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【题目】Happiness depends upon ourselves

I stared at the word “Happiness”, my creative-writing assignment (作业) about emotion, on my blank(空白的) paper. No format(格式) at all.

It was not the lack of structure (结构）______ the word “happiness” that was ______ me. Anything else I could have ______ well, say, jealousy (嫉妒) or pain. But I was ______to write about happiness.

There was a ______ at my bedroom door. “Hey, Sarah?” asked a small voice. “Can I come in?” “Rachie.” I said to my five-year-old sister. “I’m ______ now.”

“But this is important.”

I ______. “Okay, then.” Rachie came in. “Um, I caught my favourite butterfly. It’s ______ pretty. But I let it go because Mommy said it would die.” “So, what’s the ______?” I asked. “Well,” she whispered ______ she were about to share a deep ______. “When I set it free, I was ______. Does that make me a mean person?” I ______. “Of course not. You were just happy it was free.” I gave her a ______ . “Now I have work to do.” “What work?” she asked. I ______ my blank paper. “I have to write about happiness.” “Oh, that’s easy.” “What’s your happiness?” I asked. She thought a few seconds. “Butterflies,” she said ______ and left.

Butterflies! I thought about our ______. She was happy to catch the butterfly and happy to see it go. Maybe she was right. Butterflies ______ nothing but happiness. Maybe butterflies aren’t exactly the ______ to happiness, but there is something to be said about the simple things in ______ . And with that, I started to write.

【1】A. or B. but C. and D. nor

【2】A. bothering B. inspiring C. surprising D. attracting

【3】A. analyzed B. explained C. handled D. adjusted

【4】A. reminded B. supposed C. persuaded D. prepared

【5】A. knock B. call C. push D. beat

【6】A. annoyed B. dizzy C. puzzled D. busy

【7】A. begged B. sighed C. urged D. refused

【8】A. equally B. hardly C. really D. slightly

【9】A. effect B. result C. decision D. problem

【10】A. as if B. only if C. so that D. in case

【11】A. sorrow B. secret C. feeling D. pain

【12】A. awful B. excited C. glad D. disappointed

【13】A. argued B. nodded C. added D. smiled

【14】A. hug B. tip C. look D. hand

【15】A. read through B. glanced at C. set down D. turned over

【16】A. angrily B. blindly C. anxiously D. simply

【17】A. conversation B. conclusion C. debate D. interview[

【18】A. discover B. bring C. benefit D. expect

【19】A. barrier B. introduction C. key D. limit

【20】A. need B. return C. work D. life

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】B

【5】A

【6】D

【7】B

【8】C

【9】D

【10】A

【11】B

【12】C

【13】D

【14】A

【15】B

【16】D

【17】A

【18】B

【19】C

【20】D

【解析】这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章，通过本文内容，告诉人们“幸福依赖于我们自己”。

【1】B

考查并列连词。A. or 或者，否者； B. but但是； C. and 和； D. nor也不。句意：不是结构的缺乏而是单词“happiness”正干扰着我。not---but---，不是---而是---，故选B。

【2】A

考查动词。A. bothering 干扰； B. inspiring鼓舞； C. surprising 使惊讶； D. attracting吸引。句意：不是结构的缺乏而是单词“happiness”正干扰着我。故选A。

【3】C

考查动词。A. analyzed 分析； B. explained 解释； C. handled 处理； D. adjusted调整。我可能已经处理好的其他任何事情都是嫉妒或痛苦。故选C。

【4】B

考查动词。A. reminded 提醒； B. supposed 假定； C. persuaded 劝说； D. prepared准备。句意：但是我本应该写关于幸福。故选B。be supposed to do sth.应该干---，故选B。

【5】A

考查名词。A. knock敲打； B. call 电话，呼叫； C. push 推； D. beat敲击。根据下文的“Hey, Sarah?” asked a small voice. “Can I come in?”可知有人敲了我卧室的门。故选A。

【6】D

考查形容词。A. annoyed 烦恼的； B. dizzy 晕眩的； C. puzzled 困惑的； D. busy忙碌的。根据下文“But this is important.”可知上句的意思是：现在我很忙。根据上下文的联系可知选D。

【7】B

考查动词。A. begged 乞求； B. sighed 叹息； C. urged 催促； D. refused拒绝。根据下文“Okay, then.” Rachie came in可知无奈，只能让进来，所以“我叹息”。故选B。

【8】C

考查副词。A. equally相等地； B. hardly几乎不； C. really 真正地； D. slightly轻微地。我抓住我最喜爱的蝴蝶，它是真的很美。根据句意可知选C。

【9】D

考查名词。A. effect 影响； B. result 结果； C. decision 决定； D. problem问题。我问道“怎么了？”她低语说，“好像她要分享一个深奥的秘密”。根据句意可知选D。

【10】A

考查状语从句。A. as if 好像； B. only if只要； C. so that 目的是---； D. in case万一。她低语说，“好像她要分享一个深奥的秘密”。根据句意可知选A。

【11】B

考查名词。A. sorrow 悲伤； B. secret秘密； C. feeling感觉； D. pain疼痛。她低语说，“好像她要分享一个深奥的秘密”。根据句意可知选B。

【12】C

考查形容词。A. awful 可怕的； B. excited 感到兴奋的； C. glad 高兴的； D. disappointed感到失望的。根据后面的“Of course not. You were just happy it was free.”可知当我把它释放的时候，我很高兴。故选C。

【13】D

考查动词。A. argued 争论； B. nodded 点头； C. added 添加； D. smiled微笑。根据上文可知：我微笑道，“当然不会，你只是高兴它是自由的”。我给了她一个拥抱。根据句意可知选D。

【14】A

考查名词。A. hug 拥抱； B. tip 建议； C. look 看； D. hand手。根据句意可知：我给了她一个拥抱。故选A。

【15】B

考查词组。A. read through 读； B. glanced at 浏览； C. set down 记下； D. turned over翻阅。根据下句“I have to write about happiness.”我不得不写关于幸福。可知上句的意思是：我浏览了一下空白的纸。根据句意可知选B。

【16】D

考查副词。A. angrily生气地； B. blindly 盲目地； C. anxiously 忧虑地； D. simply简单地，仅仅。她只是说幸福是“蝴蝶“，然后离开。根据句意可知选D。

【17】A

考查名词。A. conversation谈话； B. conclusion 结论； C. debate 辩论； D. interview接见，采访。根据句意可知“我思考我们的谈话”，故选A。

【18】B

考查动词。A. discover 发现； B. bring 拿来，带来； C. benefit有利于； D. expect预测，期盼。或许她说的是正确的，蝴蝶只带来幸福。故选B。

【19】C

考查名词。A. barrier 障碍物； B. introduction 介绍，引进； C. key 关键； D. limit限制。或许蝴蝶并不能准确地说是幸福的关键。the key to---，---的关键，故选C。

【20】D

考查名词。A. need需要； B. return 返回； C. work 工作； D. life生活。或许蝴蝶并不能准确地说是幸福的关键，但是生活中有些要说的事情是关于简单的事情。根据句意可知选D。