阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My journey to
isolation (隔离) in Antarctica was somewhat accidental. I saw a (n)1for a position as
a leader for an expedition (探险) to Antarctica and
was interested. 2, it was the picture
of a penguin in the ad that caught my attention. It3 that they were looking for someone in charge
of an expedition team. I took part in a job4and then got a job
that I knew had I not gone for it I would5.
618 strangers
around the clock for a full year, with no7from the cold and
strong winds, I learned a lot. Being in isolation meant I had to do
lots of self 8. Every day I
would think carefully of how I had operated as a leader. That discipline of9myself taught me how to tell right from wrong.
After returning
from the silent Antarctica, the noise in the outside world seemed10. It took me about
180 days to11to the noisy life.
I limited the time I spent outside and gradually12my tolerance to
noise. Besides, the13of my life in
Antarctica was very slow, just like everyone's life in lockdown (禁闭期) due to the
COVID-19. When l first got into my car for a ride alone, I felt like I was 14, even though I
wasn't.
Nowadays I often
think back to when I saw the 15that inspired me
to look at the ad for the job -a moment that changed my life altogether.
(1)
A .
requirement
B .
picture
C .
advertisement
D .
accident
(2)
A .
Actually
B .
Ultimately
C .
Consequently
D .
Subsequently
(3)
A .
believed
B .
ordered
C .
promised
D .
noted
(4)
A .
experiment
B .
interview
C .
election
D .
investigation
(5)
A .
decline
B .
delay
C .
regret
D .
accept
(6)
A .
Seeking
B .
Leading
C .
Knowing
D .
Training
(7)
A .
suffer
B .
escape
C .
concern
D .
favor
(8)
A .
ambition
B .
adaptation
C .
recognition
D .
reflection
(9)
A .
evaluating
B .
blocking
C .
behaving
D .
enjoying
(10)
A .
louder
B .
gone
C .
quieter
D .
normal
(11)
A .
prefer
B .
sustain
C .
adjust
D .
tailor
(12)
A .
put off
B .
turned up
C .
took off
D .
built up
(13)
A .
track
B .
pace
C .
quantity
D .
mode
(14)
A .
running
B .
driving
C .
wandering
D .
speeding
(15)
A .
penguin
B .
leader
C .
teammate
D .
advertiser
答案:(1)C;(2)A;(3)D;(4)B;(5)C;(6)B;(7)B;(8)D;(9)A;(10)A;(11)C;(12)D;(13)B;(14)D;(15)A;