Question

 

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。 

One of my father’s favorite sayings as I was growing up was “Try it!” I couldn’t say I didn’t like   1, whatever it might be,   2I tried it. Over the years I’ve come to   3how much of my success I owe to my    4of those words as one of my values. My   5job was just one I decided to try for a couple of years until I   6what I want to do as a career（职业）.  7I believed I would work for a few years, get married, stay home and raise a family, so I didn’t think the job I took   8that much. I couldn’t have been more   9. I mastered the skills of that beginning level position and I was given the opportunity（机会）to 10through the company into different   11. I accepted each new opportunity with the 12,”Well, I’ll try it; if I don’t like it I can always go back to my   13position. ” But I was with the same company for the past 28 years, and I’ve   14every career change I’ve made. I’ve discovered I    15a large number of different talents（才能）and skills that I never would have thought were within me had it not been for my being      16trying new opportunities. I’ve also discovered that if I        17what I’m doing and work hard at achieving my     18. I will succeed. That’s why I’m so       19to be a part of CareerFables. com. I think      20has come and I am determined to make it a success.  

1.A. everything      B. something       C. everybody         D. somebody 

2.A. until after     B. ever since      C. so that           D. long before 

3.A. consider        B. argue           C. include           D. realize 

4.A. suggestion      B. explanation     C. acceptance        D. discussion 

5.A. hard            B. best            C. extra             D. first 

6.A. determined      B. examined        C. experienced       D. introduced 

7.A. Actually        B. Gradually       C. Finally           D. Usually 

8.A. helped          B. required        C. expressed         D. mattered 

9.A. careful         B. mistaken        C. interested        D. prepared 

10.A. look up        B. take up         C. move up           D. put up 

11.A. situations     B. choices         C. directions        D. positions 

12.A. thought        B. reply           C. action            D. advice 

13.A. easier         B. newer           C. earlier           D. higher 

14.A. permitted      B. counted         C. organized            D. enjoyed 

15.A. show           B. possess         C. need                 D. gather 

16.A. lucky for      B. slow at         C. open to              D. afraid of 

17.A. think of       B. give away       C. believe in           D. turn into 

18.A. business       B. goal            C. fortune              D. growth 

19.A. excited        B. curious         C. surprised            D. helpful 

20.A. dream          B. time            C. power                D. honor 

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.此题选B。但有些同学对其意义不甚明了，陷于思维定势，机械地套用以下规则：something 用于肯定句，anything 用于否定句或疑问句。

【分析】当然以上规则在通常情况下是有效的，但此句不属通常用法。此题的最佳答案应是B，something 在此的意思不是“某种东西”，而是指“那种东西”或“这种东西”，即心中最想要的那种东西(相当于 the thing)。同样地，下面几题的最佳答案也是 something，而不是 anything：

2.此题选A。not···until结构，意义为“直到我尝试了之后，我才会说我不喜欢这种事情”。

3.此题选D。come to realize ，get to realize 逐渐意识到。

4.此题选C。accept···as 把······接受为。我把我的成功归结为接受父亲的话语作为我的价值取向之一。

5.此题选D。my first job···

6.此题选A。determine sth. “决定、确定某事”，而本文最后一句be determined to do sth. “下决心做某事”。

7.此题选A。副词意义的辨析。actually 实际上，gradually 渐渐地，finally 最后，usually通常。

8.此题选D。动词辨析。matter 要紧，有重要性，require 要求，express表达。意义为“我认为从事的工作不重要，那我就大错特错了”。

9.此题选B。形容词辨析。careful 认真的，interested 感兴趣的，prepared 准备好的，mistaken 搞错的，犯错的，错误的。再看下面几个例句：

（1 ） I must have mistaken your meaning/what you meant.

我一定误会了你的意思.

（2）  You are mistaken, I should say.

我倒想说,你搞错了。

（3） If I am mistaken , I apologize .

如果我错了,我道歉.

10.此题选C。动词短语的辨析lLook up 查找，抬头看 take up 占···时间，从事 move up 升迁

Put up 挂起，张贴

11.此题选D。名词意义的辨析。situations情况，局面，choices 选择，directions 方向，说明，positions职位，位置。 k职位

12.此题选A。ks5名词意义的辨析。with the thought 带着这样的想法。thought 想法，reply答复，action 行动，advice忠告。

13.此题选C。形容词比较级的意义辨析。Earlier 更早的，以前的earlier position 以前的职位

14.此题选D。动词意义辨析。ks5 permitted允许，counted数数，organized组织，enjoyed 喜欢。 k喜欢

15.此题选B。动词意义辨析。possess拥有，gather 聚集。

16.此题选C。短语辨析。lucky for幸运，slow at在某事上反应迟钝，open to对···敞开心扉，

afraid of害怕某事。

17.此题选C。短语辨析。believe in信任某人，相信某事 think of想起，give away 赠送，turn into 把···变成。

18.此题选B。 名词辨析。goal 目标，fortune 运气，business 生意，growth 生长。

19.此题选A。形容词辨析。excited 兴奋的，u curious好奇的，surprised惊讶的，helpful有帮助的。 ks5u

20.此题选B。名词辨析。time 时机，dream 梦想，power 权利，honour荣誉。