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江苏省部分市
2023-2024学年高三上学期期末考试英语试题分类汇编
完形填空
江苏省常州市2023-2024学年高三上学期期末监测英语试卷
第一节完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分, 满分15分)
阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
People always tell me I was brave to apply to medical school in my 30s. But for me, the bravest thingwas to 41 from being a doctor 10 years later.
I'd always wanted to study medicine to help release the world from sufferings but, believing Iwasnot bright enough, I left school at 15 and didn't return to education until my 30s. 42 the fact thatthe commute(通勤) was tough and the money was 43 , I kept going this time. I dreamed of becominga doctor who made a(n) 44 .
I spent five years at medical school learning how to fix things, but after graduation, when I workedin a hospital, I soon discovered there were many things in life I was unable to 45 . It wasn't theworkload I struggled with, though. What I found really 46 was the emotional load. As a doctor, Iknew I would 47 upsetting things. I knew I would watch people die and I knew I would see themost awful things. However, being always present at all these moments became a 48 for me.
I knew I needed a solution to it, and I finally 49 writing. Writing allowed me an escape, a doorinto another world, and it also helped to 50 my anxieties. Writing, something I had started as a formof treatment, now gave me success, an exit card, and a chance of self-protection. 51 I was wonderingwhether I was a doctor or a writer. Having thought thick and thin, I 52 my job and took the writing. It was not a decision I made 53 . I knew if I didn't put myself first, I would eventually disappear.
I still work on the wards(病房) now, but as a(an) 54 . There are times when you need to focuson yourself. If you have walked so far down a rough road, you may find it 55 to head back becausewalking away is often the safest route of all.
41. A. leave B. suffer C. hide D. lean
42. A. For B. With C. Given D. Despite
43. A. sufficient B. tight