Question

For most people, graduation is an exciting day, but my graduation day was not.
I remember that weekend two years ago. Family and friends had flown in from across the country to 1 the celebration. But just like everyone else in my class, I had watched the 2  turn from bad to worse in my senior year. Almost all of us graduates had degrees, but very uncertain 3.
The weeks ahead weren’t 4. I knew my small university town couldn’t offer me any opportunities, 5 I packed up my car and drove to Southern California to find work. But what I thought would take a 6  dragged into two, and then four, and 100 job applications later, I found myself in the exact same 7 as I was before.
You know that feeling when you wake up in 8? That feeling became a constant in my life. Days felt like weeks, weeks like months, and those many months felt like everlasting9. And the most annoying part was no matter how much I tried, I just couldn’t seem to make any10.
So what did I do to keep my good sense? I decided to 11. Something about putting words on a page made everything seem a little clearer — a little brighter. Something about writing gave me 12. And if you want something 13enough, sometimes a little hope is all you 14!
I put my thoughts into a children’s book. Beyond the River was the story of an unlikely hero, a little fish, who 15 to give up his dream.
And then one day, without any sort of writing degree or contacts in the writing world — just a lot of hard work and determination —I was offered a 16 contract for my first book! After that, things slowly began to fall into 17. I was offered a second book deal. Then, a few months later, I got an interview with the Walt Disney Company and was 18 shortly after.
Don’t give up. Even if things look 19now, don’t give up. If you work hard, things will always get better. Often times our dreams lie in wait just a little further upstream ... all we need is the 20  to push beyond the river.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      hold
   2. B.
      attend
   3. C.
      prepare
   4. D.
      enjoy
2. 2.
   1. A.
      environment
   2. B.
      climate
   3. C.
      opportunity
   4. D.
      economy
3. 3.
   1. A.
      choice
   2. B.
      danger
   3. C.
      desire
   4. D.
      future
4. 4.
   1. A.
      quiet
   2. B.
      busy
   3. C.
      easy
   4. D.
      short
5. 5.
   1. A.
      so
   2. B.
      but
   3. C.
      for
   4. D.
      or
6. 6.
   1. A.
      day
   2. B.
      week
   3. C.
      month
   4. D.
      year
7. 7.
   1. A.
      town
   2. B.
      direction
   3. C.
      situation
   4. D.
      habit
8. 8.
   1. A.
      surprise
   2. B.
      delight
   3. C.
      peace
   4. D.
      fear
9. 9.
   1. A.
      pain
   2. B.
      complaint
   3. C.
      love
   4. D.
      glory
10. 10.
    1. A.
       appointment
    2. B.
       progress
    3. C.
       commitment
    4. D.
       decision
11. 11.
    1. A.
       read
    2. B.
       think
    3. C.
       write
    4. D.
       paint
12. 12.
    1. A.
       hope
    2. B.
       wisdom
    3. C.
       pleasure
    4. D.
       inspiration
13. 13.
    1. A.
       hardly
    2. B.
       badly
    3. C.
       easily
    4. D.
       well
14. 14.
    1. A.
       lack
    2. B.
       find
    3. C.
       bury
    4. D.
       need
15. 15.
    1. A.
       refused
    2. B.
       managed
    3. C.
       failed
    4. D.
       decided
16. 16.
    1. A.
       writing
    2. B.
       translating
    3. C.
       publishing
    4. D.
       reviewing
17. 17.
    1. A.
       ruin
    2. B.
       place
    3. C.
       pieces
    4. D.
       despair
18. 18.
    1. A.
       rewarded
    2. B.
       paid
    3. C.
       hired
    4. D.
       fired
19. 19.
    1. A.
       different
    2. B.
       unimportant
    3. C.
       strange
    4. D.
       tough
20. 20.
    1. A.
       courage
    2. B.
       chance
    3. C.
       time
    4. D.
       dream

