1、Language is so magical a thing that sometimes effective words can make a big difference. Here is a simple story that 1 the power of the language. My roommate Maria began to hunt for a job when she was in her senior year and shortly after that, she got an important 2 . On account of the financial crisis, the competition was 3 . But she said, \4 I try, there will always be hope.\
Luckily, she 5 the first two rounds and entered the final interview. There were only three people left. The interview was very 6 , during which the interviewer only 7 with them for a while. The interviewer said to them,\wait for our 8 !\A week later, Maria received a message from the company,saying that she had not
been 9 a job. Maria felt deeply 10 . But later in the evening, she excitedly informed me that she had received another message, reading that she had been 11 by the
company. 12 the first message sent to her was also part of the 13 in the interview. The three applicants received the same message; but only Maria’s reply 14 the company, so she was given the job. I asked her, \said ‘goodbye’, and I said ‘thank you’.\
Only then did I know that Maria's 15 came in that way. That is, when you feel disappointed, do not 16 to say \piece of cake to say \17 to say it in a peaceful and grateful manner 18 does matter. Saying \ 19 for others’ work and shows your grand generosity. Thus, while under the same condition, you may get more 20 compared to others! 1.A.reflects 2.A.appointment 3.A.tight 4.A.If only 5.A.beat 6.A.interesting 7.A.consulted
B.opposes B.message B.fierce B.Even though B.tried B.satisfactory B.chatted
C.changes C.interview C.potential C.In case C.considered C.simple C.argued
D.deserves D.notice D.close D.As long as D.passed D.difficult D.played
8.A.response 9.A.left 10.A.defeated 11.A.trusted 12.A.Actually 13.A.competition 14.A.surprised 15.A.job 16.A.pretend 17.A.willing 18.A.which 19.A.support 20.A.presents
B.requirement B.arranged B.disappointed B.allowed B.Exactly B.experiment B.answered B.confidence B.forget B.anxious B.what B.respect B.concerns
C.order C.offered C.embarrassed C.discussed C.Eventually C.test C.benefited C.intelligence C.regret C.eager C.who C.sympathy C.thanks
D.demand D.awarded D.worried D.employed D.Possibly D.experience D.satisfied D.fate D.intend D.prepared D.that D.patience D.chances
2、Are you going to school for something your parents pushed on you? Are you doing things just because others expect you to? I found many 1 in my Life Coaching lessons. The biggest one some students are having is that they are living a life someone else has 2 for them. Why on earth would someone live a life that someone else wants for him? Usually, the main 3 is his parents. When we’re growing up we must do what our parents want us to do. We really don’t have our own 4 . The problem is that most parents are overly 5 that they know what’s best for their children. Many parents 6 their children to make certain educational 7 . Some parents won’t 8 their children’s college, unless the children learn 9 what the parents decide. Parents aren’t the only ones 10 their ideas on my students. I have some students who are doing jobs they really 11 , but their friends or relatives would not support them if they apply for a 12 job they’d like better.
Are you allowing others to decide what life you are living now? If so, it is a 13 . Even if you are about to 14 for college and you find that the only way your parents will pay school fees for you is that you choose Business, but you want to 15 Art… And at this moment I don’t 16 that you choose the major you have no 17 .Follow your heart. Remember, 18 choose your major or job that you don’t like just because of others’
ideas. If you choose what you like, you will be a(n) 19 person and will positively influence others. Live the life you want from now on 20 you will get happiness. 1.A.students 2.A.designed 3.A.rule 4.A.excuses 5.A.excited 6.A.expect 7.A.challenges 8.A.turn to 9.A.regularly 10.A.offering 11.A.hate 12.A.familiar 13.A.mistake 14.A.send 15.A.refuse 16.A.remember 17.A.interest 18.A.sometimes 19.A.beautiful 20.A.but
B.problems B.trained B.reason B.complaints B.worried B.allow B.practices B.learn about B.nearly B.placing B.enjoy B.similar B.chance B.look B.learn B.trouble B.explanation B.never B.clever B.and
C.examples C.introduced C.news C.wishes C.confident C.agree C.experiences C.pay for C.gradually C.depending C.appreciate C.different C.decision C.head C.change C.mind C.advantage C.often C.happy C.or
D.results D.expressed D.information D.choices D.careful D.teach D.achievements D.dropin D.exactly D.trying D.accept D.terrible D.character D.wait D.copy D.suggest D.preparation D.still D.honest D.although
3、In our modem world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The 1 is that countries around the world have growing mountains of 2 because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before.
