题目内容
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was successful at my job . I worked very hard , but it ___21___ me and my family a fabulous (极好的) lifestyle . I’d worked for the same company for twenty years and had worked my way up to department director. ___22___, one afternoon last May, I was called to the office, and it was __23__ explained to me that they were letting me go. I just sat there __24__ they talked on and all I could think was, “I’ve ___25___.” I’d been so well respected ; ___26___ I was of no value.
For six weeks, I was in a very __27__ place. I wandered around my house like a zombie (僵尸).I could __28__ things needed doing, but would not do anything . My beliefs in looking forward and seeing the positive(积极的) in everything ___29___ me .
Then, in late June, my youngest son’s football team made the city cup final. The year before, he’d been very sad when I __30___ the same final, so he was ___31___ when I told him I’d go. Not only did they win, but the look on his face as he saw me ___32___ him on was unbelievable. From then in , I spent the summer enjoying my sons and their passions (激情) . I attended match after match and performances of my elder son’s band —I ___33___ went to another city to watch him play. These moments were so ___34___. My life had been so much devoted to __35__ for so long , and I felt __36__ that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world.
___37___ , being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose — I was someone’s mum! I felt a sense of being ___38____ again. Now I feel more positive about my professional ___39___ and I’m getting on better with my family than I ever have. Losing my job made me realize just how __40__ it is to achieve real balance in life.
21. A. promised B. afforded C. showed D. left
22. A. Therefore B. Anyhow C. Otherwise D. However
23. A. quickly B. gently C. partly D. easily
24. A. until B. after C. as D. so
25. A. failed B. finished C. tried D. changed
26. A. suddenly B. finally C. immediately D. shortly
27. A. secret B. quiet C. lonely D. dark
28. A. see B. get C. suggest D. understand
29. A. defended B. directed C. deserted D. disturbed
30. A. watched B. missed C. lost D. won
31. A. disappointed B. worried C. honoured D. delighted
32. A. cheering B. taking C. leading D. passing
33. A. just B. even C. still D. almost
34. A. hopeful B. meaningful C. difficult D. strange
35. A. work B. family C. matches D. performances
36. A. successful B. thoughtful C. thankful D. peaceful
37. A. Naturally B. Doubtfully C. Disagreeably D. Unexpectedly
38. A. employed B. comforted C. valued D. encouraged
39. A. education B. experience C. relationship D. future
40. A. important B. interesting C. simple D. surprising
21-25 BDBCA 26-30 ADACB 31-35 DABBA 36-40 CDCDA
解析:
21. afford sb. sth.提供某人某物。该句的意思是我的工作给予了我和我的家人一种极好的生活方式。
22. 根据前后文可知是表示转折,然而一天下午我被叫到办公室。
23. 由于是要辞退作者,所以要用柔和的语气向作者表明她被辞退了。
24. as 引导一个时间状语从句,当他们在给我讲话的时候我坐在那里。
25. 当他们告诉我我被解雇了的时候,我所想到的一切只是我失败了,与句首的成功形成对比。
26. 作者一直认为很成功,现在却被告知被解雇了,所以说作者突然觉得自己很没用。
27. 被解雇后作者生活在黑暗的日子里,感到绝望和无助。
28. 我能看到有些事情需要我去做,但是我就是不愿意做,这与作者被解雇后的心情是一致的,同时也与后面的变化形成了对比。
29. 由于作者被解雇,作者原有的遇事情能够向前看,并且看到事情中的积极的一面,这种人生信仰也抛弃了作者,用desert生动形象,有拟人化的手法。
30. watch“看”;miss“错过”;lose“失去比赛”;win“赢得比赛”。B项符合语境。
31. 当作者告诉孩子要去看他们的球队的比赛时,孩子当然是表现的很高兴。
32. cheer sb. on 为某人喝彩,为某人加油。
33. even甚至,用来表示程度的加剧,深化。作者甚至去另外的一个城市里去看孩子的表演。
34. 这些时刻与作者解雇后的心情相比是极其有意义的。
35. 在事业后的这一段经历中,通过和孩子相处,作者认识到她过去太致力于工作了。
36. 作者很感激,在自己忽略孩子们之后孩子还是很欢迎她进入孩子们的世界,这让作者感到很是感激。
37. 出人意料的是,失业让我重新有了一种人生的目的感。
38. 我再次觉得我的人生有价值有意义。与前文形成对应。
39. 在经历了失业这一人生挫折之后,作者变得对自己的职业前景更为主动,和乐观。
40. 在经历了失业后,作者认识到保持工作和生活的一种平衡是非常的重要。
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
It was 4 o’clock in the morning, when I received the phone call.
