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【文章大意】 本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章,主要讲述了作者独自去同事农村的家从而克服了自己的焦虑感的故事。
1. D send派送,发送;consult咨询;call喊,打电话;visit拜访,参观。根据下文“I wanted to, but I would have to travel there…”可知,此处表示作者被邀请去拜访同事及其家人,故选D项。
2. A alone独自;soon很快;free自由的,免费的;safe安全的。根据下文“I was 23 years old and had never been out of the UK alone.”可知,作者是要独自一人前行,因此有些担忧,故选A项。
3. D work工作;curiosity好奇;homesickness思乡;worry担忧,担心。根据下文“I managed to cope with my anxiety.”可知,作者不知道该如何应对自己的担忧,故选D项。
4. D appear出现;hit重击;strike敲,打;occur发生。It occurs to sb that…意为“某人突然想起某事”,符合语境,故选D项。
5. B impress给人留下印象;control控制;reach到达,伸手够;persuade劝说。根据上文“Thus we are sometimes affected by fears or anxiety impacting our life.”可知,作者经常受到焦虑和担忧的困扰,故选B项。
6. B enjoy享受;experience经历;take带走,花费;experiment实验。根据语境可知,作者准备去体验不同的生活方式,与下文“Experiencing a different culture far away from home helped me to realize what is important in life…”呼应,故选B项。
7. A change改变;move移动,感动;support支持;impress给人留下印象。根据下文something inside me had changed可知,Morocco之旅使作者内心发生了一些变化,故选A项。
8. A achievement获得,成就;fear害怕;disappointment失望;embarrassment尴尬。根据上文“I managed to cope with my anxiety.”可知,作者终于成功地克服自己的焦虑感,成就感斐然,故选A项。
9. A good好的;ashamed令人羞愧的,惭愧的;afraid害怕的;proud骄傲的,自豪的。根据上文“I managed to cope with my anxiety.”可知,作者很开心,故选A项。
10. D sorry遗憾的,难过的;confused困惑的;confident自信的;thankful感激的。根据generous welcome可推知,作者很感激,故选D项。
11. C doubt怀疑,疑问;luck幸运;love爱;surprise吃惊。根据上文“The people were so loving towards me.”可知,此处表示当地人的热情和友爱,故选C项。
12. D improve改善,提高;hold举办,控制,抓住;protect保护;reduce减少。根据语境“…this reminded me that I was ‘good enough’…”可知,这种自我感觉良好缓解了作者去陌生地方的焦虑感,故选D项。
13. D inspire激励;move感动,移动;please讨好,请;shock震惊。根据语境the realization和few可推知,作者对农村的真实环境感到震惊,故选D项。
14. C land土地,陆地;difficulty困难;resource资源;friend朋友。根据下文“We had the most amazing food—lots of fresh fruits and vegetables.”可推知,当地村民的生活资源相当匮乏,故选C项。
15. B discover发现;explore探索;examine检查;recognize认出。根据上文“In the days afterwards, I travelled around Morocco.”可推知,既然是旅游,自然是有所探索,故选B项。
16. C opportunity机会;rush冲;stay逗留,延期;life生命,生活。 根据下文“I realized I had not felt anxious for nearly two weeks.”可知,此处表示作者在摩洛哥(Morocco)逗留期间,故选C项。
17. C rule规定,统治;exist存在;matter要紧;hurt伤害。根据语境“Experiencing a different culture far away from home helped me to realize what is important in life…”可知,作者意识到什么才是最要紧的,故选C项。
18. A disappear消失;expand扩大;remain留下,依然;remove去除,脱掉。根据上文“I realized I had not felt anxious for nearly two weeks.”可知,作者的焦虑感因此而不存在了,故选A项。
19. B express表达;challenge挑战;forget忘记;remember记得,记住。根据上文“I managed to cope with my anxiety.”,并结合active可知,作者回来之后就积极挑战自己的焦虑感,故选B项。
20. D drop落下,减少,降低;notice注意到;pass通过;overcome克服。根据上文“Thus we are sometimes affected by fears or anxiety impacting our life.”可知,作者是想帮助他人一起克服深受其苦的焦虑感,故选D项。