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Diana Velex does everything with maximum effort — and at maximum speed. That  41  learning a new language, completing two certificates and opening a store.

When arriving in Canada in 2008, she had one  42  : to have what she had back home in Colombia. “I didn’t want to  43  what I do, like so many who come to a new country.” she said. “I  44   to open a store here in Canada but knew I had to 45  myself properly.”

Diana quickly realize that making her dream of shop ownership in Canada a  46    meant going to school to get the  47   education and certification. “My experience of owning a shop and working as a designer in Colombia gave me  48   in my abilities. But I couldn’t speak the language and I had to  49   how to do things in Canada. It was like having to   50   all over again,” said Diana.

51 , she found just the help she needed for relaunch（重新開張） 52   continuing education at George Brown College. She began taking  53   for both the Essential Skills in Fashion Certificate and the image Consulting Certificate in May 2009.   54   Diana met with the language barrier, she was always going  55   while at college.

By the end of October 2009, she had completed all certificate requirements. Within two years after her  56   in Canada, Diana at last achieved her  57   goal when her new store opened its doors in Toronto’s Sheppard Center．She was on the fast-track to  58  .

Looking back, Diana, a fashion designer,  59   her achievements to the goal she set, the education she received from the college, and   60  the efforts she made. Now Diana is very happy doing what she is doing.

1.A. requires           B. encourages      C. includes          D. advises

2.A. goal        B. memory                 C. choice            D. problem

3.A. continue           B. choose          C. change            D. lose

4.A. demanded    B. decided                C. agreed            D. hesitated

5. A. teach       B. prepare               C. enjoy             D. persuade

6.A. reality            B. fact            C. challenge         D. wonder

7.A. physical           B. private         C. primary           D. necessary

8.A. pressure           B. judgement       C. influence         D. confidence

9.A. put away     B. depend on             C. learn about       D. look into

10.A. advance      B. start           C. suffer                 D. work

11.A. Naturally  B. Gradually              C. Luckily          D. Clearly

12.A. through     B. for            C. before                   D. with

13.A. notes       B. responsibilities C. chances                D. courses

14.A. Though     B. As                     C. Since             D. Once

15.A. around     B. back           C. ahead             D. out

16.A. adventure  B. arrival         C. performance             D. journey

17.A. original     B. common               C. another           D. distant

18.A. success    B. wealth                 C. glory             D. happiness

19.A. adds            B. connects          C. devotes           D. owes

20.A. after all   B. above all             C. at least          D. at first

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.B

6.A

7.D

8.D

9.C

10.B

11.C

12.A

13.D

14.A

15.C

16.B

17.A

18.A

19.D

20.B

【解析】本文講述的是哥倫比亞設(shè)計(jì)師戴安娜到加拿大，克服種種困難，發(fā)展事業(yè)，最后通過自己的努力實(shí)現(xiàn)目標(biāo)的故事。

1.戴安娜以最高的效率和最快的速度完成每件事，這些事包括……

2.戴安娜有一個(gè)目標(biāo)，就是擁有她在哥倫比亞所擁有的事業(yè)。

3.句意：我不想改變我所做的。change改變；continue繼續(xù)；choose選擇；lose遺失，錯(cuò)過。根據(jù)第二段第一句和第三段第二句可知，戴安娜曾經(jīng)在哥倫比亞開一家商店，而且是一位設(shè)計(jì)師，她在加拿大不想改變她在家時(shí)所從事的一切。所以正確答案為C項(xiàng)。

4.她決定在加拿大開一個(gè)商店。

5.在加拿大開商店需要做好準(zhǔn)備。prepare oneself properly意為“使自己為……做好準(zhǔn)備”。

6.戴安娜意識(shí)到使夢(mèng)想變?yōu)楝F(xiàn)實(shí)就意味著要獲得必要的教育和證書。“reality現(xiàn)實(shí)”與 “dream夢(mèng)想” 對(duì)應(yīng)， 本題要避免誤選“fact事實(shí)”。

7.根據(jù)上下文，此處應(yīng)填“必要的”。

8.在哥倫比亞擁有一家商店和從事設(shè)計(jì)的經(jīng)歷使戴安娜對(duì)自己的能力充滿信心。

9.雖然有經(jīng)驗(yàn)，但是在加拿大這個(gè)陌生的地方戴安娜還得學(xué)習(xí)如何處理事情。

10.從上文可知戴安娜需要學(xué)習(xí)語言，還要學(xué)習(xí)如何處理事情，就好像一切都要重新開始。

11.根據(jù)下文，戴安娜獲得重新開張所需的幫助，可知她是幸運(yùn)的。

12.根據(jù)下文，戴安娜是在大學(xué)繼續(xù)教育期間得到所需的幫助，因此應(yīng)選through。

13.戴安娜在2009年5月開始學(xué)習(xí)有關(guān)的課程。take courses 學(xué)習(xí)課程。

14.雖然戴安娜遇到語言障礙，但是在大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)時(shí)她總是勇往直前，從不后退。

15.go ahead前進(jìn)。

16.在她到加拿大兩年之后，戴安娜實(shí)現(xiàn)了她最初的目標(biāo)。

17.original 原來的；common 常見的；distant 遠(yuǎn)的。

18.綜前所述，戴安娜盡最大的努力和用最快的速度實(shí)現(xiàn)自己的夢(mèng)想，所以她處在成功的快車道。

19.回想往事，戴安娜把自己的成功歸功于自己所設(shè)的目標(biāo)……owe…to 歸功于。

20.戴安娜認(rèn)為努力是最重要的。above all 最重要的是。