Question

Each of us struggles for self-respect and self-worth to some degree. I spent much time trying to achieve perfection in every aspect of my life.

I was a happy kid with a lot of friends and a supportive family. But growing up was really      and even scary sometimes.

During my childhood, I was constantly involved in something that included people’s viewing my achievements or my  _      . I wanted everyone’s praise and acceptance, but I was my own toughest critic (挑剔的人).

After I graduated from high school, my        to be “thin” began to trouble me. I began trying to diet by          my food.

In the beginning, I felt great—attractive and successful, almost superhuman. I even thought that I was better than everyone else. What I didn’t see was that I was slowly _      myself.

People around me began to         my weight loss. They said with concern. “You’re losing too much weight.” “Elisa, you’re so thin.” All their words only suggested that I was getting closer to “           ” .

Sadly, I took my physical             the first important in my life,         that it was the way to become successful and accepted.

Then I cut down my              more and more, until a       day consisted of half a teaspoon of nonfat yoghurt and coffee in the morning and a cup of grapes at night.

But my poor       began to cause me to lose         . Then one night, like many nights before, I couldn’t sleep and my heart felt as though it might beat out of my chest. I tried to       , but I couldn’t. The beating became so rapid and so strong that I could no longer       . What I had done to diet nearly caused me to have a heart attack. I stood up, and immediately fell down. I was really       , and I knew I needed help. My roommate rushed me to the         , beginning the long road to my         . It took a lot—doctors, nurses, nutritionists, food supplements…

And most important, a sense of what was true about myself got back on track with reality. I realized that, with my      of trying to be “perfect” on the          , I had sacrificed who I was on the inside. What I know now is, we are—each and every one of us—already perfect.

1.A. hard             B. natural                  C. easy                    D. possible

2.A. natures     B. failures           C. backgrounds              D. scores

3.A. problem       B. promise               C. way                         D. desire

4.A. controlling      B. checking             C. collecting                 D. balancing

5.A. questioning     B. forgetting            C. asking                      D. killing

6.A. help                 B. accept          C. notice          D. reject

7.A. devotion       B. perfection            C. destination               D. attention

8.A. appearance          B. exercise              C. examination            D. strength

9.A. pretending          B. realizing     C. believing   D. declaring

10.A. expense              B. food               C. movement              D. travel

11.A. pleasant             B. typical      C. different                 D. difficult

12.A. nutrition             B.  memory        C. knowledge     D. taste

13.A. sleep                 B. hope  C.  weight                    D. job

14.A. walk             B.  cry       C. relax                      D. talk

15.A. resist        B. breathe  C. wake                      D. remember

16.A. disappointed      B. annoyed        C. discouraged             D. scared

17.A. bed                   B. hospital          C. school           D. office

18.A. glory         B. discovery             C. recovery         D. victory

19.A. experience         B. decision    C.  skill           D. deal

20.A. outside               B. face        C. mind       D. whole

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.D

6.C

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.B

11.B

12.A

13.A

14.C

15.B

16.D

17.B

18.C

19.A

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：每个人都会努力地去找到自尊自重，希望能够实现自我价值。作者也曾经费尽心思希望自己能够在生活的各个方面都实现完美。作者为了让自己看起来很苗条很瘦，曾经控制饮食，最终差点导致心脏病。由此，作者才知道自己做了多么愚蠢的事情，其实每个人是完美的。

1.A 考查形容词。A. hard 艰难的；B. natural 自然的；C. easy 容易的；D. possible 可能的。根据下文的even scary可知，这里作者是指成长是艰难的，故选择A。

2.B 考查名词。A. natures 自然；B. failures 失败；C. backgrounds 背景；D. scores 得分。根据上文的achievements以及连词or可知，这里应该和achievement相对，故选择B，意为：我总是很在意别人对我的成就或失败的看法。

3.D 考查名词。A. problem 问题；B. promise 承诺；C. way 方式、方法；D. desire 欲望、渴望。根据下文的不定式to可知，这里所需要的单词应该可以和to构成搭配，故选项A错误。再根据下文可知，作者是希望自己瘦，故选择D，构成搭配：one’s desire to do sth.，意为：某人渴望做某事。

