Question

Decades ago, I was one of the unhappiest men in New York. I was selling motor-trucks for a living. I didn't know what made a motor-truck run. That wasn't all: I didn't want to know. I despised (看不起）my job, I despised living in a _______furnished room filled with cockroaches (蟑螂). When I _______out for a fresh necktie, they scattered in all directions. I despised eating in dirty restaurants _______filled with cockroaches.

I came back to my lonely room each night with a sick headache _______by disappointment and bitterness. Was this life? Was this the adventure I had _______? Was this all life would ever_______to me —working at a job I despised, living with cockroaches, and eating bad food? I _______for leisure to read and to write the books I had dreamed of writing back in my college days.

I knew I had everything to gain and _______to lose by giving up the job I despised. So I quitted the work I hated and_________I had studied in the Teachers’ College, preparing to teach, I would make my living teaching adult classes in night schools. Then I would have my __________ free to read books, prepare lectures, and write novels.

What subject should I teach? As I looked back and__________my own college training, I saw that public speaking was of more __________value to me than everything else I had studied in college because it had__________out my lack of confidence and given me the courage to deal with people. It had also made__________that leadership usually favors the man who can get up and speak his mind.

Then I started teaching in night schools, where I had to show__________ results quickly. These __________didn't come for college credits. They came for one reason only: to solve problems. They wanted to stand up on their own feet and say a few words at a business meeting without fainting from__________. They wanted to call on a(n)__________customer without, having to walk around the block three times to get up__________. They wanted to develop self-confidence, I had to__________my students--I had to help them. By doing this, I found my true calling and happiness.

1.A. well    B. cheap    C. fully    D. partly

2.A. sought    B. reached    C. stood    D. set

3.A. abruptly    B. barely    C. probably    D. properly

4.A. fed    B. raised    C. aroused    D. followed

5.A. stepped out for    B. looked forward to    C. worked up to    D. gone in for

6.A. happen    B. cater    C. mean    D. see

7.A. asked    B. longed    C. searched    D. went

8.A. everything    B. anything    C. something    D. nothing

9.A. once    B. while    C. since    D. after

10.A. moments    B. days    C. months    D. years

11.A. checked    B. took    C. recalled    D. evaluated

12.A. practical    B. economical    C. inner    D. technical

13.A. given    B. wiped    C. carried    D. got

14.A. essential    B. solid    C. clear    D. simple

15.A. concrete    B. accurate    C. absolute    D. various

16.A. salesmen    B. customers    C. children    D. adults

17.A. disappointment    B. fright    C. bitterness    D. depression

18.A. unique    B. earnest    C. regular    D. tough

19.A. Interest    B. hope    C. courage    D. expectation

20.A. assist    B. organize    C. lead    D. motivate

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.B

11.D

12.A

13.B

14.C

15.A

16.D

17.B

18.D

19.C

20.D

【解析】本文作者大学毕业之后在车房工作很不开心，后来他在经过深思熟虑之后，决定放弃车房工作，到大学当讲师，又重新找回人生自信的故事。

1.B考查形容词。A. well健康的；B. cheap便宜的；C. fully充分地；D. partly部分地。根据filled with cockroaches可知，房间装饰得简陋，答案为B。

2.B考查动词。A. sought寻找；B. reached伸出；C. stood站立；D. set树立，点燃。当我伸手去够一条新领带时，它们就向四面八方散开了。答案为B。

3.C考查副词。A. abruptly荒谬地；B. barely几乎不；C. probably很可能；D. properly适当地。我不愿在很可能充满蟑螂的餐厅里吃饭。答案为C。

4.A考查动词。A. fed喂养；B. raised提高；C. aroused唤醒；D. followed跟随。每天晚上，我都会头痛欲裂地回到那冷冷清清的房间——因失望、忧虑、痛苦和抗争而造成的头痛。fed by“源于……”，故答案选A。

5.B考查动词词组。A. stepped out for走出去；B. looked forward to期盼；C. worked up to逐渐达到；D. gone in for从事。这就是我热切期望的人生冒险吗？答案为B。

