One spring afternoon five years ago, Jimmy Liao was crying in the hall of Taipei’s Sherwood Hotel, Life seemed  36  . The people who laughed as they walked past were taking their   37 
for granted, just as he  38  himself. Now, however, he felt  39  —and he couldn’t even show his disappointment in his  40  .
Seeking more personally satisfying  41  , he had just left a successful job as a commercial artist when it seemed that fate（命運）played a cruel  42  on him. It was at this time that he developed cancer and was  43  to work. But that moment in the hotel was a turning point for Jimmy. He began to  44  the fact that there is no such a thing as fate, only  45  . Since then, he has published several imaginative, illustrated（帶插圖的）books.
According to Jimmy, you are  46  you choose to be. You can give up or you can work to be a happier person. Jimmy realized that, while the world  47  seems unfair, your choice can change your life.
This idea can be   48  in Jimmy’s books, where his characters show the powerlessness they feel   49  making their choices. The message that goes with Jimmy’s drawings, however, is 50 .
Though the world may make us feel small, we must be  51  . Everything will be all right for us—as it is for the“small people”in Jimmy’s books—if we make choices that are   52  for us.
In spite of his new  53  and wealth, Jimmy prefers working  54  at home with his wife and daughter. He spends his mornings drawing. To Jimmy, living a life as he chooses means much more than money and fame could  55  .
36．A．unhappy                 B．unusual                   C．unfair                     D．uneasy
37．A．health                     B．wealth                    C．happiness                D．illnesses
38．A．ought to                 B．had to                     C．needed to                D．used to
39．A．a(chǎn)shamed                 B．disappointed            C．helpless                  D．endless
40．A．crying                    B．painting                  C．imagination             D．consideration
41．A．home                            B．condition                C．situation                 D．work
42．A．game                      B．trick                       C．role                        D．part
43．A．unable                    B．impossible              C．unfit                       D．difficult
44．A．understand              B．face                        C．refuse                     D．recognize
45．A．failures                   B．efforts                    C．choices                   D．interests
46．A．that                        B．what                       C．which                     D．whoever
47．A．a(chǎn)lways                    B．seldom                   C．sometimes               D．usually
48．A．found                     B．drawn                     C．written                   D．a(chǎn)ccepted
49．A．a(chǎn)fter                       B．a(chǎn)bout                      C．with                       D．before
50．A．powerful                B．hopeful                   C．useful                     D．successful
51．A．great                      B．strong                     C．brave                      D．equal
52．A．scientific                B．basic                      C．right                       D．simple
53．A．product                  B．fame                      C．name                      D．job
54．A．rapidly                   B．separately               C．slowly                    D．quietly
55．A．offer                      B．gain                       C．gather                     D．earn

