Question

I'm sure many people are working hard for a lot of money, a big house, a new car, expensive clothes and so on. Those are considered to be symbols of ______ on the material level. When I was young, I was also ______ reaching for material success. So I chose a job as a salesman and I did make some pretty good money.

But later I realized that was not what I wanted, because I was often forced to sell products that might not be good for customers. I become very unhappy ______ I could make a lot of money. I no longer felt proud of my job and even ______ myself for doing things like that. So I ______ my job and took another job, this time helping people ______, the poor and the weak. The sense of belonging was great and suddenly I felt successful in my life again, I made less money but I was ______ with myself.

For my own past, success comes from the feeling of satisfaction and joy. I feel successful when I love what I do, not caring so much about ______. And I feel the most successful when I ______ my kindness everywhere go.

So, be_______ to yourself：learn to listen to the voice from the bottom of your heart. And find your own way with a happy heart to achieve your own success.

1.A.luck B.success C.safety D.hope

2.A.sadly B.hardly C.crazily D.honestly

3.A.if B.since C.until D.although

4.A.look down upon B.look up to C.look through D.look into

5.A.made up B.give up C.set up D.turn up

6.A.in danger B.in order C.in need D.in surprise

7.A.strict B.cheerful C.angry D.satisfied

8.A.trust B.love C.money D.health

9.A.throw B.spread C.cell D.lend

10.A.true B.brave C.friendly D.terrible.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.A

【解析】

这篇文章主要结合作者的切身经历，告诉我们有钱并不一定快乐和充实的道理。所以一定要对自己忠实，要学会倾听来自你内心深处的声音，用一颗获得成功的快乐的心去找到你自己的路。

1.本题考查名词用法，根据上句“I'm sure many people are working hard for a lot of money, a big house, a new car, expensive clothes and so on”我相信很多人都在为很多钱，一个大房子，一辆新车，昂贵的衣服等而努力工作。这里可知这些都是成功的物质层面的标志，A. luck幸运；B. success成功；C. safety安全；D. hope希望，结合选项，故选B。

2.本题考查副词用法，根据后句“So I chose a job as a salesman and I did make some pretty good money.”所以我选择了一份工作作为一个推销员，并且挣了很多钱。A. sadly悲伤地；B. hardly几乎不；C. crazily疯狂地；D. honestly诚实地，可知此处是指作者在疯狂地达到这种物质上成功，所以才挣了那么多钱。所以应该用crazily疯狂地，故选C。

3.本题考查连词用法，根据“I become very unhappy”和“I could make a lot of money”可以知道前后句存在一种矛盾关系，结合选项A. if如果，表假设；B. since自从，表时间；C. until直到，表时间；D. although虽然，表让步。结合语境，应该用although，我变得非常不开心，虽然我能我能挣很多钱。故选D。

4.本题考查固定短语用法，根据“I no longer felt proud of my job”我不再为我的工作感到骄傲。可以推断出后句应该是指甚至对自己做过的事情看不起自己，结合选项应该用固定短语look down upon“轻视，看不起”，故选A。

5.本题考查固定用法，根据and took another job从事另一个工作，可知前面应该是放弃了原来的工作，结合选项应该选固定搭配give up放弃，故选B。

6.本题考查固定搭配用法，根据“this time helping people ___6___, the poor and the weak.”是指这次帮助…的穷人和弱者；结合选项A. in danger处于危险中；B. in order井然有序的；C. in need在危险中，在危急中；D. in surprise惊奇地，可知此处应该用in need才符合语境，指帮助处于危难中的穷人和弱者，故选C。

7.本题考查形容词用法，根据前句“The sense of belonging was great and suddenly I felt successful in my life again”这种归属感是属于伟大的，突然我觉得在我的生活中成功了。结合后句的转折词but可知次句是指虽然争得钱少了，但我对自己感到….，结合选项应该用be satisfied with 对….感到满意/这里指对自己感到满意，故选D。

8.本题考查名词的用法，根据“I feel successful when I love what I do”当我做我喜欢的事时，我会感到成功，所以可推知后句的意义为不会太在乎钱，所以此处应该用不可数名词money，故选C。

9.本题查动词用法。根据 And I feel the most successful when I______ my kindness everywhere go可知此句要表达的意义为:当我把我的善良....各地时,我感觉到是最成功的时候,所以主语后缺少一个动词;结合选项throw“扔掉”; spread“传播”;cell名词,电池细胞;lend借出;结合语境,此处应该用动词 spread“传播”,此处是指把善良传播到各地。故选B

10.本题考查形容词用法，根据后句 learn to listen to the voice from the bottom of your heart学会倾听你内心的声音,可知前句应是表达要忠于你自己的想法之意,结合选项的含义,A.true“真实的”; B.brave“勇敢的”;C.friendly"友好的”;D. terrible“糟糕的”;所以此处应该用形容词true,指作真实的自我。故选A。