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Nearly thirty years ago, I went rock climbing for the first time with a group in New Mexico. It sounded exciting and 1! Anyone who has ever climbed knows that you can easily 2where there is no place to go, or so. It seems you’re stuck. But 3is not an option. You cannot just stand there and feel 4for yourself. You cannot go back down, so you are 5to become solution minded.

I held on for dear life that day, on my first climb, 6about three quarters of the way to the top. It seemed that there was no place to go, and 7to put my hands or feet so that I could 8upward. But after a few minutes had passed I realized that I had to do 9. I began to look again for a(n) 10. I then noticed a 11sticking out, which I might be able to grab with my hands and 12myself up to where I could have a small foothold. I called to the instructor at the top and asked him if that rock would hold my 13if I pulled myself up. I can 14remember his answer, “I don’t know. Why don’t you try it and see?”

In life we many times feel “stuck”. We wonder how we got into the 15that we are presently in. It is in those times that we need to be careful about how we define(定义)it. Have we failed, 16is it just a setback?

Setbacks, adversity(逆境), or being stuck is never an indication that you are a 17unless you decide that those things define your life as a failure. For people looking for a(n) 18to be a failure, there are always plenty to choose from. But if you want your life to be successful, setbacks, adversity and being stuck are 19stepping-stones to your success. Success minded people 20those kinds of things for what they really are. They know that for them, they are only temporary.

1.A. amusing B. challenging C. boring D. surprising

2.A. put away B. take up C. end up D. lead to

3.A. searching B. regretting C. refusing D. quitting

4.A. sorry B. free C. amazed D. surprised

5.A. unlikely B. forced C. asked D. bound

6.A. shocked B. stuck C. suffered D. struck

7.A. nowhere B. somewhere C. anywhere D. wherever

8.A. continue B. improve C. promote D. enjoy

9.A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing

10.A. attention B. appreciation C. solution D. expectation

11.A. track B. sign C. tree D. rock

12.A. turn B. push C. pull D. build

13.A. quantity B. feet C. weight D. burden

14.A. still B. never C. hardly D. ever

15.A. destination B. situation C. location D. occasion

16.A. however B. otherwise C. or D. yet

17.A. learner B. failure C. thinker D. winner

18.A. signal B. excuse C. comment D. imagine

19.A. easily B. hardly C. simply D. nearly

20.A. develop B. deserve C. promise D. accept

【答案】

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.B

7.A

8.A

9.B

10.C

11.D

12.C

13.C

14.A

15.B

16.C

17.B

18.B

19.C

20.D

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1. The passage above can be best regarded as a letter of ________.

A. appreciation B. apology

C. recommendation D. suggestion

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A. their relationship nearly came to an end

B. they had lost hope in life

C. they had lost the desire to learn something new

D. they had just got to know each other

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A. how to improve their interpersonal skills

B. how to control their bad emotions

C. how to deal with difficulties in their work

D. how to make a successful career

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A. let out B. pointed out

C. reduced D. realized

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A. father and son B. mother and daughter

C. teacher and student D. husband and wife

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1. People who are unhappy ________.

A. always consider things differently from others

B. usually are affected by the results of certain things

C. usually misunderstand what others think or say

D. always discover the unpleasant side of certain things

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A. have a good taste with social life

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B. such unhappy people are dangerous to social life

C. people can get rid of the habit of unhappiness

D. unhappy people can not understand happy persons

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A. prevent any communication with them

B. show no respect and politeness to them

C. persuade them to recognize the bad effects

D. quarrel with them until they realize the mistakes

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A. describes two types of people

B. laughs at the unhappy people

C. suggests the unhappy people should get rid of the habits of unhappiness

D. tells people how to be happy in life

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　　I shall always recall (回忆) the autumn and the girl with the 38 . She will always bring back the friendship between us. I know she will always be my best friend.
　　It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves   39 on the cool 40 . In such a season, I liked walking alone in the leaves, 41  to the sound of them.
　　Autumn is a 42  season and life is uninteresting. The free days always get me   43 . But one day, the sound of a violin   44  into my ears like a stream (小溪) flowing in the mountains. I was so surprised that I jumped to see what it was. A young girl, standing in the wind, was 45  in playing her violin.
　　I had 46 seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn't know that I had been   47 there for so long but my existence (存在) did not seem to disturb her.
　　Leaves were still falling. Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building 48 I went downstairs to watch her performance. I was the only listener. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became   49 . 50 we didn't know each other, I thought we were already good friends. I believe she also loved me.
Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly
   51 . To my astonishment (惊讶), the girl came over to me.
　　“You must like violin.” she said.
　　“Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked.
　　Suddenly, a   52 expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual.
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　　“In fact, it was your playing   54 gave me a meaningful autumn,” I answered, “Let's be friends.”
　　The girl smiled, and so did I.
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