文章大意:本文是记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者以前从未尝试过独自出门旅行,因为总有人陪伴她。后来作者决定独自去徒步旅行。第一次独自徒步旅行给作者带来了极大的快乐,她学会了享受个人时光,并且从中获得勇气去结识新朋友。
1 . I’ve reached the turn-around point of the day’s kayaking (皮划艇) trip. Sweat runs down my cheek as I ______ my fingers through the cool water. I look around. It’s just me, a couple of seagulls, and shining freshwater to the horizon. This, I whisper to myself, is ______.
Solo outings had never ______ my mind before because I always had loyal friends willing to tag along. But three years ago, I moved to Cleveland. Meeting close friends in a new city is ______. And a world wide health crisis made ______ impossible.
In October 2022, I decided to ______ a whole day on a solo hiking trip. I went to Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP) to ______ the autumn leaves. Five miles in, I couldn’t remember the last time I’d felt so alive. I was more ______ of my surroundings than I’d ever been while hiking that day. I studied the markings of trees, focused my ears on each forest sound and did something I had almost never spared ______ for: I listened to my own thoughts. Every word in my mind pointed to a newfound ______—solo hiking is my happy place. From then on, I have adjusted myself to any solo activity.
Pride ______ through my body when I first launched my kayak. My chest, ______ tightened by nerves, was bursting with happiness as I finally reached the middle of the river that I’d long ______ standing on shore before.
Adventuring alone has become like medicine for me! It’s also pushed me to go ______ my comfort zone and to meet new people. Through meetups and social media, my adventure friend circle has ______. But at least once per month, I schedule time to hit nature with my favorite trail buddy: me.
1. A.dip | B.raise | C.point | D.slip |
2. A.exhausting | B.awesome | C.surprising | D.terrible |
3. A.crossed | B.lost | C.cleared | D.occupied |
4. A.available | B.crucial | C.tough | D.common |
5. A.admissions | B.circumstances | C.connections | D.relationships |
6. A.bring up | B.take up | C.pull up | D.put up |
7. A.appreciate | B.collect | C.cut | D.sweep |
8. A.ashamed | B.scared | C.aware | D.tired |
9. A.time | B.effort | C.room | D.money |
10. A.myth | B.regulation | C.definition | D.truth |
11. A.pulled | B.looked | C.coursed | D.carried |
12. A.occasionally | B.initially | C.constantly | D.instantly |
13. A.visited | B.swam | C.rowed | D.admired |
14. A.within | B.into | C.beyond | D.through |
15. A.emerged | B.ballooned | C.surrounded | D.encountered |