Exercise and I have never had a good relationship due to my fear of sports. From a young age, my dad ___59___ me into a dozen sports. I didn’t like any of them, ___60___ .
When I entered University of Regina, my dad ___61___ telling me “ You have to find a way to stay ___62___ ” or “ You don’t want to get the Freshman 15, do you?” So I ___63___ to give swimming a shot, but I ___64___ managed to go to the pool twice during the fall semester. Worse still, I was ___65___ to convince myself that “ Yeah, that’s OK.”
Spring semester came. A friend of mine ___66___ me one day asking if I wanted to go to Zumba with her. All I knew about Zumba was that it was basically exercise dancing to Latin and pop songs. It didn’t sound too bad, but I couldn’t be ___67___ .
I went, and that was it. Zumba became my ____68____ of tea. The instructor would always say: “Don’t worry about the steps. Have fun. Do your own thing.” That removed my ____69____ about sports. I didn’t have to be ____70____ . I didn’t even have to be good. I just need to ____71____ the music and move. Zumba did ____72____ me from the Freshman 15, but it also did so much more. It let me make ____73____ with my unpleasant past with physical fitness, and enjoy staying healthy.
59 . A . expected B . allowed C . invited D . forced
60 . A . therefore B . instead C . though D . besides
61 . A . avoided B . kept C . regretted D . risked
62 . A . at ease B . for fun C . in shape D . on business
63 . A . decided B . happened C . bothered D . refused
64 . A . hardly B . constantly C . gradually D . merely
65 . A . content B . eager C . embarrassed D . disappointed
66 . A . teased B . approached C . comforted D . annoyed
67 . A . sure B . proud C . careful D . happy
68 . A . share B . part C . cup D . mouth
69 . A . curiosity B . scare C . passion D . confidence
70 . A . ambitious B . enthusiastic C . adorable D . perfect
71 . A . accept B . compare C . display D . feel
72 . A . witness B . separate C . save D . discourage
73 . A . trouble B . peace C . sense D . contact
D 60 . C 61 . B 62 . C 63 . A 64 . D 65 . A 66 . B 67 . A 68 . C 69 . B 70 . D 71 . D 72 . C 73 . B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者从小开始就不喜欢运动,甚至产生了恐惧地心理,但是一次偶然地机会,作者接触到了尊巴舞,这种舞蹈使作者克服了对运动地恐惧,并且使身体获得了健康。
59 .考查动词词义辨析。句意:从很小的时候起,我爸爸就强迫我从事十几项运动。 A. expected 期待; B. allowed 允许; C. invited 邀请; D. forced 强迫,迫使。根据 “I didn’t like any of them,” 可知,作者不喜欢这些运动,都是爸爸强迫他做的。故选 D 。
60 .考查副词词义辨析。句意:不过,我一项也不喜欢。 A. therefore 因此; B. instead 反而,代替; C. though 尽管,不过; D. besides 此外。上文提到作者从小就接触了很多项运动,再结合 “I didn’t like any of them” 可知,上下文形成转折关系。故选 C 。
