【全优课堂】2017版高考英语一轮复习 第一部分 模块知识 Unit 1 Cultural relics限时规范训练 新人教版必修2.docVIP

第一部分　必修2　Unit 1 Ⅰ.完形填空 (2015浙江) Since finishing my studies at Harvard and Oxford, Ive watched one friend after another land high-ranking, high-paying Wall Street jobs.As executives (高级管理人员) with banks, consulting firms, established law firms, and major corporations, many are now __1__ on their way to impressive careers.By societys __2__， they seem to have it made. On the surface, these people seem to be very lucky in life.As they left student life behind, many had a __3__drink at their cheap but friendly local bar, shook hands with longtime roommates, and __4__ out of small apartments into high buildings.They made reservations at restaurants where the cost of a bottle of wine __5__ a college years monthly rent.They replaced their beloved old cars with expensive new sports cars. The thing is, a number of them have __6__ that despite their success, they arent happy.Some __7__ of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eight-hour workweeks devoted to tasks they __8__.Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and __9__.However, instead of devoting themselves to their work, they find themselves working to support the __10__ to which they have so quickly become __11__. People often speak of trying a more satisfying path, and __12__ in the end the idea of leaving their jobs to work for something they __13__ or finding a position that would give them more time with their families almost always leads them to the same conclusion: its __14__.They have loans, bills, a mortgage (抵押贷款) to __15__， retirement to save for.They recognize theres something __16__ in their lives, but its __17__ to step off the track. In a society that tends to __18__ everything in terms of dollars and cents, we learn from a young age to consider the costs of our __19__ in financial terms.But what about the personal and social costs __20__ in pursuing money over meaning? These are exactly the kinds of costs many of us tend to ignore—and the very ones we need to consider mo