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2022届高考英语完形填空专项训练：工作与职业
一、完形填空（共20小题；共560分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
At the age of forty-five, my usually well-ordered life became full of changes. After twenty-two years of working in a _____1_____, a plan to use less staff _____2_____ the unemployment of over one hundred people, I being one of them.
My once secure future became _____3_____. However, I was not a single parent, _____4_____ the family did not depend only on my income. My motto had always been "Change is good; change is progress", but when it _____5_____ my livelihood, I had to change it to " _____6_____ change and make the most of it". From the beginning, I _____7_____ to look on this matter not as _____8_____ luck, but as a welcome opportunity. I refused to become sorry; _____9_____, I actively planned to do something new and different.
Having a positive attitude made all the _____10_____ in the way I pursued (追求) the future. First, I decided to _____11_____ to college and graduate many years later than I should have. Doing this at my age took more than a little _____12_____. Not being a graduate had _____13_____ held me back in my career in the bank, but at this time it was a personal goal I longed to _____14_____. With a lot of determination, I went to evening classes and became an adult _____15_____. In the class, I became more and more confident. During this time, I _____16_____ that 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 _____17_____ life. It used to be filled with endless and meaningless events. But now, my heart and life are completely around people I _____18_____.
The loss of my job led to some _____19_____ changes in my life. Reviewing the past made _____20_____ for the future. I realize that I have accepted the change and am making the most of it.
1. A.factory B.company C.bank D.school
2. A.set aside B.contributed to
C.made up D.took off
3. A.clear B.bright C.boring D.uncertain
4. A.so B.or C.if D.but
5. A.destroyed B.improved C.affected D.offered
6. A.Make B.Accept C.Bring D.Collect
7. A.chose B.considered C.happened D.pretended
8. A.special B.rare C.bad D.good
9. A.besides B.instead C.anyway D.however
10. A.difference B.decision C.effort D.use
11. A.attend B.turn C.return D.admit
12. A.time B.risk C.chance D.courage
13. A.sometimes B.ever C.always D.never
14. A.find B.arrive C.achieve D.discover
15. A.student B.teacher C.manager D.monitor
16. A.hoped B.realized C.believed D.suggested
17. A.new B.daily C.future D.past
18. A.care for B.watch over C.look for D.look out
19. A.normal B.positive C.confident D.unsure
20. A.change B.progress C.room D.promise
Zhou Yang will never forget his first assignment at the office of a popular English newspaper. His new boss, Hu Xin, was to strongly _____21_____ his life as a _____22_____. Hu Xin put Zhou Yang as a/an _____23_____ to an experienced journalist. Then he could _____24_____ a story and _____25_____ the article himself. His colleagues were eager to _____26_____ him. He felt happy.
21. A.affect B.influence C.effect D.effect on
22. A.journalist B.scientist C.teacher D.author
23. A.leader B.assistant C.colleague D.audience
24. A.interview B.write C.cover D.understand
25. A.submit B.hand C.take D.bring
26. A.understand B.assist C.know D.learn
James will never forget his first _____27_____ as a reporter of an English newspaper. At the office his talk with his new boss influenced his life strongly. His boss told him not to go out to cover an event without a _____28_____ photographer.
During the interviews, he had to listen to a lot of facts in detail while getting well _____29_____ for the next question based on what the person said. If the person _____30_____ agreed, he could use a recorder to record what the interviewee said. The boss also told him a case where someone _____31_____ their journalists of getting the wrong end of the stick. Once a footballer was accused of taking money for _____32_____ not scoring goals. He admitted that someone had tried to bribe him, but denied taking the money. The _____33_____ wrote an article suggesting he was lying. He was angry and tried to stop it, but failed. Finally, it was proved that he was _____34_____.
27. A.to assign B.assigned C.assigning D.assignment
28. A.gentle B.professional C.amateurish D.curious
29. A.prepared B.arranged C.made up D.thought
30. A.watch B.required C.interviewed D.requested
31. A.accused B.blamed C.argue D.quarrel
32. A.casually B.rarely C.deliberately D.sadly
33. A.students B.journalists C.singer D.persons
34. A.proud B.suffering C.honorable D.guilty
完形填空
There is a workman in America who earns as much as a company director. He is Max Quarterman, a thirty-year-old plasterer (泥瓦匠).
Max lives in an upper middle-class housing estate. His _____35_____ are mostly bank managers, business executives, airline pilots and the _____36_____, but Max's seven-bedroom house _____37_____ 80,000 is the largest in the area. _____38_____ outside the house are Max's 7000 sports car and his wife's Morris Mini. Indoors is a 150 colour TV set and the family's _____39_____ a circular bath with gold plated taps. There are also many labour saving _____40_____ and luxury furniture.
How can a plasterer _____41_____ all this？The answer, says Max, is hard work. In _____42_____ with another plasterer, Max _____43_____ contract plastering jobs for a firm. The owner of the firm _____44_____ them as human machines, the best and quickest in the _____45_____, who can do as much in two days as _____46_____ two-man team can in two weeks．
How do they manage it Not by working overtime. They work a (n)_____47_____ eight-hour day, five days a week.The secret _____48_____ in Max's hod (桶) in which he carries the plaster to the site of the job. Max's is a superhod-it contains double the usual _____49_____of plaster, and Max, a strong fellow, runs when he carries it. More time is thus _____50_____ to get on with the plastering. Besides, _____51_____ man wastes time smoking, and they _____52_____ their lunch break to a _____53_____ of an hour a day. Now Max earns over 800 a week which is four times the average weekly pay in Britain today, and if he gets as _____54_____ as 15, it's a disaster.
35. A.colleagues B.neighbours C.relatives D.friends
36. A.like B.kind C.class D.same
37. A.worthy B.spending C.costing D.worth
38. A.Stopped B.Stopping C.Parked D.Parking
39. A.property B.honour C.facility D.pride
40. A.objects B.devices C.articles D.materials
41. A.acquire B.use C.afford D.provide
42. A.harmony B.correspondence
C.partnership D.terms
43. A.makes B.does C.takes D.gets
44. A.tells B.treats C.compares D.describes
45. A.trade B.job C.area D.walk
46. A.no B.few C.any D.all
47. A.unusual B.extra C.ordinary D.normal
48. A.relies B.lies C.hides D.falls
49. A.quality B.size C.quantity D.weight
50. A.left B.needed C.spent D.kept
51. A.both B.either C.neither D.each
52. A.have B.cut C.miss D.spend
53. A.time B.period C.limitation D.total
54. A.much B.little C.more D.less
Detective Ashley Jones works at a police department in England. He has recently made a significant _____55_____—loneliness is a serious social problem that can contribute to depression and even crimes, but it can be _____56_____ in a clever way. The _____57_____ Chat benches.
Jones got the idea after he had talked with an elderly lady who had been cheated of her _____58_____. The lady would get a call from a stranger every morning who _____59_____ made her believe that he was her friend, and then she lent him about f 31,000. Jones was _____60_____ when she said that she didn't actually _____61_____ being cheated. "Otherwise, I would never speak to another person for weeks on end," she said.
This led Jones to the conclusion that there are too many extremely _____62_____ people in his community, who are easy targets of cheating. So he _____63_____ to do something about it. He _____64_____ the police department to allow him to _____65_____ a couple of "chat benches" in two of their local parks. Then he hung a colorful sign on each of the benches that _____66_____: "HAPPY TO CHAT". Just a few days after the signs went up, he found people sitting there and engaging in active and _____67_____ conversations.
The idea is catching on _____68_____. There are now over 40 chat benches throughout England. More new chat benches have sprung up across the UK and beyond. All who participated have gained a(n) _____69_____ outcome from getting involved. Jones' idea has been fully _____70_____—the "HAPPY TO CHAT" benches help _____71_____ the invisible social barrier that keeps people from saying hello.
This effort is not just a(n) _____72_____ at being community minded—it's also a _____73_____ measure. It prevents people who are cut off from society falling victim to cheaters.
