Question

【题目】 I know a Catherine who is smart, educated and interesting. But I avoid her because she never ______ complaining. For years, I fought against my feelings because I really like and admire her. But I’ve found I just can’t be her friend. Her world is ______“buts…”. “The trip would have been nice, but the drive was too long. The food was good, but the light of the restaurant was too ______. The hotel was too hot, the bed hurt her back and the room service was too slow.” Her complaints were ______ changing me.

Months ago, my best friend Daisy was listening to me ______ about Catherine until she just became really angry. “Either break up with her, or leave me alone.” She shouted at me, “I’m tired of listening to your complaining.” Her words surprised me, and I began to keep myself away from Catherine. Later, I did ______ her.

Now I try to remain happy and positive (积极的) about life, and find friends of the same. There’s been scientific research lately. It shows that people who find ______ to be thankful for their lives are actually happier, and I believe that is true. Endless complaining seems to control your life ______ you let it come into your brain. And too much complaining will actually make your life ______.

Some people take “gratitude (感激之情) walks” every day, where they think about their lives in a positive way. By developing a grateful attitude, you can be turned away from what’s troubling you, and ______ what makes you happy. Then you will have a beautiful life.

【1】A.keepsB.stopsC.enjoys

【2】A.full ofB.far fromC.famous for

【3】A.noisyB.strongC.dirty

【4】A.hardlyB.suddenlyC.silently

【5】A.thinkingB.worryingC.complaining

【6】A.chooseB.helpC.forget

【7】A.reasonsB.excusesC.questions

【8】A.ifB.unlessC.until

【9】A.betterB.longerC.worse

【10】A.againstB.towardsC.through

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】B

【4】C

【5】C

【6】C

【7】A

【8】A

【9】C

【10】B

【解析】

文章讲述了无休止的抱怨会让生活变得更糟糕，我们要远离消极抱怨的人，带着感恩的心，以积极的态度面对生活，你会更快乐。

【1】句意：但是我避开她，因为她从不停止抱怨。

keeps保持；stops停止，避开；enjoys欣赏；根据文中“…But I avoid her.”可知Catherine是一位聪明，有学问又有趣的人但我避开她，可以推出她从未停止抱怨。故选B。

【2】句意：她的世界总是充满“但是……”。

full of充满；far from远离；famous for因……而闻名。根据文中“she never stops complaining.”可知她是一个一直抱怨的人，结合后文“The trip would have been nice, but the drive was too long. The food was good, but…”可知这次旅行很好，但是开车时间太长了。食物很好，但是……,可知她的世界总是充满了“但是”。故选A。

【3】句意：食物很好，但是餐厅的灯光太强了。

noisy吵闹的；strong强壮的；dirty脏的。形容灯光用strong，表示光线太强。故选B。

【4】句意：她的抱怨默默地改变了我。

hardly几乎不；suddenly突然地；silently安静地。根据前文“…I really like and admire her.”可知起初我是喜欢和爱慕Catherine。根据“Her complaints were …changing me.”可知Catherine的抱怨正悄悄地改变了我，导致下文我做出了和她一样的举动。故选C。

【5】句意：几个月前，我最好的朋友Daisy正听我抱怨Catherine，直到她真的生气了。

thinking认为，想；worrying担忧；complaining抱怨。根据文中“… I’m tired of listening to your complaining.”可知Daisy听腻了我的抱怨。所以我之前是和Daisy抱怨Catherine。故选C。

【6】句意：后来，我确实忘记了她。

choose选择；help帮助；forget忘记。根据上文“break up with her”与她断绝关系，“…I began to keep myself away from Catherine.”可知我开始远离Catherine。到后来，确实忘记了Catherine。故选C。

【7】句意：这表明那些找到理由感谢自己生活的人实际上更快乐，并且我相信这是真的。

reasons理由；excuses借口；questions问题。根据文中“There’s been scientific research lately.”及本句句意可知最近有科学研究发现原因。故选A。

【8】句意：如果你让无休止的抱怨进入你的生活，它似乎可以控制你的生活。

if如果；unless除非；until直到…。根据所给空的前后句意可知是条件关系。故选A。

【9】句意：太多的抱怨实际上将会让你的生活变得更糟。

busier更忙；longer更长；worse更糟。根据上文“Endless complaining seems to control your life if you let it come into your brain.”无休止的抱怨看起来会控制你的生活，可知太多的抱怨会让生活更糟。故选C。

【10】句意：通过培养一种感恩态度，你会远离困扰并接近让你快乐的事情。

against反对；towards朝，向，接近；through穿过，通过。根据上文“By developing a grateful attitude, you can be turned away from what’s troubling you.”可知通过培养一种感恩的态度，你就可以远离困扰。远离烦恼，就接近快乐了。故选B。

完形填空，先跳过空格通读全文，了解文章大意，然后结合语境，语法，固定搭配等去定答案。例如小题2，通过浏览整篇文章，我们知道作者的朋友Catherine非常的有趣优秀，旅行很不错但路程太长了；食物美味，但餐厅的灯光太刺眼了；旅馆很热，但床伤了她的背，然而客房服务又太慢。这些都是Catherine的抱怨之语，所以她从没停止抱怨，她的世界总是充满“但是”。通过语境语意分析得知填“full of”，故选A。