America’s Internet is faster than ever before, but people still complain about their Internet being too slow. New York’s Attorney General’s office (26)_____ an investigation in the fall into whether or not Verizon, Cableevision and Time Warner are delivering broadband that’s as fast as the providers (27)_____ it is. Earlier this month, the office asked for public’s help to measure their speed results, saying consumers (28)_____ to get the speeds they were promised. “Too many of us may be paying for one thing, and getting another,” the Attorney General said. If the investigation uncovers anything, it wouldn’t be the first time a telecom provider got into (29)_____ over the broadband speeds it promised and delivered customers. Back in June, the Federal Communication Commission fined AT&T $100 million over (30)_____ that the carrier secretly reduced wireless speeds after customers consumed a certain amount of (31)_____. Even when they stay on the right side of the law, Internet providers arouse customers’ anger over bandwidth speed and cost. Just this week, an investigation found that media and telecom giant Comcast is the most (32)_____ provider. Over 10 months, Comcast received nearly 12,000 customer complaints, many (33)_____ to its monthly data cap and overage ( 超过额度的 ) charges. Some Americans are getting so (34)_____ with Internet providers they’re just giving up. A recent study found that the number of Americans with high-speed Internet at home today (35)_____ fell during the last two years, and 15% of people now consider themselves to be “cord-cutters. ”
1、 (1)
A launched
B hated
C deserved
D communicating
E times
F trouble
G complain
H usually
I actually
J data
K relating
L claim
M accusations
N frustrated
O worried
答案解析：
名词：accusations (-s) 控诉； claim 声称，控告； data 数据； times (-s) 次数，时代； trouble 麻烦
解析：动词辨析题。空格前是名词 office，空格后是 an investigaion，空格处应填入动词，并且可以做句子的谓语成分。备选项有claim（声称、控告），complain（抱怨），deserved（应得、值得），hated（憎恨、讨厌），launched（发动、开展）。根据空格后的名词 investigation，应填入launched。
27. claim
解析：动词辨析题。空格前是 providers，空格后是 it is，空格处应填入动词，并且做句子谓语成分。备选项有claim（声称、控告），complain（抱怨），deserved（应得、值得），hated（憎恨、讨厌）。根据语义，供应商应该是宣称他们的宽带快，因此应填入claim。
28. deserved
解析：动词辨析题。空格前是 consumers，空格后是 to get the speeds，空格处应填入动词并且做句子的谓语成分。备选项有 complain（抱怨），deserved（应得、值得），hated（憎恨、讨厌）。由空格后的 to get the speed，确定空格处填入 deserved。
29. trouble
解析：名词辨析题。空格前是介词 into，空格后是介词 over，应填入名词。备选项有accusations（控诉），data （数据），times（次数、时代），trouble（麻烦）。根据语义，get into 后面常搭配的名词是 trouble，表示“陷入麻烦”。
解析：动词辨析题。空格前是名词 office，空格后是 an investigaion，空格处应填入动词，并且可以做句子的谓语成分。备选项有claim（声称、控告），complain（抱怨），deserved（应得、值得），hated（憎恨、讨厌），launched（发动、开展）。根据空格后的名词 investigation，应填入launched。
27. claim
解析：动词辨析题。空格前是 providers，空格后是 it is，空格处应填入动词，并且做句子谓语成分。备选项有claim（声称、控告），complain（抱怨），deserved（应得、值得），hated（憎恨、讨厌）。根据语义，供应商应该是宣称他们的宽带快，因此应填入claim。
28. deserved
解析：动词辨析题。空格前是 consumers，空格后是 to get the speeds，空格处应填入动词并且做句子的谓语成分。备选项有 complain（抱怨），deserved（应得、值得），hated（憎恨、讨厌）。由空格后的 to get the speed，确定空格处填入 deserved。
29. trouble
解析：名词辨析题。空格前是介词 into，空格后是介词 over，应填入名词。备选项有accusations（控诉），data （数据），times（次数、时代），trouble（麻烦）。根据语义，get into 后面常搭配的名词是 trouble，表示“陷入麻烦”。
解析：动词辨析题。空格前是名词 office，空格后是 an investigaion，空格处应填入动词，并且可以做句子的谓语成分。备选项有claim（声称、控告），complain（抱怨），deserved（应得、值得），hated（憎恨、讨厌），launched（发动、开展）。根据空格后的名词 investigation，应填入launched。
27. claim
解析：动词辨析题。空格前是 providers，空格后是 it is，空格处应填入动词，并且做句子谓语成分。备选项有claim（声称、控告），complain（抱怨），deserved（应得、值得），hated（憎恨、讨厌）。根据语义，供应商应该是宣称他们的宽带快，因此应填入claim。
28. deserved
解析：动词辨析题。空格前是 consumers，空格后是 to get the speeds，空格处应填入动词并且做句子的谓语成分。备选项有 complain（抱怨），deserved（应得、值得），hated（憎恨、讨厌）。由空格后的 to get the speed，确定空格处填入 deserved。
29. trouble
解析：名词辨析题。空格前是介词 into，空格后是介词 over，应填入名词。备选项有accusations（控诉），data （数据），times（次数、时代），trouble（麻烦）。根据语义，get into 后面常搭配的名词是 trouble，表示“陷入麻烦”。
解析：动词辨析题。空格前是名词 office，空格后是 an investigaion，空格处应填入动词，并且可以做句子的谓语成分。备选项有claim（声称、控告），complain（抱怨），deserved（应得、值得），hated（憎恨、讨厌），launched（发动、开展）。根据空格后的名词 investigation，应填入launched。
27. claim
解析：动词辨析题。空格前是 providers，空格后是 it is，空格处应填入动词，并且做句子谓语成分。备选项有claim（声称、控告），complain（抱怨），deserved（应得、值得），hated（憎恨、讨厌）。根据语义，供应商应该是宣称他们的宽带快，因此应填入claim。
28. deserved
解析：动词辨析题。空格前是 consumers，空格后是 to get the speeds，空格处应填入动词并且做句子的谓语成分。备选项有 complain（抱怨），deserved（应得、值得），hated（憎恨、讨厌）。由空格后的 to get the speed，确定空格处填入 deserved。
29. trouble
解析：名词辨析题。空格前是介词 into，空格后是介词 over，应填入名词。备选项有accusations（控诉），data （数据），times（次数、时代），trouble（麻烦）。根据语义，get into 后面常搭配的名词是 trouble，表示“陷入麻烦”。
解析：动词辨析题。空格前是名词 office，空格后是 an investigaion，空格处应填入动词，并且可以做句子的谓语成分。备选项有claim（声称、控告），complain（抱怨），deserved（应得、值得），hated（憎恨、讨厌），launched（发动、开展）。根据空格后的名词 investigation，应填入launched。
27. claim
解析：动词辨析题。空格前是 providers，空格后是 it is，空格处应填入动词，并且做句子谓语成分。备选项有claim（声称、控告），complain（抱怨），deserved（应得、值得），hated（憎恨、讨厌）。根据语义，供应商应该是宣称他们的宽带快，因此应填入claim。
28. deserved
解析：动词辨析题。空格前是 consumers，空格后是 to get the speeds，空格处应填入动词并且做句子的谓语成分。备选项有 complain（抱怨），deserved（应得、值得），hated（憎恨、讨厌）。由空格后的 to get the speed，确定空格处填入 deserved。
29. trouble
解析：名词辨析题。空格前是介词 into，空格后是介词 over，应填入名词。备选项有accusations（控诉），data （数据），times（次数、时代），trouble（麻烦）。根据语义，get into 后面常搭配的名词是 trouble，表示“陷入麻烦”。
解析：动词辨析题。空格前是名词 office，空格后是 an investigaion，空格处应填入动词，并且可以做句子的谓语成分。备选项有claim（声称、控告），complain（抱怨），deserved（应得、值得），hated（憎恨、讨厌），launched（发动、开展）。根据空格后的名词 investigation，应填入launched。
27. claim
解析：动词辨析题。空格前是 providers，空格后是 it is，空格处应填入动词，并且做句子谓语成分。备选项有claim（声称、控告），complain（抱怨），deserved（应得、值得），hated（憎恨、讨厌）。根据语义，供应商应该是宣称他们的宽带快，因此应填入claim。
28. deserved
解析：动词辨析题。空格前是 consumers，空格后是 to get the speeds，空格处应填入动词并且做句子的谓语成分。备选项有 complain（抱怨），deserved（应得、值得），hated（憎恨、讨厌）。由空格后的 to get the speed，确定空格处填入 deserved。
29. trouble
解析：名词辨析题。空格前是介词 into，空格后是介词 over，应填入名词。备选项有accusations（控诉），data （数据），times（次数、时代），trouble（麻烦）。根据语义，get into 后面常搭配的名词是 trouble，表示“陷入麻烦”。
解析：动词辨析题。空格前是名词 office，空格后是 an investigaion，空格处应填入动词，并且可以做句子的谓语成分。备选项有claim（声称、控告），complain（抱怨），deserved（应得、值得），hated（憎恨、讨厌），launched（发动、开展）。根据空格后的名词 investigation，应填入launched。
27. claim
解析：动词辨析题。空格前是 providers，空格后是 it is，空格处应填入动词，并且做句子谓语成分。备选项有claim（声称、控告），complain（抱怨），deserved（应得、值得），hated（憎恨、讨厌）。根据语义，供应商应该是宣称他们的宽带快，因此应填入claim。
28. deserved
解析：动词辨析题。空格前是 consumers，空格后是 to get the speeds，空格处应填入动词并且做句子的谓语成分。备选项有 complain（抱怨），deserved（应得、值得），hated（憎恨、讨厌）。由空格后的 to get the speed，确定空格处填入 deserved。
29. trouble
解析：名词辨析题。空格前是介词 into，空格后是介词 over，应填入名词。备选项有accusations（控诉），data （数据），times（次数、时代），trouble（麻烦）。根据语义，get into 后面常搭配的名词是 trouble，表示“陷入麻烦”。
