Question

At my heaviest , I weighed 370 pounds. I had a very poor relationship with food: I used it to  _____ 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 (研讨会)where we were asked to create a project that would touch the world. A seminar leader shared her ________ story—she had not only lost 125 pounds, but also raised $25,000 for homeless children.

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

_____ I began my own personal weight program at the beginning, I was filled with the fear that I would  ____ the same difficulties that beat me before. Although the________ hung over my head, there were also clear signs that I was walking toward the right  ________ . I sent letters to everyone I knew, telling them about my project. It worked perfectly. Donations (捐赠)began________ in from hundreds of people. Of course, I also took some practical steps to lose weight. I got suggestions from a physician , I hired a health coach, and I began to eat small and __________meals. My project also gave me new motivation to exercise _________  .

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

1.A. add    B. mix    C. kill    D. share

2.A. diets    B. results    C. fruits    D. traditions

3.A. height    B. ability    C. knowledge    D. weight

4.A. conveniently    B. recently    C. seriously    D. secretly

5.A. scientific    B. extra    C. normal    D. low

6.A. attended    B. organized    C. rejected    D. mentioned

7.A. victim    B. success    C. adventure    D. science

8.A. Surprised    B. Blamed    C. Encouraged    D. Refused

9.A. project    B. business    C. system    D. custom

10.A. in search of    B. in need of    C. in case of    D. in support of

11.A. turned out    B. broke out    C. took out    D. left out

12.A. As    B. Until    C. If    D. Unless

13.A. take up    B. meet with    C. look for    D. put aside

14.A. excitement    B. joy    C. anger    D. fear

15.A. barrier    B. hall    C. path    D. street

16.A. breaking    B. flooding    C. exposing    D. dividing

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

18.A. regularly    B. severely    C. suddenly    D. roughly

19.A. set    B. achieved    C. missed    D. dropped

20.A. regretful    B. painful    C. meaningful    D. harmful

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.B

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.A

10.D

11.A

12.A

13.B

14.D

15.C

16.B

17.D

18.A

19.B

20.C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者从前为了消除坏情绪而乱吃东西，导致自己体重超标．到了50岁，肥胖问题严重影响了健康，作者希望这种情况能够得到改变．在讨论队队长的影响下，作者开始制定并实施计划，最终实现了自己的计划，不但使自己减重150磅，还通过募捐帮助到了需要帮助的人，这是一件很有意义的事情。

1.考查动词辨析。根据to make myself feel better可知，我是用食物来消除坏情绪，让自己心情更好。A. add增加；B. mix混合；C. kill消除；D. share分享，故选C。

2.考查名词辨析。前面提到Worried about my health，我担心自己的健康，所以尝试不同的饮食来控制体重。A. diets饮食；B. results结果；C. fruits水果；D. traditions传统，故选A。

3.考查名词辨析。在所有的尝试都不奏效的情况下，我认为我对自己的体重无能为力了。A. height身高；B. ability能力；C. knowledge知识；D. weight体重，故选D。

4.考查副词辨析。根据后面的内容可知，当我50岁的时候，体重超标对我生活的影响很严重了。A. conveniently便利地；B. recently最近；C. seriously严重地；D. secretly秘密地，故选C。

5.考查形容词辨析。根据上文内容可知我体重超标，我不希望自己的余生都伴随着巨大的体重。A. scientific科学的；B. extra特大的；C. normal正常的；D. low低的，故选B。

6.考查动词辨析。根据where we were asked to create a project that would touch the world. 可知那年，我参加一个研讨会。A. attended参加；B. organized组织；C. rejected拒绝； D. mentioned提到，故选A。

7.考查名词辨析。根据后面的内容"not only 125pounds，but also raised $25，000 for homeless children"可知，队长分享了他的成功经历——不但成功减重，而且还帮助到无家可归的孩子们。A. victim受害人；B. success成功；C. adventure冒险；D. science科学，故选B。

8.考查动词辨析。根据句意，受到队长的鼓励，我创办了"As We Heal"。A. Surprised惊奇； B. Blamed责备；C. Encouraged鼓励；D. Refused拒绝，故选C。

9.考查名词辨析。根据telling them about my project.可知，"As We Heal"是一个世界性的工程。A. project工程； B. business商业；C. system 制度；D. custom习惯，故选A。

10.考查短语辨析。句意：我的目标是成功减重150磅，并且用50000美元支持运动基础建设，来减少饥饿。A. in search of寻找；B. in need of 需要；C. in case of 万一；D. in support of支持，故选D。

11.考查动词短语辨析。句意：治疗我自己和治愈世界的结合被证明是一个完美的解决方案。A. turned out证明；B. broke out爆发；C. took out拿出；D. left out被遗忘，故选A。

12.考查连词辨析。句意：当我开始个人的体重计划时，我充满了恐惧。A. As当…时； B. Until直到；C. If 如果；D. Unless除非，故选A。

13.考查动词短语辨析。句意：我害怕自己将会遇到先前击败我的那些困难。A. take up从事； B. meet with 遇见；C. look for寻找；D. put aside把...放在一边，故选B。

14.考查名词辨析。根据前面的"I was filled with the fear"可知尽管我头脑中很害怕，但是那里有一个清晰的标志，让我朝着正确的道路走下去。A. excitement兴奋；B. joy高兴；C. anger生气；D. fear害怕，故选D。

15.考查名词辨析。句意：尽管我头脑中很害怕，但是那里有一个清晰的标志，让我朝着正确的道路走下去。A. barrier障碍物；B. hall 走廊；C. path道路；D. street街道，故选C。

16.考查动词辨析。根据前面的"It worked perfectly"，以及后面的"from hundreds of people"可知，收到的捐款很多，可以用泛滥来形容。A. breaking破坏；B. flooding泛滥； C. exposing暴露；D. dividing分开，故选B。

17.考查形容词辨析。根据"I began to eat small"可知，我开始吃的很少，让饮食更健康。A. heavy沉重的；B. full满的；C. expensive昂贵的；D. healthy健康的，故选D。

18.考查副词辨析。句意：我的工程给了我新的动力，让我坚持定期运动。A. regularly定期地； B. severely严重地；C. suddenly突然地；D. roughly粗略地，故选A。

19.考查动词辨析。根据I lost 150 pounds and raised $50,000!可知一年后，我达到了我的目标。A. set树立；B. achieved达到；C. missed错过；D. dropped下降，故选B。

20.考查形容词辨析。自己减肥成功，还帮助到了别人．这是一件很有意义的事情。A. regretful 后悔的；B. painful痛苦的；C. meaningful有意义的；D. harmful有害的，故选C。