题目内容
14.As everyone out there,my life also experienced ups and downs,and a lot of give-up (41)C,I am an Aerospace Engineer from India.From my relatives and close friends,I have been told that it's (42)B for a non-IT student to pursue Masters in IT and graduate from a famous US university.I never took courses related to computers or programming.I was never interested to be a programmer but things (43)D.Computers gradually became my (44)A and I realized I am more dependent on computers and I started (45)C the back-end processes happening inside the CPU and I was amazed by its thought.That's when I decided to pursue masters in IT.
(46)A,it was very difficult.My English accent was (47)D.And I was also lacking (48)A money.Most importantly,the courses seemed nightmares when I first saw them.(49)C,I never gave up.It was my father that pushed me out of my comfort zone and (50)B confidence in me to pursue the degree I (51)A.
I took it as a (52)A and never thought about the fact that I don't have money to eat or I am (53)D to this programming degree.I believed in hard work,which is my (54)B.So the hard days (55)C and it got (56)C every day to understand the subjects and concepts.
Hard work always (57)B.I got some offers and I decided to choose this university which promised its students to help them gain the knowledge (58)C.Right now I am graduating with a GPA of 3.96/4 and an employment (59)C from a MNC company asking me to start right after my (60)B.
41.A.excuses | B.reasons | C.situations | D.surroundings |
42.A.uneasy | B.difficult | C.simple | D.easy |
43.A.happened | B.worsened | C.improved | D.changed |
44.A.companions | B.teachers | C.rivals | D.colleagues |
45.A.talking | B.seeing | C.imagining | D.making |
46.A.Initially | B.Suddenly | C.Lately | D.Similarly |
47.A.fluent | B.thick | C.international | D.terrible |
48.A.in | B.for | C.on | D.with |
49.A.Besides | B.Therefore | C.However | D.Though |
50.A.gave | B.filled | C.lent | D.found |
51.A.wanted | B.got | C.cherished | D.achieved |
52.A.challenge | B.joke | C.secret | D.trick |
53.A.eager | B.hard-working | C.experienced | D.new |
54.A.origin | B.strength | C.performance | D.progress |
55.A.passed away | B.passed onto | C.passed by | D.passed through |
56.A.harder | B.worse | C.much easier | D.much stranger |
57.A.pays for | B.pays off | C.comes back | D.comes true |
58.A.hardly | B.mentally | C.practically | D.suddenly |
59.A.rate | B.determination | C.offer | D.arrangement |
60.A.congratulation | B.graduation | C.gratitude | D.contribution |
分析 我们的人生会经历各种大起大落,甚至会有很多想要放弃的时刻.本文主要叙述了作者所经历的低谷期以及在遇到困难时的所作所为.
解答 41-45 CBDAC 46-50 ADACB 51-55 AADBC 56-60 CBCCB
41.C 考查名词辨析.四个选项分别是A.excuses借口 B.reasons理由 C.situations 情况D.surroundings环境.本句是说我们每个人都会遇到大起大落和想要放弃的情况.故选C
42.B 考查形容词辨析.四个选项分别是A.uneasy不容易的 B.difficult困难的 C.simple简单的 D.easy容易的.结合文章开头的语境和后文的"a non-IT student to pursue Masters in IT and graduate from a famous US university."可以得知这件事对于一个没有IT基础的学生来说是不容易的.difficult表达的程度更深.故选B
43.D 考查动词辨析.四个选项分别是A.happened 发生B.worsened糟糕 C.improved提升 D.changed改变.由后文的"but"可以得知,这句话有转折的意思.前面说我从来不曾对成为工程师感兴趣但是现在感兴趣了,因此是事情发生了改变.故选D
44.A 考查名词辨析.四个选项分别是A.companions同伴 B.teachers 老师C.rivals竞争对手 D.colleagues同事.由后文的"I am more dependent on computers"可以得知,作者变得更加依赖电脑,因此电脑成为了他的同伴.故选A
45.C 考查动词辨析.四个选项分别是A.talking告诉 B.seeing看见 C.imagining假设 D.making制作.根据后文的"the back-end processes happening inside the CPU"可以得知这个是我们无法看到的,只能依靠假设和想象.故选C
46.A 考查副词辨析.四个选项分别是A.Initially起初地 B.Suddenly突然地 C.Lately最近地 D.Similarly相似地.由后面的"it was very difficult"可以得知,这件事的开始是非常困难的.故选A
47.D 考查形容词辨析.四个选项分别是A.fluent频繁的 B.thick厚的 C.international国际的 D.terrible糟糕的.由前面的"it was very difficult"可以得知,这里是在解释前面说的做这件事情很难的原因,作者的英语发音很糟糕.故选D
