At Life’s Crossroads
Leaving high school, I had to choose a career path—medicine or business—before college started in three months, but I couldn’t decide. Both my uncles suggested I work for a month in a         followed by a month in a hospital before I could know what to do. It seemed like a good idea.
Then near the end of two months, I began thinking about my two         . The bank had offered better working conditions. The hospital was full of excitement, but the training was hard. It seemed that the choices of        was going to run out.
The Last day of my work at the hospital, I was         home when I saw a boy hit by a bus and lie in the road as the bus run away.        stopped. I know if the boy stayed there, he would die very soon. So, without help, I lifted him into my car.
The next day, I went to see him. His family were sitting around his bed. The doctor introduced me as “the person who saved the boy’s life”.Everyone got up, with        smiles on their faces. The mother held my hands to her face, repeating again and again, “See, you are an angel!”
What a feeling this was, to help save the life of another person!         , I knew I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I went to college for my medical studies.
We may spend a lot of time wondering about what         to take in our lives, but sometimes you don’t really have to worry about your       decisions. They are made for you by some quality(品質(zhì)) in you—by what you’re        to do when necessary.
小題1:
A．teamB．companyC．gardenD．laboratory
小題2:
A．unclesB．hobbiesC．colleges D．experiences
小題3:
A．businessB．educationC．careerD．subject
小題4:
A．runningB．ridingC．stayingD．driving
小題5:
A．All B．FewC．NobodyD．Someone
小題6:
A．gentleB．weak C．pleasant D．grateful
小題7:
A．LuckilyB．ProbablyC．ImmediatelyD．Quietly
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A．pathB．a(chǎn)ctionC．interest D．a(chǎn)dvice
小題9:
A．big B．personalC．quickD．fair
小題10:
A．freeB．a(chǎn)fraidC．readyD．careful

小題1:B
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小題6:D
小題7:C
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小題9:A
小題10:C

試題分析：在人生的十字路口，高中畢業(yè)我不得不選擇職業(yè)道路---醫(yī)學(xué)還是商業(yè)--在大學(xué)開始前的三個(gè)月里，但我無法決定。我的兩個(gè)叔叔建議我知道做什么之前，在公司里工作一個(gè)月然后在醫(yī)院里工作一個(gè)月。銀行提供更好的工作條件，醫(yī)院充滿了激動(dòng)，但培訓(xùn)太難了。似乎商業(yè)的選擇要沒了。我在醫(yī)院工作的最后一天，我正在開車回家，當(dāng)時(shí)我看到一個(gè)男孩被公交車撞了，躺在路上，公交車逃逸了。沒有人停下來救他，我知道如果男孩呆在那兒，他很快就會(huì)死掉。沒人幫我的情況下，我把他抬上我的車。第二天我去看他，當(dāng)醫(yī)生介紹我是那個(gè)救了男孩命的人時(shí)，所有人站起來，臉上帶著感激的微笑。他的媽媽把我的手捧到她的臉上，不停地重復(fù)“你是個(gè)天使�！蓖炀攘硪粋�(gè)人的生活的感覺真好！我立刻知道我想我的余生做什么了。我上大學(xué)學(xué)了醫(yī)學(xué)。我們也許花很多時(shí)間思考生活中走什么樣的路，但有時(shí)你并不真的必須擔(dān)心你的重大決定，它們是為你以某種品質(zhì)而定的，以必要時(shí)準(zhǔn)備好去做什么的方式。
小題1:考查名詞。句意：我的兩個(gè)叔叔建議我知道做什么之前，在公司里工作一個(gè)月然后在醫(yī)院里工作一個(gè)月。team   隊(duì)，company公司，garden花園，laboratory實(shí)驗(yàn)室。根據(jù)medicine or business醫(yī)學(xué)還是商業(yè)，a month in a hospital 在醫(yī)院里工作一個(gè)月，可知答案選B.
小題2:考查名詞。句意： 兩個(gè)月臨近結(jié)束時(shí)，我開始考慮我的兩個(gè)經(jīng)歷。uncles叔叔，hobbies愛好，colleges大學(xué)，experiences經(jīng)歷。根據(jù)在醫(yī)院和公司分別工作一個(gè)月，可知是兩個(gè)經(jīng)歷，故答案選D.
小題3:考查名詞。句意：似乎商業(yè)的選擇要沒了。 business商業(yè)，education教育，career職業(yè)，subject科目。作者在對(duì)在醫(yī)院工作還是從事商業(yè)工作進(jìn)行選擇，可知答案選A.
小題4:考查動(dòng)詞。句意：我正在開車回家。 running跑，riding騎， staying呆，driving駕車。根據(jù) I lifted him into my car.我把他抬上了我的車，可知答案選D.
小題5:考查代詞。句意：沒有人停下來救他。 All所有的， Few沒有多少， Nobody沒人，Someone某人。根據(jù)without help沒人幫助下，可知答案選C.
小題6:考查形容詞。句意：所有人站起來，臉上帶著感激的微笑。 gentle溫柔的， weak虛弱的， pleasant愉快的，grateful感激的。作者救了小男孩的命，他的家人當(dāng)然是感激的，可知答案選D.
小題7:考查副詞。句意：我立刻知道我想我的余生做什么了。Luckily幸運(yùn)地，Probably大概，Immediately立刻，Quietly安靜地。根據(jù)What a feeling this was, to help save the life of another person! 挽救另一個(gè)人的生活的感覺真好！可知他喜歡救別人生命的工作，有這一感覺后馬上知道自己有了決定，故答案選C.
小題8:考查名詞。句意：我們也許花很多時(shí)間思考生活中走什么樣的路 path路，action  行動(dòng)，interest興趣，advice建議。根據(jù)I had to choose a career path我不得不選擇職業(yè)道路，可知答案選A.
小題9:考查形容詞。句意：但有時(shí)你并不真的必須擔(dān)心你的重大決定。big重大的，personal  個(gè)人的，quick快的，fair公平的。對(duì)職業(yè)的選擇是一個(gè)重大的決定，可知答案選A.
小題10:考查形容詞。句意：它們是為你以某種品質(zhì)而定的，以必要時(shí)準(zhǔn)備好去做什么的方式。 free自由的， afraid害怕的，ready準(zhǔn)備的，careful認(rèn)真的。be ready to do準(zhǔn)備好做某事，可知答案選C.
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小題4:What is the best title?
A．The Boy And The WomanB．A Glass of Milk
C．A Sick WomanD．A Strange Disease

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