Suddenly, everywhere you look, everyone's taking cold showers. Not literally—that would be weird—but there's no mistaking a lifestyle trend when you see one. They're 27 in a new book, What Doesn't Kill Us, which 28 the exploits of the Dutch extreme-cold enthusiast (狂热者) Wim Hof, who once spent nearly two hours in an ice bath. In The New York Times, the novelist Ben Dolnick reports that cold showers changed his 'entire 29 toward the outside world'. The benefits include everything from 30 immunity to slowing ageing and fighting depression. It's environmentally better, too, so you'll feel the warm glow of being moral, which is fortunate, given that you're going to be extremely bloody cold.
As someone who has always preferred the cold, and 31 the way hot days are considered 'good weather', I'm a natural candidate for the craze. Finding myself sleepy at 5 p.m.—having woken with the baby at 5 a.m.—I tried taking naps, 32 that plan, and then started jumping under icy water instead. It worked 33 , helping me squeeze out a few more hours of energy. When I took another cold shower before bed, I slept better, too.
But I'll admit there's something a little 34 about this, as there is with many strategies for 'breaking out of your comfort zone'. What are we all trying to prove, exactly? It's hard to avoid the conclusion that behind the desire to 35 over extreme cold, there's a desire to somehow conquer yourself, since both participants in this wrestling match, as you may have noticed, are you. The far more likely result is just more 36 conflict.
A. abandoned
B. boosting
C. brilliantly
D. charts
E. disposition
F. exciting
G. goal
H. initial
I. inner
J. intelligently
K. overcome
L. recommended
M. resents
N. self-punishing
O. triumph
L
空格位于系动词are之后、in a new book之前，因此空格处可填入现在分词(构成现在进行时)或填入过去分词(与are一同构成被动语态)。因为该句主语they指代的是cold showers，不是动作的执行者，不能使用进行时态，因此空格处需要填入动词的过去分词形式，构成被动语态。此处意为“一本新书《那些不能杀死我们的事情》______它们(冷水浴)”，即冷水浴被______，故答案为recommended“推荐”。
D
空格处于which引导的非限制性定语从句中，先行词是a new book，宾语是the exploits“英勇的行为”，所以此处应填入动词第三人称单数形式作谓语。此处意为“该书______荷兰极冷狂热者维姆·霍夫的英勇事迹”。备选项中只有charts“记录，跟踪”符合该语境，故为答案。
E
分析句子结构可知，空格前面有人称代词his和形容词entire，因此需要填入名词。该处意为“冷水浴改变了他‘对外在世界的整体______’”。备选项中disposition“意向，倾向”可与toward搭配，意为“对……的倾向”，故disposition为答案。
B
分析句子结构可知，介词from后面应跟名词或动名词，空格后的slowing和fighting均为动名词，根据平行原则，空格处也应填入动名词。该句意为“洗冷水浴的好处有很多，包括______免疫力、减缓衰老和抵御抑郁症。”备选项中只有boosting“促进”符合题意，故为答案。
M
分析句子结构可知，空格所填词为who引导的定语从句中的谓语，与前面的has always preferred是并列关系。因此，此处可能填入动词的过去分词，与前面的has构成现在完成时，或填入动词的第三人称单数形式，构成一般现在时。此处意为“作为一个一直喜欢寒冷，并______将炎热天气视为‘好天气’的人”。备选项中只有resents“厌恶，憎恨”符合题意，故为答案。
A
分析句子结构可知，空格所填词作谓语，与tried和started构成并列关系，表示一系列的动作，因此应填入动词的过去式。此处意为“我尝试了小睡，______那个计划，然后转而开始在冰水中跳跃”。备选项中只有abandoned“放弃”符合题意，故为答案。
C
空格所填词位于谓语动词worked之后，逗号后是helping引出的结果状语，所以此处应填入副词。该句意为“效果______，帮助我多挤出了几个小时的精力。”备选项中只有brilliantly“极成功地”符合题意，故为答案。
N
根据语法可知，空格位于不定代词something和副词词组a little之后，所以空格处应填入形容词与a little构成形容词短语，后置修饰something。此处意为“但是，我承认这样做有一些______在里面”。备选项中只有self-punishing“自我惩罚的”符合题意，故为答案。
O
空格位于the desire to之后，所以应填入动词原形，与to构成不定式结构，修饰名词desire。此处意为“在渴望______极端寒冷的背后，有一种以某种方式征服你自己的欲望”。备选项中overcome和triumph都有“胜过，获胜”之意，不同之处是overcome是及物动词，可直接跟宾语，而triumph over sth. 为常用搭配，此处空格后出现了over，故triumph为答案。
I
分析句子结构可知，空格位于名词conflict之前，因此应填入形容词。该句意为“结果更可能仅是更多的______冲突。”结合上文“自己与自己摔跤(较量)”的语义可知，备选项中只有inner“内部的，内心的”符合题意，故为答案。