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【题目】I am serving in AmeriCorps VISTA in Cheyenne. Although the work has been 【1】 ,the payment is reasonable. The weather in Cheyenne has 【2】 to be adventurous. Although the fact that I walk everywhere has turned out to be great 【3】 ,for my body as well as my mind, I still began to 【4】 that I needed another form of transportation for the winter.

My boyfriend Mike knew of my 【5】 and he researched some local sites for 【6】 cars. Ho sent me 【7】 about a 1978 Ford Fairmont, I just knew this car was 【8】 to be. I began to communicate with the owner, a man named Dale Meyer. I found out that the car was 【9】 purchased by his grandfather and was in 【10】 condition. He and his two brothers had actually learned to drive 【11】 this car.

We settled 【12】 a price of $400,and 【13】 to have a test drive some day. The day before the test drive, I received a phone call from Dale. He seemed a little 【14】 ,but also excited. He asked simply, “You really would like this car, wouldn't you?" I responded enthusiastically and he said, “How about if I give it to you for a dollar?" ,I was completely 【15】 .

I 【16】 my favorite Fairmont last night. Dale walked me around the car, 【17】 its bumps and nicks. At times as he told me stories of the car it seemed he was 【18】 an old friend. As I was driving away, he stopped me to say, " Don't 【19】 to pass this kindness on. " It was truly a 【20】 end. Never look down upon the kindness of strangers.

A. challengingB. amusingC. convincingD. fascinating

A. changedB. stoppedC. provedD. misunderstood

A. aimsB. exerciseC. intentionD. problems

A. rememberB. regretC. refuseD. realize

A. temperB. povertyC. wishD. habit

A. freeB. rareC. expensiveD. inexpensive

A. businessB. information C. conclusionD. agreement

A. failedB. happenedC. meantD. belonged

A. finallyB. simplyC. absolutelyD. originally

A. differentB. goodC. badD. terrible

A. seeingB. usingC. buyingD. comparing

A. onB. upC. withD. in

A. riskedB. jokedC. forgotD. decided

A. lazyB. toughC. nervousD. weak

A. disappointedB. FrustratedC. speechlessD. embarrassed

A. set upB. looked upC. gave upD. picked up

A. explainingB. promisingC. searchingD. training

A. recognizingB. visitingC. meetingD. losing

A. forgetB. prepareC. preferD. afford

A. sadB. perfectC. miserableD. Misleading

【答案】【1】A

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【5】C

【6】D

【7】B

【8】C

【9】D

【10】B

【11】B

【12】A

【13】D

【14】C

【15】C

【16】D

【17】A

【18】D

【19】A

【20】B

【解析】【1】此空前后具有转折关系,收入和回报还可以,所以应该是这个工作具有一定的挑战性。正确答案为A。

【2】此处作者在讲述自己的一些客观情况及当地的自然情况,后文也提到作者想为即将到来的冬天准备交通工具,说明作者对于这里冬天的天气还是很了解的,当地的天气并不是很好。依据题意正确答案为C。

【3】从上下文理解,步行对锻炼身心有好处。所以正确答案为B。

【4】这里指尽管步行有好处,但作者对于当地的天气还是有所顾虑,也意识到要为将要到来的冬天准备一种合适的交通工具。所以正确答案为D。

【5】上文提到了作者想要寻找一种交通工具,作者的男朋友在了解了作者这一愿望之后,去为她寻找相关信息。所以正确答案为C。

【6】作者之前都是步行,说明他们并没有车,下文当中提到的她的男朋友为她找到的也是一个二手车,所以这里他们最初的目W是要根据自己的情况选择比较便宜的车。所以正确答案为D。

