1 . My journey to isolation (隔离) was somewhat accidental.

I saw an advertisement for a job as a leader for an expedition (探险) to Antarctica-and I have to_________it was the penguin in the ad that_________my attention. The ad noted that they were looking for someone to lead a_________of expeditioners in one of the most_________and isolated places on the planet. I took part in an_________and then got a job that I knew I would regret if I didn’t_________it. Leading 18 strangers for a full year-through months of darkness and with no_________from the freezing cold -----I learned some_________lessons.

After the journey, I wrote two best-selling books and became a motivational speaker. Being in isolation meant I had to do lots of self_________.I kept a__________, and every day I would think__________of how I had operated as a leader. That discipline of__________myself taught me how to tell right from wrong.

I often think back to__________I saw the picture of the penguin that__________me to look at the ad for the job. It’s a moment that__________my life completely.

1.

A．admit

B．believe

C．indicate

D．realize

2.

A．demanded

B．deserved

C．caught

D．needed

3.

A．flood

B．couple

C．team

D．handful

4.

A．awful

B．remote

C．promising

D．disturbing

5.

A．experiment

B．interview

C．election

D．investigation

6.

A．make for

B．prepare for

C．register for

D．go for

7.

A．escape

B．departure

C．protection

D．defence

8.

A．hard

B．powerful

C．private

D．terrible

9.

A．service

B．repair

C．study

D．reflection

10.

A．pet

B．secret

C．journal

D．promise

11.

A．clearly

B．carefully

C．highly

D．badly

12.

A．evaluating

B．forgiving

C．behaving

D．enjoying

13.

A．where

B．why

C．when

D．how

14.

A．enabled

B．permitted

C．allowed

D．inspired

15.

A．improved

B．formed

C．ended

D．changed

2 . Travelling alone can be a little frightening. However, this time is _______. Last week I had a holiday from work, but all my friends were occupied and none of them had the same_______ as mine. Such as it was, I still booked a train ride to Toronto and _______ a bed in a hotel for one week.

One week by myself! Would I be lonely? Would I be _______? Quite the opposite! In fact, there are many _______ that come from travelling alone. Firstly, I was able to do whatever I wanted. I enjoyed spending hours in museums that might have seemed _______ to some of my friends. I walked all around the _______, which some people may have found too exhausting. Instead of _______ someone else to remember _______ or to suggest activities to do, I discovered my independence and ________ map-reading skills that I didn’t know I had. I could   ________ and go to sleep when I wanted. Being in the safe environment of a hotel with like-minded __________ also gives a great opportunity to meet new people from all over the world, which can help conquer ________

I found that there were also some disadvantages of travelling alone ________ the benefits. I missed having someone to talk to and to ________ ideas with. Experiences are often more enjoyable if they are ________, and part of the fun of travelling is the ________ that you have with your friends or families afterwards. ________, eating in a restaurant or cooking in the hotel alone is less fun.

I am very ________ of myself for travelling alone and I had a fantastic time in Toronto. I would rather be by myself than with someone who is lazy and ________ to deal with in the future!

1.

A．different

B．proper

C．strange

D．disappointing

2.

A．work

B．arrangement

C．interest

D．freedom

3.

A．bought

B．made

C．changed

D．reserved

4.

A．tired

B．delighted

C．bored

D．amazed

5.

A．benefits

B．results

C．effects

D．accidents

6.

A．private

B．unique

C．dissatisfying

D．dull

7.

A．hotel

B．community

C．city

D．country

8.

A．appealing to

B．relying on

C．waiting for

D．finding out

9.

A．constructions

B．instructions

C．destinations

D．directions

10.

A．recovered

B．developed

C．received

D．refreshed

11.

A．come out

B．bring back

C．get up

D．turn over

12.

A．foreigners

B．newcomers

C．customers

D．travellers

13.

A．loneliness

B．illness

C．anger

D．fear

14.

A．rather than

B．despite

C．instead of

D．except

15.

A．declare

B．remember

C．exchange

D．learn

16.

A．shared

B．explored

C．shown

D．experienced

17.

A．guidelines

B．plans

C．opinions

D．memories

18.

A．However

B．Gradually

C．Additionally

D．Altogether

19.

A．aware

B．proud

C．fond

D．ashamed

20.

A．difficult

B．rude

C．stubborn

D．silly

3 . Adventure is in my blood. And I had been considering how I was going to _________ my high school graduation. I didn’t just want a small party in the backyard. I started thinking about doing a solo _________ somewhere out of the ordinary. I took out maps and drew the 1,500-mile route along which I would be _________ from the northernmost point in Norway to the southernmost section of Sweden. When I shared my plans with my dad, he _________ as I thought he would. Because I get my adventurous spirits from him, he was _________ it.