The Chat Bench is a fantastic new project that _____74_____ those of all ages to interact and get to know each other in the future.
55. A.choice B.discovery C.visit D.promise
56. A.experienced B.suffered C.prevented D.felt
57. A.solution B.puzzle C.excuse D.intention
58. A.pleasure B.prize C.credit D.money
59. A.eventually B.frequently C.previously D.occasionally
60. A.ashamed B.shocked C.excited D.amused
61. A.mind B.forgive C.risk D.enjoy
62. A.active B.lonely C.cautious D.stubborn
63. A.learned B.refused C.pretended D.decided
64. A.forced B.ordered C.convinced D.taught
65. A.put away B.make out C.tear apart D.set up
66. A.read B.claimed C.meant D.implied
67. A.formal B.joyful C.awkward D.crazy
68. A.randomly B.slowly C.quickly D.purposefully
69. A.positive B.disappointing C.correct D.embarrassing
70. A.realized B.examined C.discussed D.formed
71. A.break down B.put up C.keep off D.take out
72. A.glance B.attempt C.knock D.attack
73. A.heart-breaking B.risk-taking
C.face-saving D.crime-cutting
74. A.forbids B.appoints C.encourages D.troubles
"What kind of stuff do you write " one student asked on my first day at the university of Massachusetts, Lowell. After a decade away from the classroom, I was back to _____75_____.
"Creative non-fiction," I said.
It was a _____76_____. I couldn't remember when I'd last written a creative essay. It must have been before my volatile (喜怒无常的) mother fell ill, leaving me resigned to the idea that our story of family dysfunction would not end _____77_____. It seemed that nothing I wrote could _____78_____ that.
With too much time and lack of _____79_____, I accepted a position to teach creative non-fiction. Although I couldn't get myself to tell my own _____80_____, I could require that my students tell theirs.
"You're going to be keeping a _____81_____ in this class," I said. "And I want you to tell your stories like they _____82_____."
"Why " a boy named Michael asked. "I mean, who _____83_____ about our stories "
Looking out at the roomful of students I realized I didn't have an _____84_____.
No one said a word. I _____85_____ that most didn't know their stories were stories—as beautiful and hard—as their own live.
Finally, I said, "Because it's what you have. Stories allow us to make meaning of what we've been through. When you shape your _____86_____ into a story, it becomes yours and not just something that _____87_____ to you."
Michael didn't look _____88_____ but he didn't challenge me either.
In his first essay, Michael wrote about how he grew up in one of the _____89_____ neighborhoods in Boston. He wrote about the night he was out with two friends:
The feeling of numbness (麻木) shot through my body as a car came zooming towards us. At that moment everything went blank. Both of my two mates were hit down, drenched in blood. Minutes after I witnessed that, I decided I was leaving the dangerous neighborhood and going to college.
He went on to write about how his high school teachers, who saw his _____90_____, helped him get into this school.
I had Michael _____91_____ his essay out. After he finished, the class went so _____92_____ that we could hear the sound of each other's breath. After a moment, I said, "That's why you tell your stores."
I went home that night and picked up my journal, _____93_____ and untouched. I found a pen and for the first time in months, I had to _____94_____.
75. A.studying B.teaching C.visiting D.consulting
76. A.lie B.fact C.task D.dream
77. A.slowly B.naturally C.happily D.violently
78. A.prove B.explain C.destroy D.change
79. A.control B.support C.inspiration D.security
80. A.jokes B.stories C.thoughts D.faults
81. A.list B.note C.record D.journal
82. A.exist B.succeed C.matter D.spread
83. A.cares B.worries C.debates D.inquires
84. A.argument B.opportunity C.influence D.answer
85. A.assumed B.predicted C.ignored D.checked
86. A.choice B.performance C.progress D.experience
87. A.applied B.happened C.belonged D.appealed
88. A.interested B.astonished C.convinced D.concerned
89. A.biggest B.quietest C.safest D.worst
90. A.potential B.creativity C.anxiety D.confusion
91. A.read B.bring C.figure D.point
92. A.relaxed B.still C.nervous D.friendly
93. A.clean B.special C.dusty D.marked
94. A.wonder B.write C.compete D.practise
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column (专栏). She had been a school teacher before she retired, but she still kept _____95_____. She was even willing to work without _____96_____. She served as a _____97_____ in an agency that helped old people find jobs. Every day she _____98_____ the retired people. By talking with them, she _____99_____ that old people had some _____100_____.
Through the years, she used to write stories for national magazines to _____101_____ people. Now, there was a new subject: Old people like themselves. She began to _____102_____ a newspaper column _____103_____ "Sixty Plus", which was about getting old. She writes about the problems of old people, especially their problems with being _____104_____.
Anna Douglas used her thinking _____105_____ to consider the truth behind a problem. She understood the _____106_____ why problems begins. For example, one of her _____107_____ said that his grandchildren _____108_____ the houses as soon as he came to visit them. Mrs. Douglas _____109_____ some ways for him to understand his grandchildren.
"It's important to know _____110_____ about your grandchildren's world," says Mrs. Douglas. "Keep on _____111_____ and communicating." she continued. "Never try to _____112_____ your grandchildren or other people. Never _____113_____ to your opinion. Don't tell them what they should monly, they have been taught they should respect old people. The old should _____114_____ respect them as well.
95. A.free B.rich C.powerful D.busy
96. A.rest B.care C.pay D.purpose
97. A.teacher B.director C.volunteer D.manager
98. A.observed B.met C.comforted D.answered
99. A.found B.thought C.said D.demanded
100. A.mistakes B.problems C.secrets D.characters
101. A.help B.visit C.teach D.admire
102. A.serve B.observe C.write D.organize
103. A.called B.changed C.employed D.showed
104. A.unknown B.refused C.misunderstood D.discouraged
105. A.ability B.tip C.signal D.message
106. A.meaning B.excuse C.reason D.problem
107. A.visitors B.readers C.listeners D.friends
108. A.escaped B.entered C.left D.passed
109. A.invented B.chose C.suggested D.imagined
110. A.everything B.something C.anything D.nothing
111. A.listening B.speaking C.pleasing D.advising
112. A.praise B.scold C.protect D.encourage
113. A.agree B.object C.refer D.stick
114. A.respect B.appreciate C.inspect D.harm
Since finishing my studies at Harvard and Oxford. I've watched one friend after another land high-ranking, high-paying Wall Street jobs. As executives (高级管理人员) with banks, consulting firms, established law firms, and major corporations, many are now _____115_____ on their way to impressive careers. By society's _____116_____, they seem to have it made.
On the surface, these people seem to be very lucky in life. As they left student life behind, many had a _____117_____ drink at their cheap but friendly local bar, shook hands with longtime roommates, and _____118_____ out of small apartments into high buildings. They made reservations at restaurants where the cost of a bottle of wine _____119_____ a college year's monthly rent. They replaced their beloved old car with expensive new sports cars.
The thing is, a number of them have _____120_____ that despite their success, they aren't happy. Some _____121_____ of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eight-hour workweeks devoted to tasks they_____122_____. Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and _____123_____. However, instead of devoting themselves to their work, they find themselves working to support the _____124_____ to which they have so quickly become _____125_____.
People often speak of trying a more satisfying path, and _____126_____ the end the idea of leaving their jobs to work for something they _____127_____ or finding a position that would give them more time with their families almost always leads them to the same conclusion; it's _____128_____. They have loans, bills, a mortgage (抵押贷款) to _____129_____, retirement to save for. They recognize there's something _____130_____ in their lives, but it's _____131_____ to step off the track.
In a society that tends to _____132_____ everything in terms of dollars and cents, we learn form a young age to consider the costs of our _____133_____ in financial terms. But what about the personal and social costs _____134_____ in pursuing money over meaning These are exactly the kinds of us tend to ignore—and the very ones we need to consider most.
