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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

In Florida, one McDonald's customer started a pay-it-forward chain that other 249 customers to be generous and do the same.

ABC News reports the spirit of is in the air as 250 drive-thru customers at a local McDonald's paid for the meals of the people next to them.

When Torie Keene was paying for her food on Wednesday morning, it occurred to her to pay for the meal of the car next to her. Keene then told McDonald's cashier Figueroa to greet the other customer "Merry Christmas". The next customer was when Figueroa said her food was already paid by the car. That's she thought that she would love to do the same and the domino effect (多米诺效应) .

"It kept going and going" Figueroa told ABC news. "After the 15th car, I started the number of people participating a piece of paper."

Figueroa said the chain almost lasted for her entire shift. "I just kept giving everyone the same , and they were all so astonished and so happy," she continued. "One lady paid for the meals of the next three cars behind her."

While people were amazed by how they could get, Figueroa said she had "never experienced 。like that before" in her 12 years of working for McDonald's. "I feel very to have been a part of all that," the cashier said.

Keene contacted Figueroa on Facebook when the pay-it-forward chain in the local news. She revealed that she the long chain of kindness, adding that she was by the number of people who continued her good when she was "only trying to someone's day."

1.A．invited B．instructed C．indicated D．inspired

2.A．receiving B．gaining C．giving D．taking

3.A．purposely B．particularly C．especially D．casually

4.A．infected B．guided C．reminded D．affected

5.A．unusual B．previous C．next D．familiar

6.A．when B．where C．how D．what

7.A．created B．disturbed C．made D．followed

8.A．accounting B．marking C．estimating D．evaluating

9.A．in B．under C．on D．at

10.A．reception B．reaction C．reflection D．range

11.A．order B．request C．message D．suggestion

12.A．still B．also C．even D．merely

13.A．mean B．generous C．lovely D．selfish

14.A．something B．it C．everything D．all

15.A．blessed B．helpful C．interested D．doubtful

16.A．took out B．came out C．picked out D．stood out

17.A．produced B．released C．started D．spread

18.A．surprised B．puzzled C．confused D．delighted

19.A．process B．idea C．decision D．deed

20.A．strengthen B．loosen C．lengthen D．brighten

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A．How inner beliefs can help

B．Why are habits so important

C．How to develop positive habits

D．Improve your life

E．You can do it

F．Action plan

The single most important factor that contributes to success is what you do every single day．It is as simple as that．Your habits will determine whether you are successful or not．If you have strong and healthy positive habits，it does not matter whether or not you fail today because you are guaranteed to succeed in the long run．

1._______________________________

Because you repeat the same actions and the same behaviors every single day，a single positive action will not change your life，but the same action repeated 1,000 times will have a significant impact on your life．For example，if you go to the gym one time，you won’t see a big difference in your life．However，if you go to the gym 1,000 times over a five year period，you will see a big difference in your body．The same principle applies to finance，health，relationships，work，career，and school．Simple positive actions repeated every single day will have a great impact on your life in the long run．

2.________________________________

There’s nothing easier than developing positive habits．You simply have to do every single day the action you want to make a habit．If you want to develop the habit of running，run almost every day．If you want to develop the habit of eating healthy，eat healthy every day．If you want to develop the habit of reading，read every day．Habits are created by repetition．The more you do an action，the easier it becomes in the long run．

3.__________________________________

If you want to be successful in changing your habits，you should think about changing your inner beliefs about your habits．For example，your old belief was: “I love cigarette because it makes me feel good and relaxed．I need cigarette to be happy and relaxed．”If you keep this belief，you won’t be able to keep your resolution to stop smoking for very long．Instead，you should adopt this new belief: “I love yoga because it makes me feel good and relaxed．Cigarette is poisonous and destroys my body．Yoga makes me happy．” You should analyze your beliefs and make sure they won’t stop you from changing your habits．The same is true when you try to form positive habits．If you want to start eating healthy food，here are some positive beliefs you should start thinking about: “Healthy food is very good for my health．It gives me a lot of energy and I feel very good．”

