Question

I was told just now in the hospital that I was having a Bell's palsy attack, a condition in which the face muscles tighten because of stress. During the long car ride home, all I could think about was my coming interview. But now I could not even    myself in the mirror and my lips was unable to open normally, surely all the other applicants would have the     I concluded.
However, I wouldn't let my own self-consciousness     me. Not now, not when I had   so hard for so long to be given this opportunity. This was the kind of position I'd dreamed of for all these years. “Mom,        me off on Jacob Street. I'm going to the     .”
“Honey, I don't think you should. You look...       ，” she said, ever so gently.
I knew she was    . But if I didn't, I'd always     if I could have gotten my dream job.
“No, Mom, take me there.”
      ， she took me where I wanted to go.
“Hello，” a gray­haired man sitting behind the large desk    me. “Miss Jenkins？”
“Yes. Please excuse me. I'm having a Bell's palsy attack. My doctor explained to me that it would last a few days. I came right from the     .”
“You're very    to come when you're in such a state，” he     ，after a pause.
He spent a few minutes looking through my     .“Is everything on here     ？” he asked.
“Yes, but I     to mention I type seventy five words per minute.”
“Well, you have an impressive background with related experience, you are  _ qualified. When are you      ？” he asked.
I took a deep breath and asked，“You're hiring me？”
“Not only have you got the skills I'm looking for, you also have the    .” He gave me a big smile.

【小題1】

A．believe　 B．forgive C．recognize D．control

【小題2】

A．chance B．sympathy C．courage D．a(chǎn)dvantage

【小題3】

A．pardon B．stop C．help D．transform

【小題4】

A．worked B．turned C．studied D．driven

【小題5】

A．take B．drop C．pull D．send

【小題6】

A．office B．supermarket C．doctor D．interview

【小題7】

A．weak B．stubborn C．strange D．a(chǎn)ngry

【小題8】

A．right B．kind C．wrong D．sensitive

【小題9】

A．regret B．wonder C．believe D．quit

【小題10】

A．Hopefully B．Unexpectedly C．Fortunately D．Unwillingly

【小題11】

A．examined B．doubted C．greeted D．discouraged

【小題12】

A．hospital B．home C．office D．work

【小題13】

A．crazy B．funny C．disrespectful D．determined

【小題14】

A．commented B．interrupted C．stressed D．complained

【小題15】

A．face B．a(chǎn)pplication C．situation D．health

【小題16】

A．incredible B．normal C．correct D．contradictory

【小題17】

A．failed B．focused C．pretended D．demanded

【小題18】

A．narrowly B．certainly C．possibly D．probably

【小題19】

A．a(chǎn)ccessible B．convenient C．a(chǎn)vailable D．energetic

【小題20】

A．a(chǎn)ppearance B．disadvantage C．qualification D．character

Answer 1

【小題1】C
【小題2】D
【小題3】B
【小題4】A
【小題5】B
【小題6】D
【小題7】C
【小題8】A
【小題9】B
【小題10】D
【小題11】C
【小題12】A
【小題13】D
【小題14】A
【小題15】B
【小題16】C
【小題17】A
【小題18】B
【小題19】C
【小題20】D

