B.why C.how D.when
291. A.seldom B.only C.never D.still
292. A.show B.add C.devote D.introduce
293. A.arrive B.finish C.pass D.escape
294. A.weak B.sick C.sad D.tired
295. A.freezer B.tank C.shark D.fish
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For a period of a month some time ago, I became a vegetarian. Some people won't eat meat because they think it is cruel to animals, or because of health _____296_____. My reason is a little _____297_____: it is love.
I _____298_____ wanted to honor my grandmother by not eating meat. My grandmother spent a large part of her life as a vegetarian, and some of my happiest childhood _____299_____ in Vietnam were of sharing a meal with her.
In fact, as a child, I learned how to _____300_____ food not from dishes my mother often cooked, but from the simple meals my grandmother _____301_____. Often, dinner with Grandma would come with interesting _____302_____ she had known from her childhood.
Grandma _____303_____ more than a decade ago. Now I am an adult living in San Francisco, and Grandma's vegetarian suppers and stories have become a _____304_____ past. But one morning it _____305_____ to me that I could no longer hear the sound of my grandmother's voice, because she had left me forever. So I _____306_____ to become a vegetarian for a month. It is something Grandma would do as a way to _____307_____ those who had died before her. And I could do no less.
In a city famous for its dining experience, this was _____308_____. I turned down several dinner parties _____309_____ offending (冒犯) the hosts. I _____310_____ walking by restaurants where the _____311_____ of good cooking wafted (漂浮) in the air. My best friend wondered _____312_____ I was going through a mid-life crisis.
In truth, I wanted to change my _____313_____ many times. What got me through that month-long diet was this _____314_____ memory of my grandmother. Now, I followed her _____315_____. I invited friends who wanted to taste vegetarian food. And as we ate, I told them stories I had known as a child.
296. A.wonders B.studies C.dreams D.concerns
297. A.different B.useful C.cool D.crazy
298. A.regularly B.simply C.nearly D.hardly
299. A.lessons B.opinions C.chances D.memories
300. A.appreciate B.experience C.improve D.support
301. A.sold B.hunted C.demanded D.prepared
302. A.conversations B.beliefs C.stories D.meals
303. A.pulled away B.took away C.passed away D.put away
304. A.similar B.temporary C.various D.distant
305. A.happened B.changed C.continued D.occurred
306. A.supposed B.believed C.decided D.refused
307. A.honor B.protect C.influence D.attract
308. A.difficult B.surprising C.interesting D.natural
309. A.in memory of B.for fear of
C.in search of D.for the sake of
310. A.forgot B.regretted C.avoided D.enjoyed
311. A.taste B.skill C.smell D.sense
312. A.before B.if C.until D.unless
313. A.mind B.brain C.view D.duty
314. A.particular B.common C.pubic D.private
315. A.theory B.result C.fact D.way
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
People say I'm a workaholic and I think I am. I normally wake up about five minutes before my alarm clock _____316_____ off. As soon as I hear my alarm clock, I jump out of my bed. It takes me less than fifteen minutes to wash, get _____317_____, have breakfast, leave home and get on a bus.
I am always the first person _____318_____ to the office. The mornings are always very busy and the afternoons are even _____319_____! Meetings and phone calls _____320_____ a large part of the day. Every minute of the day is filled with urgent matters. By around eight o'clock, I usually find some time to do my own paperwork and _____321_____ some personal e-mails.
When I get home at about ten, I look at some documents that I bring back from the office _____322_____ I can be ready for the next day's work. I get to bed around midnight when my wife and children are already asleep.
I seldom have time for fun and other activities with my family. My family _____323_____ it. But I try to work hard so that I can make more money for them. _____324_____, I get bored if there's nothing to do. I like _____325_____ busy.
However, in my childhood, I enjoyed a relaxing life. I especially liked Christmas time, which left me sweet memories. For me, Christmas always began in the middle of the cold windy month of November. My sister and I sat down in front of the fire and wrote a letter to Father Christmas. With December our excitement grew _____326_____ day—as we opened the new calendar, Christmas cards arrived in the post, Christmas lights appeared in the streets, and we _____327_____ the town carol service.
