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. Instead, he is using it as a(n) 2 . After receiving a(n) 3 response from 40 job interviews 4 , Daniel Seddiqui realized he didn’t know 5 he wanted to do with his life. As a result, he 6 a unique plan: to travel to all 50 states and find 50 different jobsall within 50 weeks. The journey provides 7 opportunities for personal growth, Seddiqui explains. Not only does he get to 8 a number of careers, but he can expand his 9 by seeing firsthand how 10 the life of a stockbroker in New York is from 11 of a rancher(農場主) in Nebraska. A(n) 12 element to Seddiqui’s mission is to 13 these experiences with others. He documents his travels, along with 14 into each career, on his blog. 15 only a few months of his journey left to go, Seddiqui said that not only have 16 been willing to hire him, but he has found 17 in every state who invite him into their homes to share in their lives. “I am 18 by the people that I meet along the way, ” he makes a remark. “ The hospitality(熱情好客 ) of the American people is 19 and I will encourage me to repay the society in my future life. It’ s too meaningful and 20 !” 1. A. up B. away C. down D. out 【解析】選 C??疾閯釉~短語搭配。雖然眾多美國大學畢業(yè)生求職時遇到挑戰(zhàn),但是 有一位畢業(yè)生并沒有讓求職時遇到的拒絕搞得灰心喪氣?!?get. . . down”表示“讓??喪氣、沮喪”。其他短語意義不合語境要求。 2. A. opportunity B. means C. change D. promotion 【解析】選 A??疾槊~用法。本題空格信息和第三段首句信息一致。說明這位大學畢業(yè)生非但沒有感到沮喪,反而將此作為拓展自己視野的良好機遇,促進個性成長。 3. A. positive B. negative C. optimistic D. pessimistic 【解析】選 B??疾樾稳菰~用法。本句空格信息表示經歷了 40次求職遭拒后,他開始意識到什么。這和上文第一段倒數(shù)第二句中的“ rejection”意義一致。 4. A. in a row B. in a way C. in a sense D. in a rush 【解析】選 A。考查介詞短語用法。上文已經提到求職遭拒,所以應該為連續(xù) 40 次失敗。 5. A. which B. when C. where D. what 【解析】選 D??疾檫B詞用法。由于句子中有“ do with” , 所以連詞應該使用 what。 6. A. hatched B. missed C. corrected D. caught 【解析】選 A??疾閯釉~用法。由于萬般無奈和無措,所以他萌生了在 50 周內去全國 50個州周游尋求 50個不同工作崗位的奇特打算?!?hatch”表示“秘密策劃,謀劃”,符合語義要求。 7. A. useless B. ample C. little D. different 【解析】選 B??疾樾稳菰~用法。從后面信息“ not only. . . but. . . ”以及他在博客中所記述的內容,我們可以看到,這次經歷可謂非常豐富。 8. A. try out B. pick out C. miss out D. put out 【解析】選 A??疾閯釉~短語用法?!?try out”表示 “嘗試”。這次游歷經歷不僅讓其嘗試了各種不同的工作崗位,而且還拓展了視野。這和下文中的“記錄對每一個職業(yè)的看法”信息一致。 9. A. thoughts B. experiences C. horizons D. memories 【解析】選 C??疾槊~用法。親眼看到不同職業(yè)的不同情況對比,真是大開眼界?!?horizon”表示“視野,眼界”,符合語境以及語義要求。 10. A. great B. different C. valuable D. important 【解析】選 B??疾樾稳菰~用法。親眼看到了股票經紀人和大農場主的不同生活情況。 11. A. it B. this C. those D. that 【解析】選 D??疾樘娲~的用法。此處 that 代替上文中的 the life. 12. A. additional B. famous