阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~20各小题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出一个最佳答案。
One effective way of destroying happiness is to look at something and focus on even the smallest fault. It’s like looking at the tiled(铺瓦) ceiling and concentrating on the space where one tile is .
Once I heard a bald man said, “whenever I enter a room I see is hair.” Once you’ve what your missing tile is, explore whether acquiring it will make you happy. Then do one of the three things: Get it, replace it with a different , or forget about it and the tiles in your life that are not missing.
We all know people who have a relatively life, yet are essentially unhappy while people who have suffered a great deal but remain happy.
The first is gratitude. All happy people are . Ungrateful people cannot be happy. We tend to think that being unhappy leads people to , but it’s truer to say that complaining leads people to becoming unhappy.
The second secret is that happiness is a byproduct of something else. The most obvious________ are those pursuits that give our lives purpose—anything studying insects to playing baseball. The more passions we have, the more happiness we are ________ to experience.
Finally, the belief that something permanent goes beyond us and that our ________ has some larger meaning can help us to feel happier. We ________ a spiritual faith, or a philosophy; it should ________ this truth: if you choose to find the ________ in every situation, you will be blessed, and if you choose to find the awful, you will be cursed. As with happiness itself, this is ________ your decision to make.
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My mother is 92.Unless I have to be out of town,each week I take my mother to do her 16 andvisit the doctor,providing 17 and transportation.During the week,however,she likes
to go to a nearby store to 18 some small things she needs.
Last week she walked up to the store,but when she went to pay for her groceries,she was 19 about three dollars.The only 20 topayforthegroceries was to take off the 21 she coulddo without:a bottle of rubbing alcohol（医用酒精）and a bar of soup.By taking of these,she was able to 22 the new total to the amount of cash she had with her.
At this store,people 23 andthen go off to the side to 24 theirown groceries. My mother was putting her groceries into shopping bags when a 25 came up to her and said,"Here are the things that you 26 ." handingher the rubbing alcohol and the 27 .My mother,who is never speechless,was speechless.She 28 forthe woman's name and address so that she could 29 her.The woman told her it was her 30 .
My mother was so 31 byher gesture that she decided to go back to the store and give the cashier（收银员）a five-dollar bill to keep on hand 32the same happened to someone else if they didn't have enough 33 forall of their groceries.
So,whoever you are,thank you for the random act of 34that not only helped my mother out,but 35 too.
16.
| A． |
exercise |
B． |
housework |
C． |
cooking |
D． |
shopping |
17.
| A． |
reward |
B． |
medicine |
C． |
company |
D． |
shelter |
18.
| A． |
return |
B． |
collet |
C． |
order |
D． |
buy |
19.
| A． |
shot |
B． |
cautious |
C． |
wrong |
D． |
concerned |
20.
| A． |
aim |
B． |
way |
C． |
advice |
D． |
reason |
21.
| A． |
weight |
B． |
things |
C． |
mask |
D． |
glasses |
22.
| A． |
raise |
B． |
add |
C． |
bring |
D． |
switch |
23.
| A． |
show up |
B． |
call in |
C． |
check out |
D． |
sit down |
24.
| A． |
store |
B． |
select |
C． |
deliver |
D． |
bag |
25.
| A． |
stranger |
B． |
cashier |
C． |
friend |
D． |
doctor |
26.
| A． |
looked for |
B． |
talked about |
C． |
threw away |
D． |
put back |
27.
| A． |
receipt |
B． |
soap |
C． |
cash |
D． |
bottle |
28.
| A． |
asked |
B． |
waited |
C． |
cared |
D． |
searched |
29.
| A． |
repay |
B． |
trust |
C． |
recognize |
D． |
help |
30.
| A． |
luck |
B． |
chance |
C． |
gift |
D． |
turn |
31.
| A． |
surprised |
B． |
amused |
C． |
touched |
D． |
convinced |
32.
