题目内容
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Once there lived a rich woman well-known in high society for her kindness, who had a maid that was devoted and hardworking. One day, out of curiosity, the maid decided to 36 her mistress(主人)to find out whether she was really good by nature.
The following day, the maid got up from her bed quite late at around afternoon time and the mistress 37 her for being late. The next day, the maid 38 the late rising and this time, the mistress became particularly 39 and hit the maid with a stick thus hurting her.
This 40 spread around the neighborhood and the rich woman 41 not only her reputation(名声)but also a devoted maid.
42 , it’s also reflected in modern 43 . People are kind and modest when their surroundings are 44 and satisfactory. However, when conditions change for the worse, they’ll become 45 and filled with anger. Anger is often an ugly and destructive mood that mankind 46 from in our daily lives. It’s a bad mood 47 within us, waiting for the chance to take control of our life. Uncontrolled anger can cause us a great deal of emotional and physical 48 and we must learn to 49 it.
A good 50 to control anger is to act as if the undesirable thoughts don’t exist in our 51 . By using our willpower, we focus our minds on positive things and 52 remove the negative thought. It’s difficult to react 53 to someone who hurt us, 54 our physical isn’t harmed. But the test of character is how we 55 situations in our daily lives. Remember this, darkness cannot be removed by darkness but by brightness. In the same way, anger cannot be removed by anger but by loving kindness.
36. A. phone B. join C. test D. visit
37. A. hated B. blamed C. charged D. dismissed(解雇)
38. A. changed B. proved C. improved D. repeated
39. A. angry B. smart C. quiet D. painful
40. A. advice B. knowledge C. progress D. news
41. A. lost B. earned C. helped D. fought
42. A. Afterwards B. However C. Similarly D. Hopefully
43. A. class B. society C. home D. history
44. A. strange B. sure C. good D. ready
45. A. impatient B. inactive C. unlucky D. unknown
46. A. escapes B. recovers C. learns D. suffers
47. A. disappearing B. hiding C. happening D. growing
48. A. harm B. energy C. stress D. balance
49. A. accept B. break C. control D. organize
50. A. cause B. case C. base D. way
51. A. chat B. mind C. choice D. job
52. A. anyhow B. yet C. therefore D. again
53. A. slowly B. peacefully C. officially D. differently
54. A. in case B. as if C. now that D. even though
55. A. handle B. manage C. view D. preserve
36—40 CBDAD 41—45ACBCA 46—50 DBACD 51—55BCBDA