AroundtwentyyearsagoIwaslivinginYork.36IhadalotofexperienceandaMaster’sdegreeIcouldnotfind37work.Iwas38aschoolbustomakeendsmeetand39withafriendofmineforIhadlostmyflat.Ihad

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Around twenty years ago I was living in York.  36  I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree I could not find  37  work.
I was  38  a school bus to make ends meet and  39  with a friend of mine for I had lost my flat. I had  40 five interviews (面试) with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not  41  the job. “Why has my life become so  42  ?” I thought painfully.
As I pulled the bus over to  43  a little girl she handed me an earring  44  I should keep it  45  somebody claimed (认领) it. The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”.
At first I got angry. Then it  46  me – I had been giving all of my  47  to what was going wrong with my  48  rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a  49  of fifty things I was happy with. Later I decided to 50  more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for  51  from a lady who was a director at a larger  52 . She asked me if I would  53  a one-day lecture on stress ( 压力) management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.
My  54  there went very well and before long I got a well-paid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of  55  that I completely changed my life.

小题1:

A．As

B．Though

C．If

D．When

小题2:

A．successful

B．extra

C．satisfying

D．convenient

小题3:

A．driving

B．repairing

C．taking

D．designing

小题4:

A．working

B．travelling

C．discussing

D．living

小题5:

A．prepared for

B．attended

C．asked for

D．held

小题6:

A．lose

B．like

C．find

D．get

小题7:

A．hard

B．busy

C．serious

D．short

小题8:

A．wave at

B．drop off

C．call on

D．look for

小题9:

A．ordering

B．promising

C．saying

D．showing

小题10:

A．in case

B．or else

C．as if

D．now that

小题11:

A．hurt

B．hit

C．caught

D．moved

小题12:

A．feelings

B．attention

C．strength

D．interests

小题13:

A．opinions

B．education

C．experiences

D．life

小题14:

A．list

B．book

C．check

D．copy

小题15:

A．connect

B．turn

C．keep

D．add

小题16:

A．her

B．a passenger

C．me

D．my friend

小题17:

A．hospital

B．factory

C．restaurant

D．hotel

小题18:

A．listen to

B．review

C．give

D．talk about

小题19:

A．plan

B．choice

C．day

D．tour

小题20:

A．operation

B．speaking

C．employment

D．thinking

Answer 1

小题1:B小题2:C小题3:A小题4:D小题5:B小题6:D小题7:A小题8:B小题9:C小题10:A小题11:B小题12:B小题13:D小题14:A小题15:D小题16:C小题17:A小题18:C小题19:C小题20:D本文讲述了我二十年前在纽约经历的一段艰难生活。起初，虽然有工作经验和硕士学位我却找不到满意的工作。一个小女孩给我的耳环改变了我的生活。从此以后，我列了一个感到满意的50件事情清单，并不断添加。后来我终于找到了一份高薪的工作。我知道正是因为我改变了我的思维方式，我的生活才得以改变。小题1:考查连词辨析。尽管我有硕士学位和工作经验，但还是不能找到满意的工作。小题2:考查形容词辨析。解析同36题。successful成功的 extra额外的 satisfying 令人满意的 convenient便利的。小题3:考查上下文联系。我开校车来维持生活，并和我的一个朋友和住(living)在一起。小题4:考查动词辨析。解析同38题。小题5:考查动词短语辨析。attend the interview参加面试，我参加了一个公司的面试5次，但他们说我不能得到这份工作。小题6:考查动词辨析。解析同40题。get the job得到工作。小题7:考查形容词辨析。作者发出感慨，为什么我的生活那么艰难(hard)呢？小题8:考查短语辨析。当我把车开到路边让那个小女孩下来的时候，小女孩递给了我一个耳环。wave at向某人挥手；drop …off让某人下车；call on号召 look for寻找小题9:考查动词辨析。saying 做伴随状语。她在地给我耳环的时候说，保管好耳环，说不定有人来认领。小题10:考查连词辨析。解析同44题。in case万一or else   否则 as if好像now that既然小题11:考查动词辨析。It hit me意为：我突然想到。小题12:考查名词辨析。我把一切注意力(attention)都集中在了生活的不顺上，而没有关注好的一面。小题13:考查名词辨析。opinions意见 education教育 experiences 经历 life生活解析同47题。小题14:考查名词辨析。list清单 check 支票 copy拷贝 我决定列一份我感到满意的50件事情的清单(list)。小题15:考查名词辨析。此处connect联系；turn转向；变为；keep保持； add添加。后来我决定向清单中添加更多的事情。小题16:考查上下文联系 a phone call fro me 意为：我的一个电话。那天晚上意为女士给我打了一个电话。小题17:考查名词辨析。根据后文，给200个医疗工作者作报告，可见地点在医院。小题18:考查动词辨析。give a one-day lecture意为，做了一天的报告。她问我是否可以做一天报告。小题19:考查名词辨析。plan 计划 choice选择 day 天 tour旅游。我那天进展的很顺利，后来得到了一份高薪的工作。小题20:考查名词辨析。直到今天我才知道，正是因为我改变了我的思维方式，我的生活才得以改变。