It’s only after three weeks into a new job that I made a serious mistake. My boss called it “extremely embarrassing” in a company-wide e-mail — which, __36__, he wrote because he felt he needed to explain that what I did was something __37__ in the company should ever do.

I wish I __38__ give a good excuse for what I did. At the very least, I wish I could explain it somehow — __39__ it on youth, inexperience or ignorance. Unfortunately, I’m __40__, experienced and I know better.

__41__ I work with some very kind and compassionate(富于同情心的) people. For the past couple of days many of them have taken time to __42__ by my desk and offer comfort, encouragement and support. Some have shared with me similar __43__ they have made. Evidently I’m not the only “ __44__ ” person here.

One of the exchanges I had this week was with Lois, the much-honored, much-respected professional who __45__ the desk right next to mine. Lois was completely __46__ about her work, and to be honest I was a little nervous about how she would __47__ to such an extremely embarrassing incident.

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“It happened”, she said, “There’s nothing you can do to __52__ that. It happened. But it’s over now. It’s __53__. It’s in the past. You need to let it go, and move on.” And with that she returned her __54__ to her work, as if to say, “We’re done here.”

I beat myself up for weeks. At such times I need to remember those __55__ words: It’s over. It’s done. Let it go. And mostly, move on.

1.                A．to the way      B．in the way       C．by the way D．on the way

 

2.                A．no one         B．a(chǎn)nyone         C．someone D．the one

 

3.                A．might          B．could          C．should   D．will

 

4.                A．rely           B．blame          C．put  D．fix

 

5.                A．old            B．energetic       C．cheerful  D．outgoing

 

6.                A．Hopefully       B．Naturally        C．Generally D．Thankfully

 

7.                A．sit             B．work           C．stop D．watch

 

8.                A．mistakes        B．troubles        C．a(chǎn)ttempts  D．decisions

 

9.                A．a(chǎn)nnoying       B．embarrassing    C．puzzling  D．confusing

 

10.               A．repairs         B．occupies        C．wants D．works

 

11.               A．hopeful        B．curious         C．serious    D．mad

 

12.               A．turn           B．a(chǎn)gree          C．react D．object

 

13.               A．issue          B．outcome        C．criterion   D．message

 

14.               A．for            B．therefore       C．otherwise  D．but

 

15.               A．conclusion      B．explanation     C．challenge  D．imagination

 

16.               A．end           B．key            C．order D．process

 

17.               A．forget          B．change         C．prevent   D．ruin

 

18.               A．broken         B．done          C．lost   D．kept

 

19.               A．patience        B．skill            C．a(chǎn)ttention  D．interest

 

20.               A．sweet          B．pleasant        C．meaningful D．colorful

 

 

【答案】

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.B

5.A

6.D

7.C

8.A

9.B

10.B

11.C

12.C

13.A

14.D

15.B

16.A

17.B

18.B

19.C

20.C 

【解析】

試題分析：文章講述的是作者在工作中犯了一個(gè)錯(cuò)誤，但是被老板批評(píng)，很多同事都來(lái)安慰他，其中一個(gè)工作認(rèn)真的同事鼓勵(lì)他繼續(xù)向前，不要被這件事情擋住前進(jìn)的道路。

1.考查詞組辨析 by the way 順便說(shuō)一下  in the way 擋在路上 on the way 在路上 to the way 無(wú)意義  句意為，順便說(shuō)一下，他這樣寫(xiě)是因?yàn)樗X(jué)得他需要解釋，我所做的是整個(gè)公司中沒(méi)有人應(yīng)當(dāng)做的。選C。

2.考查代詞：A. no one沒(méi)有人B. anyone任何人C. someone有些人D. the one那個(gè)人，意為，順便說(shuō)一下，他這樣寫(xiě)是因?yàn)樗X(jué)得他需要解釋，我所做的是整個(gè)公司中沒(méi)有人應(yīng)當(dāng)做的。選A.

3.考查情態(tài)動(dòng)詞：A. might可以B. could能夠C. should應(yīng)該D. will將會(huì)，句意理解，我希望我能找出一個(gè)好借口。選B。

4.考查動(dòng)詞： A. rely回復(fù)B. blame責(zé)備C. put放D. fix固定，blame on youth 把錯(cuò)誤歸咎于年輕。選B。

5.考查形容詞：A. old老的B. energetic 精力充沛的C. cheerful高興的D. outgoing外向的，

上下文，與34空對(duì)比，可惜我不年輕，我年齡很大（old）選A。

6.考查副詞：A. Hopefully有希望的B. Naturally自然地C. Generally一般地D. Thankfully感謝地，句意理解，根據(jù)后文可知很多同事都來(lái)安慰我，所以此處是感激的是，選D。

7.考查動(dòng)詞：A. sit做B. work工作C. stop停止D. watch觀看，句意理解，stop by 順便訪問(wèn)，拜訪意為他們很多人順便過(guò)來(lái)安慰安慰我。選C。

8. 考查名詞：A. mistakes錯(cuò)誤B. troubles困難C. attempts試圖D. decisions決定，上下文，根據(jù)第一行I made a serious mistake可知，同事說(shuō)他犯了一個(gè)相似的錯(cuò)誤。選A。