| A． |
in case |
B． |
even if |
C． |
as though |
D． |
so that |
33
| A． |
energy |
B． |
money |
C． |
space |
D． |
time |
34.
| A． |
faith |
B． |
courage |
C． |
kindness |
D． |
honor |
35.
| A． |
made her day |
B． |
changed her mind |
C． |
caught her eye |
D． |
met her demand |
You've got mail…and it's a postcard
Paulo Magalhaes,a 34-year-old Portuguese computer engineer, loves to open his mailbox and find a brightlycolored picture of Rome's Colosseum. Or Africa's Victoria Falls. Or China'sGreatWall. 11
"I often send postcards to family and friends."he says to China Daily,"but you can imagine that after a while, you never receive as many as you send, and you realize that not everyone is into it. 12 " Seekingother like-minded souls,however, Paulo started looking in a somewhat
unlikely place :online .Many would say the Internet is a place for people who have given up on the traditional postal service,but Paulo's hunch（直觉）paid off.
Today his hobby has developed into the website postcrossing.com,a social network that has grown to 575 217registered users in 214 countries and regions since he started it 10 years ago. 13 Runningthe website has almost turned intoa full-time job.
Languageis certainly a harrier for many people. For postcrossing to work worldwide, a common communication language is needed so that everyone can understand each other. As cool as it may be to receive a postcard written in Chinese,the concept doesn't work if one doesn't understand it. 14 So a commonlanguage is required and in postcrossing that's English since it's widely spoken.
"Many people in China have limited exposure to English. 15 That said,we know of many
postcrossing members,including Chinese,who have actually improved their English skills through their use of postcrossing,"Paulo says.
| A． |
And that'stotallyfine |
| B． |
That makesitextrahardto learnandpractice it |
| C． |
He likes to think of sending postcards as a family-friendly hobby |
| D． |
Manylove tomake aconnectionwith someonefromacross theworld. |
| E． |
On August 5,the number of postcards exchanged by members topped 31 million. |
| F． |
Similarly,if you speak only Chinese,receiving a card in Swedish takes part of the fun away. |
| G． |
In short,he loves postcards,and the excitement of getting a hand-written note from someone far away. |
Ecotourism is commonly regarded as low impact ( 影响)travel to undisturbed places .It is different from traditional tourism because it allows the traveler to become 4 1 (educate )about the areas -both in terms of geographical conditions and cultural characteristics, and often provides money for conservation and benefits the 4 2 (develop)of the local areas.
Ecotourism has 4 3 (it) origin with the environmental movement of the 1970s. It was not widely accepted as a travel concept 4 4 the late 1980s. During that time,increasing environmental awareness made it desirable.
Due to 4 5 growing popularity of environmentally-related and adventure travel,various types 4 6 trips are now being classified as ecotourism. Actually, a true eco-friendlytrip must meet thefollowing principles:
Minimize the impact of 4 7 (visit) the place.
Build respect for and awareness of the environment and cultural practices.
Provide 4 8 (finance)aid and other benefits for local peoples.
Make sure that the tourism provides positive experiences for both the visitors and the hosts.
Komodo National Park,officially recognized in 1980,is popular for ecotourism because of its unique biodiversity. 4 9 (activity)there range from whale watching to
hiking ( 远足 )and accommodations aim 5 0 (have )a low impact on the natural environment.
Simplysayingthankyoudoesn'tseem enough in certain situations.I was considering this while working as a 21 Just a few weeks ago.And it came to me then how
much easier it would be if we had a range of words that express different 22 ofgratitude (感谢).
My thoughts were soon 23 .Wehad a woman patient who was 24 froma knee replacement operation. One afternoon,while 25 to get into bed she collapsed(倒下) from what was 26 discoveredto be a heart attack.The collapse was disastrous, 27 the emergency medical team and good teamwork. But she recovered,though 28 ,and was ready for discharge (出院)after four weeks.