_____328_____ Christmas Eve, the whole family helped to decorate the house, _____329_____ the Christmas tree, the decorations and the balloons. Before we went to bed, we left some wine and biscuits for Father Christmas and then put our stockings at the end of our beds. We tried to stay _____330_____ as long as possible to see Father Christmas but the next thing we knew it was morning, Christmas morning!
Sometimes these sweet memories lead me to think about my present lifestyle. Am I on the right path being a workaholic
316. A.switches B.goes C.takes D.falls
317. A.changed B.lost C.bored D.tired
318. A.getting B.got C.get D.to get
319. A.tired B.tiring C.busier D.busy
320. A.carry on B.carry out C.take on D.take up
321. A.answer B.reply C.respond D.look
322. A.even if B.as long as C.so that D.in case
323. A.is fond of B.complains about
C.gets involved with D.applies for
324. A.Therefore B.However C.Fortunately D.Besides
325. A.being B.doing C.working D.不填
326. A.some B.one C.each D.every
327. A.joined B.attended C.heard D.took
328. A.On B.At C.In D.For
329. A.pull on B.pull up C.put on D.put up
330. A.asleep B.awake C.alike D.alive
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All of us go through some difficult times as we approach teenage years. It's the age when we have to deal with the most _____331_____ in our life. This transition (过渡) from childhood to adulthood is _____332_____ for some, but rough for others. The most important thing about being a teenager is _____333_____. When we are teenagers, we would get blamed or even punished for anything wrong we do.
It's all not so _____334_____ about being a teenager though. We don't have to have our _____335_____ take us to somewhere we want to go or we couldn't go before. We can have _____336_____ with friends or even alone, which we couldn't have because we were too _____337_____ to know what pleasure is! It's a very enjoyable time of life. During this age, we are old enough to _____338_____ what is good for us, and make decisions without _____339_____ others.
But like the saying goes, "All good things must come to an end, but all bad things can continue _____340_____." During this period, we are having much _____341_____ for our studies. If we don't pass, we won't get jobs, and things will take a turn for the _____342_____. With the present world economy in _____343_____, we have to do really, really well in our _____344_____ for a job. Adults say that their _____345_____ is the hardest part of life. But I think the transition from a kid to an adult is much _____346_____ than being already an adult. What we do in our teenage years will _____347_____ what we become and how we lead our life in the future.
In conclusion, it is quite _____348_____ that parents put much pressure on an already stressed out teenager. If they realized that, living condition for teenagers would be much better. _____349_____ for the teens ourselves we should get to know what is best for us. What's more, we should understand the right _____350_____ of life we choose at this age can make us happy for the rest of our existence.
331. A.chances B.changes C.feelings D.expectations
332. A.smooth B.practical C.demanding D.necessary
333. A.knowledge B.independence
C.confidence D.responsibility
334. A.easy B.strange C.bad D.interesting
335. A.guides B.partners C.parents D.friends
336. A.fun B.trouble C.relation D.business
337. A.proud B.young C.smart D.mature
338. A.predict B.remember C.imagine D.understand
339. A.guiding B.helping C.inviting D.consulting
340. A.occasionally B.temporarily C.forever D.increasingly
341. A.pressure B.passion C.motivation D.panic
342. A.better B.worse C.fewer D.more
343. A.decline B.hope C.increase D.debt
344. A.contribution B.education C.application D.qualification
345. A.promotion B.work C.experience D.age
346. A.harder B.happier C.easier D.lighter
347. A.reflect B.confirm C.determine D.identify
348. A.vital B.urgent C.common D.unnecessary
349. A.Thus B.Although C.While D.Because
350. A.print B.way C.condition D.power
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A new study published in a British medical journal suggests obesity (肥胖) shortens life expectancy. It has the _____351_____ to reduce life expectancy by up to eight years and cut healthy life by 19 years, _____352_____ diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
The study _____353_____ data from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to create a disease-simulation model, which was then used to estimate the _____354_____ of developing diabetes and cardiovascular disease in adults of different body weight.
The researchers analyzed the _____355_____ of overweight and obesity to years of life lost and healthy years of life lost in US adults of various ages between 20 and 79 years old, compared to people of _____356_____ weight.
Overweight individuals were _____357_____ to lose between zero and three years of life expectancy, _____358_____ their age and gender. For obese individuals the years lost were between one and six years, _____359_____ the very obese between one and eight years.
