2023届高考英语外刊阅读模拟强化训练 完形填空专题十三

高考英语外刊阅读模拟强化训练 完形填空专题十三 ① I was 27 when I first traveled to India after the sudden passing of my father. Unable to comprehend the meaning of 1 within a Western framework, I yearned to 2 somewhere that saw the cycle of life with less finality. Over many months, with my best friend, I traversed India with no phone, with 3 internet, and with healing as my compass. I sobbed on the steps of 4 temples, practiced yoga and meditation at an ashram near where the Beatles’ White Album was born. I climbed mountains, swam in the sea, and 5 entirely. India became my home, and for a while I continued to make images that 6 my own grief. After all, isn’t each image a self-portrait? But as I learned to navigate some of the world’s most 7 cities, I began to see life with more color, 8 , magic. I permitted myself to walk 9 , with no goal but to 10 , and each moment became a dance—serendipity(机缘巧合) waiting to be 11 . I 12 Mumbai more than 12 years ago, and recently I left it for good. I feel sad that I’ll no longer be able to visit the tea 13 down the street from my home or 14 through traffic to reach my favorite south Indian 15 , or simply hear the rice cooker every morning from the apartment above me. But if India and this journey taught me anything, it’s that what comes next will bring its own magic. New colors, more light, waiting to be revealed. 【National Geographic UK(March, 2023)】 1.A. death B. career C. loss D. family 2. A. believe B. relieve C. believe D. grieve 3. A. accessible B. affordable C. limited D. abundant 4. A. decorated B. sacred C. equipped D. built 5. A. visited B. tripped C. trapped D. relaxed 6. A. reflected B. removed C. reviewed D. replayed 7. A. prosperous B. famous C. populous D. political 8. A. beauty B. light C. purpose D. attraction 9. A. thoroughly B. aimlessly C. healthily D. countlessly 10. A.travel B. admire C. appreciate D. observe 11. A. rejected B. revealed C. related D. reduced 12.