06 2012全国新课标2卷

Around twenty years ago I was living in York.(21)__________ I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree, I could not find(22)__________ work.

I was(23)__________ a school bus to make ends meet and(24)__________ with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat. I had(25)__________ five interviews（面试）with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not(26)__________ the job. “Why has my life become so(27)__________?” I thought painfully.

As I pulled the bus over to(28)_________ a little girl, she handed me an earring(29)_________ I should keep it(30)__________ somebody claimed（认领）it. The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”.

At first I got angry. Then it(31)__________ me—I had been giving all of my(32)__________ to what was going wrong with my(33)__________ rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a(34)__________ of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to(35)__________ more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for(36)__________ from a lady who was a director at a large(37)__________. She asked me if I would(38)__________ a one-day lecture on stress（压力）management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.

My(39)__________ there went very well, and before long I got a well-paid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of(40)__________ that I completely changed my life.

21. A. As B. Though C. If D. When

22. A. successful B. extra C. satisfying D. convenient

23. A. driving B. repairing C. taking D. designing

24. A. working B. travelling C. discussing D. living

25. A. prepared for B. attended C. asked for D. held

26. A. lose B. like C. find D. get

27. A. hard B. busy C. serious D. short

28. A. wave at B. drop off C. call on D. look for

29. A. ordering B. promising C. saying D. showing

30. A. in case B. or else C. as if D. now that

31. A. hurt B. hit C. caught D. moved

32. A. feelings B. attention C. strength D. interests

33. A. opinions B. education C. experiences D. life

34. A. list B. book C. check D. copy

35. A. connect B. turn C. keep D. add

36. A. her B. a passenger C. me D. my friend

37. A. hospital B. factory C. restaurant D. hotel

38. A. listen to B. review C. give D. talk about

39. A. plan B. choice C. day D. tour

40. A. operation B. speaking C. employment D. thinking

必背单词

 1  degree★ n. 度，度数；学位

例句 Applicants must have a degree in Engine-ering.

申请人必须要有工程学学位。

 2  flat n. 公寓

 3  promise v. 许诺，答应

 4  claim★ v. 声称，断言；认领；索取

例句 Now they are returning to claim what was theirs.

如今他们回来索取本属于他们的东西。

 5  strength n. 力量

 6  review v. 复习

 7  lecture n. 讲座

 8  operation n. 手术；经营；操作

词组搭配

 1  make ends meet★ 使收支相抵；勉强维持生计

例句 Many families struggle to make ends meet.

许多家庭只能勉强维持生计。

 2  pull sb./sth. over★ 路边停车

例句 The policeman signalled to him to pull over.

警察示意他把车停到路边。

 3  drop sb./sth. off★ 让某人下车；把某物卸下

例句 I’ll drop you off on my way home.

我回家路上顺道送你吧。

 4  call on★ 要求；号召

例句 Frequently he was called on to resolve conflicts.

不断有人要求他出面解决冲突。

 5  in case★ 如果；以防…

例句 [2011安徽] I put it there just now in case you needed it.

我把它放在那儿以防你需要它。

 6  or else★ 否则，要不然

例句 Be careful or else you will make a mistake.

仔细点，否则你会犯错误。

 7  now that★ 既然

例句 [2008北京] Now that we are aware of the effects that diet products have on us, it is time to seriously think about buying them.

既然现在我们意识到节食产品对我们的影响，是时候对购买它们加以认真考虑了。

 8  sth./it occurs to sb. that★ 某人突然想起某事

例句 It had never occurred to him that he might be falling in love with her.

他从未想到自己可能会爱上她。

 9  then and there( = there and then)★ 立即，当场

例句 He wasn’t prepared to wait—he wanted the money then and there.

他不打算等——他想立即拿到钱。

扫清困惑

Around twenty years ago I was living in York.(21)Though I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree, I could not find(22)satisfying work.

困惑：易错题（22题）

分析：本题易错选项是A项，属于“忽略选择前提”的错误类型。选A项的同学通常会认为A项successful（成功的）和C项satisfying（令人满意的）意思差不多，甚至A项还更好一些。但是，“成功的”强调的是“达到目的，如愿以偿”，而“满意的”强调的是“让我高兴”。对比之后大家会发现，选“成功的”的前提是作者要有一个“目的或愿望”，并且这个愿望被这份工作“实现”了。而这些在文章里完全没有提到，因此A项错误。C项“满意的”只需要让作者“高兴”就好，填进去既符合词义又符合语境，因此正确。

To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of(40)thinking that I completely changed my life.

困惑：长难句

分析：这句话主要难点在于know之后的宾语从句较长，且其中包含了强调句型it was...that...，强调的是原因状语because I changed my way of thinking，因此翻译时要注重强调，加上“正是，就是”这样的字眼。

全文翻译

大约二十年前我住在纽约。（21）尽管那时我有丰富的经验和硕士学位，但是我没找到（22）满意的工作。

当时我在学校靠（23）开校车勉强维持生计，并且与一个朋友（24）住在一起，因为当时我失去了自己的公寓。我（25）参加了一家公司的五轮面试，有一天在公交车往返中途他们打电话告诉我，我没有（26）得到这份工作。“为什么我的生活变得如此（27）艰难？”我痛苦地思索着。

当我把车停靠在路边（28）让一个小女孩下车的时候，她递给我一个耳环，（29）说我应该好好保存这个耳环（30）以防有人来认领。这个耳环被涂成了黑色，并且上面写着“要开心”。

一开始我生气了。后来（31）我突然想到——我一直以来都把我所有的（32）注意力放在了（33）生活中错误的事情上，而不是那些正确的事情上！我当时立即决定列出一份让自己高兴的50件事情的（34）清单。之后，我决定在那个清单上再（35）增加更多的内容。那天晚上（36）我接到一位女士的电话，她是一家大（37）医院的领导。她问我是否愿意给200名医务工作者（38）做一次为期一天的压力管理讲座。

我的（39）那一天进展得十分顺利，并且不久之后我就得到了一份高薪的工作。直到今天我才知道，正是因为我改变了（40）思维方式才彻底改变了我的生活。