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How often do you let other people’s nonsense change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, impolite waiter，rude boss, or an insensitive employee  1  your day?
Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson in the back of a New York City taxi cab. One day I was in a taxi and we headed   2  the airport. We were driving in the  3  lane when suddenly a black car drove out of a parking space right in front of us.  My taxi driver slammed on his  4, slide sideways，and at the very last moment our car stopped and  5  the other car by just inches！The driver of the other car, the guy who almost caused a big accident, looked around and started  6  at us.
My taxi driver just  7 and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was  8, so I said，"Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital！” This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call "The Law of the Garbage Truck".
He said, “Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of 9 full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage  10  up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on 11 .  Don’t take it personally; Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Believe me. You’ll be  12 .”
So I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and  13  it to other people at work, at home, or on the street? It was then that I said, “I don’t want their garbage and I’m not going to spread it anymore.”
Life’s too short to wake up in the morning with 14 . The mark of your success is how quickly you can refocus on what’s 15  in your life. See, Roy Baumeister, a psychology researcher from Florida State University，found in his extensive research that you __16  bad things more often than good things in your life. You store the bad memories more easily, and you __17  them more frequently. So love the people who treat you right. Ignore the ones who don’t. Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you _18  it！The odds are against you when a Garbage Truck comes your way, but when you follow “The Law of the Garbage Truck”，you take back control of your life. You make room for the good by  19 go of the bad.
Have a Garbage-Free Day！Have a marvelous, garbage-free day！The seeds you plant today  20  the harvest you reap tomorrow.
小题1:
A．enrichB．ruinC．spareD．obtain
小题2:
A．throughB．toC．in D．for
小题3:
A．latterB．rightC．oppositeD．free
小题4:
A．brakesB．doorC．windowD．seat
小题5:
A．knockedB．overtookC．missedD．lost
小题6:
A．laughingB．throwingC．glancingD．yelling
小题7:
A．wonderedB．smiledC．ignoredD．guessed
小题8:
A．friendlyB．angryC．tiredD．disappointed
小题9:
A．expectationB．passengersC．garbageD．goods
小题10:
A．turnsB．pushesC．holdsD．piles
小题11:
A．roadsB．childrenC．youD．dustbin
小题12:
A．upsetB．happierC．pitifulD．frightened
小题13:
A．spreadB．shareC．explainD．contribute
小题14:
A．surpriseB．pleasureC．doubtD．regrets
小题15:
A．funnyB．importantC．strangeD．embarrassing
小题16:
A．rememberB．forgetC．valueD．appreciate
小题17:
A．enjoyB．exchangeC．recallD．imagine
小题18:
A．inspireB．takeC．mendD．notice
小题19:
A．lettingB．consistingC．makingD．dreaming
小题20:
A．distinguishB．deserveC．deliverD．determine

小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:C
小题6:D
小题7:B
小题8:A
小题9:C
小题10:D
小题11:C
小题12:B
小题13:A
小题14:D
小题15:B
小题16:A
小题17:C
小题18:B
小题19:A
小题20:D

