【步步高】2016高考英语完形填空和阅读理解一轮练习及答案09[ 高考].docVIP

完形填空 　　I have always been an independent person, but I have come to know that being independent does not mean refusing help. I may still be　1　with asking for help, but I try to accept. Furthermore, I will even　2　help and when my offers are refused, I am　3　willing to walk away. And all these changes came from a disaster on an island. 　　Sometimes a person’s independence is a　4　of pride, daring, stubbornness and luck. I used to be too　5　since I was little. I was once a traveler who never asked for　6　, choosing instead to struggle with maps and signs until I found my way. 　　Then one day on the island of Koh Phangan, in Thailand, everything　7　. I was swimming in the ocean with Sean, my fiance(未婚夫), when he was　8　by a box jellyfish(箱型水母). He　9　within three minutes, 25 years old. Yet when onlookers and travelers asked if I wanted　10　, stubborn pride and force of habit　11　me accepting. But two young Israeli women stayed. 　12　my protest(反对), they were with me even when the police tried to cover up the　13　of Sean’s death. It was listed as drunk drowning to avoid hurting the　14　industry. The Israeli women　15　have walked away. 　16　, without even telling me, they　17　their schedule rather than leave me behind. 　　　18　I didn’t realize it at the time, I now believe I would not have　19　the disaster without these great women. Actually, the person who needs help the most is usually the last person to ask for it. I have learned　20　is better than refusing because it not only helps you walk out of trouble, but also helps you know the real meaning of life. 【文章大意】独立并不意味着要拒绝帮助, 接受帮助比拒绝帮助好, 这是作者通过自己的亲身经历领悟到的道理。 1. A. struggling B. dealing C. confused D. satisfied 【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。struggle with表示“与……作斗争”, 根据上下文可知作者还在与是否要寻求帮助作斗争。 2. A. offer B. accept C. seek D. desire 【解析】选A。词汇复现题。根据下文的“when my offers”可知, 作者甚至会给别人提供帮助。 3. A. occasionally B. frequently C. usually D. seldom 【解析】选D。词语辨析题。当作者给别人提供帮助而被拒绝时, 她很少会心甘情愿地走开。这与下文作者拒绝别人的帮助时, 对方还是留下来陪她的经历有关。occasionally“偶尔”; frequently“经常地”;