完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑
Some people think if you are happy, you are blind to reality. But when we research it, happiness actually ______every single business and educational outcome for the brain. How did we ______ this? Why do we have these social misunderstandings about happiness? Because we assumed you were ______.
When we study people, scientists are often interested in what the average is.
Many people think happiness is genetic. That's only half the story, because the average person does not fight their ______. When we stop studying the average and begin ______ positive outliers(离群值) -- people who are above average for a positive aspect like optimism or intelligence -- a ______ different picture appears. Our daily decisions and habits have a huge impact upon both our levels of happiness and ______.
______, happiness is a choice. It is a choice about where your single processor brain will devote its finite resources as you process the world. If you scan for the ______ first, your brain really has no resources left over to see the things you are grateful for or the meaning embedded（嵌入） in your work. But if you scan the world for the positive, you start to acquire an ______advantage.
I wrote the cover story for the Harvard Business Review magazine on "Happiness Leads to Profits." Based on my article called "Positive Intelligence" and my research in The Happiness Advantage, I ______ our researched conclusion: the single greatest advantage in the modern economy is a ______ and busy workforce.
A decade of research in the business world ______ that happiness raises nearly every business and educational ______: increasing sales by 37%， productivity by 31%， and ______ on tasks by 19%， as well as a number of health and quality-of-life improvements.
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III 完形填空（每小题1.5分，共30分）
I was working in a store three years ago. I remember one girl who started 37 there a few months after me. I remember always meeting her. I don’t know 38 but for a strange reason we would never talk. We would just see each other and smile.
She would 39 smile in a really happy way until one day when we got to work in the 40 department again. She 41 as if she was the happiest girl in the world. But I had a strange feeling. So I went up to her and asked, “What’s wrong with you?” She answered, “Why?” I said, “I could feel you’re very 42 today and you’re trying to hide it.”
She was shocked as if I had 43 her deepest secret, so we started 44. She told me why she was feeling like that and why she was 45 to hide it and we had a good time together. Time 46 and we became good friends. She’d always tell me I had changed her 47 in so many ways, but I could not 48 how it had happened. I would just smile, not understanding what she 49 by that.
Today this girl is one of my best 50. I really don’t know what I would do 51 her. She has been there for me in every possible way a friend could be.
I guess what I’m trying to say is you 52 know when you’re helping yourself. I 53 this girl never knowing that at the same time I was helping myself by finding a(n) 54 friend.
So the next time you see a 55and he looks as if he needs 56 who will listen to him, listen to what he has to say. You never know, you might just end up helping yourself.
37. A. playing B. learning C. working D. living
38. A. why B. when C. where D. how
39. A. secretly B. hardly C. perhaps D. always
40. A. great B. same C. modernD. small
41. A. shouted B. criedC. spoke D. smiled
42. A. happy B. angry C. proud D. sad
43. A. kept B. told C. discovered D. watched
44. A. talking B. quarrelling C. discussing D. arguing
45. A. planning B. trying C. refusing D. failing
46. A. went off B. went by C. went up D. went down
47. A. life B. hobby C. habit D. manner
48. A. introduce B. promise C. suggest D. imagine
49. A. meant B. wanted C. offered D. received
50. A. classmates B. sisters C. friends D. workers
51. A. with B. without C. through D. besides
52. A. often B. sometimes C. forever D. never
53. A. helped B. accepted C. recognized D. praised
54. A. kindB. rich C. true D. honest
55. A. studentB. stranger C. managerD.listener
56. A. someone B. anyone C. noneD.everyone
第三节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分 30分）
从A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项：
As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. 21 you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to 22 down. But relaxation is 23 for a healthy mind and body.
Stress is a 24 part of everyday life and there is no way to 25 it. In fact, it is not the bad thing that it is often supposed to be. A 26 amount of stress is important to provide motivation and give 27 to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control 28 it can lead to poor performance and 29 health.
The amount of stress a person can bear 30 very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such 31 are obviously chief material for managerial.(管理的) responsibilities. Other people lose heart at first 32 of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in 33 form , we react both physically and mentally. In fact we make a choice between “34 and fight”. And in more ancient days the choices made the 35 between life and death. The crisis we meet today are 36 to be so extreme, but however little the stress is, it requires the same response. It is when such a reaction 37 a long time, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes 38 . Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established links with stress. 39 we cannot remove stress from our lives, we need to find ways to deal with it.
So what do you think of40 ? What is your way to deal with it?
