文章大意:这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了柯基斯坦•格鲁伊斯(Kjersten Gruys)在结婚前夕担心自己的身体形象,她将这一切归因于镜子,于是决定用一整年的时间远离镜子,这种新的生活方式给她的生活带来了积极影响。
10 . Months before her wedding, Kjersten Gruys was becoming increasingly anxious about her body image after shopping for wedding dresses. She felt that the mirrors surrounding her, were contributing to the_________. Gruys_________to take a whole year off from looking in and engaging with mirrors.
It wasn’t_________. “I wasn’t just avoiding mirrors, but all_________surfaces, from the glass windows of stores to freshly washed cars. I ended up_________up the mirrors in my home and workplace. I_________myself to avoid seeing reflections when I was walking outside,” says Gruys.
But, she said, the_________were worth it. She spent less time thinking and worrying about her_________, and had to simplify her makeup to_________her no—mirrors lifestyle, both of which__________time and money. She realized that some things had no impact on the way others__________her. For example, she had thought that eyeliner made her eyes stand out and that people “__________her better” for that, but she__________that she was treated just the same without it.
She also learned to__________her friends and family more, when she checked in with them to find out whether she had food on her__________.
__________spending some “mirror time” before her wedding ceremony, Gruys took some time to journal. She says that she’s__________to have it to cherish.
Would she__________the experiment to others? “If someone is interested in examining the role of vanity (虚荣) in their lives, I think this is a__________thing to do.” says Gruys. “Yet, even if you do this for a day or two, you may realize it’s really a__________.”
1. A.problem | B.arrangement | C.approach | D.choice |
2. A.failed | B.decided | C.expected | D.agreed |
3. A.true | B.astonishing | C.necessary | D.easy |
4. A.reflective | B.firm | C.frozen | D.soft |
5. A.putting | B.setting | C.covering | D.picking |
6. A.expressed | B.trained | C.hid | D.refused |
7. A.arguments | B.results | C.studies | D.discussions |
8. A.dress | B.hair | C.health | D.appearance |
9. A.change | B.admire | C.praise | D.accommodate |
10. A.freed up | B.cut up | C.got up | D.came up |
11. A.forgave | B.criticized | C.demanded | D.treated |
12. A.annoyed | B.liked | C.ignored | D.supported |
13. A.imagined | B.supposed | C.noticed | D.dreamt |
14. A.win | B.miss | C.trust | D.trick |
15. A.sweater | B.trousers | C.arms | D.face |
16. A.Regardless of | B.In search of | C.Instead of | D.In memory of |
17. A.prettier | B.happier | C.healthier | D.stronger |
18. A.announce | B.admit | C.recommend | D.conduct |
19. A.great | B.strange | C.hard | D.basic |
20. A.challenge | B.symbol | C.talent | D.promise |