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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 kitchen2my brain:the noise of the kettle,pots and the dishes,and the
conversation demands while I'm making breakfast.I escape3to my bedroom.Only in silence do I hear the
self that is4 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 to5 in
Iceland.I hoped the consideration of walking would help me better 6 who I want to be.For 6 days,I was
absorbed in7 scenery and real weather.The mountains in Iceland 8black 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 how11I 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 14changed-I became more generous.I learned generosity can 15more 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 just17hard 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 the quietness.19is
built under a heavy load.I'm expecting to 20 all of my loads and travel on
1.A.progress
B.reward
C.success
D.encouragement
2.A.disturbs