Around twenty years ago I was living in York.  36  I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree, I could not find  37  work.

I was  38  a school bus to make ends meet and  39  with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat. I had  40 five interviews (面試) with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not  41  the job. “Why has my life become so  42  ?” I thought painfully.

As I pulled the bus over to  43  a little girl, she handed me an earring  44  I should keep it  45  somebody claimed (認(rèn)領(lǐng)) it. The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”.

At first I got angry. Then it  46  me – I had been giving all of my  47  to what was going wrong with my  48  rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a  49  of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to 50  more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for  51  from a lady who was a director at a larger  52 . She asked me if I would  53  a one-day lecture on stress (壓力) management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.

My  54  there went very well, and before long I got a well-paid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of  55  that I completely changed my life.

1.

A.As

B.Though

C.If

D.When

 

2.

A.successful

B.extra

C.satisfying

D.convenient

 

3.

A.driving

B.repairing

C.taking

D.designing

 

4.

A.working

B.travelling

C.discussing

D.living

 

5.

A.prepared for

B.a(chǎn)ttended

C.a(chǎn)sked for

D.held

 

6.

A.lose

B.like

C.find

D.get

 

7.

A.hard

B.busy

C.serious

D.short

 

8.

A.wave at

B.drop off

C.call on

D.look for

 

9.

A.ordering

B.promising

C.saying

D.showing

 

10.

A.in case

B.or else

C.a(chǎn)s if

D.now that

 

11.

A.hurt

B.hit

C.caught

D.moved

 

12.

A.feelings

B.a(chǎn)ttention

C.strength

D.interests

 

13.

A.opinions

B.education

C.experiences

D.life

 

14.

A.list

B.book

C.check

D.copy

 

15.

A.connect

B.turn

C.keep

D.a(chǎn)dd

 

16.

A.her

B.a(chǎn) passenger

C.me

D.my friend

 

17.

A.hospital

B.factory

C.restaurant

D.hotel

 

18.

A.listen to

B.review

C.give

D.talk about

 

19.

A.plan

B.choice

C.day

D.tour

 

20.

A.operation

B.speaking

C.employment

D.thinking

 

【答案】

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.A

11.B

12.B

13.D

14.A

15.D

16.C

17.A

18.C

19.C

20.D

【解析】本文講述了我二十年前在紐約經(jīng)歷的一段艱難生活。起初,雖然有工作經(jīng)驗和碩士學(xué)位我卻找不到滿意的工作。一個小女孩給我的耳環(huán)改變了我的生活。從此以后,我列了一個感到滿意的50件事情清單,并不斷添加。后來我終于找到了一份高薪的工作。我知道正是因為我改變了我的思維方式,我的生活才得以改變。

1.考查連詞辨析。盡管我有碩士學(xué)位和工作經(jīng)驗,但還是不能找到滿意的工作。

2.考查形容詞辨析。解析同36題。successful成功的 extra額外的 satisfying 令人滿意的 convenient便利的。

3.考查上下文聯(lián)系。我開校車來維持生活,并和我的一個朋友和住(living)在一起。

4.考查動詞辨析。解析同38題。

5.考查動詞短語辨析。attend the interview參加面試,我參加了一個公司的面試5次,但他們說我不能得到這份工作。

6.考查動詞辨析。解析同40題。get the job得到工作。

7.考查形容詞辨析。作者發(fā)出感慨,為什么我的生活那么艱難(hard)呢?

8.考查短語辨析。當(dāng)我把車開到路邊讓那個小女孩下來的時候,小女孩遞給了我一個耳環(huán)。wave at向某人揮手;drop …off讓某人下車;call on號召 look for尋找

9.考查動詞辨析。saying 做伴隨狀語。她在地給我耳環(huán)的時候說,保管好耳環(huán),說不定有人來認(rèn)領(lǐng)。

10.考查連詞辨析。解析同44題。in case萬一or else   否則 as if好像now that既然

11.考查動詞辨析。It hit me意為:我突然想到。

12.考查名詞辨析。我把一切注意力(attention)都集中在了生活的不順上,而沒有關(guān)注好的一面。

13.考查名詞辨析。opinions意見 education教育 experiences 經(jīng)歷 life生活解析同47題。

14.考查名詞辨析。list清單 check 支票 copy拷貝 我決定列一份我感到滿意的50件事情的清單(list)。

15.考查名詞辨析。此處connect聯(lián)系;turn轉(zhuǎn)向;變?yōu);keep保持; add添加。后來我決定向清單中添加更多的事情。

16.考查上下文聯(lián)系 a phone call fro me 意為:我的一個電話。那天晚上意為女士給我打了一個電話。

17.考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)后文,給200個醫(yī)療工作者作報告,可見地點在醫(yī)院。

18.考查動詞辨析。give a one-day lecture意為,做了一天的報告。她問我是否可以做一天報告。

19.考查名詞辨析。plan 計劃 choice選擇 day 天 tour旅游。我那天進展的很順利,后來得到了一份高薪的工作。

20.考查名詞辨析。直到今天我才知道,正是因為我改變了我的思維方式,我的生活才得以改變。

 

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