阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21-40各题所给的四个
选项(A, B, C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
Since finishing my studies at Harvard and Oxford, I’ve watched one friend after another land high-ranking, high-paying Wall Street jobs. As executives(高级管理人员) with banks, consulting firms, established law firms, and major corporations, many are now 21 on their way to impressive careers. By society’s 22 , they seem to have it made.
On the surface, these people seem to be very lucky in life. As they left student life behind, many had a 23 drink at their cheap but friendly local bar, shook hands with longtime roommates, and 24 out of small apartments into high buildings. They made reservations at restaurants where the cost of a bottle of wine 25 a college year’s monthly rent. They replaced their beloved old car with expensive new sports cars.
The thing is, a number of them have 26 that despite their success, they aren’t happy. Some 27 of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eight-hour workweeks devoted to tasks they 28 . Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and 29 . However, instead of devoting themselves to their work, they find themselves working to support the 30 to which they have so quickly become 31 .
People often speak of trying a more satisfying path, and 32 in the end the idea of leaving their jobs to work for something they 33 or finding a position that would give them more time with their families almost always leads them to the same conclusion :it’ s 34 . They have loans, bills, a mortgage(抵押贷款)to 35 , retirement to save for. They recognize there’s something 36 in their lives, but it’s 37 to step off the track.
In a society that tends to 38 everything in terms of dollars and cents, we learn from a young age to consider the costs of our 39 in financial terms. But what about the personal and social costs 40 in pursuing money over meaning? These are exactly the kinds of costs many of us tend to ignore — and the very ones we need to consider most.
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根据上文“As executives(高级管理人员)with banks……major corporations”可知作者的很多朋友在事业上的发展都很不错,由此结合选项可知,应用well。故选D项。
掌握语境和上下文的基本意思。
副词词义掌握不准确。
根据上文可知,此处表示根据当前社会的标准来评判,他们都是成功人士。standard意为“标准”,符合语境。故选B项。policy意为“政策”;experiment意为“实验”;regulation意为“规则”,都不符合语境。
掌握语境和上下文的基本意思。
名词词义掌握不准确。
根据下文“They made reservations at restaurants where the cost……They replaced their beloved old car with expensive new sports cars.”可知这些人成功之后就不会再去自己以前经常光顾的小酒馆喝酒了,即在那里喝最后一杯酒。故选A项。
掌握语境和上下文的基本意思。
形容词词义掌握不准确,未结合语境准确理解句意。
根据本句的“shook hands with longtime roommates”和下文中的”They replaced their beloved old cars……cars“可知此处他们从小公寓搬进了高楼大厦。故选B项。
掌握语境和上下文的基本意思。
动词词义掌握不准确,未结合语境准确理解句意。
