36．A．seriously　　　　　　 B．cheerfully　　　　　　 C．friendly　　　　　　　 D．coldly

8. 江苏省常州市2006-2007第一学期高三年级期末质量调研

I teach economics at UNLV three time per week. Last Monday, at the beginning of class, I 　36　 　asked my students how their weekends had been. One young man said that his weekend have not been so good. He had his wisdom teeth 　37　 . Finding that I was 　38　 　in a good mood, he then proceeded to ask me why.

“Every morning when you get up you have a choice about 　39　 　you want to live life that day.” I said, “I choose to be cheerful.” He looked puzzled.

“Let me give you a(n)　 40　 , ” I continued, “Besides teaching here. I also teach at the community college in Henderson, 17 miles down the freeway from where I live. Once I drove there. I 　41　 　the freeway and chose College Drive. I only had to drive another quarter mile down the road to the college. But just then my car 　42　 . I tried to start it again, but the engine didn’t 　43　 . So I put my flashers on, grabbed my books, and 　44　 　down the road to the college.”

As soon as I got there I called AAA (汽车协会) and 　45　 　for a tow truck to meet me at my car after class. The secretary asked me what had happened. This is my 　46　 　day, I replied, smiling.

“But your car breaks down”. She was puzzled. “What do you mean?”

“I live 17 miles from here.” I replied. “My car could have broken down anywhere along the free – way. It didn’t. 　47　 , it broke down in the 　48　 　place: off the freeway, within walking distance of here. I’m still able to teach my class. It my car were 　49　 　to break down today, it 　50　 　have been arranged in a more convenient position. ” The secretary’s eyes opened wide, and then she smiled. I smiled back and headed for class. So my story 　51　 .

I scanned the sixty faces in my economics class at UNLV. Despite the early hour, no one seemed to be asleep.　 52　 , my story had touched them. Or maybe it wasn’t the story at all.　 53　 , it had all started with a student’s 　54　 　that I was cheerful.

Deepak Chopra has quoted (引用) an Indian wise man as saying. “Who you are 　55　 　louder to me than anything you can say.” I suppose it must be so.

55. A. defeated　　 B. caught　　　　　 C. damaged　　 D. struck

[ key 36~40 BCABD　 41~45 ABDCA　 46~50 ACDBA　 51~55 BCDAD ]

54. A. believe　　 B. consider　　　　 C. doubt　　　 D. forget

53. A. yard　　　 B. wind　　　　　 C. grass　　　 D. rain

52. A. waited　　 B. thought　　　　 C. worried　　 D. excited

51. A. see　　　　 B. meet　　　　　 C. beat　　　 D. ask

50. A. gone　　　 B. left　　　　　 C. followed　　 D. lost

49. A. shook　　　 B. waved　　　　 C. held　　　　 D. took

48. A. them　　　 B. themselves　　 C. him　　　　 D. himself