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18．I recently overheard something that surprised me．I heard that people who win the lottery（彩票）are（41）Bfor about 3weeks．And then they go back to their（42）Dstate of being before they won the money．I（43）A that they would have been happy for a much longer time．The reason for this is that（44）Cwe try to change how we feel by using something outside of ourselves，like winning the lottery，or getting a new car or house，it never（45）B．The resulting feelings of happiness are often fleeting（飞逝的）．We cannot （46）A them for very long．In some way，it may be a good thing．It reminds us that happiness really does come from within and is（47）Dto us at any moment．True happiness has（48）C to do with what is happening outside，it is an inside job．Happiness is a（49）A．
We can make the decision to be happy for one day，when we（50）Din the morning，every morning．We can find something that brings us great（51）B，like sitting outside in the garden under an old tree and（52）C the birds sing，or watching the dog or cat play，and just（53）A the moment．It is our（54）Dstate and we need only allow it in．At any moment，we can（55）B，take a deep breath，and remember who we really are，and why we came here，and that truly is to（56）C joy and the aliveness of being．
"Happiness is like a butterfly which，when run after，is always（57）A our reach，but，if you will sit down（58）D，it may fall upon you，"said Nathaniel Hawthorne，an American novelist．So，today，no matter what is going on in your own（59）C，stop and take a few moments to breathe deeply and just（60）Bto be happy，whatever that means to you．
| 41．A．clever | B．happy | C．lucky | D．cautious |
| 42．A．positive | B．unusual | C．constant | D．previous |
| 43．A．thought | B．suspected | C．promised | D．recognized |
| 44．A．anyhow | B．anywhere | C．anytime | D．anyway |
| 45．A．changes | B．works | C．forms | D．appears |
| 46．A．keep | B．control | C．blame | D．guide |
| 47．A．similar | B．consistent | C．sensitive | D．available |
| 48．A．much | B．some | C．little | D．enough |
| 49．A．choice | B．chance | C．result | D．reward |
| 50．A．stand up | B．look up | C．turn up | D．wake up |
| 51．A．success | B．pleasure | C．surprise | D．worry |
| 52．A．making | B．helping | C．listening to | D．calling on |
| 53．A．enjoy | B．spend | C．save | D．waste |
| 54．A．special | B．common | C．accurate | D．natural |
| 55．A．stay | B．stop | C．leave | D．arrive |
| 56．A．change | B．forget | C．experience | D．accept |
| 57．A．beyond | B．within | C．through | D．against |
| 58．A．noisily | B．completely | C．carefully | D．quietly |
| 59．A．mind | B．heart | C．life | D．body |
| 60．A．pretend | B．decide | C．agree | D．hesitate． |
分析 作者从中彩票谈起，讨论了我们在生活中如何才能获得幸福：选择幸福，你就会感到幸福．
解答 41-45 BDACB 46-50ADCAD 51-55BCADB 56-60CADCB
41题答案：B考查形容词辨析．根据下文中的they would have been happy for a much longer time等信息可知，赢得彩票应该是高兴的．
42题答案：D考查形容词辨析．然后他们回到赢得彩票"之前的（previous）"状态．
43题答案：A考查动词辨析．联系文章的意思可知，作者本来"认为（thought）"他们应该高兴更长的时间，然而情况并非如此．
44题答案：C考查代词辨析．联系上下文的意思可知，这里指"任何时候（anytime）"我们想凭借外部事物来改变自己的感觉．
45题答案：B考查动词辨析．根据下文中的The resulting feelings of happiness are often fleeting可知，显然这不"起作用（works）"．
46题答案：A考查动词辨析．这种幸福感经常很快就消失了，因而无法长时间"拥有（keep）"它们．
47题答案：D考查形容词辨析．它会提醒我们幸福确实来自我们的内心，并且在任何时候都是"可以得到的（available）"．
48题答案：C考查形容词辨析．根据上下文的语境可知，真正的幸福和外部的因素"没有多少（little）"关系．
49题答案：A考查名词辨析．综合上文的意思可知，幸福是自己的一种"选择（choice）"．
50题答案：D考查短语辨析．根据for one day的语境可知，这里指早晨"醒来（wake up）"．
51题答案：B考查名词辨析．我们可以发现选择高兴会给自己带来很多"快乐（pleasure）"．
