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2022高考英语3500词汇表达+阅读训练（DAY
27）
目录
内容
Section
A
高频词汇讲解以及短语表达
Section
B
阅读理解+七选五强化训练
Section
C
完型填空综合练习
Section
A
高频词汇讲解以及短语表达
1.billion
n.
十亿；大量
adj.
十亿的
2.
religions
n.
宗教，宗教信仰
3.
physicist
n.
物理学家；唯物论者
4.
theory
n.
理论；原理；学说；推测
常用短语：
in
theory
理论上
basic
theory
基本理论
have
a
theory
about
sth.
观点;见解
gentle
adj.
温和的；文雅的
vt.
使温和，使驯服
n.
蛆，饵
常用短语：
gentle
breeze
微风
gentle
and
soft
温柔
6.
climate
n.
气候；风气；状况；氛围
词语辨析：
weather
一天内具体的天气状况
climate
长期的气候状况
pull
vt.
/vi.
拉；拔；拖
n.
拉，拉绳；拉力，牵引力；拖
常用短语：
pull
out
离开，撤离；拔出；渡过难关；恢复健康；
pull
sth.
on
sb.
在…方面欺骗某人
pull
down
摧毁，推翻；拉下来；使……下跌
pull
up
拔起；停下来；阻止
pull
together
齐心协力
pull
in
进站；吸入；提到警察局
pull
out
of
退出；拉出，取出
pull
off
赢得；脱下；努力实现
pull
on
穿；戴；继续拉
pull
back
拉回；撤回；拉为平手；反悔
pull
through
渡过难关；恢复健康
pull
away
离开；脱身；拉掉
pull
it
off
圆满完成
pull
over
把…开到路边；开到路边；靠岸
push
and
pull
推与拉
pull
apart
撕开；扯断
pull
rod
拉杆；推杆
pull
at
用力拉；大口喝
pull
the
trigger
开枪
pull
into
（车）进站
8.
gravity
n.
重力，地心引力；严重性；庄严
9.
astronomer
n.
天文学家
10.
oxygen
n.
氧气，氧
11.
atom
n.
原子
12.
carbon
n.碳；碳棒；复写纸
adj.
碳的；碳处理的
13.
dioxide
n.
二氧化物
14.
fundamental
adj.
基本的，根本的
n.
基本原理；基本原则
15.
atmosphere
n.
气氛；大气；空气
16.
satellite
n.
卫星；人造卫星；随从；卫星国家
17.
cheer
up
使高兴；高兴起来；使振奋
18.
biologist
n.
生物学家
19.
puzzle
vt.
使…困惑；使…为难；苦思而得出
vi.
迷惑；冥思苦想
n.
谜；难题；迷惑
常用短语：
puzzle
over
努力思考；为…烦恼；苦苦思考
puzzle
out
苦苦思索而弄清楚
puzzle
sb.
使迷惑；使困惑
词语辨析：这组词都有“谜、难题”的意思，区别是：
puzzle
语气较强，指复杂令人费解的情况或问题。
mystery
指常人难以认识其起因或性质的奥秘，或指有意不让人理解的奥妙。
riddle
指供人猜的谜语游戏，也可指终究会有解答的难题。
problem
指有待探讨的疑难问题，也可指令人困惑的情况。
20.
now
that
既然；由于
Section
B
阅读理解强化训练
Passage
1
About
five
weeks
ago,
I
noticed
the
skin
of
our
pet
lizard
was
growing
dusty.
It
worried
me.
I
reported
the
strange
surface
on
the
skin
of
the
lizard
to
my
husband
and
children
the
next
morning.
Seconds
later,
our
lizard
emerged
from
its
tank
with
its
old
skin
flowing
behind
it.
I
didn't
think
about
it
much
until
a
morning
last
week
when
I
knocked
my
favorite
teapot
off
the
table.
It
burst
into
hundreds
of
pieces.
As
I
swept
up
the
mess,
I
wondered
why
we
had
been
breaking
so
many
things
over
the
months.
The
destruction
started
three
months
ago.
It
was
my
husband's
birthday.
He
had
just
lost
his
job.
The
uncertainty
was
starting
to
wear
on
us,
so
I
wanted
to
do
something
special.
“Let's
make
a
cake
for
Dad!”
I
cried.
My
kids
screamed
with
joy.
We
baked,
iced
and
sprinkled
for
most
of
the
day.