The study _____360_____ shows that being overweight or obese is _____361_____ with two to four times as many healthy life-years lost as total years of life lost. The highest _____362_____ in healthy life-years were in young adults aged between 20 and 29, amounting to around 19 years for very obese men and women.
"The pattern is clear," explained Dr. Steven Grover, lead author and Professor at McGill University, Canada.
"The more an individual weighs and the younger their age, the greater the _____363_____ on their health, as they have many years _____364_____ them during which the increased health risks associated with obesity can _____365_____ impact their lives," said the expert.
He _____366_____ that, these calculations should _____367_____ useful for obese individuals and health professionals to better _____368_____ the problem, and the _____369_____ of a healthier lifestyle, changes to diet and regular physical activity _____370_____.
351. A.ability B.potential C.power D.energy
352. A.in danger of B.at the cost of
C.in case of D.on account of
353. A.applied B.explored C.arranged D.stored
354. A.condition B.damage C.risk D.symptom
355. A.contribution B.consideration C.development D.definition
356. A.ordinary B.normal C.average D.standard
357. A.meant B.forced C.estimated D.designed
358. A.deciding on B.depending on C.centering on D.reflecting on
359. A.since B.when C.while D.although
360. A.already B.still C.otherwise D.also
361. A.equipped B.associated C.filled D.faced
362. A.danger B.chances C.cost D.losses
363. A.effect B.impression C.situation D.expression
364. A.on top of B.aside from C.ahead of D.in spite of
365. A.passively B.negatively C.naturally D.obviously
366. A.added B.commented C.introduced D.concluded
367. A.go B.prove C.turn D.remain
368. A.evaluate B.handle C.explain D.understand
369. A.outcome B.consequences C.benefits D.interest
370. A.included B.concerned C.convinced D.covered
Peter knew that he would soon have to _____371_____ school again. He had been here for about seven weeks. Now the days _____372_____ long and warm. He and his family would soon be taking off. Every year it was the same. All his people had to go _____373_____ they could work the crops in the fields.
Every year Peter went to _____374_____ five schools. He had been to so many schools that he couldn't _____375_____ of their names. He couldn't _____376_____ remember the towns where they were.
However, he enjoyed staying with his people. He liked the days when they let him stay at home _____377_____ school and work. He was proud of his brothers and sisters, and his father and mother. He liked all _____378_____ people who went from place to place with him.
_____379_____ Peter, they were like a big, happy crowd of friends. They would come home tired each night after working _____380_____ hours all day. Sometimes they had to work on _____381_____ ground all day. But they would come and laugh and _____382_____ to each other.
When they moved, they put _____383_____ they had on a truck and took off. Sometimes the truck would _____384_____ down on the road. Then they had to stop by the _____385_____ and repair it.
But that was the _____386_____ they all lived. Peter didn't mind it _____387_____ much. But he _____388_____ hope that some day things would change. He wanted to _____389_____ in the same school for a _____390_____ so that he could make some friends with boys of his age.