解析：动词辨析题。空格前是名词 office，空格后是 an investigaion，空格处应填入动词，并且可以做句子的谓语成分。备选项有claim（声称、控告），complain（抱怨），deserved（应得、值得），hated（憎恨、讨厌），launched（发动、开展）。根据空格后的名词 investigation，应填入launched。
27. claim
解析：动词辨析题。空格前是 providers，空格后是 it is，空格处应填入动词，并且做句子谓语成分。备选项有claim（声称、控告），complain（抱怨），deserved（应得、值得），hated（憎恨、讨厌）。根据语义，供应商应该是宣称他们的宽带快，因此应填入claim。
28. deserved
解析：动词辨析题。空格前是 consumers，空格后是 to get the speeds，空格处应填入动词并且做句子的谓语成分。备选项有 complain（抱怨），deserved（应得、值得），hated（憎恨、讨厌）。由空格后的 to get the speed，确定空格处填入 deserved。
29. trouble
解析：名词辨析题。空格前是介词 into，空格后是介词 over，应填入名词。备选项有accusations（控诉），data （数据），times（次数、时代），trouble（麻烦）。根据语义，get into 后面常搭配的名词是 trouble，表示“陷入麻烦”。
解析：动词辨析题。空格前是名词 office，空格后是 an investigaion，空格处应填入动词，并且可以做句子的谓语成分。备选项有claim（声称、控告），complain（抱怨），deserved（应得、值得），hated（憎恨、讨厌），launched（发动、开展）。根据空格后的名词 investigation，应填入launched。
27. claim
解析：动词辨析题。空格前是 providers，空格后是 it is，空格处应填入动词，并且做句子谓语成分。备选项有claim（声称、控告），complain（抱怨），deserved（应得、值得），hated（憎恨、讨厌）。根据语义，供应商应该是宣称他们的宽带快，因此应填入claim。
28. deserved
解析：动词辨析题。空格前是 consumers，空格后是 to get the speeds，空格处应填入动词并且做句子的谓语成分。备选项有 complain（抱怨），deserved（应得、值得），hated（憎恨、讨厌）。由空格后的 to get the speed，确定空格处填入 deserved。
29. trouble
解析：名词辨析题。空格前是介词 into，空格后是介词 over，应填入名词。备选项有accusations（控诉），data （数据），times（次数、时代），trouble（麻烦）。根据语义，get into 后面常搭配的名词是 trouble，表示“陷入麻烦”。
解析：动词辨析题。空格前是名词 office，空格后是 an investigaion，空格处应填入动词，并且可以做句子的谓语成分。备选项有claim（声称、控告），complain（抱怨），deserved（应得、值得），hated（憎恨、讨厌），launched（发动、开展）。根据空格后的名词 investigation，应填入launched。
27. claim
解析：动词辨析题。空格前是 providers，空格后是 it is，空格处应填入动词，并且做句子谓语成分。备选项有claim（声称、控告），complain（抱怨），deserved（应得、值得），hated（憎恨、讨厌）。根据语义，供应商应该是宣称他们的宽带快，因此应填入claim。
28. deserved
解析：动词辨析题。空格前是 consumers，空格后是 to get the speeds，空格处应填入动词并且做句子的谓语成分。备选项有 complain（抱怨），deserved（应得、值得），hated（憎恨、讨厌）。由空格后的 to get the speed，确定空格处填入 deserved。
29. trouble
解析：名词辨析题。空格前是介词 into，空格后是介词 over，应填入名词。备选项有accusations（控诉），data （数据），times（次数、时代），trouble（麻烦）。根据语义，get into 后面常搭配的名词是 trouble，表示“陷入麻烦”。
From Accountant to Yogi: Making a Radical Career Change
【A】 At some point, almost all of us will experience a period of radical professional change. Some of us will seek it out; for others it will feel like an unwelcome intrusion into otherwise stable careers. Either way, we have choices about how we respond to it when it comes.
【B】 We recently caught up with yoga entrepreneur Leah Zaccaria, who put herself through the fire of change to completely reinvent herself. In her search to live a life of purpose, Leah left her high-paying accounting job, her husband, and her home. In the process, she built a radically new life and career. Since then, she has founded two yoga studios, met a new life partner, and formed a new community of people. Even if your personal reinvention is less drastic, we think there are lessons from her experience that apply.
【C】Where do the seeds of change come from? The native American Indians have a saying: “Pay attention to the whispers so you won’t have to hear the screams.” Often the best ideas for big changes come from unexpected places—it’s just a matter of tuning in. Great leaders recognize the weak signals or slight signs that point to big changes to come. Leah reflects on a time she listened to the whispers: “About the time my daughter was five years old, I started having a sense that ‘this isn’t right.’” She then realized that her life no longer matched her vision for it.
【D】Up until that point, Leah had followed traditional measures of success. After graduating with a degree in business and accounting, she joined a public accounting firm, married, bought a house, put lots of stuff in it, and had a baby. “I did what everybody else thought looked successful,” She says. Leah easily could have fallen into a trap of feeling content; instead, her energy sparked a period of experimentation and renewal.
【E】 Feeling the need to change, Leah started playing with future possibilities by exploring her interests and developing new capabilities. First trying physical exercise and dieting, she lost some weight and discovered an inner strength. “I felt powerful because I broke through my own limitations,” she recalls.
【F】 However, it was another interest that led Leah to radically reinvent herself. “I remember sitting on a bench with my aunt at a yoga studio,” she said, “and having a moment of clarity right then and there: Yoga is saving my life, Yoga is waking me up, I’m not happy and I want to change and I’m done with this.” In that moment of clarity Leah made an important leap, conquering her inner resistance to change and making a firm commitment to take the bigger steps.
【G】 Creating the future you want is a lot easier if you are ready to exploit the opportunities that come your way. When Leah made the commitment to change, she primed herself to new opportunities she may otherwise have overlooked. She recalls:
【H】One day a man I worked with, Ryan, who had his office next to mine, said, “Leah, let’s go look at this space on Queen Anne.” He knew my love for yoga and had seen a space close to where he lived that he thought might be good to serve as a yoga studio. As soon as I saw the location, I knew this was it. Of course I was scared, yet I had this strong sense of “I have to do this.” Only a few months later Leah opened her first yoga studio, but success was not instant.
【I】Creating the future takes time. That’s why leaders continue to manage the present while building toward the big changes of the future. When it’s time to make the leap, they take action and immediately drop what’s no longer serving their purpose. Initially Leah stayed with her accounting job while starting up the yoga studio to make it all work.
【J】 Soon after, she knew she had to make a bold move to fully commit to her new future. Within two years, Leah shed the safety of her accounting job and made the switch complete. Such drastic change is not easy.
【K】Steering through change and facing obstacles brings us face to face with our fears. Leah reflects on one incident that triggered her fears, when her investors threatened to shut her down. “I was probably up against the most fear I’ve ever had,” she says. “I had spent two years cultivating this community, and it had become successful very fast, but within six months I was facing the prospect of losing it all.”
