14. Listening is thus an active, not a , behavior consisting of hearing, understanding and
remembering.
A. considerate B. sensitive C. reliable D. passive
15. One of the most effective ways to reduce is to talk about feeling with someong you trust.
A. production B. stress C. energy D. passive
16. If steel is heavier than water, why are ships able to on the sea?
A. float B. drown C. shrink D. split
17. These comments came specific questions often asked by local newamen.
A. in memory of B. in response to C. in touch with D. in possession of
18. Listening to music at home is one thing, going to hear it live is quite another.
A. perform B. performing C. to perform D. being performed
19. Creating an atmosphere employees feel part of a team is a big challenge.
A. as B. whose C. in which D. at which
20. 一Why don't you consider a trip to, say, Beijing or Hangzhou?
一 .
A. I wouldn’t mind that B. Then we’ll get there quickly
C. Let’s call it a day D. It’s not a requirement
第二节: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, cotasuiung
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 Iongtime roommates, and
24 out of small apartments into high buildings. They made reservations at
restaurants 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 lices , 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 what about the personal and social costs
40 in pursuing money over meaning? Theae 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
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