Candles
on
the
cake!
Balloons
on
the
walls!
Flowers
on
the
table!
Two
hours
before
my
husband
came
back
home
from
another
job
interview,
my
daughter
climbed
up
to
grab
a
glass
vase
from
a
high
shelf.
It
fell
and
crashed
beside
the
cake.
Tiny
pieces
of
glass
were
everywhere.
She
sobbed
loudly
as
I
threw
the
cake
away.
My
husband
had
banana
pudding
for
his
birthday.
Three
days
ago,
the
light
in
our
living
room
suddenly
went
out.
After
several
frustrating
hours
of
unsuccessful
attempts
to
fix
it,
my
husband
suggested
watching
the
Michael
Jordan
documentary
series
The
Last
Dance.
The
poignancy
of
Jordan
retiring
from
his
beloved
basketball
to
play
baseball
and
what
had
pushed
him
to
make
such
a
tough
decision
took
me
by
surprise.
As
I
watched
him
take
off
his
basketball
uniform
and
replace
it
with
a
baseball
uniform,
I
saw
him
leaving
behind
the
layer
that
no
longer
served
him,
just
as
our
lizard
had.
Neither
of
them
chose
the
moment
that
had
transformed
them.
But
they
had
to
live
with
who
they
were
after
everything
was
different.
Just
like
us.
I
realized
that
we
have
to
learn
to
leave
the
past
behind.
Humans
do
not
shed
skin
as
easily
as
other
animals.
The
beginning
of
change
is
upsetting.
The
process
is
tiring.
Damage
changes
us
before
we
are
ready.
I
see
our
lizard,
raw
and
nearly
new.
Jordan
said
that
no
matter
how
it
ends,
it
starts
with
hope.
With
our
tender,
hopeful
skin,
that
is
where
we
begin.
1．What
can
we
learn
about
the
pet
lizard
from
Paragraph
1?
A．Its
tank
grew
dirty.
B．Its
old
skin
came
off.
C．It
got
a
skin
disease.
D．It
went
missing.
2．Why
did
the
author's
husband
have
banana
pudding
for
his
birthday?
A．The
birthday
cake
was
ruined.
B．The
author
made
good
puddings.
C．Pudding
was
his
favorite
dessert.
D．They
couldn't
afford
a
birthday
cake.
3．Why
does
the
author
mention
The
Last
Dance
in
the
passage?
A．To
prove
a
theory.
B．To
define
a
concept.
C．To
develop
the
theme.
D．To
provide
the
background.
4．The
underlined
part
"leaving
behind
the
layer"
in
Paragraph
8
can
be
understood
as
.
A．letting
go
of
the
past
B．looking
for
a
new
job
C．getting
rid
of
a
bad
habit
D．giving
up
an
opportunity
5．What
does
the
author
most
likely
want
to
tell
us?
A．Love
of
family
helps
us
survive
great
hardships.
B．It's
not
the
end
of
the
world
if
we
break
things.
C．We
should
move
on
no
matter
what
happens.
D．Past
experiences
should
be
treasured.
Passage
2
According
to
Jessica
Hagy,
author
of
How
to
Be
Interesting,
it’s
not
difficult
to
make
yourself
interesting
at
a
dinner
party.
__1___,
if
you’re
out
of
your
comfort
zone
or
if
you’re
wandering
into
somebody’s
house
for
the
first
time.
So
the
main
thing
is
just
to
show
up
and
be
adventurous,
trying
different
foods
and
talking
to
strangers.
People
love
to
talk
about
themselves.
If
you
can
start
the
conversation
with
a
question
other
than
“What
do
you
do
for
a
living?”,
you’ll
be
able
to
get
a
lot
more
interesting
conversation
out
of
whomever
it
is
you’re
talking
to.
___2___,
it
can
bring
in
“I
have
this
old,
broken-down
vehicle”
or
“I
rode
the
bus
with
these
crazy
people
who
were
laughing
at
silly
jokes
in
the
back.”
It
just
opens
up
conversation.
___3___?
If
you
can’t
take
their
wine
away,
you
should
certainly
try
to
take
away
their
soapbox
（讲台）.
If
you’re
the
host,
you
can
ask
them
to
help
you
in
the
kitchen
with
something
and
just
remove
them
from
the
situation.___4___.
And
what
about
that
other
dinner-party
killer:
awkward
silence?
