15. Which of the following can be the best title? A. How to Avoid Making a Mistake B. How to Stand Up Quickly C. No Pains, No Gains

D. No Security, No Falling Back 【答案】13. D 14. C 15. D

【解析】本文通过Danniel的工作经历，告诉我们“没有安全，没有后退”的人生感悟。 13. D

细节理解题。根据第二段中Danniel’s first year as a speaker was a little lean(难以挣钱的)financially.可知，在他的第一年里，丹妮尔作为一个演讲者他赚的钱不多。故选D。 14. C

词义猜测题。根据第四段第一句A few months later, I vacated, packed up my belongings, kissed my grown kids and friends goodbye and moved to a different part of the country to try my luck as a writer or a speaker.几个月之后，我vacated,收拾好了我的东西，吻了我成年的孩子和朋友们，然后搬到这个国家的另一个地方去尝试我作为一个作家或演讲者的运气。由此推知划线词的意思是“离开，辞职”，故选C。 15. D

主旨大意题。根据第三段中“Danniel, you know speaking is not a secure profession. It’s good to have something to fall back on!” And he said something that changed my life. He said, “Cathleen, when you have something to fall back on. You fall back!”由此可知本文最佳主题是D. No Security, No Falling Back（没有安全，没有后退） 【名师点睛】

做词义猜测题时，一定要利用好划线部分前后的内容，用熟悉的词义推出陌生内容的含义，千万不能脱离开语境，上下文是做题的根本。本题第2小题，根据第四段第一句A few months later, I vacated, packed up my belongings, kissed my grown kids and friends goodbye and moved to a different part of the country to try my luck as a writer or a speaker.几个月之后，我vacated,收拾好了我的东西，吻了我成年的孩子和朋友们，然后搬到这个国家的另一个地方去尝试我作为一个作家或演讲者的运气。由此推知划线词的意思是“离开，辞职”，故选C。

第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项

In life, change is unavoidable. Here are a few things you need to know to deal with major life changes.

You can cry.

Do not pretend things are okay or be ashamed to show your pain. You owe no one an explanation. You own your own emotions and you have the right to express them. ____16____ So if you are in pain, go on and shed(流出)those tears. ___17___.

Everyone has their own sufferings in this world. We all have our moments of happiness and our moments of sadness. When things are not doing so well, you should be thankful for the people who support and love you. Do not push them away because this is the time you need them the most. ___18___, do not hesitate to help them.

All you have to do is ask.

The Bible says, “Seek and you shall find. Ask and it shall be given.” When you are down and in need, maybe all you need to do is ask for what you need.____19____. Instead, start focusing on the things you want, and you will see that more pleasant things will come.

You can change too.

If things around you have changed, you should be smart enough to know that you will need to adapt to those changes. ____20____. The only thing you can change is yourself. You can change too if you choose it. A. You are cautious B. You are not alone

C. Crying relieves pain for a little while D. You can’t change the world or environment. E. When the time comes and someone needs your help F. Stop focusing on the problem and the negative feelings G. We human being have dreams and expectations for our life 【答案】16. C 17. B 18. E 19. F 20. D

【解析】在生活中，改变是不可避免的。本文介绍一些你需要知道的事情来处理重大的生活变化。 16. C

根据上句：你拥有自己的情感，你有权利表达它们。再根据空格下句：所以，如果你感到痛苦，那就继续流泪吧。可知，哭泣可以缓解疼痛。故选C。 17. B

根据上句：所以，如果你感到痛苦，那就继续流泪吧。由此可知，你不是单独的，可以向人倾诉你的情感。故选B。 18. E

根据句子结构___3___, do not hesitate to help them.可推知前半句是半句话，最有可能是状语从句。根据后半句：不要犹豫去帮助他们。可知，E. . When the time comes and someone needs your help.（当时间来临，有人需要你的帮助时）与之相吻合。 19. F

根据下文：相反，你应该开始关注你想要的东西，你会发现更愉快的事情会发生。此处insead反而，表示转折，可知上句的意思是：停止关注这个问题和负面情绪。故选F。 20. D

根据上文：如果你周围的事情发生了变化，你应该足够聪明，知道你需要适应这些变化。再根据下文：你唯一能改变的就是你自己。可知，你不能改变世界和环境。此处关键词是change，故答案为D。 【名师点睛】

第三部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I always preferred to take on more than I should when I was a young man. At times, it was to prove to myself that I could ___21___it. At other times, it was to please someone and gain ___22___for my efforts. This sometimes led to ___23___or frustration.

When I was an IT manager after college graduation I was___24___to work with a wealth customer and be a go-between(中间人)for my company. I took on the assignment ___25___, thinking that this might be my time to shine.___26___ , the customer’s demands proved to be more than I could do with. And the company chose to____27____the customer and try to meet his unreasonable requirements rather than stick to what we had___28___offered in the contract. As you can imagine, this led to a lot of unexpected ___29___ and arguing with some of the staff who____30____to do anything outside their scope(范围)of work. I remember walking into my office one morning, opening my laptop and ___31___the blank screen for long, thinking to myself: What should I do? That was a(n) ___32___time in my life and then I finally had to give up my first job and ___33___that company sadly.

Perhaps, I thought then, I could find the___34___that didn’t involve dealing with difficult people and difficult situations. But later I realized: Is

this___35___in our modern world? No, it is impossible. Now, I know, I shouldn’t run away from the ___36___I faced in life: I had to learn how to deal with them. I ___37___ not persevering(坚持)in my job. We should train ourselves to look at things from a ___38___point of view, because that is far better than being ___39___in the bad circle depression. I’ve come to ___40___that when faced with difficulties, I should not give up, but persevere.

21. A. send B. research C. handle D. attempt 22. A. recognition B. honor C. information D. news 23. A. patience B. pleasure C. stress D. appreciation 24. A. assigned B. hoped C. forbidden D. wished 25. A. strongly B. happily C. unwillingly D. anxiously