How did we 3 a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to 4 an object than to spend lime and money to repair it. 5 modem manufacturing (制造业) and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products arc plentiful and 6 .
Another cause is our 7 of disposable (一次性的) products. As 8 people, we are always looking for 9 to save lime and make our lives easier. Companies 10 thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few.
Our appetite for new products also 11 to the problem. We are 12 buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that 13 is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we 14 useful possessions to make room for new ones.
All around the world, we can see the 15 of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To 16 the amount of rubbish and to protect the 17 , more governments are requiring people to recycle materials. 18 t this is not enough to solve(解决) our problem.
Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions 19 throwing them away. We also need to rethink our attitudes about 20 .Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best way to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment. 1.A.key 2.A.gifts 3.A.face 4.A.hide 5.A.Thanks to 6.A.safe 7.A.love 8.A.sensitive 9.A.ways 10.A.donate 11.A.adapts 12.A.tired of 13.A.newer 14.A.pick up 15.A.advantages 16.A.show
B.reason B.rubbish B.become B.control B.As to B.funny B.lack B.kind B.places B.receive B.returns B.addicted to B.stronger B.pay for B.purposes B.record
C.project C.debt C.observe C.replace C.Except for C.cheap C.prevention C.brave C.jobs C.produce C.responds C.worried about C.higher C.hold onto C.functions C.decrease
D.problem D.products D.change D.withdraw D.Regardless of D.powerful D.division D.busy D.friends D.preserve D.contributes D.ashamed for D.larger D.throw away D.consequences D.measure
17.A.technology 18.A.However 19.A.by 20.A.spending
B.environment B.Otherwise B.in favour of B.collecting
C.consumers C.Therefore C.after C.repairing
D.brands D.Meanwhile D.instead of D.advertising
4、 For many Americans, Internet access is not just a workplace distraction but a key part of their jobs. About 37% of all full-time 1 in America now 2 Internet access at their jobs. They're using 3 primarily for work-related research and e-mail, 4 a recent report by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, 5 ten years ago the Internet was 6 in the workplace, while now it has mushroomed to be a significant 7 . A poll(民意测验) of workers 8 that about two-thirds of those with access to Web on the job 9 at least once a day. Nearly three-quarters of workers with access say the Internet has 10 . their ability to do jobs.
However, most workers 11 specific tasks when they're on Web. More than half of those surveyed say they 12 an hour or less online in a given day. About half of the workers surf for 13 on any given day, usually playing games, checking sports scores or 14 products.
A third of these 15 workers are older than 45, a group that accounts for just 14% of the Internet's total 16 . And 31% of workers with 17 have college degrees, and they tend to have 18 overall experience on the Web than the 19 population. About four 20 ten such workers say they have been online for three or more years. 1.A. workers B. teachers C. peasants D. bosses 2.A.take B. have C. give 3.A. that B.one C. them 4.A. because of
D. put D.it
D.as a result
B.owing to C. according to
D.so
5.A. and B.or C. but
6.A. nowhere B.somewhere C. anywhere D.everywhere 7.A. energy 8.A. writes
B. power C. strength
D. force
B. shows C. speaks D. asks
B. go online C. go to study D. go away B.weakened C.controlled D. created
9.A. go to work 10.A. improved
2024届高考英语二轮复习题型专练：完形填空(社会现象类)+Word版含答案
