2018届高考英语(译林版)总复习真题研练20(有解析)

Task 1：阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～20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，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，consulting firms，established law firms，and major corporations，many are now __1__ on their way to impressive careers.By society's __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 year's 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 aren't happy.Some __7__ of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eight-hour 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：it's __14__.They have loans，bills，a mortgage(抵押贷款) to __15__，retirement to save for.They recognize there's something __16__ in their lives，but it's __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 ignore—and 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。

1．A．much B．never

C．seldom D．well

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。] 2．A．policies B．standards

C．experiments D．regulations

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。] 3．A．last B．least

C．second D．best

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。]

4．A．cycled B．moved

C．slid D．looked

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。]

5．A．shared B．paid

C．equaled D．collected

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。]

6．A．advertised B．witnessed

C．admitted D．demanded

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。]

7．A．complain B．dream

C．hear D．approve

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。]

8．A．distribute B．hate

C．applaud D．neglect

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。]

9．A．calm B．guilty

C．warm D．empty

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