题目
When I asked my advisor in college what I should do with my life，he looked at my transcripts （成绩单），which showed lots of language classes，some literature classes，advanced mathematics，and Indian history.He shrugged his shoulders and said， "Maybe law school？" It sounded like I was going nowhere.At that moment，I remembered what a high school teacher had told me： "You're a born writer." Consequently，I （1） ____ that this was what I should do. I got a job where I thought I'd be given a chance to start out on my writing career.A local company was building an online tool to teach mathematics，and they needed help with everything from programming to writing.I started out programming，and since I had taken plenty of courses in mathematics and computer science，it was easy to （2） ____ the management that I was able to do this.It was not long before I asked them to give me a chance to write the maths lessons. The result turned out to be，well， （3） ____ . "Why did you start the lesson this way？" my boss asked. "This doesn't work at all!" I tried again and looked forward to receiving （4） ____ feed-back. "I'm not sure this is really what you're good at，" he said the second time. I was crushed，and my boss put me back on programming. （5） ____ ，I kept writing outside normal office hours.I （6） ____ fiction with other aspiring writers in evening workshops.I read as much as I could and studied how other writers wrote.After a long while，I persuaded my boss to give me another （7） ____ ，and this time he started approving the lessons I had written.In a few years，I moved to another company，where I worked as the （8） ____ editor，training and supervising a team of writers and editors. （9） ____ ，I used to believe success would come easy seeing that I was "a born writer." But now I have come to understand that people's careers and lives almost never work this way.There are always unexpected obstacles，and success is never quite what you （10） ____ it to be. This is why perseverance is （11） ____ .As individuals，we need perseverance to achieve our goals，even if sometimes it appears that the obstacles are going to make us so （12） ____ that we will never reach the goals we've set for ourselves.The British inventor James Dyson，who had made more than 5，000 prototypes （原型） of his bagless vacuum cleaner before coming up with a viable model，once said that competitive running taught him how to persevere. "It seems as though you can't carry on，but if you just （13） ____ the pain barrier，you'll see the end and be okay." And as members of a community，we need the same kind of perseverance in times of （14） ____ .Addressing problems such as climate change may require us to make （15） ____ ，like eating less meat to cut carbon dioxide emissions，but the goal，once achieved，will certainly be worth it. （1） A.agreed B.determined C.guessed D.proved （2） A.approve mand C.convince D.warn （3） A.astonishing B.disappointing C.encouraging D.frightening （4） A.appropriate B.favorable C.honest D.immediate （5） A.Hence B.However C.Otherwise D.Therefore （6） A.connected B.exchanged C.provided D.replaced （7） A.option B.reason C.respect D.shot （8） A.acting B.consulting C.founding D.managing （9） A.Looking around B.Looking back C.Going forward D.Moving backward （10） A.design B.discover C.imagine D.remember （11） A.critical B.fantastic C.initial D.strict （12） A.confident B.flexible C.miserable D.secure （13） A.get through B.give in C.pick up D.set aside （14） A.justice B.peace C.success D.trouble （15） A.advances B.payments C.sacrifices D.sufferings
When I asked my advisor in college what I should do with my life，he looked at my transcripts （成绩单），which showed lots of language classes，some literature classes，advanced mathematics，and Indian history.He shrugged his shoulders and said， "Maybe law school？" It sounded like I was going nowhere.At that moment，I remembered what a high school teacher had told me： "You're a born writer." Consequently，I （1） ____ that this was what I should do.
I got a job where I thought I'd be given a chance to start out on my writing career.A local company was building an online tool to teach mathematics，and they needed help with everything from programming to writing.I started out programming，and since I had taken plenty of courses in mathematics and computer science，it was easy to （2） ____ the management that I was able to do this.It was not long before I asked them to give me a chance to write the maths lessons.
The result turned out to be，well， （3） ____ .
"Why did you start the lesson this way？" my boss asked. "This doesn't work at all!"
I tried again and looked forward to receiving （4） ____ feed-back.
"I'm not sure this is really what you're good at，" he said the second time.
I was crushed，and my boss put me back on programming.
（5） ____ ，I kept writing outside normal office hours.I （6） ____ fiction with other aspiring writers in evening workshops.I read as much as I could and studied how other writers wrote.After a long while，I persuaded my boss to give me another （7） ____ ，and this time he started approving the lessons I had written.In a few years，I moved to another company，where I worked as the （8） ____ editor，training and supervising a team of writers and editors.
