閱讀下面短文掌握其大意然后從2140各題所給的四個(gè)選

1、閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從21-40 各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A, B, C和 D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題紙上將該選項(xiàng)標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。Since finishingmy studiesat Harvardand Oxford.I vewatchedone friendafteranother land high-ranking, high-paying Wall Street jobs. As executives(高級(jí)管理人員 )with banks,consultingfirms,establishedlawfirms,and major corporations,many arenow2

2、1on theirway toimpressivecareers.By society s22,theyseemto have it made.On the surface,thesepeopleseem tobe very luckyinlife.As theyleftstudentlifebehind,many had a23 drinkattheircheapbutfriendlylocalbar,shookhands with Longtime roommates,and 24outofsmallapartmentsintohigh buildings.They made reserv

3、ations at restaurants where the cost of a bottle of wine 25acollege year s monthly rent. They replaced their beloved old car with expensivenew sports cars.The thing is, a number of them have26 that despite their success, theyaren t happy. Some27 of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eight-hourwor

4、kweeks devotedtotasksthey28 .Some do notrespectthecompaniestheyworkfor andtalkof feelingtired and29 . However, instead of devoting themselves totheirwork, theyfindthemselvesworkingtosupportthe30towhichthey have soquickly become31 .People often speak of trying a more satisfying path, and32the end the

5、ideaofleaving,theirjobstowork forsomethingthey33orfindinga positionthat would give them more time with their families almost always leads them to thesame conclusion; it s34 . They have loans, bills, a mortgage（抵押貸款）to 35, retirement to save for. They recognize theres something36intheir lives, but it

6、s37 to step off the track.In a society that tends to38 everything in terms of dollars and cents,we learn form a young age to consider the costs of our39in financial terms.But whatabout thepersonaland socialcosts40inpursuingmoney overmeaning?These are exactly the kinds of us tend to ignore and the ve

7、ry ones we need toconsider most.21.A. muchB. neverC. seldomD. well22.A. policiesB. standardsC. experimentsD.regulations23.A. lastB. leastC. secondD. best24.A. cycledB. movedC. slidD. looked25.A. sharedB. paidC. equaledD. collected26.A. advertisedB. witnessedC. admittedD. demanded27.A. complainB. dre

8、amC. hearD. approve28.A. distributeB. hateC. applaudD. neglect29.A. calmB. guiltyC. warmD. empty30.A. familyB. governmentC. lifestyleD. project31.A. accustomedB. appointedC. uniqueD. available32.A. yetB. alsoC. insteadD. rather33.A. let outB. turn inC. give upD. believe in34.A. fundamentalB. practic

9、alC. impossibleD.unforgettable35.A. take ofB. drop offC. put offD. pay off36.A. missingB. inspiringC. sinkingD. shining37.A. harmfulB. hardC. usefulD. normal38.A. measureB. sufferC. digestD. deliver39.A. disastersB. motivationsC. campaignsD. decisions40.A. assessedB. involvedC. coveredD. reduced【解析】

10、試題分析： 講述作者大學(xué)畢業(yè)后在工作和生活體驗(yàn)中理解了成功的真正含義，指出“物質(zhì)上的成功和享受并不代表精神的富足和幸?！边@一價(jià)值趨向。22.B考查名詞以及對(duì)語(yǔ)境的理解。A.policies意為政策， B. standards意為標(biāo)準(zhǔn)， C.experiments意為實(shí)驗(yàn)， D. regulations意為規(guī)章制度。根據(jù)句意，以當(dāng)前的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)來看，他們的確成功了。23.A考查形容詞以及對(duì)語(yǔ)境的理解。A. last意為最后的， B. least意為最少的， C. second意為第二， D. best意為最好的。根據(jù)第21 題不難得出生活好了，以后都不會(huì)去（這是最后一次去）這些廉價(jià)的酒吧了，也搬到好的

11、地方住了。所以選A。24.B考查動(dòng)詞以及對(duì)語(yǔ)境的理解。A. cycled意為騎車或循環(huán)， B. moved意為搬家，C. slid意為滑落， D. looked意為看。根據(jù)第21 題不難得出生活好了，以后都不會(huì)去（這是最后一次去）這些廉價(jià)的酒吧了，也搬到好的地方住了。所以選A。26. C考查動(dòng)詞以及對(duì)語(yǔ)境的理解。A. advertise意為廣告， B. witnessed意為目擊，C. admitted意為承認(rèn)， D. demanded 意為要求。“The thing is, a number of them have26 that despite their success, they ar