【L】 She connected with her sense of purpose and dug deep, cultivating a tremendous sense of strength. “I was feeling so intentional and strong that I wasn’t going to let fear just take over. I was thinking, ‘OK, guys, if you want to try to shut me down, shut me down.’ And knew it was a negotiation scheme, so I was able to say to myself, ‘This is not real.’ ” By naming her fears and facing them head-on, Leah gained confidence. For most of us, letting go of the safety and security of the past gives us great fear. Calling out our fears explicitly, as Leah did, can help us act decisively.
【M】The cycle of renewal never ends. Leah’s growth spurred her to open her second studio—and it wasn’t for the money.
【N】 “I have no desire to make millions of dollars. It’s not about that: it’s about growth for me. Honestly, I didn’t need to open a second studio. I was making as much as money as I was as an accountant. But I know if you don’t grow, you stand still, and that doesn’t work for me.”
【O】Consider the current moment in your own life, you team or your organization. Where are you in the cycle of renewal: Are you actively preserving the present, or selectively forgetting the past, or boldly creating the future? What advice would Leah give you to move you ahead on your journey? Once we’re on the path of growth, we can continually move through the seasons of transformation and renewal.
11、36. Readiness to take advantage of new opportunities will make it easier to create one’s desired future.
A A
B B
C C
D D
E E
F F
G G
H H
I I
J J
K K
L L
M M
N N
O O
答案解析：36. Readiness to take advantage of new opportunities will make it easier to create one’s desired future.
[G] Creating the future you want is a lot easier if you are ready to exploit the opportunities that come your way.
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词比较级easier，同时找到作比较的两处名词——readiness以及create future，由此定位G段段首。G段段首出现了ready以及creating the future，还出现了比较级easier。题目是对G段这一内容的同义转述。
37. By conventional standards, Leah was a typical successful woman before she changed her career.
[D] Up until that point, Leah had followed traditional measures of success. After graduating with a degree in business and accounting, she joined a public accounting firm, married, bought a house, put lots of stuff in it, and had a baby. “I did what everybody else thought looked successful,” She says. Leah easily could have fallen into a trap of feeling content; instead, her energy sparked a period of experimentation and renewal.
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词conventional standards以及typical successful woman，从而定位到D段段首。该段段首提到traditional measures of success，与题目中找到的两处定位词一致。题目是对D段这几句话的概括归纳。
38. Leah gained confidence by laying out her fears and confronting them directly.
[L] By naming her fears and facing them head-on, Leah gained confidence.
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词，同时关注并列结构中的laying out fears以及confronting，由此定位至L段。L段的段中引语后出现了naming fears and facing以及gained confidence，分别对应题目中的定位词。题目是对L段这一内容的同义转述。
39. In search of a meaningful life, Leah gave up what she had and set up her own yoga studios.
[B] In her search to live a life of purpose, Leah left her high-paying accounting job, her husband, and her home. In the process, she built a radically new life and career. Since then, she has founded two yoga studios, met a new life partner, and formed a new community of people.
40. Leah’s interest in yoga prompted her to make a firm decision to reshape her life.
[F] However, it was another interest that led Leah to radically reinvent herself. “I remember sitting on a beach with my aunt at a yoga studio,” she said, “and having a moment of clarity right then and there: Yoga is saving my life, Yoga is waking me up, I’m not happy and I want to change and I’m done with this,” In that moment of clarity Leah make an important leap, conquering her inner resistance to change and making a firm commitment to take the biggest steps.
解析：可在题目中找到定位词interest in yoga以及a firm decision，由此定位到F段首尾两句。首先F段段首提到了interest一词，其次段尾提到了a firm commitment，分别对应题目中的定位词。题目是对F段首尾两句的概括归纳。
41. Small signs may indicate great changes to come and therefore merit attention.
[C] Great leaders recognize the weak signals or slight signs that point to big changes to come.
42. Leah’s first yoga studio was by no means an immediate success.
[H] Only a few months later Leah opened her first yoga studio, but success was not instant.
解析：首先在题目中找到first yoga studio以及否定表达by no means an immediate success，由此定位至段尾H段段尾。by no means an immediate success是原文中success was not instant的同义替换。题目是对H段这一内容的同义转述。
43. Some people regard professional change as an unpleasant experience that disturbs their careers.
[A] At some point, almost all of us will experience a period of radical professional change. Some of us will seek it out; for others it will feel like an unwelcome intrusion into otherwise stable careers.
44. The worst fear Leah ever had was the prospect of losing her yoga business.
[K] “I was probably up against the most fear I’ve ever had,” she says. “I had spent two years cultivating this community, and it had become successful very fast, but within six months I was facing the prospect of losing it all.”
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词worst fear以及losing her yoga business，由此定位至K段引语处。K段引语中出现了the most fear以及losing it all，分别对应题目中的定位词。题目是对K段引语的概括归纳。
45. As she explored new interests and developed new potentials, Leah felt powerful internally.
[E] Feeling the need to change, Leah started playing with future possibilities by exploring her interests and developing new capabilities. First trying physical exercise and dieting, she lost some weight and discovered an inner strength. “I felt powerful because I broke through my own limitations,” she recalls.
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词explored new interests、developed new potentials以及powerful，由此定位E段首句以及段尾引语处。E段中出现了exploring her interests and developing new capabilities以及powerful，分别对应题目中的定位信息。题目是对E段这一内容的概括归纳。
12、37. By conventional standards, Leah was a typical successful woman before she changed her career.
A A
B B
C C
D D
E E
F F
G G
H H
I I
J J
K K
L L
M M
N N
O O
答案解析：36. Readiness to take advantage of new opportunities will make it easier to create one’s desired future.
[G] Creating the future you want is a lot easier if you are ready to exploit the opportunities that come your way.
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词比较级easier，同时找到作比较的两处名词——readiness以及create future，由此定位G段段首。G段段首出现了ready以及creating the future，还出现了比较级easier。题目是对G段这一内容的同义转述。
37. By conventional standards, Leah was a typical successful woman before she changed her career.
[D] Up until that point, Leah had followed traditional measures of success. After graduating with a degree in business and accounting, she joined a public accounting firm, married, bought a house, put lots of stuff in it, and had a baby. “I did what everybody else thought looked successful,” She says. Leah easily could have fallen into a trap of feeling content; instead, her energy sparked a period of experimentation and renewal.
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词conventional standards以及typical successful woman，从而定位到D段段首。该段段首提到traditional measures of success，与题目中找到的两处定位词一致。题目是对D段这几句话的概括归纳。
38. Leah gained confidence by laying out her fears and confronting them directly.
[L] By naming her fears and facing them head-on, Leah gained confidence.
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词，同时关注并列结构中的laying out fears以及confronting，由此定位至L段。L段的段中引语后出现了naming fears and facing以及gained confidence，分别对应题目中的定位词。题目是对L段这一内容的同义转述。
39. In search of a meaningful life, Leah gave up what she had and set up her own yoga studios.
[B] In her search to live a life of purpose, Leah left her high-paying accounting job, her husband, and her home. In the process, she built a radically new life and career. Since then, she has founded two yoga studios, met a new life partner, and formed a new community of people.
40. Leah’s interest in yoga prompted her to make a firm decision to reshape her life.
[F] However, it was another interest that led Leah to radically reinvent herself. “I remember sitting on a beach with my aunt at a yoga studio,” she said, “and having a moment of clarity right then and there: Yoga is saving my life, Yoga is waking me up, I’m not happy and I want to change and I’m done with this,” In that moment of clarity Leah make an important leap, conquering her inner resistance to change and making a firm commitment to take the biggest steps.
解析：可在题目中找到定位词interest in yoga以及a firm decision，由此定位到F段首尾两句。首先F段段首提到了interest一词，其次段尾提到了a firm commitment，分别对应题目中的定位词。题目是对F段首尾两句的概括归纳。
41. Small signs may indicate great changes to come and therefore merit attention.
[C] Great leaders recognize the weak signals or slight signs that point to big changes to come.
42. Leah’s first yoga studio was by no means an immediate success.
[H] Only a few months later Leah opened her first yoga studio, but success was not instant.
解析：首先在题目中找到first yoga studio以及否定表达by no means an immediate success，由此定位至段尾H段段尾。by no means an immediate success是原文中success was not instant的同义替换。题目是对H段这一内容的同义转述。
43. Some people regard professional change as an unpleasant experience that disturbs their careers.
[A] At some point, almost all of us will experience a period of radical professional change. Some of us will seek it out; for others it will feel like an unwelcome intrusion into otherwise stable careers.