试题分析：文章讲述了作者在一次和出租车司机的谈话中学到了人生中非常重要的一个，要学会将不好的事情忘却，不要用别人的错误来使自己不开心。
小题1:A. enrich使丰富   B. ruin毁坏 C. spare节约    D. obtain获得；句意：你会让一个脾气不好的司机，服务员或是一个反应迟钝的雇员来毁坏你的一天吗？故选 B
小题2:一天我坐在出租车上前往机场，head for前往，固定短语，故选D
小题3:A. latter后者的   B. right右边的  C. opposite 相反的D. free免费的； 句意：我们正在右边的车道走着，故选B
小题4:A. brakes刹车 B. door门   C. window窗户      D. seat座位；句意：我的司机猛踩刹车，故选 A
小题5:A. knocked 敲B. overtook忽视  C. missed错过   D. lost迷路； 句意：就在我们的车子停的那一刻，我们的车子和那辆车只差几英尺就撞上了，故选C
小题6:A. laughing笑 B. throwing扔   C. glancing扫视 D. yelling大喊；句意：另一个车的车主，这本是他的错，他环顾了一下开始朝我们大喊起来，故选 D
小题7:从后文我的话中Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital！及Just smile, wave,可知，出租车司机并没有生气，而只是笑着说，故选B
小题8:A. friendly友好的 B. angry生气的  C. tired累的    D. disappointed失望的；根据前文出租车司机应该是非常友好的，故选A
小题9:A. expectation 期望B. passengers乘客  C. garbage垃圾  D. goods货物；句意：他们载着很多的垃圾、失望、生气等在乱跑，故选C
小题10:piles 成堆，句意：当他们的垃圾成堆时，故选D
小题11:他们就会倾泻在你的身上，故选C
小题12:A. upset郁闷的   B. happier更高兴的  C. pitiful可怜的    D. frightened 害怕的；句意：相信我，你将会更高兴的，故选B
小题13:A. spread 传遍B. share分享   C. explain解释  D. contribute贡献；从后文I’m not going to spread it anymore.可知此处填A
小题14:A. surprise惊讶  B. pleasure 高兴C. doubt怀疑  D. regrets后悔；句意：什么是短暂的，你不能够带着后悔醒来，故选 D
小题15:A. funny有趣的   B. important重要的  C. strange奇怪的    D. embarrassing尴尬的；句意：你的成功取决于你对于重要的事情重新集中精力的速度。故选B
小题16:你要记住坏的事情比好的事情要多很多，故选A
小题17:前文讲到你记住坏的事情更加容易，故此处为回想起它们也更加的频繁，故选C
小题18:根据后文you take back control of your life.此处应为生活是10%的成功和90%是你如何控制它，故选B
小题19:let go让…走，消失，句意：通过让坏的事情消失，来为好的事情腾出更多的空间，故选A
小题20:A. distinguish区分   B. deserve 应得    C. deliver投递  D. determine决定；句意：你今天所播种的种子决定了你明天的丰收，故选 D
点评：文章重在理解作者的感情基调，从全文来看，作者通过对自己所经历的事情所发表出人要学会集中精力于好的事情。由此可见对于议论文的文章重在把握作者的感情色彩，答题时不断提醒自己作者在讲什么，完型填空往往围绕一个主题展开，很多的单词后文提到的即为前文的答案，学生要注意这个规律。同时，对于长句子要善于运用成分分析法，理清句子的主谓和主从句的关系，这一点非常重要。
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A．technicalB．politicalC．practicalD．physical
小题2:
A．AfterB．SoC．ThoughD．Or
小题3:
A．literatureB．transportC．agricultureD．medicine
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A．some risksB．a lot lessC．some notesD．a lot more
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A．oldB．nervousC．weakD．tired
小题13:
A．closelyB．quicklyC．privatelyD．quietly
小题14:
A．ageB．speedC．distanceD．school
小题15:
A．worryB．hesitateC．thinkD．quarrel
小题16:
A．singingB．workingC．bargainingD．learning
小题17:
A．ifB．andC．butD．before
小题18:
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小题19:
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A．paperB．adviceC．informationD．luck
小题2:
A．organizationsB．flightsC．marketsD．conferences
小题3:
A．familyB．teachersC．speakersD．audience
小题4:
A．hidB．bought C．carried D．unfolded
小题5:
A．squareB．beach C．groundD．playground
小题6:
A．thinB．dirty C．newD．clear
小题7:
A．HandsB．Books C．HeadsD．Smoke
小题8:
A．losingB．reducing C．increasing D．holding
小题9:
A．soundB．voice C．noiseD．shout
小题10:
A．deliverB．buyC．sellD．produce
小题11:
A．boringB．difficult C．valuable D．painful
小题12:
A．heard B．seenC．forgottenD．doubted
小题13:
A．HoweverB．Therefore C．BesidesD．Otherwise
小题14:
A．sureB．curiousC．proudD．sad
小题15:
A．priceB．growth C．valueD．size
小题16:
A．droppedB．turnedC．lookedD．talked
小题17:
A．important B．confidentC．selfishD．useless
小题18:
A．acceptB．argue C．rememberD．decide
小题19:
A．leaveB．searchC．saveD．beat
小题20:
A．especialB．normal C．ordinaryD．special
Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He moved there a few years ago, and I was eager to see his now place and meet his friends.
