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A
My father always told me: “All work is noble.〞 He wasn't __1__， but he earned a reasonable living. Thanks to his __2__， I was able to go to an art college. I, however, wanted to do something __3__， something more interesting—I was special!
After graduation, I moved to New York in search of a graphic designer job. It was winter and, ever the optimist, I only brought enough money to __4__ myself for about a month. I wasn't __5__—I was sure I'd find a fantastic job immediately.
Within a few weeks, though, I found myself wandering around the streets having been __6__ by every design office in town. My hostel __7__ was almost gone and I hadn't eaten in days. “How had I reached this point？〞I wondered as I __8__ in my thin jacket.
I was just about to __9__ when my dad called. He suggested that I get a job in a __10__ until something else came along. At first, pride made me __11__. But I was cold, hungry, and unwilling to go home feeling __12__ and defeated.
I entered an expensive­looking cafe near one of the design offices that had turned me away and asked the manager if they were __13__. She said they were __14__， and offered me a job right away.
__15__， I found that I really enjoyed serving people. I started making big __16__ right away. Later, the manager learned that I had a design __17__ and asked me to design the cafe menus. That led to a part­time job at an advertising company.
Previously, I had never considered being a __18__， but there I was. I __19__ got my dream design job, but that winter I learned not to make __20__ about work.
[语篇解读]　本文是一篇记叙文。作者大学毕业后，执着于追求自己梦想的设计工作，但总是处处碰壁。就在他想放弃的时候，父亲建议他先去餐馆找一份工作，直到时机出现。作者听从了父亲的建议，最终得到了在一家广告公司做兼职工作的时机。
1．A.concerned　B．wealthy　C．generous　D．caring
解析：根据空后的“but he earned a reasonable living〞可推知，作者的父亲不是很富有，但是过着还算不错的生活。concerned“担忧的〞；generous“大方的〞；caring“关心他人的〞。
答案：B
2．A.education B．time
C．power D．effort
解析：根据空后的“I was able to go to an art college〞可知，幸亏父亲的努力，作者能够去一所艺术学校上学。
答案：D
3．A.different B．simple
C．strange D．safe
解析：根据空后的“something more interesting—I was special〞可知，作者想要做一些与众不同的事情。
答案：A
4．A.entertain B．protect
C．support D．identify
解析：根据该句中的“I only...myself for about a month〞可知，作者仅仅带了足够养活自己大概一个月的钱。entertain“娱乐〞；support“养活〞；identify“确认〞。
答案：C
5．A.disappointed B．worried
C．helpless D．alone
解析：根据破折号后的“I was sure I'd find a fantastic job immediately〞可知，作者并不担忧，因为他确信自己能马上找到一份极好的工作。
答案：B
6．A.rejected B．annoyed
C．restricted D．invited
解析：根据下文中的“one of the... turned me away〞可知，镇上的每家设计公司都不雇用作者。reject“不雇用，拒绝接受〞。
答案：A
7．A.host B．room
C．contract D．rent
解析：根据空后的“was almost gone and I hadn't eaten in days〞可知，作者租旅舍的租金几乎用完了。
答案：D
8．A.waited B．trembled
C．regretted D．sweated
解析：根据上文可知，当时是冬天，且作者的租金几乎用完了，陷入了窘迫的境地；由此可推知，作者在他的薄夹克里颤抖。
答案：B
9．A.show off B．settle down
C．give up D．set out
解析：根据上文内容可推知，作者已经到了山穷水尽的地步，于是他打算放弃。show off“炫耀〞；settle down“安排下来〞；set out“开始，出发〞。
答案：C
10．A.library B．gallery
C．factory D．restaurant
解析：根据下文中的“I entered an expensive­looking cafe near one of the design offices〞可知，父亲建议作者先去餐馆找一份工作。
答案：D
11．A.hesitate B．agree
C．continue D．reply
解析：根据空前的“At first，pride made me〞可知，一开始作者的自尊心使他犹豫着要不要去餐馆找工作。
答案：A
12．A.relieved B．ashamed
C．secure D．lonely
解析：根据该句中的“unwilling to go home feeling __12__ and defeated〞可知，作者不愿意带着羞愧、沮丧的感觉回家。relieved“感到宽慰的〞；ashamed“羞愧的〞；secure“安心的〞；lonely“孤独的〞。
答案：B
13．A.hiring B．working
C．serving D．checking
解析：根据语境可知，作者最终去餐馆找工作，问经理是否在雇人。
答案：A
14．A.reasonable B．popular
C．overstaffed D．shorthanded
