Some years ago I was offered a writing assignment that would require three month

Some years ago I was offered a writing assignment that would require three months of travel through Europe. I had been __36__ a couple of times, but I could hardly __37__ to know my ways around the continent. __38__, my knowledge of foreign languages was __39__ to a little college French.

I __40__. How would I, unable to speak the language, __41__ familiar with local geography or transportation systems, conduct interviews and do __42__? It seemed impossible, and with considerable __43__ I sat down to write a letter rejecting the __44__. Halfway through, a __45__ ran through my mind: you can’t learn if you don’t try. So I __46__ the assignment.

There were some bad __47__. But by the time I had finished the trip, I was an experienced traveler. And ever since, I have never hesitated to head for even the most __48__ places, without guides or __49__ advanced bookings, confident that somehow I will __50__.

The point is that the new, the different, is almost by definition __51__. But each time you try something, you learn, and as the learning _52_, the world opens to you.

I’ve learned to ski at 40, and flown up the Rhine River in a (n) __53__. And I know I’ll go on doing such things. It’s not because I’m braver or more daring than others. I’m not. But I’ll accept worry as another name for _54_and I believe I can 55_ wonders.

试题答案

【小题1】B

【小题2】A

【小题3】D

【小题4】C

【小题5】B

【小题6】D

【小题7】C

【小题8】A

【小题9】D

【小题10】B

【小题11】C

【小题12】D

【小题13】A

【小题14】C

【小题15】B

【小题16】B

【小题17】C

【小题18】D

【小题19】D

【小题20】A

解析【小题1】考查固定短语。be abroad在国外，到国外。故选B。

【小题2】考查动词辨析。句意“但是我几乎不敢声称认识路线”，claim声称；declare宣告。故选A。

【小题3】考查连接词。句意“而且，我的外语也仅局限于一点法语”，根据句意可知，这里表示递进关系，故选D。

【小题4】考查固定搭配。be limited to...被局限于......。故选C。

【小题5】考查动词辨析。A辞职；B犹豫；C颤抖；D怀疑。作者犹豫了，自己语言不通，怎样进行采访和研究？故选B。

【小题6】考查短语辨析。A太；B多于；C除了；D远不够。不熟悉当地的地理环境和交通，故选D。

【小题7】考查固定搭配。do operations做手术；do experiments做实验；do research做研究；这里指的是实地考察，故选C。

【小题8】考查名词辨析。regret遗憾；doubt怀疑；terror害怕；disappointment失望。作者拒绝这份任务，感到遗憾。故选A。

【小题9】考查上下文的联系。根据第一行的assignment可知，选D。

【小题10】考查名词辨析。句意“一个想法冒出来”，A；反应；B想法；C意思；D冲突。故选B。

【小题11】考查动词辨析。A完成；B收到；C接受；D抵制。作者思考之后，决定接受这份任务。故选C。

【小题12】考查名词辨析。A交换；B情况；C旅行；D经历。虽然有一些不好的经历，但完成时，作者已经是一个有经验的旅行者了。故选D。

【小题13】考查形容词辨析。A遥远的；B可进入的；C有趣的；D拥挤的。从那以后，作者变得自信了，即使去遥远的地方，也不犹豫。故选A。

【小题14】考查副词。A仍然；B曾经；C甚至；D还没。句意“没有导游，甚至旅游指南”。故选C。

【小题15】考查动词辨析。manage做成某事，作者很自信，自己能顺利游完归来。故选B。

【小题16】考查形容词辨析。A令人惊讶的；B令人害怕的；C令人着迷的；D令人兴奋的。by definition据定义。新的、困难的（事情）大多都是令人恐惧的。故选B。

【小题17】考查短语辨析。A出现；B（人）出现；C累积；D加速。每当做成一件事，就会学到一些知识，随着知识的增加，......。故选C。

【小题18】考查名词辨析。这里指的是可能的事情，所以，应该是乘坐热气球飞上莱茵河上空。故选D。

【小题19】考查名词辨析。A目标；B机会；C奋斗；D挑战。作者把每次的担忧看作是挑战。故选D。

【小题20】考查固定搭配。work wonders创造奇迹。故选A。