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When I was a kid, my parents sent me to a summer camp in New Hampshire. At the camp we did tons of great things like swimming, sports and archery (射箭), but for me, the most memorable __1__ was an overnight trip of mountain climbing. If you've ever __2__ a mountain, you know it's a physical challenge, __3__ when you're carrying your food and shelter on your back. When campers got __4__, they certainly started complaining.
“How much farther is it?”
“I can't go any further.”
“My __5__ is too heavy. Can you carry it for me?”
The reply of the __6__ was, “Suck it up (忍气吞声)”. The truth is that the complaining campers were __7__ near the point of __8__. If they had been, the teachers would have noticed the __9__ and given them care. The kids simply weren't used to the physical challenge. Once they realized they weren't getting any sympathy they __10__ the discomfort, and in most cases __11__ having a great time. In my camp days, I don't __12__ a single camper complaining at the __13__ of the mountain.
There are two ways to deal with an __14__ situation. You can complain, or you can make the best of it. If you complain, you might feel like you're getting that __15__ energy out, but you're probably not going to cause a positive change. It's much more likely that your complaining will cause the __16__ of those around you. No one likes a complainer. They're __17__ and they hurt the group. Complaining makes life __18__ for everyone. Instead, if you determine to master your own __19__, to move past it and focus on a __20__, it's my experience that you'll realize it wasn't bad in the first place.
语篇解读:本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者从一次露营活动中得到的感悟:如果我们停止抱怨,坚持下去,我们的道路并没有那么难走。
1.A.experience B.behaviour
C.occasion D.situation
解析:选A 根据该句中的“an overnight trip of mountain climbing”可知,此处表示这是最难以忘怀的一次经历。experience“经历”符合语境。
2.A.seen B.reached
C.climbed D.described
解析:选C 根据上文中的“mountain climbing”可知,此处表示“爬山”。
3.A.especially B.normally
C.obviously D.naturally
解析:选A 根据语境可知,爬山是一种身体上的挑战,尤其(especially)是当你背着食物和露营装备的时候。故选A。
4.A.ashamed B.tired
C.puzzled D.shocked
解析:选B 根据语境并结合常识可知,当露营者累了的时候,他们会开始抱怨。
5.A.food B.water
C.shelter D.backpack
解析:选D 根据上文中的“when you're carrying your food and shelter on your back”可知,此处表示有人抱怨自己的背包太重。backpack“背包”符合语境。
6.A.parents B.teachers
C.guides D.partners
解析:选B 根据下文中的“the teachers would have noticed ... care”可知,此处表示“老师们的回答”。
7.A.somewhere B.anywhere
C.nowhere D.everywhere
解析:选C 根据语境并结合常识可知,事实是,抱怨的露营者远没有筋疲力尽(exhaustion)。nowhere near意为“远没有”。
8.A.camp B.exhaustion
C.mountain D.destination
解析:选B 参见上题解析。
9.A.signs B.activities
C.gestures D.scenes
解析:选A 根据语境可知,如果有人筋疲力尽的话,老师们会注意到这种迹象,并且给予他们照顾。
10.A.shared B.understood
C.suffered D.overcame
解析:选D 根据语境可知,抱怨的人一旦意识到他们得不到同情,他们会克服不适,并且大多数情况下,最终玩得很开心。overcome“克服”符合语境。
11.A.couldn't help B.ended up
C.insisted on D.gave up
解析:选B 参见上题解析。
12.A.recall B.forget
C.disturb D.forgive
解析:选A 根据第一段中的“the most memorable”并结合语境可推知,作者不记得有人在山顶(top)抱怨过。
13.A.foot B.top
C.back D.base
解析:选B 参见上题解析。
14.A.unbelievable B.unexpected
C.unusual D.unpleasant
解析:选D 根据下文中的“complain” “make the best of it”可知,有两种方式来应对不愉快的境况。
15.A.great B.spare
C.negative D.potential
解析:选C 根据语境可推知,如果你抱怨了,你也许会感到你正在将那些负面的能量释放出来,但是你很可能不会产生正面的改变。negative“负面的”符合语境,故选C。potential“潜在的”。
16.A.dislike B.respect
C.sympathy D.enthusiasm
解析:选A 根据下文中的“No one likes a complainer.”可推知,抱怨会引起周围的人(对你)的讨厌。
17.A.amazing B.shocking
C.worrying D.annoying
解析:选D 根据该句中的“they hurt the group”可知,抱怨的人让人讨厌。
18.A.poorer B.harder
C.easier D.better
解析:选B 根据语境并结合常识可推知,抱怨让每个人的生活更加艰难。harder“更艰难的”符合语境。
19.A.life B.mind
C.suffering D.mistake
解析:选C 根据下文“move past it”可知,此处表示如果你决心去掌控你的痛苦,越过它并集中注意力于解决方法(solution),那么它并没有那么糟糕。suffering“痛苦”符合语境。
20.A.trip B.plan
C.solution D.dream
解析:选C 参见上题解析。