Question

  Though there is much to be concerned about,there is far,far more for which to be thankful.

  Though life's goodness can at times be overshadowed? it is never 1           For every single act that is senselessly destructive,there are thousands more small,2       acts of love,kindness and compassion.

  For every person who seeks to hurt,there are many,many more who 3        their lives to help?ing and to healing.

  There is goodness to life that cannot be denied.

In the most magnificent future and in the smallest details,look 4      ,for that goodness always comes shining through.

  There is no 5        to the goodness of life. It grows more 6        with each new encounter (相遇) .The more you experience and 7        the goodness of life,the more there is to be lived.

  8       when the cold winds blow and the world seems to be 9        in fog?gy shadows,the goodness of life lives on. Open your eyes,open your heart,and you will see that goodness is 10        

  Though the goodness of life seems at times to 11        setbacks,it always keeps itself up. For in the darkest moment it becomes vividly 12        that life is a priceless treasure. And so the goodness of life is made even 13        by the very things that would oppose it.

  Time and time again when you feared it was 14        forever you found that the goodness of life was really only a moment away. Around the next corner,inside every moment,the goodness of life is there to 15       and de?light you.

  Take a moment to let the goodness of life touch your spirit and calm your 16        Then,share your good fortune 17        another,for the goodness of life grows more and more magnificent each time it is 18       .

  Though the problems constantly scream for 19        and the conflicts ap?pear to rage ever stronger,the goodness of life grows stronger still,quietly and 20      ,with more purpose and meaning than ever before.

1.A. buried     B. achieved                                        C. controlled  D. balanced

2. A. extra   B. quiet                                           C. cosy     D. direct

3. A. submit   B. pay                                           C. owe      D. devote

4. A. modestly   B. instantly                                     C. closely     D. deliberately

5. A. access   B. limit                                         C. doubt     D. possibility

6. A. abundant   B. useful                                       C. smart      D. helpful

7. A. require   B. announce                                       C. appreciate  D. sacrifice

8. A. Ever   B. Then                                           C. Still    D. Even

9. A. lost   B. absorbed                                         C. dressed  D. covered

10. A. somewhere   B. everywhere                                    C. nowhere   D. anywhere

11. A. refuse   B. harvest                                        C. govern   D. suffer

12. A. unique   B. vague                                          C. clear   D. passive

13. A. heavier   B. stronger                                        C. lighter   D. faster

14. A. gone   B. lonely                                          C. ready   D. alive

15. A. excite   B. interest                                        C. satisfy   D. surprise

16. A. determination   B. will

   C. life   D. thought

17. A. with   B. on   C. to   D. of

18. A. given away   B. put off

   C. searched for   D. picked out

19. A. identification   B. attention                                  C. contribution   D. restriction

20. A. elegantly   B. rigidly                                      C. peacefully   D. steeply

Answer 1

1. A句意：尽管生命的美好有时会被蒙上阴影，但它水远不会被埋没(bury) 。

bury埋没;achieve获得;control控制;balance平衡。

2. B对应small应该川qmet (安静的.默默的) 。

extra额外的;cosy舒适的，轻松的；direct直接的。

3. D句意：相对于每一个试图伤害他人的人而言，有更多的人致力丁•帮助他人，治愈他人的创伤。

devote one's life to意为"献身于……，致力于……"，符合句意。

submit提交，屈服;pay付钱;owe欠(债) ，归功于。

4. C句意：在最为壮观的前景和最为琐碎的细节中，请仔细(closely) 观察，W为美好的事物总是散发着耀眼的光芒。

modestly谦虚地;instantly即刻;closely仔细地;deliberately有意地，故意地。

5. B句意：生命的美好没有极限(limit) 。

6. A句意：每一次新的相遇都会使这美好变得越发-十:富(abundant) 。

abundant丰富的，大量的；useful有川的; smart聪明伶俐的;helpful有帮助的。

7. C句意：对于生活中的美好，你经历和欣赏(appreciate) 的越多，它就会变得越多。

require要求;announce宣告; appreciate欣赏;sacrifice牺牲。

8. D句意：即使(even) 当寒风袭来，整个世界似乎被大雾掩盖之时，生命的美好仍会存在。

even 即使。

9. D参见上题解析。

lose迷失;absorb吸收;dress穿衣服;cover覆盖，掩盖。

10. B句意：睁开双眼，打开心扉，你就会发现美好无处不在(everywhere) 。

11. D句意：尽管生命的美好有时似乎遭受(suffer) 挫折，但它总会挺过来。

refuse拒绝;harvest收获;govern统治，管理;suffer遭受。

12. C句意：因为在最黑暗的时刻，有一点变得格外清楚(clear) ，那就是，生命是无价的财富。

umque独特的; vague模糊的;clear清楚的;passive被动的。

13. B句意：因此，正是与生命的美好相对立的事物使其越发强大(stronger) 。

14. a句意：无数次，当你担心这美好永远不在时，你会发现生命的美好其实只与你相隔须臾。

gone"不在了，不见了"，符合语境。

15. D句意：它就在下一个角落，存在T每个时刻之中，等着给你惊喜(s u rp rise ) 。

16. D句意：花些时间让生命的美好触动你的灵魂，平静你的思绪(thought) 。

determination决心;will意志，意愿; life生活，生命;thought思想，看法。前三项均与语境不符。

17. A句意:然后，把你的幸运与他人分享。

share —with — 意为"与……分享……"。

18. A句意：因为生命的美好会因每次的给予(give away) 而变得越来越壮观。

give away赠送，给予;put off推迟;search for寻找;pick out挑出。

19. B句意：尽管总是有问题需要你去关注(attention) ,冲突也似乎愈演愈烈……。

identifkanon鉴别，识别;attenlion关注;contribution贡献;restriction限制。

20. C句意：……但生命的美好却静静地、平和地(peace?fully) 、带着比以往更大的决心和更多的意义变得更加强大。

elegantly优雅地;rigidly严格地;peacefully平和地，安静地；steeply陡峭地，剧烈地