Question

    I moved to a new city and took a job in marketing. I didn't really understand whether it_________me. I enjoyed doing things that I felt had_________—I could see their benefit and feel their impact. As the months passed, I felt it just wasn't for me. I needed to find a way out.

A job advertisement for a(n)_________for a new youth magazine came at exactly the right time. I applied and was_________. My role was to help teams of young people edit their_________and help them with their work. I had assumed the magazine would be a(n)_________of games and dull reviews, so I was_________when one of the first pieces written was about social welfare._________, I found something I was interested in.

I felt a_________in me straight away. I had a purpose again. Days were lost to discussing hot topics and__________the words of their strong and opinionated (坚持己见的) voices.__________in their world, I could see myself making a difference to the team's__________ability. As our website__________increased and the work shifted to reflect what our__________wanted, I developed a greater__________of what young people might want to read.

The biggest change the job brought, __________,was to my well-being. It is rare you find yourself in a job you love, one that you are happy to__________each day. I was thriving (充实）in this__________environment, inspired by the talented young people I was helping to__________their careers. Now, I realize that there are jobs that will keep you happy,__________and inspired.

1.A.messed with B.applied to C.relied on D.waited for

2.A.purpose B.convenience C.restriction D.entertainment

3.A.reporter B.lawyer C.editor D.typist

4.A.independent B.intelligent C.successful D.ambitious

5.A.courses B.references C.software D.content

6.A.replacement B.mixture C.innovation D.symbol

7.A.amused B.embarrassed C.touched D.surprised

8.A.Naturally B.Generally C.Frequently D.Finally

9.A.contrast B.shock C.change D.shame

10.A.reading B.translating C.spelling D.copying

11.A.Trapped B.Hidden C.Invested D.Imagined

12.A.gaming B.marketing C.writing D.communicating

13.A.hits B.pages C.profits D.advertisements

14.A.monitors B.sponsors C.colleagues D.audiences

15.A.distinction B.understanding C.expectation D.recording

16.A.though B.instead C.otherwise D.therefore

17.A.go into B.leave behind C.refer to D.set aside

18.A.troublesome B.creative C.tough D.conservative

19.A.transfer B.rescue C.discipline D.further

20.A.lucky B.popular C.energetic D.honest

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.C

5.D

6.B

7.D

8.D

9.C

10.A

11.C

12.C

13.A

14.D

15.B

16.A

17.A

18.B

19.D

20.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者喜欢做有目的性的事情，因此找了一份编辑工作，在这份工作中，作者得到了快乐和成长。

1.考查动词短语辨析。句意：我真的不明白这是否适用于我。A. messed with搞砸了；B. applied to适用；C. relied on依靠；D. waited for等待。由下文的I felt it just wasn't for me可知，作者这时不明白这个销售工作是否适用于自己。故选B项。

2.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我喜欢做我觉得有目的的事情——我能看到它们的好处，感受它们的影响。A. purpose目的；B. convenience方便；C. restriction限制；D. entertainment娱乐。由下文的I had a purpose again可知，作者做事喜欢有目的。故选A项。

3.考查名词词义辨析。句意：为一家新青年杂志社招聘编辑的招聘广告来得正是时候。A. reporter记者；B. lawyer律师；C. editor编辑；D. typist打字员。由下文的My role was to help teams of young people edit可知，此处招的是编辑。故选C项。

4.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我申请成功了。A. independent独立的；B. intelligent聪明的；C. successful成功的；D. ambitious有志向的。由下文可知，作者在这家杂志社从事编辑工作，所以作者申请工作成功了。故选C项。

5.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的职责是帮助年轻人编辑他们的内容，并帮助他们完成工作。A. courses课程；B. references参考书；C. software软件；D. content内容。由上文语境可知，作者申请杂志编辑的工作，所以职责是帮助年轻人编辑他们的内容，并帮助他们完成工作。故选D项。

6.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我以为这本杂志是游戏和枯燥评论的混合体。A. replacement代替；B. mixture混合；C. innovation创新；D. symbol标志。由下文的games and dull reviews可知，作者本以为这本杂志是游戏和枯燥评论的混合体。故选B项。

