2025年庆阳职业技术学院高职单招高职单招英语2016-2024历年频考点试题含答案解析

2025年庆阳职业技术学院高职单招高职单招英语2016-2024历年频考点试题含答案解析（图片大小可自由调整）一、单选题(共35题)1、从下面单词中找一个括号部分读音不同的单词。（）(1分)A、t(al)kB、b(al)lC、ch(al)kD、(al)ways正确答案选项：参考答案：D

2、（）isveryimportantandweneedtobecarefultokeepourselves（）.(1分)A、Safe;safeB、Safety;safetyC、Safety;safeD、Safe;safety正确答案选项：参考答案：C解析考查名词和形容词。句意为：“安全非常重要，因此我们需要认真保护自己的安全。”safety为名词，意为“安全”,此题前半句缺主语，所以第一个空格处用名词作主语；safe为形容词，意为“安全的”,keep+sb.+adj.其中形容词作keep的宾语补足语。故选C。

3、—Mum,I'mtiredofdoingtoomuchhomeworkeveryday.—Oh,dear,withouthardwork,youcan't__yourdream

(1分)A、chooseB、encourageC、manageD、achieve正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析本题考查动词。choose选择，encourage鼓励，manage管理，achieve实现。根据宾语yourdream此处表示实现你的梦想,故选D。

4、Mygrandpa,____isoversixty,stillworksharddayandnight.

(1分)A、whoB、whichC、whenD、that正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析mygrandpa是指人我的爷爷，后面用who分析句子结构可知，本句是表语从句；在表语从句中：when作时间状语；what可以作主语，宾语和表语，不能作状语；how作方式状语；that不作任何成分；根据句意可知，从句中缺少的是方式状语。本题考查了表语从句的用法，首先应了解表语从句的句子结构；其次要熟练掌握各连接词在表语从句中的用法

5、材料Themostimportantholidayinspring,especiallyforChristians,isEaster.ThisChristianholi-dayisnotonthesamedateeveryyear,butit'salwaysonaSunday.ItcanbeanySundaybetweenMarch22andApril25.ManypeoplecelebrateEasterbybuyingnewclothes.Childrencelebratebyhuntingforcoloredeggsthattheirparentshavehiddenaroundthehouse.PeoplealsogiveEasterbasketsfilledwithcandyandothergoodiestooneanothertocelebratetheday.

Buttheholidayismorethannewclothesandgoodthingstoeat.OnEaster,manypeoplegotochurchtocelcbrateJesus'resurrection(复活)fromthedead.MostpeoplecolorEastereggs.Somepcoplehidethem.Othersjusteatthem.ButnomatterwhatonedoeswithEastereggs,theyareanimportantEastertraditionthroughoutthewesternworld.

PeoplefrommanydifferentculturescelebrateEaster.InbothAmericaandBelgium,childrenlookforEastereggshiddenonlawnsandinbushes.InAmerica,childrenbelievetheeggsarehiddenbytheEasterbunny(兔子),ButinBelgium,thehiddeneggsaresupposedtohavefallenfromchurchbells.InBulgaria(保加利亚),redEastereggsareluckyinchurches.BulgarianfamiliesalsohittheseEastereggstogethertoseewhoseisthestrongest.Thewinnerlooksforwardtogoodfortunethatyear.StilldozensofotherEastertraditionsexist.InpartsofAustria,forexample,childrensingfromdoortodoorandarerewardedwithcolorfuleggs.ForChristiansthemoreimportantthingtodoonEasteris()(1分)A、goingtochurchtocelebrateJesus'resurrectionB、buyingnewclothesC、eatingdeliciousfoodandcoloringeggsD、exchangingbeautifulgiftswitheachother正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析细节理解题。根据第二段第一、二句“Buttheholidayismorethannewclothesandgoodthingstoeat.OnEaster,manypeoplegotochurchtocelebrateJesus'resurrection(复活)fromthedead.”可知，到教堂去庆祝耶稣的复活，是人们的一项重要活动。故选A。

6、Weshould________tostudy.

(1分)A、maketimegoodusedB、makegoodusesoftimeC、useoftimeD、makegooduseoftime.正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析考查短语。句意：我们应该充分利用时间学习。充分利用这个短语正确的表达为：makegooduseof。故选D。

7、材料Iwaswalkinghomefromschoolonedayandithappenedtobeaparticularlycoldandwindyday.Itwas（1）andIwascrazyenoughtoforgetmyhatandscarf.Youcanimaginemycheekswererosy（2）andmyhandswereasnumbastheycanbe.

