Question

I read about an athlete who made it all the way to the Olympics despite hating his chosen sport. He committed his entire life to __ one tiny, yet large, sentence---I’m proud of you. At some point we all have someone we want to __, whose approval means the world to us.

I have a clear memory of the person I wanted approval from telling me I was intelligent, the kind of memory that_____ very clear because you’ve recalled it so many times. I had __ someone’s opinion about buying a Canadian soda. “We should really support our own economy,” ten-year-old me said. I had no idea what that meant, __ I was looked at with approval, and my heart was filled with __. I loved that feeling---the approval of my hero. It was nothing like the Olympic athlete, but I made some very big __ based on what might make them ___. I was hugely affected by wanting their approval.

Months ago this person removed me from his life. It hurt a lot. However, in life there is rarely hurt __ growth. I recently ___ on myself and behavior and noticed something---I feel free. After a period of denying and upset, I __that this is just how it is. This realization made me see how often I was transforming myself according to the ____, “what would they think?” I’d been using the desire for approval as an ___ excuse for hiding. My excuse was gone immediately I realized it ___. It was time to authentically step into myself and stop hiding who I am from others. Are you hiding? I hid in approval-seeking. Maybe you hide behind judgment. We all have our ways, and it can be really scary to let ___ go.

This thing is, __, as long as we prevent ourselves being truly seen, we will never be truly understood. Connection with others won’t be wholly authentic, and we will edit ourselves because we __ potential thoughts in other people’s heads. It’s pretty __. Of course, breaking up isn’t __ when you expect to be freed from wanting someone’s approval. You don’t even have to tell them you no longer care what they think of you. Just __ and do what makes you happy and go for the things you really want in life. Do your thing, and let them do theirs.

1.A. combing    B. seeking    C. applauding    D. reading

2.A. love    B. upset    C. please    D. annoy

3.A. stays    B. looks    C. proves    D. becomes

4.A. shared    B. evaluated    C. analyzed    D. parroted

5.A. since    B. but    C. as    D. for

6.A. disappointment    B. depression    C. satisfaction    D. amazement

7.A. profits    B. statement    C. decisions    D. preparation

8.A. cozy    B. healthy    C. wise    D. proud

9.A. with    B. without    C. by    D. through

10.A. reflected    B. dawned    C. counted    D. experimented

11.A. assumed    B. accepted    C. adapted    D. argued

12.A. opinion    B. concept    C. thought    D. reason

13.A. unconscious    B. unforgettable    C. unpleasant    D. unfortunate

14.A. existed    B. rose    C. faded    D. disappeared

15.A. it    B. them    C. us    D. you

16.A. therefore    B. instead    C. though    D. eventually

17.A. miss    B. fear    C. doubt    D. advocate

18.A. appealing    B. skeptical    C. silly    D. inspiring

19.A. impossible    B. necessary    C. important    D. abundant

20.A. look out    B. try out    C. hold on    D. go ahead

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.C

8.D

9.B

10.A

11.B

12.C

13.A

14.A

15.B

16.C

17.B

18.C

19.B

20.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章通过作者的亲身经历，告诉我们：只要我们阻止自己被真正地看到，我们就永远不会被真正理解。去做让你快乐的事，去追求你真正想要的生活。

1.考查动词。A. combing梳理；B. seeking寻找；C. applauding赞同；D. reading阅读。根据He committed his entire life to ___1___ one tiny, yet large, sentence---I’m proud of you.可知，他一生都在寻找一个微小但又大的句子——我为你感到骄傲。故选B。

2.考查动词。A. love爱；B. upset使心烦；C. please使喜欢；D. annoy惹恼。根据At some point we all have someone we want to ___2___, whose approval means the world to us.可知，在某种程度上，我们都有一个我们想要取悦的人，他的认可对我们来说意味着世界。故选C。

3.考查动词。A. stays停留；B. looks看；C. proves证明；D. becomes变成。根据I was intelligent, the kind of memory that___3___ very clear because you’ve recalled it so many times.可知，我很聪明，那种记忆很清晰，因为你已经回忆了很多次了。故选A。

4.考查动词。A. shared 分享；B. evaluated评估；C. analyzed分析；D. parroted机械地模仿。根据I had ___4___ someone’s opinion about buying a Canadian soda.可知，我曾对买加拿大苏打水的意见进行过讨论。故选D。

