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問題詳情：

“Growth requires discomfort. If you stick with what is __1__， you're __2__ any hope of surprising yourself, of finding greatness, of having the best experiences human life has to __3__.”

—Thomas Oppong

Many people agree that the magic starts to __4__ the instant we step outside of our comfort second you decide to go __5__ what is safe, you will have planted a seed __6__， if watered daily, will bloom into something that you would have __7__ expected to come to fruition.

For me, one of the most important things we should always keep in mind is that, by no means, can __8__ and comfort coexist.

Five years ago, I decided to move overseas and I haven't lived in the United States since. All throughout high school, I wanted to live in a Latin American __9__ and become fluent in Spanish through __10__ cultural immersion (沉浸). Obviously the chances of this happening while living in the US were __11__. So, halfway through my undergraduate, I switched over to the online version of my degree and bought a one­way __12__ to Argentina, __13__ I __14__ the last two years of my degree before flying back home for graduation.

I currently still live here, and I can personally say that __15__ what I wanted years ago and taking the necessary steps to make it a __16__ was one of the most important things I could have done for myself. The __17__ that came along with the initial culture shock, using my second language and learning to live life __18__ from the way we do things in the US has __19__ an extremely enriching (豐富的) __20__.

1．istic                         B．reasonable                             

C．sensible                            D．comfortable

2．ng in                         B．bringing out                           

C．giving up                           D．putting off

3．                              B．offer                                  

C．solve                               D．value

4．en                            B．disappear                              

C．change                              D．continue

5．                              B．through                                

C．beyond                              D．after

6．                                B．what                                   

C．that                                D．who

7．                              B．never                                  

C．always                              D．already

8．ure                           B．difficulty                             

C．pleasure                            D．growth

9．um                            B．forest                                 

C．country                             D．workshop

10．                             B．severe                                 

C．simple                              D．full

11．                             B．big                                    

C．pure                                D．fair

12．                             B．ticket                                 

C．road                                D．course

13．                             B．how                                    

C．which                               D．where

14．ted                          B．finished                               

C．quitted                             D．wasted

15．gnizing                      B．designing                              

C．ignoring                            D．commenting

16．ity                          B．habit                                  

C．desire                              D．routine

17．t                            B．satisfaction                           

C．responsibility                      D．discomfort

18．ly                           B．differently                            

C．absently                            D．safely

19．ed over                      B．turned up                              

C．turned out                          D．turned down

20．rience                       B．project                                

C．appointment                         D．lesson

【回答】

篇章導讀：本文是一篇夾敘夾議文。文章通過作者在國外求學的經歷，告訴人們“成長需要不適，成長和舒適難以共存”。

1.D　句意：成長需要不適。如果你堅持舒適的生活，那麼你正在放棄給自己驚喜的可能，放棄發現偉大的可能，放棄經歷人生美好事物的可能。根據上文的“discomfort”可知，這裡指的是如果你堅持舒適的生活，那麼你將會有怎樣的結果。故選D。

2.C　成長需要不適，所以如果你堅持舒適，那麼就是在放棄一些可能。故選C。

3.B　這裡指人生提供的最好的經歷。故選B。

4.A　此處指走出舒適區的那一刻奇蹟開始發生。故選A。

5.C　當你超出安全區，你將種下一顆種子。go beyond “超出，勝過”。故選C。

6.C　此處seed是先行詞，指物，引導詞在後面的定語從句中作主語。故選C。

7.B　根據上下文可知，此處表示你將會有意想不到的收穫。故選B。

8.D　根據第一段第一句“Growth requires discomfort.”可知，成長(growth)和舒適不能共存。故選D。

9.C　結合語境可知，此處指在一個國家練習語言。故選C。

10.D　句意：通過完全的(full)文化沉浸使自己的西班牙語說得更流利。故選D。

11.A　根據上下文可知，顯然在美國生活擁有這種學習語言的環境的機會是微小的。故選A。

12.B　作者轉成線上攻讀學位，然後去阿根廷。此處表示買票去阿根廷。故選B。

13.D　此處是where引導的定語從句，Argentina是先行詞，引導詞在後面的定語從句中作地點狀語。故選D。

14.B　此處指用兩年完成學位。故選B。

15.A　此處指多年以前就意識到自己想要什麼。故選A。

16.A　採取行動去實現夢想。故選A。

17.D　doubt “懷疑”；satisfaction    “滿足”；responsibility “責任”；discomfort “不舒適”。根據空後可知，文化衝擊、第二語言的使用和學習與以往不同的生活方式都是不適的表現。故選D。

18.B　freely “自由地，免費地”；differently “不同地”；absently “心不在焉地”；safely “安全地”。differently from “不同於……”符合語境。故選B。

19.C　turn over “翻轉”；turn up “出現，音量調大”；turn out “結果是”；turn down “拒絕，音量調小”。此處turn out 相當於連繫動詞，符合語境。故選C。

20.A　experience “經驗，經歷”；project “工程，專案”；appointment “任命，約定”；lesson “功課”。根據上文可知，此處指以前的不適現在都變成了“經歷”。故選A。

知識點：日常生活類

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