One of the easiest things in the world is to become a fault-finder．However.life can be (36)greatwhen you are not busy finding fault with it．Several years ago I (37)receiveda letter from seventeen-ye 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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2．One of the easiest things in the world is to become a fault-finder．However，life can be （36）greatwhen you are not busy finding fault with it．
Several years ago I （37）receiveda letter from seventeen-year-old Kerry，who described herself as a world-class fault-finder，almost always （38）bothered by things．People were always doing things that annoyed her，and （39）surprisingwas ever good enough．She was highly self-critical and also found fault with her friends．She became a really （40）boring person．
Unfortunately，it took a horrible accident to change her （41）attitudeHer best friend was seriously hurt in a car crash．What made it almost （42）unnecessary to deal with was that the day before the （43）accident，Kerry had visited her friend and had spent the whole time criticizing her （44）choice of boyfriends，the way she was living，the way she related to her mother，and various other things she felt she needed to （45）express It wasn't until her friend was badly hurt that Kerry became （46）awareof her habit of finding fault．Very quickly，she learned to appreciate life rather than to（47）judge everything so harshly （刻薄）．She was able to transfer her new wisdom to other parts of her（48）lifeas well．
Perhaps most of us aren't as extreme at fault-finding，（49）but when we're honest，we can be sharply （50）critical of the world．I'm not suggesting you （51）ignoreproblems，or that you pretend things are （52）betterthan they are，but simply that you learn to allow things to be as they are-（53）atleast most of the time，and especially when it's not a really big （54）deal．
Train yourself to"bite your tongue"，and with a little（55）practice，you'll get really good at letting things go．And when you do，you'll get back your enthusiasm and love for life．

36．A．lonely	B．great	C．quiet	D．uneasy
37．A．received	B．answered	C．expected	D．rejected
38．A．threatened	B．interrupted	C．bothered	D．spoiled
39．A．anything	B．everything	C．something	D．nothing
40．A．caring	B．boring	C．interesting	D．surprising
41．A．attitude	B．plan	C．measure	D．explanation
42．A．urgent	B．unnecessary	C．certain	D．impossible
43．A．occasion	B．event	C．accident	D．adventure
44．A．memory	B．notice	C．evidence	D．choice
45．A．hear	B．contribute	C．express	D．admit
46．A．aware of	B．afraid of	C．curious about	D．confused about
47．A．discuss	B．realize	C．judge	D．settle
48．A．family	B．life	C．career	D．education
49．A．so	B．or	C．but	D．for
50．A．proud	B．sure	C．hopeful	D．critical
51．A．face	B．create	C．solve	D．ignore
52．A．rarer	B．better	C．stranger	D．worse
53．A．at least	B．at last	C．by far	D．so far
54．A．task	B．deal	C．result	D．duty
55．A．practice	B．speech	C．rest	D．pity．

分析本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章．主要讲述了一位名叫Kerry的毒舌女孩，总是爱挑毛病，好像什么事她都不满意，因而成了一个令人厌烦的人，但是后来她最好的朋友发生了一场事故，最终改变了她的爱挑毛病的习惯和态度．文章告诉我们生活中我们对人对事都不要过于挑剔，老是吹毛求疵对人对己都没有好处．相反学会保持缄默能让我们活到更精彩．