7.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我以为这本杂志是游戏和枯燥评论的混合体，所以当我第一篇写的是关于社会福利的文章时，我很惊讶。A. amused愉快的；B. embarrassed尴尬的；C. touched感动的；D. surprised惊讶的。由上文语境可知，作者本以为这本杂志是游戏和枯燥评论的混合体，但作者第一篇写的是关于社会福利的文章，所以作者会惊讶。故选D项。

8.考查副词词义辨析。句意：最后，我找到了我感兴趣的东西。A. Naturally自然地；B. Generally一般地；C. Frequently频繁地；D. Finally最终地。由全文语境可知，作者一开始找到了不适合自己的销售工作到最后申请去当编辑做自己喜欢的事，所以，最终，找到了自己感兴趣的东西。故选D项。

9.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我立刻感觉到了自己的变化。A. contrast对比；B. shock震惊；C. change改变；D. shame耻辱。由下文的The biggest change the job brought可知，此处指作者感到了一种变化。故选C项。

10.考查动词词义辨析。句意：几天的时间都浪费在讨论热门话题和阅读他们强烈而固执己见话语的声音上了。A. reading阅读；B. translating翻译；C. spelling拼写；D. copying复制。由上文语境可知，作者是一位编辑，所以要阅读强烈而固执己见的话语。故选A项。

11.考查动词词义辨析。句意：投入在他们的世界里，我可以看到自己对团队的写作能力产生了影响。A. Trapped困住；B. Hidden躲藏；C. Invested投入；D. Imagined想象。由下文语境可知，作者发现自己对团队的写作能力产生了影响，说明作者投入了年轻人的世界，认真地阅读他们强烈而固执己见的话语，所以对写作能力有影响。故选C项。

12.考查动词词义辨析。句意：投入在他们的世界里，我可以看到自己对团队的写作能力产生了影响。A. gaming打赌、赌输；B. marketing推销；C. writing写作；D. communicating交流。由上文语境可知，作者是一位编辑，作者认真地阅读他们强烈而固执己见的话语，所以对写作能力有影响。故选C项。

13.考查名词词义辨析。句意：随着我们网站点击率的增加，工作转变为反映我们的读者想要什么。A. hits点击；B. pages页码；C. profits利益；D. advertisements广告。由上文的website可知，此处指网站点击率。故选A项。

14.考查名词词义辨析。句意：随着我们网站点击率的增加，工作转变为反映我们的读者想要什么。A. monitors监控器；B. sponsors赞助者；C. colleagues同事；D. audiences读者、观众。由上文语境可知，作者是一位编辑，他的工作对象应该是读者。故选D项。

15.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我对年轻人可能想要阅读有了更深入的了解。A. distinction区别；B. understanding理解；C. expectation期望；D. recording记录。由上文语境可知，作者的工作反映他们的读者想要什么，说明作者对年轻人可能想要阅读有了更深入的了解。故选B项。

16.考查副词词义辨析。句意：不过，这份工作给我带来的最大变化是我的幸福。A. though不过；B. instead代替；C. otherwise否则；D. therefore因此。由全文语境可知，此处指“不过”，应用though，符合语境。故选A项。

17.考查动词短语辨析。句意：很少有人能找到自己喜欢且每天都乐于从事的工作。A. go into从事；B. leave behind留下；C. refer to提及；D. set aside搁置。由上文的a job you love可知，此处指喜欢且每天都乐于从事的工作。故选A项。

18.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我在这个充满创造力的环境中茁壮成长。A. troublesome麻烦的；B. creative创造力的；C. tough艰难的；D. conservative保守的。由上下文语境可知，作者为年轻人工作，写作能力得到了提升，被他们激励/赋予灵感，说明这是一个具有创造力的环境。故选B项。

19.考查动词词义辨析。句意：受到我帮助他们进一步发展事业的有才华的年轻人所激励。A. transfer转移；B. rescue拯救；C. discipline惩罚；D. further促进、发展。由上文的My role was to help teams of young people edit their__5__and help them with their work可知，作者帮助年轻人进一步发展事业。故选D项。

20.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：现在，我意识到有些工作会让你快乐，充满活力和灵感。A. lucky幸运的；B. popular受欢迎的；C. energetic充满活力的；D. honest诚实的。由happy和inspired可知，此处energetic最符合语境。故选C项。