Question

It was a sunny day when I quit my job to travel. As a contract administrator(合同管理员)for a shipping company, I’d spent 2012 _____in Washington DC. While it was a well-paid job, even a_____career, it was not what I wanted, I wanted to _____stories and see the world.

The _____of this decision were sown(播种)in 2010, when I graduated from college and moved to Spain to teach English. I spent my spare time travelling around Europe, writing it all in my blog. After two years, my teaching contracts______, so I moved back to work in Washington DC.

Writing, on the other hand, continued to make me______. And during those two years in Spain, my blog had_____many readers. But I faced a  __  decision: quit and pursue writing full-time, or keep a good job.I knew that _____to the world of writing and travelling was the right choice,_____ I began planning my next move. This time, my______was New Zealand.

Every night______I came home from my job I work on my blog. I spent a year______my blog and setting up freelance(自由职业者)writing contracts, so that I would have guaranteed paid work once I quit. A few months later, I was invited to explore Jordan for a few weeks. I knew the time had come to______the final preparations. I planned out my trips, _____my flights and sold my car (my last strong tie to my old life)before______. And finally, I was on my way to New Zealand.

Since quitting my job, I’ve sailed off the coast of Italy and Greece; dived in Bali; ridden horses across western Mongolia; slept_____the stars on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. Not once have I______my decision to leave my job in Washington DC. Through all this, I have achieved my____of becoming a writer. I gave up a comfortable life to pursue personal happiness—_______proving that dreams really do come true, if you work for them.

1.A. studying    B. teaching    C. working    D. travelling

2.A. terrible    B. wrong    C. vital    D. good

3.A. write    B. remember    C. understand    D. read

4.A. plants    B. seeds    C. crops    D. branches

5.A. started    B. continued    C. ended    D. failed

6.A. qualified    B. delighted    C. bored    D. tired

7.A. protected    B. demanded    C. attracted    D. selected

8.A. strange    B. tough    C. normal    D. simple

9.A. returning    B. sending    C. donating    D. leading

10.A. or    B. but    C. so    D. unless

11.A. destination    B. situation    C. occasion    D. description

12.A. since    B. because    C. until    D. when

13.A. turning up    B. getting up    C. cutting up    D. building up

14.A. reject    B. make    C. test    D. apply

15.A. sold    B. bought    C. booked    D. earned

16.A. setting off    B. settling down    C. calming down    D. turning around

17.A. on    B. over    C. in    D. under

18.A. explained    B. shared    C. regretted    D. imagined

19.A. reason    B. example    C. memory    D. goal

20.A. narrowly    B. awfully    C. widely    D. hopefully

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.B

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.C

11.A

12.D

13.D

14.B

15.C

16.A

17.D

18.C

19.D

20.D

【解析】这是一篇记叙文。讲述了作者为了实现毕业时定下的目标或者梦想。辞去了在华盛顿的工作，并勇敢追逐自己梦想的故事。他想去旅行，想看看世界，想书写自己的文章，并大胆地辞去工作，去完成自己想做的事，并借此告诉读者如果我们为了梦想而奋斗，梦想很有希望会实现。

1.细节理解题。由文章第一句“It was a sunny day when I quit my job to travel.”可知，当我辞去工作去旅行时，发现这是个晴朗的日子。分析句意知，辞去工作去旅行前作者一直在华盛顿工作，故选C。

2.考查形容词和句意。由句子“While it was a well-paid job, even a___2___career”知，虽然它是一个薪水高的工作，甚至是一个……的职业。分析句意知，这个工作薪水高，even甚至，加强了语气，同时也含有更好的意思，故可知横线处也是一个描述职业优良的一个词。A：terrible 糟糕的 ； B：wrong 错误的 ；C：vital 至关重要的；D：good 好的；综合句意可知选D。

3.推理判断题。由第二段中的句子“I spent my spare time travelling around Europe, writing it all in my blog.”可知，我空余的时间环游了欧洲，并把它写进了我的博客。分析句意知作者不想工作，那不是他所想要的，他想的是写故事并看看世界，故选A。

