Ⅰ.完形填空(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。
When I was in college, I went to see my academic adviser and by my calculations, I had a couple of courses left to take to__1__ with my BA (文学学士学位). But it turned out that I made a __2__ and I had something like nine courses __3__. I felt completely __4__. I wanted to let it go and __5__ getting my degree. But then I told a friend of mine, hoping that he would __6__ me and say something like, “You should totally quit.” But __7__ he said something like, “Well, either you can get annoyed about it __8__ you can get it done.”
I took more courses than I ever had, and within six months I finished my __9__ course, and got my BA at last.
After college graduation, I didn't have the __10__ to go into my field to get a good job. But six months of __11__ got me the reference to change that. And another few months at that first lowpaying job got me into my second, much __12__ job.
I had to work first for free for a little bit and then work a lowpaying job in my field __13__ I could step up, and I did it. But people don't want to take those small __14__. They think. “Oh, well, I don't want to __15__ my time volunteering—it won't __16__ me out.”
This is not just about work experience, though. Lots of people don't see results __17__， so they give up. Six months isn't so __18__， but it's powerful enough to make some amazing __19__ to your work experience, to your life in a __20__ way. You can change so much in that time.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。本文通过讲述作者自己的经历告诉我们，六个月的时间足够让你做一些改变，所以不要总看着眼前的利益，而要着眼于长远。
1．A.begin B．meet
C．graduate D．complete
解析：根据第9空后“and got my BA at last，”以及第10空前“After college graduation”可知，作者通过计算认为再完成几门课程就能毕业，拿到文学学士学位了。
答案：C
2．A.mistake B．promise
C．proposal D．difference
解析：根据上下文语境可知，作者算错了，还得完成落下的九门课程才能毕业。
答案：A
3．A.compulsory B．available
C．puzzling D．unfinished
解析：参考上题解析。
答案：D
4．A.confused B．exhausted
C．disappointed D．ashamed
解析：根据下文“I wanted to let it go”可知，作者因此感到很失望，计划放弃学位。
答案：C
5．A.give up B．take up
C．stay up D．keep up
解析：参考上题解析。
答案：A
6．A.inspire B．comfort
C．doubt D．embarrass
解析：作者把这件事告诉了他的朋友，本来想让朋友安慰他，并说一些“你还是放弃吧”之类的话。
答案：B
7．A.instead B．meanwhile
C．anyway D．therefore
解析：然而，他的朋友却说：“要么你因此而感到烦恼，要么你完成它。”
答案：A
8．A.so B．or
C．nor D．and
解析：参考上题解析。
答案：B
9．A.familiar B．simple
C．final D．general
解析：作者在六个月内完成了最后一门课程，并最终拿到了文学学士学位。
答案：C
10．A.dream B．title
C．diploma D．experience
解析：根据下文“This is not just about work experience, though.”可知，毕业后作者没有工作经验，因此一开始并没有得到一份让人羡慕的工作。
答案：D
11．A.fighting B．learning
C．working D．volunteering
解析：根据下文“Oh, well, I don't want to __15__ my time volunteering”可知，作者从事了六个月的志愿者工作。这份志愿者工作使作者的工作发生了改变。
答案：D
12．A.wiser B．better
C．easier D．steadier
解析：接下来几个月作者先从事了一份薪水低的工作，然后换了第二份更好的工作。
答案：B
13．A.before B．while
C．unless D．though
解析：作者在跳到下一步之前先无偿工作了一段时间，然后又做了一段时间低薪的工作。
答案：A
14．A.chances B．steps
C．courses D．decisions
解析：但是很多人却不想这样一小步一小步的开始。他们不想把时间浪费在从事志愿者工作上，他们认为这根本没有什么帮助。
答案：B
15．A.waste B．save
C．risk D．control
解析：参考上题解析。
答案：A
16．A.seek B．send
C．knock D．help
解析：参考第14题解析。
答案：D
17．A.at last B．right away
C．on purpose D．as usual
解析：很多人因为没有马上看到结果所以就放弃了。
答案：B
18．A.pleasant B．perfect
C．long D．precious
解析：六个月的时间并不很长，但它的力量却足以让你的工作经历发生改变，让你的生活变得更积极。
答案：C
19．A.conclusions B．changes
C．space D．progress
解析：参考上题解析。
答案：B
20．A.sharp B．busy
C．reliable D．positive
解析：参考第18题解析。
答案：D