My earliest memories of my father are a tall, handsome, successful man devoted to his work and family but uncomfortable with his children. As a child I loved him; as a school girl and young adult(成年人)I feared him and felt bitter about him. He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A’s and unhappy with my boy friends if their fathers were not as “successful” as he was. Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard.
On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my father’s friends for lunch at an outdoor cafe. We walked along that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my son’s funny facial expressions. Gone was my father’s critical(挑剔的)air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father, who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around? What had held him back before?
The next day my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closer to him at that moment. After so many years, I’m at last seeing another side of my father. And in so doing, I’m delighted with my new friend. My dad, in his new home in Arizona, is back to me from where he was.
小题1:Why did the author feel bitter about her father as a young adult?
A．He was silent most of the timeB．He was too proud of himself
C．He did not love his childrenD．He expected too much of her
小题2:When the author went out with her father on weekends, she would feel         .
A．nervousB．sorryC．tiredD．safe
小题3:What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson?
A．More criticalB．More talkative
C．Gentle and friendlyD．Strict and hard-working
小题4:The underlined words “my new friend” in the last paragraph refer to           .
A．the author’s sonB．the author’s father
C．the friend of the author’s fatherD．the cafe owner
It was the first day of second grade, and Sarah had been looking forward to this moment. The night before, she laid out her favorite clothes: a white coat and a bright yellow shirt.
When having breakfast, Sarah dropped some food on her shirt, so she had to change into her second-best clothes, blue jeans and a Jonas Brothers T-shirt.
After breakfast Sarah rushed to catch the school bus and when she was just reaching the door the bus driver opened it. The door hit right in Sarah’s face and blood dripped from her nose. The driver wanted to send her home, but she refused, "It is the most important day of the year! I can’t miss it!"
Before classes, Sarah went to her favorite swing. When rising high, she saw her best friend little Jack. She let go of the swing and waved to him with one hand. Unfortunately, she flew out of the swing and landed hard on the sand, breaking a leg and an arm. As she lay in the sand, she noticed a shiny thing on the ground beside her. With her good hand she took it.
When Sarah’ mother rushed into the ward she was surprised by what she saw: her girl was lying in bed with an arm and a leg in the splint (夹板), a broken nose, and blood stains on her second-best clothes. Expecting to see her child crying, she was confused when she saw a big, bright smile on Sarah’s face.
"Sarah, look at you!" her mother cried. "You were hurt so badly and why are you smiling?"
"Look, Mommy, I found a diamond!" Sarah laughed.
Life can be like that. It can be tough, even painful sometimes. But there are always treasures that make the pain worth suffering.
小题1:When Sarah went to school, she was wearing ________________.
A．a white coat and a Jonas Brothers T-shirt
B．blue jeans and a yellow shirt
C．a white coat and a yellow shirt
D．blue jeans and a Jonas Brothers T-shirt
小题2:Sarah fell off the swing because _____________.
A．she seldom played swing
B．she rose too high
C．she waved one hand to her friend
D．she was pulled down by her friend
小题3: When Sarah’s mother saw her in the ward she felt _______________.
A．upset B．puzzledC．relaxed D．disappointed
小题4:Which of the following can be used to describe Sarah’s story?
A．Every cloud has a silver lining.
B．Nothing is impossible to a willing mind.
C．First think, then act.
D．No pains, no gains.
I had an experience some years ago, which taught me something about the ways in which people make a bad situation worse by themselves. One January, I had to hold two funerals on successive days for two elderly women in my community. Both had died “full of years”, as the Bible would say .Their homes happened to be near each other, so I paid condolence(吊唁)calls on the two families on the same afternoon.
At the first home, the son of the deceased woman said to me, ”If only I had sent my mother to Florida and gotten her out of this cold and snow, she would be alive today. It’s my fault that she died. ”At the second home, the son of the other deceased woman said, “If only I hadn’t insisted on my mother’s going to Florida, she would be alive today .That long airplane ride, the sudden change of climate ,was more than she could take．It’s my fault that she’s dead.”
