河南省沁阳市第一中学2022-2023学年高三上学期开学考试英语试题

河南省沁阳一中2023学年高三(上)开学考试 英语 第一部分完型(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分) 阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 At 36, I have three kids and a great husband, and I'm enjoying a challenging but fun career. Although this is ___1___ , sometimes I feel my heart asking if this is who I truly am. The chaos of the family kitchen ___2___ my brain: the noise of the kettle, pots and the dishes, and the conversation demands while I'm making breakfast. I escape ___3___ to my bedroom. Only in silence do I hear the self that is ___4___ from the children and wonder who that person might be. So, I journeyed, for the first time in a decade, without my husband or kids. I went with a friend to ___5___ in Iceland. I hoped the consideration of walking would help me better ___6___ who I want to be. For 6 days, I was absorbed in ___7___ scenery and real weather. The mountains in Iceland ___8___ black and tall into the heavens against the white of the snow. Looking outside at wild wind and rain and knowing there's no ___9___ to make freed the soul. Climbing a mountain against sheets of rain and returning to a tent for a simple meal ___10___ me how little I actually needed and how ___11___ I felt when uncomfortable. I found ___12___ in Iceland, and time to consider “the me” outside of career and kids as I shared stories with strangers with no ___13___ past and no expected future. When I stopped talking and just listened, I was surprised at how my ___14___ changed — I became more generous. I learned generosity can ___15___ more space, more food and more warmth ___16___ when there may not seem enough to go around at first glance. I came home to noise, chaos and love. I know the answer isn't waiting out there on the top of a mountain or inside my head if I just ___17___ hard enough to hear, and it isn't in conversation with other seeking souls. The answer is in front of me with every step on my own life’s ___18___. I'm not finding myself, but I'm creating myself. I need the storm as much as I need th