Question

Money was a constant source of tension and stress when I was growing up. My parents were , well-educated and hard-working, but they lived from paycheck to paycheck. When I was 13, they split up. Then my mom to raise three kids, often relying on free lunch tickets and food stamps. As my mother retirement age, she was filled with over the fact that she hadn’t saved enough for her golden retirement years, she often sighed. My father had always been to work—we had always he’d work less and spend more time with us . But he is just a workaholic(工作狂).

My parents were trying so hard to make ends meet, so I couldn’t become a on them. As a result, I college and spent the next couple of years drifting from one minimum wage job to another. I my broken-down car, went to work on foot, reduced my by sharing a one-bedroom apartment with three other women, and got free food during Happy Hour at our local bar. I learned to do whatever it took to .

One night, while I was working at a donut shop and 34 coffee for a homeless customer, I that I was one paycheck away from being homeless myself. That was my wake-up . Motivated by fear of an uncertain , I opened the Yellow Pages(電話黃頁), professional dog trainers and negotiated an unpaid apprenticeship(學(xué)徒工作). Less than a year later, I was by a dog trainer, and I loved the work. A couple of years later, I started my own dog-training school, which luckily turned out to be . My efforts paid off.

Though I didn’t have rich parents to rely on, I discovered the power of asking for what I want.

1.A. clever B. careful C. greedy D. powerless

2.A. hoped B. struggled C. attempted D. refused

3.A. counted B. imagined C. mentioned D. approached

4.A. curiosity B. disagreement C. anxiety D. happiness

5.A. if B. so C. but D. because

6.A. addicted B. similar C. related D. familiar

7.A. believed B. guessed C. said D. wished

8.A. though B. yet C. instead D. too

9.A. danger B. burden C. challenge D. threat

10.A. dropped out of B. was admitted into C. went in D. went through

11.A. paid for B. cleaned out C. gave away D. fixed up

12.A. clothes B. dinner C. weight D. rent

13.A. survive B. work C. play D. pay

14.A. buying B. making C. tasting D. smelling

15.A. recalled B. promised C. feared D. realized

16.A. sign B. hit C. call D. period

17.A. future B. job C . mood D. family

18.A. searched B. phoned C. invited D. persuaded

19.A. honored B. reminded C. hired D. moved

20.A. hard B. tiring C. efficient D. successful

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.B

6.A

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.A

11.C

12.D

13.A

14.B

15.D

16.C

17.A

18.B

19.C

20.D

【解析】

試題分析：為了減輕家庭負(fù)擔(dān)，作者選擇了輟學(xué)，并開始工作，后來作者有參加了技能培訓(xùn)，最終通過不懈努力獲得了成功。

1..考查形容詞和語境理解。 A. clever 聰明的B. careful小心的C. greedy貪婪的D. powerless無力的。根據(jù)My parents were , well-educated and hard-working,得知父母接受過良好的教育，工作努力。得知他們是很聰明的人。選A。.

2.考查動詞和語境理解。. A. hoped 希望B. struggled斗爭；吃力C. attempted試圖D. refused拒絕。根據(jù)often relying on free lunch tickets and food stamps媽媽要經(jīng)常靠免費(fèi)的午餐票和食品券生活，因?yàn)樗�在離婚后撫養(yǎng)三個孩子很吃力。選B.

3.】考查動詞和語境理解。A. counted數(shù)數(shù)B. imagined想象C. mentioned 提及D. approached接近。As my mother retirement age,這里是指媽媽在接近退休的時候。媽媽沒有攢夠錢很擔(dān)心。選D。

4.考查名詞和語境理解。. A. curiosity好奇B. disagreement不同意 C. anxiety焦慮D. happiness快樂。媽媽沒有攢夠錢很擔(dān)心。很焦慮。選C.。

5.】考查連詞和語境理解。 A. if 如果B. so 因此C. but但是D. because因?yàn)�。因�(yàn)樽髡呒依锷�活困難，所以媽媽沒有攢夠錢。上下句是因果關(guān)系。選B.。

