Around twenty years ago I was living in Yo

题目内容：

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.

小题1:

A．As

B．Though

C．If

D．When小题2:

A．successful

B．extra

C．satisfying

D．convenient小题3:

A．driving

B．repairing

C．taking

D．designing小题4:

A．working

B．travelling

C．discussing

D．living小题5:

A．prepared for

B．attended

C．asked for

D．held小题6:

A．lose

B．like

C．find

D．get小题7:

A．hard

B．busy

C．serious

D．short小题8:

A．wave at

B．drop off

C．call on

D．look for小题9:

A．ordering

B．promising

C．saying

D．showing小题10:

A．in case

B．or else

C．as if

D．now that小题11:

A．hurt

B．hit

C．caught

D．moved小题12:

A．feelings

B．attention

C．strength

D．interests小题13:

A．opinions

B．education

C．experiences

D．life小题14:

A．list

B．book

C．check

D．copy小题15:

A．connect

B．turn

C．keep

D．add小题16:

A．her

B．a passenger

C．me

D．my friend小题17:

A．hospital

B．factory

C．restaurant

D．hotel小题18:

A．listen to

B．review

C．give

D．talk about小题19:

A．plan

B．choice

C．day

D．tour小题20:

A．operation

B．speaking

C．employment

D．thinking

最佳答案：

小题1:B

小题2:C

小题3:A

小题4:D

小题5:B

小题6:D

小题7:A

小题8:B

小题9:C

小题10:A

小题11:B

小题12:B

小题13:D

小题14:A

小题15:D

小题16:C

小题17:A

小题18:C

小题19:C

小题20:D

答案解析：

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。

小题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。

小题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。

小题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。

小题4:考查动词辨析。解析同38题。

小题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。

小题6:考查动词辨析。解析同40题。get the job得到工作。

小题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

小题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

小题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。

小题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

小题11:考查动词辨析。It hit me意为：我突然想到。

小题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。

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

小题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)。

小题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。

小题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。

小题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。

小题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。

小题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。

小题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。

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。