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(素材来源:2024年1月“九省联考”考后提升卷高三英语试题)
①Sometimes,the life will enlighten you in an unexpected way. I experienced a day when I was extraordinarily 41 .I'm never a picture of grace,but on this particular day,I seemed to be 42 everything.It's an old church,and the floor is 43 in some places,so my fall was the floor's fault.But when I fell again on my way out to the car,and yet again in my own home,I began to grow 44 .Had I let myself get so stressed out that I had 45 become sick?
②Having been raised by devoted Christian parents who also worked in the mental-health field,I tended to look for spiritual and emotional reasons before I headed to the local 46 _.I have the calming practice that 47 a yoga pose with a breath prayer.I went to 48 __more comfortable clothes for the exercise,and as I removed my shoes,I was 49 !
③I wasn't having a stroke at all.I had completely worn out my favorite pair of sandals.The soles (鞋底)of both shoes were split in two!I had 50 all the possibilities to figure out what was causing my clumsiness .It never occurred to me to check my soles.
④So often when we start to feel _ 51 _,we look for ways to make things better.But just as it never occurred to me to check the soles of my shoes,our own souls are the very 52 thing we think of to check.Take a moment to remember the last time you sat still,meditating.If you can't remember when that was,it might be a(n) 53 .
⑤The local cobbler(鞋匠)said my soles were irreparable.We had a good 54 ,but it was time to let them go.Fortunately for us,our souls can be mended and restored —once we realize they are in need of 55 .
41.A.busy B.clumsy C.stressed D.bored
42.A.going through B.stepping on C.falling off D.tripping over
43.A.uneven B.sharp C.stained D.shallow
44.A.inspired B.grieved C.concerned D.interested
45.A.luckily B.literally C.obviously D.doubtfully
46.A.doctor B.coach C.tailor D.psychologist
47.A.exchanges B.equips C.associates D.combines
48.A.wrap up B.take off C.change into D.look after
49.A.resc