A great many people are disappointed because of unrealistic expectations.
Walking up to a department store’s cloth counter, a(n) 1 young woman said, “I want to buy this material for a new dress. How much does it cost?”
“Only one 2 per yard,” replied the smirking (自鳴得意的) male clerk.
Not to be taken back by the funny words, the woman said,” That’s fine! I’ll take ten yards.”
With 3 written all over his face, the clerk 4 measured out and wrapped the cloth, then held it out teasingly, 5 forward to receive his “ 6 ”.
The woman got the package quickly from the clerk and pointed to a little old man standing beside her. “Grandpa will pay the bill instead of me,” she 7 .
He was no doubt disappointed. But in the course of living, many people are 8 when others do not 9 their expectations. In order to be happy, some expectations must be dropped. These three particular 10 and unhealthy expectations are some of the main causes:
1. Expect too much 11 .When others say, “Thank you,” or in any way to show their gratitude, be happy. It is a gift!
2. Expect others to make you happy. They simply cannot do that. Make yourself happy and 12 your joy with others.
3. Expect not to be 13 . At times, people will simply not come through for you in the way you need. 14 them and move on.
Get rid of these three unrealistic expectations and you can begin to expect more 15 right away!
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【小題1】B
【小題2】A
【小題3】C
【小題4】A
【小題5】C
【小題6】B
【小題7】A
【小題8】B
【小題9】A
【小題10】D
【小題11】C
【小題12】B
【小題13】B
【小題14】A
【小題15】A
解析試題分析：本文敘述了一個小故事來說明人生期望越高，就會失望越大。最后文中指出三種不切合實際的期望及提出了怎樣做才會是幸福的方式。
【小題1】考查形容詞及上下文的呼應。tricky 狡猾的；attractive，有魅力的，吸引人的； ugly丑陋的； generous慷慨的。一位有魅力的女士說“我要買這種布來做一件新衣服”，故選B。
【小題2】考查名詞及上下文的呼應。kiss吻； pay工資； dollar 美元； cent分。一碼一個吻，故選A。
【小題3】考查名詞及上下文的呼應。happiness幸福； enjoyment 樂趣； expectation期望； courage勇氣。與本文主題相關，店員的臉上寫滿了“期望”，期待著女士問他，故選C。
【小題4】考查副詞及上下文的呼應。hurriedly匆忙地； slowly慢慢地； patiently耐心地； curiously好奇地。店員匆忙地量出布并且包好它，故選A。
【小題5】考查非謂語動詞及上下文的呼應。setting放置； sitting坐； leaning傾斜； taking取得。包好布，店員靠過來，希望“美女”吻她。Lean靠過來，斜著身子過來。符合語境，故選C。
【小題6】考查名詞及上下文的呼應。reward報酬； payment支付； bonus 獎金； money錢。他斜著身子來接受他的“支付”，支付這里指接受他應得一吻，故選B。
【小題7】考查動詞及上下文的呼應。smile微笑； beg請求； wave揮手； think想，認為。她微笑著說，故選A。
【小題8】考查形容詞及上下文的呼應。encouraged受鼓勵的； disappointed 失望的； annoyed 煩惱的； surprised吃驚的。當不能實現愿望時，許多人都感到失望，故選B。
【小題9】考查動詞短語及上下文的呼應。live up to不辜負，做到； go against不利于； go without沒有……也行； hope for希望。當不能實現愿望時，許多人都感到失望。故選A。
【小題10】考查形容詞及上下文的呼應。reasonable合理的； proper 合適的； unimportant不重要的； unrealistic不切實際的。這三個不切實際的不健康的例子都是一些主要的原因，故選D。
【小題11】考查名詞及上下文的呼應。profit 利潤； kiss吻； appreciation 感謝；disappointment 失望。根據When others say, “Thank you,”及關鍵詞gratitude來看這里應指的是感激，故選C。
【小題12】考查動詞及上下文的呼應。spare 節約； share分享； make制造； control控制。根據語境可知要讓自己高興，并與別人分享自己的快樂，故選B。
【小題13】考查動詞短語及上下文的呼應。put down鎮壓，記下； let down使失望； take down 記下，拿下；throw down扔掉。期望不要太讓讓人失望了，故選B。
【小題14】考查動詞及上下文的呼應。forgive原諒； punish懲罰； blame責備；praise贊揚，贊美。原諒他們繼續向前，故選A。
【小題15】考查名詞及上下文的呼應。happiness幸福； encouragement鼓勵； excitement 興奮； pride自豪，驕傲。去掉了這些不切實際的期望，你就會馬上體會到更多的幸福與快樂，故選A。
考點：人生百味類短文。
點評：由于完形填空的文章是一個意義相關聯的語篇，圍繞一個話題論述，因此在行文中詞語的重復、替代、復現和同現現象是不可避免的。根據這個原則，某一個空格所對應的答案很可能就是在上下文中復現或同現的相關詞，考生可以根據這些詞之間的有機聯系來確定答案。所以，解題時應聯系上下文尋找相關線索，如某一個詞的原詞、指代詞、同義詞、近義詞和概括詞等。但由于我們在做題時不可能總是重復地閱讀文章，因此，在做完形填空時要培養一種捕捉并記憶相關信息的能力。
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【小題1】What do we know about“Avatar” from this passage?
