专题限时训练(二十三) [夹叙夹议型完形填空(二)]
(限时：30分钟)
(一)
We live in a fastpaced and anxietyfilled world that often time seems to shift beneath our feet. Thus we are sometimes affected by fears or anxiety impacting our life. For as long as I could remember I had struggled with anxiety. After I left university, I made friends with a Moroccan woman at work. One day she invited me to __1__ her and her family back home. I wanted to, but I would have to travel there __2__ and I knew we would be in a very rural area. How would I cope with my __3__？
Then one day it __4__ to me that I had a life to live. I could choose to let anxiety __5__ me or I could go to Morocco and __6__ something different. I was 23 years old and had never been out of the UK alone.
The journey to Morocco __7__ something inside me. I managed to cope with my anxiety. The sense of __8__ was overwhelming and still to this day when I get afraid of going somewhere alone, I remember how __9__ it felt when I arrived in Morocco.
Upon arrival I was so __10__ for the generous welcome I received. My friend's family had arranged a welcome party. The people were so loving towards me. As a moment of __11__ felt in a faraway village, this reminded me that I was “good enough”， which helped to __12__ my anxiety.
Waking up the next day, in the morning light, I saw the area where we were. I was __13__ by how rural it was—and the realization that these people had very few __14__.
In the days afterwards, I travelled around Morocco. We went to Marrakesh and __15__ the Atlas mountains. We had the most amazing food—lots of fresh fruits and vegetables.
At the end of my __16__ something inside me had changed. I realized I had not felt anxious for nearly two weeks.
Experiencing a different culture far away from home helped me to realize what is important in life, what really __17__， and with that my anxiety __18__. When I returned home I was much more active in __19__ my anxiety. Working with people, helping them __20__ their anxiety, is how I can share the love I found in Morocco.
1. A. send B. consult
C. call D. visit
2. A. alone B. soon
C. free D. safe
3. A. work B. curiosity
C. homesickness D. worries
4. A. appeared B. hit
C. struck D. occurred
5. A. impress B. control
C. reach D. persuade
6. A. enjoy B. experience
C. take D. experiment
7. A. changed B. moved
C. supported D. impressed
8. A. achievement B. fear
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C. disappointment D. embarrassment
9. A. good B. ashamed
C. afraid D. proud
10. A. sorry B. confused
C. confident D. thankful
11. A. doubt B. luck
C. love D. surprise
12. A. improve B. hold
C. protect D. reduce
13. A. inspired B. moved
C. pleased D. shocked
14. A. lands B. difficulties
C. resources D. friends
15. A. discovered B. explored
C. examined D. recognized
16. A. opportunity B. rush
C. stay D. life
17. A. rules B. exists
C. matters D. hurts
18. A. disappeared B. expanded
C. remained D. removed
19. A. expressing B. challenging
C. forgetting D. remembering
20. A. drop B. notice
C. pass D. overcome
(二)
I was on a plane that was about to take off when my phone rang.I felt something __21__had happened.It was my neighbour saying I needed to get to the__22__ at once.She explained that she'd heard my two boys, George, then five, and Mickey, then four, __23__. At first, she didn't __24__ it, but when the crying continued for a long time, she __25__something was wrong.So she came round and discovered my wife, Mary, __26__on the kitchen floor.She had been emptying the dishwasher __27__a live wire fell and touched her.
Mary was taken to hospital.When I arrived, doctors were trying to__28__ her, but there was no point.I explained to the boys that Mum had died; I felt it was important to be __29__with them.For a year I was in a suffering __30__ of mind.I went through the activities of a father but inside I felt __31__.
Later, I felt I had to honour my love for Mary by not __32__ down.She married me because I was a __33__ man and I knew I had to carry on and actively choose to swim rather than sink.
We moved to another city. But two years later, I was diagnosed __34__ cancer.The anxiety that had been gone came__35__back—would my boys be left with no parents? __36__， the disease was in its early stage and doctors could treat it in time.
With everything __37__ to me, I realized merely thinking “why me” doesn't __38__. We have to learn to accept and adapt to the __39__ it has brought about.It is no use thinking about the past or being worried about the future.Instead, just focus on the __40__
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21．A.amazing B．terrible