I had only been away from my home three days now, but there was an inner _________ going on inside of me. Part of me was _________ and doubting whether I really could make it. The other part of me was ready to _________ to myself and my family that I could do it by myself.

On the road, I met another bicyclist who was quite a bit older than I was. He had started his journey alone by bike at the southern part of Norway and had just finished. I could tell he had a great sense of _________. It encouraged me not to __________.

As I listened to my __________ artists on my MP4 player, I pedaled (踩踏板) with my feet. There was __________ around me for miles. __________, that wasn’t entirely true. There were mosquitoes-millions of them. My arms were so dotted with bites that they looked like a topographical map (地形图).But, however __________ it would be, nothing could stop my advance __________ the destination. As you know, adventure is in my blood.

1.

A．celebrate

B．finish

C．spend

D．organize

2.

A．flight

B．activity

C．performance

D．trip

3.

A．walking

B．flying

C．biking

D．jogging

4.

A．agreed

B．sighed

C．teased

D．obtained

5.

A．in fear of

B．in charge of

C．in favor of

D．in need of

6.

A．battle

B．dilemma

C．request

D．discussion

7.

A．stubborn

B．ambitious

C．homesick

D．astonished

8.

A．submit

B．turn

C．prove

D．adapt

9.

A．humor

B．direction

C．balance

D．satisfaction

10.

A．calm down

B．break down

C．keep on

D．give up

11.

A．personal

B．favorite

C．professional

D．grateful

12.

A．nobody

B．everybody

C．anything

D．everything

13.

A．Simply

B．Actually

C．Eventually

D．Fortunately

14.

A．boring

B．confusing

C．complex

D．tough

15.

A．from

B．with

C．in

D．toward

4 . It's once again been declared the world's most popular museum. ______ . it may not be a______ thing for the Louvre (卢浮宫) in Paris.

The museum broke its own______in 2018, welcoming 10.2 million_____and claiming the top spot in an index of the world's most-visited museums.

But the Louvre's uptick (小幅上升) in visitors is_____ too much for many of its workers, _____ by reception and security staff over the number of tourists______ through its doors have hit opening hours throughout the week.

"The Louvre is suffocating (令人窒的)," the workers union said in a statement. "The public has increased by more than 20% since 2009, but the palace has not grown,"it_____.

The museum was_ ___on Monday and opened later than advertised on Wednesday, due to a ____with the dissatisfied workers. visitors have ______outside the building throughout the week, and those without bookings have been________.

Although tensions with its workers_______ , the museum's bottom line is looking _______.The Louvre broke its 2012 _______record last year, marking a dramatic _______ from a sharp downturn in visits in 2017 that was due to a sudden decrease in_______in Paris.

The social media that are_______about Beyoncé and Jay Z's music_______filmed at the museum may have played into that increase.

But while visitor numbers rose at the Louvre, overall attendance was relatively_______among the top 20 museums in the world last year. Attendance grew among the top 20 by just 0.1% from 2017 to 2018.

1.

A．Moreover

B．However

C．Finally

D．Eventually

2.

A．splendid

B．skeptical

C．tough

D．sad

3.

A．promise

B．rule

C．record

D．law

4.

A．musicians

B．artists

C．visitors

D．volunteers

5.

A．acquiring

B．suffering

C．blaming

D．proving

6.

A．strikes

B．quarrels

C．fights

D．contests

7.

A．flooding

B．jumping

C．crawling

D．slipping

8.

A．stopped

B．added

C．started

D．paused

9.

A．decorated

B．repaired

C．visited

D．closed

10.

A．lecture

B．meeting

C．speech

D．lesson

11.

A．queued

B．dined

C．helped

D．served

12.

A．turned up

B．turned over

C．turned away

D．turned on

13.

A．die out

B．pay off

C．fade away

D．go on

14.

A．healthy

B．funny

C．tiny

D．cozy

15.

A．quality

B．attendance

C．photo

D．worker

16.

A．alarm

B．attack

C．recovery

D．prediction

17.

A．paintings

B．products

C．population

D．tourism

18.

A．innocent

B．selfish

C．crazy

D．generous

19.

A．concert

B．video

C．festival

D．industry

20.

A．high

B．huge

C．round

D．flat

5 . 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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Hiking through the mountains of Colorado was never my plan. I wanted to take _____________ at Yale University but I abruptly (意外地) decided to explore the great outdoors of the American West with an adventure program. Before I knew it, Chicago and my comfort zone were being left behind and _____________ mountains and sand dunes (沙丘).