48.A 考查介词辨析.根据文章内容可以得知,这里是作者在解释原因,他觉得很困难的另一个原因是因为他缺钱.lack of 是固定搭配,意为"缺少…".故选A
49.C 考查副词辨析.四个选项分别是A.Besides除此以外 B.Therefore 因此C.However 但是D.Though尽管.前面说作者经历了重重困难,但是后面的"I never gave up"得知,作者说他永不言弃.因此是一个表示转折的意思.故选C
50.B 考查动词辨析.四个选项分别是A.gave给予 B.filled 充满C.lent借 D.found发现.由前面的内容可以得知,作者的父亲给了作者安慰,由此推断出此时此刻作者的内心是充满了自信的.故选B
51.A 考查动词辨析.四个选项分别是A.wanted 想B.got得到 C.cherished爱护 D.achieved成功.由文章后面的"pursue the degree"可以得知,作者父亲的安慰给了作者很多自信,让作者能够去追逐学位,那么这个学位应该是作者想得到的学位.故选A
52.A 考察名词辨析.四个选项分别是A.challenge 挑战B.joke笑话 C.secret秘密 D.trick把戏.在作者看来,这件事情对他来说虽然很艰难,但是他从来没考虑过他没有钱吃饭的事实或者别的困难.由此推断出这是一个挑战.故选A
53.D 考查形容词辨析.四个选项分别是A.eager 渴望的B.hard-working 努力的C.experienced 经历的D.new新的.联系上下文可以得知,作者之前并没有接触过这个项目,是属于non-IT student,因此这个学位对他来说是新的.故选D
54.B 考查名词辨析.四个选项分别是A.origin起源 B.strength优点 C.performance表现 D.progress进步.由前文的"I believed in hard work"和后文可以得知,作者很坚信努力学习,因为这是他的优势.故选B
55.C 考查动词短语辨析.四个选项分别是A.passed away去世 B.passed onto传递 C.passed by经过 D.passed through穿过.根据文章中的"So the hard days"以及上下文可以得知,作者坚信努力学习会生效,因此艰难的日子就这样过去了.故选C
56.C 考查形容词辨析.四个选项分别是A.harder 更艰难的B.worse更糟糕的 C.much easier更简单的 D.much stranger更陌生的.由上下文可以得知,这里是说作者相信自己的努力,因此这样每一天都变得容易起来了.故选C
57.B 考查动词短语辨析.四个选项分别是A.pays for为…付出代价r B.pays off取得成功 C.comes back回报 D.comes true实现.由后面的"I got some offers and I decided to choose this university"可以得知作者拿到了一些录取通知,因此他的辛苦劳动取得了成功.故选B
58.C 考查副词辨析.四个选项分别是A.hardly 几乎B.mentally 精神上C.practically 实际地D.suddenly突然.这里是说作者在决定去可以让学生实际得到知识的大学.故选C
59.C 考查名词辨析.四个选项分别是A.rate价格 B.determination决定 C.offer 提供D.arrangement安排.由后面的"from a MNC company"可以得知,这里是指从这家公司提供的聘书.故选C
60.B 考查名词辨析.四个选项分别是A.congratulation祝贺 B.graduation毕业 C.gratitude感谢 D.contribution贡献.这里的意思是说,我在毕业后拿到了MNC的工作聘书.故选B
点评 解答此类题目,首先需要通读全文,掌握文章大意;其次分析每一个空格前后的语意和语境,进而根据相关语法选择正确的答案.
A. | lots of | B. | A large amount of | ||
C. | A great deal of | D. | Many a |
Invisible(无形的)to the(51)B,which can be discovered only through scientific(52)D.But the seventeen-year-old girl could not accept or even(53)Athe invitation.She was just (54)B to understand the world.And she(55)Athat her firsthand experience could be the(56)D.The professor,however,said that it was(57)C.He was taking away her only(58)Bfor knowing and was providing her with no substitute."I remember feeling small and(59)C ,"the women says,"and I did the only thing I could do.I(60)A the course that afternoon and I haven't gone near science since."
41.A.art | B.history | C.science | D.math |
42.A.searched for | B.looked at | C.got through | D.marched into |
43.A.count | B.guess | C.report | D.watch |
44.A.warning of | B.giving out | C.turning away | D.listening to |
45.A.ready | B.possible | C.correct | D.difficult |
46.A.learned | B.prepared | C.taught | D.taken |
47.A.lose | B.trust | C.sharpen | D.show |
48.A.lecturer | B.scientist | C.speaker | D.woman |
49.A.described | B.respected | C.saw | D.served |
50.A.voyage | B.movement | C.change | D.rush |
51.A.professor | B.eye | C.knowledge | D.light |
52.A.model | B.senses | C.spirit | D.methods |
53.A.hear | B.make | C.present | D.refuse |
54.A.suggesting | B.beginning | C.pretending | D.waiting |
55.A.believed | B.doubted | C.proved | D.explained |
56.A.growth | B.strength | C.faith | D.truth |
57.A.firm | B.interesting | C.wrong | D.acceptable |
58.A.task | B.tool | C.success | D.connection |
59.A.cruel | B.proud | C.frightened | D.brave |
60.A.dropped | B.started | C.passed | D.missed. |
Multitasking(多任务),as many studies have shown,is a myth(谬论).A more accurate(37)Bof what happens when we tell ourselves we are multitasking is that we're rapidly (38)A between activities,sucking our mental energy.And the(39)Ccan be surprisingly serious.An experiment found that we lose as many as 10IQ points when we allow our work to be(40)D by distractions like emails and text messages.
