Question

    At my heaviest I weighed 370 pounds．I had a very poor relationship with food：I used it to kill bad feelings,to make myself feel better,and to celebrate．Worried about my health,I tried many different kinds of ________ but nothing worked．I came to believe that I could do nothing about my________．

When I was 50,my weight problem began to affect me ________．I didn't want to live the rest of my life with this________weight any more．

That year,I________ a seminar where we were asked to create a project that would touch the world．A seminar leader shared her________ story-she had not only 125pounds,but also raised $25,000for homeless children．

________ by her story,I created the As We Heal（痊愈）,the World Heals project．My goal was to lose 150 pounds in one year and raise﹩50,000________ a movement founded 30years ago to end hunger．This combination of healing myself and healing the world stuck me as the perfect solution．

________ I began my own personal weight program,I was filled with the fear that I would run 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 blooding in ________ hundreds of people．

Of course,I also took some practical steps to lose weight．I consulted with a physician（内科医生）,I ________ a fitness coach,and I began to eat small and________ meals．My fund-raising focus also gave me new motivation to exercise regularly．

A year later,I________ my goal：I lost 150pounds and raised﹩50,000!I feel that I've been given a second life to devote to something that is_________and enormous．

1.A.diets B.drinks C.fruits D.dishes

2.A.weight B.ability. C.wisdom D.height

3.A.temporarily B.recently C.seriously D.secretly

4.A.ideal B.low C.nor D.extra

5.A.organized B.attended C.recommended D.mentioned

6.A.folk B.adventure C.success D.science

7.A.Surprised B.Influenced C.Amused D.Disturbed

8.A.in search of B.in support of C.in place of D.in need of

9.A.If B.As C.Although D.Unless

10.A.excitement B.fear C.anger D.joy

11.A.all B.among C.from. D.to

12.A.borrow B.fired C.bought D.hired

13.A.healthy B.full C.expensive D.heavy

14.A.reached B.set C.missed D.dropped

15.A.stressful B.painful C.meaningful D.peaceful

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.B

8.B

9.B

10.B

11.C

12.D

13.A

14.A

15.C

【解析】

本文讲述了作者曾因体重而束手无策，参加了一个研讨会后，给自己创建了一个项目，目标是减掉150磅，筹集50,000美金，一年后作者实现了这个目标，感觉自己像被给了第二次生命去,还通过募捐去帮助需要帮助的人，这是一件有意义的事情。

1.句意：担心我的健康，我尝试了各种不同的饮食，但是没有用。

A. diets饮食；B. drinks饮料；C. fruits水果；D. dishes菜肴。根据句意可知是饮食。故选A。

2.句意：我开始相信我对我的体重束手无策。

A. weight体重；B. ability.能力；C. wisdom智慧；D. height身高。结合上文：尝试了不同的饮食方式，但是没有效果，可知此处作者想表达的意思：对于自己的体重什么也做不了。故选A。

3.句意：当我50岁时，我的体重开始严重影响我。

A. temporarily 临时地；B. recently最近地；C. seriously严重地；D. secretly秘密地。根据下文“I didn't want to live the rest of my life with this____4____weight any more．”不想剩下的生活被体重影响，可知是严重影响。故选C。

4.句意：我不想再带着这额外的体重度过我的余生了。

A. ideal理想的；B. low低的；C. nor也不；D. extra额外的。根据句意可知体重就是额外的重量。故选D。

5.句意：那一年，我参加了一个我们被要求创建一个将会影响世界的项目的研讨会。

A. organized组织；B. attended参加；C. recommended推荐；D. mentioned提及。这是一个组织，根据句意表达是参加。故选B。

6.句意：一位研讨会负责人分享了她的成功故事——她不仅筹集了125英镑，还为无家可归的儿童筹集了2.5万美元。

A. folk民间的；B. adventure冒险；C. success成功；D. science科学。根据下文“she had not only 125pounds,but also raised $25,000for homeless children.”不仅减肥成功还为孤儿捐款，可知是成功的。故选C。

7.句意：被她的故事所影响，我创建了世界上治疗项目。

A. Surprised感到惊讶的；B. Influenced受影响的； C. Amused被逗乐的；D. Disturbed扰乱的。根据句意表示是被影响。故选B。

8.句意：我的目标是减掉150磅，筹集50,000美元，支持30年前创立的“结束饥饿”的运动。

A. in search of 寻找；B. in support of支持；C. in place of取代；D. in need of需要。根据句意表示支持。故选B。

9.句意：当我开始我自己的体重计划时，我害怕我像之前一样陷入困难，打击自己。

A. If如果；B. As因为，当……时；C. Although虽然；D. Unless除非。根据句意表示当……时。故选B。

10.句意：当恐惧悬在我头顶时，也有迹象表明我正在沿着正确的道路前进。

A. excitement兴奋；B. fear害怕；C. anger生气；D. joy高兴。根据上文“I was filled with the fear that I would run the same difficulties that beat me before”可知是被恐惧笼罩着。故选B。

11.句意：数百人开始踊跃捐款。

A. all所有的；B. among在……之间；C. from.来自；D. to到。根据句意表示从数百人开始。故选C。

12.句意：我雇佣了一个健身教练。

A. borrow借；B. fired 被开除的；C. bought买；D. hired雇佣。根据句意表示雇佣。故选D。

13.句意：我开始吃少量和健康的膳食。

A. healthy健康的；B. full满的；C. expensive贵的；D. heavy重的。根据上文“Of course,I also took some practical steps to lose weight．”我采取实际行动减肥可知是健康的膳食。故选A。

14.句意：一年后，我实现了我的目标。

A. reached到达；B. set 树立；C. missed错过；D. dropped掉下。根据下文“I lost 150pounds and raised﹩50,000!”可知是实现，到达了目标。故选A。

15.句意：我觉得我被赋予了第二次生命，可以献身于某种有意义而伟大的事业。

A. stressful有压力的；B. painful 痛苦的；C. meaningful 有意义的；D. peaceful和平的。根据上文“A year later,I____14____ my goal：I lost 150pounds and raised﹩50,000!”我实现了减肥和捐款的目标，这是一件有意义的事。故选C。