Question

    At the age of forty-five, my usually well-ordered life became full of changes. After twenty-two years of working in a _______, a plan to use less staff led to the unemployment (失业) of over one hundred people, I being one of them.

My once secure (稳妥的) future became _______. However, I was not a single parent, _______ the family did not depend only on my income (收入). My motto has always been “Change is good; change is progress,” but when it influenced my livelihood (生计，生活), I had to change it to, “_______ change and make the most of it.” From the beginning, I _______ to look at this matter not as _______ luck, but as a welcome chance. I refused to become sorry, _______, I actively planned to do something new and different.

Having a positive attitude (积极的态度) made all the difference in the way I formed the future. First, I decided to _______ to college and graduate many years later than I should have. Doing this at my age needed more _______. Not being a graduate had never held me back in my career in the bank, but now it was a personal goal I was eager (渴望) to achieve. With a lot of determination, I went to evening classes and became an adult ________. In the class, I became more and more ________. During this time, I realized that ________ life throws in our way, personal growth never stops.

The second thing I did to improve myself was to reevaluate (再评估) my past life. It used to be filled with endless and sometimes meaningless events. But now, my heart and life are completely around people I ________.

The loss of my job led to some ________ changes in my life. Revisiting (再访，重游) the past made room for the ________. I realize that I have accepted the change, and am making the most of it.

1.A.factory B.bank C.company D.hospital

2.A.uncertain B.bright C.unimportant D.clear

3.A.if B.or C.so D.but

4.A.Refuse B.Accept C.Expect D.Collect

5.A.considered B.chose C.happened D.imagined

6.A.perfect B.rare C.bad D.good

7.A.therefore B.instead C.anyway D.however

8.A.attend B.turn C.join D.return

9.A.time B.money C.courage D.risk

10.A.student B.teacher C.manager D.doctor

11.A.confident B.afraid C.nervous D.generous

12.A.whichever B.whoever C.wherever D.whatever

13.A.care for B.call for C.stand for D.look for

14.A.common B.positive C.confident D.unsure

15.A.change B.experience C.future D.education

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.B

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.A

11.A

12.D

13.A

14.B

15.C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。本文主要讲述作者失业后，并没有消极的对待生活，而是以乐观的态度生活。他重新回到学校学习，积极面对困难和挑战，最终生活变得比以前更加的快乐了。本文让我们知道了，只有我们保持了乐观的态度，才能够收获生活中意想不到的惊喜．

1.

句意：在一家银行工作了22年后，一个裁员计划导致了上百多人失业，我就是他们其中一员。

factor工厂；bank银行；company公司；school学校。根据文中第三段“…in my career in the bank.”可知作者是在一家银行工作。故选B。

2.

句意：我曾经稳妥的未来变得不确定。

uncertain不确定的；bright明亮的；unimportant不重要的；clear清楚的。根据第一段“…I being one of them.”可知作者失业了，未来变得不确定，与文中“secure”进行对比。故选A。

3.

句意：但是，我不是一个单亲家庭，所以家庭不仅仅依靠我的收入。

if如果；or或者；so所以；but但是。根据文中“I was not a single parent.”可知作者并不是一个单亲家庭，所以家里的负担并不仅仅在他一个人身上。此处表达一种因果关系。故选C。

4.

句意：我不得不把它改为“接受并充分利用改变。”

Refuse拒绝；Accept接受；Expect期待，指望；Collect收集。根据文中“…but as a welcome chance.”以及最后一句“I realize that I have accepted the change, and am making the most of it.”可知作者把这次改变看成是一个良机。作者最后意识到自己已经接受改变并正充分利用改变。所以作者是接受改变。故选B。

5.

句意：最开始我选择不把这件事看成厄运。

considered考虑；chose选择；happened发生；imagined想象。根据“I actively planned to do something new and different.”可知作者计划积极地做些新颖不同的事情。所以作者选择不把这件事看成是厄运。故选B。

6.

句意：最开始我选择不把这件事看成厄运，而是一个良机。

perfect完美的；rare罕见的；bad糟糕的；good好的。根据文中“…not …but as a welcome chance.”可知作者把这件事看成不是…而是一个良机，not…but前后句意相反。故选C。

7.

句意：我拒绝对生活遗憾，反而计划积极地去做些新颖不同的事情。

therefore因此；instead相反；anyway无论如何；however然而。根据文中“I refused to become sorry…”可知作者拒接对生活遗憾；根据“I actively planned to do something new and different.”可知作者计划积极地做些新颖不同的事情。根据前后句意，这里应该选择一个表示转折替代的连词。故选B。

8.

句意：首先，我决定返回大学，完成我本该早就完成的学业。

attend参加；turn转弯；join参加；return返回，退还。根据文中“…graduate many years later than I should have.”可知作者没有从大学毕业，所以作者想重回大学。故选D。

9.

句意：在我这个年纪做这件事需要更多的勇气。

time时间；money金钱；courage勇气；risk风险。根据文中“With a lot of determination…”可知作者很有决心，所以作者在他这个年纪做出这样的决定需要很大的勇气。故选C。

10.

句意：我上了夜校，成为了一名成年学生。

student学生；teacher老师；manager经理；doctor医生。根据“I went to evening classes…”可知作者去了夜校，所以是变成了一名学生。故选A。

11.

句意：在课堂上，我越来越自信。

confident自信的；afraid害怕的；nervous紧张的；generous慷慨的。根据“I realized…personal growth never stops.”可知作者认识到无论生活抛给我们什么，个人的成长是无止境的。所以作者是在夜校越来越自信，才有这样的意识。故选A。

12.

句意：我意识到不管生活抛给我们什么，个人的成长是永无止境的。

whichever无论哪些；whoever无论谁；wherever无论在哪里；whatever无论什么。根据“…life throws…”可推测出应该是无论生活抛给我们什么，所以应用whatever符合句意和语境。故选D。

13.

句意：但是现在我的心和生活完全是围绕着自己所关心的人。

care for关心；call for提倡，要求；stand for代表；look for寻找。根据文中“The second thing …It used to be filled with endless and sometimes meaningless events.”可知作者再次评估过去的生活，发现过去曾经充满了无尽的，有时甚至是毫无意义的事件。可以猜测出通过这一次改变，所以作者现在的生活围绕着自己所关心的人。故选A。

14.

句意：失业让我的生活也发生了一些积极的改变。

common常见的；positive积极的；confident自信的；unsure不确定的。根据文中第三段“Having a positive attitude (积极的态度) made all the difference in the way I formed the future.”可知作者有一个积极的态度。故选B。

15.

句意：重新思考过去，能够为未来发展提供更多的空间。

change改变；experience经验，经历；future未来；education教育。根据“Revisiting (再访，重游) the past made room for the…and am making the most of it”可知作者意识到自己已经接受改变，并且正在充分利用它，所以可以推测出作者反思过去是为了给未来发展提供更多地空间。故选C。