江苏专版2018年高考英语二轮复习增分篇专题巧突破专题三阅读理解专题限时检测二十一阅读理解词义猜测类之单词意义猜测题.docVIP

专题限时检测(二十一)阅读理解词义猜测类之单词意义猜测题 (加★的为单词意义猜测题，本卷限时23分钟) A (2017·南京市四校联考)As seniors in college looking forward to lifes next goals — graduation and employment — it is important to have a sense of feeling important. Every time I look through job listings, there is a small, and sometimes not so small current running through my mind, spitting out little charges that are meant to stop me from even applying. The charges come in the form of words that seem to shout out like “It is not even worth trying！” or “Laugh out loud and look as if you were a qualified man ...” I met with a professor last week about a specific posting that really got me excited. Maybe for the first time I could actually imagine myself in a position. I did not want to tell anyone of the other seniors about it because then there would be more people applying for it. However, the professor said to me, “You and thousands of other people are interested in that job.” His response successfully weakened my initial enthusiasm. So I went back to work on my cover letter, feeling like one little sardine (沙丁鱼) swimming in a school of thousands, with far less motivation than I had initially had. Of course, the reality checks are good, and we should never feel deserving of, or entitled to, a position. I would say there are only a few select students out there. The cream, who have academic advantages, would be sure to stand out. The rest of us, struggling through our course loads, are the_crop. But being the crop does not make us any less important! The point is that, like the old Hasidic story goes in Jewish tradition, we should always remember to carry two slips of paper in our pockets, especially during times of challenge and transition. When feeling beaten down, overwhelmed or lost within a school of sardines, take out one slip of paper that says “For my sake, the world was created”. But for fear that you become a person filled with self-importance, carry a second slip of paper to serve as a gentle reminder, “I am b