If
you’re
faced
with
an
awkward
silence
at
a
dinner
party,
the
only
thing
that
always
gets
everyone
talking
again
is
to
give
the
host
a
compliment（赞扬）.
___5___.
Just
quickly
turn
around
and
say,
“This
cake
is
extremely
delicious
and
you
have
to
tell
me
all
about
it.”
So
being
interesting
at
a
dinner
party
isn’t
that
hard.
A.
How
do
you
know
the
host
B.
The
first
step
is
to
go
exploring
C.
If
you
ask
the
question
“How
did
you
get
here?”
D.
Be
prepared
to
have
awkward
conversations
with
strangers
E.
Or
turn
the
conversation
into
a
topic
where
they
have
little
to
say
F.
What
about
that
person
who
had
too
much
to
drink
or
won’t
stop
talking
G.
He
or
she
is
the
person
who
is
feeling
the
weight
of
that
awkwardness
the
most
Section
C
完型填空综合练习
After
ten
years
of
working
for
a
Wall
Street
bank,
I
determined
to
make
a
change.
Scanning
advertisements,
I
learned
a
___1___
company
was
to
hire
more
consultants.
With
great
excitement,
I
made
a(
n)
___2___
with
a
branch
president.
It
went
so
well
that
I
was___3___he
would
hire
me
on
the
spot.
___4___
,
he
told
me
to
come
back
for
12
more
___5___
with
his
top
salespeople.
Over
the
next
five
months,
some
of
them
___6___
me
from
working
as
a
consultant
in
finance.
“You
won't
make
it.”
"Eighty
percent
of
newcomers
___7___
within
their
first
year."
The
more
they
attacked
my
___8___
,
the
more
my
stomach
tightened.
I
realized
I
would
have
to
“fake
it
till
I
make
it".
___9___
,
the
last
interview
with
the
president
came.
"You've
got
the
job!”
he
announced,
but
added,
“
On
one
___10___
that
you
must
resign
from
your
former
job,
participate
in
our
training
and
take
an
exam."
I
___11___"
It's
10
questions
long
and
you
must
pass
it
without
one
point
lost
on
the
first
___12___
!"
Attracted
by
this
great
___13___
and
the
courage
I
had
never
had,
I
swallowed
hard
and
said,
“I'll
take
it.”
As
instructed,
I
cut
my
lifeline
to
the
___14___
and
jumped
into
unproven
waters.
After
the
training,
I
took
the
exam
and
when
the
scores
were
displayed,
I
let
out
a
loud
sigh
of
___15___
.
I
made
it!
1.
A.
travelling
B.
commercial
C.
marketing
D.
financial
2.
A.
arrangement
B.
appointment
C.
prediction
D.
decision
3.
A.
skeptical
B.
glad
C.
positive
D.
negative
4.
A.
Thus
B.
Moreover
C.
Then
D.
Instead
5.
A.
programs
B.
designs
C.
interviews
D.
bargains
6.
A.
separeted
B.
discouraged
C.
banned
D.
dismissed
7.
A.
fail
B.
insist
C.
miss
D.
progress
8.
A.
honor
B.
hobby
C.
dream
D.
plan
9.
A.
Gladly
B.
Surprisingly
C.
Unfortunately
D.
Eventually
10.
A.
situation
B.
condition
C.
position
D.
occasion
11.
A.
accepted
B.
smiled
C.
panicked
D.
froze
12.
A.
question
B.
point
C.
try
D.
day
13.
A.
achievement
B.
advertisement
C.
firm
D.
risk
14.
A.
bank
B.
company
C.
school
D.
hospital
15.
A.
belief
B.
relief
C.
sorrow
D.
regret
参考答案
Passage
1
1．细节理解题。根据第一段中“I
reported
the
strange
surface
on
the
skin
of
the
lizard
to
my
husband
and
children
the
next
morning.
Seconds
later,
our
lizard
emerged
from
its
tank
with
its
old
skin
flowing
behind
it.(第二天早上，我向丈夫和孩子们报告了蜥蜴皮肤上奇怪的表面。几秒钟后，我们的蜥蜴从水箱里出来，旧皮肤蜕了下来)”可知，宠物蜥蜴旧的皮肤脱落了。故选B。
2．细节理解题。根据第六段“Two
hours
before
my
husband
came
back
home
from
another
job
interview,
my
daughter
climbed
up
to
grab
a
glass
vase
from
a
high
shelf.