44. The worst fear Leah ever had was the prospect of losing her yoga business.
[K] “I was probably up against the most fear I’ve ever had,” she says. “I had spent two years cultivating this community, and it had become successful very fast, but within six months I was facing the prospect of losing it all.”
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词worst fear以及losing her yoga business，由此定位至K段引语处。K段引语中出现了the most fear以及losing it all，分别对应题目中的定位词。题目是对K段引语的概括归纳。
45. As she explored new interests and developed new potentials, Leah felt powerful internally.
[E] Feeling the need to change, Leah started playing with future possibilities by exploring her interests and developing new capabilities. First trying physical exercise and dieting, she lost some weight and discovered an inner strength. “I felt powerful because I broke through my own limitations,” she recalls.
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词explored new interests、developed new potentials以及powerful，由此定位E段首句以及段尾引语处。E段中出现了exploring her interests and developing new capabilities以及powerful，分别对应题目中的定位信息。题目是对E段这一内容的概括归纳。
13、38. Leah gained confidence by laying out her fears and confronting them directly.
A A
B B
C C
D D
E E
F F
G G
H H
I I
J J
K K
L L
M M
N N
O O
答案解析：36. Readiness to take advantage of new opportunities will make it easier to create one’s desired future.
[G] Creating the future you want is a lot easier if you are ready to exploit the opportunities that come your way.
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词比较级easier，同时找到作比较的两处名词——readiness以及create future，由此定位G段段首。G段段首出现了ready以及creating the future，还出现了比较级easier。题目是对G段这一内容的同义转述。
37. By conventional standards, Leah was a typical successful woman before she changed her career.
[D] Up until that point, Leah had followed traditional measures of success. After graduating with a degree in business and accounting, she joined a public accounting firm, married, bought a house, put lots of stuff in it, and had a baby. “I did what everybody else thought looked successful,” She says. Leah easily could have fallen into a trap of feeling content; instead, her energy sparked a period of experimentation and renewal.
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词conventional standards以及typical successful woman，从而定位到D段段首。该段段首提到traditional measures of success，与题目中找到的两处定位词一致。题目是对D段这几句话的概括归纳。
38. Leah gained confidence by laying out her fears and confronting them directly.
[L] By naming her fears and facing them head-on, Leah gained confidence.
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词，同时关注并列结构中的laying out fears以及confronting，由此定位至L段。L段的段中引语后出现了naming fears and facing以及gained confidence，分别对应题目中的定位词。题目是对L段这一内容的同义转述。
39. In search of a meaningful life, Leah gave up what she had and set up her own yoga studios.
[B] In her search to live a life of purpose, Leah left her high-paying accounting job, her husband, and her home. In the process, she built a radically new life and career. Since then, she has founded two yoga studios, met a new life partner, and formed a new community of people.
40. Leah’s interest in yoga prompted her to make a firm decision to reshape her life.
[F] However, it was another interest that led Leah to radically reinvent herself. “I remember sitting on a beach with my aunt at a yoga studio,” she said, “and having a moment of clarity right then and there: Yoga is saving my life, Yoga is waking me up, I’m not happy and I want to change and I’m done with this,” In that moment of clarity Leah make an important leap, conquering her inner resistance to change and making a firm commitment to take the biggest steps.
解析：可在题目中找到定位词interest in yoga以及a firm decision，由此定位到F段首尾两句。首先F段段首提到了interest一词，其次段尾提到了a firm commitment，分别对应题目中的定位词。题目是对F段首尾两句的概括归纳。
41. Small signs may indicate great changes to come and therefore merit attention.
[C] Great leaders recognize the weak signals or slight signs that point to big changes to come.
42. Leah’s first yoga studio was by no means an immediate success.
[H] Only a few months later Leah opened her first yoga studio, but success was not instant.
解析：首先在题目中找到first yoga studio以及否定表达by no means an immediate success，由此定位至段尾H段段尾。by no means an immediate success是原文中success was not instant的同义替换。题目是对H段这一内容的同义转述。
43. Some people regard professional change as an unpleasant experience that disturbs their careers.
[A] At some point, almost all of us will experience a period of radical professional change. Some of us will seek it out; for others it will feel like an unwelcome intrusion into otherwise stable careers.
44. The worst fear Leah ever had was the prospect of losing her yoga business.
[K] “I was probably up against the most fear I’ve ever had,” she says. “I had spent two years cultivating this community, and it had become successful very fast, but within six months I was facing the prospect of losing it all.”
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词worst fear以及losing her yoga business，由此定位至K段引语处。K段引语中出现了the most fear以及losing it all，分别对应题目中的定位词。题目是对K段引语的概括归纳。
45. As she explored new interests and developed new potentials, Leah felt powerful internally.
[E] Feeling the need to change, Leah started playing with future possibilities by exploring her interests and developing new capabilities. First trying physical exercise and dieting, she lost some weight and discovered an inner strength. “I felt powerful because I broke through my own limitations,” she recalls.
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词explored new interests、developed new potentials以及powerful，由此定位E段首句以及段尾引语处。E段中出现了exploring her interests and developing new capabilities以及powerful，分别对应题目中的定位信息。题目是对E段这一内容的概括归纳。
14、39. In search of a meaningful life, Leah gave up what she had and set up her own yoga studios.
A A
B B
C C
D D
E E
F F
G G
H H
I I
J J
K K
L L
M M
N N
O O
答案解析：36. Readiness to take advantage of new opportunities will make it easier to create one’s desired future.
[G] Creating the future you want is a lot easier if you are ready to exploit the opportunities that come your way.
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词比较级easier，同时找到作比较的两处名词——readiness以及create future，由此定位G段段首。G段段首出现了ready以及creating the future，还出现了比较级easier。题目是对G段这一内容的同义转述。
37. By conventional standards, Leah was a typical successful woman before she changed her career.
[D] Up until that point, Leah had followed traditional measures of success. After graduating with a degree in business and accounting, she joined a public accounting firm, married, bought a house, put lots of stuff in it, and had a baby. “I did what everybody else thought looked successful,” She says. Leah easily could have fallen into a trap of feeling content; instead, her energy sparked a period of experimentation and renewal.
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词conventional standards以及typical successful woman，从而定位到D段段首。该段段首提到traditional measures of success，与题目中找到的两处定位词一致。题目是对D段这几句话的概括归纳。
38. Leah gained confidence by laying out her fears and confronting them directly.
[L] By naming her fears and facing them head-on, Leah gained confidence.
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词，同时关注并列结构中的laying out fears以及confronting，由此定位至L段。L段的段中引语后出现了naming fears and facing以及gained confidence，分别对应题目中的定位词。题目是对L段这一内容的同义转述。
39. In search of a meaningful life, Leah gave up what she had and set up her own yoga studios.
[B] In her search to live a life of purpose, Leah left her high-paying accounting job, her husband, and her home. In the process, she built a radically new life and career. Since then, she has founded two yoga studios, met a new life partner, and formed a new community of people.
40. Leah’s interest in yoga prompted her to make a firm decision to reshape her life.
[F] However, it was another interest that led Leah to radically reinvent herself. “I remember sitting on a beach with my aunt at a yoga studio,” she said, “and having a moment of clarity right then and there: Yoga is saving my life, Yoga is waking me up, I’m not happy and I want to change and I’m done with this,” In that moment of clarity Leah make an important leap, conquering her inner resistance to change and making a firm commitment to take the biggest steps.
解析：可在题目中找到定位词interest in yoga以及a firm decision，由此定位到F段首尾两句。首先F段段首提到了interest一词，其次段尾提到了a firm commitment，分别对应题目中的定位词。题目是对F段首尾两句的概括归纳。
41. Small signs may indicate great changes to come and therefore merit attention.
[C] Great leaders recognize the weak signals or slight signs that point to big changes to come.
42. Leah’s first yoga studio was by no means an immediate success.
[H] Only a few months later Leah opened her first yoga studio, but success was not instant.
解析：首先在题目中找到first yoga studio以及否定表达by no means an immediate success，由此定位至段尾H段段尾。by no means an immediate success是原文中success was not instant的同义替换。题目是对H段这一内容的同义转述。
43. Some people regard professional change as an unpleasant experience that disturbs their careers.
[A] At some point, almost all of us will experience a period of radical professional change. Some of us will seek it out; for others it will feel like an unwelcome intrusion into otherwise stable careers.
44. The worst fear Leah ever had was the prospect of losing her yoga business.
[K] “I was probably up against the most fear I’ve ever had,” she says. “I had spent two years cultivating this community, and it had become successful very fast, but within six months I was facing the prospect of losing it all.”