She was 29 for everything that the medical and nursing team had done for her.On her day of discharge,we shared in her 30 at her recovery.As she was
31 she was eager to say 32 to each of us in the nursing team.When she 33 one nurse, she tried to press a five-pound note into her hand. My colleague 34 to accept it, saying that we were all just 35 our job. The patient looked puzzled, and then 36 : "Oh this isn't for the 37_ I had. Itake that as a 38_ .No,this is for setting my hair yesterday.''
And there you have it. To many people, 39 lives is part of the job but styling hair is an 40_ and should be rewarded.
21.
| A． |
cleaner |
B． |
chemist |
C． |
nurse |
D． |
doctor |
22.
| A． |
grades |
B． |
meanings |
C． |
needs |
D． |
expectations |
23.
| A． |
brushed aside |
B． |
put to the test |
C． |
brought under discussion |
D． |
taken into account |
2 4.
| A． |
departing |
B． |
escaping |
C． |
retiring |
D． |
recovering |
2 5.
| A． |
attempting |
B． |
choosing |
C． |
pausing |
D． |
promising |
26.
| A． |
eventually |
B． |
fortunately |
C． |
casually |
D． |
secretly |
2 7.
| A． |
assessing |
B． |
requiring |
C． |
forming |
D． |
proving |
2 8.
| A． |
slightly |
B． |
accidentally |
C． |
slowly |
D． |
happily |
2 9.
| A． |
grateful |
B． |
thoughtful |
C． |
sorrowful |
D． |
fearful |
3 0.
| A． |
surprise |
B． |
delight |
C． |
curiosity |
D． |
disappointment |
31.
| A． |
operating |
B． |
thinking |
C． |
hesitating |
D． |
leaving |
32.
| A． |
sorry |
B． |
hello |
C． |
goodbye |
D． |
yes |
33.
| A． |
reached |
B． |
consulted |
C． |
introduced |
D． |
persuaded |
34.
| A． |
wished |
B． |
pretended |
C． |
failed |
D． |
refused |
35.
| A． |
enjoying |
B． |
doing |
C． |
securing |
D． |
starting |
36.
| A． |
repeated |
B． |
recited |
C． |
replied |
D． |
reported |
37.
| A． |
courage |
B． |
patience |
C． |
duty |
D． |
care |
38.
| A． |
goal |
B． |
given |
C． |
push |
D． |
greeting |
3 9.
| A． |
risking |
B． |
changing |
C． |
saving |
D． |
building |
40.
| A． |
honour |
B． |
ability |
C． |
opening |
D． |
extra |
According to Jessica Hagy,author of How to Be Interesting,it's not difficult to make yourself interesting at a dinner party.
16 ，if you're out of your comfort zone or if you're wandering into somebody's house for the first time. So the main thing is just to show up and be adventurous, trying different foods and talking to strangers.
People love to talk about themselves. If you can start the conversation with aquestion other than "What do you do for a living?", you'll be able to get a lot more interesting conversation out of whomever it is you're talking to. 17 . it can bring in "I have this old, broken-down vehicle" or "I rode the bus with these crazy people who were laughing at silly jokes in the back." It just opens up conversation.
1 8 ? Ifyoucan'ttaketheirwineaway , youshould certainly try to take away their soapbox （讲台）. If you're the host, you can ask them to help you in the kitchen with something and just remove them from the situation. 19 .
And what about that other dinner-party killer :awkward silence? If you're faced with an awkward silence at a dinner party, the only thing that always gets everyone talking againistogivethehostacompliment (赞扬). 20 .Just quickly turn around and say,"This cake is extremely delicious and you have to tell me all about it."
So being interesting at a dinner party isn't that hard.
A.How do you know the host
B.The first step is to go exploring
C.If you ask the question" How did you get here?"
D.Be prepared to have awkward conversations with strangers
E.Or turn the conversation into a topic where they have little to say
F.What about that person who has had too much to drink or won't stop talking
G.He or she is the person who is feeling the weight of that awkwardness the most