完形填空I never thought I would venture （冒险）far from home. For my undergrad degree, I only___21___to uni
英语试题 02-15
完形填空（共20小题;每小题L 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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳 选项。
I never thought I would venture （冒险）far from home. For my undergrad degree, I only___21___to universities within an hour of my hometown in the UK. When I decided to___22___ a Ph. D. , I stayed at the same university. I still wasn't ___23___ I was a great student, and staying seemed like the ___24___ option. A few years later, as I was considering a postdoc （博士后）,I was determined to once again stay close to home, in the ___25___ of my Ph. D. lab.
I heard about a fellowship program in Japan that sounded like a good ___26___, and the flexibility of the program ___27___ me. I decided that, if I were accepted, I would stay for 3 months — long enough to experience a new place, but short enough to make the future less ___28___ .
But when I was accepted, the head of the group wanted me to stay for the full year. I ___29___I was excited about the research. But the thought of being so far from home for so long made me _____30_____ . I didn't speak any Japanese. I wouldn't know anyone. Would I be _____31_____?
I worked up my ____32____ after much consideration, and____33____ up for the year-knowing that, if things went badly, I could come home earlier.
Almost everything was____34____from what I was used to. In the lab the____35____and culture were new to me. Talking with my new____36____about their experiences conducting research helped open my eyes to new ways of doing things. After winning the scholarship, I now feel ____37____ I can do anything.
Humans are creatures of____38____. We resist change. However, if I hadn't moved, I would not have experienced many____39____and wonderful things or met many friends. So the move gave me the____40____to learn and experience.
21. A. returned B. applied C. contributed D. responded
22. A. evaluate B. abandon C. pursue D. explore
23. A. aware B. content C. worried D. convinced
24. A. easy B. safe C. rare D. tough
25. A. comfort B. glory C. possession D. atmosphere
26. A. example B. change C. promise D. fit
27. A. improved B. lived up to C. challenged D. appealed to
28. A. moving B. frightening C. exciting D. disappointing
29. A. hesitated B. regretted C. agreed D. refused
30. A. guilty B. anxious C. brave D. cheerful
31. A. unhappy B. unfriendly C. unhealthy D. unlucky
32. A. curiosity B. dignity C. desire D. courage
33. A. looked B. signed C. made D. held
34. A. separate B. absent C. free D. different
35. A. comments B. degree C. practices D. fortune
36. A. students B. competitors C. colleagues D. volunteers
37. A. strongly B. slightly C. abruptly D. gradually
38. A. emotion B. conscience C. habit D. ambition
39. A. odd B. common C. new D. popular
40. A. opportunity B. pleasure C. motivation D. method
【答案】
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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳 选项。
I never thought I would venture （冒险）far from home. For my undergrad degree, I only___21___to universities within an hour of my hometown in the UK. When I decided to___22___ a Ph. D. , I stayed at the same university. I still wasn't ___23___ I was a great student, and staying seemed like the ___24___ option. A few years later, as I was considering a postdoc （博士后）,I was determined to once again stay close to home, in the ___25___ of my Ph. D. lab.
I heard about a fellowship program in Japan that sounded like a good ___26___, and the flexibility of the program ___27___ me. I decided that, if I were accepted, I would stay for 3 months — long enough to experience a new place, but short enough to make the future less ___28___ .
But when I was accepted, the head of the group wanted me to stay for the full year. I ___29___I was excited about the research. But the thought of being so far from home for so long made me _____30_____ . I didn't speak any Japanese. I wouldn't know anyone. Would I be _____31_____?
I worked up my ____32____ after much consideration, and____33____ up for the year-knowing that, if things went badly, I could come home earlier.
Almost everything was____34____from what I was used to. In the lab the____35____and culture were new to me. Talking with my new____36____about their experiences conducting research helped open my eyes to new ways of doing things. After winning the scholarship, I now feel ____37____ I can do anything.
Humans are creatures of____38____. We resist change. However, if I hadn't moved, I would not have experienced many____39____and wonderful things or met many friends. So the move gave me the____40____to learn and experience.
21. A. returned B. applied C. contributed D. responded
22. A. evaluate B. abandon C. pursue D. explore
23. A. aware B. content C. worried D. convinced
24. A. easy B. safe C. rare D. tough
25. A. comfort B. glory C. possession D. atmosphere
26. A. example B. change C. promise D. fit
27. A. improved B. lived up to C. challenged D. appealed to
28. A. moving B. frightening C. exciting D. disappointing
29. A. hesitated B. regretted C. agreed D. refused
30. A. guilty B. anxious C. brave D. cheerful
31. A. unhappy B. unfriendly C. unhealthy D. unlucky
32. A. curiosity B. dignity C. desire D. courage
33. A. looked B. signed C. made D. held
34. A. separate B. absent C. free D. different
35. A. comments B. degree C. practices D. fortune
36. A. students B. competitors C. colleagues D. volunteers
37. A. strongly B. slightly C. abruptly D. gradually
38. A. emotion B. conscience C. habit D. ambition
39. A. odd B. common C. new D. popular
40. A. opportunity B. pleasure C. motivation D. method
【答案】
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