61 .考查动词词义辨析。句意:当我进入 Regina 大学时,我爸爸一直对我说: “ 你必须找到保持身材的方法 ” 或者 “ 你不想新生就重了 15 磅,对吧? ”A. avoided 避免; B. kept 保持; C. regretted 后悔; D. risked 冒险。根据 “You don’t want to get the Freshman 15, do you? ” 可知,此处表示爸爸不停地叮嘱作者要保持体重。故选 B 。
62 .考查介词短语辨析。句意:当我进入 Regina 大学时,我爸爸一直对我说: “ 你必须找到保持身材的方法 ” 或者 “ 你不想新生就重了 15 磅,对吧? ”A. at ease 安逸,自在; B. for fun 开玩笑地,为了好玩; C. in shape 在外形上,处于良好状态; D. on business 因公,出差办事。根据 “You don’t want to get the Freshman 15, do you?” 可知,此处表示要保持体形。故选 C 。
63 .考查动词词义辨析。句意:所以我决定尝试一下游泳,但在秋季学期,我只去了两次游泳池。 A. decided 决定; B. happened 发生; C. bothered 使烦恼; D. refused 拒绝。根据后文 “to give swimming a shot” 可知,由于爸爸不停地叮嘱,作者决定尝试游泳来保持体形。故选 A 。
64 .考查副词词义辨析。句意:所以我决定尝试一下游泳,但在秋季学期,我只去了两次游泳池。 A. hardly 几乎不; B. constantly 不断地; C. gradually 逐渐地; D. merely 仅仅,只不过。 But 前后为转折关系,上文提到作者决定通过游泳来保持体形,此处表示只去了两次。故选 D 。
65 .考查形容词词义辨析。句意:更糟糕的是,我满足于说服自己 “ 好吧,没关系。 ”A. content 满足的; B. eager 渴望的; C. embarrasses 尴尬的; D. disappointed 失望的。根据 “Yeah, that’s OK.” 可知,作者对自己现状感到满足。故选 A 。
66 .考查动词词义辨析。句意:一天,我的一个朋友建议我,问我是否想和她一起去尊巴舞。 A. teased 嘲笑; B. approached 接近;建议; C. comforted 安慰; D. annoyed 使厌烦。根据后文 “me one day asking if I wanted to go to Zumba with her” 可知,朋友建议作者去跳尊巴舞。故选 B 。
67 .考查形容词词义辨析。句意:听起来不太糟,但我不能肯定。 A. sure 确定的; B. proud 骄傲的; C. careful 小心的; D. happy 开心的。根据上文 “All I knew about Zumba was that it was basically exercise dancing to Latin and pop songs” 可知,作者对尊巴舞不太了解,因此此处表示不确定。故选 A 。
68 .考查名词词义辨析。句意:尊巴成了我的最爱。 A. share 一份,份额; B. part 部分; C. cup 杯子; D. mouth 嘴巴。根据上文 “I went, and that was it. Zumba became my” 可知,作者喜欢上了尊巴, become one’s cup of tea 为固定短语,意为 “ 钟爱地事物,恰合口味 ” 。故选 C 。
69 .考查名词词义辨析。句意:这消除了我对体育运动的恐惧。 A. curiosity 好奇心; B. scare 害怕; C. passion 激情; D. confidence 自信。根据上文 “due to my fear of sports” 以及后文 “about sports” 可知,作者消除了对体育的恐惧,此处对应 scare ( 害怕 ) 。故选 B 。
70 .考查形容词词义辨析。句意:我不必事事完美。 A. ambitious 有雄心的; B. enthusiastic 热情的; C. adorable 可爱的,讨人喜爱的; D. perfect 完美的。根据 “I didn’t even have to be good” 可知,作者觉得不必事事完美。故选 D 。
71 .考查动词词义辨析。句意:我只需要感受音乐,动起来。 A. accept 接受; B. compare 比较; C. display 陈列,展示; D. feel 感觉。根据 “Don’t worry about the steps. Have fun. Do your own thing.” 可知,指导员教导作者不必在意其他的东西,因此只要感受音乐动起来即可。故选 D 。
72 .考查动词词义辨析。句意:尊巴确实把我从一年级新生的 15 磅重中拯救了出来,但它的作用还不止这些。 A. witness 目击,见证; B. separate 使分开,使分离; C. save 拯救,节省; D. discourage 使泄气。根据 “but it also did so much more” 可知,尊巴舞帮助作者避免了增重 15 磅,即从 15 磅重中拯救了出来。故选 C 。
73 .考查名词词义辨析。句意:它让我用身体的健康与不愉快的过去和解,享受健康。 A. trouble 麻烦; B. peace 和平; C. sense 感觉,意识; D. contact 联系。根据后文 “with my unpleasant past with physical fitness, and enjoy staying healthy” 可知,尊巴让作者用身体的健康与不愉快的过去和解,短语 make peace with 意为 “ 与 …… 言归于好 ” 。故选 B 。