Some years ago I was offered a writing assignment that would require three months of travel through Europe. I had been 36 a couple of times, but I could hardly 37 to know my ways around the continent. 38 , my knowledge of foreign languages was 39 to a little college French.
I 40 . How would I, unable to speak the language, 41 familiar with local geography or transportation systems, conduct interviews and do 42 ? It seemed impossible, and with considerable 43 I sat down to write a letter rejecting the 44 . Halfway through, a 45 ran through my mind: you can’t learn if you don’t try. So I 46 the assignment.
There were some bad 47 . But by the time I had finished the trip, I was an experienced traveler. And ever since, I have never hesitated to head for even the most 48 places, without guides or 49 advanced bookings, confident that somehow I will 50 .
The point is that the new, the different, is almost by definition 51 . But each time you try something, you learn, and as the learning _52_, the world opens to you.
I’ve learned to ski at 40, and flown up the Rhine River in a (n) 53 . And I know I’ll go on doing such things. It’s not because I’m braver or more daring than others. I’m not. But I’ll accept worry as another name for _54_and I believe I can 55_ wonders.
【小题1】A．aboard B．abroad C．away D．out【小题2】A．claim B．declareC．hopeD．deny【小题3】A．Somehow B．HoweverC．InsteadD．Moreover【小题4】A．accustomed B．addedC．limitedD．suited【小题5】A．resigned B．hesitatedC．trembledD．suspected【小题6】A．only too B．more thanC．apart fromD．far from【小题7】A．operationsB．experimentsC．research D．business【小题8】A．regret B．doubtC．terrorD．disappointment【小题9】A．request B．jobC．trustD．assignment【小题10】A．reaction B．thoughtC．meaningD．conflict【小题11】A．acplished B．receivedC．acceptedD．resisted【小题12】A．exchanges B．conditionsC．tripsD．experiences【小题13】A．remote B．accessibleC．interestingD．crowded【小题14】A．still B．everC．evenD．yet【小题15】A．do B．manage C．makeD．fit【小题16】A．astonishing B．frighteningC．fascinatingD．exciting【小题17】A．es up B．shows upC．piles upD．steps up【小题18】A．airplane B．motorboatC．surfboardD．balloon【小题19】A．goal B．opportunityC．struggleD．challenge【小题20】A．workB．ownC．win D．achieveB
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(答案→)B
解析：
【小题1】考查固定短语。be abroad在国外，到国外。故选B。
【小题2】考查动词辨析。句意“但是我几乎不敢声称认识路线”，claim声称；declare宣告。故选A。
【小题3】考查连接词。句意“而且，我的外语也仅局限于一点法语”，根据句意可知，这里表示递进关系，故选D。
【小题4】考查固定搭配。be limited to...被局限于......。故选C。
【小题5】考查动词辨析。A辞职；B犹豫；C颤抖；D怀疑。作者犹豫了，自己语言不通，怎样进行采访和研究？故选B。
【小题6】考查短语辨析。A太；B多于；C除了；D远不够。不熟悉当地的地理环境和交通，故选D。
【小题7】考查固定搭配。do operations做手术；do experiments做实验；do research做研究；这里指的是实地考察，故选C。
【小题8】考查名词辨析。regret遗憾；doubt怀疑；terror害怕；disappointment失望。作者拒绝这份任务，感到遗憾。故选A。
【小题9】考查上下文的联系。根据第一行的assignment可知，选D。
【小题10】考查名词辨析。句意“一个想法冒出来”，A；反应；B想法；C意思；D冲突。故选B。
【小题11】考查动词辨析。A完成；B收到；C接受；D抵制。作者思考之后，决定接受这份任务。故选C。
【小题12】考查名词辨析。A交换；B情况；C旅行；D经历。虽然有一些不好的经历，但完成时，作者已经是一个有经验的旅行者了。故选D。
【小题13】考查形容词辨析。A遥远的；B可进入的；C有趣的；D拥挤的。从那以后，作者变得自信了，即使去遥远的地方，也不犹豫。故选A。
【小题14】考查副词。A仍然；B曾经；C甚至；D还没。句意“没有导游，甚至旅游指南”。故选C。
【小题15】考查动词辨析。manage做成某事，作者很自信，自己能顺利游完归来。故选B。
【小题16】考查形容词辨析。A令人惊讶的；B令人害怕的；C令人着迷的；D令人兴奋的。by definition据定义。新的、困难的（事情）大多都是令人恐惧的。故选B。
【小题17】考查短语辨析。A出现；B（人）出现；C累积；D加速。每当做成一件事，就会学到一些知识，随着知识的增加，......。故选C。
【小题18】考查名词辨析。这里指的是可能的事情，所以，应该是乘坐热气球飞上莱茵河上空。故选D。
【小题19】考查名词辨析。A目标；B机会；C奋斗；D挑战。作者把每次的担忧看作是挑战。故选D。
【小题20】考查固定搭配。work wonders创造奇迹。故选A。