Adventure is in my blood. And I had been considering how I was going to celebrate my high school graduation. I didn't just want a small 1 in the backyard, I started thinking about doing a solo（独自的） 2 somewhere out of the ordinary. I took out the 3 and drew a 1,500-mile route along which I would be 4 from the northernmost point in Norway to the southernmost section of Sweden. When I 5 my plan with my dad, he 6 as I thought he would. Because I get my adventurous 7 from him, he was all for it.
I had only been away from my 8 for three days, but there was an inner 9 going on. Part of me was homesick and doubting whether I really could 10 it. The other part of me was ready to 11 to myself and my family that I could do it by myself.
On the road, I met another 12 who was quite a bit older than I was. He started his journey alone by 13 at the southern part of Norway and just finished. I could tell he had a great sense of 14 . It encouraged me not to 15 .
As I listened to my 16 artists on my MP4 player, I pedaled（踩踏板）with my feet. There was 17 around me for miles. 18 , that wasn’t entirely true. There were mosquitoes millions of them. My arms were so dotted with 19 that they looked like a topographical（地形的）map. But, however 20 it would be, nothing could stop my advance on the destination. As you know, adventure is in my blood.
1．A．party B．meeting C．conversation D．game
2．A．flight B．interview C．performance D．trip
3．A．instruction B．map C．magazine D．newspaper
4．A．walking B．flying C．cycling D．running
5．A．compared B．shared C．prepared D．changed
6．A．agreed B．sighed C．left D．cried
7．A．story B．spirit C．skill D．hobby
8．A．hotel B．school C．home D．office
9．A．battle B．activity C．request D．discussion
10．A．get B．make C．put D．take
11．A．turn B．reply C．prove D．adapt
12．A．driver B．jogger C．bicyclist D．pilot
13．A．bike B．car C．air D．sea
14．A．humor B．direction C．balance D．satisfaction
15．A．calm down B．break down C．speed up D．give up
16．A．favorite B．personal C．professional D．successful
17．A．nobody B．everybody C．anything, D．everything
18．A．Firstly B．Actually C．Eventually D．Fortunately
19．A．wounds B．cuts C．bites D．burns
20．A．boring B．confusing C．complex D．difficult
1．A
2．D
3．B
4．C
5．B
6．A
7．B
8．C
9．A
10．B
11．C
12．C
13．A
14．D
15．D
16．A
17．A
18．B
19．C
20．D
【解析】
本文是一篇记叙文。作者为了庆祝高中毕业，决定一个人骑自行车旅行。途中作者遇到的另一个骑自行车的人给了他鼓励。让他明白不管有多难，都要朝着目的地前进。
1．考查名词。A. party聚会； B. meeting会议； C. conversation谈话； D. game游戏，比赛。因为是庆祝高中毕业，所以作者不想仅仅在后院举行一个聚会，故选A。
2．考查名词。A. flight 飞行； B. interview采访，面试； C. performance表演； D. trip旅行。从下文中的 “ I took out the ____ and drew a 1,5000-mile route along which I would be ____ from the northernmost point in Norway to the southernmost section of Sweden”可知，作者打算单独去旅行，故选D。
3．考查名词。A. instruction指令； B. map地图； C. magazine 杂志； D. newspaper报纸。从空后的 “ and drew a 1,500-mile route”可知，作者拿出地图在上面画了一条路线，故选B。
4．考查动词。A. walking步行； B. flying飞行； C. cycling 骑自行车； D. running跑步。由下文中的 “ I pedaled（踩踏板）with my feet”可知，作者是骑自行车去旅行的，故选C。
5．考查动词。A. compared比较； B. shared分享； C. prepared 准备； D. changed改变。根据常识可知，作者把计划和父亲分享了，故选B。
6．考查动词。A. agreed 同意； B. sighed叹息； C. left离开； D. cried哭。从下文中的 “ Because I get my adventurous 7 from him, he was all for it”可知，爸爸是赞同的，故选A。
7．考查名词。A. story故事； B. spirit精神； C. skill技能； D. hobby业余爱好。由文章开头的 “ Adventure is in my blood”可知，作者继承了爸爸的冒险精神，故选B。
8．考查名词。A. hotel宾馆； B. school学校； C. home家； D. office办公室。从下文中的 “ Part of me was homesick and doubting whether I really could it”可知，作者已离开家三天了，故选C。
9．考查名词。A. battle 战役； B. activity活动； C. request请求； D. discussion讨论。从下文中的 “ Part of me was homesick and doubting…”和 “ The other part of me was ready to to myself…”可知，作者的内心在斗争，故选A。
10．考查动词。A. get得到； B. make制造； C. put放置； D. take拿走。作者的内心在斗争，一方面怀疑自己是否能够成功 ( make it)，故选B。
11．考查动词。A. turn 转变； B. reply回答； C. prove证明； D. adapt适应。作者另一方面又想向自己和家人证明自己能独自旅行，故选C。
12．考查名词。A. driver司机； B. jogger慢跑着； C. bicyclist 骑脚踏车者； D. pilot飞行员。从下文中的 “ He started his journey alone by at the southern part of Norway and just finished”可知，作者在路上遇到另外一个骑自行车的人，故选C。
13．考查名词。A. bike自行车； B. car小汽车； C. air空气； D. sea海洋。参见上题解析。根据语境可知，另一个人也是骑自行车的。故选A。
14．考查名词。A. humor幽默； B. direction方向； C. balance平衡； D. satisfaction满意。从上文中的 “ just finished”可知，另外一个骑自行车的人已经完成了自己的旅行，因此作者可以感觉到他有一种满足感，故选D。
15．考查动词词组。A. calm down使冷静下来； B. break down出故障，毁掉； C. speed up加速； D. give up放弃。另外一个骑自行车的人的成功鼓励了作者不要放弃，故选D。calm down“冷静一下”；break down“出故障”；speed up“加速”；give up“放弃”。故选D。
16．考查形容词。A. favorite最喜爱的； B. personal个人的； C. professional职业的； D. successful成功的。根据常识可判断，作者应该是用MP4听最喜欢的艺术家的歌，故选A。
