题目内容

The 15.30 train to Sheffield has been called off ___situations beyond our control.

A. in terms of B. due to C. according to D. in spite of

解析:

句意为：由于一些我们不能控制的情况，15点30分开往谢菲尔德的火车已经被取消。介词短语due to, 意思为“由于；因为”。in terms of “从某方面讲”; according to“根据”; in spite of “不管；不顾”。

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The 15.30 train to Sheffield has been called off_____situations beyond our control.

A.
in terms of
B.
due to
C.
according to
D.
in spite of

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A businesswoman got into a taxi in midtown. As it was the rush hour and she was in a 21 to catch a train, she 22 a quick way to reach it. “I have been a taxi driver for 15 years!” the driver said 23 . “You don’t think I know the best way to go?”

The woman tried to explain that she hadn’t 24 to annoy him, but the driver kept 25 . She finally realized that he was too annoyed to be 26 , so she changed her 27 . “You know, you are right,” she told him. “It must seem 28 for me not to think you know the best way 29 the city.”

30 , the driver glanced at his 31 in the rearview mirror (后视镜), turned down the street she wanted and got her to the train on time. “He didn’t say another word the rest of the ride,” she said, “ 32 I got out and paid him. Then he thanked me.”

When you find yourself 33 with people like the taxi driver, you will always try to 34 your idea. It can lead to longer arguments, lose job chances or even 35 marriages. I have discovered one simple 36 extremely effective method that can prevent the disagreement or other difficult situations from 37 in a disaster.

The 38 is to put yourself in the other person’s shoes and look for the 39 in what that person is saying. Find a way to 40 , and the result may surprise you.

21. A. hurry B. rush C. moment D. way

22. A. chose B. made C. found D. suggested

23. A. jokingly B. angrily C. anxiously D. curiously

24. A. supposed B. hoped C. meant D. decided

25. A. apologizing B. driving C. asking D. shouting

26. A. reasonable B. thoughtful C. normal D. practical

27. A. road B. mind C. direction D. manner

28. A. strange B. wrong C. terrible D. stupid

29. A. across B. in C. through D. along

30. A. Surprised B. Worried C. Annoyed D. Disappointed

31. A. rider B. speaker C. helper D. comer

32. A. until B. after C. because D. since

33. A. satisfied B. concerned C. crowded D. faced

34. A. give up B. turn down C. stick to D. point out

35. A. combine B. destroy C. suffer D. divide

36. A. or B. that C. but D. though

37. A. lying B. resulting C. setting D. leading

38. A. problem B. importance C. key D. reply

39. A. fact B. meaning C. expression D. truth

40. A. agree B. argue C. explain D. escape

The 15.30 train to Sheffield has been called off_____situations beyond our control.

A. in terms of B. due to C. according to D. in spite of

Four years ago, I felt lucky after escaping one of those terrible 2-mile runs. I hated running; it was just something that   1  came easily to me. At that time, if you had told me that I would one day run a marathon, I’ d have told you honestly that I had a better   2 of winning the lottery（彩票）.
The turning   3  came when I met Mrs. Green. She was fifty years old, going through chemotherapy（化学疗法）for her cancer, and still managed to run 30 miles a week. I thought that if Mrs. Green could run 6 miles at a time, I could run at least two. In February, in cold weather, I started a 2-mile   4  around my neighborhood. Two months later, I   5  the running for the first time. I felt very tired, but I felt happy.
Over the next several years, I continued to push each run for a few   6  minutes, slowly building my endurance（耐力）. I didn’t need to 7  against other runners, for my most important competitor was myself.
After continuing to   8  myself, I knew it was time to step my training up. I   9 I would train for the Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Marathon.
The race day   10  came, and I was filled with excitement and worry. It was final time to see what I was made of. The   11  ended up surprisingly. I did   12 through the last few miles, but after my running, there was no doubt in my mind that I’d finished. As I   13  the finish line, I experienced the strongest sense of   14  and happiness I had ever had in my life. I am now a marathoner.
As John Bingham once said, “The miracle（奇迹）isn’t that I finished. The miracle is that I had the   15 to start.”