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If you’re the smartest person in your circle, you’ re in the wrong circle—you’ve outgrown it. It’ s time to move to the next【C1】______This saying encourages people to【C2】______more by hanging out with those【C3】______are more driven and experienced than they are. I heard this saying【C4】______to me from my daughter’ s friend this past week. Ally, Wes and I have been running for upcoming【C5】______I’ m going to do another 5K and Ally and Wes are going to do the 12-mile obstacle course.【C6】______, their training is more intense than mine, but when I was in【C7】______with them last week, Wes suddenly said, “ You should【C8】______with us!” “You mean do what you’re doing?” I asked, with a surprised【C9】______on my face. “Exactly,” he answered. “You can do it! You【C10】______need someone to push you. “ As much as I【C11】______to admit it, he was right. I needed to【C12】______outside my comfort zone. I always let them run ahead of me, content to run at my own comfortable pace. But that was the【C13】______—I’ d grown too comfortable with my training. I【C14】______pushing myself. Ever since I had the surgery in April, I was a little nervous about running again. I was afraid to even try【C15】______that night when Wes pushed me into it—and outside my comfort zone. He was right! I was able to run—only about 5 minutes at a time before I had to walk again—but it was a(n)【C16】______And that was all I needed to get back at it—no longer afraid to train harder. Recently I have【C17】______my “training circle” to include Ally and Wes, and he wasn’ t afraid to push me. So, how are the circles in your life? Are you being【C18】______in every area of your life, or are you very comfortable these days, not being【C19】______at all, still living inside your comfort zone? If you’ re the most【C20】______one, then it’ s time to get into a new circle or at least add to your existing ones.
1. 【C1】
A.pattern
B.level
C.item
D.standard
正确答案:B
解析:pattern:模式;level:水平,等级;item:项目;standard:标准。根据上文中的“you’ve outgrown it”可知,此处表达的是“你的成长已经超出了你的圈子,所以是时候换到下一个层级的圈子里去了”。故选B。 知识模块:完形填空
2. 【C2】
A.appreciate
B.pay
C.achieve
D.solve
正确答案:C
解析:appreciate:欣赏;pay:花费;achieve:取得;solve:解决。根据上下文可知,此处表达的是“这种说法鼓励人们去获取更多的成就”。故选C。 知识模块:完形填空
3. 【C3】
A.what
B.who
C.which
D.whom
正确答案:B
解析:根据句意并分析句子结构可知,those指代人,其后接定语从句,且从句中缺少主语,所以应用关系代词who引导。故选B。 知识模块:完形填空
4. 【C4】
A.directly
B.immediately
C.suddenly
D.gradually
正确答案:A
解析:句意:我上周从我女儿的朋友那里听到了这句直接对我说的话。directly:直接地;immediately:立刻,马上;suddenly:突然;gradually:逐渐。故选A。 知识模块:完形填空
5. 【C5】
A.sports
B.exams
C.races
D.performances
正确答案:C
解析:根据下文中的“another 5K”和“the 12-mile obstacle course”可知,此处指的是“即将到来的竞赛(race)”。故选C。 知识模块:完形填空
6. 【C6】
A.Hopefully
B.Thankfully
C.Fortunately
D.Obviously
正确答案:D
解析:hopefully:有希望地;thankfully:感激地;fortunately:幸运地;obviously:明显地。根据下文中的“their training is more intense than mine”可知,另外两人的训练强度明显大于作者。故选D。 知识模块:完形填空
7. 【C7】
A.company
B.love
C.touch
D.relation
正确答案:A
解析:根据下文可知,此处表达的是“当我和他们一起训练时”。in company with sb.为固定用法,意为“和某人一起”。故选A。 知识模块:完形填空
8. 【C8】
A.play
B.exercise
C.train
D.go
正确答案:C
解析:根据上文中的“their training is more intense than mine”可知,此处属于原词复现,应填train。故选C。 知识模块:完形填空
9. 【C9】
A.appearance
B.view
C.manner
D.look
正确答案:D
解析:appearance:外表;view:观点;manner:习俗;look:表情。根据上下文可知,此处表示“我的脸上露出了吃惊的表情”。故选D。 知识模块:完形填空
10. 【C10】
A.still
B.just
C.even
D.never
正确答案:B
解析:句意:“当然了!”他回答。“你能够做到!你只是需要有人督促你”。still:仍然;just:只是;even:甚至;never:决不。故选B。 知识模块:完形填空
11. 【C11】
A.expected
B.agreed
C.hated
D.failed
正确答案:C
解析:expect:希望;agree:同意;hate:讨厌,表示不愿意;fail:失败。根据上下文可知,此处表达的是“虽然我不愿意承认,但是Wes说的是对的”。故选C。 知识模块:完形填空
12. 【C12】
A.spread
B.shift
C.immigrate
D.step
正确答案:D
解析:spread:扩大;shift:转变;immigrate:移入;step:迈步。根据上下文可知,此处表达的是“我需要走出(step outside)自己的舒服圈。”故选D。 知识模块:完形填空
13. 【C13】
A.opinion
B.sight
C.comment
D.problem
正确答案:D
解析:此处呼应首段首句,指作者以自己觉得舒服的速度来训练,那就是问题(problem)所在。 知识模块:完形填空
14. 【C14】
A.had been
B.hadn’t been
C.have been
D.haven’t been
正确答案:B
解析:句意:我一直没有推自己一把。根据上下文可知,“我再次跑步”发生在过去,而本句中“没有推自己一把”发生在“再次跑步”之前,即发生在“过去的过去”,所以应用过去完成时。再结合语境,选B。 知识模块:完形填空
15. 【C15】
A.since
B.if
C.after
D.until
正确答案:D
解析:句意:我甚至害怕去尝试,直到那天晚上Wes推了我一把,并且把我推出了我的舒服圈。根据句意可知,应用until,意为“直到……才……”。 知识模块:完形填空
16. 【C16】
A.stop
B.start
C.end
D.distance
正确答案:B
解析:根据上下文可知,此处表达的是“我之前害怕跑步,后来能跑五分钟,这是个(好的)开始(start)”。故选B。 知识模块:完形填空
17. 【C17】
A.entered
B.traced
C.drawn
D.enlarged
正确答案:D
解析:根据下文中的“include Ally and Wes”可知,最近作者扩大(enlarged)了训练圈子。故选D。 知识模块:完形填空
18. 【C18】
A.shocked
B.challenged
C.stricken
D.frightened
正确答案:B
解析:shock:震惊;challenge:挑战;stricken是strike(打击)的过去分词;fright:惊吓。根据上下文可知,此处表达的是“你在生活中的任何一个领域都挑战自我了吗?”。故选B。 知识模块:完形填空
19. 【C19】
A.shaken
B.stretched
C.punished
D.stimulated
正确答案:B
解析:句意:这些天你是否依然非常舒服地生活在你的舒服圈里,没有全力以赴?shake:动摇;stretch:使全力以赴;punish:惩罚;stimulate:刺激。故选B。 知识模块:完形填空
20. 【C20】
A.confident
B.special
C.suitable
D.independent
正确答案:C
解析:confident:自信的;special:特别的;suitable:合适的;independent:自主的。根据上文可知,这里表达的是“如果你是圈子中最适合的,那么你是时候进入一个新的圈子了”,即“当你在这个圈子里最舒适的时候,那么你应该跳出这个舒服圈了”。故选C。 知识模块:完形填空
