When I was 17 years old, I left my comfortable home in a wealthy Midwestern suburb to live as a foreign exchange student in a lower-middle-class neighborhood in a foreign country. I in an apartment with no elevators, no dishwashers and one washer for 300 . The tile(瓷磚）floors were always and the rainy winter days there seemed endless. I to wash my clothes by hand in the bathtub and water was so costly, I trained myself to my waist-length hair in less than five minutes.

At that time there were no cell phones and the Internet didn’t exist so far six months I had no at all with my family or friends in the US. I had no relatives there so I to face the fact that my to adapt and create a life for ,was one hundred percent up to me. At age seventeen my need for friends was and not knowing a soul was, needless to say, a bit stressful.

To to my stress, I didn’t speak the and had no familiarity with the monetary（貨幣的）system nor the transportation system. One more that created stress was my family. Of all the families in the city I lived, I was with the ones who spoke the least (or worst) English.

Living abroad and developing in a foreign language required persistence and determination. I made many mistakes the way. Now I’ve transformed my memories into my medals of honor (榮譽勛章). They’re the treasured stories that offer wisdom, provide me with insights into friends and family and provide me with the that I can surpass future challenges.

1.A. moved B. lived C. turned D. took

2.A. places B. names C. children D. families

3.A. warm B. empty C. tidy D. cold

4.A. tried B. asked C. learned D. forced

5.A. although B. since C. unless D. once

6.A. wash B. comb C. arrange D. adopt

7.A. contact B. quarrel C. letter D. chance

8.A. turned B. needed C. pretended D. stopped

9.A. imagination B. ability C. question D. career

10.A. myself B. other C. another D. none

11.A. impossibleB. hopeless C. beneficial D. strong

12.A. adapt B. apply C. add D. reduce

13.A. truth B. language C. fact D. word

14.A. scene B. shortage C. fault D. challenge

15.A. own B. former C. host D. guest

16.A. occupied B. housed C. compared D. chosen

17.A. fluency B. trouble C. habit D. fame

18.A. over B. along C. in D. during

19.A. harmful B. beautiful C. hopeful D. stressful

20.A. advantage B. confidence C. promise D. future

 

1.B

2.D

3.D

4.C

5.B

6.A

7.A

8.B

9.B

10.A

11.D

12.C

13.B

14.D

15.C

16.B

17.A

18.B

19.D

20.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述作者17歲離家作為交換生生活在國外，所面臨的挑戰(zhàn)，這種經(jīng)歷讓自己變得更明智，自信。

1.B考查動詞辨析A. moved移動；B. lived ��；C. turned 轉(zhuǎn)向；D. took帶走；句意：我住在一個沒有電梯沒有洗碗機沒有洗衣機的300家的公寓。根據(jù)語境可知是住在這里，故選B項。

2.2】D考查名詞辨析 A. places地點；B. names名字；C. children孩子；D. families家庭；句意：我住在一個沒有電梯沒有洗碗機沒有洗衣機的300家的公寓。

3.3】D考查形容詞辨析A. warm溫暖的；B. empty空的；C. tidy整潔的；D. cold冷的；句意：瓷磚的地板是冷的，下雨的冬天，永遠不會結(jié)束。根據(jù)下方提到the rainy winter days there seemed endless可知選D項。

4.4】C考查動詞辨析A. tried嘗試；B. asked問；C. learned學習；D. forced強迫；句意：我學會用手洗衣服。根據(jù)上文提到?jīng)]有洗衣機故選C項。

5.5】B考查連詞辨析A. although 雖然；B. since自從，因為；C. unless除非；D. once一旦；句意：因為水比較涼，我訓練自己在五分種內(nèi)洗完頭發(fā)。根據(jù)兩個句子是因果關系，故選B項。

6.6】A考查動詞辨析A. wash 洗；B. comb 梳理；C. arrange安排；D. adopt適應；句意：因為水比較涼，我訓練自己在五分種內(nèi)洗完頭發(fā)。根據(jù)語境可知在洗頭發(fā)，故選A項。

