【正文】 gs. I want a job I 8 . His dad replied, That39。s a nice 9 , but in the end they call it 39。work39。 because it39。s about making a productive living－not having fun. There are many youngsters like Chris who are having trouble getting 10 with a serious job and being selfreliant (自力更生的). Some, like Peter Pan, just don39。t want to grow up. Some are afraid of 11 a wrong decision or of being rejected. Others are 12 of what psychologists call magical thinking. They believe that when the time is right, everything will fall into place, so they 13 a good chance to e knocking or until they feel encouraged to take their next step. Unfortunately, it doesn39。t 14 that way. What39。s important is to begin. Things happen and opportunities 15 most often when we39。re moving, not standing 16 . The ability to keep developing or being more 17 is very important. Basic physics says it39。s easier to 18 the course of a moving object than to start movement at the beginning. In the end, it39。s not really about finding yourself, 19 it39。s about making yourself. The first steps are the 20 , but the key to success in anything is getting started.1. A. rewardB. jobC. educationD. advice2. A. seriouslyB. constantlyC. publiclyD. naturally3. A. studyingB. sharingC. livingD. municating4. A. admiresB. warnsC. remindsD. blames5. A. faceB. enterC. createD. seek6. A. unfortableB. unforgettableC. unreasonableD. unfashionable7. A. reportB. conflictC. yearD. development8. A. enjoyB. lackC. needD. offer9. A. timeB. attitudeC. planD. idea10. A. relaxedB. startedC. confusedD. annoyed11. A. drawingB. judgingC. makingD. following12. A. victimsB. partnersC. volunteersD. assistants13. A. seek forB. turn toC. wait forD. benefit from14. A. matterB. continueC. workD. help15. A. remainB. loseC. proveD. appear16. A. aloneB. stillC. upD. outside17. A. cautiousB. successfulC. anxiousD. considerate18. A. followB. pleteC. designD. change19. A. butB. andC. soD. then20. A. wisestB. bestC. hardestD. slowest【答案】 （1）B；（2）A；（3）C；（4）D；（5）B；（6）C；（7）B；（8）A；（9）D；（10）B；（11）C；（12）A；（13）C；（14）C；（15）D；（16）B；（17）B；（18）D；（19）A；（20）C； 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，通過 Chris 講述求職經(jīng)歷，告訴人們：開始的行動是最難的，但任何事情成功的關(guān)鍵就是開始行動。（1）考查名詞。reward“獎勵”；job“工作”；education“教育”；advice“建議”。根據(jù)下文可知，此處應(yīng)指“他還沒有找到一份工作”。故選B。 （2）考查副詞。句意：事實上，他不是沒有認真地找工作。seriously“認真地”；constantly“持續(xù)地”；publicly“公開地”；naturally“自然地”。故選A。 （3）考查動詞。study“學(xué)習(xí)”；share“分享”；live“生活，居住”；municate“交流”。根據(jù)上文可知Chris一直沒找到工作，可知他一直和父母們住在家里。故選C。 （4）考查動詞。admire“羨慕”；warn“警告”；remind“提醒”；blame“責(zé)備，埋怨”。根據(jù)語境可知，此處應(yīng)指Chris的父親責(zé)備他的懶惰。故選D。 （5）考查動詞。face“面對”；enter“進入”；create“創(chuàng)造”；seek“尋找”。根據(jù)語境可知，此處應(yīng)指Chris的父親責(zé)備他的懶惰、害怕進入現(xiàn)實的社會。故選B。 （6）考查形容詞。句意：Chris認為他的父親完全不講理，他只能年輕一次，而且他需要一些“空間”。unfortable“不舒服的”；unforgettable“難以忘記的”；unreasonable“不講理的”；unfashionable“過時的”。故選C。 （7）考查名詞。