Allofasudden,anoldlady（3）upbesidemeandaskedifIwouldlikearide（4）.Atfirst,IsaiditwasOKandher（5）smilemelted(融化)awaythethoughtthatIshouldnevertalkto（6）!Wehadanamazingchatandshewasjust（7）agoodwoman.Shetoldmeher（8）andshedroppedmeoff.

Ididn'tseeherortalktoherforaboutamonthandonenightasI（9）herkindgesture,Idecidedtoreturnthefavor.So,Imadealotof（10）andwalkeddowntoherhousewithmy

friend.AtfirstIwasabit（11）shewouldn'tremembermeorthinkthatIwasabadmanwhopoisonedcookiesbutluckily,Iwas（12）wrong.Shewassohappy,andshehuggedmeandkissedmeandseemedso（13）thatsomeonewoulddosomethinglikethat!

WhenIgothomemymumtoldmethatshe（14）andtoldmymumonthephonethatshe（15）becauseshewassotouched.Shesaidshewouldnever（16）thekindnessthatwasgiventoher!Thatfilledmewithsuch（17）!Therereallyisnothingelsejoyfullikehelping（18）andmakingsomeone'sday（19）!

Letusneverforgetthejoyweget（20）givingothersahand!第18空填（）。(1分)A、othersB、theotherC、anotherD、other正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析考查代词词义辨析。others意为“其他人”;theother意为“(两者中的)另一个”;another意为“(三者或三者以上中的)另一个”;other意为“其他的”。此处指没有比帮助他人更让人感到快乐的事情了。故选A。

8、材料DicklivedinEngland.OnedayinJanuaryhesaidtohiswife,“I'mgoingtoflytoNewYorknextweekbecauseI'vegotsomeworkthere.”“Whereareyougoingtostaythere?”hiswifeasked.“Idon'tknowyet.”Dickanswered.“Pleasesendmeyouraddressfromthereinatelegram,”hiswifesaid.“Allright,”Dickanswered.

HeflewtoNewYorkonJanuary31standfoundanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.Heputhisthingsinhisroomandthenhesenthiswifeatelegram.Heputtheaddressofhishotelinit.

Intheeveninghedidn'thaveanywork,sohewenttoacinema.Hecameoutatnineo'clockandsaid,“NowI'mgoingbacktomyhotelandhaveanicedinner.”

Hefoundataxiandthedriversaid,“Wheredoyouwanttogo?”ButDickdidn'trememberthenameandaddressofhishotel.

“Whichhotelaremythingsin?”hesaid,“AndwhatamIgoingtodotonight?”Butthetaxidriverdidnotknow.SoDickgotoutandwentintoapostoffice.Therehesenthiswifeanothertel-egram,andinithewrote,“Pleasesendmemyaddressatthispostoffice.”Whowouldsendhimthenameandaddressofthehotel?（）(1分)A、Themanagerofthehotel.B、Thepolice.C、Thetaxidriver.D、Hiswife.正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析细节理解题。根据最后一段最后两句“SoDickgotoutandwentintoapostoffice.Therehesenthiswifeanothertelegram,andinithewrote,‘Pleasesendmemyaddressatthispostoffice.’”可知，Dick发电报给他的太太让她把他的地址发给他。故选D。

9、材料A:Wheredoyouwanttogonow,Julie?

B:Let'sseetheelephants.

A:Theelephants?(1)

B:Oh,theyareinteresting.(2)

A:Yes,buttheyarelazy,too.I'dliketoseesomeotheranimals.

B:(3)

A:Let'sseethepandas.Theyarekindofcute.

B:Oh,yeah.(4)Theyarebeautiful,butthey'realsokindofshy.Wherearethey?

A:Overthere.(5)第（5）空填（）(1分)A、Whydoyoulikeelephants?B、So,wheredoyouwanttogo?C、Theyarenotfarfromthekoalas.D、Ilovepandas,too.E、Andtheyarereallysmart.正确答案选项：参考答案：C

10、材料MostscientistsagreetheGreatSphinxofGiza(吉萨狮身人面像)wasbuiltaround2,500B.C.ButJohnAnthonyWestsaysthatit'smucholder.Ifhe'sright,“Everythinganybodyhaslearnedaboutancientcivilizationswouldhavetobecompletelyrevised.”hetoldamagazine.