On the morning of June 27, I was _____________ by a burst of sunshine. I ___________slowly but suddenly realized I was not in Chicago anymore. I was in a _____________ in the middle of nowhere in Colorado. I was going to have to _____________ my three tent mates. I tiredly took my clothes and hid behind a large bush to _____________. It was soon time to _____________ ourselves to everyone at camp. Everyone seemed pretty friendly, but why didn’t I feel a little _____________? I was starting to ________________ not having chosen a roommate at Yale.

After a quick ________________, we made our way to the Great Sand Dunes. “________________ it as the Egyptian capital of Colorado,” said my camp leader. Egypt in Colorado? Now things were really starting to become ________________. When we arrived, we were stroked by endless amounts of ________________. Brief thoughts of being ________________ by sand monsters came before me. My ________________ increased when my camp leader told us, “Today, we are going to climb to the top of the Dunes.”

Three hours later, I was out of breath ________________ I made it to the top. Suddenly, I felt the ________________ was worth it.

The next two weeks flew by. I met ________________ that tested my survival skills, but I pushed through every one of them. I was glad that I had somehow developed a new sense of ________________.

1.

A．courses

B．orders

C．comments

D．services

2.

A．covered by

B．attracted by

C．replaced with

D．supplied with

3.

A．hurt

B．greeted

C．shocked

D．moved

4.

A．took off

B．woke up

C．came back

D．ran out

5.

A．forest

B．valley

C．tent

D．castle

6.

A．make the acquaintance of

B．keep in touch with

C．take care of

D．get used to

7.

A．watch

B．rest

C．escape

D．change

8.

A．push

B．introduce

C．add

D．recommend

9.

A．comfortable

B．safe

C．curious

D．grateful

10.

A．imagine

B．regret

C．mind

D．suggest

11.

A．breakfast

B．shower

C．decision

D．answer

12.

A．Deal with

B．Point to

C．Think of

D．Talk about

13.

A．difficult

B．dangerous

C．exciting

D．foreign

14.

A．wood

B．stone

C．sand

D．baggage

15.

A．inspired

B．saved

C．abandoned

D．eaten

16.

A．fears

B．surprises

C．failures

D．doubts

17.

A．or

B．but

C．so

D．if

18.

A．career

B．performance

C．trip

D．practice

19.

A．challenges

B．demands

C．goals

D．questions

20.

A．honor

B．urgency

C．humor

D．determination

6 . It was Easter 1990, and my family was on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to the Solomon Islands for my sister’s wedding.

I was traveling with my husband, my four-year-old son and my daughter, who was nearly two. We’d been ________ it was very hot in the Solomon Islands, so we’d ________ lots of light cotton clothes and were wearing the same as it was summer. The only problem was that we had to catch an overnight bus that ________ at midnight for the airport so we could make our early morning ________ to Honiara. It was cold on the bus! My husband and I were snuggling (使依偎) our children as best we could, trying to keep them ________. The bus stopped many times as passengers got on and off, and we didn’t take much ________. The little ones were ________, unable to sleep for the biting cold. Then at one stop, an older lady came forward from the back of the bus and paused by our seat. I sat forward to see what she wanted and she ________ out a small knee rug (毛毯). My little girl reached ________ for it and pulled it tight ________ her. The lady said she’d made the rug herself and seeing that we were cold, she wanted us to use it. After she went back to her seat, our now-warm children nodded off, and they ________ snugly all the way to the airport. Just a stop or two ________ we arrived, the rug lady made her way to the door to get off. I tried to ________ the children to return her blanket, but she protested. “No,’’ she said. “________ it. I can always make another one!”

Over the years, that little blanket became a ________ to me and to my children of the kindness of strangers. I told the story to the children over and over and hung the rug on the end of my daughter’s bed so we would see it often. That rug was handmade with the colours carefully chosen. Yet its maker ________ with it to keep my family warm for a night. If ever people were bad or ________, it served as a ________ that there is goodness in the world.

I am forever ________, not just for the warmth that night, but for the lifelong reminder of the ________ of people. That blanket has warmed my life.

1.

A．confirmed

B．told

C．advised

D．persuaded

2.

A．offered

B．piled

C．packed

D．discovered

3.

A．left

B．went

C．pulled

D．drove

4.

A．train

B．trip

C．ride

D．flight

5.

A．comfortable

B．warm

C．calm

D．quiet

6.

A．care

B．notice

C．action

D．attention

7.