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词worst fear以及losing her yoga business，由此定位至K段引语处。K段引语中出现了the most fear以及losing it all，分别对应题目中的定位词。题目是对K段引语的概括归纳。
45. As she explored new interests and developed new potentials, Leah felt powerful internally.
[E] Feeling the need to change, Leah started playing with future possibilities by exploring her interests and developing new capabilities. First trying physical exercise and dieting, she lost some weight and discovered an inner strength. “I felt powerful because I broke through my own limitations,” she recalls.
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词explored new interests、developed new potentials以及powerful，由此定位E段首句以及段尾引语处。E段中出现了exploring her interests and developing new capabilities以及powerful，分别对应题目中的定位信息。题目是对E段这一内容的概括归纳。
15、40. Leah’s interest in yoga prompted her to make a firm decision to reshape her life.
A A
B B
C C
D D
E E
F F
G G
H H
I I
J J
K K
L L
M M
N N
O O
答案解析：36. Readiness to take advantage of new opportunities will make it easier to create one’s desired future.
[G] Creating the future you want is a lot easier if you are ready to exploit the opportunities that come your way.
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词比较级easier，同时找到作比较的两处名词——readiness以及create future，由此定位G段段首。G段段首出现了ready以及creating the future，还出现了比较级easier。题目是对G段这一内容的同义转述。
37. By conventional standards, Leah was a typical successful woman before she changed her career.
[D] Up until that point, Leah had followed traditional measures of success. After graduating with a degree in business and accounting, she joined a public accounting firm, married, bought a house, put lots of stuff in it, and had a baby. “I did what everybody else thought looked successful,” She says. Leah easily could have fallen into a trap of feeling content; instead, her energy sparked a period of experimentation and renewal.
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词conventional standards以及typical successful woman，从而定位到D段段首。该段段首提到traditional measures of success，与题目中找到的两处定位词一致。题目是对D段这几句话的概括归纳。
38. Leah gained confidence by laying out her fears and confronting them directly.
[L] By naming her fears and facing them head-on, Leah gained confidence.
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词，同时关注并列结构中的laying out fears以及confronting，由此定位至L段。L段的段中引语后出现了naming fears and facing以及gained confidence，分别对应题目中的定位词。题目是对L段这一内容的同义转述。
39. In search of a meaningful life, Leah gave up what she had and set up her own yoga studios.
[B] In her search to live a life of purpose, Leah left her high-paying accounting job, her husband, and her home. In the process, she built a radically new life and career. Since then, she has founded two yoga studios, met a new life partner, and formed a new community of people.
40. Leah’s interest in yoga prompted her to make a firm decision to reshape her life.
[F] However, it was another interest that led Leah to radically reinvent herself. “I remember sitting on a beach with my aunt at a yoga studio,” she said, “and having a moment of clarity right then and there: Yoga is saving my life, Yoga is waking me up, I’m not happy and I want to change and I’m done with this,” In that moment of clarity Leah make an important leap, conquering her inner resistance to change and making a firm commitment to take the biggest steps.
解析：可在题目中找到定位词interest in yoga以及a firm decision，由此定位到F段首尾两句。首先F段段首提到了interest一词，其次段尾提到了a firm commitment，分别对应题目中的定位词。题目是对F段首尾两句的概括归纳。
41. Small signs may indicate great changes to come and therefore merit attention.
[C] Great leaders recognize the weak signals or slight signs that point to big changes to come.
42. Leah’s first yoga studio was by no means an immediate success.
[H] Only a few months later Leah opened her first yoga studio, but success was not instant.
解析：首先在题目中找到first yoga studio以及否定表达by no means an immediate success，由此定位至段尾H段段尾。by no means an immediate success是原文中success was not instant的同义替换。题目是对H段这一内容的同义转述。
43. Some people regard professional change as an unpleasant experience that disturbs their careers.
[A] At some point, almost all of us will experience a period of radical professional change. Some of us will seek it out; for others it will feel like an unwelcome intrusion into otherwise stable careers.
44. The worst fear Leah ever had was the prospect of losing her yoga business.
[K] “I was probably up against the most fear I’ve ever had,” she says. “I had spent two years cultivating this community, and it had become successful very fast, but within six months I was facing the prospect of losing it all.”
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词worst fear以及losing her yoga business，由此定位至K段引语处。K段引语中出现了the most fear以及losing it all，分别对应题目中的定位词。题目是对K段引语的概括归纳。
45. As she explored new interests and developed new potentials, Leah felt powerful internally.
[E] Feeling the need to change, Leah started playing with future possibilities by exploring her interests and developing new capabilities. First trying physical exercise and dieting, she lost some weight and discovered an inner strength. “I felt powerful because I broke through my own limitations,” she recalls.
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词explored new interests、developed new potentials以及powerful，由此定位E段首句以及段尾引语处。E段中出现了exploring her interests and developing new capabilities以及powerful，分别对应题目中的定位信息。题目是对E段这一内容的概括归纳。
16、41. Small signs may indicate great changes to come and therefore merit attention.
A A
B B
C C
D D
E E
F F
G G
H H
I I
J J
K K
L L
M M
N N
O O
答案解析：36. Readiness to take advantage of new opportunities will make it easier to create one’s desired future.
[G] Creating the future you want is a lot easier if you are ready to exploit the opportunities that come your way.
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词比较级easier，同时找到作比较的两处名词——readiness以及create future，由此定位G段段首。G段段首出现了ready以及creating the future，还出现了比较级easier。题目是对G段这一内容的同义转述。
37. By conventional standards, Leah was a typical successful woman before she changed her career.
[D] Up until that point, Leah had followed traditional measures of success. After graduating with a degree in business and accounting, she joined a public accounting firm, married, bought a house, put lots of stuff in it, and had a baby. “I did what everybody else thought looked successful,” She says. Leah easily could have fallen into a trap of feeling content; instead, her energy sparked a period of experimentation and renewal.
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词conventional standards以及typical successful woman，从而定位到D段段首。该段段首提到traditional measures of success，与题目中找到的两处定位词一致。题目是对D段这几句话的概括归纳。
38. Leah gained confidence by laying out her fears and confronting them directly.
[L] By naming her fears and facing them head-on, Leah gained confidence.
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词，同时关注并列结构中的laying out fears以及confronting，由此定位至L段。L段的段中引语后出现了naming fears and facing以及gained confidence，分别对应题目中的定位词。题目是对L段这一内容的同义转述。
39. In search of a meaningful life, Leah gave up what she had and set up her own yoga studios.
[B] In her search to live a life of purpose, Leah left her high-paying accounting job, her husband, and her home. In the process, she built a radically new life and career. Since then, she has founded two yoga studios, met a new life partner, and formed a new community of people.
40. Leah’s interest in yoga prompted her to make a firm decision to reshape her life.
[F] However, it was another interest that led Leah to radically reinvent herself. “I remember sitting on a beach with my aunt at a yoga studio,” she said, “and having a moment of clarity right then and there: Yoga is saving my life, Yoga is waking me up, I’m not happy and I want to change and I’m done with this,” In that moment of clarity Leah make an important leap, conquering her inner resistance to change and making a firm commitment to take the biggest steps.
解析：可在题目中找到定位词interest in yoga以及a firm decision，由此定位到F段首尾两句。首先F段段首提到了interest一词，其次段尾提到了a firm commitment，分别对应题目中的定位词。题目是对F段首尾两句的概括归纳。
41. Small signs may indicate great changes to come and therefore merit attention.
[C] Great leaders recognize the weak signals or slight signs that point to big changes to come.
42. Leah’s first yoga studio was by no means an immediate success.
[H] Only a few months later Leah opened her first yoga studio, but success was not instant.
解析：首先在题目中找到first yoga studio以及否定表达by no means an immediate success，由此定位至段尾H段段尾。by no means an immediate success是原文中success was not instant的同义替换。题目是对H段这一内容的同义转述。
43. Some people regard professional change as an unpleasant experience that disturbs their careers.
[A] At some point, almost all of us will experience a period of radical professional change. Some of us will seek it out; for others it will feel like an unwelcome intrusion into otherwise stable careers.
44. The worst fear Leah ever had was the prospect of losing her yoga business.
[K] “I was probably up against the most fear I’ve ever had,” she says. “I had spent two years cultivating this community, and it had become successful very fast, but within six months I was facing the prospect of losing it all.”
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词worst fear以及losing her yoga business，由此定位至K段引语处。K段引语中出现了the most fear以及losing it all，分别对应题目中的定位词。题目是对K段引语的概括归纳。
45. As she explored new interests and developed new potentials, Leah felt powerful internally.
[E] Feeling the need to change, Leah started playing with future possibilities by exploring her interests and developing new capabilities. First trying physical exercise and dieting, she lost some weight and discovered an inner strength. “I felt powerful because I broke through my own limitations,” she recalls.
