supposedly

worriedly

excitedly

repeatedly

考查副词词义辨析。句意：“别再这样了，卡罗琳！” 她妈妈担心地说。A. supposedly 据推测；B. worriedly 担心地；C. excitedly 兴奋地；D. repeatedly 反复地。根据上文 “Gathering her backpack for school, 14-year old Carolyn Milander burst into tears for the second time that week.” 可知，卡罗琳又哭了，所以她妈妈会很担心。故选B。

expected

comfortable

terrible

combined

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这种糟糕的循环必须结束！A. expected 预期的；B. comfortable 舒适的；C. terrible 糟糕的；D. combined 结合的。根据上文 “14-year old Carolyn Milander burst into tears for the second time that week.” 以及 “But when you don’t get enough sleep, you get so tired and depressed!” 可知，没有足够的睡眠就疲惫抑郁，此处表示糟糕的循环。故选C。

familiar

convenient

essential

famous

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这种愤怒的交流在当今的青少年和他们的父母之间太常见了，这并不奇怪。A. familiar 熟悉的、常见的；B. convenient 方便的；C. essential 必不可少的；D. famous 著名的。根据下文 “and it’s no surprise.” 可知，这种交流是很常见的。故选A。

In spite of

Regardless of

In terms of

Instead of

考查介词短语辨析。句意：卡罗琳的母亲没有坐视不管，希望事情会有所改善，而是进行了一些个人研究，看看能得到什么样的帮助。A. In spite of 尽管；B. Regardless of 不管；C. In terms of 就……而言；D. Instead of 而不是。根据下文 “Carolyn’s mother carried out a bit of personal research to find out what sort of help was available.” 可知，妈妈没有坐视不管，而是去研究以得到帮助。故选D。

insisted

wondered

doubted

showed

考查动词词义辨析。句意：她发现卡罗琳的学校有一个特殊的减压课，被称为 “快乐课堂”，她坚持让卡罗琳参加。A. insisted 坚持；B. wondered 想知道；C. doubted 怀疑；D. showed 展示。根据上文 “She discovered that there was a special stress-reduction class at Carolyn’s school, known as ‘Happy Class’,” 可知，妈妈发现了帮助减压的课，坚持让卡罗琳参加。故选A。

willingly

angrily

oddly

gratefully

考查副词词义辨析。句意：卡罗琳说：“我记得我生气地爬进车里，静静地坐着，妈妈开车送我去上第一节快乐课。” A. willingly 愿意地；B. angrily 生气地；C. oddly 奇怪地；D. gratefully 感激地。根据上文 “Carolyn screamed, ‘I’m fine, just leave me alone!’” 可知，卡罗琳不想去上课，推测此时卡罗琳生气地爬进车里。故选B。

excited

surprised

awkward

confident

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我感到很尴尬，希望没有人路过教室时看到我。A. excited 兴奋的；B. surprised 惊讶的；C. awkward 尴尬的；D. confident 自信的。根据下文 “hoping no one would see me when they walked by the classroom.” 可知，卡罗琳不希望别人看到自己，推测卡罗琳感到尴尬。故选C。

consider

dislike

advise

quit

考查动词词义辨析。句意：我开始不再想走廊里的人。A. consider 考虑；B. dislike 不喜欢；C. advise 建议；D. quit 停止。根据下文 “I felt really relaxed and focused on that moment in time.” 可知，卡罗琳开始放松，专注于当下，所以不再想走廊里的人。quit doing sth. 表示 “停止做某事”。故选D。

listen to

benefit from

depend on

persist in

考查动词短语辨析。句意：这是一种她喜欢的感觉，她知道自己会从这些课程中受益。A. listen to 听；B. benefit from 从……中受益；C. depend on 依靠；D. persist in 坚持。根据上文 “This was a feeling she liked” 可知，她喜欢这种感觉，所以知道自己会从中受益。故选B。

denying

needing

predicting

defining

考查动词词义辨析。句意：她开始探索更深层次的生活问题，定义什么能给她带来幸福和满足感。A. denying 否认；B. needing 需要；C. predicting 预测；D. defining 定义。根据下文 “what gave her feelings of happiness and fulfillment.” 可知，她定义什么能带来幸福和满足感。故选D。

push

feel

accept

thank

考查动词词义辨析。句意：她还学会了接受真实的自己，而不是努力达到别人对成功的看法。A. push 推动；B. feel 感觉；C. accept 接受；D. thank 感谢。根据下文 “instead of striving to live up to other people’s ideas of success.” 可知，她学会接受真实的自己。故选C。

version

hope

study

wave

考查名词词义辨析。句意：她的许多朋友和家人都希望她能考上哈佛或其他顶尖大学，但卡罗琳却创造了自己版本的幸福。A. version 版本；B. hope 希望；C. study 研究；D. wave 波浪。根据下文 “She stopped                 , organized her time better so she was able to relax and do things she enjoyed, and tried to eat more healthily. She realized that she could achieve happiness close to home, rather than by going to a top university.” 以及语境可知，别人希望她上顶尖大学，而她有自己的幸福版本。故选A。

turning up

living up

staying up

taking up

考查动词短语辨析。句意：她不再熬夜，更好地安排时间，这样她就能放松，做自己喜欢的事情，并尝试吃得更健康。A. turning up 出现；B. living up 不辜负；C. staying up 熬夜；D. taking up 占据。根据上文 “But when you don’t get enough sleep, you get so tired and depressed!” 以及下文 “organized her time better so she was able to relax and do things she enjoyed,” 可知，她更好地安排时间，不再熬夜。故选C。

In fact

By contrast

On the whole

To the end

考查介词短语辨析。句意：事实上，卡罗琳决定成为一名护士，只申请一所大学——开车20分钟就能到。A. In fact 事实上；B. By contrast 相比之下；C. On the whole 总体上；D. To the end 到最后。根据下文 “Carolyn decided to become a nurse and to apply to just one college—a 20-minute drive away.” 可知，这是事实情况，所以空处应用in fact，表示 “事实上”。故选A。

refused

injured

discovered

tempted

考查动词词义辨析。句意：我不想被顶尖大学诱惑，即使我获得了奖学金。A. refused 拒绝；B. injured 受伤；C. discovered 发现；D. tempted 诱惑。根据下文 “even if I received a scholarship. I wanted to remain true to the goals I set for myself.” 可知，此处表示她不想被顶尖大学诱惑。故选D。