阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
My grandparents built and lived in a small 600-square-foot cottage for most of their adult lives. They actively practiced living a 21 life. Saving and avoiding overspending was their life 22 for their whole life. 23 seeking satisfaction through material items, they chose to spend 24 time together, with family, and in nature.
Over the years my grandparents noticed 25 changes in their community. Every year more farmland was 26 to build larger and larger homes. With houses’ prices 27 , many of their neighbors sold their little homes and lands. 28 only their small house was still on the block, surrounded by a sea of tall buildings. Countless family members 29 my grandparents to expand their home. But they didn’t want a bigger place and were 30 with what they had.
In many ways, I’ve modeled my life after my grandparents. Through their example I learned an important 31 : It is absolutely possible to live a small and fulfilling life.
My grandparents lived in a small home, but they owned a(n) 32 garden. They loved gardening deeply because it not only 33 their grocery bill, but also improved their health and gave them a(n) 34 to be outside. They said, “ 35 you live in a small home or an apartment, you don’t have to give up gardening.”
My grandparents avoided lifestyle creep(攀比) by paying for their own home in cash and building it themselves. They also recycled and 36 everything. For instance, they drove the same car for over 15 years and didn’t buy anything new until their stuff was 37 worn out.
My grandparents taught me that living well on 38 isn’t about feeling bad for myself. 39 , it’s about giving yourself the time, freedom, and money to seek your dreams. You know: Becoming debt free, living in a smaller home, and others are a few ways to 40 your life.
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解析试题分析：本文通过对祖父母简朴生活的细微的描述，作者悟出了来自祖父母的生活哲学：适时地返朴归“简”吧！返朴归“简”既是一种生活方式，也是一种生活态度。抛开繁杂和过多的物质束缚，用一颗知足的心去拥抱简单而充实的生活，我们将和快乐不期而遇。简单的快乐，你值得拥有！
【小题1】B根据上文“lived in a small 600-square-foot cottage”中的“small”可以推断祖父母生活的简朴(simple)。dull呆板的，枯燥的；single单身的，唯一的；busy忙碌的。
【小题2】C节俭和避免过度的花费是他们的人生信条/原则(principle)。上文的“Saving and avoiding overspending”从逻辑意义上说不是一种“attitude态度”，也不是什么“experience 经验，经历”更不是什么“standard标准”。
【小题3】A Rather than而不是；More than不仅仅；Other than除了；Apart from除了。把下一题和这一题联系起来考虑。我们将句子改成“They chose to spend 24 time together, with family, and in nature 23 seeking satisfaction through material items”就比较容易选出答案。
【小题4】D上下文字面意思是：他们选择了和家人在一起共度珍贵时光，享受大自然，而不是去追求物质上的满足。quality time珍贵时光；shopping购物；work工作；break休息。本句译文：比起通过物质来寻求满足，他们更愿意和家人在一起共度珍贵时光，享受大自然。
【小题5】A 根据下文的描述“Every year more farmland was 26 to build larger and larger homes. ”说明他们所居住的社区发生了“obvious明显的”变化。delicate微妙的；enjoyable愉快的，快乐的；flexible灵活的，易弯曲的，柔韧的。这些年来，我的祖父母注意到他们所在的社区发生了非常明显的变化。
【小题6】B根据下文的“to build larger and larger homes”推断应该是“毁掉农田来建造房子”。improved改善；ruined毁坏；discovered发现；distributed分配。每年，越来越多的农田被毁掉，用以建造越来越大的房子。
【小题7】C根据下文“many of their neighbors sold their little homes and lands.”的描述说明房地产的价格在上升。go up上升；take up拿起，继续，接受（提议），占去。make up组成，补足，弥补，编造；turn up出现，调大(声音)。随着房地产价格的节节攀升，他们的很多邻居都卖掉了自己的小房子和土地。
【小题8】D 由于“很多邻居都卖掉了自己的小房子和土地”，所以最终的结果是“only their small house was still on the block, surrounded by a sea of tall buildings.(街区就只剩下祖父母家的小房子，而周围全是高楼大厦)”Eventually终于，最后；Probably也许；Suddenly突然；Instantly立刻。
