Linda Munson, 56, has worked a desk job from home since the initial COVID shutdown. At the height of the pandemic, when going to the gym wasn’t an option, millions of people began exploring ____44____ workouts from home. Munson’s never been much of a ____45____ person. “I am very socially awkward. I probably would sign up for a ____46____ and then not go,” she says.
In 2021, she was ____47____ with diabetes ( 糖尿病 ) and her doctor told her she needed to ____48____ more on her health. She started walking and ____49____ out junk food. One day, her son brought home a VR headset called an Oculus Quest.
While messing around with it, Munson ____50____ the popular fitness app Supernatural, and she was hooked. Supernatural lets you box, swing your arms at ____51____ , meditate ( 冥想 ) or stretch with a ____52____ in front of you and in your ear while you’re moving to popular music.
Currently, Supernatural membership ____53____ hundreds of workouts and costs $179 per year, after a two-week free ____54____ . The Oculus Quest headset needed to ____55____ it is $299. It’s worth it, Munson says. “When you finish one workout, you’re tired, but you think, “I can do one more.” Moving to the beat is ____56____ , she says, and “so much fun.” Also, “there’s nobody ____57____ you. I’m home and I can be weird,” she says.
Munson has lost nearly 50 pounds in a year, has not had to take diabetes ____58____ , and can now play with her seven active grandchildren.
44 . A . traditional B . free C . virtual D . superior
45 . A . gym B . city C . family D . career
46 . A . friendship B . championship C . membership D . partnership
47 . A . treated B . diagnosed C . equipped D . linked
48 . A . carry B . count C . put D . focus
49 . A . left B . cut C . tore D . spread
50 . A . regained B . developed C . discovered D . understood
51 . A . targets B . partners C . paintings D . toys
52 . A . doctor B . teammate C . player D . coach
53 . A . offers B . expects C . affords D . requests
54 . A . success B . trial C . pleasure D . experiment
55 . A . open B . submit C . obtain D . access
56 . A . tricky B . demanding C . awful D . addictive
57 . A . blaming B . approaching C . judging D . affecting
58 . A . food B . medicine C . illness D . service
C 45 . A 46 . C 47 . B 48 . D 49 . B 50 . C 51 . A 52 . D 53 . A 54 . B 55 . D 56 . D 57 . C 58 . B
【导语】本篇为记叙文。介绍了 Linda Munson 在疫情期间爱上在家做虚拟锻炼运动。
44 .考查形容词词义辨析。句意:在疫情最严重的时候,去健身房不是一个选择,数百万人开始在家里探索虚拟健身。 A. traditional 传统的; B. free 免费的; C. virtual 虚拟的; D. superior 优质的。根据后文提到 “VR headset” 以及 “popular fitness app Supernatural” 可知,是虚拟锻炼。故选 C 。