A．naughty

B．noisy

C．restless

D．energetic

8.

A．showed

B．made

C．put

D．held

9.

A．silently

B．eagerly

C．patiently

D．bravely

10.

A．around

B．on

C．over

D．towards

11.

A．played

B．lay

C．slept

D．sat

12.

A．after

B．until

C．as

D．before

13.

A．unload

B．unwrap

C．unfold

D．unpack

14.

A．keep

B．posses

C．return

D．bring

15.

A．sign

B．mark

C．symbol

D．decoration

16.

A．remained

B．parted

C．deserted

D．handed

17.

A．cruel

B．sensitive

C．cautious

D．ugly

18.

A．story

B．gift

C．reminder

D．reward

19.

A．delighted

B．pitiful

C．excited

D．grateful

20.

A．goodness

B．warmth

C．welcome

D．help

7 .        It is always interesting to visit another country, especially for those who have never traveled a great deal. Foreign ____ can be very educational for ____ if he is interested enough to make preparations beforehand. Learning the language of the new country would be ____ for the traveler, but the benefits of ____ an effort would become obvious immediately ____ his travel. It may not seem important to him when he comfortably stays at home, but knowing ____ to order a meal or rent a room is necessary for the newcomer in a strange country. Without ____ the language, it is very difficult for the stranger to ____ the people of the new country and their customs.
       To be sure, he can see places and things without the use of a language, but places and things are not the heart of any country. To get the greatest ____ from a trip to another country, it is ____ important for the visitor to have an understanding of the language.1.

A．travel

B．country

C．language

D．people

2.

A．someone

B．everyone

C．anyone

D．no one

3.

A．usual

B．easy

C．difficult

D．interesting

4.

A．so

B．what

C．quite

D．such

5.

A．after

B．before

C．for

D．at

6.

A．why

B．who

C．how

D．when

7.

A．hearing

B．knowing

C．saying

D．reading

8.

A．see

B．recognize

C．understand

D．believe

9.

A．benefit

B．success

C．satisfaction

D．money

10.

A．how

B．indeed

C．also

D．finally

8 . 完形填空（共1小题）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
       I love a good murder mystery. It is so_______ to watch or read an exciting and interesting detective story and try to solve the _______ yourself. Agatha Christie is undoubtedly queen of the detective story considering she _______ over eighty books. Many people have fallen in love with her _______ — Hercule Poirot, a famous Belgian detective and Miss Marple, an old lady who is also an amateur_______ .
       As I am a big _________ of Agatha Christie, I was excited to _______ her house in Devon called Greenway. I travelled to her_______ by steam train. We went through a dark tunnel and there was lots of smoke. It was a _______setting for a murder like in her famous novel Murder on the Orient Express. ___________, all the passengers arrived safely!
       After a pleasant walk through the woods, I ________the splendid house. I did a tour and I loved seeing where she wrote her ________ . Many first editions were on display in a revolving (旋转的) bookcase. However, my ________ part of the estate (房产) was the boathouse. There was a lovely view of the river ________the boathouse also served a more special purpose — inspiration for a crime ________. In the Poirot novel, Dead Man’s Folly, a girl’s body is________ in the boathouse. They even ________ the TV adaptation of the book at Greenway.
       I really ________ my visit to Greenway. It was such a ________ place and I was interested in seeing where Agatha Christie was__________ to write so many exciting stories.1.

A．attention

B．heat

C．success

D．fun

2.

A．doubt

B．problem

C．murder

D．method

3.

A．read

B．wrote

C．saw

D．contributed

4.

A．creations

B．inventions

C．discussions

D．reasons

5.

A．guard

B．detective

C．creator

D．spy

6.

A．guide

B．fellow

C．fan

D．gift

7.

A．watch

B．rebuild

C．explode

D．visit

8.

A．farm

B．family

C．hometown

D．site

9.

A．perfect

B．central

C．colorful

D．direct

10.

A．Sadly

B．Fortunately

C．Hopefully

D．Surprisingly

11.

A．fetched

B．got

C．reached

D．mentioned

12.

A．posts

B．articles

C．letters

D．books

13.

A．personal

B．useful

C．rewarding

D．favorite

14.

A．or

B．and

C．but

D．for

15.

A．scenery

B．sight

C．view

D．scene

16.

A．dissolved

B．tended

C．found

D．buried

17.

A．developed

B．filmed

C．adapted

D．affected

18.

A．enjoyed

B．treasured

C．exploited

D．focused

19.

A．shocking

B．beautiful

C．skillful

D．helpful

20.

A．inspired

B．disappointed

C．marked

D．honored