The(41)Cis that multitasking is enjoyable.It's fun to satisfy your curiosity.Who knows what that next email or text message holds(42)B?Finding out provides immediate satisfaction.(43)D,resisting distractions and staying on task requires (44)Band mental effort.
So,what are we to do?
Our strategy is to change the(45)Cto move temptation further away:shut down your email program or(46)Byour phone.It's a lot easier to stay on task when you're not(47)Afighting off mental desires.
The alternative,which most of us consider common,is(48)Ato dieting in a bakery.We all need the willpower to resist the temptations,but doing so comes with(49)Ccosts to our limited supply of willpower.
Another worthwhile (50)Dis to collect similar activities together,keeping transition (转换) time to a(51)A point.Instead of spreading phone calls,meetings and emails throughout your day,try(52)B related tasks so that there are fewer transitions.
In some jobs,multitasking is(53)C.Some of us truly do need to stay(54)Dto our clients,colleagues and managers.So it's worth noting that limiting disruptions is the only solution.
Remember the more you do to minimize task-switching over the course of the day,the more ability you'll have for activities that actually(55)A.Even small changes can make a big difference.
36.A.initial | B.personal | C.inner | D.ambitious |
37.A.plan | B.account | C.prediction | D.insight |
38.A.switching | B.swinging | C.swapping | D.shuttling |
39.A.benefits | B.reasons | C.consequences | D.challenges |
40.A.guided | B.changed | C.adapted | D.interrupted |
41.A.advantage | B.emphasis | C.trouble | D.practice |
42.A.in stock | B.in store | C.in check | D.in possession |
43.A.As a rule | B.As a result | C.In short | D.In contrast |
44.A.patience | B.discipline | C.courage | D.attention |
45.A.expectation | B.task | C.environment | D vision |
46.A.replace | B.silence | C.answer | D.pick |
47.A.continuously | B.finally | C.passionately | D.directly |
48.A.similar | B.relevant | C.superior | D.opposite |
49.A.affordable | B.basic | C.considerable | D.modest |
50.A.research | B.aspect | C.reaction | D.approach |
51.A.minimum | B.maximum | C.turning | D.fixed |
52.A.analyzing | B.grouping | C.assigning | D.undertaking |
53.A.disturbing | B.annoying | C.unavoidable | D.unnecessary |
54.A.sympathetic | B.loyal | C.accustomed | D.connected |
55.A.matter | B.function | C.work | D.interfere |
I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s,(43)Dchildren from different races and religions played and studied (44)Ain harmony.At that time my family lived a stone's (45)Bfrom Ismail's.And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and I was an Indian Hindu-we just (46)Dour differences.Perhaps,our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice,well (47)B or otherwise.
We were nine when we became friends.During the school holidays,we'd (48)Athe countryside on our bicycles,hoping to (49)Cthe unexpected.At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town.We would be glad of his (50)D.
When I was twelve,my family moved to Johor.Ismail's family later returned to their village,and I(51)A touch with him.
One spring afternoon in 1983,I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur.I (52)A my destination.The driver acknowledged my (53)B but did not move off.Instead,he looked (54)Dat me."Raddar?"he said,using my childhood nickname(绰号).I was astonished at being so (55)Aaddressed (称呼).Unexpectedly!It was Ismail!Even after two (56)Dwe still recognized each other.Grasping his shoulder,I felt a true affection,something (57)C to describe.
If we can allow our children to be (58)B without prejudice,they'll build friendships with people,regardless of race or religion,who will be (59)Btheir side through thick and thin.On such friendships are societies built and (60)Cwe can truly be,as William Shakespeare once wrote,"we happy few,we band of brothers".
41.A.interested | B. pleased | C. puzzled | D.excited |
42.A.parties | B. cities | C. villages | D.races |
43.A.why | B. which | C. how | D.when |
44.A.together | B. around | C. alone | D.apart |
45.A.drop | B. throw | C. move | D.roll |
46.A.refused | B. made | C. sought | D.accepted |
47.A.paid | B. meant | C. preserved | D.treated |
48.A.explore | B. search | C. Discover | D.desert |
49.A.get through | B. deal with | C. come across | D.take away |
50.A.arrival | B. choice | C. effort | D.company |
51.A.lost | B. gained | C. developed | D.missed |
52.A.stated | B. ordered | C. decided | D.chose |
53.A.attempts | B. instructions | C. opinions | D.arrangements |
54.A.anxiously | B. carelessly | C.disappointedly | D.fixedly |
55.A.familiarly | B. strangely | C. fully | D.coldly |
56.A.departures | B. months | C. years | D.decades |
57.A.possible | B. funny | C. hard | D.clear |
58.A.them | B. themselves | C. us | D.ourselves |
59.A.from | B. by | C.with | D.against |
60.A.still | B. otherwise | C. then | D.instead |