Question

I was successful at my job . I worked very hard , but it ___21___ me and my family a fabulous (極好的) lifestyle . I’d worked for the same company for twenty years and had worked my way up to department director. ___22___, one afternoon last May, I was called to the office, and it was __23__ explained to me that they were letting me go. I just sat there __24__ they talked on and all I could think was, “I’ve ___25___ .” I’d been so well respected ; ___26___ I was of no value.

For six weeks, I was in a very __27__ place. I wandered around my house like a zombie (僵尸).I could __28__ things needed doing, but would not do anything . My beliefs in looking forward and seeing the positive(積極的) in everything ___29___ me .

Then, in late June, my youngest son’s football team made the city cup final. The year before, he’d been very sad when I __30___ the same final, so he was ___31___ when I told him I’d go. Not only did they win, but the look on his face as he saw me ___32___ him on was unbelievable. From then in , I spent the summer enjoying my sons and their passions (激情) . I attended match after match and performances of my elder son’s band —I ___33___ went to another city to watch him play. These moments were so ___34___. My life had been so much devoted to __35__ for so long , and I felt __36__ that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world.

___37___ , being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose — I was someone’s mum! I felt a sense of being ___38____ again. Now I feel more positive about my professional ___39___ and I’m getting on better with my family than I ever have. Losing my job made me realize just how __40__ it is to achieve real balance in life.

A. Promised               B. afforded                   C. showed                    D.  left

A. Therefore                     B. Anyhow                   C. Otherwise                 D.  However

A. quickly                  B. gently                      C. partly                       D.  easily

A. until                      B. after                        C. as                            D.  so

A. failed                           B. finished                    C. tried                        D.  changed

A. suddenly                B. finally                      C. immediately             D.  shortly

A. secret                           B. quiet                        C. lonely                      D.  dark

A. see                        B. get                           C. suggest                     D.  understand

A. defended               B. directed                    C. deserted                   D.  disturbed

A. watched               B. missed                            C. lost                          D.  won

A. disappointed         B. worried                    C. honoured                  D.  delighted

A. cheering                     B. taking                      C. leading                     D.  passing

A. just                            B. even                        C. still                          D.  almost

A. hopeful                B. meaningful               C. difficult                   D.  strange

A. work             B. family            C. matches           D. performances

A. successful         B. thoughtful         C. thankful           D. peaceful

A. Naturally         B. Doubtfully         C. Disagreeably       D. Unexpectedly

A. employed         B. comforted          C. valued            D. encouraged

A. education         B. experience          C. relationship       D. future

A important         B. interesting           C. simple           D. surprising

Answer 1

【小題1】B

【小題2】D

【小題3】B

【小題4】C

【小題5】A

【小題6】A

【小題7】D

【小題8】A

【小題9】C

【小題10】B

【小題11】D

【小題12】A

【小題13】B

【小題14】B

【小題15】A

【小題16】C

【小題17】D

【小題18】C

【小題19】D

【小題20】A

解析:

【小題1】afford sb. sth.提供某人某物。該句的意思是我的工作給予了我和我的家人一種極好的生活方式。

【小題2】根據(jù)前后文可知是表示轉(zhuǎn)折，然而一天下午我被叫到辦公室。

【小題3】由于是要辭退作者，所以要用柔和的語氣向作者表明她被辭退了。

【小題4】as 引導(dǎo)一個(gè)時(shí)間狀語從句，當(dāng)他們在給我講話的時(shí)候我坐在那里。

【小題5】當(dāng)他們告訴我我被解雇了的時(shí)候，我所想到的一切只是我失敗了，與句首的成功形成對比。

【小題6】作者一直認(rèn)為很成功，現(xiàn)在卻被告知被解雇了，所以說作者突然覺得自己很沒用。

【小題7】被解雇后作者生活在黑暗的日子里，感到絕望和無助。

【小題8】我能看到有些事情需要我去做，但是我就是不愿意做，這與作者被解雇后的心情是一致的，同時(shí)也與后面的變化形成了對比。

【小題9】由于作者被解雇，作者原有的遇事情能夠向前看，并且看到事情中的積極的一面，這種人生信仰也拋棄了作者，用desert生動(dòng)形象，有擬人化的手法。

【小題10】watch“看”；miss“錯(cuò)過”；lose“失去比賽”；win“贏得比賽”。B項(xiàng)符合語境。

【小題11】當(dāng)作者告訴孩子要去看他們的球隊(duì)的比賽時(shí)，孩子當(dāng)然是表現(xiàn)的很高興。

【小題12】cheer sb. on 為某人喝彩，為某人加油。

【小題13】even甚至，用來表示程度的加劇，深化。作者甚至去另外的一個(gè)城市里去看孩子的表演。

【小題14】這些時(shí)刻與作者解雇后的心情相比是極其有意義的。

【小題15】在事業(yè)后的這一段經(jīng)歷中，通過和孩子相處，作者認(rèn)識到她過去太致力于工作了。

【小題16】作者很感激，在自己忽略孩子們之后孩子還是很歡迎她進(jìn)入孩子們的世界，這讓作者感到很是感激。

【小題17】出人意料的是，失業(yè)讓我重新有了一種人生的目的感。

【小題18】我再次覺得我的人生有價(jià)值有意義。與前文形成對應(yīng)。

【小題19】在經(jīng)歷了失業(yè)這一人生挫折之后，作者變得對自己的職業(yè)前景更為主動(dòng)，和樂觀。

【小題20】在經(jīng)歷了失業(yè)后，作者認(rèn)識到保持工作和生活的一種平衡是非常的重要。