You see that any time there is a death, the survivors will feel guilty. Because the course of action they took turned out bad, they believe that the opposite course------keeping mother at home, putting off the operation----would have turned out better. After all, how could it have turned out any worse?
There seem to be two elements involved in our willingness to feel guilty. The first is our pressing need to believe that the world makes sense, that there is a cause for every effect and a reason for everything that happens. That leads us to find patterns and connections both where they really exist and where they exist only in our minds.
The second element is the view that we are the cause of what happens, especially the bad things that happen. It seems to be a short step from believing that every event has a cause to believing that every disaster is our fault. The roots of this feeling may lie in our childhood.
A baby comes to think that the world exists to meet his needｓ,and that he makes everything happen in it. He wakes up in the morning and summons the rest of the world to his tasks. He cries, and someone comes to attend to him. When he is hungry, people feed him，and when he is wet, people change him. Very often, we don not completely outgrow that childish view that our wishes cause things to happen.
小题1:The author had to conduct the two women’s funerals probably because_______.
A．he was minister of the local church
B．he wanted to comfort the two families
C．he was an official of the community
D．he had great pity for the deceased
小题2:People feel guilty for the death of their loved ones because________.
A．they can’t find a better way of express their sorrow
B．they have neglected the natural course of events
C．they believe that they were the reason
D．the don’t know things often turn in the opposite direction
小题3:According to the main passage, the underlined part in Paragraph 4 probably means that________.
A．everything in the world is predetermined
B．there’s an explanation for everything in the world
C．the world can be interpreted in different ways
D．we have to be sensible in order to understand the world
小题4:What’s the main idea of the message?
A .Life and death is an unsolved mystery.
B. Never feel guilty all the time because not every disaster is our fault.
C Every story should have a happy ending.
D. In general, the survivors will feel guilty about the people who passed away.
This morning as I was getting the children ready or school, I helped them prepare breakfast and pack their lunches. I reviewed spelling words with them and made sure that their homework was collected in their bags. I had seen the weather forecast for the day and knew it was going to remain cool all day. I suggested they wear sweaters for the walk to the us stop. My kids chose to repulse my advice. My son decided that all he needed was a T-shirt, not a sweater.
I didn’t force(强迫) them to wear sweaters and we went to the bus stop. It is a full kilometer walk to the top of a treeless hill and the wind felt like a knife cutting through the skin. My children endured(忍受) the cold until halfway, when I gave them with the sweaters I had quietly carried under my arm. Then took them without complaint, and I bit my tongue from saying, “I told you so.”
What I was asking my children to do was to trust me. Trust Mom to have their best interests in mind. Trust Mom to know what she is talking about. Even though they didn’t know that I had read the outdoor thermometer (温度计) before they woke up and I had seen the day’s weather forecast, I wanted them to trust me. By ignoring me, they were saying that they didn’t believe I knew what was best for them. What they knew was that yesterday was a warm enough day for shorts. What they knew was that it was warm enough in the house to wear shorts. Therefore, they felt sure enough to make their own decision on what to wear outside.
Too many times we depend on what we know of yesterday, and how we feel today, and so we make decisions based on them. Too many times we think that we know better, so we can deal with things better. But we are wrong.
小题1:It can be inferred from the first paragraph that      .
A．the author didn’t believe in her children
B．the author took her children to school every morning
C．the author’s children always followed her advice
D．the author had a very busy morning that day
小题2:The underlined word  “repulse” in the first paragraph means      .
A．refuseB．followC．seekD．doubt
小题3:What can be learned from the passage?
A．The author’s children always ignore her.
B．The author takes great care of the children in life.
C．The author’s children always make wrong decisions.
D．The author always force her children to wear sweaters.
小题4:The author writes this passage to      .
A．tell the readers how to ask for advice
B．offer advice on how to teach children
C．explain the importance of trusting others
D．give advice on how to make decisions
Failing doesn’t make a failure. True failures are those who don’t learn from their    1  .
Smart persons not only learn from their own mistakes—they pay  2 to the mistakes of others, equate error with opportunity, and learn valuable  3 as well, as this story illustrates (说明).
A lion, a fox, and a wild pig went   4  for rabbits together. By the end of the day, they had a large pile of rabbits to   5 .