解答 36．B   考查形容词辨析．根据语境可知，世界上最简单的事情就是成为一个挑错者，然而，人生可以变得很伟大，当你不忙于过于挑剔吹毛求疵时．故选B．
37．A   考查动词辨析．根据语境可知，几年以前，我收到一个来自17岁女孩Kerry的信．receive a letter from sb"收到某人的来信"故选A．
38．C  考查动词辨析．根据下文的"People were always doing thingsthat annoyed her"（人们做的事总是惹她生气）可知，此处用bother表示"使某人烦恼"．故选C
39．D  考查不定代词辨析．根据and前面的句子可知，此处表示"没有一件事情她觉得好"．故选D
40． B   考查形容词辨析．她具有高度的自我批评精神，她也会对自己的朋友挑毛病．她成为了一个令人厌烦的人．故选B
41．A   考查名词辨析．根据下文可知，不幸的是，一场恐怖的事故发生改变了她的态度．故选A．
42．D    考查形容词辨析．根据语境可知，她最好的朋友在一场车祸中受伤很严重，让事情处理起来变得不可能的事情是，发生事故的前一天Kerry拜访了她的朋友，故选D．
43．C     考查名词辨析．根据上文的"it took a horrible accident"可知，她最好的朋友在一场车祸中受伤很严重，让事情处理起来变得不可能的事情是，发生事故的前一天，Kerry拜访了她的朋友，在这期间全程批评了她选择男朋友的眼光，故选C．
44．D     考查名词辨析．根据句意可知，发生事故的前一天，Kerry拜访了她的朋友，在这期间全程批评了她选择男朋友的眼光、她生活的方式、她与母亲联络时候的方式，还有各种其他她认为她需要表达的，故选D．
45．C     考查动词辨析．空格处所在的句子是定语从句，various other things 是先行词，关系词that/which代替先行词在从句中作宾语．根据语境可知，发生事故的前一天，Kerry拜访了她的朋友，在这期间全程批评了她选择男朋友的眼光、她生活的方式、她与母亲联络时候的方式，还有各种其他她认为她需要表达的．故选C．
46．A     考查短语辨析．根据语境可知，直到他的朋友受了重伤，Kerry才注意到她挑毛病的习惯．故选A．
47．C 考查动词辨析．根据语境可知，她学会了珍惜生命而不是对每件事都很刻薄．此处judge…harshly 和上文的"appreciatelife"形成对比．
48．B 考查名词辨析．根据语境可知，她也能够把她的新智慧转移到她生活的其他方面．故选B．
49．C 考查介词辨析．根据语境可知，可能我们中的大多数人都不会极端地寻找错误，但是当我们诚实地面对的时候，我们可以尖锐地批评世界．故选C．
50．D 考查形容词辨析．be criticalof和 find fault with是同义短语．故选D
51．D 考查动词辨析．根据上下文可知，不挑剔并不意味着忽视问题．故选D．
52．B 考查形容词比较级辨析．根据句意可知，我也不是在建议你假装事物比它们自身更好．故选B．
53．A 考查短语辨析．根据句意可知，至少在大多数时间里，你学着容忍事物的原态．故选A．
54．B 考查名词辨析．a bigdeal 是固定搭配，意为"重要的事情"，根据句意可知，尤其是当这不是一个特别大的事情．故选B．
55．A 考查名词辨析．根据上下文可知，要做到这一点需要的是少量的训练．训练你自己忍着不说那些刻薄的话，小小的实践一下，你会变得很擅长放手．故选A．

点评解答此类题目可遵循以下步骤：第一步，通读全文，了解文章大意，获得整体印象，同时初选出一批较有把握的答案．第二步，边核对初选答案边补填留下的空格．如果短文难度较大，则可复读几遍，核对和确定答案．有些空一时决定不了，可作个记号，待复查时再确定．第三步，复查定稿．从整体理解角度出发，仔细审核答案，确保意义上、语法上没有错误，同时对遗留下来的少数几个空格作最后选择．

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18．The world's richest man might seem to have it all，but Bill Gates has one regret．The self-made billionaire said he felt stupid for not knowing any foreign languages．
Speaking in his third Ask Me Anything question-and-answer session for online forum Reddit（红迪网），the Microsoft founder said that he wished he spoke French，Arabic or Chinese．
He said："I took Latin and Greek in high school and got A's and I guess it helps my vocabulary．I keep hoping to get time to study one of these-probably French because it is the easiest．I did Duolingo for a while but didn't keep it up．"
Gates，who is worth 79.3dollars billion，praised Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg for surprising an audience in Beijing when he spoke fluent Chinese．"Mark Zuckerberg amazingly leamed Chinese and did a Q&A with Chinese students-unbelievable，isn't it？"he said．
This isn't the first time for Gates to admit his regret over language．He also showed his habits at home and personal insights．
Last February，Gates said he likes to do the dishes himself-to his own special standards every night and also told the interviewer that his wife，Melinda，would likely want Samuel L．Jackson to play her husband in a biopic（传记片）．
He also admitted that he would pick up a $100 bill if he found it on the street．
As he took the top spot on Forbes（福布斯）28th Annual Billionaires list last year for the fourth time，he said he is pretty basic when it comes to so ending on clothes and food，but that he enjoys investing in shoes and racquets（球拍）when he plays tennis．
When asked a life lesson he had to learn the hard way，the billionaire said staying up too late is a habit he is still trying to break．‘‘Don't stay up too late even if the book is really exciting．You will regret it in the morning．Pam still working on this problem，"he said．

