Question

Around twenty years ago I was living in York.  36  I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree, I could not find  37  work.

I was  38  a school bus to make ends meet and  39  with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat. I had  40 five interviews (面试) with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not  41  the job. “Why has my life become so  42  ?” I thought painfully.

As I pulled the bus over to  43  a little girl, she handed me an earring  44  I should keep it  45  somebody claimed (认领) it. The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”.

At first I got angry. Then it  46  me – I had been giving all of my  47  to what was going wrong with my  48  rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a  49  of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to 50  more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for  51  from a lady who was a director at a larger  52 . She asked me if I would  53  a one-day lecture on stress (压力) management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.

My  54  there went very well, and before long I got a well-paid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of  55  that I completely changed my life.

1.	A．As B．Though C．If D．When

2.	A．successful B．extra C．satisfying D．convenient

3.	A．driving B．repairing C．taking D．designing

4.	A．working B．travelling C．discussing D．living

5.	A．prepared for B．attended C．asked for D．held

6.	A．lose B．like C．find D．get

7.	A．hard B．busy C．serious D．short

8.	A．wave at B．drop off C．call on D．look for

9.	A．ordering B．promising C．saying D．showing

10.	A．in case B．or else C．as if D．now that

11.	A．hurt B．hit C．caught D．moved

12.	A．feelings B．attention C．strength D．interests

13.	A．opinions B．education C．experiences D．life

14.	A．list B．book C．check D．copy

15.	A．connect B．turn C．keep D．add

16.	A．her B．a passenger C．me D．my friend

17.	A．hospital B．factory C．restaurant D．hotel

18.	A．listen to B．review C．give D．talk about

19.	A．plan B．choice C．day D．tour

20.	A．operation B．speaking C．employment D．thinking

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.A

11.B

12.B

13.D

14.A

15.D

16.C

17.A

18.C

19.C

20.D

【解析】本文讲述了我二十年前在纽约经历的一段艰难生活。起初，虽然有工作经验和硕士学位我却找不到满意的工作。一个小女孩给我的耳环改变了我的生活。从此以后，我列了一个感到满意的50件事情清单，并不断添加。后来我终于找到了一份高薪的工作。我知道正是因为我改变了我的思维方式，我的生活才得以改变。

1.考查连词辨析。尽管我有硕士学位和工作经验，但还是不能找到满意的工作。

2.考查形容词辨析。解析同36题。successful成功的 extra额外的 satisfying 令人满意的 convenient便利的。

3.考查上下文联系。我开校车来维持生活，并和我的一个朋友和住(living)在一起。

4.考查动词辨析。解析同38题。

5.考查动词短语辨析。attend the interview参加面试，我参加了一个公司的面试5次，但他们说我不能得到这份工作。

6.考查动词辨析。解析同40题。get the job得到工作。

7.考查形容词辨析。作者发出感慨，为什么我的生活那么艰难(hard)呢？

8.考查短语辨析。当我把车开到路边让那个小女孩下来的时候，小女孩递给了我一个耳环。wave at向某人挥手；drop …off让某人下车；call on号召 look for寻找

9.考查动词辨析。saying 做伴随状语。她在地给我耳环的时候说，保管好耳环，说不定有人来认领。

10.考查连词辨析。解析同44题。in case万一or else   否则 as if好像now that既然

11.考查动词辨析。It hit me意为：我突然想到。

12.考查名词辨析。我把一切注意力(attention)都集中在了生活的不顺上，而没有关注好的一面。

13.考查名词辨析。opinions意见 education教育 experiences 经历 life生活解析同47题。

14.考查名词辨析。list清单 check 支票 copy拷贝 我决定列一份我感到满意的50件事情的清单(list)。

15.考查名词辨析。此处connect联系；turn转向；变为；keep保持； add添加。后来我决定向清单中添加更多的事情。

16.考查上下文联系 a phone call fro me 意为：我的一个电话。那天晚上意为女士给我打了一个电话。

17.考查名词辨析。根据后文，给200个医疗工作者作报告，可见地点在医院。

18.考查动词辨析。give a one-day lecture意为，做了一天的报告。她问我是否可以做一天报告。

19.考查名词辨析。plan 计划 choice选择 day 天 tour旅游。我那天进展的很顺利，后来得到了一份高薪的工作。

20.考查名词辨析。直到今天我才知道，正是因为我改变了我的思维方式，我的生活才得以改变。