The lion said to the wild pig, “Pig, you divide the rabbits up among the three of us in a   6  that you think is fair.” The pig divided the rabbits up into three   7   piles, and said to the lion, “There we are. One   8 for each of us. How’s that?” The lion   9  sprang at the wild pig and 10 him.  
Then, the lion threw all the rabbits into one big pile again.
He  11 to the fox. “Well now, Mr. Fox, why don’t you  12 the rabbits between the two of us in a way that you think is fair?”
The fox walked over to the pile of rabbits, took the  13 one for himself, and left the rest in a big pile. “This rabbit is for me, Mr. Lion, and that big pile is for you.” said the fox.
At that point, the lion laughed, “Where did you learn to divide so  14 , Mr. Fox?” And Mr. Fox replied, “The wild pig  15 me.”
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A．teachersB．mistakesC．failuresD．experiences
小题2:
A．respectB．tributeC．courtD．attention
小题3:
A．experienceB．skillsC．lessonsD．service
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A．huntingB．searchingC．hikingD．fishing
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A．sameB．equalC．bigD．different
小题8:
A．rabbitB． animalC．pileD．group
小题9:
A．graduallyB．curiouslyC．immediatelyD．seriously
小题10:
A．killedB．punishedC．praisedD．sold
小题11:
A．cameB．ranC．returnedD．turned
小题12:
A．partB．divideC．raiseD．separate
小题13:A largest     B. narrowest        C. smallest        D. worst
小题14:
A．unfairlyB．fairlyC．hurriedlyD．badly
小题15:
A．informedB．toldC．remindedD．taught
C
One Sunday, my family had gathered at my parents’ house to feast upon Mom’s wonderful cooking. During the normal dinner chatter (闲聊), I noticed that my father was slurring (说话含混) his words. No one mentioned this during dinner, but I felt compelled to discuss it with my mother afterward.
We decided that there was something seriously wrong and that Dad needed to see the doctor.
Mom phoned me two days later. “The doctor found a brain tumor (肿瘤). It’s too large at this point to operate. Maybe they can do something then, but the odds are long.”
Even with the treatment, my father’s condition worsened, and the doctor finally informed us that this condition was terminal (晚期的). During one of his stays in the hospital, we brought our baby daughter Chelsey with us when we visited him. By this time he had great difficulty speaking. I finally figured out that he wanted Chelsey to sit on his stomach so he could make faces at her.
Watching the two of them together, I realized I was living an experience that would stay with me forever. Though grateful for the times they could share, I couldn’t shake the feeling of a clock ticking in the background.?
On the visit to my parents’ home during what we all know was my father’s last days, my mother took Chelsey from my arms and announced, “Your father would like to see you alone for a minute.”
I entered the bedroom where my father lay on a rented hospital bed. He appeared even weaker than the day before.
“How are you feeling, Dad?” I asked. “Can I do anything for you?”
He tried to speak, but he couldn’t make out a word.
“I’m sorry, but I can’t understand you,” I said.
With great difficulty he said, “I love you.”
We don’t learn courage from heroes on the evening news. We learn true courage from watching ordinary people rise above hopeless situations. In many ways my father was a strict, uncommunicative man. He found it difficult to show emotion. The bravest thing I ever saw him do was overcome that barrier to open his heart to his son and family at the end of his life.
小题1:Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．The writer accompanied his father to a medical examination.
B．The writer’s father got worse after the removal of the brain tumor.
C．The writer was quick to notice the strange condition of his father.
D．The writer’s father had known about his illness before the writer discovered it.
小题2: What does the underlined sentence “the odds are long” mean?
A．There’s little possibility for Father to recover.
B．It takes a long time for Father to recover.
C．Father needs love and care from his family.
D．They need a proper time to operate on Father.
小题3:The father had never said “I love you” to the writer before because ________.
A．he believed in strictness and punishment
B．he was not so attached to the writer
C．he thought there was no need to tell the writer
D．he was not used to openly showing his emotions
小题4:What does the writer attempt to tell us?
A．We don’t often value health until we lose it.
B．Don’t wait to see a doctor till it is too late.
C．Life is short, so live your life to the fullest.
D．Bravely express your love for your family.

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