题文
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分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(龙虾) 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(临时)
55. A. back B. on C. in D. away 题型:未知 难度:其他题型
答案
36—40BCDDA 41—45DCABA 46—50 CBDCB 51—55 DACDB解析
36.通过对下文的理解,即最后一段说到try your wings(展翅高飞)可知答案。
37.这里用从属连词Though,表示转折关系。
38.这里考动词短语的辨析:search for搜寻;make up编造,. 弥补, 配制, 构成;give away赠送;分发,抛弃;think up想出,设计出。
39.这里考动词短语的辨析:come about发生;take place发生;go on继续;come to突然想到。
40.从后面说到把这些龙虾用放在车上,可知前面他是将这些龙虾打包装好。
41.根据对下文的理解,特别是Today, 20years later, Dan is still selling dinners, through his company,可知,他取得很大成功。
42.考查动词用法,这里表示提出建议,所以用suggest。
43.考查情态动词用法,根据语篇的理解,特别前面的Dan laughed. Still,说明landlocked computer salesman(他)不可能忘掉龙虾。
44.考查短语的理解,get out of one's mind意思是:暂时把(某事)忘掉;不去想(某事)。
45.考查动词用法,表示赚钱用动词make。
46.考查动词用法,本句意是:他说服当地的一家电台用一些广告和他交换龙虾。
47.考查介词短语,in exchange for意思是:交换。
48.考查动词用法,前面说到Dan是一个内地的电脑销售员,这里是说他不出售电脑,而是出售龙虾。所以用sell。
49.考查动词用法,根据上下文理解可知,Dan被解雇了,所以他要把车返给公司。
50.考查名词用法,这里意思是:他想这或许是一种迹象。
51.考查形容词用法,available意思是:在手边的,随手可得的。
52.考查形容词比较级用法,根据对句意的理解(他做这行业务有20年了,但……)并结合still,可知答案。
53.考查动词短语,fulfill careers意思是:履行职业。
54.考查形容词用法,全文通过事例,鼓励失去工作的人重新就业,可知这里说那种苦恼和羞辱临时的。
55.考查介词用法,根据上下文理解,这是鼓励人们前进,往前走,所以用move on。
考点
据考高分专家说,试题“阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36—5.....”主要考查你对 [社会现象类阅读 ]考点的理解。社会现象类阅读
社会现象类阅读概念:
这类文章通过写人记事来揭示文章的主题,显示其社会意义,一般采用顺序或倒叙来叙述。题目经常是一些细节问题。考查的方面可以是原因和其中引发的思考。
社会现象类阅读解题技巧:
这类文章通过写人记事来揭示文章的主题,显示其社会意义,一般采用顺序或倒叙来叙述。题目经常是一些细节问题。考查的方面可以是原因和其中引发的思考。阅读这类文章要理清思路。
1、浏览试题,明确要求。
在阅读文章前,最好先浏览一下文章后面的题干和选项。知道了问题后再去看文章,可使思路更敏捷,而且也便于阅读时留意文中出现的与选项有关的信息。
2、通读全文,抓住主要内容。
在不影响理解的前提下,尽可能地阅读以便在尽可能短的时间内理解文章或段落的内容。阅读时,如遇到不熟悉的单词、词组或一时看不懂的句子,不要停下来苦思冥想,继续读下去,通过上下文的词语和句子可能就理解了。
3、抓住中心思想和段落大意。
通读全文时,要特别注意主题句。每篇文章或每个段落都有与文章有关的句子,尤其是科技、政论性文章的主题句一般都在文章的开头或结尾,插在中间的很少。所以,文章的第一段或开头的第一、二个句子往往包含着文章的中心思想、作者的意图或全文的概述,因此要特别注意,彻底理解。
4、有针对性地仔细阅读,找寻所需信息。
在前面的基础上,可进行有针对性地阅读了。把与问题无关的内容一扫而过,而对于和问题有关的内容认真阅读,还可以用笔在下面做出记号。再把这些信息与问题的要求结合起来,逐条分析,综合判断,找出正确答案。
5、进行合理的推理判断。
对文章有了全面的了解之后,可以按照文章要求以及上下文之间的关系,做出推理判断。在进行推理判断的时候,需要综合考虑句型、语法、句子之间的逻辑关系、文化背景等方面的因素。
6、认真复读,验证答案。
要用全文的中心思想统帅各个题目,研究其内在联系和逻辑关系,并依次审核那些还未打上的题目,确保理解无误。



