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专题十九 完形填空之夹叙夹议
１.【2015·浙江】完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项(A, B, C和D) 中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
Since finishing my studies at Harvard and Oxford. I’ve watched one friend after another land high-ranking, high-paying Wall Street jobs. As executives(高级管理人员) with banks, consulting firms, established law firms, and major corporations, many are now 21 on their way to impressive careers. By society’s 22 , they seem to have it made.
On the surface, these people seem to be very lucky in life. As they left student life behind, many had a 23 drink at their cheap but friendly local bar, shook hands with Longtime roommates, and 24 out of small apartments into high buildings. They made reservations atrestaurants where the cost of a bottle of wine 25 a college year’s monthly rent. They replaced their beloved old car with expensive new sports cars.
The thing is, a number of them have 26 that despite their success, they aren’t happy. Some 27 of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eight-hour workweeks devoted to tasks they 28 . Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and 29 . However, instead of devoting themselves to their work, they find themselves working to support the 30 to which they have so quickly become 31 .
People often speak of trying a more satisfying path, and 32 the end the idea of leaving, their jobs to work for something they 33 or finding a position that would give them more time with their families almost always leads them to the same conclusion; it’ s 34 . They have loans, bills, a mortgage（抵押贷款）to 35 , retirement to save for. They recognize there’s something 36 in their lives, but it’s 37 to step off the track.
In a society that tends to 38 everything in terms of dollars and cents, we learn form a young age to consider the costs of our 39 in financial terms. But
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what about the personal and social costs 40 in pursuing money over meaning? These are exactly the kinds of us tend to ignore — and the very ones we need to consider most. 21. A. much
B. never
C. seldom
D. well D. regulations D. best
22. A. policies 23. A. last
B. standards B. least
C. experiments C. second
24. A. cycled 25. A. shared
B. moved B. paid
C. slid
D. looked D. collected
D. demanded
C. equaled C. admitted
26. A. advertised B. witnessed 27. A. complain
B. dream
C. hear
D. approve D. neglect D. empty D. project D. available D. rather
28. A. distribute B. hate 29. A. calm
C. applaud
B. guilty C. warm
30. A. family B. government C. lifestyle
C. unique C. instead
31. A. accustomed B. appointed 32. A. yet
B. also
33. A. let out B. turn in C. give up D. believe in
D. unforgettable D. pay off D. shining D. normal D. deliver
D. decisions D. reduced
34. A. fundamental B. practical 35.A. take of 36. A. missing 37. A. harmful 38. A. measure
B. drop off
C. impossible C. put off C. sinking C. useful C. digest
B. inspiring B. hard
B. suffer
39. A. disasters 40. A. assessed 【解析】
B. motivations C. campaigns B. involved
C. covered
试题分析：讲述作者大学毕业后在工作和生活体验中理解了成功的真正含义，指出“物质上的成功和享受并不代表精神的富足和幸福”这一价值趋向。
21.D考查副词以及对语境的理解。 A. much意为许多，B. never意为绝不，C. seldom意为很少，D. well意为很好。根据前一句话“I’ve watched one friend after another land high-ranking, high-paying Wall Street jobs. As executives(高级管理人员) with banks, consulting firms, established law firms, and major corporations,” 意为“我看到一