4.考查名词。由句子“The ___4___of this decision were sown(播种)in 2010, when I graduated from college and moved to Spain to teach English.”知，在2010年作者从大学毕业并且搬到西班牙去教英语时，这决定的……已经被播种了。A: plans 计划；B:seeds 种子；C:crops 农作物；D: branches 树枝、分支；分析句意可知，是种子被播种，故选B。

5.考查句意。由句子“After two years, my teaching contracts___5___, so I moved back to work in Washington DC.”知，两年后，我的教学合同……，所以我搬回到了华盛顿工作。分析句意知是合同到期了，故选C。

6.考查句意。由句子“Writing, on the other hand, continued to make me___6___.”知，在另一方面，写作继续使我……。联上下文知道作者一直喜欢写作，故可知写作能使作者高兴，故选B。

7.考查动词与句意。由句子“And during those two years in Spain, my blog had___7___many readers.”知，在西班牙的两年间，我的博客……了许多阅读者。A:protected 保护 ；B:demanded 需要、需求；C:attracted 吸引；D: selected 挑选、选拔；分析句意可知，作者的博客吸引了许多阅读者，故选C。

8.考查形容词。由句子“But I faced a ___8___ decision: quit and pursue writing full-time, or keep a good job.”知，我面对了一个……的决定：停止追求全职写作，还是保持一份好的工作。A： strange 奇怪的；B：tough 困难的；C：normal 平常的；D：simple 简单的；分析句意可知，这个决定是困难的，故选B。

9.考查句意。由句子“I knew that ___9___to the world of writing and travelling was the right choice”知，我知道……写作和旅行的世界是正确的选择。A：returning 返回；B：sending 发送；C：donating捐赠；D ：leading 导致；联系上下文知，之前作者一直在华盛顿工作，但后来他辞去了工作并开始了他的旅行，故可知作者知道辞去工作返回来实现写作与旅行的梦想是正确的选择，故选A。

10.考查连词。由前一句作者知道返回来写作和旅行时正确的选择，所以，作何开始计划着他的下一步。故选C。

11.考查名词与句意。由句子“This time, my___11___was New Zealand.”知，这次，我的……是新西兰。联系前文，知作者之前在西班牙任教的时候就会在空余时间屡次那个和写作，故可知这次作者的目标、目的地是新西兰，故选A。

12.考查连词。由句子“Every night___12___I came home from my job I work on my blog.”知，每晚……我工作完回到家，我就开始在我的博客上工作。分析句子知，此处应填连词，且引导的是时间状语从句，当我工作完回家的时候，故选D。

13.考查词组。“I spent a year___13___my blog and setting up freelance(自由职业者)writing contracts, so that I would have guaranteed paid work once I quit.”我花了一年……我的博客，并且建立了自由职业者的写作合同，一旦我辞职了这以致于我将能够保证自己有薪水的工作。A：turning up 出现、发生；B：getting up 起床、起立；C：cutting up 切碎、抨击；D： building up 增进、加强；由句意可知此处是作者加强了博客的管理，故选D。

14.考查动词。由句子“I knew the time had come to___14___the final preparations.”知，我知道这次我不得不……最后的准备。A：reject 反对；B：make 做、使；C：test 测试；D：apply 申请；分析句意可知此处应是做最后的准备，故选B。

15.考查动词与句意。由横线处的句意可知，我计划出我的旅行，……我的航班并且卖 了我的车。A：sold 卖；B：bought 买；C：booked 预定；D：earned 赚得、挣得；分析句子知是计划了旅行并预定了航班，故选C。

16.考查词组词义。A：setting off 出发、动身；B：settling down 定居；C：calming down 冷静下来；D：turning around 改变一切、反转；分子句意知，作者制定出旅行计划，预定好了航班，并在要动身之前将与之关系最紧密的车给卖掉，故选A。

