Question

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36—55各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C、D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30）

Have you just been fired? Don’t worry. Cheer yourself up and send your  36   . Perhaps another much better opportunity is awaiting you.  37   sometimes you don’t realize it, you are asking to be fired.

Dan Zawacki was a happy camper, selling computers for Honeywell. One holiday he was   38  creative gifts and then a good idea  39  him---- selling dinner live lobsters(龍蝦) to his favorite customers. He  40  them himself with butter and put them in the trunk of his car between the computers and started delivering. It was a huge  41  . As a result, one of his customers   42  they go into the lobster business together. Dan laughed. Still, this landlocked computer salesman  43  get the idea of lobsters out of his   44   . Why not turn this into a hobby and  45  a few extra dollar? While on a job assignment in Chicago, he  46  a local radio station to give him a few ads in 47  for lobster. Unfortunately, his boss’s boss heard his prize salesman  48  lobster, not computers. No surprised. Dan was let go. After  49   the company’s car, he started to think maybe this was a  50  . Playing with his phone that night, Dan tried dialing 1-800-LIVE-LOB. The number was   51  , and Dan the lobsterman was born. Today, 20 years later, Dan is still selling dinners, through his company, Lobster Gram. And he couldn’t be  52  .

Many of the fired people found ways back to fulfilling   53   and learned the pain and humiliation(羞辱) are  54   . So do not be afraid to move   55   and try your wings. Gather your support system. Persevere! Firing doesn’t mean your life is over. It might turn out to be the best thing that ever happened to you.

36. A. dreams           B. wings                C. needs            D. minds

37. A. Because          B. When                 C. Though           D. If

38. A. searching for   B. making up            C. giving away      D. thinking up

39. A. came about       B. took place           C. went on          D. came to

40. A. packaged         B. sold                 C. tied             D. placed

41. A. matter           B. business             C. failure          D. success

42. A.said              B. thought              C. suggested        D. hoped

43. A. couldn’t        B. mustn’t             C. shouldn’t       D. wouldn’t

44. A. heart            B. mind                 C. head             D. hand 

45. A. make             B. get                  C. gather           D. spend

46. A. permitted        B. hoped                C. persuaded        D. suggested

47. A. change           B. exchange             C. place            D. need

48. A. hunting          B. seeking              C. collecting       D. selling

49. A. selling      B. paying               C. returning        D. using

50. A. thing        B. sign                 C. pity             D. please

51. A.wrong         B. right                C. free             D. available

52. A. happier      B. worse                C. lower            D. higher

53. A. jobs         B. wishes               C. careers          D. promises

54. A. short        B.long                  C. forever          D. temporary（臨時）

55. A. back         B. on                   C. in               D. away

Answer 1

36—40BCDDA 41—45DCABA  46—50 CBDCB 51—55 DACDB

解析:

36．通過對下文的理解，即最后一段說到try your wings（展翅高飛）可知答案。

37．這里用從屬連詞Though，表示轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。

38．這里考動詞短語的辨析：search for搜尋；make up編造，. 彌補,  配制， 構(gòu)成；give away 贈送;分發(fā)，拋棄；think up想出，設(shè)計出。

39．這里考動詞短語的辨析：come about 發(fā)生；take place發(fā)生；go on繼續(xù)；come to突然想到。

40．從后面說到把這些龍蝦用放在車上，可知前面他是將這些龍蝦打包裝好。

41．根據(jù)對下文的理解，特別是Today, 20years later, Dan is still selling dinners, through his company，可知，他取得很大成功。

42．考查動詞用法，這里表示提出建議，所以用suggest。

43．考查情態(tài)動詞用法，根據(jù)語篇的理解，特別前面的Dan laughed. Still,說明landlocked computer salesman（他）不可能忘掉龍蝦。

44．考查短語的理解，get out of one's mind意思是：暫時把（某事）忘掉；不去想（某事）。

45．考查動詞用法，表示賺錢用動詞make。

46．考查動詞用法，本句意是：他說服當(dāng)?shù)氐囊患译娕_用一些廣告和他交換龍蝦。

47．考查介詞短語，in exchange for意思是：交換。

48．考查動詞用法，前面說到Dan是一個內(nèi)地的電腦銷售員，這里是說他不出售電腦，而是出售龍蝦。所以用sell。

49．考查動詞用法，根據(jù)上下文理解可知，Dan被解雇了，所以他要把車返給公司。

50．考查名詞用法，這里意思是：他想這或許是一種跡象。

51．考查形容詞用法，available意思是：在手邊的，隨手可得的。

52．考查形容詞比較級用法，根據(jù)對句意的理解（他做這行業(yè)務(wù)有20年了，但……）并結(jié)合still,可知答案。

53．考查動詞短語，fulfill careers意思是：履行職業(yè)。

54．考查形容詞用法，全文通過事例，鼓勵失去工作的人重新就業(yè)，可知這里說那種苦惱和羞辱臨時的。

55．考查介詞用法，根據(jù)上下文理解，這是鼓勵人們前進，往前走，所以用move on。