一、完形填空 用工作实现价值并做出贡献
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Right now you probably spend most of your time in school. Do you wonder what you are going to do after graduation(毕业)? Will you 1 to go to school? Will you learn a trade? Perhaps it is time to think about your choices and to 2 them. Someday work will be a big part of your life.
What kind of job would be 3 for you? Think about your interests and skills. You may like to listen to music, dance, play basketball, or work 4 computers. You may know how to drive a car or how to get along with people. Knowing both your interests and skills will help make a better 5 for your career.
To get a(n) 6 of what work you would like to do, make a list of your interests and a list of your skills. Think about what you have done to be 7 in your interests. After that, brainstorm a list of career choices that might match your interests and skills. You can later 8 your lists with the projects and documents(文件) that can help you achieve the career you want. They can help you know more 9 about your achievements in school and in the world of work.
Roberta Zhan, an art designer, finds her work satisfying 10 it allows her to use her interests and skills. She enjoyed imagining something in her 11 while she was in school. She took art, design, and computer lessons, and also learned about taking photos on 12 own.
Here is what she says about the 13 of work, "If you have a job you like, work means much more than 14 making money. It means using your 15, making a contribution(贡献), and getting a real sense of satisfaction(满足) from doing a job."
1. A. start B. continue
C. stop D. remember
2. A. ask for B. look for
C. wait for D. prepare for
3. A. right B. free
C. heavy D. necessary
4. A. in B. for
C. with D. from
5. A. sign B. plan
C. wish D. record
6. A. idea B. lesson
C. excuse D. secret
7. A. lucky B. important
C. different D. successful
8. A. read B. keep
C. move D. write
9. A. safely B. politely
C. clearly D. rapidly
10. A. until B. because
C. if D. though
11. A. leg B. hand
C. body D. mind
12. A. your B. my
C. her D. its
13. A. reason B. process
C. meaning D. purpose
14. A. just B. even
C. still D. already
15. A. spirits B. actions
C. secrets D. talents

【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了在考虑毕业后要做什么时,要思考自己的选择并为之做好准备,同时结合兴趣和技能来规划职业,并通过艺术设计师 Roberta Zhan 的例子说明了工作不仅仅是赚钱,更是发挥才能、做出贡献和获得满足感的过程。
1. B 根据“Do you wonder what you are going to do after graduation(毕业)?”可知,此处询问毕业后是否继续上学。故选 B。
2. D 根据“Perhaps it is time to think about your choices and to 2 them”可知,此处指为选择做好准备。故选 D。
3. A 根据“Think about your interests and skills”可知,此处指考虑自己的兴趣和技能,选择适合自己的工作。故选 A。
4. C 此处指使用电脑工作,应用介词 with。故选 C。
5. B 根据“Knowing both your interests and skills will help make a better 5 for your career”可知,此处指了解自己的兴趣和技能有助于制订更好的职业计划。故选 B。
6. A 根据“make a list of your interests and a list of your skills”可知,此处指列出兴趣和技能清单,以便了解自己想做什么工作,get an idea of“了解”。故选 A。
7. D 根据“Think about what you have done to be 7 in your interests”可知,此处指为了在兴趣方面取得成功所做的努力。lucky“幸运的”;important“重要的”;different“不同的”;successful“成功的”。故选 D。
8. B 根据“your lists with the projects and documents (文件) that can help you achieve the career you want”可知,此处指保留这些清单以及可以帮助实现职业目标的项目和文件。故选 B。
9. C 根据“They can help you know more 9 about your achievements”可知,此处指更清楚地了解自己的成就。safely 安全地;politely 礼貌地;clearly 清楚地;rapidly 迅速地。故选 C。
10. B 根据“finds her work satisfying 10 it allows her to use her interests and skills”可知,前后为因果关系,应用 because 连接。故选 B。
11. D 根据“imagining something in her 11 ”可知,此处指在脑海中想象一些东西。故选 D。
12. C on one's own“独自地”,固定短语,此处指 Roberta Zhan 自学摄影,应用 her。故选 C。
13. C 根据“If you have a job you like, work means much more than 14 making money”可知,此处指 Roberta Zhan 对工作意义的看法。reason“原因”;process“过程”;meaning“意义”;purpose“目的”。故选 C。
14. A 根据“work means much more than”可知,此处指工作不仅仅意味着赚钱。故选 A。
15. D 根据“It means using your 15, making a contribution(贡献), and getting a real sense of satisfaction (满足) from doing a job”可知,此处指运用天赋,做出贡献,并从工作中获得真正的满足感。故选 D。