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(2025·郑州市高中毕业年级质量预测)In August 2023,a doctor told me I had an anxiety disorder (焦虑症).But she didn’t seem very 1 ;nor did I.I left with a sense of 2 at having the mystery of my mental health revealed,without the need for a cure.
For the next nine months,I 3 with my job and stayed in a condition that left me an anxious mess.I couldn’t sleep or eat.The anxiety that ruled my life meant I couldn’t 4 .I felt alone in my pain.
By May 2024,my family decided to take me away from London for a week of fishing in Scotland.For years,they had dragged me along on fishing trips until I was old enough to 5 .
Fishing always felt like a 6 to me because I just didn’t make it.I wanted to stay inside,reading a book or watching TV,rather than out in the cold and wet air.But this time was 7 .I found myself in the gentle rhythm of 8 the line and watching the fly move through the air.There were 9 through the forest to different pools,a cup of coffee here and there,and breaks for lunch with my family to 10 a good time.I was with my family,hoping the days would last longer.
On the final morning,I caught my first fish.I found myself close to tears.Catching that fish made me realize I had 11 over the way I felt.I have something now that gives me hope when life is at its 12 time.That small shining fish 13 all of this.
I still go fishing to this day.I also read,write,run,cook,swim,talk and laugh—but fishing is the thing that absorbs me most 14 .It quiets the chaos around me,letting me connect with nature’s rhythm.In my search for 15 ,fishing is my perfect partner.
[语篇解读]本文是记叙文。作者被诊断为焦虑症后起初不在意,经历了一段时间的挣扎后,病情加重,通过与家人去苏格兰钓鱼逐渐找到了缓解焦虑的方法,在钓鱼过程中体验到了自我控制感和内心的平静。
1.A.surprised B.worried
C.pleased D.frightened
B [前文提到医生诊断作者有焦虑症,由后文的“nor did I”(我也不)和“without the need for a cure”(不需要治疗)可知,医生看起来并不是很担心(worried)。故选B。]
2.A.relief B.concern
C.freedom D.comfort
A [根据后文的“the mystery of my mental health revealed,without the need for a cure”可知,此处指心理健康的谜团被揭开,无须治疗,作者感到轻松。a sense of relief为固定搭配,意为“如释重负”,故选A。concern“担心,忧虑”;freedom“自由”;comfort“舒服,安逸,舒适”。]
3.A.left B.started
C.struggled D.connected
C [根据后文的“left me an anxious mess”(让我焦虑混乱)可知,此处是指接下来九个月作者在工作中挣扎,状态不好。struggle“在困境中挣扎,竭力维持”,符合语境。故选C。connect“连接,联结”。]
4.A.take off B.give in
C.break down D.switch off
D [根据前文的“I couldn’t sleep or eat.The anxiety that ruled my life”可知,焦虑控制生活,导致作者无法不担忧。switch off意为“不再注意,不再担忧”,符合语境,故选D。take off“突然成功”;give in“投降”;break down“停止运转;出故障”。]
5.A.volunteer B.refuse
C.stop D.judge
B [前文的“dragged me along”表明作者过去被迫参加,前文的“old enough”表明作者足够大了,能拒绝参加了,故选B。volunteer“自愿做”;judge“判断”。]
6.A.anxiety B.patience
C.failure D.relaxation
C [根据后文的“because I just didn’t make it”可知,钓鱼对作者而言总像“失败”,因为作者从来没有成功过,故选C。anxiety“焦虑”;patience“耐心”;relaxation“放松”。]
7.A.different B.effective
C.important D.challenging
A [由转折词“But”和空后的“I found myself in the gentle rhythm”可知,这次经历不同,作者享受这次体验。故选A。effective“产生预期结果的,有效的”;challenging“挑战性的,考验能力的”。]
