第三部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节：完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As I sat there one night in Namibia, staring out at one of the most perfect sunsets I’d seen in a while, I realized why I never wanted to visit Africa alone. Sometimes the 41 of travel is not so beautiful when you don’t have someone to 42 it with. And there I was, staring out at this gorgeous 43 , and I was alone. I had no one to share that moment.
Sure, there was my tour group, but it’s not the same. Sharing a moment with people you have a bond with is much 44 from sharing it with strangers. Days later, I kept coming back to the 45 I felt at that moment. There was nothing wrong 46 anyone on my tour-----they were all nice, polite, and talkative, and we got along well. But tours are 47 organize
And as I sat there looking at this beautiful sunset while zebra 49 from the nearby watering hole, a 50 hit me at the moment-----I am alone .And I am 51 it. While I’m an introvert(内向的人)and I like my “me” time, after 6.5 years, solo travel isn’t for me any longer. I no longer 52 to wander cities or gaze upon African sunsets alone. I want to 53 with people I know. I want 54 faces. I want to share moments. I make plenty of 55 on the road, but I’m tired of having to 56 in each new city.
I think everyone should travel alone at some point in their life; you 57 a lot about yourself by doing so. I never 58 the solo travel I’ve done in the past and never felt alone or bored during those years, but Africa made it 59 that it’s time to move on to a new 60 of my life. I couldn’t hold onto the past any longer.
41. A. route B. beauty C. destination D. plan
42. A. share B. compare C. award D. admire
43. A. grassland B. sky C. desert D. sunset
44. A. different B. helpful C. unusual D. admirable
45 A. doubt B. sadness C. wonder D. comfort
46. A. for B. in C. with D. on
47. A. expensively B. commonly C. meaningfully D. casually
48. A. play B. compete C. bond D. fight
49. A. drank B. lay C. bent D. ate
50. A. stone B. truth C. stick D. ball
51. A. fond of B. proud of C. afraid of D. tired of
52. A. desire B. fail C. dare D. refuse
53. A. communicate B. work C. travel D. deal
54. A. round B. familiar C. healthy D. similar
55. A . friends B. mistakes C. decisions D. plans
56. A. take over B. look over C. turn over D. start over
57. A. learn B. worry C. care D. concern
58. A. recall B. dream C. regret D. experience
59. A. clear B. valuable C. impressive D. basic
60. A. situation B. discovery C. challenge D. chapter