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词explored new interests、developed new potentials以及powerful，由此定位E段首句以及段尾引语处。E段中出现了exploring her interests and developing new capabilities以及powerful，分别对应题目中的定位信息。题目是对E段这一内容的概括归纳。
17、42. Leah’s first yoga studio was by no means an immediate success.
A A
B B
C C
D D
E E
F F
G G
H H
I I
J J
K K
L L
M M
N N
O O
答案解析：36. Readiness to take advantage of new opportunities will make it easier to create one’s desired future.
[G] Creating the future you want is a lot easier if you are ready to exploit the opportunities that come your way.
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词比较级easier，同时找到作比较的两处名词——readiness以及create future，由此定位G段段首。G段段首出现了ready以及creating the future，还出现了比较级easier。题目是对G段这一内容的同义转述。
37. By conventional standards, Leah was a typical successful woman before she changed her career.
[D] Up until that point, Leah had followed traditional measures of success. After graduating with a degree in business and accounting, she joined a public accounting firm, married, bought a house, put lots of stuff in it, and had a baby. “I did what everybody else thought looked successful,” She says. Leah easily could have fallen into a trap of feeling content; instead, her energy sparked a period of experimentation and renewal.
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词conventional standards以及typical successful woman，从而定位到D段段首。该段段首提到traditional measures of success，与题目中找到的两处定位词一致。题目是对D段这几句话的概括归纳。
38. Leah gained confidence by laying out her fears and confronting them directly.
[L] By naming her fears and facing them head-on, Leah gained confidence.
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词，同时关注并列结构中的laying out fears以及confronting，由此定位至L段。L段的段中引语后出现了naming fears and facing以及gained confidence，分别对应题目中的定位词。题目是对L段这一内容的同义转述。
39. In search of a meaningful life, Leah gave up what she had and set up her own yoga studios.
[B] In her search to live a life of purpose, Leah left her high-paying accounting job, her husband, and her home. In the process, she built a radically new life and career. Since then, she has founded two yoga studios, met a new life partner, and formed a new community of people.
40. Leah’s interest in yoga prompted her to make a firm decision to reshape her life.
[F] However, it was another interest that led Leah to radically reinvent herself. “I remember sitting on a beach with my aunt at a yoga studio,” she said, “and having a moment of clarity right then and there: Yoga is saving my life, Yoga is waking me up, I’m not happy and I want to change and I’m done with this,” In that moment of clarity Leah make an important leap, conquering her inner resistance to change and making a firm commitment to take the biggest steps.
解析：可在题目中找到定位词interest in yoga以及a firm decision，由此定位到F段首尾两句。首先F段段首提到了interest一词，其次段尾提到了a firm commitment，分别对应题目中的定位词。题目是对F段首尾两句的概括归纳。
41. Small signs may indicate great changes to come and therefore merit attention.
[C] Great leaders recognize the weak signals or slight signs that point to big changes to come.
42. Leah’s first yoga studio was by no means an immediate success.
[H] Only a few months later Leah opened her first yoga studio, but success was not instant.
解析：首先在题目中找到first yoga studio以及否定表达by no means an immediate success，由此定位至段尾H段段尾。by no means an immediate success是原文中success was not instant的同义替换。题目是对H段这一内容的同义转述。
43. Some people regard professional change as an unpleasant experience that disturbs their careers.
[A] At some point, almost all of us will experience a period of radical professional change. Some of us will seek it out; for others it will feel like an unwelcome intrusion into otherwise stable careers.
44. The worst fear Leah ever had was the prospect of losing her yoga business.
[K] “I was probably up against the most fear I’ve ever had,” she says. “I had spent two years cultivating this community, and it had become successful very fast, but within six months I was facing the prospect of losing it all.”
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词worst fear以及losing her yoga business，由此定位至K段引语处。K段引语中出现了the most fear以及losing it all，分别对应题目中的定位词。题目是对K段引语的概括归纳。
45. As she explored new interests and developed new potentials, Leah felt powerful internally.
[E] Feeling the need to change, Leah started playing with future possibilities by exploring her interests and developing new capabilities. First trying physical exercise and dieting, she lost some weight and discovered an inner strength. “I felt powerful because I broke through my own limitations,” she recalls.
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词explored new interests、developed new potentials以及powerful，由此定位E段首句以及段尾引语处。E段中出现了exploring her interests and developing new capabilities以及powerful，分别对应题目中的定位信息。题目是对E段这一内容的概括归纳。
18、43. Some people regard professional change as an unpleasant experience that disturbs their careers.
A A
B B
C C
D D
E E
F F
G G
H H
I I
J J
K K
L L
M M
N N
O O
答案解析：36. Readiness to take advantage of new opportunities will make it easier to create one’s desired future.
[G] Creating the future you want is a lot easier if you are ready to exploit the opportunities that come your way.
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词比较级easier，同时找到作比较的两处名词——readiness以及create future，由此定位G段段首。G段段首出现了ready以及creating the future，还出现了比较级easier。题目是对G段这一内容的同义转述。
37. By conventional standards, Leah was a typical successful woman before she changed her career.
[D] Up until that point, Leah had followed traditional measures of success. After graduating with a degree in business and accounting, she joined a public accounting firm, married, bought a house, put lots of stuff in it, and had a baby. “I did what everybody else thought looked successful,” She says. Leah easily could have fallen into a trap of feeling content; instead, her energy sparked a period of experimentation and renewal.
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词conventional standards以及typical successful woman，从而定位到D段段首。该段段首提到traditional measures of success，与题目中找到的两处定位词一致。题目是对D段这几句话的概括归纳。
38. Leah gained confidence by laying out her fears and confronting them directly.
[L] By naming her fears and facing them head-on, Leah gained confidence.
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词，同时关注并列结构中的laying out fears以及confronting，由此定位至L段。L段的段中引语后出现了naming fears and facing以及gained confidence，分别对应题目中的定位词。题目是对L段这一内容的同义转述。
39. In search of a meaningful life, Leah gave up what she had and set up her own yoga studios.
[B] In her search to live a life of purpose, Leah left her high-paying accounting job, her husband, and her home. In the process, she built a radically new life and career. Since then, she has founded two yoga studios, met a new life partner, and formed a new community of people.
40. Leah’s interest in yoga prompted her to make a firm decision to reshape her life.
[F] However, it was another interest that led Leah to radically reinvent herself. “I remember sitting on a beach with my aunt at a yoga studio,” she said, “and having a moment of clarity right then and there: Yoga is saving my life, Yoga is waking me up, I’m not happy and I want to change and I’m done with this,” In that moment of clarity Leah make an important leap, conquering her inner resistance to change and making a firm commitment to take the biggest steps.
解析：可在题目中找到定位词interest in yoga以及a firm decision，由此定位到F段首尾两句。首先F段段首提到了interest一词，其次段尾提到了a firm commitment，分别对应题目中的定位词。题目是对F段首尾两句的概括归纳。
41. Small signs may indicate great changes to come and therefore merit attention.
[C] Great leaders recognize the weak signals or slight signs that point to big changes to come.
42. Leah’s first yoga studio was by no means an immediate success.
[H] Only a few months later Leah opened her first yoga studio, but success was not instant.
解析：首先在题目中找到first yoga studio以及否定表达by no means an immediate success，由此定位至段尾H段段尾。by no means an immediate success是原文中success was not instant的同义替换。题目是对H段这一内容的同义转述。
43. Some people regard professional change as an unpleasant experience that disturbs their careers.
[A] At some point, almost all of us will experience a period of radical professional change. Some of us will seek it out; for others it will feel like an unwelcome intrusion into otherwise stable careers.
44. The worst fear Leah ever had was the prospect of losing her yoga business.
[K] “I was probably up against the most fear I’ve ever had,” she says. “I had spent two years cultivating this community, and it had become successful very fast, but within six months I was facing the prospect of losing it all.”
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词worst fear以及losing her yoga business，由此定位至K段引语处。K段引语中出现了the most fear以及losing it all，分别对应题目中的定位词。题目是对K段引语的概括归纳。
45. As she explored new interests and developed new potentials, Leah felt powerful internally.
[E] Feeling the need to change, Leah started playing with future possibilities by exploring her interests and developing new capabilities. First trying physical exercise and dieting, she lost some weight and discovered an inner strength. “I felt powerful because I broke through my own limitations,” she recalls.