21．A．When B．While C．Once D．As
22．A．slow B．calm C．get D．turn
23．A．unnecessary B．satisfied C．useful D．necessary
24．A．physical B．natural C．hard D．terrible
25．A．tolerate B．solve C．avoid D．accept
26．A．sure B．certain C．large D．great
27．A．purpose B．resource C．influence D．instruction
28．A．when B．why C．that D．how
29．A．ill B．good C．strong D．weak
30．A．insists B．depends C．calls D．spends
31．A．patterns B．personalities C．situations D．characters
32．A．glance B．view C．sight D．impression
33．A．whichever B．whatever C．however D．whenever
34．A．peace B．fright C．pressure D．heaviness
35．A．decision B．promise C．difference D．choice
36．A．unlikely B．likely C．necessary D．probable
37．A．continues B．lives C．stands D．lasts
38．A．balanced B．injured C．endangered D．changeable
39．A．Unless B．Since C．Because D．As
40．A．stress B．relaxation C．ways D．exposure
第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
The rain was coming down in sheets and 1 was bound to be late for an important conference．Dressing up quickly，I called for a cab， 36 that would be faster than the sub-way．
It wasn’t．
After a long wait，I finally got one，but the traffic was 37．I looked constantly at my 38．J ust as the traffic started moving，the driver 39 a man up ahead in a wheelchair．“Wouldn’t he be cold sitting right there! ”the driver cried and began to 40．
I could see another 20 minutes’ 41，the whole period of 42him into the cab，folding up his chair and fitting it into the cab’s small 43，then dropping him off who knows 44．
“What are you doing？!”I exclaimed to the driver．
As the 45 came out，I wanted to take them back．The wrongness of my 46 started to sink in and it 47me．I almost wasn’t sure who that person was that had just spoken．
The driver 48me and we continued the journey．Eventually I got out of the cab and 49to the office．As I ran，I understood that， 50 it wasn’t my duty to take the time to help others，I shouldn’t have complained about the driver’s stopping．I should have been able to see 51my impatience to attend to what was most inerrant（无误的）．Whenever I come to it，this is my 52：I am not a 53 self-centered person，but I still feel 54
of being the self centerednes and that living a busy life in a big，fast paced city can 55．
36．A．reminding B．expecting C．realizing D．attempting
37．A．light B．tense C．rough D．heavy
38．A．document B．file C．message D．watch
39．A．witnessed B．picked C．spotted D．observed
40．A．pull over B．take off C．pass by D．run away
41．A．complaining B．suffering C．pass by D．struggling
42．A．indicating B．recommending C．lifting D．urging43．A．trunk B．box C．cushion D．carriage44．A．what B．why C．how D．where45．A．anxieties B．words C．results D．comments46．A．reaction B．assumption C．conscience D．privilege47．A．defeated B．shocked C．embarrassed D．convinced48．A．comforted B．prevented C．encouraged D．ignored49．A．hesitate B．fled C．settled D．flooded50．A．when B．whether C．though D．unless51．A．behind B．without C．in D．beyond52．A．feeling B．motto C．dream D．determination53．A．skillfully B．strangely C．particularly D．determination54．A．proud B．aware C．guilty D．confident55．A．predict B．promote C．introduce D．preserve
第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项．
A while ago，I didn’t think I had a passion．1 would sit in front of the TV all day and not think about anything except the next36 ．At that time，I didn’t know how 37 it was to have a passion in our life．
The first 38 I thought about this was in the seventh grade when 1 went to school with my mom．As we stopped at a red light，someone 39 my eyes．It was a man dressed in old 40 standing on the other side of the 41 ．This homeless man was not sitting down with a sad and hopeless 42．He was standing，waving his hands and dancing．He looked happy and held a radio as if it was the most 43 thing he had．
Seeing all this 44 me．“Morn，why does that man have a radio even though he’s homeless？”I asked．
“He bought it，”she replied．1 was still 45 ．
“But if he’s homeless，why doesn’t he use his money to buy clothes？He 46 his money on something he doesn’t need．He should buy food．”
“Well，Sarah，sometimes food isn’t the most important thing． 47 can be food for the
48．Food and clothes aren’t the only things we need．People need happiness to stay49 ，too．”
I wasn’t sure whether I 50 my mother’s words．Maybe my mom was right．If one lives in sadness，there’s 51 to keep him moving from day to day．
Now I52 that I’ve had passions all along，but never recognized their importance in my life．They were invisible（无形的）hopes that I53 without knowing them．What’s often forgotten is that we all need a54 ，a light on a 55 day．We all need a passion．
36．A．display B．show C．exhibition D．show off
37．A．efficient B．effective C．important D．valuable
38．A．moment B．period C．date D．time
39．A．caught B．seized C．held D．held on to
40．A．cloths B．clothes C．clothing D．coat
41．A．way B．passage C．road D．express way
42．A．expression B．looks C．face D．eyes
43．A．invaluable B．expensive C．precious D．worthless
44．A．shocked B．astounded C．astonishing D．surprised
45．A．puzzled B．wondered C．confused D．amazed
46．A．spent B．wasted C．took D．cost
47．A．Passion B．Music C．Love D．Happiness
48．A．soul B．mind C．heart D．brain49．A．1ive B．living C．alive D．1ively50．A．understood B．agreed C．see D．have gotten5 1．A．none B．nothing C．no one D．anything52．A．find out B．know about C．come true D．realize53．A．depended B．relied on C．relied D．1ay in54．A．pleasure B．fun C．joy D．enjoy55．A．darkness B．dusk C．dim D．dark
完形填空 (共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分)
Before the 29th century the horse provided day to day transportation in the United States. Trains were used only for long-distance transportation.
Today the car is the most popular sort of transportation in all of the United States. It has completely 41the horse as a means of everyday transportation. Americans use their cars for nearly 90 percent of all personal 42.
Most Americans are able to buy cars. The average price of a 43made car was $ 2,500 in 1950, $ 2,740 in 1960 and up to $ 4,750 in 1975. During this period American car manufacturers set about 44their products. As a result, the yearly income of the average family increased from 1950 to 1975 45than the price of cars. For this reason purchasing a new car takes a smaller 46of a family’s total earnings today.
In 1951 proportionally it took 8.1 months of an average family’s 47to buy a new car. By 1975 it only took 4.75 48 income. In addition, the 1975 cars were technically superior to models from previous years.
The 49of the automobile extends throughout the economy as the car is so important to Americans. Americans spend more money 50their cars running than on any other item.
41. A. denied B. reproduced C. replaced D. repeated
42. A. trip B. works C. business D. travel
43. A. quickly B. regularly C. rapidly D. recently
44. A. raising B. making C. reducing D. improving
45. A. slower B. equal C. faster D. less
46. A. part B. half C. number D. side
47. A. income B. work C. plan D. debts
48. A. months’ B. dollar’s C. family D. year
49. A. running B. notice C. influence D. discussion
50. A. starting B. leaving C. keeping D. repairing