考研《英语一》磴口县2023年深度自测卷含解析.doc

考研《英语一》磴口县2023年深度自测卷 Section I Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points) 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 1 on their way to impressive careers. By society’s 2 , 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 3 drink at their cheap but friendly local bar, shook hands with longtime roommates, and 4 out of small apartments into high buildings. They made reservations at restaurants where the cost of a bottle of wine 5 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 6 that despite their success, they aren’t happy. Some 7 of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eight-hour workweeks devoted to tasks they 8 . Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and 9 . However, instead of devoting themselves to their work, they find themselves working to support the 10 to which they have so quickly become 11 . People often speak of trying a more satisfying path, and 12 in the end the idea of leaving their jobs to work for something they 13 or finding a position that would give them more time with their families almost always leads them to the same conclusion: it’s 14 . They have loans, bills, a mortgage (抵押贷款) to 15 , retirement to save for. They recognize there’s something 16 in their lives, but it’s 17 to step off the track. In a society that tends to 18 everything in terms of dollars and cents, we learn from a young age to consider the costs of our