【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 and much hard work for Alan and Linda to land on their feet, and__53__they now live a simple life, they are the__54__of their lives and feel quite happy. Only now, as they assess what they have left—a solid, loving marriage, their health, a dependable ine, and good friends—do they realize that true abundance es__55__from accumulating, but rather from appreciating. 36． B． dissatisfied C． delighted D． ashamed 答案 B [根據(jù)該空后的 “move their goal to another...”可知，人們雖然實(shí)現(xiàn)了特定目標(biāo)，但仍感到不滿足 (dissatisfied)。 cheated“被騙的 ”； delighted“愉快的 ”； ashamed“羞愧的 ”，均不符合語(yǔ)境。 ] 37． B． person C． hand D． way 答案 A [實(shí)現(xiàn)了某一特定目標(biāo)后，仍不滿足，并且把目標(biāo)轉(zhuǎn)向?qū)?lái)的另一點(diǎn)上 (即設(shè)定了另外一個(gè)目標(biāo) )，而不是轉(zhuǎn)移到另一個(gè)人身上或者是另一只手上或另一條道路上。 ] 38． B． making C． catching D． appreciating 答案 D [appreciate 在此處表示 “欣賞，重視 ”，短文最后一詞是該空的提示。人們從沒(méi)有真正重視過(guò)他們已經(jīng)擁有的一切。故選 D。 ] 39． off B． dreamed of C． gave up D． got through 答案 B [根據(jù)上下文可知 Alan 和 Linda 總是夢(mèng)想著過(guò)上好日子。 show off“炫耀 ”； give up“放棄 ”； get through“消耗，用完 ”，均不符合語(yǔ)境，故選 B。 ] 40． B． allocate C． achieve D． accept 答案 C [達(dá)到他們共同的目標(biāo)，用 achieve，表示 “(憑長(zhǎng)期努力 )達(dá)到 (某目標(biāo) )”，故選 C。 ] 41． B． using C． spending D． charging 答案 A [此處 accumulating作伴隨狀語(yǔ)，根據(jù)后面的 so可知，前后是因果關(guān)系。通過(guò)多年的努力，他們積累了一小筆財(cái)富，因此他們從兩居室搬到了高消費(fèi)社區(qū)的一所富麗堂皇的七居室。故選 A。 ] 42． B． colorful C． quiet D． splendid 答案 D [參見(jiàn)上題解析。 splendid“豪華的，華麗的 ”。 ] 43． B． took C． focused D． relied 答案 C [四個(gè)詞里面 B、 C、 D三項(xiàng)都可與 on搭配， pay常與 for/off搭配，可排除。 take on“ 呈現(xiàn) ” ； rely on“ 依靠 ” ，均與語(yǔ)境不符。 focus on“ 集中于 ” ，符合上下文語(yǔ)境。 ] 44． B． abundance C． honesty D． success 答案 B [根據(jù)上下文可知，此處應(yīng)填 abundance，故選 B。他們集中精力于收集他們認(rèn)為能夠代表富有的所有東西。第 48空后也有提示 。 ] 45． class B． middle class C． low class D． high class 答案 D [上文所列的 membership in the local best country club, luxury cars, designer clothing，與 and后的事物為并列關(guān)系，故選 D。 ] 46． B． how much C． why D． how hard 答案 B [根據(jù)下文中的 “it never seemed to be enough”可知，此處應(yīng)用 how much。 ] 47． B． change C． remove D． mind 答案 C [他們倆都無(wú)法消除 (remove)小時(shí)候?qū)ω毟F的刻骨銘心的恐懼。 remove“消除，去除 ”，符合語(yǔ)境。 control“控制 ”； change“改變 ”； mind“介意 ”。 ] 48． B． collection C． modesty D． skill 答案 A [根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知，此處表示他們需要學(xué)習(xí)知足常樂(lè)這一課。故選 lesson。 ] 49． B． increased C． confused D． crashed 答案 D [根據(jù)下文 “他們失去了大量的金錢(qián) ”可知，股票市場(chǎng)暴跌，故選 D。 ] 50． B． earnings C． ine D． expense 答案 A [奇怪且昂貴的訴訟又花費(fèi)了一大部分的積蓄，故選 A。 ] 51． B． them C． it D． things 答案 A [find oneself...“發(fā)現(xiàn)，發(fā)覺(jué)自己 (處于某狀態(tài)，在做某事 )”，符合文意。故用themselves。 ] 52． B． Eventually C． Fortunately D． Suddenly 答案 B [最后他們失去了以前擁有的一切。 generally“一般地 ”； fortunately“幸運(yùn)地 ”；suddenly“突然 ”。 ] 53． B． when C． where D． though 答案 D [根據(jù)前后邏輯可知，此處是讓步關(guān)系，盡管他們現(xiàn)在過(guò)著簡(jiǎn)樸的生活，但他們是生活的主人，并且感覺(jué)很快樂(lè)。故選 D項(xiàng)。 ] 54． B． friends C． owners D． centers 答案 C [參見(jiàn)上題解析。 ] 55． B． hardly C． not D． only 答案 C [not...but...“不是 …… 而是 ……” ，是固定搭配。從文中可知他們最后意識(shí)到真正的富有不是來(lái)自財(cái)富的積累，而是來(lái)自對(duì)所擁有的一切的珍視。 ] 第三部分 閱讀理解 (共兩節(jié)，滿分 40 分 ) 第一節(jié) (共 15小題；每小題 2分，滿分 30分 ) 閱讀下列短文 ， 從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng) (A、 B、 C 和 D)中 ， 選出最佳選項(xiàng) 。 