根据本段语境可知,成功之后,他们再也不会去小酒吧喝酒,而是在大酒店里就餐,那里一瓶的花费相当于他们大学期间一个月的房租。equal意为“与……相等”,故选B项。
掌握语境和上下文的基本意思。
动词词义掌握不准确,未结合语境准确理解句意。
A. advertise意为广告,B. witnessed意为目击,C. admitted 意为承认D. demanded意为要求。“The thing is, a number of them have 26 that despite their success, they aren’t happy.” 意为很多人承认,尽管他们很成功,但是很不开心。故选C项。
掌握语境和上下文的基本意思。
动词词义掌握不准确,未结合语境准确理解句意。
考查动词以及对语境的理解。A. complain意为抱怨,B. dream意为梦
想,C. hear意为听到,D. approve意为证明。根据上一句的不开心,所以不难得出答案是抱怨。故选A项。
掌握语境和上下文的基本意思。
动词词义掌握不准确,未结合语境准确理解句意。
考查动词以及对语境的理解。A. distribute意为分发,B. hate意为
厌恶,C. applaud意为鼓掌,D. neglect意为忽略。根据上文的不开心和抱怨,故选B项。
掌握语境和上下文的基本意思。
动词词义掌握不准确,未结合语境准确理解句意。
A. calm意为平静,B. guilty意为有罪的,C. warm意为温暖,D. empty意为空虚的。根据前面的tired累不能得出答案。Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and 29。意为有些人不尊重他们工作的公司,说累而又空虚无聊。故选D项。
掌握语境和上下文的基本意思。
形容词词义掌握不准确,未结合语境准确理解句意。
A. family意为家庭,B. government意为政府,C. lifestyle意为生活
方式,D. project意为项目。前文提到很多都是生活,如学校生活,工作生活,结合语境不难得出答案是生活方式。
掌握语境和上下文的基本意思。
名词词义掌握不准确,未结合语境准确理解句意。
A. accustomed意为习惯的,B. appointed意为指定的,C. unique意为独一无二的,D. available意为可利用的。“However, instead of devoting themselves to their work, they find themselves working to support the 30 to which they have so quickly become 31 意为“但是,不是全身心投入于工作,他们发现工作只是供养负担着那种生活方式,而且慢慢他们已经对这种方式已经行习惯了。”
故选A项。
掌握语境和上下文的基本意思。
形容词词义掌握不准确,未结合语境准确理解句意。
A. yet意为但是,表转折,B. also意为也,表递进,C. instead意为代
替,D. rather意为宁可。此句是长难句。意为:人们总是说走一种满意的道路,但是最后,离开现在的工作去做一些他们相信或者是一种可以和家人在一起的职务的想法最终都得出一个这样的结论:这是不可能的。根据句意,前后是转折的关系,所以选A。
掌握语境和上下文的基本意思。
副词用法掌握不准确,未结合语境准确理解句意。
A. let out 意为发出,B. turn in意为上交,C. give up 意为放弃,D. believe in意为相信。此句是长难句。意为:人们总是说走一种满意的道路,但是最后,离开现在的工作去做一些他们相信或者是一种可以和家人在一起的职务的想法最终都得出一个这样的结论:这是不可能的。
掌握语境和上下文的基本意思。
动词短语义掌握不准确,未结合语境准确理解句意。
A. fundamental意为基本的,B. practical意为实践的,C. impossible意为不可能的,D. unforgettable意为难忘的。此句是长难句。意为:人们总是说走一种满意的道路,但是最后,离开现在的工作去做一些他们相信或者是一种可以和家人在一起的职务的想法最终都得出一个这样的结论:这是不可能的。
掌握语境和上下文的基本意思。
形容词词义掌握不准确,未结合语境准确理解句意。
A. take off ,B. drop off 意为减少,C. put off意为推迟,D. pay off意为支付。根据mortgage(抵押贷款)以及结合常识,不难得出答案为D。
掌握语境和上下文的基本意思。
动词短语义掌握不准确,未结合语境准确理解句意。
A. missing意为失去了的,B. inspiring意为鼓舞的,C. sinking 意为沉没
的,D. shining意为闪亮的。句意是为他们意识到,在生活中失去missing了一些什么,但是他们却很难离开这个轨迹。故选A项。
掌握语境和上下文的基本意思。
形容词词义掌握不准确,未结合语境准确理解句意。
A. harmful 意为有害的,B. hard 意为困难的,C. useful意为有
用的,D. normal意为正常的。句意是为他们意识到,在生活中失去了一些什么,但是他们却很难hard离开这个轨迹。根据句意不难得出答案。
掌握语境和上下文的基本意思。
形容词词义掌握不准确,未结合语境准确理解句意。
A. measure 意为衡量,B. suffer意为遭受,C. digest意为消化,D. deliver意为运送。句意为当前的社会,人们趋向于用钱来衡量measure所有的事情,我们在很小的时候就知道,应该考虑我们决定的经济代价。
掌握语境和上下文的基本意思。
动词词义掌握不准确,未结合语境准确理解句意。
A. disasters 意为灾难,B. motivations意为动机,C. campaigns意为
战役,D. decisions意为决定。句意为当前的社会,人们趋向于用钱来衡量所有的事情,我们在很小的时候就知道,应该考虑我们决定decisions的经济代价。
掌握语境和上下文的基本意思。
名词词义掌握不准确,未结合语境准确理解句意。
A. assessed意为评估,B. involved意为涉及,C. covered意为覆盖,D. reduced意为减少。Involved in意为参与。句意为:那么,在追求钱高于意义的情况下,我们的参与的个人以及社会代价呢?
掌握语境和上下文的基本意思。
动词词义掌握不准确,未结合语境准确理解句意。