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Each morning during fifteen- minute bath, I determined to cultivate a big, happy smile. I found out it had to be an honest-to-goodness smile from down deep , an outward expression of happiness from within!

Let’s see how the smile muscles me during the day. I would think of the things I had to be for, work up a big smile and then enter. It people when I passed them on the street to give them a smile. Give every living soul you meet the best smile you have smiled in your life, and see how much better you feel and look. It’s one of the best ways to worrying, and start living. When I began to do this, I found I became more welcome everywhere.

1.A. outside B. upward C. inside D. forward

2.A. helped B. upset C. satisfied D. disappointed

3.A. ready B. eager C. thankful D. famous

4.A. greeted B. pleased C. puzzled D. welcomed

5.A. cheerful B. forced C. strange D. bitter

6.A. never B. just C. already D. ever

7.A. keep B. stop C. hate D. protect

 

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.A

6.D

7.B

【解析】

试题分析:作者每天在清晨洗漱的时候,都去想开心的事情,想自己感恩的事情,以此努力使自己的微笑发自内心,让人感觉真诚。通过这样做,作者成功地改变了自己的心态,也成为了受别人喜欢的人。

1.C副词辨析。A.外边 ;B. 向上;C. 里边 ;D. 向。根据后面的同位语an outward expression of happiness from within!可知微笑需要是发自内心深处的,故选C。

2.A形容词辨析。A. 有帮助的;B. 沮丧的;C. 满意的;D. 失望的。作者在下面讲述了自己通过给别人微笑而成为受人欢迎的人,也就是微笑给自己带来的好处,选A。

3.C形容词辨析。A. 准备好的;B. 渴望的 ;C. 感激的 ;D. 著名的。从情理可知人在对别人,对世界充满感激的时候脸上才会展开由衷的微笑,be thankful for“对……感激”,选C,其他不符合语境。

4.B动词辨析。A. 问候;B. 高兴;C. 迷惑;D. 欢迎。人们面对笑脸,心情会变好,所以面对作者的微笑,人们也会感觉高兴,选B。

5.A形容词辨析。A. 高兴的; B.强迫的;C. 奇怪的;D. 苦的。从第一段内容可知作者认为微笑要发自内心,是真正开心的笑,选A。

6.D副词辨析。A. 从不;B.刚刚;C. 已经;D. 曾经。从搭配可知ever 可以和最高级搭配,表示“最……”,比如this is the best film that I have ever seen。

7.B动词辨析。A. 保持;B.停止;C. 憎恨 ;D. 保护。根据下文可知通过对别人微笑,作者成为了受人欢迎的人,微笑也给自己带来了快乐,由此可知微笑是停止担忧的好方法,选B。

考点:考查情感类短文阅读。

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