371. A.stay B.reach C.leave D.go
372. A.turn B.felt C.went D.became
373. A.where B.in which C.which D.to where
374. A.at most B.less than C.at least D.only
375. A.think B.remember C.remind D.tell
376. A.yet B.even C.still D.hardly
377. A.in B.at C.from D.to
378. A.the other B.the others C.others D.other
379. A.For B.As C.To D.Of
380. A.much B.some C.a few D.long
381. A.wet B.vegetable C.near D.wheat
382. A.laugh B.fight C.quarrel D.joke
383. A.anything B.nothing C.everything D.something
384. A.get B.put C.drop D.break
385. A.bridge B.river C.roadside D.hill
386. A.way B.life C.kind D.idea
387. A.too B.such C.a lot D.quite
388. A.will B.did C.shall D.didn't
389. A.stay B.enter C.arrive D.live
390. A.month B.week C.whole D.year
答案
第一部分
1 . B
【解析】正确答案是B。根据下文内容可知，作者认为很多东西没有必要，其丈夫也说I've been thinking about the very same thing，可见他们两个都渴望简单的生活。long for渴望。
2 . A
【解析】正确答案是A。此处表示在当下这种追求消费的文化里，想不参与进去是非常难的。
3 . A
【解析】正确答案是A。根据空后pots and pans and other appliances (家用电器)可知，坛坛罐罐和其他家用电器一般是厨房里的东西。
4 . C
【解析】正确答案是C。分析句子结构可知，空处引导表语从句，在从句中作动词want的宾语，故选what。
5 . D
【解析】正确答案是D。根据第六段中的we gave up our careers和第七段最后一句中的it's this work that is satisfying to the soul可知，作者的丈夫觉得现在的工作已经不能满足其心灵的需要了。该空后It takes me away from you也是提示。
6 . C
【解析】正确答案是C。根据下文作者和丈夫搬去山里面生活可知，作者的丈夫觉得是时候改变现有的生活了。故选C。
7 . A
【解析】正确答案是A。根据文章主旨及下一句可知，作者他们追求简单的生活，这就需要作者他们放弃多余的东西。
8 . C
【解析】正确答案是C。根据空后的we cooked more可知，作者他们是在家里做饭吃，而不是出去吃饭。
9 . B
【解析】正确答案是B。根据语境可知，这里是作者教丈夫帮她剪发。
10 . B
【解析】正确答案是B。根据上文可知，这种简单的生活花费得更少而且消费得也更少。
11 . D
【解析】正确答案是D。根据第七段中的We've been here in the mountains for 15 years可知答案。
12 . A
【解析】正确答案是A。根据常识可知，泉提供水。
13 . C
【解析】正确答案是C。作者和丈夫建立了小温室来保护植物度过寒冷的冬天。
14 . D
【解析】正确答案是D。根据空后的a cool storeroom可知，是把收割的庄稼保存在贮藏室。
15 . A
【解析】正确答案是A。share...with sb.是固定用法，意为与某人分享。
16 . D
【解析】正确答案是D。根据上一段的描述可推断，他们过的是一种平静的生活。
17 . A
【解析】正确答案是A。最大的惊喜是作者觉得他们的生活在各个方面都变得更富有了。
18 . B
【解析】正确答案是B。作者和丈夫大部分时间仍在工作，但这份工作能让他们从心里感到满意，此处有转折的意义，与作者和丈夫之前的工作进行对比。
19 . B
【解析】正确答案是B。根据语境可知，此处表示以我们热爱的方式生活。
20 . A
【解析】正确答案是A。根据语境可知，此处表示的是这种简单生活使作者和丈夫变得更感激了。
21 . C
【解析】
正确答案是C。根据后文作者的描述可知应选C项，表示在食堂吃午饭是“最艰难”的时候。
22 . D
【解析】正确答案是D。作者是去食堂打饭，在排队的时候应该是“看”那些食物，然后再决定吃什么。
23 . D
【解析】正确答案是D。作者是素食主义者，她留意的应该是那些没有“肉”的食物。
24 . B
【解析】正确答案是B。虽然有时候有不带肉的菜，但大部分时候，作者都没什么可“吃”的。
25 . A
【解析】正确答案是A。前面是指回家太晚不想做饭，那么还有一个做饭的时段是早晨起来后，但作者不想早点“醒来”做饭。
