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1、限时规范训练(十二)完形填空2(限时：40分钟)AMy father always told me: “All work is noble.” He wasnt _1_， but he earned a reasonable living. Thanks to his _2_， I was able to go to an art college. I, however, wanted to do something _3_， something more interestingI was special!After graduation, I moved to New York in sea
2、rch of a graphic designer job. It was winter and, ever the optimist, I only brought enough money to _4_ myself for about a month. I wasnt _5_I was sure Id find a fantastic job immediately.Within a few weeks, though, I found myself wandering around the streets having been _6_ by every design office i
3、n town. My hostel _7_ was almost gone and I hadnt eaten in days. “How had I reached this point？”I wondered as I _8_ in my thin jacket.I was just about to _9_ when my dad called. He suggested that I get a job in a _10_ until something else came along. At first, pride made me _11_. But I was cold, hun
4、gry, and unwilling to go home feeling _12_ and defeated.I entered an expensivelooking cafe near one of the design offices that had turned me away and asked the manager if they were _13_. She said they were _14_， and offered me a job right away._15_， I found that I really enjoyed serving people. I st
5、arted making big _16_ right away. Later, the manager learned that I had a design _17_ and asked me to design the cafe menus. That led to a parttime job at an advertising company.Previously, I had never considered being a _18_， but there I was. I _19_ got my dream design job, but that winter I learne
6、d not to make _20_ about work.语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。作者大学毕业后，执着于追求自己梦想的设计工作，但总是处处碰壁。就在他想放弃的时候，父亲建议他先去餐馆找一份工作，直到机会出现。作者听从了父亲的建议，最终得到了在一家广告公司做兼职工作的机会。1A.concernedBwealthyCgenerousDcaring解析：根据空后的“but he earned a reasonable living”可推知，作者的父亲不是很富有，但是过着还算不错的生活。concerned“担心的”；generous“大方的”；caring“关心他人的”。答案：B2A.educat
7、ion Btime Cpower Deffort解析：根据空后的“I was able to go to an art college”可知，幸亏父亲的努力，作者能够去一所艺术学校上学。答案：D3A.different Bsimple Cstrange Dsafe解析：根据空后的“something more interestingI was special”可知，作者想要做一些与众不同的事情。答案：A4A.entertain Bprotect Csupport Didentify解析：根据该句中的“I only.myself for about a month”可知，作者仅仅带了足够养活自己
8、大概一个月的钱。entertain“娱乐”；support“养活”；identify“确认”。答案：C5A.disappointed BworriedChelpless Dalone解析：根据破折号后的“I was sure Id find a fantastic job immediately”可知，作者并不担心，因为他确信自己能马上找到一份极好的工作。答案：B6A.rejected BannoyedCrestricted Dinvited解析：根据下文中的“one of the. turned me away”可知，镇上的每家设计公司都不雇用作者。reject“不雇用，拒绝接受”。答案：A
9、7A.host Broom Ccontract Drent解析：根据空后的“was almost gone and I hadnt eaten in days”可知，作者租旅舍的租金几乎用完了。答案：D8A.waited BtrembledCregretted Dsweated解析：根据上文可知，当时是冬天，且作者的租金几乎用完了，陷入了窘迫的境地；由此可推知，作者在他的薄夹克里颤抖。答案：B9A.show off Bsettle downCgive up Dset out解析：根据上文内容可推知，作者已经到了山穷水尽的地步，于是他打算放弃。show off“炫耀”；settle down“安
10、顿下来”；set out“开始，出发”。答案：C10A.library BgalleryCfactory Drestaurant解析：根据下文中的“I entered an expensivelooking cafe near one of the design offices”可知，父亲建议作者先去餐馆找一份工作。答案：D11A.hesitate BagreeCcontinue Dreply解析：根据空前的“At first，pride made me”可知，一开始作者的自尊心使他犹豫着要不要去餐馆找工作。答案：A12A.relieved Bashamed Csecure Dlonely解析
11、：根据该句中的“unwilling to go home feeling _12_ and defeated”可知，作者不愿意带着羞愧、沮丧的感觉回家。relieved“感到宽慰的”；ashamed“羞愧的”；secure“安心的”；lonely“孤独的”。答案：B13A.hiring BworkingCserving Dchecking解析：根据语境可知，作者最终去餐馆找工作，问经理是否在雇人。答案：A14A.reasonable BpopularCoverstaffed Dshorthanded解析：根据空后的“offered me a job right away”可知，这个小餐馆缺人手
12、，经理立刻给作者提供了一份工作。reasonable“有理由的”；popular“流行的”；overstaffed“人员过多的”；shorthanded“人手不够的”。答案：D15A.Hopefully BUndoubtedlyCSurprisingly DObviously解析：根据上文的内容以及空后的“I found that I really enjoyed serving people”可知，出乎作者意料的是，作者喜欢这份工作。hopefully“有希望地”；undoubtedly“无疑地”；surprisingly“出人意料地”；obviously“明显地”。答案：C16A.desi
13、gns Bcontacts Cmeals Dtips解析：根据语境并结合常识可知，作者乐于服务顾客，开始获得丰厚的小费。答案：D17A.hobby BcompanyCbackground Dtask解析：根据第一段中的“I was able to go to an art college”和第二段第一句“After graduation，I moved to New York in search of a graphic designer job.”可知，作者学过设计，有设计背景。答案：C18A.waiter Bdesigner Cdirector Dmanager解析：根据上文内容可知，作者
14、一开始想做设计方面的工作，由此可推知，作者之前从来没有考虑过成为一名服务员。答案：A19A.simply BnearlyCeventually Dtemporarily解析：根据语境和本句中的“got my dream design job”可知，作者最后得到了自己梦想的设计工作。答案：C20A.preparations BassumptionsCchanges Dsuggestions解析：根据上文讲的作者的经历可知，作者在那个冬天学会了不再对工作做出假设。preparation“准备工作”；assumption“假设”；change“改变”；suggestion“建议”。答案：BBMy f
15、ather was born in a small town in the US. He wasnt sure what he wanted from _1_， but something told him to _2_ and begin a new adventure.He began that adventure traveling to cities in the US before going on to Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines. He took my mother and us three daughters with him and went wherever the road _3_ him.Its easy to feel _4_ when youre on the road. We made lots of new friends