6.C考查动词。A. happen发生；B. cater迎合；C. mean意味；D. see看见。对我来说这就是人生的一切吗？答案为C。

7.B考查动词。A. asked问；B. longed渴望；C. searched搜寻；D. went去。我渴望读书的乐趣，渴望写我在大学时代就想写的书。long for意为“渴望”，故答案为B。

8.D考查不定代词。A. everything每件事；B. anything任何事情；C. something某事；D. nothing什么也没有。我知道，放弃我不喜欢的工作什么都不会失去，反而可以获益良多。答案为D。

9.C考查连词。A. once一旦；B. while当……时候；C. since既然；D. after在……之后。既然我在师范学院已经学习，并准备去教书。那我可以去夜校教成人课程来谋生。此处是since引导的原因状语从句，答案为C。

10.B考查名词。A. moments片刻；B. days天；C. months月；D. years年。我白天就有时间读书、备课，写小说和短篇故事。答案为B。

11.D考查动词。A. checked检查；B. took拿走；C. recalled回想起；D. evaluated评估。我回顾并考察了我在大学受过的训练，发现我在公众演讲中所得到的训练和经验对我在商务——而且在人生中更有实际价值。答案为D。

12.A考查形容词。A. practical实际的；B. economical经济的；C. inner内心的；D. technical科技的，技术上的。我回顾并考察了我在大学受过的训练，发现我在公众演讲中所得到的训练和经验对我在商务——而且在人生中更有实际价值。答案为A。

13.B考查动词。A. given给；B. wiped抹了；C. carried搬运；D. got得到。因为它清除了我的胆怯和缺乏自信．给了我与人交往的勇气和自信。可答案为B。

14.C考查形容词。A. essential基本的，必要的；B. solid固态的；C. clear 清楚的；D. simple简单的。它还表明能站起来表达自己想法的人往往具备领导才能。答案为C。

15.A考查形容词。A. concrete具体的；B. accurate精确的；C. absolute绝对的；D. various各种各样的。因为我开始在夜校授课，在那里我必须向学员显示立竿见影的具体成效。答案为A。

16.D考查名词。A. salesmen推销员；B. customers顾客；C. children孩子；D. adults成年人。这些成年人来上我的课，并不是想获得大学文凭或社会地位，而是为了一个目的——他们想解决他们的问题。答案为D。

17.B考查名词。A. disappointment失望；B. fright恐惧；C. bitterness怨恨；D. depression沮丧。他们想在业务会上站起来说话，而不至于因害怕而昏倒。答案为B。

18.D考查形容词。A. unique独一无二的；B. earnest认真的；C. regular有规律的；D. tough艰苦的，困难的。销售员希望能够拜访难缠的顾客，而不必在街上徘徊，以鼓起勇气。答案为D。

19.C考查名词。A. Interest兴趣；B. hope希望；C. courage勇气；D. expectation期待。销售员希望能够拜访难缠的顾客，而不必在街上徘徊，以鼓起勇气。答案为C。

20.D考查动词。A. assist帮助；B. organize组织；C. lead领导；D. motivate激励，促进。我必须激发我的学员，必须帮助他们解决他们的问题。答案为D。

【名师点睛】

做完形填空题的过程从本质上说是一个阅读推理的过程。为了能够准确、快速地理解文章内容，考生必须把握作者的思路，使自己的思维模式与作者的思维模式相吻合，同时考生还必须不断地从各个角度进行合乎逻辑的推理，并不断地验证推理的正确性，以达到理解全文、解决问题的目的。在解题时，有时可充分利用社会文化知识和生活常识进行推理。比如本题第１６小题，These _____16_____didn't come for college credits. They came for one reason only: to solve problems. They wanted to stand up on their own feet and say a few words at a business meeting（这些人来上我的课，并不是想获得大学文凭或社会地位，而是为了一个目的——他们想解决他们的问题。他们想在谈生意时站住脚，会说几个单词。）根据生活常识可知，上夜校的人不应该是顾客和孩子，也不能只是推销员，范围应该更大，应该是成年人，答案为D。