28．Which of the following can be the best title for the passageC？
A．An Interview with Bill Gates
B．How Bill Gates Succeeded
C．Bill Gates'Regret
D．The Richest Billionaire
29．The underlined part in Paragraph 8may actually mean thatC．
A．it is important to lay a good foundation of life
B．food and clothing are basic needs for people's life
C．he doesn't spend much money on food and clothes
D．he never cares about buying food and clothing
30．What advice did Bill Gates giveA？
A．Avoid staying up too late．
B．Be a good language learner．
C．Do the dishes yourself at home．
D．Pick up the 100billsinthestreets．
31．Which of the following is true according to the passageC？
A．Bill Gates is also the founder of Facebook
B．Bill Gates topped the list of Forbes 28 times．
C．Bill Gates was good at learning languages in high schoo1．
D．Bill Gates'wife wants Samuel to play a game with Gates．

Many schools across the US hold graduation ceremonies this time of year. In some schools, even 5 and 6-year-olds observe their graduation from kindergarten. And so can older people, much older. Meet 70-year-old Jerry Reid, who just graduated from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. He earned a bachelor’s degree.

Mr. Reid might not look like the average college student; his hair is definitely grayer. But still Jerry Reid’s age is easy to forget, other UVA students know him as one of their own.

Mr. Reid sat into the “Hoo Crew,” a group that cheers loudly for the school at sports events. He also joined a men's group on campus. He sang drinking songs along with many other students. Mr. Reid’s school friends say they can talk to him just about anything.

About a half century ago, in his 20s, Mr. Reid was not in school. Instead, he was racing cars and chasing girls. But he says his friend Bill invited him to UVA parties.

“Bill told me what a terrible life I had unless I came up here and went to school with him,” said Reid.

That was in 1963. Jerry Reid says it took him 48 years to take that advice. In 2011, he entered college. UVA Professor Luke Wright says Mr. Reid influences students. He opened the minds of the young adults. The teacher says Mr. Reid showed them that life does not end at 40. Instead, the 70-year-old college graduate believes that getting older can be the beginning of a dream.

“Remember that path that you left waits for you. It’s there. It’s yours. All you must do is to get out of your own way and get back to it. And, that's exactly what I did,” said Reid.

Mr. Reid says that he and his wife Susan now would take some time off to enjoy his college degree. Then, he’ll return to UVA to begin studying for his graduate degree.

1.Which of the following is true of Mr. Reid?

A. He was laughed at by other students.

B. He was interested in study in his youth.

C. He enlarged the views of young people.

D. He got his graduate degree in 2011.

2.From the third paragraph, we can infer that Mr. Reid was _________.

A. considerateB. independentC. intelligentD. energetic

3.What does Paragraph 6 mainly discuss?

A. How Mr. Reid realizes his dream.

B. What teachers think of Mr. Reid.

C. When Mr. Reid entered college.

D. Why the students likes Mr. Reid.

4.What lesson can we learn from the story of Jerry Reid?

A. It is never too late to learn.

B. Two heads are better than one.

C. Actions speak louder than words.

D. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Those accustomed to browsing through thousands of books in large bookstores may find Japan’s Morioka Shoten a little strange. That’s because this tiny bookstore that is located in Ginza,Tokyo sells only a single book at a time.

