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One day, in New York, the employees of a big company returned from their lunch break and were greeted with a sign on the front door. The sign said, “Yesterday the person who had been hindering (阻碍) your1in this company passed away. We2you to join the funeral in the room that has been3in the gym.”
At first, all the employees were sad to4that one of their colleagues had died,5after a while they started getting6about who this person might be.
The excitement 7 as the employees arrived at the gym to pay their last 8. Everyone wondered, “Who is this person that was hindering my growth? Well,9he's no longer here!”
One by one the10got closer to the coffin and when they looked inside it, they11became speechless. They stood over the coffin,12 into silence, as if someone had 13 the deepest part of their soul.
There was a mirror inside the coffin — everyone who looked inside it could see himself. There was also a 14 next to the mirror,15“There is only one person who is capable to set16 to your growth: it is YOU.”
You are the only person who can revolutionize (变革) your 17. You are the only person who can 18 your happiness, realization and success. You are the only person who can help yourself. Your life does not change when others change. Your life changes when you change, when you go 19 your limiting beliefs and when you realize that you are the only one 20 for your life.
（1）A.performance B.progress C.program D.process
（2）A.demand B.allow C.invite D.advise
（3）A.started B.prepared C.opened D.designed
（4）A.find B.accept C.realize D.learn
（5）A.but B.and C.so D.for
（6）A.serious B.obvious C.curious D.nervous
（7）A.appeared B.grew C.improved D.passed
（8）A.admirations B.attentions C.appreciations D.respects
（9）A.at least B.at last C.at present D.at once
（10）A.friends B.managers C.employees D.citizens
（11）A.quickly B.finally C.obviously D.suddenly
（12）A.shocked B.depressed C.upset D.embarrassed
（13）A.broken B.touched C.bothered D.removed
（14）A.letter B.sign C.mark D.signal
（15）A.told B.warning C.saying D.written
（16）A.directions B.instructions C.targets D.limits
（17）A.career B.luck C.life D.business
（18）A.influence B.satisfy C.exchange D.approach
（19）A.for B.upon C.over D.beyond
（20）A.dependable B.responsible C.suitable D.valuable

Answer 1

【答案】（1）、B
（2）、C
（3）、B
（4）、D
（5）、A
（6）、C
（7）、B
（8）、D
（9）、A
（10）、C
（11）、D
（12）、A
（13）、B
（14）、B
（15）、C
（16）、D
（17）、C
（18）、A
（19）、D
（20）、B

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文，通过一场特殊的葬礼告诉人们阻碍一个人前行的不是别人，是自己。要想改变生活就要改变自己。
（1）考查名词。A. performance“表演”；B. progress“进步”；C. program“程序”；D. process“过程”。此处指在公司阻碍你进步的人昨天去世了，下文“hindering my growth'也给了提示，故选B.
（2）考查动词。A. demand"要求"；B. allow"允许"；C. invite"邀请"；D. advise"建议"。通知上邀请公司所有人去参加这个人的葬礼，表示邀请，故选C.
（3）考查动词。A. started"开始"；B. prepared"准备"；C. opened"打开"；D. designed"设计"。此处指葬礼需要的房间已经准备好。根据句意选B。
（4）考查动词。A. find”发现“；B. accept”接受“；C. realize”实现“；D. learn”得知“。此处指所有员工得知公司同事去世很难过，故选D。
（5）考查连词。A. but”但是“；B. and”和“；C. so”所以“；D. for”因为“。人们开始很悲伤，一会就开始猜测这个人是谁，前后句表示转折，故选A。
（6）考查形容词。A. serious”严肃的“；B. obvious”明显的“；C. curious”好奇的“；D. nervous”神经的“。因为说这个人阻碍了人们的进步，所以人们好奇想知道这个人是谁，故选C。
（7）考查动词。A. appeared”出现“；B. grew”生长“；C. improved”改进“；D. passed”通过“。随着人们到达葬礼场地，对这件事的兴奋逐渐增长。都想知道是谁所以人们很兴奋，故选B。
（8）考查名词。A. admirations”钦佩“；B. attentions'注意"；C. appreciations"欣赏"；D. respects"尊敬"。此处指向死者献上最后的尊敬，故选D。
（9）考查固定搭配。A. at least"至少”；B. at last“最后”；C. at present“目前”；D. at once“马上”。人们猜测死者是谁，至少他现在已经不在了。故选A。
（10）考查名词。A. friends"朋友“；B. managers”经理“；C. employees”员工“；D. citizens”市民“。此处指公司员工一个接一个地走近棺材，与上文的all the employees呼应，故选C。
（11）考查副词。A. quickly”迅速地“；B. finally”最后地“；C. obviously”明显地“；D. suddenly”突然地“。每个经过棺材的人往里面看后，突然都变得无语了。根据情境选D。
（12）考查形容词。A. shocked”震惊的“；B. depressed”沮丧的“；C. upset”心烦的“；D. embarrassed”尴尬的“。此处指每个站在棺材前的人都感到震惊和沉默，根据句意选A。
（13）考查动词。A. broken”打碎“；B. touched”触摸“；C. bothered”打扰“；D. removed”移动“。每个人都感到好像有人触及到了自己的灵魂深处，表示触及，触摸，故选B。
（14）考查名词。A. letter”信“；B. sign”指示牌“；C. mark”标志“；D. signal”信号“。此处指镜子旁边也有一个指示牌，与开头with a sign on the front door.呼应，故选B。
（15）考查动词。A. told”告诉“；B. warning”警告“；C. saying”说“；D. written”写“。根据第一段中的”The sign said,“可知表达指示牌上写着用say，故选C。
16）考查名词。A. directions”方向“；B. instructions”说明“；C. targets”目标“；D. limits”极限“。句意：唯一能够限制你成长的就是你自己。与上文提到的“阻碍”同义，故选D。
（17）考查名词。A. career”事业“；B. luck”运气“；C. life”生活“；D. business”生意“。此处指你是唯一能改变自己生活的人，指改变生活，故选C。
（18）考查动词。A. influence”影响“；B. satisfy”使满意“；C. exchange”交换“；D. approach”接近“。与上句并列，指你是唯一可以影响你的幸福、实现和成功的人，此处指影响这些因素，故选A。
（19）考查介词。A. for”为了“；B. upon”在……之上“；C. over”在……之上“；D. beyond”超过“。此处指当你战胜了限制改变了自己，生活才会改变。go beyond”超出，胜过“，故选D。
（20）考查形容词。A. dependable”可靠的“；B. responsible”负责的“；C. suitable”适当的“；D. valuable”有价值的“。此处指当你意识到你是唯一对自己生活负责任的人时，你的生活会发生改变。对自己负责任，故选B。