（9） ____ ，I used to believe success would come easy seeing that I was "a born writer." But now I have come to understand that people's careers and lives almost never work this way.There are always unexpected obstacles，and success is never quite what you （10） ____ it to be.
This is why perseverance is （11） ____ .As individuals，we need perseverance to achieve our goals，even if sometimes it appears that the obstacles are going to make us so （12） ____ that we will never reach the goals we've set for ourselves.The British inventor James Dyson，who had made more than 5，000 prototypes （原型） of his bagless vacuum cleaner before coming up with a viable model，once said that competitive running taught him how to persevere. "It seems as though you can't carry on，but if you just （13） ____ the pain barrier，you'll see the end and be okay."
And as members of a community，we need the same kind of perseverance in times of （14） ____ .Addressing problems such as climate change may require us to make （15） ____ ，like eating less meat to cut carbon dioxide emissions，but the goal，once achieved，will certainly be worth it.
I got a job where I thought I'd be given a chance to start out on my writing career.A local company was building an online tool to teach mathematics，and they needed help with everything from programming to writing.I started out programming，and since I had taken plenty of courses in mathematics and computer science，it was easy to （2） ____ the management that I was able to do this.It was not long before I asked them to give me a chance to write the maths lessons.
The result turned out to be，well， （3） ____ .
"Why did you start the lesson this way？" my boss asked. "This doesn't work at all!"
I tried again and looked forward to receiving （4） ____ feed-back.
"I'm not sure this is really what you're good at，" he said the second time.
I was crushed，and my boss put me back on programming.
（5） ____ ，I kept writing outside normal office hours.I （6） ____ fiction with other aspiring writers in evening workshops.I read as much as I could and studied how other writers wrote.After a long while，I persuaded my boss to give me another （7） ____ ，and this time he started approving the lessons I had written.In a few years，I moved to another company，where I worked as the （8） ____ editor，training and supervising a team of writers and editors.
（9） ____ ，I used to believe success would come easy seeing that I was "a born writer." But now I have come to understand that people's careers and lives almost never work this way.There are always unexpected obstacles，and success is never quite what you （10） ____ it to be.
This is why perseverance is （11） ____ .As individuals，we need perseverance to achieve our goals，even if sometimes it appears that the obstacles are going to make us so （12） ____ that we will never reach the goals we've set for ourselves.The British inventor James Dyson，who had made more than 5，000 prototypes （原型） of his bagless vacuum cleaner before coming up with a viable model，once said that competitive running taught him how to persevere. "It seems as though you can't carry on，but if you just （13） ____ the pain barrier，you'll see the end and be okay."
And as members of a community，we need the same kind of perseverance in times of （14） ____ .Addressing problems such as climate change may require us to make （15） ____ ，like eating less meat to cut carbon dioxide emissions，but the goal，once achieved，will certainly be worth it.
