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6.Around twenty years ago I was living in York.Though I had a lot of experience and a Master's degree,I could not find satisfying work.
I was driving a school bus to make ends meet and living with a friend of mine,for I had lost my flat.I had attended five interviews with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not get the job."Why has my life become so hard?"I thought painfully.
As I pulled the bus over to drop off a little girl,she handed me an earring saying I should keep it so that somebody could claim(认领)it.The earring was painted black and said"BE HAPPY".
At first I got angry.Then it hit me-I had been giving all of my attention to what was going wrong with my life rather than what was right!I decided then and there to make a list of fifty things I was happy with.Later,I decided to add more things to the list.That night there was a phone call for me from a lady who was a director at a large hospital.She asked me if I would give a one-day lecture on stress management to 200medical workers.I said yes.
My day there went very well,and before long I got a well-paid job.To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of thinking that I completely changed my life.

46.We can learn from the first two paragraphs that the authorD
A.was content with his personal life
B.was a college student doing a part-time job
C.was grateful for the hard but precious experience
D.felt hopeless in the face of difficulties
47.Why did the author decide to list happy things?C
A.To make Iris passengers happy.
B.To amuse the family members.
C.To remind himself life was full of happiness.
D.To stress that he had great pressure.
48.Which statement is true about the black earring?A
A.The author got angry because he was unhappy.
B.The little girl gave him the earring as a gift.
C.The earring was returned to its owner very soon.
D.The lady who called him was the owner of the earring.
49.Which of the following best expresses the idea of the text?A
A.Life is like a mirror,when you smile into it,it will smile back.
B.Where there's a will,there's a way.
C.He laughs best who laughs last.
D.All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
50.Where can you most probably find the text?B
A.In a tourist guidebook.     B.On a personal blog.
C.In an official report.      D.In a science fiction.

分析 文章是一篇记叙文.作者不仅拥有硕士学位,还有着丰富的经验,但是作者却总是找不到满意的工作.更雪上加霜的是,作者开校车的工作也丢了.后来,作者转换了思考方式,积极地发现生活中的美好,他顺利找到了满意的工作.

解答 46.D 推理判断题 根据I could not find satisfying work.Why has my life become so hard?"I thought painfully.可知,作者对自己的生活很不满意,到了绝望的地步,故答案为D
47.C 推理判断题 根据I decided then and there to make a list of fifty things I was happy with.可以推知,作者是想提醒自己生活中还是有幸福的事情的,故答案为C
48.A  细节理解题  根据At first I got angry.可知,开始接过耳环时,作者因为生活的不幸福而有的生气,故答案为A
49.A  主旨大意题 根据文章最后一句To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of thinking that I completely changed my life.可知,作者转换了思考方式,积极地发现生活中的美好,他顺利找到了满意的工作.故答案为A
50.B  根据这篇文章的文体及第一人称可以推断出,这篇文章很可能是来自个人博客,以"I"第一人称来写文章,不大可能出现在旅游指南、政府报告和科幻书上,故答案为B

点评 做阅读时经常犯错的主要原因是,仅凭读过文章后残留在脑海中的一丝印象来勾选答案,这样便很容易掉入出题人故意设布下的题目陷阱.所谓阅读理解,对于题目的理解一定要忠实于原文,因此,每一道题都应该与原文作全面的对比与核查,再得出答案.也就是说,阅读理解的每一道题目,在原文都应该有明确的出处,我们把这一出处叫做原文相关句,(1)排除与原文相关句主题不一致的选项(2)排除与原文相关句态度相反的选项  (3)排除用于过于极端或负面的选项(4)注意结合文章主旨和主题去排除.

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