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Week 6　Friday Task 1：请阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 (2013·江苏)I used to believe in the American Dream，which meant a job，a mortgage(按揭)，credit cards，success.I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else，all of us__1__ chasing the same thing. One year，through a series of unhappy events，it all fell__2__．I found myself homeless and alone.I had my truck and $56. I__3__the countryside for some place I could rent for the__4__possible amount.I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road__5__the Potomac River in West Virginia.It was__6__，full of broken glass and rubbish.I found the owner，rented it，and__7__a corner to camp in. The locals knew nothing about me，__8__slowly，they started teaching me the__9__of being a neighbor.They dropped off blankets，candles，and tools，and began__10__around to chat.They started to teach me a belief in a__11__American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of__12__． What I had believed in，all those things I thought were__13__for a civilized life，were nonexistent in this place.__14__on the mountain，my most valuable possessions were my__15__with my neighbors. Four years later，I moved back into__16__．I saw many people were having a really hard time，__17__their jobs and homes.I managed to rent a big enough house to__18__a handful of people.There are four of us now in the house，but over time I’ve had nine people come in and move on to other places.We’d all be in__19__if we hadn’t banded together. The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one.It’s not so much about what I can get for myself；it’s about__20__we can all get by together. 【语篇解读】　本文为记叙文。作者原本信仰所谓的美国梦，他和其他人一样都追求个人的成就。然而，有一年作者遭遇打击，变得无家可归、一无所有，这时他在乡下找到一个破旧的小屋住下，在那里他感受到邻居们给予他的关怀。从此之后，他对美国梦有了新认识，美国梦不是追求个人的成就，而是追求群体的成功。后来，作者重返城里帮助其他人。 1．A.separately B．equally C．violently D．naturally 答　A　[根据下文可知，作者改变了原来认为美国梦就是追求个人的成就的想法，此处句意为：我们所有人都分别追求同样的事情。A项“独立地，分别地”；B项“平等地，同样地”；C项“暴力地”；D项“自然地”。] 2．A.off B．apartC．over D．out 答案　B　[A项fall off “数量减少，质量下降”；B项fall apa