36--55   CADCB  DBAAC   BCADB   CCBDA   

36 根據(jù)上一句話可知，Jimmy Liao這位著名的畫家哭泣的原因是他得了癌癥，生命似乎對他不公平。
37 此處是拿平常人對待健康的態(tài)度與 Jimmy Liao現(xiàn)在的情況形成對比。take …for granted認為……是理所當(dāng)然的。
38 本句為一個省略句，used to do…過去……。used to后省略了take his health for granted。就像他過去認為健康是理所當(dāng)然的事情那樣。
39 根據(jù)后面的一句解釋可知答案。
40 下文提到 Jimmy Liao 為一畫家，畫家只能通過的自己繪畫來表達自己的思想。
41  work著作，作品。
42  play a trick on somebody捉弄，戲弄某人。
43 根據(jù)句意可知，Jimmy Liao 這時得了癌癥，不能繼續(xù)工作。
44 本句為一個同位語從句，結(jié)合前面一句可知，Jimmy得了癌癥，但他在賓館里哭泣的那一刻也明白了人生并沒有命運，而是看你如何做出選擇�？崭裆先绻頵ace或refuse，fact引導(dǎo)的同位語從句應(yīng)改為他得病這個事實。
45 下文提到雖然生命對你不公，但你的選擇可以改變你的生活。因此，人生沒有命運，只看你如何選擇。
46 本句為一表語從句，從從句中所缺成分可排除A項；根據(jù)后一句話，你可以放棄，也可以繼續(xù)工作成為一個快樂的人可知本句意思是你選擇什么樣的生活，你就能成為什么樣的人。
47 人生路上不可能總會遇到風(fēng)雨。
48 根據(jù)Jimmy在書中所表達的觀點可知他的這種看法可以在他的書中找到。
49 人遇到困難，在做出選擇前都會感到茫然無助。
50  Jimmy對待癌癥，選擇了繼續(xù)工作來充實自己。因此，他對生命充滿了希望，這一點在他的繪畫中也可表現(xiàn)出來。
51 盡管世界讓我們感到自己很渺小，但我們也應(yīng)該勇敢，堅強。Jimmy在面對疾病時所表現(xiàn)出的正是這個特征。great偉大的；strong 強壯的；equal平等的。
52 上文提到在面對疾病時，可以放棄也可以繼續(xù)工作，關(guān)鍵看你選擇什么。本句是回答這個問題：只要你做出正確的選擇，生命就會充滿希望。
53  Jimmy 原本是一名成功的畫家，得病之后又繼續(xù)工作，又贏得了新的名譽和財富。
54 根據(jù)Jimmy所患疾病可排除A項，slowly 只強調(diào)動作，不符語意；separately與下文with his wife and daughter矛盾。
55  過自己想過的生活比金錢和榮耀所能提供的東西要有意義的多。
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Abby Subark is a mother of two from Boston. “For my kids, I’m nervous. I don’t know if they’ll be able to achieve their American dream.” She may be right. More than hard work or education, the best way to get rich in America is to be born rich.
It is the case that somebody who is in the upper third of income, poor scores, in the bottom on tests when they are in eighth grade, is more likely to go to college and finish college than a poor kid with the top scores. That’s what the working persons’  children are up against.
The Economic Policy Institute finds it would take a poor couple with 2 children 9 or 10 generations to achieve middle class status. That’s about 200 years. The hallmark (特征) of American opportunity has always been the ability to do better than your parents. But compared with similar developed countries, the United States ranks fifth out of six for so-called intergenerational mobility (變動).
If you look at the mechanisms (機制) for upward mobility that were so readily available 50 years ago, they are becoming out of reach, like plentiful factory jobs with good wages and affordable education and health care.
White families are twice as likely as blacks to be upwardly mobile. For most people in America today, where you end up depends on where you start.
If you started in the middle-income class, about 40 to 45 percent of what you are making right now is due to the fact that your parents were in the middle-income class. The rest is up to you.
But for the millions of people who find themselves below the poverty line and the millions more who are the working poor, their starting point for the American dream leaves them painfully far away from the middle class.
小題1:The main idea of the passage is _______.
A．How the middle class comes about in the U.S.
B．It’s hard to realize the American dream for the poor.
C．Wealth and social status depend on family background.
D．Upward mobility in America is never easy.
小題2:Which of the statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A．People used to have job opportunities and welfare for upward mobility.
B．A great many poor people can hardly realize their American dream.
C．You can make all your dreams come true in America if born rich.
D．Rich kids are more likely to go to college than poor kids.
小題3:The underlined sentence “where you end up depends on where you start” most probably means _______.
A．Your starting point cannot determine your destination.
B．Only a high goal can ensure success.
C．One’s birth has nothing to do with his fate.
D．One’s family lays solid foundation for his future achievements.
小題4:Why is Abby Subark nervous?
A．Her kids don’t want to compare with other rich kids in achievements.
B．Her kids don’t want to achieve success at all.
C．Her kids can achieve success through hard work and education.
D．Her kids can’t reach their goal without a rich family.
小題5:What can we infer after reading the passage?　
A．Poverty causes people much pain.
B．People below the poverty line can never be in the middle class.
C．Lower starting point makes it hard for people to realize their dream.
D．Poor people’s starting point is too low.

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