West,awriterandfilm-maker,firstgotinterestedinancienthistoryafterstudyingtheworkofaFrenchresearcher.TheresearchersaidEgyptiancivilizationcouldhavedevelopedasearlyas30,000yearsago,ratherthan4,500yearsago,asmostexpertsbelieve.

Westjoinedascientisttodoresearchtogether.TheirresearchsuggestedthattheSphinxhadbeenworndown(磨损)overtheyearsbywater,ratherthanbysandandwind.

Waitaminute?Water?Howcouldthatbe?TheSphinxisintheSaharaDesert,whichhasbeendryfor12,000years!However,beforethattime,itwasverygreen.Ifit'struethatwaterworedowntheSphinx,Westthinksthatitmusthavebeenbuitcenturiesearlier.

WhetherWestisrightorwrong,it'simportanttochallengeacceptedideas.That'showscienceprogresses,

Westgavesomeadviceforkids:Ifyouareinterestedinatopic,readeverythingyoucanonit.Doyourownresearch.Don'talwaysbelieveeverythingyourteacherstellyou.Asklotsofques-tions,andfindyourownanswers.FromWest'sresearch,wecanknowtheSphinxwasworndownby（）(1分)A、sandB、waterC、windD、heat正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“TheirresearchsuggestedthattheSphinxhadbeenworndown(磨损)overtheyearsbywater,ratherthanbysandandwind.”可知，狮身人面像多年来一直被水侵蚀，而不是风沙。故选B。

11、Thevillagersexpectthatthebuildingofthebridge（）beforetherainyseasoncomes.(1分)A、iscompletedB、wascompletedC、willbecompletedD、hasbeencompleted正确答案选项：参考答案：C解析考查时态和语态。句意为：“村民们希望这座桥的建造能在雨季到来之前完工。”主语thebuildingofthebridge和谓语complete是被动关系，再根据“beforetherainyseasoncomes”可知，宾语从句要用一般将来时的被动语态，其构成为willbedone。故选C。

12、材料Wendy:Whatareyoureading,Andy?

Andy:I'mreadingabookaboutDIY.（1）

Wendy:DIY?Whatdoesitstandfor?

Andy:Itisexactly“do-it-yourself”.IaminterestedinDIY.（2）

Wendy:Youaregreat!Didyoufixyourmodelplanebyyourself?

Andy:Sure.（3）Itwaseasy.

Wendy:Socanyoumakeakiteforme?

Andy:（4）It'sapieceofcake.Butdoyouhavethetools?（5）Youshouldgetthemreadyforme.

Wendy:Allright.Iwillgetthemready.第（5）空填（）(1分)A、Noproblem.B、IttellsmehowtodoDIY。C、Ineedapairofscissorsandglueortape.D、Ireadtheinstructionsfirstandthenfollowedthesteps.E、Forexample,Irepairedmybikelastweekendinsteadofpayingsomeonetodoit.正确答案选项：参考答案：C

13、材料Theartofpaper-cuttinginChinahasalonghistory,whichoriginated(起源于)fromthe6thcentury.Aspaperbecamecheaper,paper-cuttinghasbecomeoneofthemostimportanttypesofChinesefolkart.Later,thisartformspreadtootherpartsoftheworld,withdifferentareasadopting(采用)theirownculturalstyles.Becausethepapercutsareoftenusedtodecorate(装扮)doorsandwindows,theyaresometimesreferredtoas“windowflowers”.

Scissorsandknivesarethebasictoolstomakeapapercut,andthesubjectsaredifferentinfig-ures,suchasflowers,birds,characters,familiarfolkstoriesandfairytales.It'salsocommontoseesomeChinesecharactersonpapercuts.Themostfamouspaper-cuttingcharactersinChinesearewordsmeaning“lucky”and“doublehappiness”.Eventhesedays,Chinesepeoplelovetohangpa-per-cuttingofthesetwocharactersattheirdoors.

Chinesepapercutswereusedforsomepurposesinthepast.Theyhavebeenburiedwiththedead.Atthesametime,papercutshavespecialmeaningonfestivalsandholidays.