Answer 1

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試題分析：本文主要講了作者在畢業(yè)后，生活貧困潦倒，但他卻不放棄，最終作者取得成功。通過這個故事，告訴我們面對困境，要堅持不懈的努力，這才是通向成功的正確道路。
1.考查動詞：A. hold 抓住，B. attend參加，出席，C. prepare準備，D. enjoy享受，作者畢業(yè)了朋友和家人乘飛機過來參加慶祝儀式，選B
2.考查名詞： A. environment環(huán)境，B. climate氣候，C. opportunity機會，D. economy經(jīng)濟，從下面找工作困難的描述，可知當時的經(jīng)濟越來越糟，選D
3.考查名詞： A. choice選擇，B. danger危險，C. desire渴望，D. future未來，因為經(jīng)濟不景氣，學生畢業(yè)了都有學位，但是未來卻不確定，選D
4.考查形容詞：A. quiet安靜的，B. busy繁忙的，C. easy容易的，D. short短的，從后面的句子：I knew my small university town couldn’t offer me any opportunities, 大學城不能提供任何機會，所以這幾個星期不容易，選C
5.考查副詞： A. so 因此，B. but但是，C. for因為，D. or或者，前面是大學城不提供機會和后面的I packed up my car and drove to Southern California to find work.開車去加力福利亞北部找工作是因果關系，選A
6.考查名詞： A. day日子，B. week 星期，C. month月份，D. year年，從前面的The weeks ahead可知選B
7.考查名詞： A. town城鎮(zhèn)，  B. direction方向，指導，C. situation 形勢，境地，D. habit習慣，我發(fā)現(xiàn)過了幾個星期我的所處的境地和以前是一樣的，選C
8.考查名詞： A. surprise驚訝，B. delight高興，C. peace和平，D. fear害怕，從后面的句子：And the most annoying part was no matter how much I tried,可知這是不好的感覺，早上在恐懼中醒來，選D
9.考查名詞： A. pain 痛苦，B. complaint抱怨，C. love愛，D. glory榮譽，日子就像星期，星期就像月，這么長時間似乎是持久的痛苦，選A
10.考查名詞： A. appointment 約會，B. progress進步，C. commitment承諾，奉獻，D. decision決定，無論我多么努力，好像都沒有什么進步，選B
11.考查動詞：A. read讀，B. think想，C. write寫，D. paint畫畫，從后面的句子：Something about putting words on a page可知是寫寫東西，選C
12.考查名詞：A. hope希望，B. wisdom智慧，C. pleasure快樂，D. inspiration激勵，從后面的句子：sometimes a little hope is all you   49  !可知寫作給我?guī)�來希望，選A
13.考查副詞：A. hardly幾乎不，B. badly壞的，非常，C. easily容易地，D. well好地，有時你非常想寫東西，選B
14.考查動詞：A. lack缺乏，B. find 發(fā)現(xiàn)，C. bury埋葬，D. need需要，我們需要的是一點希望，選D
15.考查動詞：A. refused拒絕，B. managed設法，C. failed 失敗，D. decided決定，拒絕放棄他的夢想，選A
16.考查動詞：A. writing 寫，B. translating翻譯，C. publishing出版，D. reviewing復習，從后面的句子;I was offered a second book deal.可知被提供了出版合同，選C
17.考查名詞：A. Ruin毀壞，廢墟，B. place 地方， C. Pieces碎片，D. Despair絕望，fall into piece變得有條不紊，開始有頭緒，和后面的I was offered a second book deal. Then, a few months later, I got an interview with the Walt Disney一致，選B
18.考查動詞：A. rewarded回報，B. paid 付錢，C. hired雇傭，D. fired解雇，前面是I got an interview with the Walt Disney Company，所以是被迪斯尼公司雇傭了，選C
19.考查形容詞：A. different不同的，B. unimportant不重要的，C. strange奇怪的，D. Tough困難的，即使情況現(xiàn)在看起來困難，也不要放棄，選D
20.考查名詞： A. courage勇氣，B. chance機會，C. time時間，D. dream夢想，我們需要的是游到河對面的勇氣，選A
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