5.考查连词。A. since自从---以来；B. but但是；C. as由于；D. for因为（并列连词）根据I had no idea what that meant, ___5___ I was looked at with approval, and my heart was filled with ___6___.可知，我不知道那是什么意思，但是我被批准了，我的心充满了满足。故选B。

6.考查名词。A. disappointment失望；B. depression 沮丧；C. satisfaction 满意；D. amazement惊讶。根据I had no idea what that meant, ___5___ I was looked at with approval, and my heart was filled with ___6___.可知，我不知道那是什么意思，但是我被批准了，我的心充满了满足。故选C。

7.考查名词。A. profits利润；B. statement陈述；C. decisions决定；D. preparation准备。根据It was nothing like the Olympic athlete, but I made some very big ___7___ based on what might make them ___8___.可知，这和奥林匹克运动员一点都不一样，但我做出了一些非常重大的决定，这些决定是基于什么让他们感到骄傲。故选C。

8.考查形容词。A. cozy舒适的；B. healthy健康的；C. wise明智的；D. proud自豪的。根据It was nothing like the Olympic athlete, but I made some very big ___7___ based on what might make them ___8___.可知，这和奥林匹克运动员一点都不一样，但我做出了一些非常重大的决定，这些决定是基于什么让他们感到骄傲。故选D。

9.考查介词。根据However, in life there is rarely hurt ___9___ growth.可知，然而，在生活中，没有成长，很少会受到伤害。故选B。

10.考查动词。A. reflected 反射；B. dawned破晓；C. counted计数； D. experimented试验。根据I recently ___10___ on myself and behavior and noticed something---I feel free.可知，我最近反思自己和行为，注意到一些事情——我感到自由。故选A。

11.考查动词。A. assumed假定；B. accepted接受；C. adapted使适应；D. argued辩论。根据After a period of denying and upset, I ___11___that this is just how it is.可知，经过一段时间的否认和不安，我适应了这就是它的样子。故选B。

12.考查名词。A. opinion建议；B. concept概念；C. thought思想；D. reason理由。根据This realization made me see how often I was transforming myself according to the ___12___, “what would they think?”可知，这种认识让我明白了，我是如何根据自己的想法改变自己的，“他们会怎么想？”故选C。

13.考查形容词。A. unconscious没有意识的；B. unforgettable难忘的；C. unpleasant使人不愉快的；D. unfortunate令人遗憾的。根据I’d been using the desire for approval as an ___13___ excuse for hiding.可知，我一直在用渴望获得认可作为隐藏的无意识借口。故选A。

14.考查动词。A. existed存在；B. rose升起；C. faded腿色；D. disappeared消失。根据My excuse was gone immediately I realized it ___14___.可知，我的借口立刻消失了，我意识到它的存在。故选A。

15.考查代词。根据We all have our ways, and it can be really scary to let ___15___ go.可知，我们都有自己的方式，让他们走是很可怕的。故选B。

16.考查连词。A. therefore因此；B. instead代替；C. though 然而；D. eventually最后。根据This thing is, ___16___, as long as we prevent ourselves being truly seen, we will never be truly understood.可知，然而，只要我们阻止自己被真正地看到，我们就永远不会被真正理解。故选C。

17.考查动词。A. miss错过，想念；B. fear害怕；C. doubt怀疑；D. advocate提倡。根据Connection with others won’t be wholly authentic, and we will edit ourselves because we ___17___ potential thoughts in other people’s heads.可知，与他人的联系并不完全是真实的，我们会自我编辑，因为我们害怕别人头脑中的潜在想法。故选B。

18.考查形容词。A. appealing吸引人的；B. skeptical怀疑的；C. silly愚蠢的；D. inspiring令人受鼓舞的。根据It’s pretty ___18___.可知，这是相当愚蠢的。故选C。

19.考查形容词。A. impossible不可能； B. necessary必要的；C. important 重要的；D. abundant丰富的。根据Of course, breaking up isn’t ___19___ when you expect to be freed from wanting someone’s approval.可知，当然，当你想要得到别人的认可时，分手是不必要的。故选B。

20.考查动词词组。A. look out 当心；B. try out试验；C. hold on不挂断电话；D. go ahead前进。根据Just ___20___ and do what makes you happy and go for the things you really want in life.可知，去做让你快乐的事，去追求你真正想要的生活。故选D。