It
fell
and
crashed
beside
the
cake.
Tiny
pieces
of
glass
were
everywhere.
She
sobbed
loudly
as
I
threw
the
cake
away.
My
husband
had
banana
pudding
for
his
birthday.(就在我丈夫参加另一场工作面试回家前两个小时，我女儿爬到一个高高的架子上，抓起一个玻璃花瓶。它掉下来摔碎在蛋糕旁边。到处都是细小的玻璃碎片。我把蛋糕扔掉时，她大声抽泣。我丈夫生日吃了香蕉布丁)”可知，作者的丈夫过生日吃了香蕉布丁是因为生日蛋糕毁了。故选A。
3．推理判断题。根据倒数第三段“The
poignancy
of
Jordan
retiring
from
his
beloved
basketball
to
play
baseball
and
what
had
pushed
him
to
make
such
a
tough
decision
took
me
by
surprise.
As
I
watched
him
take
off
his
basketball
uniform
and
replace
it
with
a
baseball
uniform,
I
saw
him
leaving
behind
the
layer
that
no
longer
served
him,
just
as
our
lizard
had.
Neither
of
them
chose
the
moment
that
had
transformed
them.
But
they
had
to
live
with
who
they
were
after
everything
was
different.
Just
like
us.
I
realized
that
we
have
to
learn
to
leave
the
past
behind.(
Jordan从心爱的篮球退役，转而打棒球，这是多么令人痛心的事情，是什么促使他做出如此艰难的决定，让我感到惊讶。当我看着他脱下篮球服，换上棒球服时，我看到他脱下了那层不再适合他的衣服，就像我们的蜥蜴一样。他们都没有选择那个改变了他们的时刻。但他们必须和自己生活在一起因为一切都变了。就像我们一样。我意识到我们必须学会把过去抛在脑后)”以及最后一段“Jordan
said
that
no
matter
how
it
ends,
it
starts
with
hope.
With
our
tender,
hopeful
skin,
that
is
where
we
begin.(
Jordan说，不管结局如何，都是以希望开始的。用我们柔嫩、充满希望的皮肤，那是我们的起点)”可推知，作者在文章中提到The
Last
Dance是为了展开文章关于放手过去，重新开始的主题。故选C。
4．词义猜测题。根据画线词后文“Neither
of
them
chose
the
moment
that
had
transformed
them.
But
they
had
to
live
with
who
they
were
after
everything
was
different.
Just
like
us.
I
realized
that
we
have
to
learn
to
leave
the
past
behind.(他们都没有选择那个改变了他们的时刻。但他们必须和自己生活在一起因为一切都变了。就像我们一样。我意识到我们必须学会把过去抛在脑后)”可知，作者看着乔丹脱下篮球服，换上棒球服时，意识到看到他放开了过去，把过去抛在脑后了。即画线词意思是“放开过去”。故选A。
5．推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“Humans
do
not
shed
skin
as
easily
as
other
animals.
The
beginning
of
change
is
upsetting.
The
process
is
tiring.
Damage
changes
us
before
we
are
ready.
I
see
our
lizard,
raw
and
nearly
new.(人类不像其他动物那样容易蜕皮。变革的开始令人不安。这个过程很累人。伤害在我们准备好之前就改变了我们。我看到了我们生嫩的、几乎是全新的蜥蜴)”以及最后一段“Jordan
said
that
no
matter
how
it
ends,
it
starts
with
hope.
With
our
tender,
hopeful
skin,
that
is
where
we
begin.(
Jordan说，不管结局如何，都是以希望开始的。用我们柔嫩、充满希望的皮肤，那是我们的起点)”可推知，作者最有可能想告诉我们无论发生什么，我们都应该继续前进。故选C。
Passage
2
【1】根据上文“it’s
not
difficult
to
make
yourself
interesting
at
a
dinner
party
(在晚宴上让自己变得有趣并不难)”可知，下文应主要讲述如何在晚宴上让自己变得有趣。下文“So
the
main
thing
is
just
to
show
up
and
be
adventurous,
trying
different
foods
and
talking
to
strangers.