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词explored new interests、developed new potentials以及powerful，由此定位E段首句以及段尾引语处。E段中出现了exploring her interests and developing new capabilities以及powerful，分别对应题目中的定位信息。题目是对E段这一内容的概括归纳。
19、44. The worst fear Leah ever had was the prospect of losing her yoga business.
A A
B B
C C
D D
E E
F F
G G
H H
I I
J J
K K
L L
M M
N N
O O
答案解析：36. Readiness to take advantage of new opportunities will make it easier to create one’s desired future.
[G] Creating the future you want is a lot easier if you are ready to exploit the opportunities that come your way.
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词比较级easier，同时找到作比较的两处名词——readiness以及create future，由此定位G段段首。G段段首出现了ready以及creating the future，还出现了比较级easier。题目是对G段这一内容的同义转述。
37. By conventional standards, Leah was a typical successful woman before she changed her career.
[D] Up until that point, Leah had followed traditional measures of success. After graduating with a degree in business and accounting, she joined a public accounting firm, married, bought a house, put lots of stuff in it, and had a baby. “I did what everybody else thought looked successful,” She says. Leah easily could have fallen into a trap of feeling content; instead, her energy sparked a period of experimentation and renewal.
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词conventional standards以及typical successful woman，从而定位到D段段首。该段段首提到traditional measures of success，与题目中找到的两处定位词一致。题目是对D段这几句话的概括归纳。
38. Leah gained confidence by laying out her fears and confronting them directly.
[L] By naming her fears and facing them head-on, Leah gained confidence.
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词，同时关注并列结构中的laying out fears以及confronting，由此定位至L段。L段的段中引语后出现了naming fears and facing以及gained confidence，分别对应题目中的定位词。题目是对L段这一内容的同义转述。
39. In search of a meaningful life, Leah gave up what she had and set up her own yoga studios.
[B] In her search to live a life of purpose, Leah left her high-paying accounting job, her husband, and her home. In the process, she built a radically new life and career. Since then, she has founded two yoga studios, met a new life partner, and formed a new community of people.
40. Leah’s interest in yoga prompted her to make a firm decision to reshape her life.
[F] However, it was another interest that led Leah to radically reinvent herself. “I remember sitting on a beach with my aunt at a yoga studio,” she said, “and having a moment of clarity right then and there: Yoga is saving my life, Yoga is waking me up, I’m not happy and I want to change and I’m done with this,” In that moment of clarity Leah make an important leap, conquering her inner resistance to change and making a firm commitment to take the biggest steps.
解析：可在题目中找到定位词interest in yoga以及a firm decision，由此定位到F段首尾两句。首先F段段首提到了interest一词，其次段尾提到了a firm commitment，分别对应题目中的定位词。题目是对F段首尾两句的概括归纳。
41. Small signs may indicate great changes to come and therefore merit attention.
[C] Great leaders recognize the weak signals or slight signs that point to big changes to come.
42. Leah’s first yoga studio was by no means an immediate success.
[H] Only a few months later Leah opened her first yoga studio, but success was not instant.
解析：首先在题目中找到first yoga studio以及否定表达by no means an immediate success，由此定位至段尾H段段尾。by no means an immediate success是原文中success was not instant的同义替换。题目是对H段这一内容的同义转述。
43. Some people regard professional change as an unpleasant experience that disturbs their careers.
[A] At some point, almost all of us will experience a period of radical professional change. Some of us will seek it out; for others it will feel like an unwelcome intrusion into otherwise stable careers.
44. The worst fear Leah ever had was the prospect of losing her yoga business.
[K] “I was probably up against the most fear I’ve ever had,” she says. “I had spent two years cultivating this community, and it had become successful very fast, but within six months I was facing the prospect of losing it all.”
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词worst fear以及losing her yoga business，由此定位至K段引语处。K段引语中出现了the most fear以及losing it all，分别对应题目中的定位词。题目是对K段引语的概括归纳。
45. As she explored new interests and developed new potentials, Leah felt powerful internally.
[E] Feeling the need to change, Leah started playing with future possibilities by exploring her interests and developing new capabilities. First trying physical exercise and dieting, she lost some weight and discovered an inner strength. “I felt powerful because I broke through my own limitations,” she recalls.
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词explored new interests、developed new potentials以及powerful，由此定位E段首句以及段尾引语处。E段中出现了exploring her interests and developing new capabilities以及powerful，分别对应题目中的定位信息。题目是对E段这一内容的概括归纳。
20、45. As she explored new interests and developed new potentials, Leah felt powerful internally.
A A
B B
C C
D D
E E
F F
G G
H H
I I
J J
K K
L L
M M
N N
O O
答案解析：36. Readiness to take advantage of new opportunities will make it easier to create one’s desired future.
[G] Creating the future you want is a lot easier if you are ready to exploit the opportunities that come your way.
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词比较级easier，同时找到作比较的两处名词——readiness以及create future，由此定位G段段首。G段段首出现了ready以及creating the future，还出现了比较级easier。题目是对G段这一内容的同义转述。
37. By conventional standards, Leah was a typical successful woman before she changed her career.
[D] Up until that point, Leah had followed traditional measures of success. After graduating with a degree in business and accounting, she joined a public accounting firm, married, bought a house, put lots of stuff in it, and had a baby. “I did what everybody else thought looked successful,” She says. Leah easily could have fallen into a trap of feeling content; instead, her energy sparked a period of experimentation and renewal.
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词conventional standards以及typical successful woman，从而定位到D段段首。该段段首提到traditional measures of success，与题目中找到的两处定位词一致。题目是对D段这几句话的概括归纳。
38. Leah gained confidence by laying out her fears and confronting them directly.
[L] By naming her fears and facing them head-on, Leah gained confidence.
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词，同时关注并列结构中的laying out fears以及confronting，由此定位至L段。L段的段中引语后出现了naming fears and facing以及gained confidence，分别对应题目中的定位词。题目是对L段这一内容的同义转述。
39. In search of a meaningful life, Leah gave up what she had and set up her own yoga studios.
[B] In her search to live a life of purpose, Leah left her high-paying accounting job, her husband, and her home. In the process, she built a radically new life and career. Since then, she has founded two yoga studios, met a new life partner, and formed a new community of people.
40. Leah’s interest in yoga prompted her to make a firm decision to reshape her life.
[F] However, it was another interest that led Leah to radically reinvent herself. “I remember sitting on a beach with my aunt at a yoga studio,” she said, “and having a moment of clarity right then and there: Yoga is saving my life, Yoga is waking me up, I’m not happy and I want to change and I’m done with this,” In that moment of clarity Leah make an important leap, conquering her inner resistance to change and making a firm commitment to take the biggest steps.
解析：可在题目中找到定位词interest in yoga以及a firm decision，由此定位到F段首尾两句。首先F段段首提到了interest一词，其次段尾提到了a firm commitment，分别对应题目中的定位词。题目是对F段首尾两句的概括归纳。
41. Small signs may indicate great changes to come and therefore merit attention.
[C] Great leaders recognize the weak signals or slight signs that point to big changes to come.
42. Leah’s first yoga studio was by no means an immediate success.
[H] Only a few months later Leah opened her first yoga studio, but success was not instant.
解析：首先在题目中找到first yoga studio以及否定表达by no means an immediate success，由此定位至段尾H段段尾。by no means an immediate success是原文中success was not instant的同义替换。题目是对H段这一内容的同义转述。
43. Some people regard professional change as an unpleasant experience that disturbs their careers.
[A] At some point, almost all of us will experience a period of radical professional change. Some of us will seek it out; for others it will feel like an unwelcome intrusion into otherwise stable careers.
44. The worst fear Leah ever had was the prospect of losing her yoga business.
[K] “I was probably up against the most fear I’ve ever had,” she says. “I had spent two years cultivating this community, and it had become successful very fast, but within six months I was facing the prospect of losing it all.”
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词worst fear以及losing her yoga business，由此定位至K段引语处。K段引语中出现了the most fear以及losing it all，分别对应题目中的定位词。题目是对K段引语的概括归纳。
45. As she explored new interests and developed new potentials, Leah felt powerful internally.
[E] Feeling the need to change, Leah started playing with future possibilities by exploring her interests and developing new capabilities. First trying physical exercise and dieting, she lost some weight and discovered an inner strength. “I felt powerful because I broke through my own limitations,” she recalls.
解析：首先在题目中找到定位词explored new interests、developed new potentials以及powerful，由此定位E段首句以及段尾引语处。E段中出现了exploring her interests and developing new capabilities以及powerful，分别对应题目中的定位信息。题目是对E段这一内容的概括归纳。
Part III Reading Comprehension
Urbanization—migration away from the suburbs to the city center—will be the biggest real estate in 2015, according to a new report.