解析試題分析：文章主要講述了一個求職的故事。作者被診斷出患上了面癱，說話都變得困難。然而，那天正好是作者面試的日子，作者沒有被眼前的困難嚇到，他不想失去這個來之不易的機(jī)會。于是，他決定參加面試。面試結(jié)果出人意料的好，作者具備專業(yè)技能，還有工作所需要的品質(zhì)，最后被錄用了。
【小題1】考查動詞辨析。But now I could not even    myself in the mirror但是現(xiàn)在，我甚至不能認(rèn)出鏡子里的自己，A相信；B原諒；C認(rèn)出，承認(rèn)；D控制。故選C。
【小題2】考查名詞辨析。surely all the other applicants would have the     I concluded.作者講話變得困難，而這對其他求職者來說，就成了一大優(yōu)勢，A機(jī)會，可能性；B同情心；C勇氣；D優(yōu)勢。故選D。
【小題3】考查動詞辨析。I wouldn't let my own self-consciousness     me.作者不想讓自己的意識阻擋自己（參加面試），A原諒；B停止；C幫助；D改變，改善。故選B。
【小題4】考查動詞辨析。Not now, not when I had   so hard for so long to be given this opportunity.至少不應(yīng)該在那么努力做準(zhǔn)備才得到這個機(jī)會的時候放棄，work hard努力準(zhǔn)備......。A工作，起作用；B轉(zhuǎn)變；C學(xué)習(xí)，研究；D駕駛，驅(qū)使。故選A。
【小題5】考查動詞辨析。Mom,        me off on Jacob Street.到Jacob Street，作者讓媽媽停車放下自己。Drop sb off讓某人下車，A拿走，花費(fèi)；B掉落；C拉；D發(fā)送。故選B。
【小題6】考查名詞辨析。I'm going to the     .根據(jù)前文可知，作者不想浪費(fèi)機(jī)會，要去參加面試，A辦公室；B超市；C醫(yī)生；D采訪，面試。故選D。
【小題7】考查形容詞辨析。Honey, I don't think you should. You look...    ，作者媽媽害怕傷害作者，說話很溫和，她認(rèn)為作者的樣子看起來很奇怪，A虛弱的；B固執(zhí)的；C奇怪的；D生氣的。故選C。
【小題8】考查形容詞辨析。I knew she was    .作者知道媽媽的建議是正確的，A正確的；B友好的；C錯誤的；D敏感的。故選A。
【小題9】考查動詞辨析。But if I didn't, I'd always     if I could have gotten my dream job.但是，不試一試，作者會一直懷疑自己是否已經(jīng)得到夢寐以求的工作了，A后悔；B懷疑，想知道；C相信；D退出。故選B。
【小題10】考查副詞辨析。    , she took me where I wanted to go.雖然不情愿，但作者媽媽還是照做了，A有希望地；B出乎意料地；C幸運(yùn)地；D不情愿地。故選D。
【小題11】考查動詞辨析。根據(jù)“Hello”可知，有人問候作者，A檢查；B懷疑；C問候；D使泄氣。故選C。
【小題12】考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)第一段“I was told just now in the hospital that I was having a Bell's palsy attack,”可知，作者從醫(yī)院出來后直接去面試了，A醫(yī)院；B家；C辦公室；D工作。故選A。
【小題13】考查形容詞辨析。You're very     to come when you're in such a state在這種情況下，你還下決心來參加面試，A瘋狂的；B有趣的；C無禮的；D下定決心的。故選D。
【小題14】考查動詞辨析�！癥ou're very     to come when you're in such a state”這句話是面試官的評論，A評論；B打斷；C強(qiáng)調(diào)；D抱怨。故選A。
【小題15】考查名詞辨析。He spent a few minutes looking through my     .他花了幾分鐘時間瀏覽作者的申請書，A臉；B申請，應(yīng)用；C情形；D健康。故選B。
【小題16】考查形容詞辨析。Is everything on here    ？面試官問作者申請書上的內(nèi)容是否屬實(shí)，A難以置信的；B正常的；C正確的；D矛盾的，對立的。故選C。
【小題17】考查動詞辨析。but I     to mention I type seventy five words per minute作者沒有提到他一分鐘打75個詞，fail to do sth未能做某事，A失敗，未能；B集中；C假裝；D要求。故選A。
【小題18】考查副詞辨析。根據(jù)“you have an impressive background with related experience”可知，面試官認(rèn)為作者很適合這個職位，A嚴(yán)密地，仔細(xì)地；B當(dāng)然；C也許；D大概，可能。故選B。
【小題19】考查形容詞辨析。When are you      ？面試官問作者何時有空，也就是何時能開始上班，A易接近的，可理解的；B便利的；C可得到的；D精力充沛的。故選C。
【小題20】考查名詞辨析。Not only have you got the skills I'm looking for, you also have the    .面試官認(rèn)為作者不僅具有他們公司需要的技能，也具備了工作所需要的性格，A外貌；B不利條件；C資格；D性格，字母，人物。故選D。
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