阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从1-20各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出最佳选项。

“What an excellent thing is knowledge,” said a sharp-looking, talkative man to one who was ________ older than himself. “Knowledge is an ________ thing, as everyone can see,”________ he. “My boys know more at six and seven years old than I did at twelve. They can read all sorts of books, and ________ on all sorts of subjects. The world is a great deal wiser than it used to be. Everybody knows ________ of everything now . Do you not think, sir , that knowledge is an excellent thing ?” “ ________ , sir,” replied the old man in surprise, looking ________ in manner, “that depends ________ upon the use it is applied. It may be a blessing or a curse(诅咒). Knowledge is only an ________ of power, and power may be bad, ________ a good thing” “That is what I can’t understand, ” said the ________ little man. “How can power be a bad thing?”

“I will tell you” calmly replied the old man and thus he went on: “When the power of a horse is under control, the animal is ________in bearing burden, drawing loads, and carrying his master, but ________ that power is out of control, the horse ________ his bridle (缰绳),dashes to pieces the carriage that he draws, or throws his ________ . ” “I see! ” said the little man.

“When the ship is operated alright, the sail that she ________ enables her sooner to get into port, but if operated ________ ,the more sails she carries, the further she will go out of her course”“I see!” said the little man, “ I clearly see! ”

“Well then,”________ the old man, “if you see these things clearly, I hope you can see, too, that knowledge, to be good thing, must be rightly applied. God’s grace in the heart will make the knowledge of the head a blessing but ________ this, it may ________ to us no better than a curse.” “I see! I see! ” said the little man, “I see! ”

1.A. much B. still C. even D. rather

2.A. intelligent B. impressive C. excellent D. gorgeous

3.A. claimed B. stated C. repeated D. described

4.A. doubt B. talk C. question D. explain

5.A. everything B. nothing C. anything D. something

6.A. Sorry B. Why C. My god D. Excuse me

7.A. formal B. mysterious C. serious D. cautious

8.A. partially B. comparatively C. frequently D. entirely

9.A. increase B. amount C. independence D. interest

10.A. other than B. as well as C. rather than D. no more than

11.A. confident B. ridiculous C. optimistic D. talkative

12.A. useful B. volunteer C. Interested D. kind

13.A. even though B. although C. now that D. when

14.A. refuses B. breaks C. ruins D. destroys

15.A. owner B. driver C. rider D. leader

16.A. lifts B. contains C. generates D. governs

17.A. poorly B. unpredictably C. carelessly D. improperly

18.A. reviewed B. expressed C. continued D. decided

19.A. with B. without C. besides D. except

20.A. prove B. lead C. happen D. explain

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Worry problems are everywhere in our daily life. How to solve them? The answer is that we must equip ourselves to deal with different kinds of worries by learning the three basic steps of problem analysis. The three steps are:

Get the facts

Why is it so important to get the facts? Unless you have the facts, you can’t possibly attempt to solve your problem intelligently. Without the facts, all you can do is wondering around in confusion. It is not an easy job to get facts. When you are worried, your emotions are riding high. 1. .

When trying to get the facts, you can pretend that you are collecting this information not for yourself but for some other person. _2.. You can also pretend that you are a lawyer preparing to agree. Try to get all the facts both on your side and the other side of the case. You will generally find the truth lies somewhere in between.

3.

Whenever you are worried, write down the questions that make you worry. And write out all the various steps you could take and then the probable consequences of each step. For example, what am I worrying about? What can I do about it? Here is what I’m going to do about it. After carefully weighing all the facts, you can calmly come to a decision.

Act on that decision.

4. . How can you break the worry habit before it breaks you? Crowd worry out of your mind by keeping busy. Plenty of action is one of the best ways to cure worry 5.. If you know a situation is beyond your power, say to yourself: “ It is so; it can’t be otherwise.” Don’t permit little things to ruin your happiness. Try to cultivate a mental attitude that will bring you peace and happiness.

A. Analyze the facts.

B. Accept what can’t be avoided.

C. But here are two ideas that can help you see the facts in a clear and objective way.

D. There comes a time when you must decide and never look back.

E. Unless you take your action, all your face-finding and analysis is a sheer waste of energy.

F. Decide how much anxiety a thing may be worth.

G. This will help you to take a cold and fair view of the evidence

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D. Its special gift ideas. .

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A. a parent B. a teenager

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