Directions: For each blank in the passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Many years ago I was on a bicycle trip through some exceedingly picturesque (如画的) countryside. Suddenly, dark clouds piled up overhead and rain began to fall, but strange to ___50___, several hundred yards ahead of me the sun shone brilliantly. Riding, however, as rapidly as I could, I found it ___51___ to get into the clear. The clouds with their rain kept advancing faster than I could race forward. I continued this unequal contest for an exhausting half hour, ___52___ realizing that I could not win my way to the bright area ahead of me.

Then it dawned upon me that I was wasting my strength in unimportant hurry, while paying no attention whatsoever to the landscape ___53___ which I was making the trip. The storm could not last forever and the discomfort was not unendurable. Indeed, there was much to look at which might ___54___ have escaped me. As I gazed about with sharpened ___55___, I saw colours and lines and shapes that would have appeared differently under brilliant light. The rain mists (薄雾) which now ___56___ the wooded hills and the fresh clearness of the different greens were entrancing (迷人的). My annoyance at the rain was gone and my eagerness to ___57___ it disappeared. It had provided me with a new view and helped me understand that the ___58___ of beauty and satisfaction may be found close at hand within the ___59___ of one’s own sensibilities.

It made me think, then and later, about other matters to which this incident was related. It helped me realize that there is no sense in my ___60___ ever to flee from circumstances and conditions which cannot be avoided but which I might bravely ___61___ and frequently mend and often turn to good account. I know that half the battle is won if I can face trouble with courage, __62__ with spirit, and triumph with humility. It has become ever clearer to me that danger is far from disaster, that defeat may be the forerunner of final ___63___, and that, in the last analysis, all achievement is dangerously weak ___64___ based on enduring principles of moral conduct.

1.                A．ask            B．relate          C．understand    D．call

 

2.                A．easy           B．likely           C．impossible D．comfortable

 

3.                A．before         B．after           C．as   D．while

 

4.                                  A．in front of B．on account of

C．for the sake of                     D．atthe convenience of

 

5.                A．therefore       B．consequently    C．accordingly    D．otherwise

 

6.                A．puzzle          B．appreciation     C．wisdom   D．shock

 

7.                A．crowned        B．covered        C．swept    D．floated

 

8.                A．enjoy          B．embrace        C．surround D．escape

 

9.                A．resources       B．sources         C．causes   D．courses

 

10.               A．distance        B．help           C．range     D．comprehension

 

11.               A．requesting      B．waiting         C．attempting D．expecting

 

12.               A．meet          B．avoid          C．decline    D．change

 

13.               A．happiness       B．joy            C．disappointment D．surprise

 

14.               A．failure         B．victory         C．relief D．decision

 

15.               A．if             B．though         C．until  D．unless

 

 

 

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36---55各题后的 A B C D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Childish Voice

When I was a young child, my parents often told me that it was time to teach a man everything. I didn’t understand and wondered why   36   had such a big influence   37   a person. I thought I could grow up quickly to find it out as an adult．But now,   38   I come to knock at the door of adulthood, I feel   39  to express my own  40    on this saying. I know that I’m just a high school student with very   41   experiences. There are still many things   42   me in the future, yet I would like to express myself in a childish voice.

I once read this sentence: “To make this world a happy place to live, you’d better   43   yourself and your heart , instead of the whole world.” I was shocked. It made me think about life   44   . There are so many things around us that    45    our will. We can’t force life    46    our wishes. The earth won’t stop turning no matter whether we   47   it or not. What we can do is just to make ourselves  48   the world. I think we should learn to accept   49   life gives us, no matter whether it’s the spring sunlight or the winter snowfall, and try to be happy.

Deeply moved by the pop song Grandmother (by Jay Chou), I always try to  50   every pleasant thing in my life, but now I see I don’t catch most of the pleasant moments. It is more   51   that they slip by and leave you feeling   52   . I realize that I’m not just living   53   myself and that there are the others around me I should think of .They all pay attention to my growing up, even if it’s just a little progress.

Everyone has his or her own attitude towards life, be it positive or   54   .It doesn’t matter, I think. There is one   55   that should be obeyed—and that’s to make this world better.

36．A．man                 B．time                        C．thing               D．parent

37．A．about                   B．with               C．on                          D．in

38．A．before             B．after                       C．as                    D．when

39．A．anxious       B．worried          C．tired                           D．glad

40．A．beliefs        B．opinions         C．confidences      D．expressions

41．A．a few          B．little                     C．few                      D．a little

42．A．waiting for     B．sticking with   C．dealing with     D．doing with

43．A．ask                        B．change                C．exchange           D．force

44．A．myself                  B．itself               C．oneself         D．themselves

45．A．go with            B．go along            C．go ahead            D．go against

46．A. being followed  B. to be followed    C. following        D. to follow

47．A．receive                  B．accept               C．refuse             D．approve

48．A．fit in                 B．suit                       C．beat                     D．match

49．A．what                B．whatever                     C．which                  D．why

