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(2023·湖南省长沙市适应性考试)
A 23-year-old woman has achieved an unbelievable feat that many of us dream of—visiting every country on Earth.
Lexie Alford was born into a family of travel agents, which gave her the opportunity to 1.C places such as Cambodia, Dubai and Egypt during her childhood, according to Forbes magazine.She began saving up at age 12 to 2.A her goal of visiting all countries.By her 18th birthday, she had traveled to 72 nations.In October,2016 she realized she could see the 3.D nations on her list in time to set an official record.Many people 4.C her travel on social media platform Instagram, so she decided to chase the world record partly to 5.A others.“Honestly, in the beginning，I 6.B wanted to push the 7.A of what I thought I could do with my life and see as much of the world as possible in the 8.C ，” she told Forbes.“ It wasn't until things started getting really 9.D that I realized I was inspiring people around me, especially the 10.B .”
“I also loved visiting Northern Pakistan, for the natural beauty of the mountains and kindness of the locals were astonishing，”Lexie Alford said.“The most pleasant surprise about traveling to all these misunderstood areas of the world was that the countries that I had the 11.B expectation of 12.C being the most incredible.”
“ My 13.A for young people is to believe that you can do anything you set your mind to do.If you want to travel, you have to 14.D sacrifices to travel around the world.And it's only a matter of 15.C until you can make it a reality.”
语篇导读：文章主要讲述了一名23岁的女子莱克茜·奥尔福德完成了一件令人难以置信的事情——游览地球上的每个国家。她的故事激励着无数年轻人。
1．A.remark B．settle
C．tour D．love
解析：考查语境&常识推断。根据“Lexie Alford was born into a family of travel agents”及常识可知，莱克茜家是开旅行社的，这应是让她有机会在童年时期就能游览柬埔寨、迪拜和埃及等地。tour意为“游览”，符合语境。remark意为“评论”；settle意为“解决”；love意为“爱”。故选C。
2．A.fund B．quit
C．switch D．register
解析：考查语境推断。根据“She began saving up at age 12 to 2 her goal of visiting all countries.”可知，她攒钱的目的在于为实现环游世界的目标提供资金支持。fund意为“为……提供资金”，符合语境。quit意为“放弃；离开”；switch意为“(使)转变；交换”；register意为“注册，登记”。故选A。
3．A.powerful B．ideal
C．developed D．remaining
解析：考查语境推断。根据上文“By her 18th birthday, she had traveled to 72 nations.”可知，到18岁时她已经去过72个国家，据此可知，此处表示“她意识到要抓紧时间游览她目标清单上剩余的国家”。remaining意为“剩余的”，符合语境。powerful意为“强大的”；ideal意为“理想的”；developed意为“发达的”。故选D。
4．A.ranked B．modified
C．followed D．criticized
解析：考查语境&常识推断。根据“on social media platform Instagram”及常识可知，此处表示许多人在社交平台Instagram上关注她的旅行。follow意为“关注；密切注意”， 符合语境。rank意为“给……排名”；modify意为“修改”；criticize意为“批评”。故选C。
5．A.inspire B．grill
C．understand D．accompany
解析：考查复现推断。根据下文“I realized I was inspiring people around me”可推知，她想要去创造这项纪录的部分原因就是想通过这件事给他人以激励。inspire意为“激励，鼓舞”，符合语境。grill意为“烤炙；追问”；understand意为“理解”；accompany意为“陪伴”。故选A。
6．A.occasionally B．simply
C．completely D．temporarily
解析：考查语境推断。结合上下文内容可知，此处表示她向《福布斯》杂志透露，刚开始的时候自己只是想进一步去追求她认为这一生可以实现的梦想。simply意为“仅仅，只是”，符合语境。occasionally意为“偶尔”；completely“完全地”；temporary意为“暂时地”。故选B。
7．A.dream B．button
C．family D．observation
解析：考查语境&常识推断。结合语境及常识可知，人一生去追求的东西应该是“梦想”。dream意为“梦想”，符合语境。button意为“按钮，纽扣”；family意为“家庭”；observation意为“观察”。故选A。
8．A.platform B．agency
C．process D．country
解析：考查语境推断。结合上文中的“see as much of the world as possible”可知，此处表示在访问每一个国家的过程中，尽可能多地看世界。process意为“过程，进程”，符合语境。platform意为“平台”；agency意为“代理商”；country意为“国家”。故选C。
9．A.dull B．official
C．natural D．challenging
解析：考查语境推断。根据后半句“I realized I was inspiring people around me”可知，莱克茜所从事的事情是具有挑战性的，所以才会鼓舞他人。challenging意为“有挑战性的”，符合语境。dull意为“乏味的”；official意为“官方的，正式的”；natural意为“自然的”。故选D。
10．A.adults B．youth
C．bosses D．agents
解析：考查复现推断。根据最后一段的“My 13 for young people”可知，莱克茜环游世界这件事情正激励着身边的人，尤其是年轻人。youth意为“年轻人”，符合语境。adult意为“成人”；boss意为“老板”；agent意为“代理人”。故选B。
11．A.most B．least
C．greatest D．worst
解析：考查语境推断。结合上下文内容可知，此处指的是“那些原本我最不抱有期待的国家最终却成为让我觉得最美妙的国家”。least意为“最少的”，符合语境。most意为“最多的”；greatest意为“最好的，最伟大的”；worst意为“最糟糕的”。故选B。
12．A.started with B．showed off
C．ended up D．searched for
解析：考查语境推断。根据语境可知，莱克茜最开始对一些国家不抱有任何期待，但最终发现它们是最美妙的，上下文形成对比。end up意为“最终成为”，符合语境。start with意为“从……开始”；show off意为“炫耀”；search for意为“寻找”。故选C。
13．A.advice B．compromise
C．belief D．information
解析：考查语境推断。根据“you can do anything you set your mind to do”可知，这是给他人的建议或忠告。advice意为“建议”，符合语境。compromise意为“妥协，让步”；belief意为“信念”；information意为“信息”。故选A。
14．A.save B．appreciate
C．worsen D．make
解析：考查语境推断。根据语境可知，此处表示如果你想旅行，你就必须要为环游世界做出牺牲。make sacrifices意为“做出牺牲”， make符合语境。save意为“拯救；节约”；appreciate意为“感激；欣赏”；worsen意为“使恶化，使更糟糕”。故选D。
15．A.honor B．career
C．time D．assessment
解析：考查语境推断。结合语境可知， it指代上文的“to travel around the world”，此处指完成环游世界的目标只是一个时间问题。time意为“时间”，符合语境。honor意为“荣誉”；career意为“职业”；assessment意为“评估”。故选C。
