Question

Around twenty years ago I was living in York. Though I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree, I could not find     work.

I was     a school bus to make ends meet and living with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat. I had   five interviews with a company and one day, between bus runs they called to say I did not get the job. “Why has my life become so     ?” I thought painfully.

As I pulled the bus over to     a little girl, she handed me an earring（耳环）saying that I should keep it    somebody claimed (认领) it. The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”.

At first I got angry. Then it    me--I had been giving all of my    to what was going wrong with my experiences rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a   of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to      more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for me from a lady who was a director at a large    . She asked me if I would give a one-day lecture on stress management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.

My day there went very well, and before long I got a well-paid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of     that I completely changed my life.

1.A. successful   B. extra      C. satisfying    D. convenient

2.A. driving      B. repairing    C. taking      D. designing

3.A. prepared for B. attended    C. asked for    D. held

4.A. hard          B. busy       C. serious      D. short

5.A. wave at       B. drop off      C. call on     D. look for

6.A. in case       B. or else       C. as if        D. now that

7.A. hurt         B. hit          C. caught      D. moved

8.A. feelings      B. attention     C. strength     D. interests

9.A. list          B. book        C. check       D. copy

10.A. connect     B. turn         C. keep        D. add

11.A. hospital     B. factory      C. restaurant    D. hotel

12.A. operation    B. speaking    C. employment  D. thinking

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.B

6.A

7.B

8.B

9.A

10.D

11.A

12.D

【解析】

试题分析：文章是一篇记叙文。作者不仅拥有硕士学位，还有着丰富的经验，但是作者却总是找不到满意的工作。更雪上加霜的是，作者开校车的工作也丢了。后来，作者转换了思考方式，积极地发现生活中的美好，他顺利找到了满意的工作。

1.Though I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree”可知，作者经验丰富，还拥有硕士学位，但是他找不到满意的工作，故选C。

2.I was a school bus to make ends meet作者在通过开校车来抵掉日常开销，make ends meet收支相抵，故选A。

3.I had five interviews with a company作者已经参加了一个公司的五次面试，故选B。

4.I did not get the job”和后句的“painfully”可知，作者的生活变得很艰难，故选A。

5.As I pulled the bus over to a little girl,作者停车让一个小女孩下车，故选B。

6.I should keep it somebody claimed (认领) it小女孩让作者保管着耳环，以防有人来认领，故选A。

7.I had been giving all of my to what was going wrong with my experiences rather than what was right!”是作者的感悟，作者突然意识到自己一直只在意哪些地方错了，而忽视了对的地方。Hit sb使某人突然想起，故选B。

8.I had been giving all of my to what was going wrong with my experiences rather than what was right!作者一直关注的是不好的事情，而没有注意生活中的美好，故选B。

9.I decided then and there to make a of fifty things I was happy with.作者当即决定列出50件自己觉得满意的事情，then and there当即，故选A。

10.Later, I decided to more things to the list.之后，作者决定再往清单里添加更多满意的事情，add...to...把......添加到......，故选D。

11.200 medical workers”可知，作者接到的是来自一个大医院的电话，故选A。

12.it was because I changed my way of that I completely changed my life是一个强调句，正是因为作者改变了思考方式，他才有了不一样的人生，故选D。

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