17.考查介词。由该句的句意知，自从作者辞职以来，作者航行在意大利和希腊的海岸上，骑马穿过了西部的蒙古利亚，在澳大利亚的大堡礁星空下睡着了。故可知此处是sleep under the stars 在星空下睡着了。故选D。

18.考查动词。由句子“Not once have I___18___my decision to leave my job in Washington DC.”知，曾经我没有……我辞去在华盛顿工作的决定。联系上下文知作者很享受在世界各地的旅行的美好时光，故此处是作者没有后悔他辞去在华盛顿的工作而去旅行的决定，故选C。

19. 考查句意。由前文知作者想去旅行，想写作，故可知此处是作者实现了想当作家的目标。故选D。

20. 考查副词。由句子“I gave up a comfortable life to pursue personal happiness—___20___proving that dreams really do come true, if you work for them.”知，作者放弃了舒适的生活去追求你个人的快乐，……如果你为了梦想而奋斗，梦醒真的会实现。

A：narrowly 狭窄地、勉强地；B：awfully 可怕地、十分；C：widely 广泛地；D：hopefully 有希望地、有前途地；分析句意可知，如果你为了梦想而奋斗，有希望地，梦想真的会实现，故选D。

界 。

The ___4___of this decision were sown(播种)in 2010, when I graduated from college and moved to Spain to teach English. I spent my spare time travelling around Europe, writing it all in my blog. After two years, my teaching contracts___5___, so I moved back to work in Washington DC.

作 。

Writing, on the other hand, continued to make me___6___. And during those two years in Spain, my blog had___7___many readers. But I faced a ___8___ decision: quit and pursue writing full-time, or keep a good job.I knew that ___9___to the world of writing and travelling was the right choice,___10___ I began planning my next move. This time, my___11___was New Zealand.

兰 。

Every night___12___I came home from my job I work on my blog. I spent a year___13___my blog and setting up freelance(自由职业者)writing contracts, so that I would have guaranteed paid work once I quit. A few months later, I was invited to explore Jordan for a few weeks. I knew the time had come to___14___the final preparations. I planned out my trips, ___15___my flights and sold my car (my last strong tie to my old life)before___16___. And finally, I was on my way to New Zealand.

上 。

Since quitting my job, I’ve sailed off the coast of Italy and Greece; dived in Bali; ridden horses across western Mongolia; slept___17___the stars on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. Not once have I___18___my decision to leave my job in Washington DC. Through all this, I have achieved my___19___of becoming a writer. I gave up a comfortable life to pursue personal happiness—___20___proving that dreams really do come true, if you work for them.

界 。

The ___4___of this decision were sown(播种)in 2010, when I graduated from college and moved to Spain to teach English. I spent my spare time travelling around Europe, writing it all in my blog. After two years, my teaching contracts___5___, so I moved back to work in Washington DC.

作 。

Writing, on the other hand, continued to make me___6___. And during those two years in Spain, my blog had___7___many readers. But I faced a ___8___ decision: quit and pursue writing full-time, or keep a good job.I knew that ___9___to the world of writing and travelling was the right choice,___10___ I began planning my next move. This time, my___11___was New Zealand.

兰 。

Every night___12___I came home from my job I work on my blog. I spent a year___13___my blog and setting up freelance(自由职业者)writing contracts, so that I would have guaranteed paid work once I quit. A few months later, I was invited to explore Jordan for a few weeks. I knew the time had come to___14___the final preparations. I planned out my trips, ___15___my flights and sold my car (my last strong tie to my old life)before___16___. And finally, I was on my way to New Zealand.

上 。

Since quitting my job, I’ve sailed off the coast of Italy and Greece; dived in Bali; ridden horses across western Mongolia; slept___17___the stars on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. Not once have I___18___my decision to leave my job in Washington DC. Through all this, I have achieved my___19___of becoming a writer. I gave up a comfortable life to pursue personal happiness—___20___proving that dreams really do come true, if you work for them.