It was just like any other morning. I was at the bus stop, on my way to the lab where I was a postdo

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It was just like any other morning. I was at the bus stop, on my way to the lab where I was a postdoctoral fellow. But as I ___21___ the people around me-headphones swinging from their ears, ___22___ cast down, unsmiling faces-something began to stir(搅动)inside me. They looked ___23___ . And, I realized that I was one of them. Suddenly, I could no longer continue with my work life. I ___24___ a one-way ticket to fly home the next morning. I didn’t know what would come next. All. I knew was that, ___25___ I loved science and research, what I had been doing wasn’t working.
Over the years, as I dealt with the ___26___ of finishing my Ph. D. , I had grown more competitive. I pushed myself to be the first to generate sensational(轰动的)results and to ___27___ in high-impact journals. Those who could have been ___28___ became opponents I hated. When running into scientific problems, I thought I had to ___29___ them myself instead of asking for help. I began to feel alone and ___30___ . I became less and less productive. But the culture of academia- ___31___ competition and individual success above all else-seemed to reinforce(加强)my ___32___ . I was sure that this was not the right time to show any insecurities, so I ___33___ . That day at the bus stop, I ___34___ my breaking point. The ___35___ had to end.
Three months after I left so suddenly, I was prepared to go back to work. The first days were ___36___ . But I focused on ___37___ to my new view and being patient as I readjusted. ___38___ , cooperation has replaced ___39___ . Working relationships are now genuine human ones. I no longer feel like one of the lonely, unhappy people at the ___40___ .
21. A. visited B. reported C. watched D. troubled
22. A. eyes B. arms C. nose D. legs
23. A. ready B. unhealthy C. greedy D. unhappy
24. A. designed B. booked C. circled D. returned
25. A. as though B. unless C. even though D. since
26. A. emergencies B. prejudice C. revolution D. pressure
27. A. record B. publish C. reserve D. predict
28. A. partners B. champions C. colleagues D. applicants
29. A. find B. overlook C. reject D. solve
30. A. guilty B. lost C. easy D. alive
31. A. questioning B. controlling C. prizing D. sharing
32. A. reputation B. decline C. success D. approach
33. A. hung on B. blew up C. burst in D. kicked off
34. A. hit B. cut C. drew D. tried
35. A. link B. race C. help D. play
36. A. blank B. equal C. tough D. calm
37. A. sticking B. agreeing C. referring D. adding
38. A. On the contrary B. As a result C. By the way D. In general
39. A. contribution B. devotion C. expectation D. competition
40. A. lab B. home C. stop D. field
【答案】21. C    22. A    23. D    24. B    25. C    26. D    27. B    28. A    29. D    30. B    31. C    32. D    33. A    34. A    35. B    36. C    37. A    38. B    39. D    40. C
 
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