9.考查形容詞：A. annoying令人生氣的，B. embarrassing令人尷尬的 C. puzzling令人吃驚的D. confusing困惑的，上下文，根據(jù)第一段My boss called it “extremely embarrassing”可知，選B。

10.考查動(dòng)詞：A. repairs修理B. occupies占據(jù)C. wants需要D. works工作，句意理解，根據(jù)句意可知此處意為坐在我旁邊的同時(shí)，occupy意為占據(jù)，居住，占領(lǐng)，選B。

11.考查形容詞：A. hopeful有希望的B. curious好奇的C. serious嚴(yán)肅的D. mad瘋狂的，詞組，be serious about 對(duì)……非常認(rèn)真意為她對(duì)工作非常的認(rèn)真，選C。

12.考查動(dòng)詞：A. turn轉(zhuǎn)彎B. agree 同意C. react反映D. object反對(duì)，文章理解，根據(jù)后文可知，作者想知道他的這個(gè)同事對(duì)他犯的錯(cuò)誤是作何反應(yīng)。選C。

13.考查名詞：句意理解，意為如我所料，她沒(méi)有忽略發(fā)生的事情。Issue 事情，事件，問(wèn)題 outcome結(jié)果，criterion標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，準(zhǔn)則 message，消息選A。

14.考查上下文邏輯關(guān)系：此處表示轉(zhuǎn)折，意為她向我提到這件事情，但是是以感同身受的口氣。選B。

15.考查名詞：A. conclusion結(jié)論B. explanation解釋C. challenge挑戰(zhàn)D. imagination想象，句意理解，她聽(tīng)了我對(duì)這件事情的解釋。選D。

16.考查名詞：A. end結(jié)束B(niǎo). key關(guān)鍵C. order 秩序D. process過(guò)程，根據(jù)下文的it happened可知，她想鼓勵(lì)作者，讓他的自我愛(ài)憐結(jié)束。選A。

17.考查動(dòng)詞：A. forget忘記B. change改變C. prevent阻止D. ruin毀壞，句意理解，你做任何事情都無(wú)法改變它。選B。

18.考查形容詞：A. broken破壞的B. done做的C. lost 失去的D. kept保持的，根據(jù)前一句it's over可知，意為這件事情結(jié)束了，it's done.選B。

19.考查名詞：A. patience耐心B. skill 技術(shù)C. attention注意力D. interest興趣， 文章理解，她說(shuō)完后就回去工作了，即把她的注意力轉(zhuǎn)移到了工作上。選C。

20.考查形容詞：A. sweet甜美的B. pleasant怡人的C. meaningful有意義的D. colorful多彩的，句意理解，這些話對(duì)作者是很有意義的。C

考點(diǎn)：考查情感類短文

點(diǎn)評(píng)：文章講述的是作者在工作中犯了一個(gè)錯(cuò)誤，但是被老板批評(píng)，很多同事都來(lái)安慰他，其中一個(gè)工作認(rèn)真的同事鼓勵(lì)他繼續(xù)向前，不要被這件事情擋住前進(jìn)的道路。題前一定要讀懂全文，弄清文章要表達(dá)的思想，注意前后段落之間的關(guān)系。答題中，一定要認(rèn)真分析，注意選項(xiàng)與上下文的關(guān)系，與前后單詞的關(guān)系。對(duì)于一時(shí)沒(méi)有太大的把握的題可以放到最后再來(lái)完成，因?yàn)橛袝r(shí)答案可以從下文內(nèi)容體現(xiàn)出來(lái)。答完后再通讀一篇文章，看看所選選項(xiàng)能不能是語(yǔ)句通順，語(yǔ)意連貫。

 

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Of course, because we live in a free society, we cannot force an individual to do something. It is unfortunate, but some parents now have their child “opt-out” of the services. These people should be reminded they are free to make such choices only because of the men and women the rest of us are remembering.

1.Which of the following is true about Remembrance Day?

A． It’s only held in Canada.

B．Its ceremony lasts 11 hours.

C．It falls on November 11th each year.

D．It’s to celebrate the country’s independence.

2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a Remembrance Day activity today?

A．Stopping at 11a.m. to remember the war dead.

B．Listening to stories told by WWI soldiers.

C．Wearing a red poppy to show respect.

D．Showing gratitude to soldiers in uniform.

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A．War history is too violent for school children.

B．The writer was once a soldier in the Canadian army.

C．Few students are willing to take part in Remembrance Day ceremonies.

D．More parents are keeping their children away from frightening war stories.

4.The underlined word “It” in the last paragraph probably refers to _____

A．the death of so many soldiers in wars

B．the fact that there were so many wars after WWI

C．people’s ungratefulness for the freedom they have

D．removing children from Remembrance Day events

5.The writer believes that_____

A．the sacrifice of the soldiers should always be remembered

B．Remembrance Day is becoming less important for soldiers

C．schools - no longer think Remembrance Day is necessary

D．people should be forced to learn about the realities of war

 

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