Around twenty years ago I was living in York高考阅读答案
Around twenty years ago I was living in York. 21 I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree, I could not find 22 work.
I was 23 a school bus to make ends meet and 24 with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat. I had 25 five interviews(面试)with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not 26 the job. “Why has my life become so 27 ?” I thought painfully.
As I pulled the bus over to 28 a little girl, she handed me an earring 29 I should keep it 30 somebody claimed(认领)it. The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”.
At first I got angry. Then it 31 me-I had been giving all of my 32 to what was going wrong with my 33 rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a 34 of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to 35 more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for 36 from a lady who was a director at a large 37 . She asked me if I would 38 a one-d
ay lecture on stress(压力) management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.
My 39 there went very well, and before long I got a well-paid job. To this day I know that it was becau I changed my way of 40 that I completely changed my life.
【文章大意】当你悲观地看待世界、看待生活时,一切都是那么不顺、那么令人沮丧;可是,当你换一种心态时,你又会发现一切都是那么美好。所以,我们说态度决定一切,还是有道理的。
21. A. As B. Though C. If D. When
【解析】选B养蚕日记。考查连词的用法。尽管我有很多工作经验、有硕士学位,可是却找不到理想的工作。所以用though引导让步状语从句,符合语境; as循规蹈矩的意思也可以引导让步状语从句,但必须倒装。故选B。
22. A. successful B. extra C. satisfying D. convenient
【解析】选小白兔怎么画C。考查形容词词义辨析。从文章最后的a well-paid job可以看出,我找不到令
人满意的工作,所以选satisfying令人满意的。successful成功的;extra多余的,额外的;convenient方便的。
23. A. driving B. repairing C. taking D. designing
【解析】选A。考查动词词义辨析。从第三段第一句话的意思茨威格的作品(当我把公共汽车停在一边让一个小姑娘下车时第一颗人造地球卫星)可以知道,我是汽车驾驶员,所以用driving。repair修理;take a bus赶车,乘车;design设计。
24. A. working B. travelling C. discussing D. living
【解析】选D。从for分句的解析说明来看,我失去了自己的公寓,所以不得不与朋友合住,所以选living。work工作;travel旅游;discuss讨论。故选D。
25. A. prepared for B. attended C. asked for D. held
【解析】选B。我参加了5次面试,却总是被告知未被录用。prepare for准备;attend参加;ask for要求(得到);hold主持,抓住,拥有。故选B。
26. A. lo B. like C. find D. get
【解析】选D。他们打电话的目的就是告诉我,我没有被录用。因为没有得到这份工作,所以选get获得,得到。lo失去;like喜欢;find发现。
27. A. hard B. busy C. rious D. short
【解析】选A。身无住所,理想的工作一直找不到,所以我痛苦地认为生活是如此艰难,所以hard符合语境。busy繁忙的,忙碌的;rious严肃的;short短暂的。
28. A. wave at B. drop off C. call on D. look for
【解析】选B。我把公共汽车停在一边的目的是让一个小姑娘下车,所以选drop off,使……下车。wave at向……招手;call on要求;短暂访问;look for寻找。
29. A. ordering B. promising C. saying D. showing
【解析】选C。小姑娘一边把耳环递给我春日造句,一边说……这里是现在分词作伴随状语,所以用saying符合语境;order命令;promi承诺;show展示;把……拿给人看。
30. A. in ca B. or el C. as if D. now that
【解析】选A。考查上下文逻辑。小姑娘让我保管着耳环以备有人来认领。in ca以防,以备,引导目的状语从句,符合语境。or el否则,要不然;as if好像;now that既然,因为。故选A。
31. A. hurt B. hit C. caught D. moved
【解析】选B。开始我很生气,后来我明白了。It hit me是一个固定句型,相当于I understood the importance of it。
32. A. feelings B. attention C. strength D. interests
【解析】选B。我总算明白了我痛苦的原因:太注意生活中的挫折,而不是生活的顺利与美好。attention注意,符合语境。feeling感情;感觉;strength力气,力量;interest兴趣。
33. A. opinions B. education C. experiences D. life
【解析】选D。整篇文章,尤其最后一句,明确地告诉我们思维方式改变了我的生活,所以这
里所说的好、坏都是指生活中的事。故life符合语境。opinion观点,看法;education教育;experience经历。故选D。
34. A. list B. book C. check D. copy
【解析】选A。下文中的to the list告诉我们,我列了一个清单,清单上是令我高兴的50件事。list清单,名单;book书;check检查;copy复制。
35. A. connect B. turn C. keep D. add
【解析】选D。开始列的清单上有50件令人高兴的事,后来,我决定把更多的事情加到清单上。子晨add… to….把……加在……上,增添;connect把……与……连接起来;turn转向;求助于;keep保存;保留。故选D。
36. A. her B. a pasnger C. me D. my friend
【解析】选C。从下文看出,电话是打给我的。
37. A. hospital B. factory C. restaurant D. hotel
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【解析】选A。The director要求我作报告的对象是medical workers(医疗工作者),所以她一定是负责医院工作的,所以选hospital。factory工厂;restaurant饭店;hotel旅馆。