115. A.much B.never C.seldom D.well
116. A.policies B.standards C.experiments D.regulations
117. A.last B.least C.second D.best
118. A.cycled B.moved C.slid D.looked
119. A.shared B.paid C.equaled D.collected
120. A.advertised B.witnessed C.admitted D.demanded
121. A.complain B.dream C.hear D.approve
122. A.distribute B.hate C.applaud D.neglect
123. A.calm B.guilty C.warm D.empty
124. A.family B.government C.lifestyle D.project
125. A.accustomed B.appointed C.unique D.available
126. A.yet B.also C.instead D.rather
127. A.let out B.turn in C.give up D.believe in
128. A.fundamental B.practical C.impossible D.unforgettable
129. A.take of B.drop off C.put off D.pay off
130. A.missing B.inspiring C.sinking D.shining
131. A.harmful B.hard C.useful D.normal
132. A.measure B.suffer C.digest D.deliver
133. A.disasters B.motivations C.campaigns D.decisions
134. A.assessed B.involved C.covered D.reduced
It was in my high school science class. I was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on.
A _____135_____ came, "Nice shirt," I smiled from ear to ear. Then another voice said, "That shirt belonged to my dad. Greg's mother works for my family. We were going to _____136_____ that shirt away, but gave it to her _____137_____." I was speechless. I wanted to hide.
I _____138_____ the shirt in the back of the closet and told my mum what had happened. She then dialed her _____139_____, "I will no longer work for your family," she told him. That night, Mom told my dad that she couldn't clean anymore; she knew her life's _____140_____ was something greater.
The next morning she _____141_____ with the personnel manager at the Board of Education. He told her that without a proper education she could not teach. So Mom decided to _____142_____ a university.
After the first year in college, she went back to the personnel manager. He said, "You are _____143_____, aren't you I think I have a _____144_____ for you as a teacher's assistant. This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of _____145_____." Mom accepted the opportunity very _____146_____.
For almost five years, as a teacher's assistant, she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit, feeling _____147_____. Then one day, the personnel manager and the principal _____148_____ in her classroom. The principal said, "We have watched how you _____149_____ the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hard-working _____150_____ over the last five years. We are all in agreement that you _____151_____ be the teacher of this class."
My mom spent more than 20 years there. _____152_____ her career, she was voted Teacher of the Year. All of this came about because of the _____153_____ comment made in the classroom that day. Mom showed me how to handle _____154_____ situations and never give up.
135. A.noise B.voice C.sound D.tune
136. A.get B.take C.carry D.throw
137. A.otherwise B.anyhow C.instead D.actually
138. A.settled B.pushed C.stored D.put
139. A.teacher B.employer C.director D.adviser
140. A.purpose B.encouragement C.success D.victory
141. A.went B.met C.worked D.stayed
142. A.visit B.continue C.attend D.prepare
143. A.serious B.fortunate C.careful D.responsible
144. A.career B.duty C.position D.part
145. A.learning B.judging C.obeying D.imagining
146. A.patiently B.eagerly C.successfully D.skillfully
147. A.upset B.frightened C.guilty D.ashamed
148. A.looked up B.went up C.took up D.showed up
149. A.believe B.protect C.treat D.receive
150. A.spirit B.intention C.action D.attempt
151. A.must B.would C.might D.should
152. A.At B.During C.On D.With
153. A.worthless B.thoughtless C.hopeless D.helpless
154. A.challenging B.different C.dangerous D.strange
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My sight problem started when I was just 8. At age 14, when I passed the test to go to Grade 8, my _____155_____ became worse and I could see nothing. That year I didn't _____156_____ to school. I felt my dream was completely shattered (破坏).
After many months, one of my former teachers came to my house to encourage me to continue my _____157_____ at a school for the blind. I was _____158_____ about the idea of going back to school but at the same time, I was wondering how I would _____159_____.
Once at school, I learned there was special equipment to help _____160_____ students like me to read and write. When I reached Grade 10, my teachers recommended (推荐) me for Camfed, which is intended to help _____161_____ more girls in Africa. This encouraged me to work extra _____162_____ and I was able to do well in my exams.
What _____163_____ helped me was the support of my teachers. They helped me with things that I couldn't do _____164_____, things like walking me home and helping me sit at a desk. I also had a low-vision teacher, Mr Muyeba, who gave me much _____165_____.
After school, I joined Camfed and I was _____166_____ in entrepreneurship (创业). I applied for a grant (助学金) from Camfed and was given 250,000 kwacha (￡32/$ 50) to _____167_____ a business selling dry fish. I used part of the _____168_____ to buy an application form at the University of Zambia. Earlier this year I learned I had been _____169_____ by the School of Education to study _____170_____ education and English, and that I would be going to school on a government scholarship. This really made me feel very _____171_____ of myself.
When I _____172_____ from university, I imagine myself contributing to my community by _____173_____ blind students. I want to be a role model, to encourage them to be determined and try hard to _____174_____ what they want.
155. A.attitude B.condition C.memory D.behavior
156. A.return B.head C.apply D.hurry
157. A.treatment B.service C.education D.practice
158. A.crazy B.bright C.nervous D.happy
159. A.manage B.stay C.recover D.survive
160. A.new B.poor C.blind D.young
161. A.challenge B.educate C.satisfy D.protect
162. A.free B.easy C.well D.hard
163. A.only B.also C.even D.again
164. A.alone B.once C.patiently D.silently
165. A.congratulation B.explanation
C.encouragement D.excitement
166. A.inspired B.caught C.hired D.trained
167. A.start B.get C.make D.take
168. A.strength B.wisdom C.money D.sense
169. A.saved B.needed C.tolerated D.accepted
170. A.special B.public C.early D.basic
171. A.kind B.proud C.independent D.tired
172. A.start B.come C.learn D.graduate
173. A.understanding B.teaching C.protecting D.introducing
174. A.dismiss B.find C.achieve D.control
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
It was in my high school science class. I was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on. A _____175_____ came, "Nice shirt," I smiled from ear to ear. Then another voice said. "That shirt belonged to my dad. Greg's mother works for my family. We were going to _____176_____ that shirt away, but gave it to her _____177_____." I was speechless. I wanted to hide.
I _____178_____ the shirt in the back of the closet and told my mum what had happened. She then dialed her _____179_____, "I will no longer work for your family," she told him. That night, Mom told my dad that she couldn't clean anymore; she knew her life's _____180_____ was something greater.
The next morning, she _____181_____ with the personnel manager at the Board of Education. He told her that without a proper education, she could not teach. So Mom decided to _____182_____ a university.
After the first year in college, she went back to the personnel manager. He said, "You are _____183_____ aren't you I think I have a _____184_____for you as a teacher's assistant. This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of _____185_____." Mom accepted the opportunity very _____186_____. For almost five years, as a teacher's assistant, she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit, feeling _____187_____. Then one day, the personnel manager and the principal _____188_____ in her classroom. The principal said. "We have watched how you _____189_____ the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hardworking _____190_____ over the last five years. We all _____191_____ that you should be the teacher of this class."
My mom spent more than 20 years there. During her career, she was _____192_____ Teacher of the Year. All of this came about because of the _____193_____ comment made in the classroom that day. Mom showed me how to handle _____194_____ situations and never give up.
175. A.noise B.voice C.sound D.shout
176. A.get B.take C.carry D.throw
177. A.otherwise B.instead C.anyway D.actually
178. A.placed B.pushed C.stored D.settled
179. A.teacher B.employer C.director D.adviser
180. A.achievement B.encouragement C.purpose D.victory
181. A.went B.worked C.met D.stayed
182. A.visit B.continue C.run D.attend
183. A.serious B.fortunate C.careful D.responsible
184. A.career B.duty C.position D.part
185. A.learning B.judging C.obeying D.imagining
186. A.patiently B.eagerly C.successfully D.skillfully
187. A.ashamed B.frightened C.guilty D.upset
188. A.showed up B.went up C.took up D.looked up
189. A.believe B.protect C.treat D.receive
190. A.spirit B.intention C.action D.attempt
191. A.admitted B.suggested C.argued D.agreed
192. A.voted B.requested C.advised D.rewarded
193. A.worthless B.thoughtless C.hopeless D.helpless
194. A.challenging B.different C.dangerous D.strange
Charlotte Whitehead was born in England in 1843, and moved to Montreal, Canada at the age of five with her family. While _____195_____ her ill elder sister throughout the years, Charlotte discovered she had a(n) _____196_____ in medicine. At 18 she married and _____197_____ a family. Several years later, Charlotte said she wanted to be a _____198_____. Her husband supported her decision.