12、en t happy. ” 意為很多人承認(rèn)，盡管他們很成功，但是很不開心。27. A考查動(dòng)詞以及對(duì)語(yǔ)境的理解。A. complain意為抱怨， B. dream 意為夢(mèng)想， C. hear意為聽到， D. approve意為證明。根據(jù)上一句的不開心，所以不難得出答案是抱怨。28. B考查動(dòng)詞以及對(duì)語(yǔ)境的理解。A. distribute意為分發(fā)， B. hate 意為厭惡，C. applaud意為鼓掌， D. neglect意為忽略。根據(jù)上文的不開心和抱怨，不能得出答案是厭惡。29. D考查形容詞以及對(duì)語(yǔ)境的理解。A. calm 意為平靜，B. guilty意為有罪的，C. warm意為溫暖，D

13、. empty 意為空的，累的。根據(jù)前面的tired累不能得出答案。 Somedo not respectthe companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and 29。意為有些人不尊重他們工作的公司，說累。30. C考查名詞以及對(duì)語(yǔ)境的理解。A. family意為家庭，B. government意為政府，C.lifestyle意為生活方式，D. project意為項(xiàng)目。前文提到很多都是生活，如學(xué)校生活，工作生活，結(jié)合語(yǔ)境不能得出答案是生活方式。31. A考查形容詞以及對(duì)語(yǔ)境的理解。A. accustomed意為習(xí)慣的，B. appoi

14、nted意為指定的， C. unique意為獨(dú)一無二的，D. available意為可利用的?！癏owever, instead ofdevotingthemselvestotheirwork,they findthemselvesworkingtosupportthe 30to which they have so quickly become 31 .意為“但是，不是全身心投入于工作，他們發(fā)現(xiàn)工作只是支持生活方式，而且慢慢他們已經(jīng)對(duì)這種方式已經(jīng)行習(xí)慣了。”32. A考查連詞以及對(duì)語(yǔ)境的理解。A. yet意為但是，表轉(zhuǎn)折，B. also意為也，表遞進(jìn)， C. instead意為代替， D.

15、rather意為相反。此句是長(zhǎng)難句。意為：人們總是說走一種滿意的道路， 但是最后， 離開現(xiàn)在的工作去做一些他們相信或者是一種可以和家人在一起的職務(wù)的想法最終都得出一個(gè)這樣的結(jié)論：這是不可能的。根據(jù)句意，前后是轉(zhuǎn)折的關(guān)系，所以選A。33. D考查動(dòng)詞以及對(duì)語(yǔ)境的理解。A. let out意為發(fā)出，B. turn in意為上交，歸還，C. give up意為放棄，D. believe in意為相信。此句是長(zhǎng)難句。意為：人們總是說走一種滿意的道路， 但是最后， 離開現(xiàn)在的工作去做一些他們相信或者是一種可以和家人在一起的職務(wù)的想法最終都得出一個(gè)這樣的結(jié)論：這是不可能的。35. D考查動(dòng)詞以及對(duì)語(yǔ)境的理

16、解。少， C. put off意為推遲， D. pay offA. take of意為支付。根據(jù)意為起飛， B. drop off意為減mortgage （抵押貸款）以及結(jié)合常識(shí)，不難得出答案。36.A考查動(dòng)詞以及對(duì)語(yǔ)境的理解。A. missing意為失去，B. inspiring意為鼓舞，C.sinking意為沉沒， D. shining意為閃亮。句意是為他們意識(shí)到，在生活中失去missing了一些什么，但是他們卻很難離開這個(gè)軌跡。根據(jù)句意不難得出答案。37.B考查形容詞以及對(duì)語(yǔ)境的理解。A. harmful意為有害的， B. hard意為困難的， C. useful意為有用的， D. normal意為正常的。句意是為他們意識(shí)到，在生活中失去了一些什么，但是他們卻很難hard 離開這個(gè)軌跡。根據(jù)句意不難得出答案。38.A考查動(dòng)詞以及對(duì)語(yǔ)境的理解。A. measure 意為衡量， B. suffer意為遭受， C. digest意為消化， D. deliver意為運(yùn)送。句意為當(dāng)前的社會(huì)，人們趨向于用錢來衡量measure 所有的事情，我們?cè)诤苄〉臅r(shí)候就知道，應(yīng)該考慮我們決定的經(jīng)濟(jì)代價(jià)。39.D考查名詞以及對(duì)語(yǔ)境的理解。A.