Opened in May 2015, Morioka Shoten is the brainchild of Yoshiyuki Morioka. He began his career as a bookstore clerk in Tokyo’s Kanda district before branching out to open his own store. It was here while organizing book reading and signing that he realized that customers usually came into the store with one title in mind. Morioka began to wonder if a store could exist by selling multiple copies of just one single book. In November 2014, he partnered with Masamichi Toyama to establish a unique bookstore with the philosophy of “A Single Room with a Single Book”.

The selections that are picked by Morioka change weekly and vary widely to attract customers with different interests. Recent choices include The True Deceiver, an award-winning Swedish novel by Tove Jansson, Hans Andersen’s Fairy Tales, and a collection of Karl Blossfeldt’s photography of plants. Morioka has also selected books written by a famous Japanese author Mimei Ogawa.

To highlight his only offering, Morioka often uses clever tricks. For example, when selling a book about flowers, the storekeeper decorated his shop with the ones that had been mentioned in the book. He also encourages authors to hold talks and discussions so they can connect with customers. Morioka says his goal is for the customers to experience being inside a book, not just a bookstore.

Risky as the idea might seem, things appear to be going well. The storekeeper says he has sold over 2,100 books. Things can get better given that his bookstore is becoming increasingly popular not just among the locals but also visitors form other countries.

1.Why is Morioka Shoten unique?

A. It is popular with feigners.

B. It sells books of different topics.

C. It is decorated with colorful flowers.

D. It sells various copies of a book in a week.

2.Why does Morioka encourage authors to hold talks?

A. To introduce his bookstore.

B. To advocate his philosophy.

C. To make books better understood.

D. To help readers make more friends.

3.What’s the author’s opinion about the bookstore’s future?

A. Risky B. Promising.

C. Unpredictable. D. Hopeless

7．You could feel sorry for Alberto Torres，who is blind．The last thing he remembers seeing was his daughter being born 13 years ago．Then the world went blank； he can only imagine what his only child looks like now，as a teenaged honor student．Bad luck is no stranger to this warm and thoughtful 37-year-old man．His mother died of cancer when he was 4，and his father，who was often ill，had to give him up to the care of the state when he was 11．He later worked for 19years in a workshop making household goods，deathly boring work．Earlier this month，Alberto Torres's wife，who had just been laid off from her job，had to have a breast removed due to cancer and now faces a year of radiation treatments．Things seemed always to go from almost incredibly bad to worse．Even Mr．Torres's good luck has a dark side：Five years ago，his lovely guide dog pulled him out of the path of a truck．Mr．Torres was not hurt．The dog was killed．
But Mr．Torres does not feel sorry for himself．"These are just little bumps you have to go over in your life，"he said．At 5a．m．on a recent morning，we caught up with Mr．Torres at a subway stop in Brooklyn，New York，near where he lives in a third-floor apartment （with no elevator）．He had been up since 3a．m．，feeding his new dog，making coffee，getting ready．"When you're blind，it takes a little longer to do things，"he said．
Mr．Torres was beginning his two-hour trip to his job developing film in the X-ray department of the emergency room of the Bronx hospital．He would take the G train to Queens Plaza station to the R train，heading towards Manhattan．He would then ride the R train to 59th Street where he would walk upstairs to switch to the Number 6train．At one point along the journey，he might chat with a stranger．At another，someone would pat his dog，calling him by name．People offered assistance，even seats．At 125th Street，Mr．Torres would transfer to the Number 4train by crossing the platform．At 149th Street，he would go down to the Number 2．He would take that to East 180th Street where he nearly always has a long wait for his final train，to Pelham Parkway．Then he and his dog would walk 20minutes to the hospital．
It was a hard job to come by．Before he got the job，Mr．Torres was determined to escape the workshop run by an organization dedicated to help people who can't see．He wanted a job developing X-ray film，something that everyone must do in the dark．He had to handle the long trip，as well as the work．"Our philosophy here is that blind people can do just about anything except drive buses，"it was the thinking about disabled people at the Bronx hospital．"We find what a person can do rather than what he can't do，"said the hospital's director．
One day a while ago marked the first anniversary of Mr．Torres's hiring．He developed 150or so X-rays，his usual output，to celebrate．Mr．Torres works by himself in a small，dark room that smells of chemicals．He cannot wear gloves，because he needs to feel．It is hard work，related to emergency of lives．His immediate supervisor says he trusts him 100%．Mr．Torres makes $20，000a year．But his motivation goes beyond money．"If I start feeling like a victim，that makes me bitter．And why be bitter？That makes you go into a hole and stay there．"he said．"I'm not doing anything out of the ordinary，"insisted Mr．Torres as he quickly completed the task．

