2016年高三英语二轮复习 第二篇 阅读技能探究 专题二 完形填空 第3讲 议论文课件.pptVIP

* 第3讲 议论文 【典例】(2015·浙江高考) 　　Since finishing my studies at Harvard and Oxford, I’ve 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　21　on their way to impressive careers. By society’s　22　, 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　23　drink at their cheap but friendly local bar, shook hands with longtime roommates, and　24　out of small apartments into high buildings. They made reservations at restaurants where the cost of a bottle of wine　25　a college year’s monthly rent. They replaced their beloved old cars with expensive new sports cars. The thing is, a number of them have　26　that despite their success, they aren’t happy. Some　27　of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eight-hour workweeks devoted to tasks they　28　. Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and　29　. However, instead of devoting themselves to their work, they find themselves working to support the　30　to which they have so quickly become　31　. People often speak of trying a more satisfying path, and　32　in the end the idea of leaving their jobs to work for something they　33　or finding a position that would give them more time with their families almost always leads them to the same conclusion: it’s　34　. They have loans, bills, a mortgage(抵押贷款)to　35　, retirement to save for. They recognize there’s something　36　in their lives, but it’s　37　to step off the track. In a society that tends to　38　everything in terms of dollars and cents, we learn from a young age to consider the costs of our　39　in financial terms. But what about the personal and social costs　40　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 most. 21. A. much B.