_____199_____, Canadian medical schools did not _____200_____ women students at the time. Therefore, Charlotte went to the United States to study _____201_____ at the Women's Medical College in Philadelphia. It took her five years to _____202_____ her medical degree.
Upon graduation, Charlotte _____203_____ to Montreal and set up a private _____204_____. Three years later, she moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, and there she was once again a _____205_____ doctor. Many of her patients were from the nearby timber and railway camps. Charlotte _____206_____ herself operating on damaged limbs and setting _____207_____ bones, in addition to delivering all the babies in the area.
But Charlotte had been practicing without a license. She had _____208_____ a doctor's license in both Montreal and Winnipeg, but was _____209_____. The Manitoba College of Physicians and Surgeons, an all-male board, wanted her to _____210_____ her studies at a Canadian medical college! Charlotte refused to _____211_____ her patients to spend time studying what she already knew. So in 1887, she appealed to the Manitoba Legislature to _____212_____ a license to her but they, too, refused. Charlotte _____213_____ to practice without a license until 1912 . She died four years later at the age of 73.
In 1993, 77 years after her _____214_____, a medical license was issued to Charlotte. This decision was made by the Manitoba Legislature to honor "this courageous and pioneering woman."
195. A.raising B.teaching C.nursing D.missing
196. A.habit B.interest C.opinion D.voice
197. A.invented B.selected C.offered D.started
198. A.doctor B.musician C.lawyer D.physicist
199. A.Besides B.Unfortunately C.Otherwise D.Eventually
200. A.hire B.entertain C.trust D.accept
201. A.history B.physics C.medicine D.law
202. A.improve B.save C.design D.earn
203. A.returned B.escaped C.spread D.wandered
204. A.school B.museum C.clinic D.lad
205. A.busy B.wealth C.greedy D.lucky
206. A.helped B.found C.troubled D.imagined
207. A.harmful B.tired C.broken D.weak
208. A.put away B.taken over C.turned in D.applied for
209. A.punished B.refused C.blamed D.fired
210. A.display B.change C.preview D.complete
211. A.leave B.charge C.test D.cure
212. A.sell B.donate C.issue D.show
213. A.continued B.promised C.pretended D.dreamed
214. A.birth B.death C.wedding D.graduation
"Why are you _____215_____
to accept this wonderful opportunity " asked the boss on the phone. Have you read the description carefully You will live in the town close to the countryside in England in a _____216_____
house with all modern _____217_____
. Our office in Beijing will be able to clarify any problems using fax or Internet. Your task will be to examine the possibility of _____218_____
a new factory in the United Kingdom. We need you to become familiar with the _____219_____
and rules for such a project. We hope we will be able to _____220_____
this easily within six months and that it will be an enjoyable experience for you.
215. A.accomplish B.unwilling
C.conveniences D.furnished
E.constructing F.administration
216. A.accomplish B.unwilling
C.conveniences D.furnished
E.constructing F.administration
217. A.accomplish B.unwilling
C.conveniences D.furnished
E.constructing F.administration
218. A.accomplish B.unwilling
C.conveniences D.furnished
E.constructing F.administration
219. A.accomplish B.unwilling
C.conveniences D.furnished
E.constructing F.administration
220. A.accomplish B.unwilling
C.conveniences D.furnished
E.constructing F.administration
Members of the post-1990 generation looking for work apply for multiple positions. They hold high _____221_____ of the jobs, a reflection of young people's changing attitudes in the country's development, a recent research showed.
When fresh graduates do land a job interview, they are also more likely to miss it, _____222_____ offers and have no qualms (不安) about quitting if the work is not _____223_____.
These were some of the main _____224_____ of the research conducted by leading Chinese recruitment (招聘) website 51 . Of those _____225_____, 45.1% of the employers said more than half of job candidates _____226_____ to turn up on time for interviews. More than 60% of the fresh _____227_____ also felt they needed help from their parents to look for work, the research showed.
Liu Jinjin, deputy director of the human resources department at the Social Sciences Academic Press, said members of the post-1990 generation are _____228_____ about employment and it was _____229_____ for them to break appointments for job interviews.
"Most of the post-1990 generation are the only child in the family. Their living conditions have greatly _____230_____ from that of the post-1980 and post-1970 generations. They don't experience much _____231_____ in life so they pay closer attention to personal _____232_____ and interests when hunting for a job. The post-1990 generation also does not care about the amount of money they make. _____233_____, the working environment, the happiness they get from their work and respect from others are what _____234_____ most," Liu said.
"The post-1990 generation does not think twice about leaving in their first year of work. If they lose interest in a job or are not clear about their future career path, they will _____235_____ easily," Liu said. "Members of the generation are also more self-centered. They want more time for themselves and are not willing to work _____236_____. Their attitude to life is more casual," Liu said. Zhang Gao, the campus brand director of Chinese Internet search giant Baidu, said a survey it conducted this year found that the post-1990 generation focus on work-life _____237_____. "They need some space when they work and don't want to be managed too _____238_____," Zhang said, _____239_____ that members of that generation often choose to work according to their interests and have their own ideas and views about work.
"_____240_____, this generation is very sensitive and has a lot of self-respect, so employers need to be concerned about their temperaments (性情) and ways of communication," she said.
221. A.goals B.dreams C.standards D.expectations
222. A.bring down B.turn down C.put down D.let down
223. A.to their taste B.in their favor
C.for their benefit D.at their convenience
224. A.effects B.solutions C.plans D.findings
225. A.employed B.admitted C.surveyed D.recruited
226. A.attempted B.failed C.managed D.agreed
227. A.employees B.graduates C.interviewees D.students
228. A.picky B.serious C.concerned D.tolerant
229. A.unusual B.strange C.common D.appropriate
230. A.changed B.promoted C.strengthened D.improved
231. A.pressure B.sorrow C.curiosity D.sympathy
232. A.information B.situation C.preferences D.majors
233. A.Therefore B.Anyhow C.Besides D.Instead
234. A.matter B.mean C.require D.remain
235. A.discourage B.quit C.complain D.criticize
236. A.sometime B.full-time C.part-time D.overtime
237. A.issue B.entertainment C.routine D.balance
238. A.casually B.gently C.strictly D.deadly
239. A.saying B.speaking C.adding D.assuming
240. A.In fact B.In short C.In contrast D.In total
完形填空
At 14, my life was filled with school, homework, boy scouts (男童子军), friends, and occasional work for local farmers. I was always _____241_____, but I didn't have much direction. Then, something _____242_____: a new master was assigned to our scout. Jerry brought excitement and adventure into my life. Every week I _____243_____ something new. He brought _____244_____ into my life and taught me what was the most important.
A few years later, after _____245_____ home from a two-year service mission, I found myself searching for a(n) _____246_____. I was twenty-one and I had no idea what I wanted to do.
On a spring afternoon, I drove to one of my favorite hiking trails and _____247_____ up to a rock. It was there that I prayed for guidance on what _____248_____ I should take in my life and I knew that everything would turn out _____249_____.
When I arrived home later that evening, there was a(n) _____250_____ by the phone with a message for me to call Jerry; it was _____251_____. I immediately dialed the number and was very delighted to hear Jerry's familiar _____252_____. Wonderful memories of exciting scout camps _____253_____ into my mind.