The report says America’s urbanization will continue to be the most significant issue affecting the industry, as cities across the country imitate the walkability and transit-oriented development making cities like New York and San Francisco so successful.
As smaller cities copy the model of these “24-hour cities”, more affordable versions of these places will be created. The report refers to this as the coming of the “18-hour city”, and uses the term to refer to cities like Houston, Austin, Charlotte, and Nashville, which are “positioning themselves as highly competitive, in terms of livability, employment offerings, and recreational and cultural facilities.”
Another trend that looks significant in 2015 is that America’s largest population group, Millennials (千禧一代), will continue to put off buying a house. Apartments will retain their appeal for a while for Millennials, haunted by what happened to home-owning parents.
This trend will continue into the 2020s, the report projects. After that, survey respondents disagree over whether this generation will follow in their parents’ footsteps, moving to the suburbs to raise families, or will choose to remain in the city center.
Another issue affecting real estate in the coming year will be America’s failing infrastructure. Most roads, bridges, transit, water systems, the electric grid, and communication networks were installed 50 to 100 years ago, and they are largely taken for granted until they fail.
The report’s writers state that America’s failure to invest in infrastructure impacts not only the health of the real-estate market, but also our ability to remain globally competitive.
Apart from the specific trends highlighted above, which cause some investors to worry, the report portrays an overall optimism borne by the recent healthy real-estate “upcycle” and improving economy. Seventy-four percent of the respondents surveyed report a “good to excellent” expectation of real-estate profitability in 2015. While excessive optimism can promote bad investment patterns, resulting in a real-estate “bubble,” the report’s writers downplay the potential outcome in that it has not yet occurred.
21、46. According to the new report, real estate development in 2015 will witness .
A an accelerating speed
B a shift to city centers
C a new focus on small cities
D an ever-increasing demand
答案解析：
根据题干中的有效定位信息，关注the new report以及real estate development in 2015，同时还要注意题干中的will。我们可以直接找到首段定位句，通过from the suburbs to the city center可以得出就是要转移到市中心，因此选B，A、C、D项并未在文章中提到。
22、47. What characterizes “24-hour cities” like New York?
A People can live without private cars.
B People are generally more competitive.
C People can enjoy services around the clock.
D People are in harmony with the environment.
答案解析：
根据题干中“24-hour citis” like New York 定位至第二段末尾第三段开始。原文说到，美国的城市效仿舒适行走以及公交导向发展，在此方面纽约和旧金山等城市已经很成功，文章中的walkability并非指A 选项的没有私家轿车也可以生存，B，D选项文章中没有提及，C选项的around the clock对应文中的24-hours，即随时可以享受到便捷的服务（交通方面），因此选C。
23、48. Why are Millennials reluctant to buy a house?
A They can only afford small apartments.
B The house prices are currently too high.
C Their parents’ bad experience still haunts them.
D They feel attached to the suburban environment.
答案解析：
根据题干中的Millennials reluctant to buy a house定位至文章第四段，题干问的是原因，我们可在定位句后一句找到答案，后一句提到apartments对Millennials来说仍有吸引力，因为Millennials对于父母身上发生的事情忧心忡忡。那么根据匹配原则，我们应该锁定两处名词apartments和parents。分析选项不难看出，A项“仅仅买得起apartments”以及B项“house价格太高”是同一个意思，因此两个都可以排除，而C项出现了parents的同时也出现了haunt，即使不认识haunt一词，根据对比匹配原则，也应选C。
24、49. What might hinder real estate development in the U.S.?
A The continuing economic recession in the country.
B The lack of confidence on the part of investors.
C The fierce global competition.
D The worsening infrastructure.
答案解析：
题干问的是什么可能会阻碍美国real estate的发展，通过hinder real estate development in the U.S.定位至第六段开头，该段提到了failing infrastructure，因此正确答案选D。worsening是failing的同义替换。
25、50. How do most of the respondents in the survey feel about the U.S. real-estate market in 2015?
A Pessimistic.
B Hopeful.
C Cautious.
D Uncertain.
答案解析：
题干问的是调查中大多数人关于美国2015年real-estate market的看法，首先要关注定位词most of the respondents，同时根据in the survey以及in 2015定位至第八段第二句，句中提到了good to excellent以及expectation，这是一个肯定的乐观的态度，因此正确答案选B。
Part III Reading Comprehension
The brain is a seemingly endless library, whose shelves house our most precious memories as well as our lifetime’s knowledge. But is there a point where it reaches capacity?
The answer is no, because brains are more sophisticated than that. Instead of just crowding in, old information is sometimes pushed out of the brain for new memories to form.
Previous behavioral studies have shown that learning new information can lead to forgetting. But in a new study, researchers demonstrated for the first time how this effect occurs in the brain.
In daily life, forgetting actually has clear advantages. Imagine, for instance, that you lost your bank card. The new card you receive will come with a new personal identification number (PIN). Each time you remember the new PIN, you gradually forget the old one. This process improves access to relevant information, without old memories interfering.
And most of us may sometimes feel the frustration of having old memories interfere with new, relevant memories. Consider trying to remember where you parked your car in the same car park you were at a week earlier. This type of memory (where you are trying to remember new, but similar information) is particularly vulnerable to interference.
When we acquire new information, the brain automatically tries to incorporate (合并) it within existing information by forming associations：And when we retrieve (检查) information, both the desired and associated but irrelevant information is recalled.
The majority of previous research has focused on how we learn and remember new information. But current studies are beginning to place greater emphasis on the condition under which we forget, as its importance begins to be more appreciated.
A very small number of people are able to remember almost every detail of their life. While it may sound like an advantage to many, people with this rare condition often find their unusual ability burdensome.
In a sense, forgetting is our brain’s way of sorting memories, so the most relevant memories are ready for retrieval. Normal forgetting may even be a safety to ensure our brain doesn’t become too full.
26、51. What have past behavioral studies found about our brain?
A Its capacity actually knows no limits.
B It grows sophisticated with practice.
C It keeps our most precious memories until life’s end.
D New information learned pushes old information out.
答案解析：
通过题干中的past behavioral studies定位至文章第三段，该段提到学习新的知识会导致遗忘，同时上文提到old information is sometimes pushed out of the brain for new memories to form，我们锁定其中的old information、new memories以及push out，发现D项与之匹配度最高，反复出现的信息可作为判断正确答案的依据。
27、52. What is the benefit of forgetting?
A It frees us from painful memories.
B It helps slow down our aging process.
C It facilitates our access to relevant information.
D It prevents old information from forming associations.
答案解析：
题干问的是遗忘的好处，通过benefits of forgetting定位至文章第四段，可跳过for instance这一表示举例论证的话，直接定位到段尾的“This process improves access to relevant information”。通过将选项与原文进行比较，可发现C项只将improves替换为了facilitates，因此正确答案选C。A选项的painful memories、B选项的aging process以及D项的associations均未在定位段中提及。
28、53. What is the emphasis of current studies of memory?
A When people tend to forget.
B What contributes to forgetting.
C How new technology hinders memory capacity.
D Why learning and forgetting are complementary.
答案解析：
通过题干中的emphasis以及current studies of memory定位至第七段第二句“But current studies are beginning to place great emphasis on the condition under which we forget”，此处考查定语从句，强调我们会在什么情况下忘记，强干扰项是A项，原文未提到tend to相关的信息，即更容易遗忘，A项属于对原文过度解读，因此正确答案为B。
29、54. What do people find about their rare ability to remember every detail of their life?
A It adds to the burden of their memory.
B It makes their life more complicated.
C It contributes to their success in life.
D It contributes a rare object of envy.
答案解析：
题目问的是人们对于这种稀少的能够记住生活的每个细节的能力的看法，通过题干中的rare ability to remember every detail of their life定位至第八段第二句，该段末尾出现了burdensome，因此直接选择A。
30、55. What does the passage say about forgetting?
A It can enlarge our brain capacity.
B It helps get rid of negative memories.
C It is a way of organising our memories.
D It should not cause any alarm in any way.
答案解析：
题干问整篇文章关于遗忘的看法，直接定位至文章最后一段。该段首句提出forgetting is our brain’s way of sorting memories，即遗忘是大脑对记忆分类的一种方式，锁定a way of以及memories ，可找到与之对应的C选项，同时确定organising同义替换了sorting，因此正确答案为C。A项的enlarge、B项的negative memories、D项的alarm在文中均未提到。
