Question

【題目】I'm sure many people are working hard for a lot of money, a big house, a new car, expensive clothes and so on. Those are considered to be symbols of ______ on the material level. When I was young, I was also ______ reaching for material success. So I chose a job as a salesman and I did make some pretty good money.

But later I realized that was not what I wanted, because I was often forced to sell products that might not be good for customers. I become very unhappy ______ I could make a lot of money. I no longer felt proud of my job and even ______ myself for doing things like that. So I ______ my job and took another job, this time helping people ______, the poor and the weak. The sense of belonging was great and suddenly I felt successful in my life again, I made less money but I was ______ with myself.

For my own past, success comes from the feeling of satisfaction and joy. I feel successful when I love what I do, not caring so much about ______. And I feel the most successful when I ______ my kindness everywhere go.

So, be_______ to yourself：learn to listen to the voice from the bottom of your heart. And find your own way with a happy heart to achieve your own success.

【1】A. luck B. success C. safety D. hope

【2】A. sadly B. hardly C. crazily D. honestly

【3】A. if B. since C. until D. although

【4】A. look down upon B. look up to C. look through D. look into

【5】A. made up B. give up C. set up D. turn up

【6】A. in danger B. in order C. in need D. in surprise

【7】A. strict B. cheerful C. angry D. satisfied

【8】A. trust B. love C. money D. health

【9】A. throw B. spread C. cell D. lend

【10】A. true B. brave C. friendly D. terrible.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 B

【2】 C

【3】 D

【4】 A

【5】 B

【6】 C

【7】 D

【8】 C

【9】 B

【10】 A

【解析】

這篇文章主要結合作者的切身經歷，告訴我們有錢并不一定快樂和充實的道理。所以一定要對自己忠實，要學會傾聽來自你內心深處的聲音，用一顆獲得成功的快樂的心去找到你自己的路。

【1】本題考查名詞用法，根據上句“I'm sure many people are working hard for a lot of money, a big house, a new car, expensive clothes and so on”我相信很多人都在為很多錢，一個大房子，一輛新車，昂貴的衣服等而努力工作。這里可知這些都是成功的物質層面的標志，A. luck幸運；B. success成功；C. safety安全；D. hope希望，結合選項，故選B。

【2】本題考查副詞用法，根據后句“So I chose a job as a salesman and I did make some pretty good money.”所以我選擇了一份工作作為一個推銷員，并且掙了很多錢。A. sadly悲傷地；B. hardly幾乎不；C. crazily瘋狂地；D. honestly誠實地，可知此處是指作者在瘋狂地達到這種物質上成功，所以才掙了那么多錢。所以應該用crazily瘋狂地，故選C。

【3】本題考查連詞用法，根據“I become very unhappy”和“I could make a lot of money”可以知道前后句存在一種矛盾關系，結合選項A. if如果，表假設；B. since自從，表時間；C. until直到，表時間；D. although雖然，表讓步。結合語境，應該用although，我變得非常不開心，雖然我能我能掙很多錢。故選D。

【4】本題考查固定短語用法，根據“I no longer felt proud of my job”我不再為我的工作感到驕傲�？梢酝茢喑龊缶鋺�該是指甚至對自己做過的事情看不起自己，結合選項應該用固定短語look down upon“輕視，看不起”，故選A。

【5】本題考查固定用法，根據and took another job從事另一個工作，可知前面應該是放棄了原來的工作，結合選項應該選固定搭配give up放棄，故選B。

【6】本題考查固定搭配用法，根據“this time helping people ___6___, the poor and the weak.”是指這次幫助…的窮人和弱者；結合選項A. in danger處于危險中；B. in order井然有序的；C. in need在危險中，在危急中；D. in surprise驚奇地，可知此處應該用in need才符合語境，指幫助處于危難中的窮人和弱者，故選C。

【7】本題考查形容詞用法，根據前句“The sense of belonging was great and suddenly I felt successful in my life again”這種歸屬感是屬于偉大的，突然我覺得在我的生活中成功了。結合后句的轉折詞but可知次句是指雖然爭得錢少了，但我對自己感到….，結合選項應該用be satisfied with 對….感到滿意/這里指對自己感到滿意，故選D。

【8】本題考查名詞的用法，根據“I feel successful when I love what I do”當我做我喜歡的事時，我會感到成功，所以可推知后句的意義為不會太在乎錢，所以此處應該用不可數名詞money，故選C。

【9】本題查動詞用法。根據 And I feel the most successful when I______ my kindness everywhere go可知此句要表達的意義為:當我把我的善良....各地時,我感覺到是最成功的時候,所以主語后缺少一個動詞;結合選項throw“扔掉”; spread“傳播”;cell名詞,電池細胞;lend借出;結合語境,此處應該用動詞 spread“傳播”,此處是指把善良傳播到各地。故選B

【10】本題考查形容詞用法，根據后句 learn to listen to the voice from the bottom of your heart學會傾聽你內心的聲音,可知前句應是表達要忠于你自己的想法之意,結合選項的含義,A.true“真實的”; B.brave“勇敢的”;C.friendly"友好的”;D. terrible“糟糕的”;所以此處應該用形容詞true,指作真實的自我。故選A。