"Do you know computers " Jerry asked.
"Yes, I've _____254_____ one before," I replied.
"Well, I need you to come to work for me in my new _____255_____ company," he stated. "When can you start "
I knew this was the answer to my prayer. "I can start tomorrow!" I exclaimed.
The next five years of my life passed so _____256_____. Jerry again took me under his wing, but this time he _____257_____ me in business. He taught me how to sell, how to market, how to _____258_____ people, and how to grow a business from almost _____259_____ to a nationwide success.
Jerry's patience and example laid a foundation of learning and confidence that I needed in the career that I have now been _____260_____ for twenty years. Jerry is that person in my life.
241. A.lazy B.naughty C.busy D.ordinary
242. A.changed B.wronged C.occurred D.disappeared
243. A.accepted B.learned C.adopted D.offered
244. A.wealth B.knowledge C.direction D.excitement
245. A.calling B.driving C.leaving D.returning
246. A.assistant B.career C.home D.destination
247. A.walked B.stood C.climbed D.ran
248. A.risks B.thoughts C.attitudes D.steps
249. A.fine B.exact C.fluent D.smooth
250. A.letter B.note C.board D.email
251. A.useful B.optional C.urgent D.necessary
252. A.words B.voice C.sound D.laughter
253. A.crowded B.forced C.put D.pressed
254. A.broken B.possessed C.bought D.used
255. A.trade B.travel C.software D.movie
256. A.freely B.quickly C.meaninglessly D.painfully
257. A.assisted B.impressed C.educated D.conducted
258. A.manage B.comfort C.serve D.defeat
259. A.something B.nothing C.anything D.everything
260. A.at B.over C.with D.in
When I was in school, I took part in an internship (实习工作). This meant that I would spend time with some hospital _____261_____.
On one _____262_____, I carefully entered a dark room to find an elderly man lying in bed. I firstly thought he was sleeping. When I moved closer, _____263_____, I realized he was very much _____264_____, but also very confused (困惑的). He seemed to be _____265_____ something. He wanted to communicate (传达) something, but I couldn't make _____266_____ of what he was saying. He seemed quite weak, and I couldn't _____267_____ if he was in pain, or just frightened. I knew nothing about him, and I felt totally helpless. He clearly didn't want me to _____268_____ him, but I felt so _____269_____ and uncomfortable that I had to leave the room after only a couple of minutes.
The next time I was at the hospital and saw him again, I was _____270_____ he didn't remember me at all. But he immediately said, "I remember you. You were the angel that gave me _____271_____ in my darkest hour that evening!" I was so amazed that, _____272_____, I didn't know how to _____273_____.
In the _____274_____ moment of my staying there, I did nothing at all. But _____275_____ he found in me something he needed, just _____276_____ I was there.
I have thought about this _____277_____ often over the past years. It has shaped the way I see life, the way I see myself, and the way I see others. It makes me want to _____278_____ whatever kindness I can to others, and I try to recognize and appreciate (感激) the kindness that others _____279_____ with me.
So a stranger in the form of a weak, old man changed the rest of my life with just a few _____280_____. Who was the angel to whom
261. A.nurses B.patients C.doctors D.angels
262. A.visit B.tour C.point D.journey
263. A.therefore B.otherwise C.besides D.however
264. A.energetic B.healthy C.awake D.worried
265. A.examining B.hiding C.reading D.expecting
266. A.use B.sense C.meaning D.idea
267. A.tell B.believe C.agree D.say
268. A.help B.mistake C.disturb D.leave
269. A.annoyed B.sad C.lost D.bored
270. A.afraid B.certain C.shocked D.disappointed
271. A.comfort B.duty C.power D.hope
272. A.as usual B.all of a sudden
C.once again D.after all
273. A.refuse B.answer C.disagree D.decide
274. A.short B.very C.happy D.exact
275. A.luckily B.surprisingly C.finally D.immediately
276. A.because B.until C.after D.when
277. A.mistake B.quarrel C.lesson D.thing
278. A.push B.remind C.return D.offer
279. A.share B.discuss C.check D.choose
280. A.smiles B.photos C.letters D.words
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
After I graduated from college, I tried to find work but with no _____281_____. No one was interested in me. Finally I found a job in an old people's home.
It was a(n) _____282_____ job. Our duty was to feed, dress, and make sure of their _____283_____. When they lost their mind we _____284_____ them to control their behavior (行为). It was so hard that I was _____285_____ not ready for it. In fact, I didn't look forward to going to _____286_____ every day.
There was an old man who couldn't talk and often lost his mind when he was sad. He _____287_____ walking outside, so the other workers would often have me take him for a _____288_____ to calm him down.
One day when we were out walking, I suddenly felt something touch my _____289_____. The old man was trying to hold my hand. Without _____290_____ it, I took his hand in mine. Then as we turned to return to the home, I _____291_____ there was a light shining in his eyes, which was full of _____292_____. At that moment I saw his past _____293_____ behavior and his sad mind and I saw who he really was. I never realized such small things could _____294_____ him.
Later, the _____295_____ helped prepare me for my two sons' autism (自闭症). It helped me _____296_____ the light that lay within them as well. I learned that _____297_____ them was not a duty but an honor and realized that they were _____298_____ my greatest teachers in how to live and how to love. _____299_____, we often ignore the lessons they teach. So take care of them with love and _____300_____ that every child is precious (珍贵的).
281. A.bravery B.luck C.direction D.dream
282. A.meaningful B.interesting C.important D.difficult
283. A.future B.safety C.freedom D.progress
284. A.wanted B.advised C.allowed D.helped
285. A.actually B.suddenly C.finally D.simply
286. A.sleep B.work C.teach D.change
287. A.finished B.suggested C.enjoyed D.continued
288. A.walk B.talk C.break D.meal
289. A.face B.head C.back D.finger
290. A.touching B.refusing C.giving D.putting
291. A.found B.hoped C.knew D.promised
292. A.sadness B.love C.anger D.beauty
293. A.familiar B.careful C.troubling D.nervous
294. A.shock B.persuade C.move D.upset
295. A.experience B.friendship C.attitude D.attention
296. A.collect B.expect C.see D.show
297. A.worrying about B.picking up
C.waiting for D.caring for
298. A.certainly B.strangely C.recently D.normally
299. A.Besides B.Seriously C.However D.Naturally
300. A.imagine B.agree C.reply D.remember
I will never forget him. He was a manager at Dell Computer and came to speak to us college seniors about our future _____301_____.
Someone at the back of the room _____302_____ a question. "I know internships (实习) are very _____303_____, and I'm an intern now. But I don't think I'm learning anything because they just have me doing _____304_____ things, like faxing, copying, and other unimportant _____305_____."
I will never forget what this manager said in response. "If you remember _____306_____ else from my speech tonight. remember this. 'Nothing is beneath you"'.
The manager _____307_____, "When I graduated, I didn't _____308_____ the president title that I have today. My _____309_____ position was as a mail room staffer for our company. I collected many _____310_____ and sent them to everyone—with seriousness, and a smile. I _____311_____ every opportunity to remember faces and names, show up day after day and be the most careful staffer I could be. And I _____312_____ the next two years in the mail room!"
A few of us laughed quietly.
"_____313_____ if you ask me today, is it all worth it I'll say a firm 'yes'. My career took off at the two-year mark and I am where I am today because I _____314_____ an attitude early that served me well. Because I told myself. 'Nothing is _____315_____ me."'
The speaker's advice touched me _____316_____ and I took it to heart as I sailed through internships and on to real _____317_____. Book author Michael Gerber stresses a _____318_____ theory:
"The work we do is a(n) _____319_____ of who we are. If we're careless about it, it's because we're careless inside. If we're bored with it, it's because we're bored inside, with ourselves, not with the _____320_____. How we do our work becomes a mirror of who we are inside."
