36. A. pleased　 　　　B. happy　 　　　　C. frustrated　 D. frightened

55．A考查动词词义辨析。先设法认可对方的意见，你可能会得到意想不到的结果。

B

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We convince ourselves that life will be better once we are married, have a baby, then another. Then we get ___36___ because our children are not old enough, and that ___37___ will be well when they are older. Then we are frustrated ___38___ they reach adolescence and we must deal with them. Surely we'll be ___39___ when they grow out of the teen years.

We tell ourselves our ___40___ will be better when our spouse(配偶)gets his/her act together, when we have a nicer car, when we can take a ___41___, when we finally retire. The ___42___ is that there is no better time to be happy than ___43___. If not, then when? Your life will always be full of ___44__. It is better to admit as much and to decide to be happy ___45___it all.

For the longest time, it seemed that life was about to start--real life.

But there was always some obstacle(挫折)along the way, an ordeal(苦难) to ___46___, some work to be finished, some time to be given, a bill to be ___47___. Then life would ___48___. It finally dawned on me that that those ___49___ were part of life. Little by little, that point of ___50___ also helped me see that there isn't any road to happiness.

Happiness is the road. So, ___51___ every moment. And bear in mind that ___52___ waits for no one. So stop ___53___ school to end, for a return to school, to lose ten pounds, to ___54__ ten pounds, for work to begin, to get married,… before deciding to be happy.

Happiness is a voyage, not a destination. There is no ___55___ time to be happy than… NOW! Live and enjoy the moment.'

54．D考查名词词义辨析。此处truth意为：真理，正确的因素。此处意为：关键是要换位思考，要承认对方话语中的某些合理因素。

53．C 考查名词词义辨析此处意为：关键是要站在别人的立场上。此处key意为：关键。

52．B 考查词组搭配。此处result in意为：引起，导致，以。。。为结局。

51．D 易误选C。此处but强调的是but后的内容，但本句强调的是one simple method，故可将其排除。而选though则可，指我发现一种简单的方法，虽然不是特别容易做到，但能阻止导致危机。

50．B 考查动词词义辨析。此处指固执己见的后果之一是破坏婚姻。此处destroy指“毁坏，破坏”。

49．C 考查动词短语辨析。结合上下文内容可知，此处意为：当你遇到像上面那位出租车司机那样的人时，你常常试图坚持己见，但是这样只能引起更多的争执，故选C。此处stick to“坚持，遵守”。

48．D考查固定短语的含义。此处be faced with面临。此处意为：当你发现自己面对像这位出租车司机那样的人时。。。。

47．A 考查固定句型。直到女商人下车付车费，司机一句话也没再讲。此处考查not。。。until。。。“直到。。。才。。。”。