4.____________________________________

It’s now time for you to develop positive habits in your life and avoid your negative habits．Write down 3 positive habits that you would like to develop and 3 negative habits that you would like to get rid of．For each positive habit，write down exactly what actions you’re going to take every single day in order to develop the new habit．For each negative habit，write down exactly what actions you’re not going to take in the next weeks．Here are some positive habits that will lead to success: exercise，healthy food，reading，saving，studying，healthy relationships，hard work，etc．Here are some negative habits to get rid of: gambling，drug and alcohol abuse，overeating，shyness，etc．

5._____________________________________

Everybody can change．All it takes is courage and commitment．Decide right now to improve your life by changing your habits．Take action right now！Don’t be afraid．Yes，you will probably make mistakes along the way．But never forget that success is guaranteed for you if you have positive habits in your life．If you refuse to quit，success will be yours．

Have you ever noticed that the more you have the more you want? Let’s face it．Thinking our life is good enough doesn’t come naturally to many people．When we have high expectations of everything in life we will run into disappointment．Only when we are aware that needs are different from desires can we live with satisfaction．Here are a few ideas to help you be happier with what you have and who you are．

Focus on what you are thankful for．Most people want things to be better than they are, or when things are going well, we forget to appreciate what we have．Learn to reflect on how much better things are than they could be．Focus on what you are thankful for．Write down 5 things you are grateful for right now．

When we hold onto regrets from decisions we have made, it can really poison our well-being．Many people regret something they can no longer change, which ends up holding them back from moving forward in a more positive manner．What happened in the past is done and gone, so work to stay present and be mindful of the current moment to find more joy and fulfillment．

When we use other people as the measuring stick for our personal success and quality of life we are likely to be less satisfied．Social comparisons can provide useful information when we try to learn from others, but they also hold our perspective in a discontented position．Compare yourself less with others so you can be satisfied more．

When you are focused on your big ambitions and future goals you might elide the daily pleasures that surround you．Learn to slow down and absorb the wonder and beauty around you．Stay present and focus on the task you’re undertaking at the moment．Don’t let the life pass you by because you’re always on the go and distracted by ambition．

Practice looking at life through the lens of contentment and it will become more natural．

1.How can we live with contentment?

A．To change our lifestyle．

B．To have a motivation in life．

C．To give less attention to what we are grateful for．

D．To realize the difference between needs and desires．

2.What’s the main idea of Paragraph 3?

A．Make wise decisions

B．Know the present situation

C．Let go of regrets

D．Remember the past

3.The underlined word “elide”(in Paragraph 5) probably means “______”．

A．enjoy B．change C．create D．neglect

4.What should you do to put yourself in a good mood?

A．Make time for simple pleasures．

B．Learn from successful people．

C．Focus on your future goals．

D．Create chance to learn more．

Mom promised to buy me a nice gift for my next birthday, ______ beyond my imagination.

A. which B. that C. something D. the one

Much of ________ humour of the book was unfortunately lost in ________ translation.

A. the; / B. the; a C. a; / D . a ; a

One day in my class, the children were busy preparing for the coming concert. Suddenly Patty came up to me and said, “Every year I-g-g-g-get to be a quiet student. The other kids are always in a p-p-p-play or something. This year, I w-w-want to recite a p-p-p-poem myself!”

Watching her eager eyes, I had no way to refuse her request. So I had to promise her that she would have a “reciting” part. That promise proved to be very difficult to keep. None of my books had any proper poems for her. So I had to spend most of the night writing a poem for her. It was not excellent, but it was enough to cope with Patty’s speech problem.

From then on, Patty spent a lot of time practicing the reciting every day. With my help, she made great progress. However, an unexpected thing happened when the concert was about to start. The MC（报幕员）came to me with anger, waving his printed program. “There has been a mistake! You have listed Patty for a recitation. That girl can’t even say her own name without stuttering.” Because there was not enough time for explanations, I said to him angrily, “We know what we are doing.”