301. A.value B.education C.marriage D.career
302. A.answered B.raised C.got D.faced
303. A.hard B.challenging C.important D.interesting
304. A.useful B.little C.harmful D.funny
305. A.exercises B.homework C.tasks D.housework
306. A.nothing B.anything C.something D.everything
307. A.stopped B.continued C.complained D.replied
308. A.hold B.want C.refuse D.lose
309. A.last B.latest C.first D.second
310. A.stamps B.gifts C.envelopes D.mails
311. A.missed B.took C.ignored D.offered
312. A.ended B.lost C.wasted D.spent
313. A.But B.So C.For D.Or
314. A.changed B.needed C.experienced D.adopted
315. A.beneath B.above C.behind D.before
316. A.gently B.gradually C.deeply D.slightly
317. A.studies B.entertainments
C.lives D.jobs
318. A.different B.similar C.political D.new
319. A.reflection B.conclusion C.expression D.part
320. A.family B.company C.position D.work
James sat outside the office waiting for the interview. He felt so _____321_____ that he didn't know what to do with _____322_____. The person who had gone in _____323_____ him had been in there for nearly an hour. And she looked so confident (自信的) when she went in. _____324_____ James. He felt _____325_____ that she had already got the _____326_____. The problem was that he wanted this job _____327_____. It meant _____328_____ to him. He had _____329_____ it such a lot before the day of the interview. He had imagined himself _____330_____ brilliantly (出色地) at the interview and _____331_____ the job immediately.
But now here he was feeling _____332_____. He couldn't _____333_____ all those things he had _____334_____ to say. At that moment, he almost decided to get up and _____335_____. But no—he had to do this. He had spent so much time considering it that he couldn't _____336_____ like that. His hands were hot and sticky and his mouth felt dry. At last the door of the office opened. The woman who had gone in an hour earlier came out looking very _____337_____ with herself. She smiled sympathetically (同情地) at James. At the moment, James _____338_____ her. The managing director then appeared at the office door. "Would you like to come in now, Mr. Davis I'm sorry to have kept you waiting." James suddenly _____339_____ that he had gone home after all. He got up, legs _____340_____ and forehead sweating and wondered whether he looked as terrified as he felt.
321. A.healthy B.nervous C.careless D.confident
322. A.the interviewer B.the woman
C.himself D.the situation
323. A.by B.with C.before D.after
324. A.Not like B.So did C.Do as D.Do like
325. A.doubtful B.sure C.angry D.astonished
326. A.reward B.first C.prize D.job
327. A.hopelessly B.naturally C.easily D.so much
328. A.everything B.happiness C.difficulty D.nothing
329. A.dreamed of B.learned of C.thought about D.talked about
330. A.explaining B.performing C.answering D.writing
331. A.offered B.asked for
C.being offered D.being asked for
332. A.mad B.excited C.certain D.terrible
333. A.depend on B.afford C.believe in D.remember
334. A.kept B.been taught C.planned D.been supplied
335. A.leave B.go in C.prepare D.practice
336. A.take back B.put off C.give up D.put down
337. A.ugly B.pleased C.sad D.pretty
338. A.noticed B.loved C.missed D.hated
339. A.thought B.hoped C.wished D.regretted
340. A.shaking B.bending C.walking D.stopped
You are near the front line of a battle. Around you shells are exploding; people are shooting from a house behind you. What are you doing there you aren't a soldier. You aren't _____341_____ carrying a gun. You're standing in front of a _____342_____ and you're telling the TV _____343_____ what is happening.
It's all in a day's work for a war reporter, and it can be very _____344_____. In the first two years of the _____345_____ in former Yugoslavia(前南斯拉夫) 28 reporters and photographers were killed. Hundreds more were _____346_____. What kind of people put themselves in danger to _____347_____ pictures to our TV screens and _____348_____ to our newspapers Why do they do it
"I think it's every young journalist's _____349_____ to be a foreign reporter," says Michael Nicholson. "that's _____350_____ you find the excitement. So when the first opportunity comes, you take it _____351_____ it is a war."
But there are moments of _____352_____. Jeremy Bowen says, "Yes, when you're lying on the ground and bullets are flying _____353_____ your ears, you think: 'What am I doing here I'm not going to do this again.' But that feeling _____354_____ after a while and when the next war starts, you'll be _____355_____."
"None of us believes that we're going to _____356_____," adds Michael. But he always _____357_____ a lucky charm(护身符) with him. It was given to him by his wife for his first war. It's a card which says "Take care of yourself". Does he ever think about dying "Oh, _____358_____, and every time it happens you look to the sky and say to God, "If you get me out of this, I_____359_____ I'll never do it again" You can almost hear God _____360_____ , because you know he doesn't believe you."
341. A.simply B.really C.merely D.even
342. A.crowd B.house C.battlefield D.camera
343. A.producers B.viewers C.directors D.actors
344. A.dangerous B.exciting C.depressing D.disappointing
345. A.stay B.fight C.war D.life
346. A.wounded B.buried C.defeated D.saved
347. A.bring B.show C.take D.make
348. A.scenes B.passages C.stories D.contents
349. A.belief B.dream C.duty D.faith
350. A.why B.what C.how D.where
351. A.even so B.ever since C.as if D.even if