(所以最主要的事情就是去尝试，去冒险，尝试不同的食物，和陌生人交谈)”可推知，本段主要说明想在晚宴上让自己变得有趣，就要勇于冒险，勇于探索。由此可知，B项“The
first
step
is
to
go
exploring(第一步是去探索)”承上启下，符合题意。故选B项。
【2】根据下文“it
can
bring
in
“I
have
this
old,
broken-down
vehicle”
or
“I
rode
the
bus
with
these
crazy
people
who
were
laughing
at
silly
jokes
in
the
back.”
It
just
opens
up
conversation.
(它可以带入“我有这辆破旧的车”或“我和那些在后面嘲笑愚蠢笑话的疯子一起乘坐公共汽车。”它只是打开了对话)”可知，设空处应该是提了一个不太好的问题，只是开始交流，但并不会给人留下有趣的印象。由此可知，C项“If
you
ask
the
question
“How
did
you
get
here?”(如果你问“你是怎么到这里来的？”这个问题)”能够承接下文，符合题意。故选C项。
【3】根据下文“If
you
can’t
take
their
wine
away,
you
should
certainly
try
to
take
away
their
soapbox.
If
you’re
the
host,
you
can
ask
them
to
help
you
in
the
kitchen
with
something
and
just
remove
them
from
the
situation.
(如果你不能拿走他们的酒，你当然应该让他们离开讲话的地方。如果你是主人，你可以让他们到厨房帮你做点什么，只是为了让他们摆脱那种情景)”可知，此处指出了一个问题的解决办法。由此推知，设空处提到了一个棘手的问题。F项“What
about
the
person
who
has
had
too
much
to
drink
or
won’t
stop
talking(喝太多酒或一直说个不停的人怎么办)”正是提出的问题，引出下文的解决办法，符合题意。故选F项。
【4】根据上文“If
you
can’t
take
their
wine
away,
you
should
certainly
try
to
take
away
their
soapbox
(讲台).
If
you’re
the
host,
you
can
ask
them
to
help
you
in
the
kitchen
with
something
and
just
remove
them
from
the
situation.
(如果你不能拿走他们的酒，你当然应该让他们离开讲话的地方。如果你是主人，你可以让他们到厨房帮你做点什么，只是为了让他们摆脱那种情景)”可知，本段主要是为解决“喝太多酒或一直说个不停”这个问题提供方法。由此可知，E项“Or
turn
the
conversation
into
a
topic
where
they
have
little
to
say(或者把谈话变成他们没什么可说的话题)”是提出的另一个解决办法，承接上文，符合题意。故选E项。
【5】根据上文“If
you’re
faced
with
an
awkward
silence
at
a
dinner
party,
the
only
thing
that
always
gets
everyone
talking
again
is
to
give
the
host
a
compliment.(如果你在晚宴上遭遇了尴尬的沉默，唯一能让大家再次交谈的方法就是赞美主人)”可知，此处指出赞美主人可以缓解尴尬的沉默，设空处承上启下，下文“This
cake
is
extremely
delicious
and
you
have
to
tell
me
all
about
it.(这蛋糕特别好吃，你得告诉我它的一切)”对主人进行了赞美。由此可知，宴会上出现尴尬的沉默时，最尴尬的就是主人，所以需要赞美主人来缓解尴尬。G项“He
or
she
is
the
person
who
is
feeling
the
weight
of
that
awkwardness
the
most(他或她是最能感受到那种尴尬的人)”承上启下，符合题意。故选G项
Passage
3
【1题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：通过浏览广告，我了解到一家金融公司要招聘更多的顾问。A.
travelling旅行的；B.
commercial商业的；C.
marketing促销的；D.
financial金融的。根据下文第二段第一句“Over
the
next
five
months,
some
of
them
　6　
me
from
working
as
a
consultant
in
finance.”可知，此处指“金融顾问”。故选D项。
【2题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：怀着极大的兴奋，我与分公司总裁约好了见面。A.
arrangement安排；B.
appointment约定；C.
prediction预报，预测；D.
decision决定。根据句意可知，作者有意去面试，所以与分公司总裁进行了预约。故选B项。
【3题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：那天，一切都很顺利，我确信他会当场雇佣我。A.
skeptical怀疑的；B.
glad高兴的；C.
positive肯定的，积极的；D.
negative否定的，消极的。根据空前“it
went
so
well（一切进行得很顺利）”可知，作者自信会被录用。故选C项。
【4题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：相反，他让我再去参加12次他的顶级销售人员的面试！A.
Thus因此，这样；B.
Moreover而且；C.
Then然后；D.