【7】男朋友在找到相关信息后,先是要把这些信息发给作者,此时还没有形成最后的交易。所以正确答案为B。

【8】这里指作者非常喜欢这款车,想要买下它。所以正确答案为C。

【9】在与卖主的交流中作者得知这部车最初是由他的祖父买的。所以正确答案为D。

【10】作者先是要和卖主联系,因为最后作者决定买这部车,所以之前的交流当中她所得到的信息应该是这部车车况良好。所以正确答案为B。

【11】下文也提到卖主对于这部车有很深的感情,所以这里提到,卖主及其兄弟是用这部车来学习开车的。所以正确答案为B。

【12】settle on “决定,同意”。这里强调他们谈妥了价钱,所以正确答案为A。

【13】他们决定找一天来试试车。所以正确答案为D。

【14】下文提到Dale打算把这部价值400美元的车以一美元的价格卖给作者,相当于送给作者,这是一个不寻常的举动,他自己也很紧张。所以正确答案为C。

【15】因为听到了一个几乎让人不敢相信的消息,作者一时无语,这里用无语来表明作者的髙兴与感激。所以正确答案为C。

【16】这里指作者在昨晚最终取回那部车。set up “建立”;look up “查阅”;give up “放弃”。所以正确答案为D。

【17】 Dale给作者介绍车子。所以正确答案为A。

【18】 Dale在给作者介绍车子的相关情况的时候,还说了一些有关车子的故事,表现出他对车子的喜爱和不舍,所以说就像要失去一个老朋友一样。所以正确答案为D。

【19】根据本文想要表述的内容,Dale之所以把自己心爱的车几乎是白送给了作者就是因为他看到作者对于车子的喜爱,同时也表现出他对他人的关爱和帮助,所以他希望作者不要忘记把这种善意的行为传递下去。所以正确答案为A。

【20】对于这样的一个结局,作者认为是一个极其圆满的结局。所以正确答案为B。

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When asked about happiness, we usually think of something extraordinary, an absolute delight, which seems to get rarer the older we get.

For kids, happiness has a magical quality. Their delight at winning a race or getting a new bike is unreserved(毫无掩饰的).

In the teenage years the concept of happiness changes. Suddenly it's conditional on such things as excitement, love and popularity. I can still recall the excitement of being invited to dance with the most attractive boy at the school party.

In adulthood the things that bring deep joylove, marriage, birthalso bring responsibility and the risk of loss. For adults, happiness is complicated (复杂的).

My definition of happiness is “the capacity for enjoyment “. The more we can enjoy what we have, the happier we are. It's easy to overlook the pleasure we get from the company of friends, the freedom to live where we please, and even good health.

I experienced my little moments of pleasure yesterday. First I was overjoyed when I shut the last lunch-box and had the house to myself. Then I spent an uninterrupted morning writing, which I love. When the kids and my husband came home, I enjoyed their noise after the quiet of the day.

Psychologists tell us that to be happy we need a mix of enjoy-able leisure time and satisfying work. I don't think that my grand-mother, who raised 14 children, had much of either. She did have a network of close friends and family, and maybe this is what satisfied her.

We, however, with so many choices and such pressure to succeed in every area, have turned happiness into one more thing we've got to have. We're so self-conscious about our “right “to it that it's making us miserable. So we chase it and equal it with wealth and success, without noticing that the people who have those things aren't necessarily happier.

Happiness isn't about what happens to usit's about how we see what happens to us. It's the skillful way of finding a positive for every negative. It's not wishing for what we don't have, but enjoying what we do possess.

【1】 As people grow older, they _________.

A. feel it harder to experience happiness

B. associate their happiness less with others

C. will take fewer risks in pursuing happiness

D. tend to believe responsibility means happiness

【2】 What can we learn about the author from Paragraphs 5 and 6?

A. She cares little about her own health.

B. She enjoys the freedom of traveling.

C. She is easily pleased by things in daily life.

D. She prefers getting pleasure from housework.

【3】 What can be inferred from Paragraph 7?

A. Psychologists think satisfying work is key to happiness.

B. Psychologists' opinion is well proved by Grandma's case.

C. Grandma often found time for social gatherings.

D. Grandma's happiness came from modest expectations of life.

【4】 People who equal happiness with wealth and success _________.

A. consider pressure something blocking their way

B. stress their right to happiness too much

C. are at a loss to make correct choices

D. are more likely to be happy

【5】 What can be concluded from the passage?

A. Happiness lies between the positive and the negative.

B. Each man is the master of his own fate.

C. Success leads to happiness.

D. Happy is he who is content.

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1. Werner Forssmann (Nobel prize winner in 1956)

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