352. A.fear B.surprise C.shame D.sadness
353. A.into B.around C.past D.through
354. A.returns B.goes C.continues D.occurs
355. A.there B.away C.out D.home
356. A.leave B.escape C.die D.remain
357. A.hangs B.wears C.holds D.carries
358. A.never B.many times C.some time D.seldom
359. A.consider B.accept C.promise D.guess
360. A.whispering B.laughing C.screaming D.crying
答案
第一部分
1 . C
【解析】正确答案是C。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。
2 . B
【解析】正确答案是B。失业是裁员带来的结果，contribute to“促成，造成”，符合语境。set aside“留出”；make up “弥补，组成”；take off“起飞，脱下”。
3 . D
【解析】正确答案是D。根据第一段讲到的作者失业和第二段首句中的“My once secure future ”可知，空处应填与secure相反的词。故D项正确。
4 . A
【解析】正确答案是A。根据语境可知，空处前后两部分表示因果关系，故用so。
5 . C
【解析】正确答案是C。此处表示作者以前的格言影响了他的生活，故C项正确。
6 . B
【解析】正确答案是B。根据文章最后一句中的“I have accepted the change”可推知，作者格言变成：接受并充分利用改变。
7 . A
【解析】正确答案是A。根据上文作者的格言可以看出，作者从一开始就“选择（chose）”把这次改变看成一次机遇。
8 . C
【解析】正确答案是C。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C项正确。
9 . B
【解析】正确答案是B。根据语境可知，选instead，表示“相反”。
10 . A
【解析】正确答案是A。积极的态度在作者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”。
11 . C
【解析】正确答案是C。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。
12 . D
【解析】正确答案是D。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。
13 . D
【解析】正确答案是D。由转折连词but后面的“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。
14 . C
【解析】正确答案是C。但是这个时候，这是作者期望“实现（achieve）”的个人目标。
15 . A
【解析】正确答案是A。上文提到作者决定返回学校完成学业，这是指作者去了夜校，成为一名成人“学生（student）”。
16 . B
【解析】正确答案是B。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。
17 . D
【解析】正确答案是D。根据该句中的reevaluate和最后一段中的“Reviewing the past”可以判断，作者改善内在自我的第二件事是重新评估自己“过去的（past）”生活。
18 . A
【解析】正确答案是A 。现在作者的生活重心完全围绕着自己所“关心（care for）”的人。
19 . B
【解析】正确答案是B。通过全文可以看出，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。第三段中的“Having a positive attitude”也是提示。
20 . C
【解析】
正确答案是C。make room for 意思是“为……腾出空间”，作者通过回顾过去为未来作了充分的准备。
21 . B
【解析】
正确答案是B。
此题考查的是动词、名词和短语的辨析。句意：他的新老板Hu Xin对他的记者生涯产生了巨大的影响。affect 影响，动词，指“产生的影响之大足以引起反应”，强调“影响”的动作；influence 影响，动词，指间接地、以一种无形的力量去潜移默化地“影响”人的行为、性格、观点等；effect 影响，名词，have an effect on 对……有影响。
22 . A
【解析】
正确答案是A。
此题考查的是名词的辨析。句意：他的新老板Hu Xin对他的记者生涯产生了巨大的影响。journalist 记者；scientist 科学家；teacher 老师；author 作者。根据后文的“Hu Xin put Zhou Yang as a/an _____ to an experienced journalist. ”可推知此处应使用journalist。
23 . B
【解析】
正确答案是B。
此题考查的是名词的辨析。句意：Hu Xin让Zhou Yang当一位有经验的记者的助手。leader 领袖；assistant 助手，助理；colleague 同事；audience 观众。
24 . C
【解析】
正确答案是C。
此题考查的是动词的辨析。句意：然后，他就可以报道一个故事，并亲自提交这篇文章。interview 采访；write 写；cover 报道；understand 理解。
25 . A
【解析】
正确答案是A。
此题考查的是动词的辨析。句意：然后，他就可以报道一个故事，并亲自提交这篇文章。submit 提交；hand 支持，交给；take 拿；bring 带来。
26 . B
【解析】
正确答案是B。
此题考查的是动词的辨析。句意：他的同事们急于帮助他。understand 理解；assist 帮助；know 知道；learn 学习。
27 . D
【解析】
正确答案是D。
此题考查的是名词的用法。分析句子结构可知，空格处在his first之后，作forget的宾语，应用名词形式。所给选项中只有assignment是名词，意为“作业”。
28 . B
【解析】
正确答案是B。
此题考查的是形容词的辨析。句意：他的老板告诉他绝对不要不带一名专业的摄影师就出去报道事件。gentle 温柔的；professional 专业的；amateurish 业余的；curious 好奇的。
29 . A
【解析】
正确答案是A。
此题考查的是动词及动词短语的辨析。句意：在采访期间，他必须认真听着大量事实的细节内容，同时又必须准备好基于受访人所说内容而想出来的下一个问题。prepare 准备；arrange 安排；make up 编造；think 认为。
30 . C
【解析】
正确答案是C。
此题考查的是动词的辨析。根据上文中的“During the interviews”可知此处指的是受访人。interview 采访，与person之间是动宾关系，用其过去分词形式作后置定语。
31 . A
【解析】
正确答案是A。
此题考查的是动词的辨析。根据下文中的“Once a footballer was accused of taking money for”可知，此处是指有人指控他们的记者会错意。accuse 指控，符合语境。
32 . C
【解析】
正确答案是C。
此题考查的是副词的辨析。根据空格前的“Once a footballer was accused of taking money”可知，此处应是这名足球运动员被指控拿了别人的钱，故意不进球。deliberately 故意地，复合语境。
33 . B
【解析】
正确答案是B。
此题考查的是名词的辨析。根据空格后的“wrote an article suggesting he was lying”可知，此处应是记者写文章。journalist 记者，符合语境。
34 . D
【解析】
正确答案是D。
此题考查的是形容词的辨析。根据空格前的“He was angry and tried to stop it, but failed.”可知，足球运动员想阻止这个事实的传播，但是失败了，由此可知，这名足球运动员的确是拿了钱，他是有罪的。guilty 有罪的，符合语境。
35 . B
【解析】正确答案是B。colleague 同事；neighbors 邻居；relative 亲戚；friend 朋友。根据横线前句“Max lives in an upper middle-class housing estate. 他住在一个上流社会的高级小区”，那么本句谈论的是他的邻居的情况。故选B。
36 . A
【解析】正确答案是A。the like 类似的人，固定短语。句意：他的邻居大部分都是银行经理，企业高管，飞行员等等上流社会的人。根据语境选A。
37 . D
【解析】正确答案是D。根据空后的“80,000”可知本句介绍他的房子价值80000，只有形容词 worth 后面接表示价格的名词，说明这个商品的价格。故D正确。
38 . C
【解析】正确答案是C。stop 停止；park 停车，泊车。根据本句后半句的“sports car and his wife's Morris Mini”可知指汽车停在了房子外面。故C项正确。
39 . D
【解析】正确答案是D。property 财产，财富；honor 荣誉；facility 设备；pride 自豪的事情。“a circular bath with gold plated taps”是他们家最值得自豪的东西，当然这属于他家的财产，但是不是所有的财产都是值得自豪的事情。故D正确。
40 . B
【解析】正确答案是B。object 物品；device 设备；article 物品，生活用具；material 材料。上文前几句中提到的都是家庭中的一些设备，如汽车、水龙头等。故B正确。
41 . C
【解析】正确答案是C。acquire 获得，得到；use 使用；afford 承担得起；provide 提供。“一个泥瓦匠怎么可能承担得起所有这些昂贵的设备呢？”是作者提出的疑问。故C项正确。
42 . C
【解析】正确答案是C。in harmony with 与……和谐；in correspondence with 与……一致；in partnership with 和……合伙；in terms of 就……而言。句意：Max 和另外一个泥瓦匠合伙，他们的确是在一个公司里做泥瓦匠的工作。根据语境选C。
43 . B
【解析】正确答案是B。make 生产，制作；do 做；take 花费，带走；get 得到。本句指这两位泥瓦匠做的是自己的本职工作而已。A、C、D三项内容与上下文不一致，动词 do 和 contract plastering jobs 构成动宾短语。故B正确。
44 . D
【解析】正确答案是D。tell 告诉；treat 对待，治疗；compare 比较；describe 描述，describe sb. as… 把某人描述成……。公司的老板把这两个人描述为工作机器，也是各种最好和最快的生意伙伴。故D正确。
45 . A
【解析】正确答案是A。trade 生意，贸易；job 工作；area 地区；walk 阶层。公司老板认为他们是最好的生意伙伴，因为他们之间有工作的合作合同，所以称他们为生意伙伴。故A正确。
46 . C
【解析】正确答案是C。A、B两项不是否定含义，all 的语气不如 any 强烈。本句中 any 表示语义的强调，意为“任何”。句意：他们在两天内做的事情和其他的双人组合在两周内做的一样多。本句说明他们的工作效率很高，所以才会挣得如此多的钱。故C正确。
47 . D
【解析】正确答案是D。unusual 不同寻常的；extra 额外的；ordinary 普通的；normal 正常的。根据前句“Not by working overtime”可知他们并不是靠加班加点，只是正常工作8小时。与A、B、C三项语义不搭配。故选D。
48 . B
【解析】正确答案是B。A、C、D通常都不和介词 in 连用，lie in 在于……。他们的成功的秘密在于他所携带的桶。故B正确。
49 . C
【解析】正确答案是C。quality 质量；size 尺寸，大小；quantity 数量；weight 重量。Max 的桶和别人的不一样，可以装的灰浆的数量是其他人的桶的两倍，这样一来他的效率就比别人的更高了。故C正确。
50 . A
【解析】正确答案是A。leave 留下；need 需要；spend 花费，度过；keep 保持。句意：因此就可以留更多的时间在涂泥灰上了。根据语境选A。
