完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，填入空白处。

In July, I took my kids on vacation to Los Angeles. A month later, I went to Las Vegas for my birthday. I had a lot on my plate and was under a lot of 1 . I just wanted to get away and 2 for a while.
While I was sitting by the pool, an 3 suddenly came to me. I'd always wanted to see the Eiffel Tower. Therefore, the idea of a two - week 4 trip alone was born. I never thought I'd be planning this soon in my life. I had always thought, if it did ever 5 , it would be when I was retired (退休的) and old.
I would lie if I said I wasn't 6 . I'd driven alone across the USA before, from California to New Jersey, but travelling to other countries whose 7 weren't the same as mine terrified (使害怕) me. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to communicate with anyone, especially if I got 8 somewhere.
But I soon realized that 9 I wanted to follow my dreams, I had to stop worrying. And I 10 realized that if I let fear take control of me, I'd never get anywhere.
As I searched for other places to visit on my trip, I found the best part was the 11 ride to Venice. As I was on the bus and enjoyed every new thing I saw, I was having the time of my life. And it was nice to see people, 12 and old, riding their bikes to wherever they needed to go. And 13 people doing their routine (日常工作) was the best part for me.
Some people might say, "It's not a big 14 . It's just Venice. Thousands of people go there every day." But it was more than that to me. It was about having a dream and when it was time for it to 15 .
1. A. happiness
B. excitement
C. sadness
D. pressure
2. A. eat
B. sleep
C. study
D. relax
3. A. idea
B. expression
C. opinion
D. introduction
4. A. Asian
B. European
C. African
D. American
5. A. travel
B. take
C. happen
D. grow
6. A. satisfied
B. afraid
C. surprised
D. excited
7. A. habits
B. languages
C. hobbies
D. appearances
8. A. lost
B. dressed
C. married
D. tired
9. A. until
B. though
C. if
D. since
10. A. only
B. just
C. still
D. also
11. A. bus
B. train
C. horse
D. bike
12. A. short
B. tall
C. young
D. beautiful
13. A. getting
B. finding
C. helping
D. seeing
14. A. deal
B. cake
C. case
D. city
15. A. deal with
B. think over
C. go on
D. come true

◇完形填空
本文为记叙文,讲述了作者克服沟通障碍,独自去其他国家旅行,实现了自己的梦想的经历。
1.D。考查名词。根据空前I had a lot on my plate可知,作者有很多事情要做,压力很大。故选D。
2.D。考查动词。根据上文I had a lot on my plate可知,作者有很多事情要做,压力很大,故推知作者想放松一下。故选D。
3.A。考查名词。根据下文the idea of a two-week可知,这里的意思是作者突然想到一个主意。故选A。
4.B。考查形容词。根据上文I’d always wanted to see the Eiffel Tower.可知,作者一直想去看埃菲尔铁塔,埃菲尔铁塔在法国,是在欧洲国家。故选B。
5.C。考查动词。根据上文the idea of a two-week ... if it did ever可知,此处it指代上文“独自去欧洲旅行两周”这件事情,动词用happen“发生”符合语境。故选C。
6.B。考查形容词。根据下文but travelling ... terrified me可知,这里指“要说我不害怕,是在说谎”。
故选B。
7.B。考查名词。根据下文I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to communicate with anyone可知,其他国家的语言和作者的不同,导致作者害怕不能和别人交流。故选B。
8.A。考查形容词。根据 I was worried ... somewhere.可知,这里指作者担心迷路的时候不能和别人交流,get lost“迷路”符合语境。故选A。
9.C。考查连词。根据语境可知,这里指“我很快意识到如果我想追随我的梦想,我必须停止担忧”。故选C。
10.D。考查副词。根据上文I soon realized that可知,这里指“我也意识到”,also“也”符合语境。故选D。
11.A。考查名词。根据下文As I was on the bus可知,这里是指乘公共汽车去威尼斯。故选A。
12.C。考查形容词。根据下文And it was nice to see people, ... and old可知,这里指“年轻的和年老的人”,两个形容词是对比关系。故选C。
13.D。考查动词。根据上文And it was nice to see people以及空后people doing their routine可知,这里指作者在“看”人们做日常工作。故选D。
14.A。考查名词。根据下文But it was more than that to me.可知,这里指“没什么大不了的”,英文表述为It’s not a big deal。故选A。
15.D。考查动词短语。根据空前It was about having a dream and when it was time for it to可知,for后面的it指的是前面的梦想,come true“实现”符合语境。故选D。

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完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，填入空白处。
7月，我带孩子们去洛杉矶度假。一个月后，我去拉斯维加斯过生日。我手头事情很多，压力很大。我只是想逃离，放松一会儿。
当我坐在泳池边时，我突然有了一个想法。我一直想去看看埃菲尔铁塔。因此，独自进行为期两周的欧洲之旅的想法诞生了。我从没想过我会这么快就计划这件事。我一直认为，如果这件事真的会发生，那会是在我退休且年老的时候。
如果我说我不害怕，那是在说谎。我以前曾独自开车穿越美国，从加利福尼亚到新泽西，但去其他语言和我不同的国家旅行让我害怕。我担心我无法和任何人交流，尤其是如果我在某个地方迷路了。
但我很快意识到，如果我想追随我的梦想，我就必须停止担忧。而且我也意识到，如果我让恐惧控制我，我将一事无成。
当我在旅途中寻找其他要参观的地方时，我发现去威尼斯的巴士之旅是最棒的部分。当我在巴士上，欣赏着我看到的每一件新事物时，我正享受着我生命中最美好的时光。看到人们，无论年轻还是年老，骑着自行车去他们需要去的任何地方，感觉很不错。而看到人们做他们的日常工作对我来说是最棒的部分。
有些人可能会说：“这没什么大不了的。它只是威尼斯。每天都有成千上万的人去那里。”但对我来说，它不止于此。它关乎拥有一个梦想，以及当梦想该实现的时候。