17．考查不定代词。A. nobody没有人； B. everybody 每个人； C. anything任何事情； D. everything每件事情。因为作者是一个人旅行，所以此处应指周围几英里没有人，故选A。
18．考查副词。A. Firstly 第一； B. Actually 事实上； C. Eventually 最后； D. Fortunately幸运地。由空后的 “ that wasn’t entirely true. There were mosquitoes- millions of them”可知，实际上，这并不是真的，故选B。
19．考查名词。A. wounds 伤处； B. cuts 切口； C. bites 咬伤； D. burns烧伤。从上文中的 “ There were mosquitoes- millions of them”可知，作者的胳膊上都是蚊子咬的伤口，故选C。
20．考查形容词。A. boring令人厌烦的； B. confusing令人困惑的； C. complex 复杂的； D. difficult困难的。从空后的 “ nothing could stop my advance on the destination”可知，不管有多难，没有什么能组织作者朝目的地前进，故选D。
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。
Feeling extreme loneliness can increase an older person’s risk of premature (过早的)death by 14 percent, according to research by John Cacioppo, professor of psychology at the University of Chicago.
Cacioppo and his colleagues’ work shows that the impact of loneliness on premature death is nearly as strong as the impact of disadvantaged socioeconomic status, which they found increases the chances of dying early by 19 percent. A 2010 meta﹣analysis showed that loneliness has twice as much impact on early death as obesity does, he said.
The researchers looked at dramatic differences in the rate of decline in physical and mental health as people aged. Cacioppo and his colleagues have examined the role of satisfying relationships on older people to develop their resilience ([rɪˈzɪliəns] 快速恢复的能力；适应力), the ability to feel better quickly after something unpleasant, and grow from stresses in life.
The consequences for health are dramatic, as feeling isolated or separated from others can disturb sleep, elevate blood pressure, increase morning rises in the stress hormone cortisol ([‘kɔ:tɪsɒl] 皮质醇), change the gene expression in immune cells, increase depression and lower overall subjective well﹣being, Cacioppo pointed out in a talk, “ Rewarding Social Connections Promote Successful Aging.”
Cacioppo, one of the nation’s leading experts on loneliness, said older people can avoid the consequences of loneliness by staying in touch with former co﹣workers, taking part in family traditions, and sharing good times with family and friends ﹣ all of which give older adults a chance to connect with others about whom they care and who care about them.
”Retiring to Florida to live in a warmer climate among strangers isn’t necessarily a good idea if it means you are disconnected from the people who mean much to you,” said Cacioppo. Population changes make understanding the role of loneliness and health all the more important,he explained. “People have to think about how to protect themselves from depression, low subjective well﹣being and early death. “
Although some people are happy to be alone, most people develop from social situations in which they provide mutual support and establish a strong bond. Evolution encourages people to work together to survive and accordingly most people enjoy companionship compared to be alone.
It is not solitude (独处)or physical isolation itself, but rather the subjective sense of isolation that Cacioppo’s work shows to be so destructive. Older people living alone are not necessarily lonely if they remain actively engaged in social life and enjoy the company of those around them. Some aspects of aging, such as blindness and loss of hearing, however, place people at special risk of becoming isolated and lonely, he said.
| Passage outline | Supporting details |
| The main idea | Chances are that older people will die early if they feel extremely 51．. |
| 52． with loneliness | • Like disadvantaged socioeconomic status and obesity, loneliness can 53． old men’s premature death. • When 54． from others, one will find physical health impacted and tend to feel depressive and unhappy. |
| Suggestions | • Keep in touch with others and take part in 55． activities. • Choosing to live in a pleasant climate don’t necessarily make sense if the elder are disconnected from people who are 56． to them. • Think about how to57． depression, low subjective well﹣being and early death. • Work together with others to 58．, to gain mutual support and establish a strong bond. |
| Conclusions | • The sense of isolation, rather than solitude or physical isolation itself, isn’t 59．to elders. • Living alone doesn’t mean loneliness if older people live an 60． social life. |