Question

One of my father’s favorite sayings as I was growing up was “Try it!” I couldn’t say I didn’t like something, whatever it might be, until after I tried it. Over the years I’ve come to      how much of my success I owe to my     of those words as one of my values. My            job was just one I decided to try for a couple of years until I            what I want to do as a career.        I believed I would work for a few years, get married, stay home and raise a family, so I didn’t think the job I took          that much. I couldn’t have been more         . I mastered the skills of that beginning level position and I was given the opportunity to move up through the company into different          . I accepted each new opportunity with the thought, “Well, I’ll try it; if I don’t like it I can always go back to my        position. ” But I was with the same company for the past 28 years, and I’ve          every career change I’ve made. I’ve discovered I            a large number of different talents and skills that I never would have thought were within me had it not been for my being open to trying new opportunities. I’ve also discovered that if I              what I’m doing and work hard at achieving my           . I will succeed. That’s why I’m so            to be a part of CareerFables. com. I think            has come and I am determined to make it a success.

1.A. Consider     B. Argue       C. include      D. realize

2.A. suggestion  B. explanation  C. acceptance    D. discussion

3.A. hard      B. best        C. extra      D. first

4.A. determined B. examined C. experienced  D. introduced

5.A. Actually B. Gradually C. Finally  D. Usually

6.A. helped B. required C. expressed  D. mattered

7.A. careful B. mistaken C. interested  D. prepared

8.A. situations B. choices C. directions  D. positions

9.A. easier B. newer C. earlier  D. higher

10.A. permitted B. counted C. organized D. enjoyed

11.A. show B. possess C. need D. gather

12.A. think of B. give away C. believe in D. turn into

13.A. business B. goal C. fortune D. growth

14.A. excited B. curious C. surprised D. helpful

15.A. dream B. time C. power  D. honor

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.A

6.D

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.D

11.B

12.C

13.B

14.A

15.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇叙述文，作者自述一条“Try it”的谚语对自己的人生影响，通过在工作中不断尝试，把握机会，发现自己的潜能，最后等待时机去成就自己的成功的故事。

1. B.argue争论，辩论 C.include包含，包括 D.realize实现；认识到 come to realize为固定搭配，意为“认识到”，结合语境故选D。

2. B.explanation说明，解释C.acceptance接受：赞同 D.discussion讨论，议论 由语境可知应选C。句意为：数年来我才认识到我的成功多么归功于我接受（acceptance）那些话作为我的一种价值观。

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4. D.introduced介绍；引进 由语境知：直到我决定（determine）我要做什么作为我的职业。故选A。

5. A.actually实际上；事实上B.gradually逐步地；渐渐地 C.finally最后；终于 D.usually通常 由语境知：实际上（actually）我认为我的第一份工作只会工作几年而已。故选A。

6. B.required需要；要求C.expressed表达；快递 D.mattered有关系；要紧 根据语法规则，只有matter为不及物动词，其他三个选项单词为及物动词，需要接宾语，而空格栏中缺少的是不及物动词，故选D。句意为：所以我认为我接受的工作并不是很重要。

7. B.mistaken错误的；弄错的；被误解的 C.interested感兴趣的 D.prepared准备好的 由后文提示及语境可知：第一份工作对我是重要的，所以I didn’t think the job I took mattered that much是再错误（mistaken）不过了。故选B。

8. B.choices选择 C.directions方向；指导；用法说明 D.positions位置；职位，工作 由后文提示及语境可知：我向上提拔到公司不同的职位（postion）。故选D。

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10. B.counted计算；认为 C.organized组织D.enjoyed欣赏，享受；喜爱 注意这一句中的but转折，表明我在同一家公司工作了28年，我对我做的每一个职业改变是持肯定态度的，是赞许和喜爱的（enjoyed）。故选D。

11. B.possess拥有；控制；使掌握 C.need需要 D.gather收集;使…聚集 由语境知：我发现自己拥有（possess）许多不同的天赋，掌握（possess）了许多不同的技能。故选B。

12. of想起；考虑 B.give away分发；泄露 C.belive in信仰，信任 D.turn into变成；进入 由语境可知选C。句意：我也发现如果我信仰我正在做的然后努力实现自己的目标。

13. B.goal目标；球门 C.fortune财富；命运；运气 D.growth增长；发展；生长 achieve goal固定搭配，意为“实现目标”。故选B。

14. B.curious好奇的；古怪的C.surprised感到惊讶的，出人意料的 D.helpful有益的 由语境知：我成为这家公司的一员是兴奋激动的（excited）。故选A。

15. B.time时间，时代 C.power力量；功率；能力D.honor荣誉；信用 由语境知：我认为时候(time)已经到了，自己去成就自己的成功。故选B。

考点:考查叙述文阅读，考查英语综合能力。