Papercutsaremadeinmanyareasthroughthecountry;ingeneral,thenorthernstyleisboldandfreewhilethesouthernisbeautifulandsmooth.

Peopleexpresswishesandhopeswithpapercuttings.Asanationalnon-materialcultureherit-age(遗产),paper-cuttingisreallywonderful.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?(1分)A、Paper-cuttingskills.B、Paper-cuttingexperts.C、Theartofpaper-cutting.D、Thehistoryofpaper-cutting.正确答案选项：参考答案：C解析主旨大意题。通读全文可知中国的剪纸艺术历史悠久，剪纸已经成为中国民间艺术中最重要的一种，后来这种艺术形式传播到世界各地，不同地区采用了自己的文化风格，因此可知本文主要介绍了剪纸艺术的相关情况。故选C。

14、Itisyou（）（）luckyenoughtobeinvitedforthemeeting.(1分)A、who;areB、whom;areC、which;isD、who;is正确答案选项：参考答案：A

15、—Aretheseyourpencils?—（）.They'remysister's.(1分)A、Yes,theseareB、Yes,thoseareC、Yes,theyareD、No,theyaren't正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析考查一般疑问句的答语。句意为：“------这些是你的铅笔吗?-----不是，是我妹妹的。”根据“They'remysister's”可知需用否定回答，these要变成代词的主格形式。故选D。

16、材料Itwasover20yearago,IfirstmetMr.Andrews,myoldheadmaster.DuringtheWarIwasstudyingatschoolinthenorthofEngland.My（1）hadjustreturnedtoLondon,andtherewerenot（2）schoolsleftforchildren.Myfatherhadtogofromoneschooltoanother,tryingto（3）themtotakemeasapupil.Wehad（4）toalltheschoolsnearourhome,butnoonewouldtakeme（5）,wewenttoaschoolaboutfivekilometers（6）fromhome.Theheadmasterkeptuswaitingforatleast（7）.Icouldhearboysplayingontheplaygroundoutside.

Whentheheadmaster'ssecretaryletus（8）hisoffice.Mr.Andrewssaid,

“（9）doyouwanttocomehere?”Ihad（10）ofsayingsomethingaboutstudying,

（11）nowIcouldn'trememberanything,onlythoughtoftheboysplayingoutside,“Idon'tknow（12）inLondon,”Isaid.“I'dliketoplaywith（13）boys.I'llreadalotofbooks,too.”“Allright,”Mr.Andrewssaid.“Wehaveoneseat（14）”

Mytwoyearsatthatschoolwere（15）thehappiestofmylife.

第(2)选（）(1分)A、good

B、helpful

C、cheap

D、enough正确答案选项：参考答案：D

17、Thegovernmentplansto________morejobsforyoungpeopleinwesternChinA

(1分)A、createB、avoidC、borrowD、guess正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析句意：政府计划为中国西部的年轻人创造更多的就业机会。考查动词辨析。create创造；avoid避免；borrow借；guess猜测。根据空后“morejobsforyoungpeopleinwesternChina”可知，应是为中国西部的年轻人创造更多的就业机会。故选A。

18、材料

HolidaysintheUnitedStatesusuallyoccuratleastonceamonth.MostmonthshaveanationalholidaythathasbeenarrangedonaMonday.TheholidayshaveallbeendecidedtobecelebratedonaMondaysothattheworkersmayhave3-dayweekends,thatis,Saturday,SundayandMondayinordertorestortravelordothingswiththeirfamilies.MajorholidaysintheUnitedStatesincludeNewYear'sDay,

ChristmasDayandthedaywhenwerememberthefirstsettlersoftheUnitedStates,calledThanksgivingDay.Intheseholidaysmostbusinessescloseandtheworkersstayathomeandcelebratewiththeirfamilies.

Vacationcanbefrom2weeksayearto4weeksayear.Thisusuallydependsonhowlongyou'vebeenworkingforacompany,whattypeofpositionyouhave,whetheryouhaveaveryhighandimportantpositionandwhetheryoucanfindsomeonetoreplaceyou.Inthiscase,youmighttakeafewdaysatatimeratherthantakeonemonthallatonce.Usuallythemoretimeyouspendworkingforacompany,themoretimeyoumaygetforavacation.WorkersintheUnitedStatessometimesworkfrom(1分)A、

Monday

to

Saturday

B、

Saturday

to

MondayC、

Thursday

to

Friday

D、

Tuesday

to

Friday正确答案选项：参考答案：D

19、-Bill,whatdoyouknowaboutChinesekungfu?-Sorry,Iknow（）aboutit.(1分)A、somethingB、nothingC、anythingD、everything正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析考查不定代词。句意为：“——Bill,关于中国功夫你知道些什么?——抱歉，我对它一无所知。”根据答语Sorry可知，应该是“对中国功夫一无所知”。故选B。

20、—________doeshelikeblue?—Becausehelikesthesky.