| （1） | A.agreed | B.determined | C.guessed | D.proved |
| （2） | A.approve | mand | C.convince | D.warn |
| （3） | A.astonishing | B.disappointing | C.encouraging | D.frightening |
| （4） | A.appropriate | B.favorable | C.honest | D.immediate |
| （5） | A.Hence | B.However | C.Otherwise | D.Therefore |
| （6） | A.connected | B.exchanged | C.provided | D.replaced |
| （7） | A.option | B.reason | C.respect | D.shot |
| （8） | A.acting | B.consulting | C.founding | D.managing |
| （9） | A.Looking around | B.Looking back | C.Going forward | D.Moving backward |
| （10） | A.design | B.discover | C.imagine | D.remember |
| （11） | A.critical | B.fantastic | C.initial | D.strict |
| （12） | A.confident | B.flexible | C.miserable | D.secure |
| （13） | A.get through | B.give in | C.pick up | D.set aside |
| （14） | A.justice | B.peace | C.success | D.trouble |
| （15） | A.advances | B.payments | C.sacrifices | D.sufferings |
题目解答
答案
（1）考查动词词义辨析。句意：于是，我认定这就是我该走的路。A.agreed同意；B.determined确定；C.guessed猜测；D.proved证明。根据上文"You're a born writer"和下一段"start out on my writing career"可知，作者确定自己该从事写作的工作。故选B。
（2）考查动词词义辨析。句意：我从编程开始，因为我学过很多数学和计算机科学方面的课程，所以很容易让管理层相信我能做到这一点。A.approve批准；mand命令；C.convince使相信；D.warn警告。根据下文"the management that I was able to do this"可知，作者是想让管理层相信自己能做到这一点。故选C。
（3）考查形容词词义辨析。句意：结果是，嗯，令人失望。A.astonishing令人惊讶的；B.disappointing令人失望的；C.encouraging鼓舞人心的；D.frightening令人害怕的。根据下文"This doesn't work at all"可知，结果很让作者失望，管理层并不认可作者的工作。故选B。
（4）考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我又试了一次，并期待得到良好的反馈。A.appropriate适当的；B.favorable良好的；C.honest诚实的；D.immediate立刻的，即时的。根据上文"I tried again and looked forward to"可知，作者肯定期待自己的工作能得到良好的反馈。故选B。
（5）考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，在正常办公时间之外，我还是继续写作。A.Hence因此；B.However然而；C.Otherwise否则；D.Therefore因此。根据上文"I was crushed，and my boss put me back on programming"和下文"I kept writing outside normal office hours"可知，前后句子是转折关系，空格处用"然而"。故选B。
（6）考查动词词义辨析。句意：晚上，我在工作坊里与其他有抱负的作家交流小说创作。A.connected连接；B.exchanged交流；C.provided提供；D.replaced取代。根据下文"fiction with other aspiring writers in evening workshops.I read as much as I could and studied how other writers wrote"可知，作者和其他作家交流小说创作。故选B。
（7）考查名词词义辨析。句意：过了很长一段时间，我说服老板再给我一次机会，这次他开始认可我写的课程。A.option选择；B.reason原因；C.respect尊敬；D.shot尝试，努力。根据下文"this time he started approving the lessons I had written"可知，作者说服了老板让自己再尝试一次。故选D。
（8）考查动词词义辨析。句意：几年后，我去了另一家公司，在那里担任总编辑，培训和监督一个作家和编辑团队。A.acting行动；B.consulting咨询；C.founding成立；D.managing主管。根据下文"training and super-vising a team of writers and editors"可知，作者担任总编辑，managing editor意为"总编辑"。故选D。
（9）考查动词短语辨析。句意：回想起来，我曾经相信成功很容易，因为我是"天生的作家"。A.Looking around四处张望；B.Looking back回想起来；C.Going forward向前，前进；D.Moving backward向后移动。根据下文"I used to believe success would come easy"可知，回想过去，作者相信成功很容易。故选B。
（10）考查动词词义辨析。句意：总会有意想不到的障碍，成功永远不会像你想象的那样。A.design设计；B.discover发现；C.imagine想象；D.remember记得。根据上文"There are always unexpected obstacles"可知，总会有意想不到的障碍，所以成功不像想象的那样。故选C。
（11）考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这就是为什么坚持是至关重要的。A.critical至关重要的；B.fantastic极好的；C.initial最初的；D.strict严格的。根据下文"As individuals，we need perseverance to achieve our goals"可知，坚持是至关重要的。故选A。
（12）考查形容词词义辨析。句意：作为个体，我们需要坚持不懈来实现自己的目标，即使有时障碍会让我们痛苦不堪，觉得永远都无法实现为自己设定的目标。A.confident自信的；B.flexible灵活的；C.miserable痛苦的；D.secure安全的。根据上文"obstacles"可知，障碍是会让人很痛苦的。故选C。
