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2．I used to believe in the American Dream，which meant a job，a mortgage （按揭），credit cards，success．I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else，all of us （36）A  chasing the same thing．
One year，through a series of unhappy events，it all fell（37）B．I found myself homeless and alone．I had my truck and $56．I （38）Dthe countryside for some place I could rent for the （39）D  possible amount．I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road （40）C  the Potomac River in West Virginia．It was （41）B，full of broken glass and rubbish．I found the owner，rented it，and （42）Ca corner to camp in．
The locals knew nothing about me，（43）Aslowly，they started teaching me the  （44）Dof being a neighbor．They dropped off blankets，candles，and tools，and began （45）Aaround to chat．They started to teach me a belief in a （46）CAmerican Dream-not the one of individual achievement but of （47）A．
What I had believed in，all those things I thought were （48）Dfor a civilized life，were nonexistent in this place．（49）A  on the mountain，my most valuable possessions were my （50）Bwith my neighbors．
Four years later，I moved back into （51）C．I saw many people were having a really hard time，（52）Btheir jobs and homes．I managed to rent a big enough house to （53）Ca handful of people．There are four of us now in the house，but over time I've had nine people come in and move on to other places．We'd all be in （54）Bif we hadn't banded together．
The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one．It's not so much about what I can get for myself； it's about （55）D  we can all get by together．

36．A．separately	B．equally	C．violently	D．naturally
37．A．off	B．apart	C．over	D．out
38．A．crossed	B．left	C．toured	D．searched
39．A．fullest	B．largest	C．fairest	D．cheapest
40．A．at	B．through	C．over	D．round
41．A．occupied	B．abandoned	C．emptied	D．robbed
42．A．turned	B．approached	C．cleared	D．cut
43．A．but	B．although	C．otherwise	D．for
44．A．benefit	B．lesson	C．nature	D．art
45．A．sticking	B．looking	C．swinging	D．turning
46．A．wild	B．real	C．different	D．remote
47．A．neighborliness	B．happiness	C．friendliness	D．kindness
48．A．unique	B．expensive	C．rare	D．necessary
49．A．Up	B．Down	C．Deep	D．Along
50．A．cooperation	B．relationships	C．satisfaction	D．appointments
51．A．reality	B．society	C．town	D．life
52．A．creating	B．losing	C．quitting	D．offering
53．A．put in	B．turn in	C．take in	D．get in
54．A．yards	B．shelters	C．camps	D．cottages
55．A．when	B．what	C．whether	D．how．

Answer 1

分析 本文是一篇記敘文，在困境中來到鄉(xiāng)下，在鄰里之間的幫助下，我的思想轉變了：美國夢是一個共享的夢．

解答 36．A　考查副詞的詞義辨析．所有的人都各自地追逐著同樣的東西．separately各自地，分別地，符合題意．而equally平等地，violently猛烈地，暴力地，naturally自然地，皆不合題意．
37．B　 動詞短語辨析．由不好的事及下文我獨自一人無家可歸，可知一切都失敗了．fall apart崩潰，失敗，符合題意．
38．D　動詞詞義辨析．我在鄉(xiāng)下搜索尋找一個可以租的地方．search…for…搜索某一范圍找某個東西，符合題意．
39．D　形容詞詞義辨析．由上文我只有56美元，可知是找一個最便宜的出租地，故選D項．
40．C　考查上下文理解與推測．在河流的上方用over．
41．B　考查上下文理解與推測，充滿破玻璃和垃圾，可知是一個廢棄的地方．abandoned 廢棄的，遺棄的，符合題意．occupied忙碌的，被占的．
42．C　由上文房子充滿破玻璃和垃圾，所以，要先清理出一個角落才能入�。甤lear清理，符合題意．
43．A　上句當?shù)厝瞬徽J識我，下句他們開始教給我，之間是轉折關系，用but連接兩個并列分句．
44．D　由下文"鄰居們放下毯子，蠟燭，工具"等等，可知這是作鄰居的藝術，故選D項．
45．A　鄰居們放下東西，停下來聊天．stick around停留，逗留，符合題意．
46．C　考查上下文理解與推測．由下文"不是個人的成就，而是…"與我原本以為的完全不同，故選C項．
47．A　考查上下文理解與推測．由上文可知，作者感動的是鄰里之間的和睦關系，故選A項．neighborliness睦鄰，親近，和睦，符合題意．
48．D　原本我認為對于城市生活必需的東西，故選D項．
49．A　由上文信息他的房子是在four miles up a winding mountain road可知這里的人們是住在山上，故選A項．
50．B　由上文12空處，可以看出，我最珍貴的財產就是我與鄰居們的關系．故選B項．
51．C　考查上下文理解與推測．由move back搬回，可知又回到鎮(zhèn)上，故選C項．
52．B　由下文我租了房子給人住，可以知道很多人失去了工作和房子，選losing．
53．C　我租了足夠大的房子收留一些人，take in收留，留宿，符合題意．put in輸入，turn in上交，get in收割，皆不合題意．
54．B　如果我們不聯(lián)合起來，我們全都要住在收容所里．shelter收留所，遮蔽處，符合題意．
55．D　about后面的從句不缺主語、賓語、表語，因此不選what；也沒有是否（whether）的意思；也沒涉及時間（when）問題，因此只能選how．

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