4.A 考查动词。A. controlling 控制；B. checking 检查；C. collecting 收集、采集；D. balancing 平衡。根据上文的try to diet，以及下文内容可知作者只吃一点点东西。故选择A，意为：我开始节食控制自己的食物。

5.D 考查动词。A. questioning 质疑；B. forgetting 忘记；C. asking 询问、要求；D. killing 杀死。根据下文倒数第二段的内容可知，作者差点心脏病发作，可知作者这样节食无异于慢性自杀。故选择D。

6.C 考查动词。A. help 帮助；B. accept 接受；C. notice 注意；D. reject 拒绝。根据下文的They said with concern. “You’re losing too much weight.”可知周围的人们担心我，故他们是注意到了我的减肥。所以选择C。

7.B 考查名词。A. devotion 投入、奉献；B. perfection 完美；C. destination 目的地；D. attention 注意力。根据第一段的I spent much time trying to achieve perfection in every aspect of my life以及上一段的I felt great—attractive and successful, almost superhuman. I even thought that I was better than everyone else.可知作者认为这样做会越来越完美，故选择B。

8.A 考查名词。A. appearance 外表；B. exercise 运动、练习；C. examination 检查、考试；D. strength 力气。根据上文的In the beginning, I felt great—attractive and successful可知，作者觉得这样很吸引人。故选择A，指作者认为外表是最重要的。

9.C 考查动词。A. pretending 假装；B. realizing 明白、意识；C. believing 认为、相信；D. declaring 宣称。根据上一句可知，作者认为外表是最重要的，也就是说作者认为这是走向成功的道路。故选择C。

10.B 考查名词。A. expense 花费、费用；B. food 食物；C. movement 运动；D. travel 旅游。根据上文可知作者在控制食物的摄取，而且作者瘦了之后很迷人，故选择B，指作者减少了食物的摄取量。故选择B。

11.B 考查形容词。A. pleasant 愉悦的；B. typical 平常的、典型的；C. different 不同的；D. difficult 困难的。根据上文可知，作者开始逐渐减少食物，直到每天早晨只吃半匙无脂酸奶和咖啡，晚上只吃一点葡萄。这是每天的食物，故选择B，意为每天正常这样吃。

12.A 考查名词。A. nutrition 营养；B. memory 记忆力；C. knowledge 知识；D. taste 胃口。根据上文可知，每天只吃一点东西，由此判断作者的营养不良。故选择A。

13.A 考查名词。A. sleep 睡眠；B. hope 希望；C. weight 重量；D. job 工作。根据下文的Then one night, like many nights before, I couldn’t sleep可知，作者睡不着。故选择A，意为缺少睡眠。

14.C 考查动词。A. walk 走路；B. cry 哭泣；C. relax 休闲、放松；D. talk 谈话、交谈。根据上文可知，作者的心脏仿佛要跳了出来。故此时作者想要放松。所以选择C。

15.B 考查动词。A. resist 抵制；B. breathe 呼吸；C. wake 醒来；D. remember 记得、记住。根据上文的描述可知，作者心脏跳动加速，故根据常识判断，作者此时无法呼吸。所以选择B。

16.D 考查形容词。A. disappointed 失望的；B. annoyed 生气的；C. discouraged 灰心的、沮丧的；D. scared 害怕的。根据上文内容可知，作者已经无法站立，故此时她心中感到害怕。所以选择D。

17.B 考查名词。A. bed 床；B. hospital 医院；C. school 学校；D. office 办公室。根据下文的It took a lot—doctors, nurses, nutritionists,可知，作者被送到了医院，故选择B。

18.C 考查名词。A. glory 荣耀、光荣；B. discovery 发现；C. recovery 康复；D. victory 胜利。根据上文可知作者被送到了医院，再根据下文的It took a lot—doctors, nurses, nutritionists, food supplements…可知，作者在慢慢地康复。故选择C。

19.A 考查名词。A. experience 经历；B. decision 决定；C. skill 技能；D. deal 交易。根据上文内容可知，这是作者追求完美的一次经历，故选择A。

20.考查名词。A. outside 外在；B. face 脸；C. mind 思想；D. whole 整个。根据下文的I had sacrificed who I was on the inside.可知，作者认为自己牺牲了内在，再根据上文可知，作者在追求外在美，故此处选择A，意为：在我想去追求外在美的经历中，我牺牲了自己的内在。