Question

As a teenager, I felt I was always letting people down. I was rebellious (反叛的) on the outside, _______ on the inside, I wanted people to _______ me.

Once I left home to hitchhike (搭便车) to California with my friend Penelope. The trip wasn’t _______, and there were many times I didn’t feel safe. One situation in particular _______ me grateful to still be alive. When I returned home, I was different, not so outwardly sure of myself.

I was happy to be home. But then I noticed that Penelope, who was _______ with us, was wearing my clothes. And my _______ seemed to like her better than me. I wondered if I would be_______ if I weren’t there. I told my mom, and she explained that _______ Penelope was a lovely girl, no one could _______ me. I pointed out, “She is more patient and is neater than I have ever been.” My mom said these were wonderful ________, but I was the only person who could fill my________. She made me realize that even with my ________— and there were many —I was a loved member of the family who couldn’t be replaced.

I became a searcher, wanting to ________ who I was and what made me unique(独一无二的). My ________ of myself was changing. I wanted a solid base to start from. I started to resist (抵抗) pressure to ________ in ways that I didn’t like any more, and I was ________ by who I really was. I came to feel much more ________ that no one can ever take my place.

Each of us holds a ________ place in the world. You are special, no matter what others say or what you may think. So ________ about being replaced. You ________ be.

1.A. and    B. but    C. as    D. for

2.A. leave    B. respect    C. admire    D. like

3.A. easy    B. hard    C. fun    D. long

4.A. succeeded    B. kept    C. managed    D. remained

5.A. playing    B. eating    C. staying    D. running

6.A. family    B. friends    C. relatives    D. class

7.A. loved    B. mentioned    C. cared    D. missed

8.A. before    B. after    C. though    D. unless

9.A. scold    B. compare    C. replace    D. match

10.A. qualities    B. girls    C. people    D. times

11.A. character    B. role    C. task    D. job

12.A. faults    B. advantages    C. manners    D. pities

13.A. look for    B. look back    C. find out    D. give up

14.A. picture    B. view    C. sense    D. drawing

15.A. think    B. learn    C. change    D. act

16.A. thankful    B. delighted    C. disappointed    D. hopeful

17.A. sure    B. doubtful    C. happy    D. lonely

18.A. good    B. special    C. only    D. unique

19.A. talk    B. forget    C. care    D. argue

20.A. mustn’t    B. shouldn’t    C. can’t    D. needn’t

Answer

1. B

2. D

3. A

4. B

5. C

6. A

7. D

8. C

9. C

10. A

11. B

12. A

13. C

14. B

15. D

16. B

17. A

18. D

19. B

20. C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了作者从一名外表叛逆内心却极不自信的少年通过和朋友的旅行与母亲的谈话中逐渐认识到每个人都是独一无二的，无可取代的，获得自信的心路历程。

1.考查连词。句意：外表上我叛逆，内心里我却希望人们能喜欢我。A. and并且；B. but但是；C. as因为；D. for为了。此处表转折，故选B。

2.考查动词。句意参考上题。A. leave离开；B. respect尊重；C. admire赞美，欣赏；D. like喜欢。故选D。

3.考查形容词。句意：旅途并不轻松，有很多次我都感到不安全。A. easy容易的，简单的；B. hard艰难的；C. fun有趣的；D. long漫长的。由句意可知选A。

4.考查动词。句意：特别是有一次的状况让我一直庆幸自己还能活着，A. succeeded成功；B. kept（使）保持，（使）继续；C. managed设法做成；D. remained保持，仍然。故选B。

5.考查动词。句意：随后我注意到和我待在一起的Penelope穿着我的衣服。A. playing玩耍；B. eating吃；C. staying待，停留；D. running跑。stay with sb与某人待在一起。选C。

6.考查名词。A. family家人；B. friends朋友；C. relatives亲戚；D. class班级。根据前文home提示，此处选A。

7.考查动词。A. loved爱；B. mentioned提到；C. cared关心；D. missed想念。句意：我甚至怀疑如果我不在那儿，他们是否还能想起我。根据句意可知选D。

8.考查连词。句意：她向我解释说尽管佩内罗普很可爱，但是没有人能代替我。A. before在……之前；B. after在……之后；C. though尽管；D. unless除非。根据语境可推断出有“尽管”意味，故选C。

9.考查动词。句意参考上题。A. scold责备；B. compare比较；C. replace取代；D. match使相配。故选C。

10.考查名词。句意：我母亲说这些都是好的素质，可是我是唯一的，谁也无法充当我的角色。A. qualities特点，素质；B. girls女孩；C. people人们；D. times次数。故选A。

11.考查名词。句意参考上题。A. character性格；B. role角色；C. task任务；D. job工作。故选B。

12.考查名词。句意：她让我意识到，我尽管有缺点，而且还不少，但是我是这个家庭中被爱的一名成员，谁也无法代替我。A. faults错误；B. advantages优势；C. manners礼貌；D. pities同情。故选A。

13.考查动词词组。句意：我成了一名研究员，想要查明我是谁，是什么使我成了独一无二的。A. look for寻找；B. look back回顾；C. find out找出，查明；D. give up放弃。故选C。

14.考查名词。句意是：我对自己的看法在改变，我想让自己的开始建立在一个坚实的基础上。A. picture图片；B. view观点；C. sense感觉；D. drawing绘画。故选B。

15.考查动词。句意：以我不再喜欢的一些方式行事。A. think想；B. learn学习；C. change改变；D. act表现。故选D。

16.考查动词。句意：我很高兴找到真正的自我。A. thankful感激的；B. delighted高兴的；C. disappointed失望的；D. hopeful充满希望的。故选B。

17.考查形容词。句意：我开始更加确定没有人能代替我。A. sure确定的；B. doubtful怀疑的；C. happy高兴的；D. lonely寂寞的。故选A。

18.考查动词。句意：每个人在这个世界上都是唯一的。A. good好的；B. special特别的；C. only仅仅，只是；D. unique独一无二的。故选D。

19.考查动词。句意：忘掉被取代的事吧。A. talk谈论；B. forget忘掉；C. care关心；D. argue争论。故选B。

20.考查情态动词。A. mustn’t禁止；B. shouldn’t不应该；C. can’t不可能；D. needn’t不需要。句意：不可能取代。本句的完整形式为：You can’t be replaced.。故C正确。