26 . D
【解析】正确答案是D。作者的妈妈让她在食堂吃饭，这样她可以“节省”点钱。
27 . C
【解析】
正确答案是C。作者不想麻烦那些食堂的工作人员，因为他们看起来都很“忙”。
28 . A
【解析】
正确答案是A。作者不吃肉，所以她“通常”都把汉堡给她的朋友们吃。
29 . D
【解析】正确答案是D。作者“看着”她的朋友们吃肉的时候也很想吃。
30 . C
【解析】正确答案是C。后文都是在解释作者成为素食主义者的原因，故选C项。
31 . B
【解析】
正确答案是B。根据后文作者的具体描述，可知她当时读那本书时很“震惊”。
32 . D
【解析】
正确答案是D。根据“So the animals have to stand in their own feces.”可知那里没有足够的空间。
33 . C
【解析】
正确答案是C。根据“So companies can get the most meat...”可知给那些牛和猪打激素是为了让它们长“肥”。
34 . A
【解析】正确答案是A。这里选A项，get sth. from sth. 为固定搭配，表示从这些牛和猪身上得到肉。
35 . D
【解析】正确答案是D。根据“I'm worried that those hormones are harmful...”可知作者担心这些激素有害，会进入她的“身体”。
36 . C
【解析】正确答案是C。根据后文的具体描述，可知作者知道那些工人没有被很好地对待，而是被“很差地”对待，故选C项。
37 . B
【解析】
正确答案是B。那些工人要用手去接触那些化学药品，还要“工作”很长时间。
38 . A
【解析】正确答案是A。那些生产肉的工厂给动物打激素，对工人也很差，所以作者认为他们只“关心”他们的利益。
39 . C
【解析】
正确答案是C。肉都是消费者买来吃的，与他们的身体“健康”有着直接的关系，故选C项。
40 . B
【解析】正确答案是B。作者成为一个素食主义者，这样可以不吃肉，相当于不再“支持”这些生产肉的工厂。
41 . C
【解析】
本文是一篇议论文。文章作者通过自己的亲身经历，和城市进行对比，分析了在农村居住的好处和不足。
此处指农村地区和城市地区不同，因为人比较少。根据常识可知农村不像城市人口密集。
42 . A
【解析】
根据 deep in a valley 和 by mountains 可知，作者的家在被山包围的山谷深处。
43 . B
【解析】
上句说农村人少偏僻，下文说许多农场都在农村地区，前后句是转折关系。
44 . D
【解析】
此处指农场需要大块的土地来种粮食和给家畜提供住处。
45 . C
【解析】
此处指在作者的家乡，山脉和岩石土壤使农场难以耕种。上文 by mountains that are rocky 给了提示。
46 . D
【解析】
家乡的土壤不适合耕种，这是家乡人少的原因。reason 通常指产生某种行为或想法的推理上的理由，而 cause 通常指导致某一事件发生的起因。
47 . A
【解析】
此处指住在农村的好处，有大空间，有马和鸡。
48 . B
【解析】
我们家养着鸡，所以收获鸡蛋作为早餐。
49 . A
【解析】
我们也经常停电，因为每当有暴风雨的时候，树就会倒到电线上。暴风雨会把树刮到电线上造成停电。
50 . D
【解析】
此处指因为停电灯熄灭。put out 扑灭，熄灭；指某人将某物熄灭，强调动作。go out 停电。
51 . C
【解析】
此处指无论什么时候有紧急事件时，一些人也使用一种通过烧汽油发电的发电机。
52 . D
【解析】
在农村上学意味着有较少的同学和走较远的距离，因为人烟稀少，学校少，所以上学很远。此处并没有说上学的具体交通方式，只是总说。
53 . C
【解析】
上高中时作者要开车四十英里到达最近的城市，这是为了说明上学路途远。
54 . B
【解析】
为了按时上学，必须比城市里的同学更早起床。表示对比。
55 . A
【解析】
农村的道路不是沥青路，所以雨雪天会变得非常泥泞。
56 . A
【解析】
在城市里，下雪后扫雪机会很快经过，把雪扫干净。
57 . A
【解析】
此处指扫雪机清除积雪，使路面干净。
58 . D
【解析】
因为农村道路雨雪后泥泞，雨雪使道路不能开车，作者不能去上学。
59 . B
【解析】
still 常用于肯定句中，表示“某事正在进行中”，一般与现在时态或进行时态连用，也可用在疑问或否定句中，在否定句中须放在否定词 not 之前。yet 表示“某事尚未发生”，多用于否定句或带否定词的陈述句中。此处用于否定句，表示我现在仍然不确定。
60 . B
【解析】
因为农村人少，所以尽管我喜欢和动物在一起，但农村会让人寂寞。
61 . B
【解析】正确答案是B。句意：但购物狂潮过后通常不是满足，而是后悔。prevent 预防，阻止；follow 跟随，接着；start 开始；promote 促进。
62 . C
【解析】正确答案是C。句意：但购物狂潮过后通常不是满足，而是后悔。expectation 期望；wealth 财富；satisfaction 满足；relief 宽慰，减轻。
63 . A
