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16．At the age of forty-five，my usually well-ordered life became full of changes．After twenty-two years of working in a （36）D，a plan to use less staff （37）D the unemployment of over one hundred people．I was one of them．My once secure future became （38）B．However，I was not a single parent，（39）A the family did not depend only on my income （收入）．My motto has always been"Change is good，change is progress，"but when it （40）Amy livelihood （生计），I had to change it to，"（41）Bchange and make the most of it．"From the beginning，I （42）C to look on this matter not as （43）Bluck，but as a welcome opportunity．I refused to become sorry；（44）A，I actively planned to do something new and different．
Having a positive attitude made all the （45）C in the way I pursued （追求） the future．First，I decided to （46）D to college and graduate many years later than I should have．Doing this at my age took more than a little （47）B．Not being a graduate had （48）B held me back in my career in the bank，but now it was a personal goal I longed to（49）C．With a lot of determination，I went to evening classes，and became an adult（50）D．In the class，I became more and more confident．During this time，I（51）Cthat no matter what life throws in our way，personal growth never stops．
The second thing I did to improve my inner self was to reevaluate （重新评估） my （52）A life．It used to be filled with endless and meaningless events．But now，my heart and life are
completely around people I （53）D．
The loss of my job led to some （54）C changes in my life．Revisiting the past made （55）Afor the future．I realize that I have accepted the change，and am making the most of it．
| 36．A．factory | B．company | C．school | D．bank |
| 37．A．made up | B．took off | C．set aside | D．led to |
| 38．A．clear | B．uncertain | C．boring | D．bright |
| 39．A．so | B．or | C．if | D．but |
| 40．A．affected | B．improved | C．destroyed | D．offered |
| 41．A．Make | B．Accept | C．Bring | D．Collect |
| 42．A．happened | B．considered | C．chose | D．pretended |
| 43．A．rare | B．bad | C．good | D．special |
| 44．A．instead | B．anyway | C．besides | D．however |
| 45．A．effort | B．use | C．difference | D．decision |
| 46．A．attend | B．turn | C．admit | D．return |
| 47．A．chance | B．courage | C．time | D．risk |
| 48．A．ever | B．never | C．always | D．sometimes |
| 49．A．arrive | B．find | C．achieve | D．discover |
| 50．A．monitor | B．teacher | C．manager | D．student |
| 51．A．hoped | B．believed | C．realized | D．suggested |
| 52．A．past | B．daily | C．future | D．new |
| 53．A．join in | B．look at | C．stand for | D．care for |
| 54．A．unsure | B．confident | C．positive | D．normal |
| 55．A．room | B．change | C．promise | D．progress． |
分析 本文主要讲述的作者失去了在银行的工作之后，并没有以消极的态度对待生活，而是乐观生活．他重新回到了学校学习，积极面对困难和挑战，最终生活变得比以前更加的快乐了．本文让我们知道了，只有我们保持了乐观的态度，才能够收获生活中意想不到的惊喜．
解答 36---55 DDBAA BCBAC DBBCD CADCA
36．D．名词辨析．根据第三段中的"in my career in the bank"可知，作者曾在一家银行工作．故选D．
37．D．短语辨析．由句意可推知，失业是裁员带来的结果，led to"促成，造成"，符合语境．故选D．
38．B．形容词辨析．根据第一段讲到作者失业和第二段首句中的"My once secure"可知，空处应填与secure有把握的，相反的词，故B项正确．
39．A．副词辨析．根据语境可知，I was not a single parent，我不是单独的家长，the family did not depend only on my income 家里不仅仅依靠我的工资生活，空处前后两句表示因果关系，用so．故选A．
40．A．动词辨析．由句意可推知，此处表示作者以前的格言影响了他的生活，故A项正确．
41．B．动词辨析．根据文章最后一句中的"I have accepted the change"可推知，作者的格言变成：接受并充分利用改变．故选B．
42．C．动词辨析．根据上文作者的格言可以看出，作者从一开始就"选择（chose）"把这次改变看作是一次机遇．故选C．
43．B．形容词辨析．空处所在句考查了not…but…，根据but后的"welcome opportunity"可知，空处应填bad"坏的"，故B项正确．
44．A．副词辨析．根据语境可知，我没有感到消极，而是积极准备新生活，选instead，表示"相反"，故选A．
45．C．名词辨析．由句意可推知，积极的态度在"我"追求未来生活的道路上起了很大的作用．make all the difference"大不相同，关系重大"．故选C．
46．D．动词辨析．根据本句中的"graduate many years later than I should have"可知，作者决定"返回（return）"大学，完成早该完成的学业．故选D．
47．B．名词辨析．结合常识并根据下文中的"With a lot of determination"可知，像作者这样的年龄作出这样的决定是需要很大的"勇气（courage）"的．故选B．
48．B．副词辨析．由转折连词but后面的"now it was a personal goal"可知，此句的意思是：没有成为一名大学毕业生从未阻碍我在银行的职业生涯，故选B．
49．C．动词辨析．由句意可推知，但是现在，这是"我"期望"达到（achieve）"的个人目标，故选C．
50．D．名词辨析．上文提到作者决定返回学校完成学业，这里是指作者去了夜校，成为一名成人"学生（student）"．故选D．
51．C．动词辨析．由句意可推知，通过上课作者越来越自信，同时也"意识到（realized）"，不管在人生的旅途中会遇到什么，个人的成长是永无止境的．故选C．
52．A．形容词辨析．根据该句中的reevaluate和最后一段中的"Reviewing the past"可以判断，作者改进内在自我的第二件事是重新评估自己"过去的（past）"生活．故选A．
53．D．短语辨析．由句意可推知，现在作者的心和生活完全围绕着自己所"关心（care for）"的人．故选D．
54．C．形容词辨析．通读全文可以看出，作者把失业看成了人生的另一次机遇，失业让作者的生活发生了一些积极的改变．第三段的"Having a positive attitude"也是提示．故选C．
55．A．名词辨析．make room for意思是"为…腾出空间"．作者通过回顾过去为未来作了更充分的准备．故选A．
点评 做完型填空考生需要在不看题目选项的情况下浏览完全文，了解文章大意，寻找文字间的逻辑关系．如果发现自己看不懂，不要慌张，因为这是必然的．阅读第一段，遇到空时，看选项，把选项全部略读一遍，找出一个最合适第一个空的．做完全文再检查．
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| 44．A．left | B．given | C．brought | D．shown |
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