解析：根据空后的“offered me a job right away〞可知，这个小餐馆缺人手，经理立刻给作者提供了一份工作。reasonable“有理由的〞；popular“流行的〞；overstaffed“人员过多的〞；shorthanded“人手不够的〞。
答案：D
15．A.Hopefully B．Undoubtedly
C．Surprisingly D．Obviously
解析：根据上文的内容以及空后的“I found that I really enjoyed serving people〞可知，出乎作者意料的是，作者喜欢这份工作。hopefully“有希望地〞；undoubtedly“无疑地〞；surprisingly“出人意料地〞；obviously“明显地〞。
答案：C
16．A.designs B．contacts
C．meals D．tips
解析：根据语境并结合常识可知，作者乐于效劳顾客，开始获得丰厚的小费。
答案：D
17．A.hobby B．company
C．background D．task
解析：根据第一段中的“I was able to go to an art college〞和第二段第一句“After graduation，I moved to New York in search of a graphic designer job.〞可知，作者学过设计，有设计背景。
答案：C
18．A.waiter B．designer
C．director D．manager
解析：根据上文内容可知，作者一开始想做设计方面的工作，由此可推知，作者之前从来没有考虑过成为一名效劳员。
答案：A
19．A.simply B．nearly
C．eventually D．temporarily
解析：根据语境和本句中的“got my dream design job〞可知，作者最后得到了自己梦想的设计工作。
答案：C
20．A.preparations B．assumptions
C．changes D．suggestions
解析：根据上文讲的作者的经历可知，作者在那个冬天学会了不再对工作做出假设。preparation“准备工作〞；assumption“假设〞；change“改变〞；suggestion“建议〞。
答案：B
B
My father was born in a small town in the US. He wasn't sure what he wanted from __1__， but something told him to __2__ and begin a new adventure.
He began that adventure traveling to cities in the US before going on to Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines. He took my mother and us three daughters with him and went wherever the road __3__ him.
It's easy to feel __4__ when you're on the road. We made lots of new friends on our trip—most of them are mechanics, since we often __5__ hours in repair shops. But that was a way much __6__ than sitting by the roadside while waiting for the engine to __7__ when it was 40 ℃ outside.
Getting along well sometimes seemed __8__. There were always a lot of __9__， especially among us back seat passengers about who had to __10__ in the middle. But even if it was hard, we learned a lot about __11__ . When we were traveling in the Philippines, we drove to Quezon City one day. It should have been an hour's drive but was nearly three, thanks to bad roads and __12__ traffic. “Did you put our suitcases in the car？〞 my father asked my mother as we arrived there. From the back seat, we saw her __13__ turn toward my father. “No，〞 she said. “I thought you did.〞 That was how a seven­hour car trip turned into a 16­hour one, which was mostly spent in __14__.
On occasions like that, we had to learn to let go of our anger because we were __15__ in a rolling box with the same people for the rest of the __16__. Even if I sometimes felt like opening the car door and __17__ one of my sisters out, I kept my feelings to myself.
This is why road trips were like __18__ universities to us. We __19__ our PhDs (博士学位) in how to get along with other people just by traveling in our old car.
If we were __20__ given a second chance at life, we would do it all over again. Only this time would I put the suitcases in the car myself.
[语篇解读]　本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。小时候“我〞随父亲和母亲以及我的姐妹开车旅行，在此过程中，我们学会了忍让以及和别人相处。这个颠簸的旅程是一所移动的大学，让“我〞受益匪浅。
1．A.move　　　　　　 　　 B．life
C．experience D．belief
解析：根据上文可知，“我〞的父亲出生在美国的一个小镇上；结合该句中的“He wasn't sure what he wanted〞以及下文表达的他带着全家开车旅行可推知，那时他不确定想从生活中要些什么，故B项正确。
答案：B
2．A.live up B．struggle on
C．get out D．walk around
解析：根据该句中的“begin a new adventure〞可推知，他得到启示，要他走出去，去开启新的冒险经历。C项意为“离开，从……出来〞，故C项正确。
答案：C
3．A.took B．drove
C．served D．controlled
解析：根据该句中的“wherever the road〞并结合语境可知，他带着妈妈和我们这三个女儿，沿路旅行。A项表示“带去，引领〞，符合语境，故A项正确。
答案：A
4．A.anxious B．upset
C．helpless D．lonely
