第一节(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四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Evelyn Donohue is a 65-year-old grandma. She only started to ___21___ seven years ago after having a ___22___ call. She’d been struggling with eating disorders and health issues, which ___23___ led her to getting surgery. After that experience, she knew that she needed to make a ___24___. Determined to turn her life around, Ms Donohue began to work out and follow a ___25___ lifestyle, before discovering a ___26___ for weightlifting.
Since setting out on the journey, the ___27___ lover has not only managed to ___28___ an impressive set of muscles — but also a huge following on social media.
The well-liked grandma regularly posts workout content, explaining there’s no ___29___ others can’t look this good. She said it was all down to some key aspects.
“Hold on: Consider failure as a ___30___ to success and never give up. Stick to your plan,” she said. “___31___ others: Lift others up on your journey. Success is sweeter when ___32___.” She previously explained that “you do not need to have an amazing body to exercise... the ___33___ is to feel good, not look good.”
Ms Donohue used to be laughed at for being too old to work out, but she has proved the ___34___ wrong in the best possible way and has indeed become an ___35___ or many social media users.
21. A. write B. travel C. exercise D. recover
22. A. goodwill B. timeout C. long-distance D. wake-up
23. A. normally B. ultimately C. suddenly D. automatically
24. A. change B. fortune C. wish D. deal
25. A. risky B. traditional C. comfortable D. healthy
26. A. demand B. secret C. passion D. cure
27. A. peace B. fitness C. fun D. nature
28. A. grow B. control C. activate D. relax
29. A. need B. choice C. reason D. difference
30. A. green light B. road block C. passing mark D. stepping stone
31. A. Help B. Consult C. Follow D. Forgive
32. A. accepted B. shared C. expected D. celebrated
33. A. goal B. case C. duty D. cost
34. A. instructors B. admirers C. beginners D. doubters
35. A. authority B. excuse C. inspiration D. option
【答案】21. C 22. D 23. B 24. A 25. D 26. C 27. B 28. A 29. C 30. D 31. A 32. B 33. A 34. D 35. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一位65岁的老奶奶坚持健身，积极健康改变自己的生活，消除网络质疑的故事。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：七年前，在接到一个警醒电话后，她才开始锻炼身体。A. write写作;B. travel旅行;C. exercise锻炼;D. recover康复。根据下文的“ Determined to turn her life around, Ms Donohue began to work out...”可知，此处指老奶奶开始锻炼身体。故选C。
【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：七年前，在接到一个警醒电话后，她才开始锻炼身体。A. goodwill善意、友好;B. timeout超时;C. long-distance长途;D. wake-up唤醒。结合语境，再根据后文“She’d been struggling with eating disorders and health issues”可推知，此处指这是一次“警醒”老奶奶的经历。故选D。
【23题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：她一直在与饮食失调和健康问题作斗争，最终导致她接受了手术。A. normally通常;B. ultimately最终;C. suddenly突然;D. automatically自动地。根据上文“She’d been struggling with eating disorders and health issues”以及下文“led her to getting surgery”可推知，此处指健康问题最终导致手术。故选B。
【24题详解】
【25题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Donohue女士决心改变生活，开始锻炼身体并遵循健康的生活方式，之后她发现了对举重的热爱。A. risky有风险的;B. traditional传统的;C. comfortable舒适的;D. healthy健康的。根据上文“Ms Donohue began to work out”可推知，此处指她选择健康的生活方式。故选D。
【26题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：Donohue女士决心改变生活，开始锻炼身体并遵循健康的生活方式，之后她发现了对举重的热爱。A. demand要求;B. secret秘密;C. passion激情，热情;D. cure疗法、药物。根据上文“Ms Donohue began to work out and follow a 5 lifestyle”以及下文的“for weightlifting”可推知，此处指她积极锻炼身体，对举重产生了热情，a passion for sth.意为“对某事充满热情”。故选C。
【27题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：自从踏上这段旅程以来，这位健身爱好者不仅产生了令人惊叹的肌肉，还在社交媒体上收获了庞大的粉丝群。A. peace和平;B. fitness健身;C. fun乐趣;D. nature自然。根据下文“workout content”可推知，此处指她是健身爱好者。故选B。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：自从踏上这段旅程以来，这位健身爱好者不仅产生了令人惊叹的肌肉，还在社交媒体上收获了庞大的粉丝群。A. grow形成，产生;B. control控制;C. activate激活;D. relax放松。根据下文“an impressive set of muscles”可推知，此处指她练出肌肉，即产生肌肉。故选A。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这位受人喜爱的奶奶定期发布健身内容，并解释说其他人没理由不能看起来这么好。A. need需要;B. choice选择;C. reason理由;D. difference差异。根据上文“no”以及下文“others can’t look this good”可推知，此处指她认为自己可以做到，没有理由别人不能做到。故选C。
【30题详解】
考查名词短语辨析。句意：坚持下去：把失败当作通往成功的垫脚石，永不放弃。A. green light绿灯;B. road block路障;C. passing mark通过标志;D. stepping stone踏脚石。结合语境，再根据上文“The well-liked grandma regularly posts workout content, explaining there’s no 9 others can’t look this good.”和“failure as a”以及下文“to success”可推知，此处指失败是成功的垫脚石。故选D。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：帮助他人：在你的旅程中激励他人。A. Help帮助;B. Consult咨询;C. Follow遵循;D. Forgive原谅。根据下文“Lift others up”可推知，此处指她提倡帮助他人。故选A。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：分享成功更甜蜜。A. accepted接受;B. shared共享;C. expected期待;D. celebrated庆祝。根据上文“The well-liked grandma regularly posts workout content, explaining there’s no ___9___ others can’t look this good.”可知，这位受人喜爱的奶奶定期发布健身内容，并解释说其他人没理由不能看起来这么好，由此可知，此处指的是成功在分享时更甜蜜。故选B。
【33题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：她此前曾解释道：“你无需拥有完美身材才能锻炼……锻炼的目标是让自己感觉良好，而非看起来好看。”A. goal目标;B. case案例;C. duty责任;D. cost成本。根据上文“you do not need to have an amazing body to exercise”以及下文“is to feel good, not look good.”可推知，此处指运动的目标是感觉良好。故选A。
考查名词词义辨析。句意：Donohue女士曾因年纪太大不适合锻炼而遭人嘲笑，但她以最好的方式证明了怀疑者的错误，确实成为了许多社交媒体用户的灵感来源。A. instructors讲师;B. admirers管理员;C. beginners初学者;D. doubters持怀疑态度的人。根据上文“Ms Donohue used to be laughed at for being too old to work out, but she has proved the”以及下文“wrong in the best possible way”可推知，此处指Donohue女士用自己的方式证明怀疑者错了。故选D。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：Donohue女士曾因年纪太大不适合锻炼而遭人嘲笑，但她以最好的方式证明了怀疑者的错误，确实成为了许多社交媒体用户的灵感来源。A. authority权威;B. excuse借口;C. inspiration灵感;D. option选项。根据语境以及下文“or many social media users”可知，一位65岁的老奶奶坚持健身，积极健康改变自己的生活，这对其他人来说就是励志的典范，由此可知，此处指她成为许多社交媒体用户的灵感来源。故选C。
编辑：小徐