完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分,计15分）
阅读下列短文,从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案.
I came to study in the US last fall. My life was quite simple when I arrived at Andover. Although I had quite a few after-class activities, I didn’t take any official leadership position.
This changed when I received an email from Ms Griffith, my cluster dean (宿舍楼主任), that a new female DC Rep was needed. DC Rep Discipline Committee Representative. students living in school break serious rules, like taking drugs, getting drunk or cheating in their studies. Such students must be punished（惩罚）. The punishments are by a DC Rep, two student representatives（代表） and the cluster dean. I was really interested in becoming DC Rep for my cluster, Pine Knoll, so were five other students. We had to hold an election and Ms Griffith asked us to write to be sent to everyone in Pine Knoll.
I thought hard about what to . I didn’t want to make any promises, because they are difficult to keep. I didn’t want to say I was experienced, because I was not. So I started my speech by explaining I wanted to become DC Rep. “I want to serve Pine Knoll.” I wrote .
I made three posters that said “Vote For Teresa” and put them on every exit of my cluster so that people would my name when they went to vote.
Although I tried hard, I didn’t win the election（选举）. I was disappointed, but my positive nature did not allow me to for very long. I actually when my friends tried to comfort me. “Teresa, I am sorry that you didn’t win the election,” they would say.
“No, don’t be sorry for me. I am very happy to have taken part in the election,” I said.
It is true that the process is much more important than the . I am surprised and happy to discover my hidden .
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Happiness is for everyone. In fact, happiness is always around you if you care about it. When you are in at school, your classmates will help you; when you study hard at your , your parents are always taking good of you; when you get success(成功), your friends will say congratulations you; when you do something , people around you will help you correct it; and when you do something good to , you will feel happy, too. All these things are . If you pay attention to them, you can see happiness is always you. Happiness is not the same as money. When you are poor, you can say you are very happy, because people can’t buy happiness money. When you meet problems, you can also say loudly you are very happy, because you have many friends to help you. So you can’t always say you are poor and you have bad luck. If you agree with me, you can be a happy and person.
A．pupils B．trouble C．room D．office
A．newspapers B．cards C．lessons D．books
A．friendship B．knowledge C．our D．care
A．to B．for C．on D．by
A．wrong B．right C．badly D．worse
A．us B．them C．others D．yourself
A．teachers B．happiness C．friends D．parents
A．within B．between C．around D．among
A．without B．on C．by D．with
A．lucky B．good C．able D．unable
Happiness is like a pebble(鹅卵石)____ into a pool to bring ____ ever-widening circle of ripples（波纹）. As Stevenson has said, being happy is a duty.
There ____ no exact definition of the word happiness. Happy people are happy ____ all sorts of reasons. The key is not wealth or physical health, since we find beggars, invalids(伤残者) and so-called failures, ___ are extremely happy.
Being happy is a sort of unexpected dividend收益. But ____ happy is a total triumph(胜利) of soul and character. It is not selfish to work hard for it. It is, indeed, a duty to ourselves and others.
Being __ is like an infectious illness.__ causes people to shrink away from the sufferer. He soon ____ himself alone, sad and frustrated. There is, however, a cure so simple; if you don’t feel happy, pretend to be!
It works. __you will find that instead of driving people away, you attract them. You discover how deeply rewarding（有益的）it is to be the ____ of wider and wider circles of good will.
Then the make-believe becomes a ___. You own the peace of mind, and can forget yourself in being of service to ____.
Being happy, once(一旦) it is realized as a duty and started as a ____, opens doors into unimaginable gardens crowded___ grateful friends.
A．drop B．dropping C．to drop D．dropped
A．a B．an C．the D．/
A．be B．are C．is D．was
A．because B．for C．as D．since
A．which B．who C．that D．whom
A．look B．staying C．to feel D．being
A．happy B．brave C．confident D．unhappy
A．It B．Which C．That D．What
A．enjoys B．makes C．finds D．lets
A．Long before B．after long C．Before long D．Long ago
A．center B．top C．middle D．end
A．real B．reality C．really D．realize
A．another B．others C．else D．other
A．surprise B．pleasure C．hobby D．habit
A．in B．to C．with D．of
Mary was a 911 operator (接线员) in Los Angeles. One Thursday morning, she was surprised to get afrom a very young child. She said “Mom is” again and again. Mary found the address of the call and called the police. In a minute, the policeman and the doctors arrivedthe house. When they broke the door open, they couldn’t believe their. A little child was sitting beside her mother and holding her mother’s hand. She was so young that maybe she could not ! Tears were running down her face at that time.
The woman soon after the doctor gave her medicine. Later, she told people, “Many people were that my daughter could call 911. On Monday I tried to teach her to call 911, but she couldn’t do it.” Mary was surprised, too. She said, “It’s really amazing for a two-year-old child 10911. How can she do that?”A. present B. call C. letter
A. ill B. angry C. tired
A. early B. happily C. quickly
A. at B. in C. to
A. ears B. eyes C. mouths
A. speak B. see C. walk
A. got up B. woke up C. put up
A. surprised B. excited C. disappointed
A. what B. when C. how
A. call B. to call C. calling
Everyone needs friends. We all like to close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh and do things with. , sometimes we need to be alone. We don’t always want people . But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.
No two people are . Friends sometimes don’t get on well. That doesn’t mean they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up(言归于好)，and become again.
Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very . We miss them very much, but we can them and write to them. It could be possible that we could even see them again. And we can also new friends.
There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don’t have. Why? It could be that they are . Being happy helps you stay well and it could be good just knowing that someone cares about you.
A．look B．watch C．feel D．see
A．Hardly B．Nearly C．Suddenly D．Certainly
A．alone B．away C．all over D．around
A．friendly B．kind C．just the same D．quite different
A．that B．whether C．how D．why
A．enemies B．strangers C．students D．friends
A．angry B．sad C．happy D．alone
A．call B．ask C．tell D．talk
A．look for B．find C．make D．know
A．happier B．stronger C．kinder D．richer
We can see him everywhere, on the pencil-cases, the T-shirts or the toys. He has thousands of fans all over the . When you feel , you can see his warm smile. Then you will be happy again. is he? He is Doraemon, a robot from the 22nd century.
Do you want to know the secrets about Doraemon? Here are two of them.
§ Why does Doraemon always help Da Xiong?
Doraemon helps Da Xiong he is the great-great-great-great grandfather of Doraemon’s owner in the 22nd century. Doraemon helps Da Xiong become ( 成为 ) a _____ man. How does Doraemon help Da Xiong? If you the cartoon, you will find Doraemon has a magic ( 有魔力的 ) pocket full of useful tools(工具 ).
§ Why does Doraemon have blue skin?
At the beginning, Doraemon’s skin was . One day, he lost his ears and his girlfriend laughed him. Doraemon felt sad and for a long time. When he stopped crying, he found that his yellow skin turned to blue.
A．China B．America C．world D．Japan
A．sad B．happy C．excited D．hungry
A．Where B．How C．Who D．How old
A．cat B．dog C．mouse D．duck
A．because B．if C．when D．so
A．funny B．lazy C．clever D．successful
A．watch B．make C．do D．work
A．orange B．blue C．red D．yellow
A．over B．at C．with D．on
A．laughed B．smiled C．cried D．shouted