题目内容
When you open your eyes in the morning, you find it is a beautiful day and the plans for the day are what you have been looking forward to for a long time. Then the 36 rings, you say hello, and the drama starts. The person on the other 37 has a depressing tone in his voice as he starts to tell you how 38 his morning is and that there is nothing to look forward to. Are you 39 in a wonderful mood? Impossible!
Communicating with negative people can wash out your 40 . It may not change what you think, but doing this long enough with them will make you 41 depressed for a moment or a long time.
Life brings ups and downs, but some people 42 the wrong idea that life has no happiness to offer. They only feel glad when they make others feel 43 . No wonder they can hardly win others' pity or respect.
When you 44 with positive people, your spirit stays happy and therefore more positive things are attracted. 45 the dagger(匕首)of a negative person is put in you, you feel the heavy feeling that brings you 46 .
Sometimes we have no 47 but to communicate with negative people. This could be a co-worker, or a relative. In this case, 48 what needs to be said as little as possible. Sometimes it feels good to 49 your anger back to the negative person, 50 all this does is to lower you to that same negative level and they won't feel 51 of themselves about that.
Negativity often 52 happiness without even being realized. The negative words of another at the start of the day can attach to you throughout the 53 of your day, which makes you feel bad and 54 your happiness. Life is too 55 to feel negative. Stay positive and avoid negativity as much as possible.
36. A. bell B. door C. voice D. telephone
37. A. way B. corner C. end D. part
38. A. terrible B. cheerful C. amazing D. exciting
39. A. almost B. still C. never D. ever
40. A. belief B. happiness C. sadness D. relief
41. A. feel B. remain C. look D. Sound
42. A. are accused of B. are stuck in
C. are pleased with D. are concerned about
43. A. glad B. sorry C. bad D. content
44. A. quarrel B. fight C. communicate D. work
45. A. Since B. Before C. When D. After
46. A. up B. down C. in D. out
47. A. need B. hope C. chance D. choice
48. A. describe B. mind C. write D. say
49. A. find out B. make out C. let out D. try out
50. A. or B. but C. for D. and
51. A. tired B. afraid C. ashamed D. proud
52. A. buys B. gains C. affects D. decides
53. A. length B. beginning C. rest D. middle
54. A. shares B. steals C. sells D. hides
55. A. short B. long C. easy D. uncertain
III. 36-40 DCABB 41-45 ABCCC 46-50BDDCB 51-55 CCCBA
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Scores of farms across he country are opening up to overnight guests.The best have all the appeal of a first-rate inn(小旅馆) — plus here a moo, there a moo.
Sure, you and your kids have a plan for the theme parks.In the meanwhile, why not make a little hay(干草)? Farm stays are fast becoming the great American alternative to the pre-packaged vacation.
LIBERTY HALL FARM
Rochester, Vt.; 802/767-3926; www.libertyhillfarm.com.Adults $75, teens $50, kids 12 and under $35, including breakfast and dinner; shared baths.
Beth and Bob Kennett run a farm straight out of a storybook.You’ll find Beth in the kitchen, rolling out dough(生面团) for a pie.Bob’s busy with other work.Guests sleep in seven sunny bedrooms right in the farmhouse and can participate in any of the farm jobs.Maybe you and your kids won’t be up at 6 am to meet the milk truck, but you can help with the milking twice a day, collect eggs, and pick sweet corn and wild blackberries in season.
HULL-O FARM
Durham, N.Y.; 518/239-6950; www.hull-o.com; Adults $110, kids 10-14 $60, 5-9 $50, 2-4 $35, under 2 free, including breakfast and dinner; private baths.
It started in 1993 as a way to bring in some extra money at a time of falling milk prices.But soon after Frank and Sherry Hull opened their Catskill Mountains dairy farm to overnight visitors, they discovered they loved it.As you drive up, Sherry greets you on the porch(入口处) of the 1825 farmhouse with a cow-shaped cookie jar.Before long your kids are playing around with the cows, sheep, ducks, goats and getting ready for a hayride.
MERAMEC FARM CABINS
Bourbon, Mo.; 573/732-4765; http://www.wine-mo.com Doubles with private bath $75, $10 per additional person.Trail and riding fees extra.
Climb on the back of the Ford pick up and catch up with the herd.One gentle cow named Cricket will even let the kids sit on her back.At the barn(牲口棚) Carol will introduce you to the horses — 15 Missouri Fox Trotters — and lead you on a ride over the hills and down along the spring-fed Meramec River, where everyone swims.Grab a fishing pole and head back to the river.When you have your fill of the wild, try Carol and Dave’s favorite restaurants, within 20 miles of the farm.
【小题1】The underlined sentence in the first paragraph implies that _____.
A.you can enjoy the best cuisine at the first rate restaurant |
B.some farms provide country experiences as well as good accommodations |
C.farm work is hard, but you can enjoy it a lot, playing with the animals |
D.if you want to hear a cow’s cry, please stay on a best farm |
A.Hull-O Farm was not built for overnight visitors |
B.Frank and Sherry Hull run a farm out of a storybook |
C.kids can sit on a gentle cow’s back on Hull-O Farm |
D.you can’t milk a cow if you get up late on Liberty Hill Farm |
A.$175. | B.$220. | C.$235. | D.$250. |
A.Kids who want to find pleasure in the theme parks. |
B.People who expect to be employed on the farm. |
C.Those who plan to have family vacations on working farms. |
D.Researchers who are interested in raising cows on farms. |