高考英语（江苏专用 译林）复习：真题研练 week 6　friday含解析.docVIP

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Task1：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)IusedtobelieveintheAmericanDream，whichmeantajob，amortgage(按揭)，creditcards，success.Iwanteditandworkedtowarditlikeeveryoneelse，allofus__1__chasingthesamething.

Oneyear，throughaseriesofunhappyevents，itallfell__2__．Ifoundmyselfhomelessandalone.Ihadmytruckand$56.I__3__thecountrysideforsomeplaceIcouldrentforthe__4__possibleamount.Icameuponashabbyhousefourmilesupawindingmountainroad__5__thePotomacRiverinWestVirginia.Itwas__6__，fullofbrokenglassandrubbish.Ifoundtheowner，rentedit，and__7__acornertocampin.

Thelocalsknewnothingaboutme，__8__slowly，theystartedteachingmethe__9__ofbeinganeighbor.Theydroppedoffblankets，candles，andtools，andbegan__10__aroundtochat.Theystartedtoteachmeabeliefina__11__AmericanDream—nottheoneofindividualachievementbutof__12__．

WhatIhadbelievedin，allthosethingsIthoughtwere__13__foracivilizedlife，werenonexistentinthisplace.__14__onthemountain，mymostvaluablepossessionsweremy__15__withmyneighbors.

Fouryearslater，Imovedbackinto__16__．Isawmanypeoplewerehavingareallyhardtime，__17__theirjobsandhomes.Imanagedtorentabigenoughhouseto__18__ahandfulofpeople.Therearefourofusnowinthehouse，butovertimeI’vehadninepeoplecomeinandmoveontootherplaces.We’dallbein__19__ifwehadn’tbandedtogether.

TheAmericanDreamIbelieveinnowisasharedone.It’snotsomuchaboutwhatIcangetformyself；it’sabout__20__wecanallgetbytogether.

【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

答案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．apart

C．over D．out

答案B[A项falloff“数量减少，质量下降”；