【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 nd no other than that of America. As the framework of its history, America holds individuality as the everpopular green light, the essence of which bees the symbol of hope for, well, almost everything. In fact, in America39。s current social status, individuality has bee something of a birthright, and a 2 applied upon the face of the media, where it was 3 valued as the American dream. There is no denying the popularity of this idol in American society, and little hope for 4 it.However, 5 most pride themselves in their individualistic state, perhaps humans, when stripped (剝) to their core (核心), are everything but. It is no new discovery that people are the sum of their experiences. The overwhelming majority of human experiences involve other humans, along with the 6 and relationships between them. It is a 7 occurrence when a life is built upon events without this stimulus. Indeed, interaction is the core of experience. Therefore, in order that humans are the sum of their experiences, they must be the sum of the people that they meet, just as well. As an Americanized teen, I found the discovery that not only my selfentitled individualism was 8 , but that I, as a being, was a product, increasingly unsettling to accept. Questions 9 me such as “If I am bits and pieces of everyone I have met — my family, my teachers, all of my friends, and even strangers — then what is left that is just me? What part of me is just me? How much of myself is the bining of different parts of different people? Is such a 10 between myself and others even possible?” Such are inquiries that will continue to be thought about, as I have e to accept that they will remain a 11 . Therefore, with the allowance of these questions, the response must be a 12 in the definition of “oneself”. The previously mentioned questions no longer concern me, as I have put a stop to the idea that the “real” me is some lost isolated island on top of an ocean of influence. I realized that my personality cannot depend on a(n) 13 between influence and individualism, as such is a line that cannot be distinct. 14 , I must be a person whose calmness is a beautifully hazy mixture, and a steady question. Thus, it is the monly unnoticed durable mystery that is the frustration of those who can 15 the lie of individualism. Hopefully, they will e into acceptance.1. A. unpredictableB. untrustworthyC. unreliableD. undeniable2. A. necessityB. characteristicC. markD. model3. A. laterB. previouslyC. extremelyD. publicly4. A. destroyingB. appreciatingC. chasingD. escaping5. A. thoughB. ifC. sinceD. as6. A. conflictB. tensionC. interactionD. cooperation7. A. monB. rareC. frequentD. strange8. A. rightB. justifiedC. unclearD. false9. A. affectedB. interruptedC. botheredD. surprised10. A. separationB. binationC. contrastD. munication11. A. secretB. mysteryC. truthD. fantasy12. A. gapB. beliefC. factorD. change13. A. distinctionB. connectionC. exchangeD. medium14. A. ThereforeB. HoweverC. InsteadD. Furthermore15. A. break upB. make upC. cope withD. see through【答案】 （1）D；（2）A；（3）B；（4）D；（5）A；（6）C；（7）B；（8）D；（9）C；（10）A；（11）B；（12）D；（13）A；（14）C；（15）D； 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇議論文，作者就美國社會中存在的個人主義發(fā)表自己的看法，作者認(rèn)為，當(dāng)人類被剝到他們的核心時，他們可能就一無所有了，自我標(biāo)榜的個人主義是錯誤的，需要從新審視。 （1）考查形容詞。句意：盡管個人主義的美好夢想在全世界都是不可否認(rèn)的，但它的價值卻在美國這片土地上受到如此程度的崇拜。A. unpredictable “不可預(yù)測的”；B. untrustworthy“不可信賴的”；C. unreliable“不可靠的”；D. undeniable“不可否認(rèn)的”。根據(jù)“The constant working engine that drives the majority of human action is, undoubtedly, the fragrant dream of individualism.”可知，驅(qū)動大多數(shù)人類活動持續(xù)運轉(zhuǎn)的引擎，無疑是對個人主義的美好夢想的追求。所以判斷出個人主義在全世界都受到追捧，是不可否認(rèn)的。故選D。 （2）考查名詞。句意：事實上，在美國目前的社會地位中，個性已經(jīng)成為一種與生俱來的權(quán)利，一種應(yīng)用在媒體表面上的必需品，在媒體上，個性曾經(jīng)被視為美國夢。A. necessity“必需品”；B. characteristic“特性”；C. mark“記號”； D. model“模范”。根據(jù)上文可知，個人主義在美國受到如此程度的追捧，所以它也會出現(xiàn)在美國生活的各個方面，因此也是經(jīng)常被媒體使用的必需品。符合生活常識。故選A。 （3）考查副詞。句意：事實上，在美國目前的社會地位中，個性已經(jīng)成為一種與生俱來的權(quán)利，一種應(yīng)用在媒體表面上的必需品，在媒體上，個性曾經(jīng)被視為美國夢。A. later“后來”；B. previously“以前地”；C. extremely“極端地”。D. publicly“公共地”。分析句子可知，where所引導(dǎo)的定語從句為一般過去時，所以判斷句中有表示過去的時間狀語，意在說明個人主義之前的稱呼。故選B。 （4）考查動詞。句意：不可否認(rèn)，這一偶像在美國社會中廣受歡迎，幾乎沒有人希望擺脫它。A. destroying“破壞”；B. appreciating“感激”；C. chasing“追逐”；D. escaping“逃脫”。根據(jù)“there is no denying the popularity of this idol in American society”可知，這一偶像在美國社會中廣受歡迎，所以幾乎沒有人希望擺脫它，可見其受歡迎的程度。故選D。 （5）考查連詞。句意：雖然大多數(shù)人都為自己的個人主義感到自豪，但是當(dāng)人類被剝到他們的核心時，他們可能就一無所有了。A. though“盡管”； B. if“如果”；C. since“自從……以來”；D. as“因為”。由句意可知，前后語意表示讓步關(guān)系，所以用從屬連詞though 。故選A。 （6）考查名詞。句意：絕大多數(shù)的人類經(jīng)驗都涉及到其他人，以及他們之間的相互作用和關(guān)系。A. conflict“沖突”；B. tension“緊張”；C. interaction“相互影響”；D. cooperation“合作”。根據(jù)下文“Indeed, interaction is the core of experience”可知，相互作用是人類經(jīng)驗的核心。這是一句總結(jié)的句子，是對上句小題6中interaction還是relationship的總結(jié)，所以判斷出本題答案為interaction。故選C。 （7）考查形容詞。句意：當(dāng)生活建立在沒有這種刺激的事件上時，這是很少見的。生活就是多人在一起共同作用的活動，沒有共同作用的生活是很少見的。A. mon“共同的”；B. rare“稀少的”；C. frequent“頻繁的”；D. strange“奇怪的”。故選B。 （8）考查形容詞。句意：作為一個美國化的青少年，我發(fā)現(xiàn)不僅自我標(biāo)榜的個人主義是錯誤的，而且我作為一個人，是一個產(chǎn)品，越來越難以接受。A. right“正確的”；B. justified“合理的”；C. unclear“不清楚的”；D. false“錯誤的”。根據(jù)上文可知，作者認(rèn)為沒有共同作用的生活是很少見的，所以覺得自己的個人主義，脫離了人的群體，脫離了社會，因此認(rèn)為是錯誤的。故選D。 （9）考查動詞。句意： “如果我是我遇到的每一個人的碎片——我的家人、老師、所有的朋友，甚至是陌生人，”這樣的問題困擾著我。A. affected“影響”；B. interrupted“打斷”；C. bothered“煩擾”；D. surprised“使驚訝”。根據(jù)下文“what is left that is just me? What part of me is just me?...”可知，這些問題煩擾作者著并讓作者感到困惑。故選C。 （10）考查名詞。句意：我和別人之間有隔閡嗎？A. separation“分離”；B. bination“結(jié)合”；C. contras “對比”；D. munication“交流”。這是表示自己的個人主義使自己和其他人分離了，所以作者在發(fā)出疑問。故選A。 （11）考查名詞。句意：這些將會繼續(xù)被考慮，因為我已經(jīng)接受了這些調(diào)查仍然是個謎。A. secret“秘密”；B. mystery“謎”；C. truth“真理”；D. fantasy“幻想”。根據(jù)“Such are inquiries that will continue to be thought about”可知，這些調(diào)查將會繼續(xù)被考慮，所以判斷調(diào)查仍然是一個謎。故選B。 （12）考查名詞。句意：因此，在考慮到這些問題的情況下，答復(fù)必須是對自己定義的改變。A. gap“間隙”；B. belief“信念”；C. factor“因素”；D. change“改變”。根據(jù)下文“I realized that…I must be a person…”可知，作者意識到了要去改變自己。故選D。 （13）考查名詞。句意：我意識到，我的個性不能依賴于影響力和個人主義之間的區(qū)別，因為這是一條無法區(qū)分的界線。A. distinction“區(qū)分”；B. connection“聯(lián)系”；C. exchange“交換”；D. medium“媒質(zhì)”。根據(jù)“as such is a line that cannot be di