【解析】正确答案是A。句意：这是因为许多人只是买东西来填补内心的空虚，但堆积的东西实际上暗示了他们心里所承受的负担。emptiness 空虚；need 需求，复数是needs；silence 沉默；space 空间。
64 . D
【解析】正确答案是D。句意：这是因为许多人只是买东西来填补内心的空虚，但堆积的东西实际上暗示了他们心里所承受的负担。measure 测量；cover 遮盖；relieve 缓解；indicate 暗示。
65 . C
【解析】正确答案是C。句意：Danshari理论可以为这个问题提供解决方案。limit 限制；alternative 替代品；solution 方案，答案；introduction 介绍。
66 . A
【解析】正确答案是A。句意：Danshari理论是三个汉字为基础的，断、舍、离，它们的含义是拒绝、清除和分离。mean 意思是；abolish 废除；violate 违反；predict 预测。
67 . D
【解析】正确答案是D。句意：它促进摆脱不必要的东西、把自己与拥有物质财富的欲望分离开来的想法。updated 最新的；temporary 临时的；used 用过的；unnecessary 不必要的。
68 . B
【解析】正确答案是B。句意：它促进摆脱不必要的东西、把自己与拥有物质财富的欲望分离开来的想法。private 私人的；material 物质的；material possessions 物质财富；valuable 有价值的；popular 流行的。
69 . C
【解析】正确答案是C。句意：有两个基本规则决定你是否应该保留一些东西——你和正在考虑之中的东西之间的关系，还有时机。prove 证明；permit 允许；decide 决定；affect 影响。
70 . B
【解析】正确答案是B。句意：有两个基本规则决定你是否应该保留一些东西——你和正在考虑之中的东西之间的关系，还有时机。guarantee 保证；consideration 考虑；under consideration 在考虑中；control 控制；discussion 讨论。
71 . D
【解析】正确答案是D。句意：所以在你输入你的付款密码之前，先问自己两个问题：我现在需要它吗？这对我合适吗？change 改变；create 创造；provide 提供；enter 输入，进入。
72 . A
【解析】正确答案是A。句意：所以在你输入你的付款密码之前，先问自己两个问题：我现在需要它吗？这对我合适吗？need 需要；try 尝试；want 想要；match 使相配。
73 . A
【解析】正确答案是A。句意：Danshari不仅鼓励你否认自己的东西，而且鼓励你放弃你想要拥有它们的不合理欲望。deny 否认；prepare 准备；spare 节省；serve 服务。
74 . D
【解析】正确答案是D。句意：如今，人们需要学会简化日常生活。fix 修理；risk 冒着……的危险；enrich 使富有；simplify 简化。
75 . C
【解析】正确答案是C。句意：只买必需品和合适的东西，定期丢弃你不再需要的东西，这样你就可以在心中获得自由。special 特殊的；cheap 便宜的；suitable 合适的；optional 可选择的。
76 . D
【解析】正确答案是D。句意：只买必需品和合适的东西，定期丢弃你不再需要的东西，这样你就可以在心中获得自由。discover 发现；recycle 回收利用；update 更新；abandon 放弃。
77 . C
【解析】正确答案是C。句意：然而，这并不意味着你应该扼杀你的欲望，过一种不那么有趣的生活。fuel 给……加燃料；identify 识别；kill 扼杀；balance （使）平衡。
78 . B
【解析】正确答案是B。句意：相反，你应该关注你自己，而不是物质商品。reflect on 反省；focus on 关注；give up 放弃；cheer up （使）高兴起来。
79 . A
【解析】正确答案是A。句意：通过选择买什么和放弃什么，你可以看到你自己的更深刻的反省，因此学会对更重要的事情做出明智的决定。choose 选择；avoid 避免；compare 比较；mention 提到。
80 . C
【解析】正确答案是C。句意：通过选择买什么和放弃什么，你可以看到你自己的更深刻的反省，因此要学会对更重要的事情做出明智的决定。rather 相反地；otherwise 否则；therefore 因此；still 仍然。
81 . D
【解析】正确答案是D。根据后文“in the middle of the table”和搭配关系可知，吃饭的时候，所有人都把手机放（places）在饭桌的中间。
82 . A
【解析】正确答案是A。根据前文“goes out to dinner”可知，外出吃饭是需要支付（pays）饭钱的。
83 . B
【解析】正确答案是B。根据后文“she _____ putting her phone into a milk tin the moment she walked in”可知，她把手机放进牛奶罐的原因是她很难忽视（ignoring）手机。
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