Around twenty years ago I was living in York. I had a lot of experience and a Master’s deg

Around twenty years ago I was living in York. I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree, I could not find work.
I was a school bus to make ends meet and with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat. I had five interviews with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not the job. “Why has my life become so ?” I thought painfully.
As I pulled the bus over to a little girl, she handed me an earring I should keep it somebody claimed it. The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”.
At first I got angry. Then it me – I had been giving all of my to what was going wrong with my rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for from a lady who was a director at a large . She asked me if I would a one –day lecture on stress management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.
My there went very well, and before long I got a well-paid job. To this day I know it was because I changed my way of that I completely changed my life.
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(答案→)B 解析：本文讲述了我二十年前在纽约经历的一段艰难生活。起初，虽然有工作经验和硕士学位我却找不到满意的工作。一个小女孩给我的耳环改变了我的生活。从此以后，我列了一个感到满意的50件事情清单，并不断添加。后来我终于找到了一份高薪的工作。我知道正是因为我改变了我的思维方式，我的生活才得以改变。【小题1】考查连词辨析和句意理解。A. As正如，因为，B. Though虽然，C. If如果，D. When当…时候，尽管我有硕士学位和工作经验，但还是不能找到满意的工作。选B【小题2】考查形容词辨析。successful成功的 extra额外的 satisfying 令人满意的 convenient便利的。尽管我有硕士学位和工作经验，但还是不能找到满意的工作。选C【小题3】考查动词和上下文联系。A. driving开车，B. repairing修理，C. talking谈话，D. designing设计，我开校车来维持生活，并和我的一个朋友和住在一起。选A【小题4】考查动词辨析。A. working工作，B. traveling旅游，C. discussing讨论，D. living生活，开校车来维持生活，并和我的一个朋友和住在一起。选D【小题5】考查动词短语辨析。A. prepared for准备，B. attended 参加，C. asked for要求，D. held 举行，attend the interview参加面试，我参加了一个公司的面试5次，但他们说我不能得到这份工作。选B 【小题6】考查动词辨析。A. lose失去，B. like喜欢，C. find发现，D. get得到，我参加了一个公司的面试5次，但他们说我不能得到这份工作。get the job得到工作。选D【小题7】考查形容词辨析。A. hard困难，B. busy忙，C. serious严肃，D. short短的，作者发出感慨，为什么我的生活那么艰难(hard)呢？选A【小题8】考查短语辨析。wave at向某人挥手；drop …off让某人下车；call on号召 look for寻找，当我把车开到路边让那个小女孩下来的时候，小女孩递给了我一个耳环。选B【小题9】考查动词辨析。A. ordering命令，B. promising答应，C. saying说，D. showing展示，saying 做伴随状语。她在地给我耳环的时候说，保管好耳环，说不定有人来认领。C【小题10】考查连词辨析。她在地给我耳环的时候说，保管好耳环，说不定有人来认领。in case万一or else 否则 as if好像now that既然选A【小题11】考查动词辨析。It hit me意为：我突然想到。A. hurt 伤害， C. caught抓住，moved感动，选B【小题12】考查名词辨析。A. feelings感觉，B. attention注意力，C. strength力量，D. interests兴趣，我把一切注意力(attention)都集中在了生活的不顺上，而没有关注好的一面。选B【小题13】考查名词辨析。opinions意见 education教育 experiences 经历 life生活，我把一切注意力(attention)都集中在了生活的不顺上，而没有关注好的一面。选D【小题14】考查名词辨析。list清单 check 支票 copy拷贝 我决定列一份我感到满意的50件事情的清单(list)。选A【小题15】考查名词辨析。此处connect联系；turn转向；变为；keep保持； add添加。后来我决定向清单中添加更多的事情。选D 【小题16】考查上下文联系 a phone call fro me 意为：我的一个电话。那天晚上意为女士给我打了一个电话。选C【小题17】考查名词辨析。A. hospital医院，B. factory工厂，C. restaurant 饭店，D. hotel旅店，根据后文，给200个医疗工作者作报告，可见地点在医院。选A【小题18】考查动词辨析。A. listen to听，B. review复习，C. give给D. talk about谈论， give a one-day lecture意为，做了一天的报告。她问我是否可以做一天报告。选C【小题19】考查名词辨析。plan 计划 choice选择 day 天 tour旅游。我那天进展的很顺利，后来得到了一份高薪的工作。选C【小题20】考查名词辨析。A. operation手术，运营，B. speaking说话，C. employment雇佣，D. thinking想法，直到今天我才知道，正是因为我改变了我的思维方式，我的生活才得以改变。选D

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