report“報告”；conflict“沖突，矛盾”；year“年”；development“發(fā)展”。根據(jù)上文的“their relationship are getting tense”可知，此處應(yīng)指“在最近的一次沖突中”。故選B。 （8）考查動詞。句意：我想要一份自己喜歡的工作。enjoy“喜歡”；lack缺少；need“需要”；offer“提供，提出”。故選A。 （9）考查名詞。句意：那是個好的想法。time“時間”；attitude“態(tài)度”；plan“計劃”；idea“想法”。故選D。 （10）考查形容詞。句意：有很多像Chris這樣的年輕人，他們在開始(找到)一份認真的工作過程中遭遇著麻煩。relaxed“感到放松的”；started“開始的”；confused“困惑的”；annoyed“煩惱的”。故選B。 （11）考查動詞。draw“畫，得出”；judge“判斷”；make“做出”；follow“跟隨”。根據(jù)語境可知，此處指“一些人害怕做了錯誤的決定或害怕被拒絕”。make a decision固定短語，“做出決定”，故選C。 （12）考查名詞。victim“犧牲者(品)”；partner“搭檔”；volunteer“志愿者”；assistant“助手”。根據(jù)下文中描述的，有的人認為當時間合適的時候，一切都將水到渠成，可知此處指“另一些人是那些心理學(xué)家所謂的‘神奇思維’的犧牲品”。故選A。 （13）考查動詞短語。seek for“尋找”；turn to“轉(zhuǎn)向”；wait for“等著”；benefit from“從……中受益”。根據(jù)上文的陳述可知，此處應(yīng)指“所以他們等好機會來敲門或者直到他們感覺有動力了才去采取下一步的行動”。故選C。 （14）考查動詞。句意：不幸地是，那樣不起作用。matter“有關(guān)系”；continue“繼續(xù)”；work“起作用”；help“幫助”。故選C。 （15）考查動詞。句意：機會常在我們行動時出現(xiàn)，很少在我們靜止不動時出現(xiàn)。remain“保持”；lose“失去”；prove“證明”；appear“出現(xiàn)”。故選D。 （16）考查副詞。句意：機會常在我們行動時出現(xiàn)，很少在我們靜止不動時出現(xiàn)。alone“獨自地”；still“靜止地”；up“向上”；outside“外面地”。故選B。 （17）考查形容詞。句意：保持進步或更加成功的能力是非常重要的。cautious“謹慎的”；successful“成功的”；anxious“焦慮的”；considerate“體貼的”。故選B。 （18）考查動詞。句意：基本的物理學(xué)指出在運動中改變物體的軌跡更容易。follow“跟隨”；plete“完成”；design“設(shè)計”；change“改變”。故選D。 （19）考查連詞。句意：最后，工作不僅僅是發(fā)現(xiàn)你自己，而是改變你自己。根據(jù)句意可知，前后存在對比關(guān)系。but“而是”。故選A。 （20）考查形容詞。句意：開始的行動是最難的，但任何事情成功的關(guān)鍵就是開始行動。wisest“最明智的”；best“最好的”；hardest“最難的”；slowest“最慢的”。故選C。 【點評】本題考點涉及動詞，名詞，形容詞，副詞，連詞，固定短語等多個知識點的考查，是一篇人生感悟類閱讀，要求考生在理解細節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進行分析推理，從而選出正確答案。6．閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C 和 D）中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。 Several years ago, I quit my job to chase my dream of writing a book, but that book was 1 repeatedly. Everybody was asking, How39。s the book ing? I was so 2 . My friend got together one day and I blurted out(脫口而出), I don39。t know my purpose in life. The outburst was met with 3 and stares. Finally, Pam said, I don39。t know, either. She was in a job she 4 . Teresa said, Me either. I was sure that Bette would have a(n) 5 . She was suffering from cancer and, surely she had figured things out since she was facing a likely terminal oute. 6 , she shook her head. Two years passed and, during that time, I sold my 7 , Teresa went back to school, Pam switched 8 , and Bette kept on living as best as she could. Actually, for those two years, Bette lived a 9 life than any of us. She built a butterfly garden in her neighborhood. She spent time with her family, went hiking, 10 and lived. My book was finally 11 and Bette made it to my first big signing. A day or two later, she was back in the 12 as she was seriously ill. I left on tour for several weeks, and when I 13 , she was close to 14 . The day came when her brother called to let me know Bette had 15 . He asked me to write her obituary(訃告). I th