55．Mr．Torres became blind whenA．
A．his daughter was just born
B．he was thirteen years old
C．his mother died of cancer
D．his wife was out of work
56．Mr．Torres does not feel sorry for himself because heC．
A．was once saved by his lovely guide dog
B．is taken good care of by the government
C．thinks it's natural to have setbacks in life
D．believes it takes a little longer to do things
57．The description of Mr．Torres's long trip to work showsD．
A．the effective traffic system
B．the kindness of New Yorkers
C．the loyalty of his guide dog
D．his will to overcome difficulty
58．What is the principle of the hospital in employing a workerB？
A．Sympathy counts most．
B．Ability comes first．
C．Preference for the blind．
D．Easy job for the weak．
59．Mr．Torres works very hard in order toC．
A．make plenty of money
B．win his supervisor's trust
C．live like a normal person
D．complete his daily task
60．In the eyes of the writer，Alberto Torres is a man ofD．
A．deep thinking
B．weak motivation
C．special talents
D．great independence．

13．He tried toexplain（解释），but she wouldn't listen．

South Africa is a multiethnic society encompassing a wide variety of cultures, languages, and religions. It has 11 official languages. If you want to say hello, it's "sawubona" in Zulu, and "hallo" in Afrikaans. Now, South Africa's school children may start using "ni hao" to say hello.

The country's education minister says, the nation is adding the Mandarin language teaching in some schools. Mandarin is the official spoken language of China. That country is a major trading power for South Africa.

A recent agreement between the two nations centers on five areas of cooperation. They include development in basic education, school books and lessons, mathematics and science, teacher training and career education and research.

South Africa officials have not said how much they teaching Mandarin will cost. Troy Martens is an officials with South Africa's Ministry of Basic Education. She says the new partnership is extremely valuable.

A public opinion study last year found that South Africans have mixed feelings about China. The survey showed 46 percent of South Africans do not like the spread of Chinese ideas and customs in their country, the results also showed that 60 percent dislike Chinese music, movies and television.

But Ms Martens said Chinese trade is more important than those feelings. She said it is extremely helpful to learners in South Africa to study Mandarin as well as Chinese culture. And she said not every school will offer Mandarin.

“Now this will not be compulsory, it will not be for every school, and it will not be for every child. But for schools that feel they have the capacity to offer Mandarin as a subject, we think it is a great opportunity for South African learners to be exposed to this international type of language,” said Martens.

Lisette Noonan heads the 80-year-old Pretoria Chinese School in South Africa's capital. The school serves about 500 students from kindergarten to grade 12. Every student studies Mandarin.

Ms Noonan says the school welcomes the new cooperation between South Africa and China. She said it is in the best interests of children to study Mandarin. She said that especially true with China becoming what she called “a huge economic power in the world”

1.We can learn from Paragraph 1 that .

A. South Africa introduces Mandarin into its school curriculum

B. South Africa has 11 official languages

C. "ni hao"is easy to say than other languages

D. students in school must speak all official languages

2.The underlined words “the new partnership” in Paragraph 4 refers to .

A. a recent agreement about trading cooperation B. five areas of cooperation in education

C. teaching official languages D. career education and research

3.From Paragraph 5,we can know that .

A. South Africans are familiar with Chinese music, movies and television

B. all South Africans aren’t interested in Chinese ideas and customs

C. the spread of Chinese ideas and customs is popular among South Africans