52题答案：C考查动词辨析．根据句意，听鸟叫声，故答案为listening to．
53题答案：A考查动词辨析．根据文中选择幸福的语境可知，此处指"听（listening to）"小鸟唱歌、看猫狗嬉戏，"享受（enjoy）"这样的时刻．
54题答案：D考查形容词辨析．根据上文的意思可知，这是一种"自然的（natural）"状态，我们要允许它的存在．
55题答案：B考查动词辨析．根据句中的语境及最后一段的stop and take a few moments to breathe deeply可知，这里指我们可以停下来做深呼吸．
56题答案：C考查动词辨析．那才是真正地"体验（experience）"快乐．
57题答案：A考查介词辨析． 根据此处上下文的对比意义可知，我们越是追求幸福，越是"抓不住（beyond our reach）"它．
58题答案：D考查副词辨析．如果你"安静地（quietly）"坐着，而不是刻意地去追求时，幸福也许就会降临到你身上．
59题答案：C考查名词辨析．最后一句话升华总结：无论"生活（life）"中发生什么事情．
60题答案：B考查动词辨析．联系文章意思及第三段的We can make the decision to be happy可知，这里指"下定决心（decide）"做到幸福快乐．
点评 本文是一篇人物故事类完形填空，题目涉及多道细节理解题，做题时结合原文和题目有针对 性找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确的答案．
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| 36．A．counted on | B．resulted in | C．touched on | D．taken in |
| 37．A．associated | B．linked | C．compared | D．matched |
| 38．A．parents | B．adolescents | C．psychologists | D．youths |
| 39．A．assistance | B．protection | C．involvement | D．preference |
| 40．A．differences | B．similarities | C．choices | D．relations |
| 41．A．slightly | B．passively | C．highly | D．fairly |
| 42．A．in case of | B．in spite of | C．in view of | D．in fear of |
| 43．A．equal | B．safe | C．long | D．short |
| 44．A．fault | B．turn | C．job | D．attitude |
| 45．A．when | B．how | C．why | D．what |
| 46．A．confused | B．disappointed | C．amazed | D．satisfied |
| 47．A．however | B．still | C．yet | D．thus |
| 48．A．unreasonable | B．changeable | C．understandable | D．avoidable |
| 49．A．confirmed | B．convinced | C．realized | D．reflected |
| 50．A．decides | B．lowers | C．helps | D．stimulates |
| 51．A．appearance | B．performance | C．establishment | D．development |
| 52．A．value | B．devote | C．fill | D．save |
| 53．A．communication | B．conflicts | C．cooperation | D．competitions |
| 54．A．home | B．school | C．career | D．profession |
| 55．A．start | B．ignore | C．consider | D．stop． |
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| 21．A．restaurant | B．bank | C．hotel | D．supermarket |
| 22．A．pass | B．inform | C．watch | D．leave |
| 23．A．existed | B．replaced | C．contained | D．gathered |
| 24．A．name | B．identity | C．record | D．bank |
| 25．A．whoever | B．whatever | C．however | D．whichever |
| 26．A．published | B．checked | C．compared | D．reviewed |
| 27．A．need | B．recognize | C．match | D．remember |
| 28．A．blame | B．help | C．follow | D．study |
| 29．A．worry | B．doubt | C．curiosity | D．sadness |
| 30．A．set up | B．gave up | C．picked up | D．put up |
| 31．A．interested | B．confused | C．crazy | D．lost |
| 32．A．Immediately | B．Strangely | C．Generally | D．Recently |
| 33．A．visiting | B．choosing | C．calling | D．trusting |
| 34．A．seller | B．designer | C．winner | D．owner |
| 35．A．give | B．send | C．write | D．suggest |
| 36．A．return | B．gain | C．keep | D．confirm |
| 37．A．enough | B．personal | C．special | D．obvious |
| 38．A．certainly | B．usually | C．luckily | D．simply |
| 39．A．often | B．never | C．seldom | D．once |
| 40．A．nervous | B．curious | C．modest | D．grateful． |
3．One student skipped class and then sent the professor an e-mail（50）Dfor copies of her teaching notes．
Another（51）Cthat she was late for a Monday class because she was recovering from drinking too much at a wild weekend party．
At colleges and universities in the US，e-mail has made professors more approachable（平易近人）．But many say it has made them too accessible，（52）Aboundaries that traditionally kept students at a healthy distance．
