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I was successful at my job . I worked very hard , but it ___1___ 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. ___2___, one afternoon last May, I was called to the office, and it was __3__ explained to me that they were letting me go. I just sat there __4__ they talked on and all I could think was, “I’ve ___5___ .” I’d been so well respected ; ___6___ I was of no value.

For six weeks, I was in a very __7__ place. I wandered around my house like a zombie (僵尸).I could __8__ things needed doing, but would not do anything . My beliefs in looking forward and seeing the positive(積極的) in everything ___9___ 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 __10___ the same final, so he was ___11___ when I told him I’d go. Not only did they win, but the look on his face as he saw me ___12___ 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 ___13___ went to another city to watch him play. These moments were so ___14___. My life had been so much devoted to __15__ for so long , and I felt __16__ that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world.

___17___ , being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose — I was someone’s mum! I felt a sense of being ___18____ again. Now I feel more positive about my professional ___19___ and I’m getting on better with my family than I ever have. Losing my job made me realize just how __20__ it is to achieve real balance in life.

1.A. promised  B. afforded  C. showed   D. left

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

20.A. important     B. interesting     C. simple       D. surprising

 

【答案】

1.B 

【解析】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。

2.D 

【解析】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。

3.B 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。

4.C 

【解析】as 引導一個時間狀語從句,當他們在給我講話的時候我坐在那里。

5.A 

【解析】當他們告訴我我被解雇了的時候,我所想到的一切只是我失敗了,與句首的成功形成對比。

6.A 

【解析】作者一直認為很成功,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。

7.D 

【解析】被解雇后作者生活在黑暗的日子里,感到絕望和無助。

8.A 

【解析】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,同時也與后面的變化形成了對比。

9.C 

【解析】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生動形象,有擬人化的手法。

10.B 

【解析】watch“看”;miss“錯過”;lose“失去比賽”;win“贏得比賽”。B項符合語境。

11.D 

【解析】當作者告訴孩子要去看他們的球隊的比賽時,孩子當然是表現(xiàn)的很高興。

12.A 

【解析】cheer sb. on 為某人喝彩,為某人加油。

13.B 

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

14.B 

【解析】這些時刻與作者解雇后的心情相比是極其有意義的。

15.A 

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

16.C 

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

17.D 

【解析】出人意料的是,失業(yè)讓我重新有了一種人生的目的感。

18.C 

【解析】我再次覺得我的人生有價值有意義。與前文形成對應。

19.D 

【解析】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,和樂觀。

20.A 

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

 

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