51 . C
【解析】正确答案是C。根据第三段的“In _____ with another plasterer”可知他和另外一位泥瓦匠合作，一共是两个人，他们都不浪费时间在抽烟上，而把所有的时间都用在了工作上。所以选 neither （两者都不……）。
52 . B
【解析】正确答案是B。have 拥有；cut 削减；miss 错过；spend 度过。他们不仅没有在抽烟上浪费时间，而且还把午饭及休息的时间削减到总共一个小时，把更多的时间用在了工作上，那么一天的工作效率就会更高了。故B正确。
53 . D
【解析】正确答案是D。a total of 共计……，本句仍然在叙述他们把更多的工作时间用在了工作上，把午间休息的时间削减到一个小时。故D正确。
54 . B
【解析】正确答案是B。much 很多；little 很少；more 更多；less 更少。本句并没有涉及到两者的比较，所以排除C、D项。句意：如果他挣得钱少到15英镑，那么就是灾难。根据句意可知使用否定含义，故B项正确。
55 . B
【解析】
这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。文章主要讲了艾什莉·琼斯警探在英国的一个警察局工作。他最近有了一项重大发现——孤独是一个严重的社会问题，它会导致抑郁甚至犯罪，但它可以用一种聪明的方法加以阻止。琼斯警探通过设置“聊天长椅”，帮助打破了人们打招呼的无形的社会障碍。“聊天长椅”是一个很棒的新项目，它不仅仅是一种社区意识的尝试，也是一种减少犯罪的措施。
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他最近有了一项重大发现--孤独是一个严重的社会问题，它会导致抑郁甚至犯罪，但它可以用一种聪明的方法加以阻止。A. choice 选择；B. discovery 发现；C. visit 参观；D. promise 许诺。下文 loneliness is a serious social problem that can contribute to depression and even crimes 说孤独是一个严重的社会问题，它会导致抑郁甚至犯罪，但它可以用一种聪明的方法加以阻止。这是一项重大的发现。故选 B。
56 . C
【解析】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他最近有了一项重大发现--孤独是一个严重的社会问题，它会导致抑郁甚至犯罪，但它可以用一种聪明的方法加以阻止。A. experienced 经历；B. suffered 遭受；C. prevented 阻止；D. felt 感觉。根据下文 Chat benches. 可知对于这一社会问题，有阻止的方法。故选 C。
57 . A
【解析】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：解决方案？长椅上聊天。A. solution 解决方案；B. puzzle 谜；C. excuse 借口；D. intention 目的。根据下文的回答 Chat benches 可知这里是询问“解决方案是什么”。故选 A。
58 . D
【解析】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：琼斯是在与一位被骗了钱的老妇人交谈后产生这个想法的。A. pleasure 快乐；B. prize 奖品；C. credit 信用；D. money 钱。根据下文 and then she lent him about 31,000 可知这位老妇人被骗了钱。故选 D。
59 . A
【解析】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：这位女士每天早上都会接到一个陌生人的电话，他最终让她相信他是她的朋友，然后她就借给了他大约 31 万英镑。A. eventually 最后；B. frequently 频繁地；C. previously 先前；D. occasionally 偶尔。下文说这位老妇人借给了这个陌生人大约 31 万英镑，由此可知，他最终让她相信他是她的朋友。故选 A。
60 . B
【解析】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当这位老妇人说她实际上并不介意被骗时，琼斯很震惊。A. ashamed 羞愧的；B. shocked 震惊的；C. excited 兴奋的；D. amused 愉悦的。按照正常的逻辑，一个人被骗了很多钱，她一定会很生气。然而，这位老妇人却说她不介意。所以琼斯很震惊。故选 B。
61 . A
【解析】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当这位老妇人说她实际上并不介意被骗时，琼斯很震惊。A. mind 介意；B. forgive 原谅；C. risk 冒险；D. enjoy 享受。根据下文老妇人说的话 "Otherwise, I would never speak to another person for weeks on end," she said. 可知她并不介意被骗。故选 A。
62 . B
【解析】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这使琼斯得出结论，在他的社区中有太多极度孤独的人，他们很容易成为欺骗的目标。A. active 积极的；B. lonely 孤独的；C. cautious 小心的；D. stubborn 顽固的。上文老妇人说：“否则，我几个星期都不会跟别人说话”，结合下文，琼斯创建了“聊天长椅”可知在他的社区中，有太多极度孤独的人。故选 B。
63 . D
【解析】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：所以他决定做点什么。A. learned 学习；B. refused 拒绝；C. pretended 假装；D. decided 决定。下文 He… the police department to allow him to… a couple of "chat benches" in two of their local parks. 描述了琼斯采取的实际行动，由此可知，琼斯决定做点什么。故选 D。
64 . C
【解析】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他说服了警察局允许他在当地的两个公园里设立几个“聊天长椅”。A. forced 强迫；B. ordered 命令；C. convinced 说服；D. taught 教。下文说他在当地的两个公园里设立了几个“聊天长椅”，由此可知，他是说服了警察局。故选 C。
65 . D
【解析】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：他说服了警察局允许他在当地的两个公园里设立了几个“聊天长椅”。A. put away 放好；B. make out 辨认出；C. tear apart 把……弄乱；D. set up 设立。根据 a couple of "chat benches" in two of their local parks. 可知是在当地的两个公园里设立几个“聊天长椅”。故选 D。
66 . A
【解析】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后，他在每张长椅上挂了一块彩色的牌子，上面写着：“聊天愉快。” A. read 写着；B. claimed 宣称；C. meant 意味；D. implied 暗示。根据 "HAPPY TO CHAT." 可知这是牌子上写的内容。表示“牌子上写着……”应用动词 read，故选 A。
67 . B
【解析】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：就在张贴告示几天后，他发现人们坐在那里，进行着积极愉快的交谈。A. formal 正式的；B. joyful 愉快的；C. awkward 尴尬的；D. crazy 疯狂的。下文说琼斯的想法已经完全实现了，结合琼斯创建“聊天长椅”的初衷以及牌子上所写的内容“快乐聊天”，可知人们坐在那里，进行着积极愉快的交谈。故选 B。
68 . C
【解析】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：这个想法很快就流行起来了。A. randomly 随便地；B. slowly 缓慢地；C. quickly 很快地；D. purposefully 有目的地。根据 There are now over 40 chat benches throughout England. 可知这个想法很快就流行起来了。故选 C。
69 . A
【解析】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：所有参与的人都从参与中获得了积极的结果。A. positive 积极的；B. disappointing 令人失望的；C. correct 正确的；D. embarrassing 使人尴尬的。根据 Jones' idea has been fully… the "HAPPY TO CHAT" benches help… the invisible social barrier that keeps people from saying hello. 可知琼斯的想法已经完全实现了，“聊天愉快”长椅帮助打破了人们打招呼的无形的社会障碍。因此，推断出所有参与的人都从参与中获得了积极的结果。故选 A。
70 . A
【解析】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：琼斯的想法已经完全实现了。A. realized 实现；B. examined 检查；C. discussed 讨论；D. formed 形成。下文说“聊天愉快”长椅帮助打破了人们打招呼的无形的社会障碍。由此可知，琼斯的想法已经完全实现了。故选 A。
71 . A
【解析】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：“聊天愉快”长椅帮助打破了人们打招呼的无形的社会障碍。A. break down 打破；B. put up 提供；C. keep off 不接近；D. take out 取出。上文说所有参与的人都从参与中获得了积极的结果。由此可知，“聊天愉快”长椅帮助打破了人们打招呼的无形的社会障碍。故选 A。
72 . B
【解析】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这不仅仅是一种社区意识的尝试，也是一种减少犯罪的措施。A. glance 一瞥；B. attempt 尝试；C. knock 敲打；D. attack 攻击。琼斯设置的“聊天长椅”是一个新颖且有趣的尝试。故选 B。
73 . D
【解析】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这不仅仅是一种社区意识的尝试，也是一种减少犯罪的措施。A. heart-breaking 令人心碎的；B. risk-taking 冒险的；C face-saving 顾全面子的；D. crime-cutting 减少犯罪的。根据上文 loneliness is a serious social problem that can contribute to depression and even crimes 以及那位被骗了钱的老妇人的悲惨经历，可知这不仅仅是一种社区意识的尝试，也是一种减少犯罪的措施。故选 D。
74 . C
【解析】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：“聊天长椅”是一个很棒的新项目，鼓励所有年龄段的人在未来相互交流和了解。A. forbids 禁止；B. appoints 任命；C. encourages 鼓励；D. troubles 麻烦。根据 The Chat Bench is a fantastic new project 以及上文“聊天长椅”所产生的积极效果，可知“聊天长椅”，鼓励所有年龄

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