8.A.drawing B.managing
C.checking D.casting
D [根据语境和常识可知,作者去钓鱼,此处描写钓鱼的动作,cast the line意为“甩钓鱼线”,故选D。manage“能解决”;check“检查,审查”。]
9.A.insects B.walks
C.risks D.experiences
B [根据后文的“through the forest to different pools”可知,此处表示有一些穿过森林到不同水塘的小路(walks),故选B。risk“风险”;experience“经历”。]
10.A.enjoy B.recall
C.remember D.choose
A [根据前文的“breaks for lunch with my family”和后文的“hoping the days would last longer”可知,空处体现此次经历的温馨体验,enjoy a good time 意为“享受美好时光”,故选A。recall“回忆起”。]
11.A.doubt B.hope
C.control D.confidence
C [根据第二段的描述可知,在此次钓鱼前,焦虑占据作者的生活,即作者自己无法控制自己的情感;再根据上文的“a good time”和后文的“gives me hope”可知,这次钓鱼让作者感受到美好,看到了希望。故此处表示钓到鱼让作者意识到自己能掌控自己的感受了,故选C。have control over...“对……有掌控力”为固定搭配。doubt“疑惑”;confidence“信心”。]
12.A.happiest B.toughest
C.earliest D.best
B [作者患有焦虑症,钓到鱼让作者对自身感受有了控制感。此处是说作者现在拥有了在生活最艰难的时候给予自己希望的东西。故选B。tough“艰苦的,艰难的,棘手的”。]
13.A.proved B.changed
C.replaced D.represented
D [上文讲钓到鱼让作者意识到自己可以掌控自己的感受了,给予了作者希望,所以那条闪亮的小鱼象征着作者对感受的掌控,象征着希望,故选D。prove“证明”;replace“代替,取代”;represent“代表”。]
14.A.completely B.potentially
C.directly D.wonderfully
A [根据后文的“It quiets the chaos around me”可知,钓鱼对作者吸引力很大,故用completely“彻底地,完全地”修饰动词absorbs。故选A。potentially“可能地,潜在地”;directly“直接地”;wonderfully“令人惊奇地”。]
15.A.life B.balance
C.peace D.joy
C [上文讲作者患有焦虑症,通过钓鱼缓解焦虑,故此处是指患有焦虑症的作者在寻求平静(peace)时,钓鱼是其最完美的伙伴。balance“平衡”;joy“喜悦”。]
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(2025·南京市、盐城市高三模拟)On a fall day,my wife and I went boating on the Blackfoot River.I was excited about the trip because it would allow me to forget my 1 .
At noon,we rested on a bank. 2 the scenery,we barely realized the approaching danger.Then three large 3 emerged from the forest: a huge mama bear with two babies.They were less than 100 feet away across the river,far closer than the recommended 4 distance.
I could feel 5 reached deep into my stomach.Time stood still.Then,I grabbed the bear spray (喷雾) and we walked downriver to 6 ourselves.“Hey,bears!” I said.“We are not here to 7 you.”At that moment,I thought the mama bear would 8 across the river,covering the 100 feet in seconds.Although I knew how to use the spray,I didn’t think I could use it 9 .
To our surprise,the mama bear 10 drank water from the river.When one baby wandered just a few steps away,she quickly 11 him.Just like their 12 appearance,they were gone,disappearing into the forest.We returned to our boat,lost in 13 .
This encounter 14 me,making my daily concerns insignificant in the larger context of our planet.The experience,the fear,and my 15 as a human have changed my perspective on the world forever.
[语篇解读]本文是记叙文。一年秋天,作者和妻子去划船。当二人醉心于自然美景之时,一只熊妈妈带着两个熊宝宝在河的对岸意外出现,作者瞬间感到害怕,抓起防熊喷雾,和妻子紧急远离,但是,熊妈妈它们只是来河边喝水,喝完水后它们就离开了。这让作者不禁感慨自己的狭隘和渺小,并改变了对世界的看法。
1.A.concerns B.principles
C.passions D.secrets
A [根据最后一段的“making my daily concerns insignificant in the larger context of our planet”可知,作者一开始是想借助划船来忘记自己的烦恼,concern“使人担忧的事物”,符合语境,故选 A。principle“道德原则,行为准则,规范”;passion“酷爱,热衷的爱好”;secret“秘密,机密”。]
2.A.Tired of B.Absorbed in