(1分)A、WhatB、WhenC、WhyD、How正确答案选项：参考答案：C解析why是为什么

21、She,butnotI,（）electedmonitor.(1分)A、isB、amC、areD、be正确答案选项：参考答案：A

22、MrsWangcouldn’tfallasleep_______hersonarrivedhome.

(1分)A、untilB、ifC、becauseD、so正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析句意:直到王女士的儿子到家，她才睡着。考查从属连词辨析。unti直到;if如果﹔是否;because因为；so因此。结合句意可知，此句表示“直到儿子到家，才睡觉"，用短语not...unti连接，意为“直到......才"。故选A。

23、Wearesupposed（）somehouseworkwithourparentswhenwehavefreetime.(1分)A、toshareB、sharingC、sharedD、share正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析考查动词不定式。句意为：“我们应该在有空时和父母一起分担家务。”besupposedtodosth.意为“应该做某事”。故选A。

24、材料

Dangerous

Driving

Mr.Hart,aLondontaxi-driver,hasanewblacktaxi.Withhistaxihehurriesthroughthebusystreetseveryday.

Onedaywhenhewaswaitingathisstand,ayoungmanjumpedintohistaxi.

“Tothestationasfastasyoucan,”shoutedthemaninaveryunfriendlyway.“Mytrainleavesatthreeo'clock.”

Mr.Hartdidhisbest,buttherewasalotoftraffic.Ateverycornertherewasaredlight.Then,atacrossing,apolicemanslowlyliftedhisarmtoletthepeoplecrosstheroad,“Hurryup,man!Idon'twanttomissmytrain,”saidtheyoungmannervously,

“AndIdon'twanttohaveanaccident.”repliedMr.Hartquietly.

Whilehewasdriving,Mr.Hartlookedintherearviewmirrorandsuddenlyrecognizedtheman'sface,Hewasathief!Thepolicewerelookingforhim.Hispicturewasinthenewspapers.

Mr.Hartracedthroughthestreets,drovethroughredlights,anddideverythingtoattractattention.Mr.Hartwasdrivingdangerously.Soontherewasapolicecarbehindhim.Mr.Hartracedonuntilhereachedthestation.Hestoppedinfrontofthestationattwominutestothree,andtheyoungmanquicklyjumpedoutofthetaxi.

“Stop!Thefare!”criedMr.Hart.

Atthatmomentthepolicecarstoppedtoo.

“Quick!Heisthethief!”shoutedMr.Hart.

Twopolicemenrushedintothestation.Threeminuteslatertheyreturnedwiththe

young

man.

“Welldone!”ApolicemansaidtoMr.Hartastheyweretakingthethief

to

the

police

car.

“Heisadangerousthief.”

Whywecalledit“dangerousdriving”?(1分)A、

There

was

a

dangerous

thief

in

the

taxi.B、

Mr.

Hart

driving

dangerously

to

attract

the

police's

attention.C、

It

would

be

dangerous

if

the

thief

escaped

from

the

station.D、

All

above

mentioned.正确答案选项：参考答案：D

25、材料AshleySmithisa26-year-oldsinglemotherwithadaughter.ShewasmovingintoherhouseinAtlanta,GeorgiaearlyonthemorningofMarch12nd,whenaman

（1）hertoherdoor,andputaguntoherside.

“Istartedwalkingtomydoor,andIfeltreally,really（2）,”shesaidinaTVinterviewlastweek.

ThemanwasBrianNichols,33yearsold.He（3）atanAtlantacourthouseonMarch11st.Thepolicewere（4）him.

NicholstiedSmithupwithtape,butsetherfreeaftershebeggedhimnottotakeher

（5）againandagain.“Itoldhim（6）hehurtme,mylittlegirlwouldn'thaveamummy.”shesaidwithtears.

