高考英语总复习 真题研练20 牛津译林版.doc

真题研练20 task 1：阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从120各题所给的四个选项(a、b、c和d)中，选出最佳选项。(2015浙江)since finishing my studies at harvard and oxford，ive watched one friend after another land highranking，highpaying wall street jobs.as executives (高级管理人员) with banks，consulting firms，established law firms，and major corporations，many are now _1_ on their way to impressive careers.by societys _2_，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 _3_ drink at their cheap but friendly local bar，shook hands with longtime roommates，and _4_ out of small apartments into high buildings.they made reservations at restaurants where the cost of a bottle of wine _5_ a college years monthly rent.they replaced their beloved old cars with expensive new sports cars.the thing is，a number of them have _6_ that despite their success，they arent happy.some _7_ of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eighthour workweeks devoted to tasks they _8_.some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and _9_.however，instead of devoting themselves to their work，they find themselves working to support the _10_ to which they have so quickly become _11_.people often speak of trying a more satisfying path，and _12_ in the end the idea of leaving their jobs to work for something they _13_ or finding a position that would give them more time with their families almost always leads them to the same conclusion：its _14_.they have loans，bills，a mortgage(抵押贷款) to _15_，retirement to save for.they recognize theres something _16_ in their lives，but its _17_ to step off the track.in a society that tends to _18_ everything in terms of dollars and cents，we learn from a young age to consider the costs of our _19_ in financial terms.but what about the personal and social costs _20_ in pursuing money over meaning？these are exactly the kinds of costs many of us tend to ignoreand the very ones we need to consider most.【语篇解读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过讲述朋友大学毕业后的工作、心情、经历告诉我们：我们不应该为了高质量的生活只追求金钱，个人价值和社会价值的实现才是最重要的。1amuchbnevercseldomdwell答案d上文提到作者的很多朋友已经成为“银行、咨询公司、法律事务所以及大公司等的高级管理人员”，此处选择d项表示“现在很多人在通往骄人的职业之路上表现得非常出色”，well是“表现出色地，很好地”之意，符合语境。much非常，很；never从不；seldom很少。2apoliciesbstandards cexperimentsdregulations答案b根据空格前面的介词by及上下文语境可推知，此处表示“按照标准”，故选择b项，意为“标准”。policy政策；experiment实验；regulation规则，规章。3alastbleastcseconddbest答案a根据前面的“as they left student life behind.”可知，当他们离开学校时，很多人去便宜且友好的当地酒吧喝最后一次酒。4acycledbmovedcsliddlooked答案b离开狭小的学生公寓进入高楼大厦中。move out of搬离，符合语境。5asharedbpaidcequaleddcollected答案c在饭店里一瓶酒的价格相当于大学一个月的租金。equal与相等或相同，符合语境。6aadvertisedbwitnessed cadmittedddemanded答案c实际情况是，他们中的很多人承认尽管他们很成功，但并不快乐。admit承认，符合语境。advertise做广告；witness目击；demand要求。7acomplainbdreamcheardapprove答案a根据后面的unfriendly coworkers以及后面一系列不开心的举动可知，一些人抱怨同事不友好。complain of抱怨，诉苦，符合语境。8adistributebhatecapplauddneglect答案b由空格前后的语境，特别是feel sad for.可推知，此处表示“他们厌恶的工作任务”，故hate“讨厌，厌恶”符合语境。9acalmbguiltycwarmdempty答案d根据空格前后的语境，特别是feeling tired可推知，此处表示有些人并不尊重自己为之工作的公司，而且会感到厌倦和空虚，故此处答案为empty，意为“空虚的”。10afamilybgovernmentclifestyledproject答案c但他们并不专心于自己的工作，他们工作只是为了维持这种很快就习以为常的生活方式。lifestyle生活方式，符合语境。11aaccustomedbappointedcuniquedavailable答案a固定表达become accustomed to对变得习以为常，习惯于。12ayetbalsocinsteaddrather答案a根据上下文可知，这里表示转折关系，故要用yet。13alet outbturn incgive updbelieve in答案d离职去从事他们自己看好的事情。believe in相信，符合语境。let out泄露，发出；turn in上交，呈交；give up放弃。14afundamentalbpracticalcimpossibledunforgettable答案c联系下文可知，想法没有成为现实，故选impossible，意为“不可能的”。15atake offbdrop offcput offdpay off答案d根据空格前面的loans，bills，a mortgage可知，此处表示“有借款、账单、抵押货款需要支付”。pay off付清，还清，符合语境。take off取下，起飞；drop off落下，减少；put off推迟。16amissingbinspiringcsinkingdshining答案a他们意识到生活中缺少了什么。missing失去的，失踪的，找不到的，符合语境。17aharmfulbhardcusefuldnormal答案b但很难脱离既定的生活轨迹。18ameasurebsuffercdigestddeliver答案a在一个倾向于用金钱来衡量一切的社会里。measure衡量。19adisastersbmotivationsccampaignsddecisions答案d从小时候我们就学会了从经济的角度来考虑所作决定的代价。20aassessedbinvolvedccovereddreduced答案b此处句意：但是追求金钱超过追求人生意义本身带来的个人代价和社会代价呢？involve参与，涉及，符合语境。assess评价；cover覆盖，包括；reduce减少。task 2：词汇积累1establish v建立2regulation n规则，规章_3witness v目击4fundamental adj.基本的5drop off 落下，减少6assess v评价7motivation n动机8available adj.可利用的，有空的task 3：单句语法填空1since _ (finish) my studies at harvard and oxford，ive watched one friend after another land highpaying jobs.2they replaced their beloved old cars _ expensive new sports cars.3however，instead of devoting _ to their work，they find themselves working to support the lifestyle.4but what about the personal and social costs _ (involve) in pursuing money over meaning?5these are exactly the kinds of costs many of us tend to ignoreand the very ones we need to consider _ (much)答案1.finishing2.with3.themselves4.involved 5mosttask 4：单句改错1in the surface，these people seem to be very lucky in life.2as they left student life behind，many had a last drink at their cheap and friendly local bar.3they made reservations at restaurants that where the cost of a bottle of wine equal a college years monthly rent.4some complain of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eighthour workweeks devoting to tasks they hate.答案1.inon2.andbut3.去掉that4.devotingdevotedtask 5：攻克长难句(分析句子结构，尝试翻译成汉语)people often speak of trying a more satisfying path，and yet in the end the idea of leaving their jobs to work for something they believe in or finding a position that would give them more time with their families almost always leads them to the same conclusion：its impossible.分析：本句包含了两个介词短语作定语：of leaving their jobs to work for something和finding a pos