Unit 1 Great scientists using language课时作业

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　　(2019·长春质量监测一)When I was just out of college, I managed to get my dream job as a trader in New York City on the floor of the American Stock(证券) Exchange.

　　Though it was a proud 1 ， the job was simply too physically 2 -I must stand in a crowd every day, which often 3 me in a mindset(思维模式) that held me back.

　　Manhattan is a walking town and it's difficult to 4 when you have a disability. Taxies are expensive and riding the subway 5 dozens of steep steps to get below the 6 ．This left me only one 7 -the bus.

　　One night, after the 8 for my job, I was aching with self­pity 9 it started to rain on my walk to the bus stop. I became more and more 10 without an umbrella, thinking I'd never 11 it in this city and telling myself, "this city is just too hard" and "maybe it is just not possible for a guy like me".

　　And then, I 12 the most beautiful, short moment. A couple came rolling by on roller skates, hand 13 hand as they skated what seemed like the tango. They were all wet but they saw the 14 as an opportunity and romance.

　　I suddenly became grateful for waiting in the rain because I 15 have missed this beauty 16 if I had been in a taxi or on the subway. This, although 17 ， was an important moment on my journey to discover the 18 of achieving health and happiness. When I change my mindset， 19 for a moment, to what is possible and work to get rid of the self­limiting beliefs that 20 my daily actions, I will be on the road to a healthier，happier life.

　　【解题导语】　本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者工作很累，回家路上遇到下雨，心情沮丧。当看到一对夫妇在雨中溜冰的画面，作者感觉到改变自己的思维模式会使自己走上一条更健康、更快乐的生活之路。文章告诉我们改变思维模式的重要性。

　　1．A．adjustment B．achievement

　　C．agreement D．treatment

　　B　解析：根据第一段中的"I managed to get my dream job"可知， 作者毕业后找到了自己理想的工作，这份工作应是作者引以为傲的成就，故选B项，achievement意为"成就"。adjustment"调节"；agreement"同意， 一致"；treatment"治疗， 对待"。

　　2．A．tiring B．exciting

C．relaxing D．disappointing