（13）考查动词短语辨析。句意：似乎你无法坚持下去，但如果你能克服痛苦的障碍，你就会看到结局，一切都会好起来的。A.get through熬过；B.give in屈服；C.pick up捡起；D.set aside留出。根据下文"you'll see the end and be okay"可知，只要克服障碍，一切就会好起来，空格处是"熬过"。故选A。
（14）考查名词词义辨析。句意：作为一个社区的成员，我们在困难时刻也需要同样的毅力。A.justice公平，正义；B.peace和平；C.success成功；D.trouble困难。根据下文"Addressing problems such as climate change"可知，我们在困难的时候也需要同样的毅力。故选D。
（15）考查名词词义辨析。句意：解决气候变化等问题可能需要我们做出牺牲，比如少吃肉来减少二氧化碳排放，但这个目标一旦实现，肯定是值得的。A.advances前进；B.payments支付；C.sacrifices牺牲；D.sufferings痛苦。根据下文"like eating less meat to cut carbon dioxide emissions"可知，解决气候变化的问题需要我们做出牺牲。故选C。
（2）考查动词词义辨析。句意：我从编程开始，因为我学过很多数学和计算机科学方面的课程，所以很容易让管理层相信我能做到这一点。A.approve批准；mand命令；C.convince使相信；D.warn警告。根据下文"the management that I was able to do this"可知，作者是想让管理层相信自己能做到这一点。故选C。
（3）考查形容词词义辨析。句意：结果是，嗯，令人失望。A.astonishing令人惊讶的；B.disappointing令人失望的；C.encouraging鼓舞人心的；D.frightening令人害怕的。根据下文"This doesn't work at all"可知，结果很让作者失望，管理层并不认可作者的工作。故选B。
（4）考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我又试了一次，并期待得到良好的反馈。A.appropriate适当的；B.favorable良好的；C.honest诚实的；D.immediate立刻的，即时的。根据上文"I tried again and looked forward to"可知，作者肯定期待自己的工作能得到良好的反馈。故选B。
（5）考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，在正常办公时间之外，我还是继续写作。A.Hence因此；B.However然而；C.Otherwise否则；D.Therefore因此。根据上文"I was crushed，and my boss put me back on programming"和下文"I kept writing outside normal office hours"可知，前后句子是转折关系，空格处用"然而"。故选B。
（6）考查动词词义辨析。句意：晚上，我在工作坊里与其他有抱负的作家交流小说创作。A.connected连接；B.exchanged交流；C.provided提供；D.replaced取代。根据下文"fiction with other aspiring writers in evening workshops.I read as much as I could and studied how other writers wrote"可知，作者和其他作家交流小说创作。故选B。
（7）考查名词词义辨析。句意：过了很长一段时间，我说服老板再给我一次机会，这次他开始认可我写的课程。A.option选择；B.reason原因；C.respect尊敬；D.shot尝试，努力。根据下文"this time he started approving the lessons I had written"可知，作者说服了老板让自己再尝试一次。故选D。
（8）考查动词词义辨析。句意：几年后，我去了另一家公司，在那里担任总编辑，培训和监督一个作家和编辑团队。A.acting行动；B.consulting咨询；C.founding成立；D.managing主管。根据下文"training and super-vising a team of writers and editors"可知，作者担任总编辑，managing editor意为"总编辑"。故选D。
（9）考查动词短语辨析。句意：回想起来，我曾经相信成功很容易，因为我是"天生的作家"。A.Looking around四处张望；B.Looking back回想起来；C.Going forward向前，前进；D.Moving backward向后移动。根据下文"I used to believe success would come easy"可知，回想过去，作者相信成功很容易。故选B。
（10）考查动词词义辨析。句意：总会有意想不到的障碍，成功永远不会像你想象的那样。A.design设计；B.discover发现；C.imagine想象；D.remember记得。根据上文"There are always unexpected obstacles"可知，总会有意想不到的障碍，所以成功不像想象的那样。故选C。
（11）考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这就是为什么坚持是至关重要的。A.critical至关重要的；B.fantastic极好的；C.initial最初的；D.strict严格的。根据下文"As individuals，we need perseverance to achieve our goals"可知，坚持是至关重要的。故选A。
（12）考查形容词词义辨析。句意：作为个体，我们需要坚持不懈来实现自己的目标，即使有时障碍会让我们痛苦不堪，觉得永远都无法实现为自己设定的目标。A.confident自信的；B.flexible灵活的；C.miserable痛苦的；D.secure安全的。根据上文"obstacles"可知，障碍是会让人很痛苦的。故选C。
（13）考查动词短语辨析。句意：似乎你无法坚持下去，但如果你能克服痛苦的障碍，你就会看到结局，一切都会好起来的。A.get through熬过；B.give in屈服；C.pick up捡起；D.set aside留出。根据下文"you'll see the end and be okay"可知，只要克服障碍，一切就会好起来，空格处是"熬过"。故选A。
（14）考查名词词义辨析。句意：作为一个社区的成员，我们在困难时刻也需要同样的毅力。A.justice公平，正义；B.peace和平；C.success成功；D.trouble困难。根据下文"Addressing problems such as climate change"可知，我们在困难的时候也需要同样的毅力。故选D。
（15）考查名词词义辨析。句意：解决气候变化等问题可能需要我们做出牺牲，比如少吃肉来减少二氧化碳排放，但这个目标一旦实现，肯定是值得的。A.advances前进；B.payments支付；C.sacrifices牺牲；D.sufferings痛苦。根据下文"like eating less meat to cut carbon dioxide emissions"可知，解决气候变化的问题需要我们做出牺牲。故选C。