These days，professors say，students seem to view them as available（53）Bthe clock，sending a steady stream of informal e-mails．
"The tone that they take in e-mails is pretty astounding（令人吃惊的），"said Michael Kessler，an assistant dean at Georgetown University．"They'll（54）Cyou to help：‘I need to know this．'"
"There's a fine（55）Dbetween meeting their needs and at the same time maintaining a level of legitimacy（正统性）as an （56）Bwho is in charge．"
Christopher Dede，a professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education，said（57）Ashow that students no longer defer to（听从）their professors，perhaps because they realize that professors'（58）Bcould rapidly become outdated．
"The deference （听从）was driven by the （59）Cthat professors were all-knowing sources of deep knowledge，"Dede said，and that notion has（60）B．
For junior faculty members（全体教师），e-mails bring new tension into their work，some say，as they struggle with how to（61）C．Their job prospects，they realize，may rest in part on（依赖） student evaluations of their accessibility．
College students say e-mail makes（62）Deasier to ask questions and helps them learn．But they seem unaware that what they write in e-mails could have negative effects（63）Athem，said Alexandra Lahav，and associate professor of Law at the University of Connecticut．She recalled an e-mail message from a student saying that he planned to miss class so he could play with his son．Professor Lahav did not respond．
"Such e-mails can have consequences，"she said．"Students don't understand that （64）Dthey say in e-mail can make them seem unprofessional，and could result in a bad recommendation．"
Another（51）Cthat she was late for a Monday class because she was recovering from drinking too much at a wild weekend party．
At colleges and universities in the US，e-mail has made professors more approachable（平易近人）．But many say it has made them too accessible，（52）Aboundaries that traditionally kept students at a healthy distance．
These days，professors say，students seem to view them as available（53）Bthe clock，sending a steady stream of informal e-mails．
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"There's a fine（55）Dbetween meeting their needs and at the same time maintaining a level of legitimacy（正统性）as an （56）Bwho is in charge．"
Christopher Dede，a professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education，said（57）Ashow that students no longer defer to（听从）their professors，perhaps because they realize that professors'（58）Bcould rapidly become outdated．
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| 50．A．providing | B．offering | C．supplying | D．asking |
| 51．A．complained | B．argued | C．explained | D．believed |
| 52．A．removing | B．moving | C．putting | D．placing |
| 53．A．about | B．around | C．at | D．from |
| 54．A．control | B．shout | C．order | D．make |
| 55．A．requirement | B．contradiction | C．tension | D．balance |
| 56．A．teacher | B．instructor | C．lecturer | D．professor |
| 57．A．e-mails | B．passages | C．texts | D．books |
| 58．A．technology | B．expertise（专门识） | C．science | D．imagination |
| 59．A．tradition | B．sense | C．notion （观念） | D．meaning |
| 60．A．strengthened | B．weakened | C．reinforced | D．consolidated |
| 61．A．ask | B．question | C．respond | D．request |
| 62．A．him | B．her | C．you | D．it |
| 63．A．on | B．against | C．in | D．about |
| 64．A．this | B．which | C．that | D．what |