【正文】 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(guò) Chris 講述求職經(jīng)歷，告訴人們：開(kāi)始的行動(dòng)是最難的，但任何事情成功的關(guān)鍵就是開(kāi)始行動(dòng)。it39。the course of a moving object than to start movement at the beginning. In the end, it39。is very important. Basic physics says it39。most often when we39。that way. What39。 Unfortunately, it doesn39。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 with a serious job and being selfreliant (自力更生的). Some, like Peter Pan, just don39。s about making a productive living－not having fun.work39。m not you, Dad. I have my own way of doing things. I want a job I 8 . His dad replied, That39。 Chris thinks his dad is being totally 6 . After all, he39。Chris for being lazy and afraid to 5 s 3 s always thinking of his old grad school (研究生院).yet. In fact, he hasn39。s been six months and he hasn39。 Chris39。3．閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從4160各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。根據(jù)下文“millions of dollars in 2004 because it tried to deny bad news and did not act quickly enough.”可知，Wendy快餐公司在2004年損失了數(shù)百萬(wàn)美元，因?yàn)樗噲D否認(rèn)壞消息，而且行動(dòng)也不夠迅速，故選A。 （10）考查動(dòng)詞。 B. As a result“結(jié)果”；C. For example“例如”；D. By contrast“相比之下”。 （9）考查介詞短語(yǔ)。根據(jù)上文“The key to managing a crisis lies in the pany39。 C. initial“最初的”；A. temporary“臨時(shí)的”；根據(jù)下文“Consumers no longer trusted the panies.”可知，消費(fèi)者不再信任這些公司，由此可知，這些公司的銷量大幅下降，故選D。A. effect“影響”； Johnson had acted well.”可知，人們認(rèn)為強(qiáng)生表現(xiàn)得很好，由此可知，泰諾的銷量再次回升，故選A。 C. came out“出版”；D. hung out“掛斷”。A. picked up“回升”；上文說(shuō)死亡事件是一個(gè)罪犯在一些泰諾膠囊里下毒造成的，所以強(qiáng)生公司召回在美國(guó)的每一粒泰諾膠囊檢查是否下毒，故選B。 （5）考查動(dòng)詞。A. avoided“避免”；B. involved“牽涉”；C. recalled“召回”；D. practiced“練習(xí)”。根據(jù)下文“and quickly to prevent serious consequences for the pany.”可知，強(qiáng)生公司的管理層意識(shí)到必須果斷而訊速地采取行動(dòng)，防止給公司帶來(lái)嚴(yán)重后果，故選A。A. decisively“果斷地”；根據(jù)下文“the deaths, people stopped buying Tylenol.”可知，作為對(duì)死亡事件的回應(yīng)，人們不再購(gòu)買泰諾，故選B。 （2）考查介詞短語(yǔ)。 C. fault“過(guò)錯(cuò)”；D. solution“解決辦法”。 （1）考查名詞。s fastfood pany 10 s 8 in sales. Consumers no longer trusted the panies. Not all panies respond to crisis as well as Johnson amp。again, and in the end, people felt that Johnson amp。 Johnson realized that they had to act 3 and quickly to prevent serious consequences for the pany. Within days, in fact, they 4 of the pany, but the work of a criminal who had put poison in some of the Tylenol capsules（膠囊）. The criminal was later caught and punished, but 2 Johnson was faced with a crisis. Several people had died after taking Tylenol（泰諾）, a Johnson amp。2．Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. 故選D。根據(jù)下文“ the eyes of the child， the world is fresh and appealing each day ”可知，通過(guò)孩子的眼睛看到的世界，每一天都是清新動(dòng)人的。故選A。根據(jù)下文 “there are some people who would never have seen a rhinoceros or a turkey in clouds ”可知，有些人可能永遠(yuǎn)也看不到像犀牛或像火雞的云朵，這是很遺憾的。故選D。根據(jù)下文“ through the eyes of the child， the world is fresh and appealing each day ”可知，當(dāng) Olivia 問(wèn)爸爸每當(dāng)有風(fēng)暴時(shí)天空都這么漂亮嗎，爸爸是想告訴她，不同的觀察者對(duì)美的看法都是不同的。故選A。根據(jù)下文“ Beauty is in the eye of the holder ”可知，Olivia 問(wèn)爸爸是不是在風(fēng)暴前天空都是這么漂亮。故選C。根據(jù)下文 “out of the window．‘Is the sky always that beautiful before a storm， Dad？’ 可知，Olivia 坐在車?yán)锿高^(guò)車窗往外看，向爸爸提出了問(wèn)題。故選A。根據(jù)下文“ On their way home Olivia stared out of the window ”可知，下雨了收拾好東西后，他們急忙沖向的是車，在回家的路上 Olivia 才能透過(guò)窗戶往外看。故選C。s forehead ”可知，Olivia 發(fā)現(xiàn)真的下雨了，也就是他們?cè)撃弥鴸|西回家了，因此她說(shuō)她拿毯子。（14）考查動(dòng)詞。A、dried變干；B、fell“落下”；C、stopped停止；D、stayed停留。根據(jù)上文“ it looks like rain ”以及下文 “You39。故選D。re going to drop rain on us ”可知，云朵不會(huì)變大除非是要下雨了。根據(jù)上文 “Clouds don39。故選D。根據(jù)上文 “it looks like rain ”可知，爸爸說(shuō)可能要下雨了，意味著他們需要收拾東西，爸爸邊說(shuō)邊伸手去拿野餐籃。故選B。m sorry to stop our fun ”以及下文“ it looks like rain ”可知，爸爸說(shuō)很抱歉打斷 Olivia，但確實(shí)看起來(lái)要下雨了。（10）考查連詞。A、crawling爬行；B、playing玩耍；C、flying“飛”；D、hunting捕獵。（9）考查動(dòng)詞。A、pulled“拉”；B、pushed推；C、carried攜帶；D、took拿。（8）考查動(dòng)詞。A、rhinoceros犀牛；B、animals“動(dòng)物”；C、figures人物；圖形；D、characters人物，字母。（7）考查名詞。A、nodded點(diǎn)頭；B、shook“搖頭”；C、minded介意；D、used使用。根據(jù)上文 “Is there？ I can39。故選D。s a horn， two ears and a long tail ”可知，Olivia 正在看云，覺(jué)得有一朵云形狀像犀牛。（5）考查名詞。A、cooking烹飪；B、wrapping“打包”；C、finishing完成；D、preparing準(zhǔn)備。（4）考查動(dòng)詞。A、greeting打招呼；B、touching觸摸；C、admiring“欣賞”；D、drawing畫畫。（3）考查動(dòng)詞。A、flame火焰；B、cold寒冷；C、warmth“溫暖”；D、gas氣體。根據(jù)上文的“ The sun39。故選A。A、burst“爆炸，沖破，塞滿”；B、floated“漂浮”；C、flowed“流動(dòng)，涌出”；D、reflected“反映”。他們?cè)诖笥陙?lái)臨前的這段對(duì)話表明：在孩子的眼里，每一天都是嶄新的，也是富有吸引力的。that there are some people who would never have seen a rhinoceros or a turkey in clouds. 20 before a storm, Dad?”the blanket.” The two rushed for the 15 . 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