C．strange D．exciting
22．A.hospital B．building
C．office D．house
23．A.crying B．screaming
C．shouting D．laughing
24．A.ignore B．notice
C．think D．expect
25．A.wondered B．hoped
C．realized D．foresaw
26．A.lying B．spreading
C．standing D．falling
27．A.while B．when
C．as D．until
28．A.aid B．help
C．rescue D．support
29．A.pleased B．familiar
C．strict D．clear
30．A.state B．occasion
C．situation D．condition
31．A.alone B．lonely
C．lovely D．lively
32．A.breaking B．putting
C．bringing D．climbing
33．A.strong B．poor
C．kind D．wealthy
34．A.about B．for
C．with D．of
35．A.stepping B．returning
C．looking D．flooding
36．A.Gradually B．Thankfully
C．Eventually D．Personally
37．A.going B．running
C．happening D．increasing
38．A.matter B．affect
C．help D．count
39．A.decisions B．experiences
C．beliefs D．changes
40．A.activity B．honour
C．life D．present
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专题限时训练(二十三)【夹叙夹议型完形填空(二)】
(一)
【文章大意】 本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章，主要讲述了作者独自去同事农村的家从而克服了自己的焦虑感的故事。
1. D send派送，发送；consult咨询；call喊，打电话；visit拜访，参观。根据下文“I wanted to, but I would have to travel there…”可知，此处表示作者被邀请去拜访同事及其家人，故选D项。
2. A alone独自；soon很快；free自由的，免费的；safe安全的。根据下文“I was 23 years old and had never been out of the UK alone.”可知，作者是要独自一人前行，因此有些担忧，故选A项。
3. D work工作；curiosity好奇；homesickness思乡；worry担忧，担心。根据下文“I managed to cope with my anxiety.”可知，作者不知道该如何应对自己的担忧，故选D项。
4. D appear出现；hit重击；strike敲，打；occur发生。It occurs to sb that…意为“某人突然想起某事”，符合语境，故选D项。
5. B impress给人留下印象；control控制；reach到达，伸手够；persuade劝说。根据上文“Thus we are sometimes affected by fears or anxiety impacting our life.”可知，作者经常受到焦虑和担忧的困扰，故选B项。
6. B enjoy享受；experience经历；take带走，花费；experiment实验。根据语境可知，作者准备去体验不同的生活方式，与下文“Experiencing a different culture far away from home helped me to realize what is important in life…”呼应，故选B项。
7. A change改变；move移动，感动；support支持；impress给人留下印象。根据下文something inside me had changed可知，Morocco之旅使作者内心发生了一些变化，故选A项。
8. A achievement获得，成就；fear害怕；disappointment失望；embarrassment尴尬。根据上文“I managed to cope with my anxiety.”可知，作者终于成功地克服自己的焦虑感，成就感斐然，故选A项。
9. A good好的；ashamed令人羞愧的，惭愧的；afraid害怕的；proud骄傲的，自豪的。根据上文“I managed to cope with my anxiety.”可知，作者很开心，故选A项。
10. D sorry遗憾的，难过的；confused困惑的；confident自信的；thankful感激的。根据generous welcome可推知，作者很感激，故选D项。
11. C doubt怀疑，疑问；luck幸运；love爱；surprise吃惊。根据上文“The people were so loving towards me.”可知，此处表示当地人的热情和友爱，故选C项。
12. D improve改善，提高；hold举办，控制，抓住；protect保护；reduce减少。根据语境“…this reminded me that I was ‘good enough’…”可知，这种自我感觉良好缓解了作者去陌生地方的焦虑感，故选D项。
13. D inspire激励；move感动，移动；please讨好，请；shock震惊。根据语境the realization和few可推知，作者对农村的真实环境感到震惊，故选D项。
14. C land土地，陆地；difficulty困难；resource资源；friend朋友。根据下文“We had the most amazing food—lots of fresh fruits and vegetables.”可推知，当地村民的生活资源相当匮乏，故选C项。
15. B discover发现；explore探索；examine检查；recognize认出。根据上文“In the days afterwards, I travelled around Morocco.”可推知，既然是旅游，自然是有所探索，故选B项。
16. C opportunity机会；rush冲；stay逗留，延期；life生命，生活。 根据下文“I realized I had
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not felt anxious for nearly two weeks.”可知，此处表示作者在摩洛哥(Morocco)逗留期间，故选C项。
17. C rule规定，统治；exist存在；matter要紧；hurt伤害。根据语境“Experiencing a different culture far away from home helped me to realize what is important in life…”可知，作者意识到什么才是最要紧的，故选C项。
18. A disappear消失；expand扩大；remain留下，依然；remove去除，脱掉。根据上文“I realized I had not felt anxious for nearly two weeks.”可知，作者的焦虑感因此而不存在了，故选A项。
19. B express表达；challenge挑战；forget忘记；remember记得，记住。根据上文“I managed to cope with my anxiety.”，并结合active可知，作者回来之后就积极挑战自己的焦虑感，故选B项。
20. D drop落下，减少，降低；notice注意到；pass通过；overcome克服。根据上文“Thus we are sometimes affected by fears or anxiety impacting our life.”可知，作者是想帮助他人一起克服深受其苦的焦虑感，故选D项。
(二)
【文章大意】 本文通过讲述作者的妻子触电身亡，作者又患癌症的不幸经历告诉读者：回顾过去，担心未来是没有用的，要致力于现在。
21．B 根据“I was on a plane that was about to take off when my phone rang.”可知“我”感觉发生了一些可怕的(terrible) 事情，故选B项。
22．A 根据“Mary was taken to hospital.”可知，“我”需要立即去医院，故选A项。
23．A 根据“…but when the crying continued for a long time，she…something was wrong.”可知，随着哭声持续了很久，她注意到应该是发生了什么事。故选A项。
24．B notice 注意。
25．C 她意识到(realize)有什么不好的事情发生了。
26．A 因此她顺道过来看看，然后发现“我”的妻子玛丽躺在厨房的地板上。
27．B 她正往洗碗机外拿东西，就在那时，一根通电的电线落下来。
28．C 她被送往医院，当“我”到达的时候，医生正在努力救(rescue)她，但是毫无用处。
29．D “我”感觉让他们弄清楚(发生了什么事) 很重要。
30．A 一年时间，“我”都处在极度痛苦的状态之中。
31．B “我”经受了父亲该做的事，但“我”内心感到很孤独。
32．A 后来“我”觉得出于对Mary的爱，“我”不能崩溃。break down“垮掉”，故选A项。
33．A 她嫁给“我”是因为“我”是一个坚强的人，“我”知道“我”得坚持下去，选择积极地前进而不是消沉。
34．C “我们”搬到了另一个城市，但是两年后，“我”被诊断为癌症。be diagnosed with是固定用法，意思是“诊断为”，故选C项。
35．D 已经消失的焦虑又奔涌而至(blood back)。
36．B 幸运的是，“我”的癌症是初期，医生能够及时为“我”治疗。
37．C 发生在“我”身上的每一件事让“我”意识到，仅仅是想着“为什么会是我”是没有帮助的。
38．C 见上题解析。
39．D 我们不得不学会接受适应它所带来的改变。
40．D 思考过去担心未来没有用，相反，要致力于现在(present)。
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