50．A．miss                 B．catch                   C．escape                D．lose

51．A．probably         B．likely                    C．possibly          D．unlikely

52．A．regretful        B．awful                   C．successful       D．terrible

53．A．for                         B．by                    C．on                         D．with

54．A．wrong                  B．false                     C．negative                  D．true

55．A．point                B．rule                      C．thing                         D．word

 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36---55各题后的 A B C D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Childish Voice

When I was a young child, my parents often told me that it was time to teach a man everything. I didn’t understand and wondered why   36   had such a big influence   37   a person. I thought I could grow up quickly to find it out as an adult．But now,   38   I come to knock at the door of adulthood, I feel   39  to express my own  40    on this saying. I know that I’m just a high school student with very   41   experiences. There are still many things   42   me in the future, yet I would like to express myself in a childish voice.

I once read this sentence: “To make this world a happy place to live, you’d better   43   yourself and your heart , instead of the whole world.” I was shocked. It made me think about life   44   . There are so many things around us that    45    our will. We can’t force life    46    our wishes. The earth won’t stop turning no matter whether we   47   it or not. What we can do is just to make ourselves  48   the world. I think we should learn to accept   49   life gives us, no matter whether it’s the spring sunlight or the winter snowfall, and try to be happy.

Deeply moved by the pop song Grandmother (by Jay Chou), I always try to  50   every pleasant thing in my life, but now I see I don’t catch most of the pleasant moments. It is more   51   that they slip by and leave you feeling   52   . I realize that I’m not just living   53   myself and that there are the others around me I should think of .They all pay attention to my growing up, even if it’s just a little progress.

Everyone has his or her own attitude towards life, be it positive or   54   .It doesn’t matter, I think. There is one   55   that should be obeyed—and that’s to make this world better.

A．man                      B．time        C．thing            D．parent

A．about            B．with             C．on                   D．in

A．before            B．after             C．as                D．when

A．anxious        B．worried          C．tired                D．glad

A．beliefs        B．opinions          C．confidences  D．expressions

A．a few             B．little         C．few                  D．a little

A．waiting for    B．sticking with  C．dealing with D．doing with

A．ask                    B．change            C．exchange          D．force

A．myself               B．itself            C．oneself      D．themselves

A．go with            B．go along              C．go ahead         D．go against

A. being followed  B. to be followed C. following    D. to follow

A．receive         B．accept             C．refuse         D．approve

A．fit in                B．suit                  C．beat                 D．match

A．what                B．whatever          C．which              D．why

A．miss                 B．catch                      C．escape          D．lose

A．probably          B．likely               C．possibly              D．unlikely

A．regretful          B．awful                   C．successful  D．terrible

A．for                          B．by                          C．on               D．with

A．wrong              B．false                       C．negative              D．true

A．point                B．rule                 C．thing                   D．word

During my many contacts with people in China, I have been asked by two different people what I would recommend to them so that they could be happy. One of these people was my student and friend who began her question by saying I always appeared happy to her. She then asked how I could be this way and if I could teach her how to be happy all the time. The other inquiry was basically the same and came from the secretary of a company for which I was doing some work.

The first one to ask was my student and in thinking about an answer I even explored in class the idea of optimism and pessimism, of people who feel the glass is always half full and those who think it is half empty. It was easy to show that different people react differently to the same situations and conditions but that didn’t bring me much closer to understanding why.

About two months later I was riding to the airport in a taxi with the company secretary who asked me the same question and it made me think. Why did both these ladies feel they needed help to become happy? Indeed, why did either of them think they were not happy? Why did they choose to ask this question of me? Why are some people generally happy while others are not?

Certainly if someone is healthy, it might be expected that they are happy, and this is probably true. However, some people have money and health but have a miserable disposition that makes it difficult for them to have friends and meaningful relationships. Similarly, one would expect those who have little to complain about their fate and many do, but others are able to enjoy what they have and enjoy life. It seems the difference must lie within the people. What we may be looking at is acceptance of a personal set of circumstances and the contentment which flows from that. It should not mean, however, that those people cannot wish for something better.

If the difference between people who are happy and those who are not lies within the people themselves, can happiness be learned? I think there are things we can do, such as dreaming of the future, which can give us the sort of positive outlook which will generally make us happy people.

 

1. According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A. The author was once asked how to be healthy and wealthy by two people.

B. The author came to realize why people responded differently to happiness. 

C. Those who think the glass is always half empty are optimistic. 

D. Those who feel the glass is always half full are pessimistic. 

2.. The underlined word “disposition” in the fourth paragraph means         .

A. character         B. habit            C. reputation       D. fate

3. The underlined word “it” in the fourth paragraph refers to         .

A. the idea of pessimism                 B. the attitude towards happiness 

C. the satisfaction within               D. the appearance of happiness

4.. What will the author most probably talk about after the last paragraph?  

A. Learning how to be happy.                 B. Accepting the present situation.

C. Developing meaningful relationships. D. Going after the dream.