7.7】A 考查名詞辨析A. contact聯(lián)系；B. quarrel吵架；C. letter信；D. chance機會；句意：我沒有任何的與家人聯(lián)系的方式。根據(jù)上文提到At that time there were no cell phones and the Internet didn’t exist so far six months可知沒有任何的聯(lián)系方式，故選A項。

8.8】B考查動詞辨析A. turned轉(zhuǎn)向；B. needed需要；C. pretended假裝；D. stopped停止；句意：我沒有親戚因此我需要面對現(xiàn)實，我的適應能力，自己創(chuàng)造生活的能力都得全部靠自己，need to do 需要做某事，故選B項。

9.9】B考查名詞辨析A. imagination想象；B. ability 能力；C. question 問題；D. career事業(yè)；句意：我沒有親戚因此我需要面對現(xiàn)實，我的適應能力，自己創(chuàng)造生活的能力都得全部靠自己，根據(jù)語境選B項。

10.0】A考查代詞辨析A. myself我自己；B. other其它的；C. another另外一個；D. none沒有；句意：我沒有親戚因此我需要面對現(xiàn)實，我的適應能力，自己創(chuàng)造生活的能力都得全部靠自己，根據(jù)語境可知自己創(chuàng)造生活，故選A項。

11.1】D考查形容詞辨析A. impossible不可能；B. hopeless沒有希望的；C. beneficial有益的；D. strong 強壯的；句意：在十七歲的年季，我對朋友的渴望是強烈的，更不用說，不知道一個人的靈魂是有壓力的。根據(jù)語境可知選D項。

12.2】C考查動詞辨析A. adapt 采納；B. apply提供；C. add加；D. reduce減少 。句意：為了增加壓力，我不會說當?shù)卣Z言，沒有熟悉的貨幣和交通系統(tǒng)。根據(jù)上文提到not knowing a soul was, needless to say, a bit stressful.可知選C項。

13.3】B考查名詞辨析A. truth真實；B. language 語言；C. fact事實；D. word單詞；句意：為了增加壓力，我不會說當?shù)卣Z言，沒有熟悉的貨幣和交通系統(tǒng)。根據(jù)語境選B項。

14.4】D 考查名詞辨析A. scene場景；B. shortage 缺乏；C. fault 錯誤；D. challenge挑戰(zhàn)；句意：我在寄宿家不止一種挑戰(zhàn)會給我?guī)韷毫�。根�?jù)語境可知作者什么也不會，故是挑戰(zhàn)。

15.5】C考查名詞辨析A. own擁有；B. former前者；C. host主人；D. guest客人；句意：我在房東家不止一種挑戰(zhàn)會給我?guī)韷毫�，根�?jù)上文提到I didn’t speak the and had no familiarity with the monetary（貨幣的）system nor the transportation system.可知選C項。

16.6】B考查動詞辨析A. occupied占據(jù)；B. housed給房子住；C. compared比較；D. chosen選擇；句意：在我居住的這個城市的家庭中，我被安排住在幾乎不說英語的家里。根據(jù)語境選B項。

17.7】A考查名詞辨析A. fluency流暢；B. trouble困難；C. habit習慣；D. fame名聲；句意：住在國外和發(fā)展流利的外語要求的是毅力和決心。根據(jù)語境選A項。

18.8】B考查介詞辨析A. over超過；B. along沿著； C. in 在。。之內(nèi)；D. during在。。期間；句意：在這條路上我犯了很多的錯誤。根據(jù)語境可知在國外的生活，故選B項。

19.9】D考查形容詞辨析A. harmful有害的；B. beautiful漂亮的；C. hopeful有希望的；D. stressful有壓力的；句意：現(xiàn)在我已經(jīng)把壓力的記憶轉(zhuǎn)換成榮譽。根據(jù)上文提到To to my stress,可知選D項。

20.20】B考查名詞辨析A. advantage優(yōu)勢； B. confidence信心；C. promise 承諾；D. future將來；句意：他們都是可以珍藏的故事，可以提供智慧，提供給我內(nèi)心支持，提供給我度過未來挑戰(zhàn)的自信。根據(jù)that I can surpass future challenges.選B項。

考點：日常生活類短文。

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