6.考查形容詞和語境理解。. A. addicted上癮的 B. similar相似的C. related 相關(guān)的D. familiar熟悉的。根據(jù)But he is just a workaholic(工作狂).爸爸是個工作狂，得知爸爸對工作很上癮。 選A.。

7.考查動詞和語境理解。. A. believed相信B. guessed猜想C. said說出D. wished希望。根據(jù)下一句But he is just a workaholic(工作狂).爸爸是個工作狂，得知孩子們希望爸爸少工作一會兒多陪陪他們。選D。

8.】考查副詞和語境理解。A. though盡管B. yet 然而C. instead相反D. too也。希望爸爸少工作相反多陪陪他們。選C.。

9.】考查名詞和語境理解。 A. danger危險B. burden 負(fù)擔(dān)C. challenge挑戰(zhàn)D. threat威脅。作為孩子，看到父母忙于奔波才能是收支相抵。不想成為父母的負(fù)擔(dān)。選B.

10.考查動詞短語和語境理解。. A. dropped out of 退出；輟學(xué)B. was admitted into 錄取C. went in進(jìn)入D. went through經(jīng)歷。根據(jù)spent the next couple of years drifting from one minimum wage job to another.推斷出作者從大學(xué)輟學(xué)，開始多年的低薪水工作漂泊。選A.。

11.考查動詞短語和語境理解。. A. paid for支付B. cleaned out清理C. gave away 贈送；放棄D. fixed up修理。根據(jù)went to work on foot,步行上班，得知作者放棄了自己的破車。選C.。

12.考查名詞和語境理解。. A. clothes衣服B. dinner 晚餐C. weight 重量D. rent租金。sharing a one-bedroom apartment with three other women,和另外三個女士合住一間公寓是為了減少房租。選D。

13.考查動詞和語境理解。 A. survive 幸存；生存B. work工作C. play玩耍D. pay支付。做著做這些事情都是為了生存。選A.。

14.考查動詞和語境理解。. A. buying 購買B. making制作C. tasting品嘗D. smelling聞起來。while I was working at a donut shop，當(dāng)時作者在炸面包圈店工作，在給一個無家可歸的顧客做咖啡。選B.。

15.考查動詞和語境理解。. A. recalled回想B. promised允諾C. feared恐懼D. realized意識到。I was one paycheck away from being homeless myself.我意識到我只是一個有份薪水才沒有沒落成無家可歸的人。選D。

16.考查名詞和語境理解。 A. sign標(biāo)記B. hit擊中C. call 電話；警覺D. period 時期。根據(jù)That was my wake-up .得知這對作者來說是個警鐘。選C.。

17.考查名詞和語境理解。. A. future 未來B. job工作C . mood心情D. family家庭。Motivated by fear of an uncertain ,由于作者擔(dān)心自己不確定的未來，她撥打了一個電話。選A.。

18.考查動詞和語境理解。. A. searched尋找B. phoned 打電話C. invited邀請D. persuaded說服。根據(jù)I opened the Yellow Pages(電話黃頁), professional dog trainers。得知作者當(dāng)時打開電話黃頁撥通了專業(yè)馴狗師的電話。選B.。

19.考查動詞和語境理解。. A. honored尊敬B. reminded 提醒C. hired 雇傭D. moved感動。根據(jù)and I loved the work.做了一年學(xué)徒后，作者被馴狗師雇傭了。并且她很熱愛這份工作。選C.。

20.考查形容詞和語境理解。. A. hard 難的B. tiring 累人的C. efficient 高效的 D. successful成功的。A couple of years later, I started my own dog-training school, which luckily turned out to be . My efforts paid off.作者自己在幾年后開辦了自己的訓(xùn)狗學(xué)校。我的努力總算是有回報了。得知幸運(yùn)的是學(xué)校辦得很成功。選D。

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