A I looked across at the others: shelves of similar cameras placed along the wall， offering a wide range of slightly different prices and discounts， with each pany selling a range of models based around the same basic box. With so many models to choose from, it seemed that I would have to spend hours weighing X against Y， always trying to take Z and possibly H into account at the same time. But when I had finished, I would still have only the same two certainties that I had entered the store with: first, soon after I carried my new camera out of the shop，it_would_be_worth_half_what_I_paid_for_it。_and second， my wonderful camera would very quickly be replaced by a new model. But something in the human soul whispers that you can beat these traps by making the right choice, the clever choice, the wise choice. In the end, I agreed to try the model I had chosen. The assistant seemed a sincere man. So I let him take out my chosen camera from the cupboard, show how it took excellent pictures of my fellow shoppers...and when he started to introduce the special features, I interrupted to ask whether I needed to buy a carry case and a memory card as well. Why do we think that new options(選擇 ) still offer us anything new? Perhaps it is because they offer an opportunity to avoid facing the fact that our real choices in this culture are far more limited than we would like to imagine. 【解題導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】 要買(mǎi)數(shù)碼相機(jī)了，作者在網(wǎng)上查找資料，了解各種牌子相機(jī)的信息與價(jià)格；然后選出了兩、三種品牌；再到商店中一一進(jìn) 行挑選，最終買(mǎi)下一款在網(wǎng)上看中的數(shù)碼相機(jī)。在文章的結(jié)尾作者感慨：買(mǎi)一款照相機(jī)為什么如此耗時(shí)、費(fèi)勁呢。 56． The shop assistant insisted that the writer should________. A． try the camera to see if there was anything wrong with it B． pare the camera he had chosen with the others C． get more information about different panies D． trust him and stop asking questions 答案 B [細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段的結(jié)尾句 “Compare it with the others.”可知，應(yīng)選 B項(xiàng)。 ] 57． What does the writer mean by “it would be worth half what I paid for it” (Paragraph 2)? A． He should get a 50% discount. B． The price of the camera was unreasonably high. C． The quality of the camera was not good. D． The camera would soon fall in value. 答案 D [句子釋義題。整個(gè)句意為 “在我從店中帶走我的新相機(jī)不久，它的價(jià)值可能會(huì)是我所付錢(qián)的一半 ”可知，這款相機(jī)不久會(huì)降低，故選 D。 ] 58． The writer derided to try the model he had chosen because he________. A． knew very little about it B． didn’t trust the shop assistant C． wanted to make sure the one he chose would be the best D． had a special interest in taking pictures of his fellow shoppers 答案 C [細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第三段的第一句可知，作者想做出正確的選擇、聰明的選擇、明智的選擇，所以他想確認(rèn)一下他選的是不是最好的，故選 C項(xiàng)。 ] 59． It can be inferred from the passage that in the writer’s opinion， ________. A． people waste too much money on cameras B． cameras have bee an important part of our daily life C． we don’t actually need so many choices when buying a product D． famous panies care more about profit than quality 答案 C [推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段可知，作者后悔花了這么多的時(shí)間挑選一款數(shù)碼相機(jī)，并且認(rèn)為那是沒(méi)