“Ijusttalkedtohimandtriedto（7）believeme,”Smithsaid.

SheaskedNichols（8）hechoseher.“HesaidhethoughtIwasallangel（9）fromGod,andGodaskedhimtodoso.”

Smitheven（10）forthemanbeforeheallowedhertoleave.Nicholswas（11）whenshemadehimbreakfastandthatthetwoofthemwatchedTV,seeing（12）lookingforhim.“Ican't（13）that'smeontheTV!”Nicholstoldthewoman.

Then,NicholsaskedSmithwhatshethoughthe（14）do.Shesaid,“Ithinkyoushouldturnyourselfin.Ifyoudon't,morepeoplearegoingtoget（15）.”

第(6)选（）(1分)A、cookeddinner

B、madetea

C、madecakes

D、cookedbreakfast正确答案选项：参考答案：D

26、—I’vebeenworkingfortenhours.—________youlooktiredYou’dbetterhavearest.

(1分)A、NoproblemB、NowonderC、NohurryD、Nomatter正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析考查交际用语。句意：—我已经一直工作了十个小时了。—难怪你看起来很累。你最好休息一下。ANoproblem没问题；BNowonder难怪；CNohurry不着急；DNomatter无论；根据句意可知连续长时间工作是导致后者看起来疲惫的原因，使用nowonder表示强调。故B项正确。

27、Youdon’Ihavetogivemeyouranswernow.Giveitsome________andthenletmeknow.

(1分)A、supportB、protectionC、energyD、consideration正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析考查名词词义辨析。句意：你不需要我现在就给我你的答案。考虑一下，然后告诉我。Asupport支持；Bprotection保护；Cenergy能量；Dconsideration考虑。根据上文Youdon’Ihavetogivemeyouranswernow(你不需要我现在就给我你的答案)可知，此时不用急于告诉答案，而要思考过后再给出答案。故此题选D。

28、Itwasimpossibleformetoidentifywithhisreligious＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿.

(1分)A、assignmentB、perspectiveC、situationD、start正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析本题句意：我不可能认同他的宗教观点。perspective态度、观点。A、assignment分配；C、situation情况；D、start开始

29、There（）afootballmatchthedayaftertomorrow.(1分)A、isgoingtohaveB、willhaveC、isgoingtobeD、willis正确答案选项：参考答案：C解析考查主谓一致。句意为：“后天有一场足球赛。”therebe句型的将来时可以用“therewillbe或thereis/aregoingtobe”。故选C。

30、—Canyouspeakalittlelouder?Ican______hearyou.—OK.

(1分)A、exactlyB、reallyC、clearlyD、hardly正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析hardly几乎不exactly完全地really真地clearly清楚地

31、—Wouldyouliketojoinus?—I'dloveto,butI'msobusynow.IfI（）timeI（）doit.(1分)A、has;willB、have;wouldC、have;shouldD、had;would正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析考查虚拟语气。句意为：“--你愿意加人我们吗?我很愿意，但是我现在很忙。如果我有时间，我会去的。”if引导的虚拟条件句，与现在事实相反时，从句的谓语动词用过去式(be通常用were),主句用should/would/could/might+动词原形。故选D。

32、—It’s8:45.—Yes,it’s________.

(1分)A、fifteenthtonineB、aquartertonineC、aquarterpastnineD、ninequarter正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析介词to在表示时间时表示差几分几点,如：aquartertonine差一刻钟到九点.

33、材料

Formanyyears,Iwasconvincedthatmysufferingwasduetomysize.Ibelievedthatwhentheweightdisappeared,itwouldtakeoldwounds,hurtsandrejectionswithit.

Manyweightconsciouspeoplealsomistakenlybelievethatchangingourbodieswillfixeverything.Perhapsourworstmistakeisbelievingthatbeingthinequalsbeingloved,beingspecialandbeingcherished.Wefantasizeaboutwhatitwillbelikewhenwereachthelongawaitedgoal.Weworkveryhardtorealizethisdream.Then,atlast,wefindourselvesthere.

Butweoftengainbackwhatwehavelost.Evenso,wecontinuetobelievethatnexttimeitwillbedifferent.Nexttime,wewillkeepitoff.Nexttime,beingthinfinallyfulfillitspromiseofeverlastinghappiness,self-worth,and,ofcourse,lov