C.Looking into D.Reflecting on
B [根据下文的“we barely realized the approaching danger(我们几乎没有意识到危险的来临)”可知,作者和妻子被自然美景吸引,以至于危险来临都没有察觉,be absorbed in 意为“被……吸引住”,故选B。be tired of“对……感到厌烦的”;look into“调查,审查”;reflect on“仔细思考”。]
3.A.signs B.pictures
C.targets D.shapes
D [根据下文的“a huge mama bear with two babies”可知,作者在岸边休息,三个庞大的身影在树林里出现,故选D。shape在此意为“模糊的影子”,属于熟词生义的用法。sign“迹象,征兆”;target“目标,指标”。]
4.A.social B.safe
C.average D.constant
B [根据下文描述的作者和妻子看见熊之后的反应和“I thought the mama bear would 8 across the river,covering the 100 feet in seconds”可知,熊妈妈它们就在河对岸,距离作者不到100英尺(约30米),这远比建议的安全(safe)距离近得多。social“社交的”;average“平均的”;constant “不变的,固定的”。]
5.A.fear B.surprise
C.excitement D.courage
A [根据上文的“They were less than 100 feet away across the river...distance”和下文的“Time stood still.Then,I grabbed the bear spray (喷雾) and we walked downriver”可知,作者此时感到害怕(fear)。最后一段的“The experience,the fear”亦是提示。]
6.A.relax B.corner
C.dismiss D.distance
D [根据第4题的解析可知,熊出现的时候,作者和妻子并不在安全的距离范围,因此作者他们向下游走是为了让自己离熊更远点。distance在此作动词,意为“拉开距离,与……疏远”,故选 D。corner“把(人或动物)困住,把……逼入困境”;dismiss“解散,解雇”。]
7.A.bathe B.tease
C.bother D.pet
C [根据上文的“we walked downriver to 6 ourselves”并结合常识可知,作者此时和熊保持了一定的距离,然后作者对熊解释说“我们不是来打扰(bother)你们的”,故选C。bathe“给……洗澡”;tease“招惹,逗弄(动物)”;pet“抚弄,抚摸”。]
8.A.sail B.float
C.charge D.wander
C [根据下文的“covering the 100 feet in seconds”可知,作者认为熊妈妈在几秒内就能跨越这100英尺(约30米)的距离,冲(charge)到河对岸来。charge在此意为“冲,猛冲”,属于熟词生义的用法。sail“飘过,飞过”;float“漂流,漂浮”;wander“徘徊,闲逛”。]
9.A.in advance B.at random
C.at peace D.in time
D [根据上文的“covering the 100 feet in seconds”并结合常识可知,如果熊妈妈在几秒内冲到河对岸来,那么作者很可能无法及时(in time)使用防熊喷雾。in advance“(时间上)在……前,预先,事先”;at random“随意,随机,胡乱”;at peace“处于平静状态”。]
10.A.probably B.simply
C.naturally D.certainly
B [根据第三段的“I thought the mama bear would 8 across the river”和空前的“To our surprise”可知,作者本以为熊妈妈会冲到河对岸来,但令作者他们惊讶的是,熊妈妈只是(simply)在河边喝水。naturally“自然地,当然地”;certainly“无疑,确定”。]
11.A.rescued B.abandoned
C.fetched D.examined
C [根据上文的“the mama bear 10 drank water from the river.When one baby wandered just a few steps away”可知,熊妈妈带着熊宝宝在河边喝水,当一只熊宝宝只是走了几步远时,熊妈妈就快速把它拽回来(fetched)。rescue“营救,援救,抢救”;abandon“遗弃,抛弃”;examine“检查,调查,审核”。]
12.A.timely B.inappropriate
C.unexpected D.regular
C [根据第二段的描述可知,这三只熊是突然出现的,喝完水后,它们就离开了。unexpected“想不到的,意外的,突然的”,故选C。timely“适时的,及时的”;inappropriate“不适当的,不合适的”;regular“规则的,有规律的”。]
13.A.awe B.shock
C.regret D.calmness
A [根据最后一段作者的感悟可知,这次经历改变了作者对世界的看法,让作者对自然满怀敬畏(awe)。shock“震惊,惊愕”;regret“懊悔,悔恨”;calmness“平静,镇静”。]
14.A.astonished B.humbled
C.refreshed D.fueled
B [根据下文的“making my daily concerns insignificant in the larger context of our planet”可知,这次邂逅让作者感到自己的渺小,作者日常的那些烦恼在这个广袤的星球面前显得微不足道。humble在此作动词,意为“使感到卑微”,符合语境。astonish“使大为惊奇,使惊愕”;refresh“使恢复精力,使凉爽”;fuel“刺激”。]
15.A.limitations B.responsibilities
C.advantages D.virtues
A [上文讲熊妈妈和熊宝宝只是来河边喝水,而作者却如临大敌,以为它们会攻击自己。此外,作者一开始只关注排解自己的烦恼,而没有从整体上看待宇宙万物。因此,作者意识到了自己作为人类的局限(limitations)。responsibility“职责,任务,义务”;advantage“好处,优点”;virtue“美德,优秀品质,良好习惯”。]
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