语言知识运用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节 (共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分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。
[2020·重庆名校联盟二模] It's a memorable period when I lost a longtime job. It happened in 2004, when our company announced the job __1__, facing the global economic crisis. We all __2__ the insurance company we worked for was not as __3__ as it used to be. Even the most developed countries couldn't __4__ a stable employment. The next few weeks __5__ my worry. Then, one day, I entered my office and was __6__ I got fired.
After waking up the next morning, I had one __7__: the whole world around me had to work, and I was just as __8__ as a bird. I got up, made coffee, and did little else.
During that week, I did almost nothing to change my situation, __9__ renewing my old contacts with writers that I built when I worked as an experienced __10__ many years ago. Beyond this, I remained a __11__ unemployed loser. Soon enough, I received an order from a writer. Then I was __12__ by a few more people who needed my services, and __13__ my reputation recovered.
Though this __14__ job couldn't support me long, I could make ends meet while __15__ a job. During my hard times, I made the __16__ of a man from Japan, who wanted to have his novel translated into English quickly, and I __17__ that. We worked together for a while. He inspired me to find new opportunities from __18__ companies instead of the same ones. I started to look at the world from another __19__; I figured out what I truly wanted, and __20__ the thought that “ the man is for work, not the work for the man”.
1.A.training B.advertisement
C.cut D.loss
2.A.expected B.realized
C.promised D.suspected
3.A.responsible B.influential
C.profitable D.attractive
4.A.guarantee B.attain
C.allow D.consider
5.A.removed B.witnessed
C.changed D.urged
6.A.warned B.reminded
C.convinced D.informed
7.A.conclusion B.arrangement
C.imagination D.feeling
8.A.lonely B.free
C.early D.simple
9.A.except B.without
C.like D.despite
10.A.editor B.agent
C.insurer D.translator
11.A.low B.confused
C.useless D.sensitive
12.A.praised B.reached
C.inspired D.caught
13.A.suddenly B.fortunately
C.gradually D.actually
14.A.relaxing B.literary
C.temporary D.challenging
15.A.resigning from B.dreaming of
C.keeping up D.hunting for
16.A.acquaintance B.impression
C.assessment D.celebration
17.A.accepted B.chosen
C.repeated D.rejected
18.A.developing B.distinct
C.potential D.similar
19.A.approach B.instruction
C.angle D.background
20.A.possessed B.supported
C.appreciated D.quit