45 .考查名词词义辨析。句意:曼森从来不喜欢去健身房。 “ 我在社交方面非常笨拙。我可能会注册成为会员,然后不去, ” 她说。 A. gym 健身房; B. city 城市; C. family 家庭; D. career 事业。根据 “when going to the gym wasn’t an option” 和 “I am very socially awkward.” 可知, Munson 说她不是一个善于社交的人,即使申请成为健身俱乐部的会员,她也不会去健身房。故选 A 。
46 .考查名词词义辨析。句意:曼森从来不喜欢去健身房。 “ 我在社交方面非常笨拙。我可能会注册成为会员,然后不去, ” 她说。 A. friendship 友谊; B. championship 冠军; C. membership 会员; D. partnership 伙伴。结合常识可知,去健身房通常需要办会员。故选 C 。
47 .考查动词词义辨析。句意: 2021 年,她被诊断出患有糖尿病,她的医生告诉她,她需要更多地关注自己的健康。 A. treated 治疗; B. diagnosed 诊断; C. equipped 配备; D. linked 连接。根据 “and her doctor told her” 可知,她被诊断患有糖尿病, be diagnosed with“ 诊断患有 ” 。故选 B 。
48 .考查动词词义辨析。句意: 2021 年,她被诊断出患有糖尿病,她的医生告诉她,她需要更多地关注自己的健康。 A. carry 携带; B. count 数数; C. put 放置; D. focus 关注。根据 “In 2021, she was 4 with diabetes( 糖尿病 )and her doctor told her ” 她被诊断患有糖尿病,推知医生告诉她要更加关注自己的健康。故选 D 。
49 .考查动词词义辨析。句意:她开始走路,不吃垃圾食品。 A. left 离开; B. cut 切下; C. tore 撕开; D. spread 展开。 cut out 停止;根据 “In 2021, she was 4 with diabetes( 糖尿病 )and her doctor told her she needed to 5 more on her health.” 推知,她决定停止吃垃圾食品。故选 B 。
50 .考查动词词义辨析。句意:在摆弄它的时候,曼森发现了流行的健身应用程序 Supernatural ,她就被迷住了。 A. regained 重新获得; B. developed 发展; C. discovered 发现; D. understood 理解。根据 “and she was hooked.” 可知,她发现一款受欢迎的 app Supernatural ,然后被迷住了。故选 C 。
51 .考查名词词义辨析。句意: Supernatural 可以让你在听着流行音乐的同时,在你前面的教练的指导下练习拳击、挥舞手臂瞄准目标、冥想或伸展身体。 A. targets 目标; B. partners 搭档; C. paintings 绘画; D. toys 玩具。根据 “swing your arms at ” 可知,与教练一起拳击、挥舞双臂瞄准目标、冥想或做伸展运动。故选 A 。
52 .考查名词词义辨析。句意: Supernatural 可以让你在听着流行音乐的同时,在你前面的教练的指导下练习拳击、挥舞手臂瞄准目标、冥想或伸展身体。 A. doctor 医生; B. teammate 队友; C. player 选手; D. coach 教练。根据 “ with a 9 in front of you” 可知,与教练一起练习。故选 D 。
53 .考查动词词义辨析。目前, Supernatural 的会员提供数百种锻炼方式,在为期两周的免费锻炼后,每年的会员费为 179 美元。 A. offers 提供; B. expects 期待; C. affords 买得起,承担得起; D. requests 请求。根据 “hundreds of workouts and costs $179 per year” 可知, Supernatural 为会员提供数百项训练。故选 A 。
54 .考查名词词义辨析。句意:目前,超自然的会员提供数百种锻炼方式,在为期两周的免费锻炼后,每年的会员费为 179 美元。 A. success 成功; B. trial 试用; C. pleasure 乐趣; D. experiment 试验。根据 “costs $179 per year” 以及常识可知,先提供免费试用,然后收费。故选 B 。
55 .考查动词词义辨析。句意:它所需的 Oculus Quest 头盔售价为 299 美元。 A. open 打开; B. submit 上交; C. obtain 得到; D. access 通向,访问。根据常识可知此处是指可以与该 app 连接的头盔。故选 D 。
56 .考查形容词词义辨析。句意:随着节奏移动会让人上瘾,而且 “ 非常有趣 ” 。 A. tricky 诡计多端的; B. demanding 苛刻的; C. awful 可怕的; D. addictive 上瘾的。根据 “so much fun.” 可知,跟着节拍动起来会让人上瘾,而且太有趣了。故选 D 。
57 .考查动词词义辨析。句意:此外, “ 没有人会评判你。我在家,我可以很奇怪, ” 她说。 A. blaming 责备; B. approaching 接近; C. judging 判断; D. affecting 影响。根据 “ I’m home and I can be weird,” 可知,没人评判,做奇怪的动作也是可以的。故选 C 。
58 .考查名词词义辨析。句意:曼森在一年内瘦了近 50 磅,不用吃糖尿病药,现在可以和七个活泼的孙子孙女一起玩了。 A. food 食物; B. medicine 药物; C. illness 疾病; D. service 服务。根据 “In 2021, she was 4 with diabetes( 糖尿病 )”2021 年,她被诊断患有糖尿病。 她在一年内减掉了近 50 磅,不用服用糖尿病药物,并且现在可以和七个孙子一起玩耍了。故选 B 。