| A．The story in it is a moving love story. |
| B．It brings the producer ＄1 billion in total. |
| C．The story in it happens on an alien planet. |
| D．It talks about humans and aliens’ friendship. |
| A．make the film a whole mystery |
| B．make the Na’vi more believable |
| C．make the Na’vi different from humans |
| D．make the film have specific characteristics |
| A．Paul Frommer. | B．An Indian. | C．James Cameron | D．Hamlet. |
| A．it can be spoken by humans |
| B．it has just 30 original words |
| C．it has a vocabulary of 1000 words. |
| D．it is like the Klingon alien language |
| A．James Cameron will produce follow-ups to “Avatar” |
| B．the Na’vi language is another kind of the Klingon language |
| C．the director believes the Na’vi language will be popular |
| D．Paul Frommer hopes to add new words to the Na’vi language |
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1.What does the author indicate(表明;預示)in the first sentence of the first paragraph?
A. The global big dogs can’t match with Chinese housewives.
B. Chinese housewives spend a great deal of money on gold
C. China's "Da Ma" help a lot to support the global economic crisis
D. Chinese housewives have a better consumption idea than global financial big dogs .
2.We can infer from the passage that_______________
A. China’s "Da Ma" become the largest gold buyers due to a decline in global gold prices.
B. China's "Da Ma" crowded into stores to get gold as the best gifts for sons when they get married.
C. China's "Da Ma" are bigger spenders and cleverer than global financial big dogs.
D. Chinese housewives are most willing to spend money in buying gold .
3.In the writer’s view, Chinese housewives are desperate to get their hands on a bargain because_____.
A. it is worthy to buy gold.
B .they have a strong demand
C. it is at discount prices.
D they have unlimited investment options
4.The author’s description about the passage is ______.
A. doubtful B. subjective C. objective D. Negative
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The gold business is skyrocketing. "Our sales are growing by the day. Yesterday we sold more than ten million yuan of gold products," a gold store salesperson said. The gold rush in China started about two weeks ago thanks to a decline in global gold prices. Media reports suggest that Chinese housewives have spent about 100 billion yuan, or about 16 billion US dollars, purchasing 300 tons of gold since mid-April. That has helped support gold prices.
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1.What does the author indicate in the first sentence of the 1st paragraph?
A. The global big dogs can’t match with Chinese housewives.
B. China's "Da Ma" help a lot to support the global economic crisis .
C. Chinese housewives spend a great deal of money on gold
D. Chinese housewives have a better consumption idea than global financial big dogs
2.The whole passage mainly developed_______ ?
A. by comparison B. by contrast
C. by quotation D. by time order
3.We can infer about the gold rush in China from the passage?
A. The Chinese housewives are most willing to spend money in buying gold ..
B. China's "Da Ma" crowded into stores to get gold as the best gifts for sons when they get married.
C. China's "Da Ma" are bigger spenders and cleverer than global financial big dogs.
D. China’s "Da Ma" become the largest gold buyers due to a decline in global gold prices.
4.In the writer’s view, Chinese housewives are desperate to get their hands on a bargain because_____.