The concert was going very well. When it was time for Patty’s recitation, the MC again said that Patty would embarrass everyone. Losing patience, I shouted to him loudly, “Patty will do her part. You do yours. Just introduce her number.”

The curtain parted to show Patty, excited and confident. In perfect control, Patty uttered each syllable clearly helped by my gestures. At last, she made her bow, with tears in her eyes.

The curtain closed. At first silence held the audience, then the silence gave way to warm and lasting applause. Patty threw her arms around me and said to me excitedly, “We d-d-d-did it!”

1. What was the challenge for Patty to prepare for the concert?

A. She hadn’t enough time to practice.

B. She wasn’t popular with the students in her class.

C. She couldn’t recite words clearly owing to stuttering.

D. There weren’t proper poems for her at all.

2.The author yelled at the MC loudly because_____.

A. he made a mistake about the printed program

B. he showed no respect for the author

C. he didn’t list Patty for a recitation

D. he was unwilling to include Patty in the performing list

3.From the passage we can learn that_____.

A. where there is a will, there is a way

B. experience is the mother of wisdom

C. strike while the iron is hot

D. the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

The death of languages is not a new phenomenon. Languages usually have a relatively short life span as well as a very high death rate. Only a few, including Egyptian, Chinese, Greek, Latin, have lasted more than 2,000 years.

What is new, however, is the speed at which they are dying out. Europe’s colonial conquests caused a sharp decline in linguistic diversity, eliminating at least 15 percent of all languages spoken at the time. Over the last 300 years, Europe has lost a dozen, and Australia has only 20 left of the 250 spoken at the end of the 18th century.

The rise of nation-states has also been decisive in selecting and consolidating national languages and sidelining others. By making great efforts to establish an official language in education, the media and the civil service, national governments have deliberately tried to eliminate minority languages.

This process of linguistic standardization has been boosted by industrialization and scientific progress, which have imposed new methods of communication that are swift, straightforward and practical. Language diversity came to be seen as an obstacle to trade and the spread of knowledge. Monolingualism became an ideal.

More recently, the internationalization of financial markets, the spread of information by electronic media and other aspects of globalization have intensified the threat to “small” languages. A language not on the Internet is a language that “no longer exists” in the modern world. It is out of the game.

The serious effects of the death of languages are evident. First of all, it is possible that if we all ended up speaking the same language, our brains would lose some of their natural capacity for linguistic inventiveness. We would never be able to figure out the origins of human language or resolve the mystery of “the first language”. As each language dies, a chapter of human history closes.

Multilingualism is the most accurate reflection of multiculturalism. The destruction of the first will inevitably lead to the loss of the second. Imposing a language without any links to a people’s culture and way of life stifles the expression of their collective genius. A language is not only used for the main instrument of human communication. It also expresses the world vision of those who speak it, their ways of using knowledge. To safeguard languages is an urgent matter.

1.Which of the following does not contribute to the death of languages?

A. Colonial conquests of Europe

B. The boom of human population

C. Advances in science and industrialization

D. The rise of nation-states

2.The underlined word “ stifles” in the last paragraph probably means “_____”.

A. boosts B. fuels C. imposes D. kills

3.The serious effects of the death of languages include all except that_______.

A. People would fail to understand how languages originated

B. Language diversity would become an obstacle to globalization

C. Monolingualism would lead to the loss of multiculturalism

D. Human brains would become less creative linguistically

4.What is the author’s purpose of writing this passage?

A. To explain the reasons why languages are dying out.

B. To warn people of the negative aspects of globalization.

C. To call people’s attention to the urgency of language preservation.

D. To argue how important it is for people to speak more languages.

－Did you see a girl in red pass by just now?

－No, sir. I __________ a newspaper.

A. was reading B. read

C. had read D. would read

The young are all the same old song played over and over again because they like popular songs.

A. related to B. known for C. tired of D. connected with

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