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(庄稼) 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 (弹簧). 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 (乐观的) 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，要求人们面对困难不要退缩，知难而上，再大的困难也会被克服。

36. 答案：A【解析】动词时态，由上下文同为一般现在时，句子主语是the sky，谓语动词用单数。故选A

37. 答案：B【解析】动词辨析。根据and前后的顺承，由上文中的“cheer up”，此空填smile。

38.  答案：A【解析】描述早晨的假设状况，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 + 动词原形？表示提建议。

40. 答案：C【解析】考查让步状语从句。根据句意：虽然人人都想成功，但是，生活并非安乐窝。

41. 答案：A【解析】考查短语辨析，in fact“事实上”,句意：事实上，困难并不可怕。

42. 答案：C【解析】这里是打比喻，困难就像弹簧，like在这里是介词。

43. 答案：B【解析】词义辨析， 根据上句中把困难比作弹簧，本句结合比喻说明人和困难的关系：你弱它就强。

44. 答案：A【解析】考查动词时态。attitude为不可数名词，谓语也要用单数。

45. 答案：C【解析】考查词性，并列连词and前后词性一致, pleased用来形容人，故用pleasant。