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个又一个朋友晋升，作为银行主管（高级管理人员），咨询机构，律师事务所和大公司，”，不能得出要表达现在都在职业生涯中过得很好。
22.B 考查名词以及对语境的理解。A. policies意为政策，B. standards意为标准，C. experiments意为实验，D. regulations意为规章制度。根据句意，以当前的标准来看，他们的确成功了。
23.A 考查形容词以及对语境的理解。A. last意为最后的，B. least 意为最少的，C. second意为第二，D. best意为最好的。根据第21题不难得出生活好了，以后都不会去（这是最后一次去）这些廉价的酒吧了，也搬到好的地方住了。所以选A。
24.B 考查动词以及对语境的理解。A. cycled意为骑车或循环，B. moved意为搬家，C. slid
意为滑落，D. looked意为看。根据第21题不难得出生活好了，以后都不会去（这是最
后一次去）这些廉价的酒吧了，也搬到好的地方住了。所以选A。
25.C 考查动词以及对语境的理解。A. shared意为分享，B. paid 意为支付，C. equaled意为等同，D. collected意为收集，They made reservations atrestaurants where the cost of a bottle of wine 25 a college year’s monthly rent.句意是：生活好了，预订的房间里的酒价格等同于大学一个月的房租。
26. C 考查动词以及对语境的理解。A. advertise意为广告，B. witnessed意为目击，C. admitted 意为承认，D. demanded意为要求。“The thing is, a number of them have 26 that despite their success, they aren’t happy.” 意为很多人承认，尽管他们很成功，但是很不开心。
27. A 考查动词以及对语境的理解。A. complain意为抱怨，B. dream意为梦想，C. hear
意为听到，D. approve意为证明。根据上一句的不开心，所以不难得出答案是抱怨。
28. B 考查动词以及对语境的理解。A. distribute意为分发，B. hate意为厌恶，C. applaud意为鼓掌，D. neglect意为忽略。根据上文的不开心和抱怨，不能得出答案是厌恶。 29. D 考查形容词以及对语境的理解。A. calm意为平静，B. guilty意为有罪的，C. warm意为温暖，D. empty意为空的，累的。根据前面的tired累不能得出答案。Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and 29。意为有些人不尊重他们工作的公司，说累。
30. C 考查名词以及对语境的理解。A. family意为家庭，B. government意为政府，C. lifestyle意为生活方式，D. project意为项目。前文提到很多都是生活，如学校生活，工作生活，结合语境不能得出答案是生活方式。
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31. A 考查形容词以及对语境的理解。A. accustomed意为习惯的，B. appointed意为指定的，C. unique意为独一无二的，D. available意为可利用的。“However, instead of devoting themselves to their work, they find themselves working to support the 30 to which they have so quickly become 31. 意为“但是，不是全身心投入于工作，他们发现工作只是支持生活方式，而且慢慢他们已经对这种方式已经行习惯了。” 32. A 考查连词以及对语境的理解。A. yet意为但是，表转折，B. also
意为也，表递
进，C. instead 意为代替，D. rather意为相反。此句是长难句。意为：人们总是说走一种满意的道路，但是最后，离开现在的工作去做一些他们相信或者是一种可以和家人在一起的职务的想法最终都得出一个这样的结论：这是不可能的。根据句意，前后是转折的关系，所以选A。
33. D 考查动词以及对语境的理解。A. let out 意为发出，B. turn in意为上交，归还，C. give up 意为放弃，D. believe in意为相信。此句是长难句。意为：人们总是说走一种满意的道路，但是最后，离开现在的工作去做一些他们相信或者是一种可以和家人在一起的职务的想法最终都得出一个这样的结论：这是不可能的。
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39.D 考查名词以及对语境的理解。A. disasters 意为灾难，B. motivations意为动机，C. campaigns意为战役，D. decisions意为决定。句意为当前的社会，人们趋向于用钱来衡量所有的事情，我们在很小的时候就知道，应该考虑我们决定decisions的经济代价。 40.B 考查动词以及对语境的理解。A. assessed意为评估，B. involved意为涉及，C. covered意为覆盖，D. reduced意为减少。Involved in 意为参与。句意为：那么，在追求钱高于意义的情况下，我们的参与的个人以及社会代价呢？ 【考点定位】夹叙夹议的一篇文章
【名师点睛】这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章，没有生词，主要是考查上下文理解和单词理解。需要正确理解4个单词的选项，尤其要注意一些一词多义的地方。也要注意题目与题目直接的关系，如21题和24题；26，27和28题；32，33和34题。这是一项综合运用的能力，有时候也需要结合常识，如35题。
２.【2015·安徽】完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The 36 is that countries around the world have growing mountains of 37 because peopleare throwing out more rubbish than ever before.
How did we 38 a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to 39 an object than to spend time and money to repair it. 40 modern manufacturing (制造业) and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and 41 .
Another cause is our42 of disposable (一次性的) products.As 43 people,we are always looking for 44 to save time and make our lives easier. Companies 45 thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few.
Our appetite for new products also 46 to the problem. We are 47 buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that 48 is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we 49 useful possessions to make room for new ones.
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