Question

【題目】請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。 注意：每個(gè)空格只填1個(gè)單詞。請(qǐng)將答案寫在答題卡上相應(yīng)題號(hào)的橫線上。

A person might have a great job, a nice house, and a great group of friends. They might feel they have everything they need, and so, they just settle, stop moving and pushing themselves. After all, their life seems to be going fine. You might have seen this with friends or acquaintances. This is fine for a time; but the problem is, when people stop moving or pushing themselves, the world keeps spinning. Time moves forward. Staying in the same place and not seeking self-improvement has the exact same effect as moving backwards.

We’re living in a period of technological and social advancement never before seen. Technology has moved and developed more over the past one hundred years than it had in the previous thousand. With this speed of advancement, it’s easy to fall behind. Even if a person’s life seems to be going well now, and they don’t seek improvement, several years down the line, they may find that their lack of advancement and development in important skills may cause big problems in their lives. A person today who is comfortable in a job may be replaced by a machine tomorrow. Many people might soon find themselves out of a job.

Basically, no matter how hard we try, it’s impossible to predict how things will change over the next few years. We don’t know what skills will or won’t be needed. Nor do we know how our lives may change over the next few years. Something as simple as a new piece of technology can have an incredible impact on our lives. Because of this, you need to be ready to adapt and not fall into the trap of brief contentment.

A careful equation of things in your life and your skills is extremely useful. Pick one of your skills or an area of your life, and then critically evaluate it. Ask yourself how useful it is going to remain and how it is going to adapt to changing circumstances. After reviewing your skills and knowledge you’ll be able to decide which should be abandoned and which should be improved. It’s like throwing away old tools and devices that don’t work or are no longer useful, and replacing them with new better ones.

Staying ahead
Consequences of stopping moving ahead	Many people choose to stay in the same place and not to seek self-improvement, because they feel 【1】 with what they have, which is as 【2】 as moving backwards.
【3】for continuous learning	The fest advancement of technology makes it difficult for people to keep 【4】 with the present society, and people might even become unemployed if they stop learning or mastering new skills. Things are changing in a(n) 【5】 manner, and no one knows what new things will make a 【6】 to our lives.
【7】to staying ahead	Carefully 【8】 your skills and knowledge. 【9】 the outdated things with the better ones.
Conclusion	By considering our skills and 【10】 ourselves to the changing circumstances, we'll stay ahead in the changing world.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】content / satisfied / pleased / happy

【2】harmful / bad / terrible /awful

【3】Reasons

【4】pace / up

【5】unpredictable

【6】difference

【7】Approaches / Solutions

【8】review / revise / evaluate

【9】Replace

【10】adapting / adjusting

【解析】

這是一篇議論文。我們生活在一個(gè)技術(shù)和社會(huì)都高速發(fā)展的時(shí)代，滿足現(xiàn)狀不追求自我提高就等同于落后。我們要認(rèn)真審視自己和自己的技能，努力跟上時(shí)代的發(fā)展。

【1】考察固定搭配。定位到第一段第二句they might feel they have everything they need...可知，他們覺得自己所求都得到了，也就是對(duì)生活滿意，be content/satisfied/pleased/happy with四組 搭配都有這個(gè)含義，故填content/satisfied/pleased/happy。

【2】同義替換。第一段最后一句...has the exact same effect as moving backwards.可知，停滯不前和倒退的不良影響是一樣的，也就是停滯不前和倒退一樣糟糕有害，故填harmful/bad/terrible/awful。

【3】總結(jié)概括題。第二段在討論為何我們要不斷的學(xué)習(xí)，也就是不斷學(xué)習(xí)的原因，結(jié)合題干中的for，得出Reasons，故填Reasons。

【4】同義替換。定位到第二段第三行with this speed of advancement, it’s easy to fall behind.可知，現(xiàn)代社會(huì)人們?nèi)菀茁浜笥诎l(fā)展的速度，也就是說學(xué)習(xí)使人跟上現(xiàn)代社會(huì)的步伐速度，keep pace/up with...與……保持一致的速度，故填pace/up。

【5】同義替換。第三段第一句...it’s impossible to predict how things will change over the next few years.可知，事物如何變化已經(jīng)無法預(yù)測，故填unpredictable。

【6】考查固定搭配。結(jié)合第三段和上一題，無法預(yù)測未來事物的發(fā)展以及會(huì)帶給我們?cè)鯓拥挠绊懀?/span>make a difference to ...給……帶來影響/改變。故填difference。

【7】總結(jié)概括題。第四段在討論提高的方法，故填Approaches/Solutions。

【8】原詞復(fù)現(xiàn)。第四段第二、四句pick one of your skills or an area of your life, and then critically evaluate it.可知，拾起你的技能，用批判的眼光考量它。After reviewing your skills...溫習(xí)技巧。答案原詞重現(xiàn)，review/revise/evaluate都可以，故填review/revise/evaluate。

【9】考查固定搭配。第四段倒數(shù)第二行...and replacing them with new, better one.與題干的固定搭配原詞重現(xiàn)，故填Replace。

【10】考查固定搭配。結(jié)合最后一段，我們最終可以適應(yīng)這個(gè)變化莫測的世界，adjust/adapt sb to...使……適應(yīng)，注意題干中的by，故填adapting/adjusting。