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 chasing the same thing.
One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell 37 . I found myself homeless and alone. I had my truck and $56. I 38 the countryside for some place I could rent for the 39 possible amount. I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road 40 the Potomac River in West Virginia. It was 41 , full of broken glass and rubbish. I found the owner, rented it, and 42 a corner to camp in.
The locals knew nothing about me, 43 slowly, they started teaching me the 44 of being a neighbor. They dropped off blankets, candles, and tools, and began 45 around to chat. They started to teach me a belief in a 46 American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of 47 .
What I had believed in, all those things I thought were 48 for a civilized life, were nonexistent in this place. 49 on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my 50 with my neighbors.
Four years later, I moved back into 51 . I saw many people were having a really hard time, 52 their jobs and homes. I managed to rent a big enough house to 53 a 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 if 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 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
[定文體抓主旨]：本文是一篇夾敘夾議的散文。本文主題圍繞作者對于美國夢的認識變化而展開。首先講述了作者曾經(jīng)以為美國夢就是追求個人的成功；后來，在遭遇一系列不幸后，作者在鄉(xiāng)村生活四年的經(jīng)歷和感受使得作者對美國夢的有了新的認識和深刻感悟，也就是如何實現(xiàn)大家共同的成功。
本篇難度：中等。
[篇章結構]：
| 段落 | 關鍵詞 | 大意推測 |
| 第一部分（para.1） | used to believe in the American Dream, which meant…,chasing | 作者過去對美國夢的理解就是個人的成功。 |
| 第二部分（para.2--5） | unhappy events, fell apart, countryside, a shabby house, the art of being a neighbor, a belief, a different American Dream, a civilized life, nonexistent, valuable possessions, relationships, moved back, managed, in shelters | 在經(jīng)歷了一系列不幸后，作者曾經(jīng)的美國夢破碎；然而，在鄉(xiāng)村與鄰居們相處四年的經(jīng)歷使得作者對美國夢有了新的感悟。 |
| 第三部分（para. 6） | a shared one, It’s not so much about what I can get for myself, it’s about how we can all get by together. | 作者對美國夢的全新認識：美國夢不是僅僅實現(xiàn)個人的成功，而是關于我們如何通過共同奮斗都能獲得成功。 |
[解析]：
36．A。結合文章主旨和上文語境。由此句 “I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else.”作者過去曾經(jīng)堅信的美國夢就是大家都在共同的追求中實現(xiàn)個人的成功。separately單獨地，個別地；equally相等地；平等地；
37．B。根據(jù)語境和固定短語。由第二段 “a series of unhappy events”，一系列的不幸使得作者的夢想破碎。fall apart崩潰，破碎；fall off 減少；跌落；變壞；fall over被…絆倒；意外地從…上跌落；fall out爭吵；結果；解散；
38．D。語義和詞組搭配。在窮困潦倒時，作者只得到鄉(xiāng)村找個便宜的居所，此處搭配為search…for…其余均不符。
39．D。語境和語義。“I had my truck and $56”，因為作者已經(jīng)到了幾乎身無分文的地步，帶著身上僅有的56美元，作者只能租下最便宜的花費的住所（some place I could rent）。
40． C。根據(jù)句意和搭配。作者找到了可以租賃的一個破舊房子，不過要沿著橫跨波托馬克河的蜿蜒山路向上行走4英里。”a winding mountain road”橫跨 “the Potomac River”，over在…上面,由一邊到另一邊，其余均不符。
41．B。由上下文信息和詞義。 “a shabby house”這是一個破舊的房子，“full of broken glass and rubbish”到處都是破碎的玻璃碎片和垃圾，所以看出這里早已被遺棄多時，occupied已占用的，在使用的；abandoned被放棄的，被遺棄的 ,其余兩項被清空的和被搶劫的語境不符。
42．C。把握上文語境。作者找到房主租下房子后，“to camp in”必須先進行清理才能住宿，所以作者先清理了房主的一個角落。clear 掃除，使干凈；approach接近，走近，靠近; turn旋轉；使改變方向；cut剪切；切成。這三項與語境不符。
43．A。根據(jù)語句間的邏輯關系。盡管當?shù)厝藢ξ沂且粺o所知，但是，他們卻教我與鄰居相處的藝術。很顯然是一種轉折關系。although盡管；雖然位置應該放在 “The locals knew nothing about me”之前。otherwise否則，不然；for因為，由于。它們都不符合。
44．D。根據(jù)句意和詞匯。鄰居們教作者應該如何與鄰居們相處的藝術。art藝術，技巧；benefit利益，好處；lesson教訓，訓誡；nature自然；天性；天理；后三項與語境不符。
45．A。根據(jù)句意和詞組。“to chat” 鄰居們開始停留下來與作者聊天。stick around逗留，停留；look around騁目四顧；四顧；swing around使轉過；turn around使）轉身；（使）好轉；改變意見。
46．C。 根據(jù)上下文語境解題。文章第一段講到了“the American Dream，which meant a job, a mortgage (按揭), credit cards, success”，空格后提示“not the one of individual achievement”，可知這是一個不同的（different）American Dream。
47．A。 根據(jù)上下文語境解題。本段前面講到鄰居們教他做鄰居的藝術，給他提供了很多幫助，由此可知選neighborliness友善，睦鄰友好。其余三項分別意為：幸福；友好，親切；仁慈，好意。neighborliness側重指鄰里關系。
48．D。根據(jù)上下文語境解題。根據(jù)第一段所描述的美國夢的內容“a job, a mortgage (按揭), credit cards, success”，可知作者原來認為這些東西是文明生活必須的（necessary）。其余三項分別意為：野生的，野蠻的，狂野的；真實的；偏僻的，遙遠的，均不符合語境。
49. A。根據(jù)上文提示和語法知識解題。由第二段中“I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road”可知房子在山上，可知選up。
50．D。根據(jù)上下文語境解題。句意：在這個山上，我最珍貴的財產是我和鄰居們的關系（relationships）。其余三項分別意為：合作；滿意；約會，均不符合語境。
51．C。 根據(jù)上下文語境解題。根據(jù)第二段的“I _38_the countryside for some place”可知作者到鄉(xiāng)村找地方租住，現(xiàn)在是“I moved back into”，當然是搬回到城里（town）了。其余三項分別意為：現(xiàn)實；社會；生活，均不符合語境。
52．B。根據(jù)句內邏輯關系解題。前面說“many people were having a really hard time”，許多人正過著相當艱難的生活，可知是失去（losing）了工作和家。creating:創(chuàng)造；offering：提供，明顯不符合語境；quitting只能和jobs搭配，不能和homes搭配。
53．C。根據(jù)語法知識解題。本題考查動詞詞組含義。四個選項分別意為：放進，提交，申請；上交，拐入，告發(fā)；讓…進入，接受，理解，吸入，欺騙；進入，到達，收獲，被錄取。此處說作者設法租了一個足夠大的房子來讓一些人住進來，因此選C。get in是主動進入，不符合語境。
54．B。 根據(jù)上文語境和語法知識解題。此處說：如果我們不團結在一起，我們都會流落到住收容所（shelters）的地步。其余三項分別意為：庭院；帳篷；小屋，村舍，均不符合語境。
55．D。 根據(jù)語法知識和語境解題。句意：美國夢不是關于我能為自己得到什么，而是關于我們所有人如何能夠一起度過難關。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；也沒有涉及時間問題（when），因此只能選how.
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