题目内容
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The choice to adopt and hold gratefulness is the one that is different from those who suffer misfortune and those who enjoy a full life.
My mother died when I was 24. It was a very difficult time in my life — everything seemed to fall apart. I lost my job, and then my utilities were turned off. I had to take cold showers for six months. A neighbor who knew about my situation came to my house and made me an offer. I took care of her children as a job, and I no longer went hungry. I was surprised that someone would trust me — a young woman with her children. And it was with the very confidence that before long I began taking care of other people’s children, too. I have since moved 300 miles from Boise, Idaho. For more than 23 years I have made every effort to reach out to all the kind-hearted people who helped me when I was down and out. Without their trust, I don’t know what I would have done. I am very involved in my community and volunteer at the local food bank, and I help out whenever I can. I’d like to owe what I am to whoever has offered me generosity.
If you are grateful for what you already have, the world will work together to give you more to be grateful for. Otherwise, the world will give you more to complain about.
Moreover, the true master learns to be grateful, in advance, for the things that are desired, because, being grateful in advance for some attainment or accomplishment does two very important things: one…it tricks your subconscious into believing that the goal is certain and two…it convinces other people, with whom you must interact to achieve your desires, that you know what you are about, that you are a winner, not a whiner (哀诉者).
1.The underlined word “utilities” refers to __________ in the passage.
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A．water and gas supplies |
B．gas and electricity supplies |
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C．shower equipment and water supply |
D．heating and TV signals |
2.The writer was grateful mainly for ___________.
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A．his neighbor’s donation |
B．his community |
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C．having got the job |
D．others’ trust |
3.The writer’s personal story in the second paragraph tells us that __________.
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A．to be grateful will get you nowhere but away from home |
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B．a grateful person is most likely to be successful |
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C．we need to be grateful to be helpful and useful |
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D．the fragrance (芳香) stays in the hand that gives the rose |
4.The best title for the passage would be ____________.
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A．A Thank-You Note to Trusting Neighbor |
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B．You Are a Winner, Not a Whiner |
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C．Be Grateful to Life in Advance |
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D．Gratefulness Brings a Great Fullness to Life |
1.B2.D3.C4.D
【解析】略
Five-time world overall short-track speed skating champion Yang Yang(A)won China’s first-ever Winter Olympic gold medal with a runaway victory in the 500m final on Saturday.
Yang Yang, putting behind her a dismal fourth place finish in the 1,500 meters three days ago, got off to a sparking lead and never looked back to cross the line in 44.187 seconds.
World-record holder and four-time European champion Evgenia Radanova followed home 0.065 seconds behind.
Another Chinese, Wang Chunju, the world champion in the shortest distance came in third, two-hundredths of a second further behind.
Yang, 25, whose name is tagged with the letter A to distinguish her from her younger teammate and namesake, Yang Yang(S), is the overall World Cup winner this season, with the top points in the 1,000m and 1,500m.
In the 1,500m, the younger Yang, 24, who won two silver medals in Nagano four years ago, crashed out while chasing herd after two South Korean teenagers, KoGi-Hyun and Choi Eun-Kyungm who eventually finished first and second. Yang Yang(A) ended up fourth.
Yang Yang(S) did not compete in the 500 meters.
【小题1】How long did Evgenia Radanova take to finish the 500m final?
| A．44.252 seconds. | B．44.187 seconds. |
| C．44.122 seconds. | D．None of the above. |
| A．She did want to. | B．She was wounded. |
| C．She was not qualified. | D．It was not mentioned. |
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。
Hong Kong Bans Smoking
Do you plan to go to Hong Kong Disneyland with your family? If your dad smokes, you must ask him to be careful. 【小题1】 The new law went into effect on Monday, and heavy fines（罚金） will be imposed on anyone who breaks it. The places include restaurants, workplaces, schools and karaoke rooms. 【小题2】
Public response has been mixed. Smoking is now banned in public spaces in Hong Kong.
Many Hong Kong residents are in favor of the new regulation, however. Hong Kong hopes the ban can prevent passive smoking. 【小题3】 And it’ll be better if more people in Hong Kong give up smoking because of the ban.
Hong Kong has 7 million people.【小题4】
Amy Choi, 27, a student, agrees to the smoking ban. ‘ I don’t like people smoking next to me. It’s so smoky and smelly,” she said.
Warning signs are now clearly visible in most public places such as beaches, stadiums, parks, and playgrounds. Some owners of bars and restaurants say that although the new ban may have negative effect on their business, they will still stop their customers from lighting up. If someone breaks the ban, he will have to pay up to HK$5,000.
【小题5】 On January 1,2006, Singapore banned smoking in most public places.
| A．Hong Kong is not the first Asian city to have a smoking ban. |
| B．When you stay with a smoking person, you will feel light-hearted. |
| C．From January 1,2007, Hong Kong bans smoking in most public places. |
| D．Even smoking in some outdoor places like beaches, sports grounds, museums and parks is against the law. |
F．It does great harm to people’s health.-
G．You can smoke anywhere except Hong Kong in 2008.