Unit 24 Finding a job

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　　James sat outside the office waiting for the interview. He felt so    1   that he didn’t know what to do with  2  . The person who had gone in   3   him had been in there for nearly an hour. And she looked so confident (自信的) when she went in.  4  James. He felt   5    that she had already got the   6  . The problem was that he wanted this job   7  . It meant   8   to him. He had   9  it such a lot before the day of the interview. He had imagined himself    10   brilliantly at the interview and    11  the job immediately. But now here he was feeling   12  . He couldn’t   13   all those things he had   14  to say. At that moment, he almost decided to get up and   15   . But no—the had to do this. He had spent so much time considering it that he couldn’t   16  like that. His hands were hot and sticky and his mouth felt dry. At last the door of the office opened. The woman who had gone in an hour earlier came out looking very   17    with herself. She smiled sympathetically (同情地) at James. At that moment James   18  her. The managing director then appeared at the office door. “Would you like to come in now, Mr Davis? I’m sorry to have kept you waiting.” James suddenly   19  that he had gone home after all. He got up, legs   20   and forehead sweating and wondered whether he looked as terrified as she felt.

　　1. A. healthy 　　B. nervous　　 C. careless　　D. confident

　 [解析]通读全文可知，本篇短文主要描写James在办公室外等候应聘面试时的心理活动，通篇以James的紧张、忧虑为主线。  答案：B

　　2.  A. the manager 　　B. the woman  　　C. himself 　　D. the situation

　　［解析］从短文的情景看，显然是James自己不知所措。  答案：C

　　3.  A. by 　　B. with  　　C. before 　　D. after

　　答案：C

　　4. A. Not like 　　B. So did 　　C. Do as 　　D. Do like

　　[解析]该文除了James之外，还谈到了另一位应聘者（a woman）的情况。James – nervous, the woman – confident, 两人形成了鲜明的对比。答案：A

　　5. A. doubtful 　　B. sure 　　C. angry 　　D. astonishing

　　[解析]由于自己紧张，女应聘者自信，再加上女应聘者“had been in there for nearly an hour”，所以该空用sure符合短文大意。 答案：B

　　6. A. reward 　　B. first 　　C. prize 　　D. job

　　答案：D

　　7. A. hopelessly 　　B. naturally 　　C. easily 　　D. so much

　　[解析]从下文看得出，James对应聘这份工作很重视，极想得到这份工作。

　　答案：D

　　8. A. everything       B. happiness   C. difficulty        D. nothing

　　[解析]因为“极想得到这份工作”，所以“It meant everything to him.”happiness较everything过于具体、片面。 答案：A

　　9. A. dreamed of       B. learned of   C. thought about     D. talked about

　　答案：D

　　10. A. explaining       B. performing    C. answering       D. writing

　　[解析]explaining, answering, writing都是表示单项的、具体的动作。performing可以包含应聘会见时总的表现情况。答案：B

　　11. A. offered     B. asked for    C. being offered      D. being asked for

　　答案：C

　　12. A. crazy       B. excited    C. probable      D. terrible

　　[解析]“but”表示语意上的转折，说明现在感觉与前一天自己的想象截然不同。所以，feeling后应填一个表“糟糕”的词。答案：D

　　13. A. depend on      B. afford    C. believe in        D. remember

　　答案：C

　　14. A. kept 　　B. been taught 　　 C. planned  　　D. been supplied

　　答案：C

　　15. A. leave 　　B. go in 　　C. prepare 　　D. practise

　　[解析]从下文的内容看，他几乎要站起来离开，而不是进去。答案：A

　　16. A. take back 　　B. put off 　　C. give up 　　D. put down

　　[解析]四个短语中只有填入give up才符合文意，give up在此作不及物动词。

　　答案：C

　　17. A. ugly 　　B. pleased 　　C. sad  　　D. pretty

　　答案：B

　　18. A. noticed 　　B. loved 　　C. missed 　　D. hated

　　答案：D

　　19. A. thought 　　B. hoped 　　C. wished 　　D. regretted

　　[解析]“that he had gone home after all”是虚拟语气形式，表达的是与事实相反的意义。四个选项中，只有wish可带这样的宾语从句。答案：C

　　20. A. shaking 　　B. bending 　　C. walking 　　D. stopping

　　答案：A

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