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Albert Einstein said, "In the middle of every difficulty lies op?portunity."Once discovered,such opportunities are like valuable dia?monds 1       in the sand.

Several years ago I 2        at church about how we are surroun?ded by "diamonds" , 3        we could recognize them. A man stopped by to see me. I4      him as somebody who had suffered through a painful divorce and was exam?ining his life's priorities (最重要的事) .I saw his hand containing a small,plastic precious 5       .

"I stepped on this precious stone when I was leaving 6        last Sunday," he explained.

  "It found its 7        in the sole (鞋底) of my shoe. You had talked about recog?nizing 8       一diamonds. I put the plastic stone in my pocket to remind me to look for those diamonds that I 9      .”

 "I have been trying to sgll my business," he 10       . "On Monday morning,a man stopped by who seemed 11        in purchasing some of my stock (庫存) .I thought,here's my 12       . Don't let it get away!I sold the entire stock to him by noon."

"Now," he said with a 13       ，"my next diamond is to find a new job!"Soon afterwards,he did find a new and better job. He was 14        to keep his gem stone with him from then on as a 15       to look for diamonds as he digs through the difficulties of life.

  Richard DeVos is 16        when he points out, "This is an exciting world. It is 17        with opportunities. Great moments wait around every corner."

Those 18       are diamonds that,if left unrecognized,will be 19        lost.

  Are you looking for diamonds every day? If not,you may 20        pass them by!Perhaps there is a diamond of opportunity hidden in that difficulty you're expe?riencing now.

1. A. planted   B. mixed   C. stored   D. hidden

2. A. spoke   B. waited   C. begged   D. listened

3. A. as   B. until   C. if   D. though

4. A. considered   B. remembered   C. respected   D. treated

5. A. record   B. album   C. fan   D. stone

6. A. church   B. shop   C. office   D. school

7. A. value   B. use   C. way   D. home

8. A. difficulties   B. opportunities   C. enemies   D. problems

9. A. exchange   B. buy   C. miss   D. need

10. A. continued   B. hesitated   C. nodded   D. whispered

11. A. experienced   B. concerned   C. interested   D. absorbed

12. A. luck   B. diamond   C. bargain   D. check

13. A. worry   B. sigh   C. tear   D. smile

14. A. determined   B. excited   C. prepared   D. encouraged

15. A. sign   B. lesson   C. reminder   D. memory

16. A. honest   B. right   C. wrong   D. clever

17. A. equipped   B. faced   C. covered   D. packed

18. A. moments   B. dreams   C. plans   D. chances

19. A. often   B. yet   C. forever   D. still

20. A. slightly   B. easily   C. immediately   D. suddenly

Answer 1

[文章大意]常言道，機(jī)會總是留給有準(zhǔn)備的人。只要我們時刻留心，那么即使在生活中最困難的時刻，我們也會發(fā)現(xiàn)處處都有機(jī)會。

1. D愛因斯坦說，每個困難中都隱藏著機(jī)會。機(jī)會就像是隱藏(hide) 在沙子里的寶貴的鉆石。

plant種植;mix混合;cov?er覆蓋。

2. A根據(jù)下文的"…about how we are surrounded by ' diamonds”"可知，"我"是在教堂中發(fā)表講話。

speak講話;wait 等待;beg乞討;listen聽。

3. C if引導(dǎo)條件狀語從句。如果我們能夠發(fā)現(xiàn)的話，我們會意識到生活中處處都有鉆石。

4. B下文中"…somebody who had suffered through a painful divorce and was examining his life's…”是對該男子的描述。由此可知選   B. consider考慮;remember記得;respect尊敬; treat對待。

5. D 從下文'"I stepped on this precious stone..."，可以找到提示。

6. A根據(jù)常識和last Sunday的提示可知，這個男人禮拜天是來教堂做禮拜的。因此，他在上個周末離開教堂(church) 的時候，踩到了這顆寶石。

shop商店;office辦公室;school 學(xué)校。

7. C find one's way意為"設(shè)法到達(dá)"。這個人在鞋底下發(fā)現(xiàn)了這顆寶石。

value價值;use用途;home家。

8. B此處呼應(yīng)第一段中"Once discovered,such opportunities are like valuable diamonds ...”，生活中的機(jī)遇(opportunity)

就像是寶石一樣等待人們?nèi)グl(fā)現(xiàn)。

9. D這個男子把這顆塑料寶石放在口袋里，提醒自己要時刻尋找自己需要的寶石。

need需要;exchange交換;buy買; miss錯過。

10. A根據(jù)下文可知，這個人繼續(xù)(continue) 講述他的經(jīng)歷。

hesitate猶豫;nod點(diǎn)頭;whisper低聲說。

11. C從下文的'"I sold the entire stock to him by noon.'"可知，這個人后來買下了存貨，所以之前才會顯示出對庫存的商品很有興趣。

12. B 由上文"I have been trying to sell my business...”可知這個人一直想要賣出自己的存貨，看到有人感興趣，便決定要抓住機(jī)會。下文"…'my next diamond is to find a new job!'"有提示。

luck好運(yùn);bargain交易;check支票。

13. D上文中說，這個人成功地銷售了全部的存貨。由此可推斷，在談話時，他面帶微笑(smile) , worry擔(dān)憂;sigh嘆氣;tear眼淚。

14. A be determined to do sth決定做某事。后來，這個人真的找到了一份新的工作，因此他決定一直帶著這顆寶石來提醒自己。

excited激動的;prepared做好準(zhǔn)備的;encouraged 受到鼓勵的。

15. C該男子決定把這顆寶石裝在口袋里，作為一個提醒物(reminder) ,提醒他即使在生活中困難的時候，他也要不斷尋找機(jī)遇。

sign符號，記號，手勢；lesson功課，教訓(xùn);mem?ory記憶。

16. B作者認(rèn)同Richard DeVos說的話，認(rèn)為他是正確的(right) 。

honest誠實(shí)的;wrong錯誤的;clever聰明的。此處是作者引用Richard DeVos的話來證明自己的觀點(diǎn)。

17. D 下文"Great moments wait around every corner."說明，每個角落里都隱藏著巨大的時機(jī)，因此，世界充滿了機(jī)遇。

be equipped with裝備有;be faced with面對;be covered with被…一覆蓋;be packed with擠滿，塞滿。此處強(qiáng)調(diào)機(jī)遇的無處不在。

18. A上文"Great moments wait around every corner."有提示，這些時刻(moment) 就好像是鉆石。

dream夢想;plan計劃;chance機(jī)會。

19. C如果一直沒有被發(fā)現(xiàn)，機(jī)會就會永遠(yuǎn)(forever) 失去。此處強(qiáng)調(diào)把握機(jī)會的重要性。often經(jīng)常;yet然而，但是;still 仍然。

20. B我們?nèi)绻�不仔�?xì)尋找，那么就很容易(easily) 錯過機(jī)遇。slightly略微，微;immediately立刻地;suddenly突然地。