A. it is worthy to buy gold.
B .they have a strong demand
C. they have unlimited investment options
D it is at discount prices.
5.The author’s description about the passage is ______.
A. objective B. subjective C. doubtful D. negative
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As to the factors(因素) leading to the film’s success, many think that the entertaining feast(盛宴) for the eyes and the wonderful story shouldn’t be forgotten, but the new language invented especially for the film which provides audiences with a new experience also plays an important part.
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According to Professor Frommer, the most important characteristic of the Na’vi language is that it could be pronounced. “This is an alien language but obviously it has to be spoken by human actors and actresses,” Professor Frommer told the BBC, “it has to sound natural and it should make human beings comfortable when using it.”
The language has a vocabulary of around 1000 words but Progessor Formmer hopes to enlarge the vocabulary in possible follow-ups to the film and in video games. The professor hopes that one day his creation will be as successful as the Klingon alien language from the “Star Trek”films. “There’s a translation of Hamlet into Klingon and it has received great popularity among the audiences,” says Professor Frommer，“if anything like this happens to the Na’vi language, I’d be very happy.”
1. What do we know about“Avatar” from this passage?
A. The story in it is a moving love story.
B. It brings the producer ＄1 billion in total.
C. The story in it happens on an alien planet.
D. It talks about humans and aliens’ friendship.
2. The director of “Avatar” James Cameron had a language invented for the Na’vi to
A. make the film a whole mystery B. make the Na’vi more believable
C. make the Na’vi different from humans D. make the film have specific characteristics
3. Who first created the basic words of the Na’vi language?
A. Paul Frommer. B. An Indian. C. James Cameron D. Hamlet.
4. The important feature of the Na’vi language is that
A. it can be spoken by humans B. it has just 30 original words
C. it has a vocabulary of 1000 words. D. it is like the Klingon alien language
5. We can infer from the passage that
A. James Cameron will produce follow-ups to “Avatar”
B. the Na’vi language is another kind of the Klingon language
C. the director believes the Na’vi language will be popular
D. Paul Frommer hopes to add new words to the Na’vi language
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②Issac Stern was born in 1920 in what is now Ukraine. His parents moved to San Francisco, California the following year. His mother began teaching Isaac the piano when he was six. He began taking violin lessons after hearing a friend play the instrument. Later, he began studying music at the San Francisco Conservatory (音樂學院). He progressed quickly. When he was 16, he played with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. The next year, he performed in New York City and was praised by music critics.
③During World War II, Mr Stern played for thousands of American soldiers. It was the first time many of them had heard classical music. After the war, he was the first American violinist to perform in a concert in the Soviet Union. He also supported young musicians and cultural organizations in Israel.
④In 1979, Isaac Stern visited China. He met with Chinese musicians and students. He taught them about classical Western music. His visit was made into a film, which is called From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China. It won an Academy Award for best documentary film.
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⑥Mr Stern supported and guided younger classical musicians. They include violinists Itzhak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and pianist Yefim Bronfman.
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1. Which of the following is the RIGHT time order for these events in Stern’s life?
a. He began learning music in an institution.
b. He received the Kennedy Center Honors Award.
c. He visited the Soviet Union.
d. He met with Chinese musicians.
e. He performed for American soldiers.
A. a,e,c,d,b B. a,e,b,c,d C. e,a,b,c,d D. e,a,c,d,b
2. Paragraph 2 is mainly about ______.
A. how Stern began to learn music B. how Stern began his musical career
C. Stern’s early education D. Stern’s achievement in music
3. Which of the following statements about Stern is TRUE?
A. He was an activist in opposing war.
B. He was active in cultural exchanges between countries.
C. He had an interest in both playing music and making films.
D. He made a lot of money from music.
4. The Underlined word “cellist” in Paragraph 6 may refer to ________.
A. someone who supports young musicians
B. someone who wants to be a musician
C. someone who has a gift for music
D. someone who plays a certain kind of instrument
5. Which of the following shows the RIGHT structure of the text?
A. ① B. ①
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②③④⑤ ②③④⑤⑥
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⑥⑦ ⑦
C. ①②③④⑤⑥ D. ①②③
↓ ↓
⑦ ④⑤⑥⑦
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