解析：根据该句中的“when you're on the road〞和下文介绍的沿路交朋友可推知，当在路上时，很容易感到孤独(lonely)。
答案：D
5．A.wasted　 B．worked　　
C．spent　　 D．chatted
解析：根据语境可知，由于我们经常花费几个小时在修理店，所以我们交的朋友大局部是修理工。
答案：C
6．A.better B．easier
C．safer D．cleverer
解析：由于外面的温度到达40摄氏度，所以去修理店要比坐在马路边等候好得多。
答案：A
7．A.break down B．cool off
C．clear up D．turn over
解析：根据该句中的“when it was 40 ℃ outside〞可知，外面气温高达40摄氏度；据此可推知，该处指等待发动机冷却下来；B项意为“使冷却下来〞，故B项正确。A项意为“出故障〞，C项意为“清理〞，D项意为“翻转〞，都与语境不符。
答案：B
8．A.available B．alternative
C．necessary D．impossible
解析：根据下文中的“it was hard〞并结合语境可知，友好相处有时似乎是不可能的(impossible)。
答案：D
9．A.arguments B．fights
C．embarrassments D．amusements
解析：根据空后的“especially among us...in the middle〞可知，我们之间总是有很多争吵，尤其是关于后座的我们谁坐(sit)在中间时。
答案：A
10．A.settle　　B．rest　　　C．sit　　　D．watch
解析：参见上题解析。
答案：C
11．A.sharing B．respect
C．communication D．tolerance
解析：根据该句中的“But〞表达的语境可知，尽管这很难解决，但是我们学会了忍耐(tolerance)。
答案：D
12．A.light B．heavy
C．local D．fast
解析：根据该句中的“It should have been an hour's drive but was nearly three〞可知，本可以在一小时就完成的路程，我们却花了三个小时；据此可推知，这里路况较差，交通拥堵，故B项正确。
答案：B
13．A.suddenly B．sensitively
C．calmly D．slowly
解析：根据语境可知，我们在后座看到母亲慢慢地转过头对父亲说：“没有，我还以为你放了〞。
答案：D
14．A.silence B．vain
C．panic D．disappointment
解析：根据上文可知，母亲忘记将手提箱放进车里；结合该句和下文中的“we had to learn to let go of our anger〞可知，我们学会了控制自己的怒气，这个七小时的行程最终变成了十六小时的行程，我们大局部的时间都在沉默。
答案：A
15．A.buried B．crazy
C．stuck D．impatient
解析：根据语境可知，在像上文提到的情况下，我们必须控制自己的怒气，因为我们和相同的人在接下来的旅程(journey)里一起被困在车里。be stuck in为固定搭配，意为“被困在……〞，故C项正确。
答案：C
16．A.holiday B．journey
C．exploration D．march
解析：参见上题解析。
答案：B
17．A.dragging B．pushing
C．helping D．sending
解析：根据该句中的“I kept my feelings to myself〞可知，“我〞控制住了自己的情绪；据此可推知，此处表示有时“我〞想要翻开车门将“我〞的一个姐妹推出车外。B项意为“推〞，故B项正确。
答案：B
18．A.unusual B．common
C．free D．mobile
解析：根据该句中的“road trips〞以及下文中的“We __19__ our PhDs〞可知，对于我们来说，公路旅行就如可移动的(mobile)大学。
答案：D
19．A.earned B．expected
C．missed D．valued
解析：根据语境可知，就在这辆旧汽车里，我们获得了如何和他人相处的博士学位；A项意为“博得，赢得〞，故A项正确。
答案：A
20．A.somewhere B．anytime
C．somehow D．anyway
解析：根据语境可知，如果我们能以某种方式在人生中获得第二次时机的话，我们还是会去旅行。C项意为“以某种方式〞，故C项正确。
答案：C
C
A woman professor was giving a lesson to her students on __1__ management. As she raised a glass of water, everyone in the class __2__ they would be asked the “half­empty or half­full〞 question. __3__， that was not the case. With a smile on her face, she asked the students, “How much do you think this glass of water weighs？〞
Answers called out __4__ from eight to twenty ounces (盎司)．
She quieted the students down and then replied, “The absolute weight doesn't __5__. But it counts how long you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my __6__. If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb. In each case, the __7__ of the glass of water doesn't change, but the __8__ I hold it, the heavier it becomes. Why？〞
Lost in __9__， all the students kept silent and listened to the professor carefully.
“Our stresses and __10__ in life are like that glass of water. If we __11__ our burdens all the time, sooner or later, we will feel exhausted, even unable to __12__.〞
__13__ you have to do is put all your burdens down, as __14__ in the evening as possible. Don't carry them through the evening into the night; by doing this, we can get __15__ next morning and are __16__ to move forward.
More often than not, life gets terrible when we __17__ too much. And the moment you __18__ your burdens, you'll find yourself feeling much more relaxed.
So rather than being upset and feeling __19__ for yourself, start doing something about it. After all, life is too short to __20__ yourself to anything that is not making you happy.
