完形填空Ihavealwaysbeenanindependentperson,butIhavecometoknowthatbeingindependentdoesnotmeanrefusinghelp.Imaystillbe1withaskingforhelp,butItrytoaccept.Furthermore,Iwilleven2helpandwhenmyoffersarerefused,Iam3willingtowalkaway.Andallthesechangescamefromadisasteronanisland.Sometimesaperson’sindependenceisa4ofpride,daring,stubbornnessandluck.Iusedtobetoo5sinceIwaslittle.Iwasonceatravelerwhoneveraskedfor6,choosinginsteadtostrugglewithmapsandsignsuntilIfoundmyway.ThenonedayontheislandofKohPhangan,inThailand,everything7.IwasswimmingintheoceanwithSean,myfiance(未婚夫),whenhewas8byaboxjellyfish(箱型水母).He9withinthreeminutes,25yearsold.YetwhenonlookersandtravelersaskedifIwanted10,stubbornprideandforceofhabit11meaccepting.ButtwoyoungIsraeliwomenstayed.12myprotest(反对),theywerewithmeevenwhenthepolicetriedtocoverupthe13ofSean’sdeath.Itwaslistedasdrunkdrowningtoavoidhurtingthe14industry.TheIsraeliwomen15havewalkedaway.16,withouteventellingme,they17theirscheduleratherthanleavemebehind.18Ididn’trealizeitatthetime,InowbelieveIwouldnothave19thedisasterwithoutthesegreatwomen.Actually,thepersonwhoneedshelpthemostisusuallythelastpersontoaskforit.Ihavelearned20isbetterthanrefusingbecauseitnotonlyhelpsyouwalkoutoftrouble,butalsohelpsyouknowtherealmeaningoflife.【文章大意】独立并不意味着要拒绝帮助,接受帮助比拒绝帮助好,这是作者通过自己的亲身经历领悟到的道理。1.A.strugglingB.dealingC.confusedD.satisfied【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。strugglewith表示“与……作斗争”,根据上下文可知作者还在与是否要寻求帮助作斗争。2.A.offerB.acceptC.seekD.desire【解析】选A。词汇复现题。根据下文的“whenmyoffers”可知,作者甚至会给别人提供帮助。3.A.occasionallyB.frequentlyC.usuallyD.seldom【解析】选D。词语辨析题。当作者给别人提供帮助而被拒绝时,她很少会心甘情愿地走开。这与下文作者拒绝别人的帮助时,对方还是留下来陪她的经历有关。occasionally“偶尔”;frequently“经常地”;usually“通常”;seldom“很少”。4.A.rangeB.symbolC.wayD.mix【解析】选D。词语辨析题。有时一个人的独立是骄傲、勇敢、顽强和运气的结合。range“一系列”;symbol“象征”;way“方式”;mix“混合,结合”。5.A.adventurousB.braveC.independentD.creative【解析】选C。词汇复现题。根据文章第一句以及下文的内容可知,作者是一个非常独立的人。6.A.moneyB.equipmentC.directionsD.suggestions【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。根据后面的“choosinginsteadtost