Instead反而。根据句意及结合上一句内容“It
went
so
well
that
I
was　3　he
would
hire
me
on
the
spot.
”可知，前后意思进行了反转。故选D项。
【5题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：相反，他让我再去参加12次他的顶级销售人员的面试！A.
programs程序，节目；B.
designs设计；C.
interviews面试，采访；D.
bargains交易，便宜货。根据空后的“salespeople”以及第三段第一句“　　9　　
,
the
last
interview
with
the
president
came.”可知，作者接受的是12次面试。故选C项。
【6题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在接下来的五个月里，他们每个人都劝我不要做金融顾问。A.
separated分开；B.
discouraged劝阻；C.
banned禁止；D.
dismissed开除。根据后文“You
won't
make
it.(“你不会成功的。”)”
可知，一些人不看好作者能获得这份工作。故选B项。
【7题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：“80%的新人在第一年就失败了”。A.
fail失败；B.
insist坚持；C.
miss错过，想念；D.
progress进步。根据空前“You
won’t
make
it.(“你不会成功的。”)”
可知，面试官们依然继续打击作者，认为作者会失败。故选A项。
【8题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：后来，他把她推荐给了别人，最终一家旅行社注意到了她。A.
honor荣誉；B.
hobby爱好；C.
dream梦想；D.
plan计划。根据第一段第一句“After
ten
years
of
working
for
a
Wall
Street
bank,
I
determined
to
make
a
change.（在一家华尔街银行工作了十年之后，我决定做出改变。）”可知，做金融顾问是作者的愿望，是他的梦想。故选C项。
【9题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：终于，总统的最后一次面试来了。A.
Gladly高兴地；B.
Surprisingly惊人地；C.
Unfortunately不幸地；D.
Eventually最终。根据空后的“the
last
interview（最后一次面试）”可知，这是12次面试的最后一次，应该用Eventually表示最终。故选D项。
【10题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：你被录用了!”他宣布，但又补充道，“有一个条件，你必须辞去原来的工作，参加我们的培训并参加考试。”
A.
situation处境；B.
condition条件；C.
position位置，职位；D.
occasion时机，场合。根据本句“
On
one
　　10　　
that
you
must
resign
from
your
former
job”可知，面试官告诉作者只有一种条件就是让他辞去之前的工作才能被录用。故选B项。
【11题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：“这道题有10道，一次必须通过，不得掉一分!”
A.
accepted接受；B.
smiled微笑；C.
panicked恐慌；D.
froze冻住，惊呆。根据空前一句“On
one
　　10　　
that
you
must
resign
from
your
former
job,
participate
in
our
training
and
take
an
exam.”及空后“It's
10
questions
long
and
you
must
pass
it
without
one
point
lost
on
the
first
　　12　　
!”可知，作者在这里听到面试官这么多要求后惊呆了。故选D项。
【12题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我愣住了:“这道题有10道，一次必须通过，不得掉一分!”
A.
question问题；B.
point点，分数；C.
try尝试；D.
day天。根据本句内容“It's
10
questions
long
and
you
must
pass
it
without
one
point
lost
on
the
first
　　12　　
!”可知，面试官要求作者10题一次性做对。故选C项。
【13题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。这个巨大的冒险和我从未有过的勇气吸引了我，我用力咽了咽，说:“我接受。”A.
achievement成就；B.
advertisement广告；C.
firm公司；D.
risk风险。根据空后内容“I
swallowed
hard
and
said,
“I'll
take
it.”（我用力咽了咽，说：“我接受。）”可知，作者第一次尝试考试，就要全部通过，接受面试官的这种挑战，无疑是一种冒险。故选D项。
【14题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：按照指示，我切断了通往银行的生命线，跳进了未经证实的水域。A.
bank银行；B.
company公司；C.
school学校；D.
hospital医院。根据第一段第一句“After
ten
years
of
working
for
a
Wall
Street
bank,
I
determined
to
make
a
change.（在一家华尔街银行工作了十年之后，我决定做出改变。）”可知，作者听从了面试官的建议，决定辞去原来银行的工作。故选A项。
【15题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：训练结束后，我参加了考试，当分数显示出来时，我松了一口气。
A.
belief信念；B.
relief救济，安慰；C.
sorrow悲伤；D.
regret后悔，遗憾。根据空后“I
made
it!（我成功了！）”可知，作者顺利通过了训练，所以心情放松了。故选B项。