[语篇解读]　本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章通过一杯水的重量的事例告诉读者：只有卸下压力和负担，才能活得更轻松。
1．A.class　　　　　　　　 B．emotion
C．time D．stress
解析：根据下文中的“Our stresses and __10__ in life are like that glass of water.〞可知，本文讲的是压力管理。stress management意为“压力管理〞。
答案：D
2．A.wondered B．expected
C．agreed D．argued
解析：当她举起一杯水时，每个人都预计他们会被问到“杯子是半空还是半满〞的问题。wonder意为“想知道〞；expect意为“预料，预计〞；agree意为“同意〞；argue意为“争论〞。
答案：B
3．A.However B．Meanwhile
C．Anyhow D．Therefore
解析：根据语境可知，教授微笑着问：“这杯水有多重？〞这与学生预计的不同，应选A。however意为“然而〞；meanwhile意为“同时〞；anyhow意为“无论如何〞；therefore意为“因此〞。
答案：A
4．A.ranged B．replied
C．read D．exchanged
解析：根据下文中的“from eight to twenty ounces〞可知，喊出的答案从8到20盎司不等。range from...to...意为“范围从……到……〞，符合语境。
答案：A
5．A.exist B．change
C．matter D．increase
解析：根据下文中的“But it counts how long you hold it.〞可知，此处表示绝对的重量不重要。matter与count同义，意为“要紧〞。
答案：C
6．A.head B．arm
C．leg D．stomach
解析：根据下文中的“If I hold it for a day，my arm will feel numb.〞可知，此处指的是手臂。因此选B。
答案：B
7．A.shape B．position
C．weight D．size
解析：根据下文中的“but the __8__ I hold it，the heavier it becomes〞可知，此处指的是水的重量。shape意为“形状〞；position意为“位置〞；weight意为“重量〞；size意为“大小，尺寸〞。故答案为C。
答案：C
8．A.better B．deeper
C．longer D．further
解析：在每一种情况下，这杯水的重量都没有改变，但是举的时间越长，它就会变得越重。根据“If I hold it for a minute〞，“If I hold it for an hour〞及“If I hold it for a day〞可知，此处说的是时间。
答案：C
9．A.fantasies B．thought
C．dreams D．discussion
解析：根据下文中的“all the students kept silent and listened to the professor carefully〞可知，此处表示“(学生们)陷入沉思〞，(be) lost in thought为固定搭配。
答案：B
10．A.doubts B．joys
C．surprises D．worries
解析：根据空前的“stresses〞和下文中的“burdens〞可知，这里表示“我们生活中的压力和烦恼就像那杯水〞。
答案：D
11．A.cover B．carry
C．hide D．show
解析：根据下文中的“you have to do is put all your burdens down〞可知，此处表示如果我们一直背着(carry)沉重的负担，应选B。
答案：B
12．A.pick up B．work out
C．carry on D．catch on
解析：如果我们一直背着沉重的负担，迟早我们将感到筋疲力尽，甚至难以坚持下去。pick up意为“捡起，恢复健康、体力等〞；work out意为“算出〞；carry on意为“继续进行，坚持下去〞；catch on意为“流行起来〞。应选C。
答案：C
13．A.Something B．All
C．Nothing D．Anything
解析：根据语境可知，此处表示你需要做的一切事情就是卸下负担，应选B。
答案：B
14．A.eagerly B．naturally
C．quickly D．early
解析：根据“Don't carry them through the evening into the night〞可知，此处表示晚上尽早卸下负担。
答案：D
15．A.refreshed B．entertained
C．depressed D．amazed
解析：通过这样做我们第二天可以重新振作精神，能够奋勇向前。refresh“使恢复精神〞；entertain意为“使快乐〞；depress“使沮丧〞；amaze“使大为惊奇〞。应选A。
答案：A
16．A.able B．anxious
C．passive D．ambitious
解析：参见上题解析。able意为“有能力的〞，符合语境。anxious意为“焦虑的〞；passive意为“被动的〞；ambitious意为“有志气的〞。
答案：A
17．A.fear B．think
C．rest D．get
解析：通常，当我们想得太多时生活就会变得糟糕。
答案：B
18．A.catch up with B．look down on
C．let go of D．put up with
解析：根据上文中的“__13__ you have to do is put all your burdens down〞可知，当你卸下负担的时候，你会发现你自己更加放松。catch up with意为“赶上〞；look down on“轻视〞；let go of意为“放手，松开〞；put up with意为“忍受，忍耐〞。应选C。
答案：C
19．A.happy B．sorry
C．disappointed D．greedy
解析：与其感到不安，自我怜悯，不如做一些改变它的事。feel sorry for oneself意为“自我怜悯〞，为固定搭配。应选B。
答案：B
20．A.help B．treat
C．drive D．abandon
解析：毕竟人生苦短，不要使自己沉浸在让自己不开心的事情中。abandon oneself to“沉湎于，陷入〞，符合语境。help oneself to意为“自用，自取，依靠自己〞；treat oneself to意为“犒劳自己〞；drive oneself to意为“自己开车去〞。
答案：D
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