“This is the emergency room calling and your son was just 1 in with severe burns on his face, neck and arms. We’ve called for a (n) 2 and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle.”
Seattle was 350 miles from his college, so we knew immediately this was 3 .
The doctor described the accident, which caused the burns. At 6 am, our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers. When they 4 the charcoal (木炭), it burst into flames because they had sprayed (喷洒) too much gasoline (petrol). The flames 5 my son’s shirt tail and shot from his waist to his head.
6 , one of the boys was quick-minded, grasped my son, and rolled him on the grass. While it saved his life, it was not in 7 to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars (伤疤). So, he had to return to college with scars.
When I was a child, my mother told my sister, who had a 10-inch, very 8 scar on her arm. “Ann, if you ignore the scar, other people will ignore it. It doesn’t mean they won’t 9 it, but it means it will not matter to them if it doesn’t matter to you.”
I 10 this wisdom (智慧) on to my son. He took my advice to 11 and returned to school with his head held high — glad he was alive.
By the end of the six-month waiting period, he decided that the scars did not matter, so he made the 12 to give up any plastic surgery (外科手术).
We all have “scars” that 13 people to keep away from us. And we spend a lot of time thinking that if only we looked differently, or dressed differently, people would like us better.
But you see, people will only judge you by your looks, or your clothes, if you are judging yourself by these same 14 standards(标准). Put your imperfections out of your 15 and concentrate (集中) on what you value within yourself, and your beauty will shine through.
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阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出可以填入空白的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I have always believed the saying , “Any man can be a father, but it 31 someone special to be a dad.” This is true. Since the 32 of my son, Joshua, things have changed a lot in my life, but the 33 have been good! My wife and I have been through many 34 moments which have made both of us stronger.
My son was born with a serious breathing problem and he couldn’t keep his 35 down. He was put on several different medications, 36 he did not get any better. My wife and I were both told many times by people that Joshua 37 he was born early; he had not 38 much weight since he was born.
As time progressed his regular doctor 39 my wife and me to visit Dr. Eid, a specialist in Louisville. He was 40 by my son’s condition and so we were sent to Louisville’s Children’s Hospital . Joshua 41 many different checkups. The 42 spent there was very demanding for my wife and me. But we did make it 43 . Our son Joshua was diagnosed (诊断) with asthma (哮喘) , and with acid reflux syndrome (酸回流综合症). After the treatment, his 44 began to improve slowly.
Joshua is 1 year and 1 month old now and his progress has been 45 --- he is up to 27 pounds now. I keep telling my wife that if he keeps 46 like this he might become a football _____47 someday. There is a saying that has 48 me get through these troublesome times, “Problems will either 49 you or break you.” When you think the 50 hours are upon you, remember the dawn is just in sight.
1.
A.takes |
B.asks |
C.tells |
D.brings |
2.
A.return |
B.illness |
C.birth |
D.death |
3.
A.doctors |
B.friends |
C.causes |
D.changes |
4.
A.boring |
B.challenging |
C.exciting |
D.puzzling |
5.
A.food |
B.water |
C.weight |
D.medicine |
6.
A.so |
B.but |
C.since |
D.until |
7.
A.looked about |
B.looked for |
C.looked like |
D.looked at |
8.
A.gained |
B.lost |
C.kept |
D.raised |
9.
A.followed |
B.ordered |
C.invited |
D.advised |
10.
A.angered |
B.shocked |
C.disappointed |
D.scared |
11.
A.went into |
B.put into |
C.went through |
D.broke through |
12.
A.time |
B.money |
C.hour |
D.holiday |
13.
A.out |
B.down |
C.off |
D.through |
14.
A.diet |
B.study |
C.health |
D.weight |
15.
A.great |
B.slow |
C.little |
D.enough |
16.
A.walking |
B.running |
C.training |
D.growing |
17.
A.supporter |
B.player |
C.coach |
D.fan |
18.
A.left |
B.moved |
C.helped |
D.watched |
19.
A.cheat |
B.make |
C.beat |
D.find |
20.
A.easiest |
B.latest |
C.brightest |
D.darkest |