题目内容
20.Ways to Improve Your LuckSome people have all the luck!Or does it just seem that way?Why did your co-worker get that big promotion while you were overlooked?Why do some of us seem to experience these lucky things more than others and how can you improve your luck?(16)D
What You Tell Yourself Matters!
Do you know that people who are lucky tell themselves they're lucky?Has your own self-talk been filled with less-than-lucky talk?Do you say things like:"I'm just not a lucky person."or"Good things never happen to me?"(17)C They say things like---"This setback is only temporary.I know things will turn around."or"Things have a way of working out for me."
Expect and Acknowledge Your Good Luck.
(18)G Research suggests keeping a"good luck journal"helps people become even luckier.Did someone bring you coffee at work today?Did you find a random quarter on the street?Did your husband or wife do something nice for you today?Did your child get a good grade at school?Write them down!(19)A Begin to notice all the good that comes to you.
Do Something New and Different.
Make contact with people.Take risks.People who try new things are much more open to luck and good fortune than those who don't.This doesn't mean you have to quit your job or take up skydiving!It could be as simple as starting a conversation with a stranger,taking a class in an unfamiliar subject,learning some words and phrases in a foreign language,or trying a new ethnic restaurant.(20)F And this greater openness can help promote chance opportunities in their lives.
A.All of these things count.
B.You will never forget your lucky friends.
C.Lucky people generally expect good fortune.
D.Here are ideas that researchers tell us about luck.
E.A lucky person generally receive good fortune in the future.
F.Lucky people score much higher on openness than unlucky people.
G.You probably have many more lucky things happening in your life than you think.
分析 本文为社会生活类说明文;文章说明了生活中总有一些人比另一些人运气好;就运气研究人员发现:一、你对自己说的很重要;幸运的人总是期待着好运气;二、生活中的运气要比自己认为的多,所以要期待并识别运气;三、接受并尝试新事物会给你带来运气.
解答 16.答案是D.细节推断题;文章的主题的"Ways to Improve Your Luck改善运气的方法";所以这里用"Here are ideas that researchers tell us about luck."承接下文,具体分析如何改善运气.故选D.
17.答案是C.细节推断题;与上文分析项对照,下文分析的是幸运的人会怎样对自己说;由具体的例子如"This setback is only temporary.I know things will turn around.(这个挫折是临时的;我知道事情会好转)"推断幸运的人总是期待着好运气,故选C.
18.答案是G.细节推断题;本段的主题是"Expect and Acknowledge Your Good Luck.期待并识别运气";作者连续举例暗示这些看似寻常的事件其实就是运气,而这种事件在生活中很多;我们要能够认识到这就是运气;故推断"生活中运气比我们认为的多",答案选G.
19.答案是A.细节推断题;本段作者建议人们要"Acknowledge Your Good Luck认识到自己的运气";上文
连续举例告诉读者"All of these things count.所有这些都算(运气)";故选A.
20.答案是F.细节推断题;由下文"And this greater openness can help promote chance opportunities in their lives."可知,更愿意接受新事物促进了他们的运气,由此推断幸运的人更愿意接受新事物;故选F.
点评 本文是说明文,题目要求从7个选项中选择恰当的语句填入空格处.这种类型的题目关键是符合逻辑和语境,要强调从上下文中寻找具体的解题依据.
A. | cut out | B. | cut in | C. | cut off | D. | cut down |
A. | concentrates | B. | contains | C. | counts | D. | charges |
Clearly,a great deal is going on when people(36)A.And only a part of it is in the words themselves.And when parties are from(37)Acultures,there's a strong possibility of(38)C.But whatever the situation,the best(39)D is to obey the Golden Rule:treat others as you would like to be (40)B.
21.A.faster | B.louder | C.harder | D.further |
22.A.sounds | B.invitations | C.feelings | D.messages |
23.A.hope | B.receive | C.discover | D.mean |
24.A.immediate | B.misleading | C.important | D.difficult |
25.A.well | B.far | C.much | D.long |
26.A.For example | B.Besides | C.However | D.In short |
27.A.trades | B.distance | C.connection | D.greetings |
28.A.eye | B.verbal | C.bodily | D.telephone |
29.A.strangers | B.classmates | C.neighbors | D.brothers |
30.A.in other words | B.on the other hand | C.in a similar way | D.on average |
31.A.trouble | B.conversation | C.silence | D.experiment |
32.A.bothering | B.helping | C.guiding | D.following |
33.A.closer | B.quicker | C.in | D.away |
34.A.stepping forward | B.going on | C.backing away | D.coming out |
35.A.weakness | B.carelessness | C.friendliness | D.coldness |
36.A.talk | B.travel | C.laugh | D.think |
37.A.different | B.European | C.Latino | D.foreign |
38.A.sadness | B.excitement | C.misunderstanding | D.nervousness |
39.A.chance | B.time | C.result | D.advice |
40.A.noticed | B.treated | C respected | D.pleased. |