When I first heard from my doctor that I was allergic to hay (干草), it weighed pretty heavily on my mind.
I grew up ____1____ around big open fields and playing with the animals on my friend’s farm. There were no limits set on me as a child.
After I ____2____ about my allergy, I felt that a kind of ____3____ had been placed on me. I could never get a rabbit or a pig, since hay is the main component of their diets. I remember that ____4____ feeling in my stomach when I realized I was so seriously allergic to something that I’d always need to keep the pill within ____5____.
Disappointment at this ____6____ was the first feeling that sunk in. With time, ____7____, I began to see my allergies as a gift.
I was the kid that tried never to ____8____. I was okay with enduring a six-hour drive in a(n) ____9____ car with my knees to my chest. I was okay with eating burnt or under cooked food. But this allergy finally let me feel _____10_____ saying “no”. I finally felt free to refuse to go places or do things where my allergies would act up. I didn’t have to apologize for or explain my _____11_____ at the smell of grass clippings. I didn’t have to _____12_____ myself for not wanting to sit on the grass with my friends on summer days while I got bitten.
Yes, my hay allergy _____13_____ some activities, but it’s also given me a broader appreciation for experiences I actually like and want more of. I’m _____14_____ to be getting a dog instead of a bunny. Let’s be honest, a bunny brings you more trouble.
I ought to thank this allergy for giving me the space to be _____15_____.
1．A．meeting B．running C．looking D．shopping
2．A．asked B．got C．learned D．cared
3．A．misfortune B．mistake C．disbelief D．dishonesty
4．A．confused B．excited C．funny D．sinking
5．A．reach B．control C．space D．memory
6．A．risk B．secret C．reason D．burden
7．A．therefore B．again C．however D．besides
8．A．cry B．complain C．notice D．care
9．A．dirty B．small C．cheap D．ugly
10．A．comfortable B．proud C．awkward D．ashamed
11．A．sorrow B．eagerness C．sickness D．satisfaction
12．A．forgive B．excuse C．push D．dress
13．A．ignores B．offers C．covers D．limits
14．A．powerful B．helpful C．grateful D．meaningful
15．A．different B．free C．gifted D．brave
参考答案：
1．B
2．C
3．A
4．D
5．A
6．D
7．C
8．B
9．B
10．A
11．C
12．B
13．D
14．C
15．B
【解析】
【导语】
这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者因对干草过敏而无法继续享受田野间自由自在的生活，但是作者也因为过敏改变了自己的生活态度，有了更自由的空间。
1．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我从小就在广阔的田野里奔跑，在朋友的农场里和动物们玩耍。A. meeting遇见；B. running跑；C. looking看着；D. shopping购物。根据“around big open fields and playing with the animals on my friend’s farm.”可知，作者小时候可以在田野中任意驰骋。故选B。
2．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在我得知我的过敏以后，我觉得一种不幸降临在我身上。A. asked询问，要求；B. got得到，变得；C. learned学习，了解；D. cared关心，在乎。结合句意可知，此处指作者长大后了解到了自己的过敏，learn about“了解”。故选C。
3．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：在我得知我的过敏以后，我觉得一种不幸降临在我身上。A. misfortune不幸；B. mistake错误；C. disbelief不相信；D. dishonesty不诚实。根据下文“I could never get a rabbit or a pig, since hay is the main component of their diets”可知，因为对干草过敏作者不能再养食草的小动物了，因此觉得这是一种不幸。故选A。
4．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我还记得，当我意识到自己对某种东西严重过敏，需要随时把药带在身边时，我的胃里有种下沉的感觉。A. confused困惑的；B. excited兴奋的；C. funny有趣的，滑稽的；D. sinking抑郁的，下沉的。根据下文“I realized I was so seriously allergic to something”推知，作者当时很郁闷，胃里一种下沉的感觉，即感到抑郁。故选D。
5．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我还记得，当我意识到自己对某种东西严重过敏，需要随时把药带在身边时，我的胃里有种下沉的感觉。A. reach伸出，触手可及的距离；B. control控制；C. space空间；D. memory记忆。作者过敏，要随时把药带在身边，即随时都够得着。within reach“够得着”。故选A。
6．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：对这个负担的失望是第一种感觉。A. risk风险；B. secret秘密，秘诀；C. reason原因；D. burden负担。根据上文可知，一开始过敏对于作者来说是一种负担。故选D。
7．
考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，随着时间的流逝，我把过敏看作是一个礼物。A. therefore因此；B. again再一次；C. however然而；D. besides此外。根据上文的“that sunk in.”和此处的“I began to see my allergies as a gift.”可知，上下文为转折关系。故选C。
8．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我是一个从来不抱怨的孩子。A. cry哭，大叫；B. complain抱怨，投诉；C. notice注意；D. care关心，在乎。根据下文“I was okay with enduring a six-hour drive in a(n) 9 car with my knees to my chest. I was okay with eating burnt or under cooked food.”可知，作者对生活中的不便和不适从来不抱怨。故选B。
9．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我可以坐在一辆小汽车里，膝盖贴在胸前，忍受六个小时的车程。A. dirty脏的；B. small小的；C. cheap便宜的；D. ugly丑陋的。根据下文“with my knees to my chest.”可知，车很小。故选B。
10．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但过敏终于让我放心地说“不”了。A. comfortable舒适的；B. proud骄傲的，自豪的；C. awkward尴尬的，笨拙的；D. ashamed羞愧的。结合常识可知，用自己的过敏来拒绝别人不会让作者感到不舒服。故选A。
11．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：句意：我不必为我对剪草气味的厌恶道歉或解释。A. sorrow悲伤；B. eagerness渴望；C. sickness病，恶心；D. satisfaction满意。根据下文“at the smell of grass clippings”推知，因为过敏作者闻到草屑的味道会觉得恶心。故选C。
12．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：夏天被咬的时候，我不想和朋友们坐在草地上，我不需要为自己找借口。A. forgive原谅；B. excuse辩解，开脱；C. push推；D. dress给……穿。根据下文“for not wanting to sit on the grass with my friends on summer days while I got bitten.”可知，作者不用替自己拒绝朋友而进行辩解，因为她/他对草过敏。excuse myself“替自己辩解”。故选B。
13．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：是的，我的干草过敏限制了我的一些活动，但它也让我更广泛地欣赏我真正喜欢和想要的体验。A. ignores忽略；B. offers提供，主动提出；C. covers覆盖，支付，报道；D. limits限制。结合常识可知，呼应下文broader，此处指过敏限制了作者的活动。故选D。
14．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我很感激我养的是狗而不是兔子。A. powerful强大的，有影响力的；B. helpful有帮助的；C. grateful感激的；D. meaningful有意义的。根据上文“could never get a rabbit or a pig, since hay is the main component of their diets.”推知，作者觉得养兔子更麻烦，因此感激自己的过敏。故选C。
15．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我应该感谢这种过敏给了我自由的空间。A. different不同的；B. free自由的，免费的；C. gifted有天赋的；D. brave勇敢的。由文章后半部分可知，作者可以不用找借口来拒绝不愿做的事，因此有了自由的空间。故选B。
