Question

阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

When I was in college, I remember hearing about a book titled “Looking Out for Number One”. I never read the book, but the title has always stuck with me. I hadn’t been taught to be so selfish that I should be focused on only     . I thought I needed to be     others and, along the way, I would also be helping myself. Now, I realized I     have at least considered learning more about looking out for number one.

Jeffrey Gitomer asks the question, “Who is the most     person in the world?” Most people answer, the customer. He then asks, if there were only two people left in the world, the      and you, who would you want to survive (生存)? Now the answer is me.

It makes me sense that if we can’t help ourselves first, we will never be     to help others. We all need to learn to control our lives and make the best     for ourselves. That will put us in the position to help others in the     . But many of us are     to understand this.

It has been said that happiness will bring success, but success doesn’t     bring happiness. We all want to be happy and     . For some of us can be very happy when our basic needs are     and our family are safe. Others will     high levels of success thinking that will bring happiness. I’m sure we can think of a person who is very successful, according to the world’s standards (标准), but they don’t appear to be happy     . This is       they have been so busy working for somebody’s goals that they haven’t considered their own needs.

1.A. him   B. her       C. me          D. you

2.A. helping  B. teaching   C. considering      D. beating

3.A. could  B. would       C. should          D. might

4.A. important B. interesting         C. kind          D. helpful

5.A. teacher  B. customer   C. doctor       D. leader

6.A. suggested  B. dared       C. answered      D. prepared

7.A. decisions  B. ideas       C. aims       D. results

8.A. past      B. future             C. first          D. last

9.A. easy   B. possible   C. slow       D. fast

10.A. hardly  B. once    C. often          D. always

11.A. rich   B. successful      C. smart             D. famous

12.A. met   B. realized      C. arrived          D. accepted

13.A. look after B. think out   C. talk about      D. seek for

14.A. at all  B. at least      C. at most      D. at first

15.A. so      B. because      C. as        D. certainly

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.D

11.B

12.A

13.D

14.A

15.B

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意： 有人说，幸福会带来成功，但成功不总是带来快乐。我们都希望快乐和成功。有些人可以很开心，我们的基本需要满足，我们的家庭是安全的。其他人将寻求会带来幸福的高水平的成功。我相信我们可以根据世界的标准认为一个人是非常成功的，但他们似乎一点也不快乐。这是因为他们一直忙着考虑别人的目标，他们还没有考虑自己需要的。

1.C考查人称代词及语境理解。句意：我没有学会这么自私以致只专注于我自己。him他；her她；me我；you你。联系上句I never read the book, but the title has always stuck with me.可知该选C。

2.A考查动词及语境理解。句意：我想我需要帮助别人，同时我也会帮助自己。helping帮助； teaching教；considering考虑；beating打败。联系后句I would also be helping myself.可知该选A。

3.C考查情态动词及语境理解。句意：现在，我意识到我应该至少考虑更多关于寻找一号的事。could能，会；would愿意；should应该；might可能。根据句意结合语境可知该选C。

4.A考查形容词及语境理解。句意：在世界上谁是最重要的的人？important重要的；interesting有趣的；kind慈善的；helpful有帮助的。根据句意结合语境可知该选A。

5.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：如果世界上只剩两人，顾客和你，你会让谁生存？teacher老师；customer顾客；doctor医生；leader领导。联系前面的Most people answer, the customer.可知该选B。

6.D考查动词及语境理解。句意：如果我们不首先帮助自己，我们将永远不能帮助别人。suggested建议；dared敢；answered回答；prepared准备。Be prepared to do sth准备做某事，所以选D。

7.A考查名词及语境理解。句意：我们都需要学会掌控自己的生活，为自己做最好的决定。 decisions决定；ideas主意；aims目标；results结果。Make decisions做决定，所以选A。

8.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：这将使我们在未来帮助别人。past过去；future未来；first第一；last最后。in the future在将来。本句使用了一般将来时，所以选B。

9.C考查形容词及语境理解。句意：但我们很多人了解这都很慢。easy容易的；possible可能的；slow慢的；fast快的。根据句意结合语境可知该选C。

10.D考查副词及语境理解。句意：有人说，幸福会带来成功，但成功不总是带来快乐。hardly几乎不；once 曾经；often常常；always总是。根据句意结合语境可知该选D。

11.B考查形容词及语境理解。句意：我们都希望快乐和成功。rich富裕的；successful成功的； smart聪明的；famous著名的。联系上句It has been said that happiness will bring success, but success doesn’t bring happiness可知该选B。

12.A考查动词及语境理解。句意：当我们的基本需要满足时有些人可以很开心。met遇见；realized意识到；arrived到达；accepted接受。根据句意结合语境可知该选A。

13.D考查动词短语及语境理解。句意：其他人将寻求会带来幸福的高水平的成功。look after照看；think out想出； 仔细思考； 全面考虑； talk about谈论；seek for寻求，探求； 企求。所以选D。

14.A考查介词短语及语境理解。句意：我相信我们可以根据世界的标准认为一个人是非常成功的，但他们似乎一点也不快乐。at all根本；at least至少；at most adv.最多； 至多； 充其量； at first在开始的时候，起先。Not…at all一点也不，所以选A。

15.连词及语境理解。句意：这是因为他们一直忙着考虑别人的目标，他们还没有考虑自己需要的。so 所以；because因为；as但……的时候；certainly当然。此处表原因，所以选B。

考点：故事类短文。