Question

Have you ever complained (抱怨) why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes　 36 dark to you? Are your lessons sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and　 37　 all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you will find the whole world smiling to you.

On a sunny morning, you plan to have a walk to relax yourself. Just before you go out, it 　38 starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very sad and start to complain about the weather. But dear friends, why　 39 sit down and listen to the free concert that the nature brings you? And with the timely rain, crops(莊稼) in the fields will grow better and farmers will have a good harvest (收成).

40　 everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do, life isn’t a bed of roses. It’s very common to meet difficulties on the way to success.　 41　 difficulty isn't terrible. The real terrible thing is that we are afraid of it. Difficulty is 42　 a spring (彈簧). If you are 　43　 , it will be strong. So when you meet difficulties, don't give up. Instead, you should face them with a smile.

Attitude 　44　 everything. With an optimistic (樂觀的) attitude, life is easy and 45 . If you want to be happy, try to remember these five easy rules. Free your heart from hate; Free your mind from worries; Live an easy life; Give more; Expect less. The quickest way to receive happiness is to smile, the fastest way to lose it is to complain.

36. A. seem B. seems C. seemed

37. A. cry B. smile　 C. complain

38. A. suddenly B. finally　 C. hardly

39. A. don't　 B. not　 C. didn’t

40. A. But B. For　 C. Although

4l. A. In fact B. From early on　 C. For example

42. A. unlike　 B. likes　 C. like

43. A. powerful B. weak　 C. confident

44. A. decides 　 B. deciding　 C. to decide

45 A. please　 B. pleased　　 C. pleasant

Answer 1

主旨大意：本文是一篇富含哲理的文章，要求人們面對困難不要退縮，知難而上，再大的困難也會被克服。

36. 答案：A【解析】動詞時態，由上下文同為一般現在時，句子主語是the sky，謂語動詞用單數。故選A

37. 答案：B【解析】動詞辨析。根據and前后的順承，由上文中的“cheer up”，此空填smile。

38.  答案：A【解析】描述早晨的假設狀況，早晨下雨是突然的一件事，用suddenly。

39. 答案：B【解析】考查特殊句式。Why not + 動詞原形？表示提建議。

40. 答案：C【解析】考查讓步狀語從句。根據句意：雖然人人都想成功，但是，生活并非安樂窩。

41. 答案：A【解析】考查短語辨析，in fact“事實上”,句意：事實上，困難并不可怕。

42. 答案：C【解析】這里是打比喻，困難就像彈簧，like在這里是介詞。

43. 答案：B【解析】詞義辨析， 根據上句中把困難比作彈簧，本句結合比喻說明人和困難的關系：你弱它就強。

44. 答案：A【解析】考查動詞時態。attitude為不可數名詞，謂語也要用單數。

45. 答案：C【解析】考查詞性，并列連詞and前后詞性一致, pleased用來形容人，故用pleasant。