【小题9】B面临“街区就只剩下祖父母家的小房子，而周围全是高楼大厦”的情况所以“很多家庭成员鼓励(encouraged)祖父母扩建他们的房子”。本题的最大干扰项是C项persuaded劝服，但是从下文看，祖父母并没有被劝服。forced迫使；ordered命令。
【小题10】A be content with="be" satisfied/pleased with对感到满意；angry生气；cautious小心的，谨慎的；familiar熟悉的。但他们并不想要一个更大的地方，也非常满足于拥有的一切。
【小题11】A learn a lesson学习一课；在很多方面，我一直效仿我祖父母的生活。从他们身上我学到了重要的一课：我们可以过一种简单而满足的生活。theory理论；truth真相；sentence句子。
【小题12】D与上文“My grandparents lived in a small home”中的“small”形成对比，故用“huge巨大的”。我祖父母家的房子虽小，却拥有一个巨大的花园。small小的；special特殊的；ordinary普通的。
【小题13】A grocery意为“食品杂货”的意思。根据常识，花园里可以种植蔬菜、水果等来供自己吃，这样就可以“减少(reduced)鲜蔬杂货的开销”。handled处理；checked检查，核对；added增加。他们热爱园艺，因为这不仅能减少鲜蔬杂货开销，……
【小题14】C 根据常识“护理花园”就要到室外去，而拥有自己的花园确实是“走出户外”绝佳理由/借口(excuse)。Platform平台；stage舞台；solution解决方法。……而且还可以改善他们的健康状况，还提供了一个进行户外活动的理由。
【小题15】B 上下文有让步关系。As if 似乎，好像；Even if即使；Only if只是；What if要是……又怎样，如果……将会怎么样。即使你住在一个小房子或者小公寓里，你也不必放弃园艺。
【小题16】D跟上文中的“recycled循环利用”相匹配的词只有“reused重复使用”。sewed缝纫；created发明创造；sold销售，卖。他们还尽量重复使用和循环利用所有东西。
【小题17】A祖父母一生过着简朴的生活，再结合上文“他们的车一开就是15年多”我们可以推断“家里的东西在没有完全(thoroughly)用坏之前绝不买新的”。generally一般地；nearly几乎；hardly几乎不。
【小题18】B living well on less=" living" a simple life。More更多；better 更少；worse更糟糕。我的祖父母告诉我过简朴的生活不是亏待自己/并不心疼自己。feel bad for心疼。
【小题19】D下文所说与上文所说正好相反(On the contrary)“相反，它能赋予你时间、自由和金钱去追求梦想”。What’s more况且；As a result结果；On the whole总的说来。 D.
【小题20】B下文所说都是生活中的真谛。没有负债，住小一点的房子以及其它就是经营你生活的一些方法。risk冒险；manage经营，管理；limit限制；destroy破坏。
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黄冈天天练口算题卡系列答案科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：完型填空
I live in Hollywood. You may think people in such an attractive, fun-filled place are _________ than others. If so, you have some ________ ideas about the nature of happiness.
Many intelligent people still equate(同等看待) happiness with ________. The _______ is that fun and happiness have ______ or nothing in common. Fun is what we experience during an act. Happiness is ________ we experience after an act. It is a deeper, more lasting emotion.www.zxxk.com
Going to an amusement park or ball game, watching a movie or television, are fun ______ that help us relax, ________ forget our problems and maybe even ________. But they do not bring happiness, because their _______ effects end when the fun ______.
I have often thought that ______ Hollywood stars have a role to ________, it is to teach us that happiness has nothing to do with fun. These rich, beautiful individuals have constant _________ to glamorous parties, fancy cars, expensive homes, everything that spells “happiness”.
But celebrities reveal(揭露) the ________hidden beneath all their fun: depression, alcoholism, drug addiction, broken marriages, troubled children and profound loneliness.
The way people stick to the _______ that a fun-filled, pain-free life equates happiness actually _____ their chances of ever obtaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equated with happiness, then pain ______ be equated with unhappiness. But, _______, the opposite is true: More times than not, things that lead to happiness _______ some pain.
As a result, many people avoid the very efforts that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain inevitably brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, religious commitment, civic or charitable work, and self-improvement.www.zxxk.com
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：完型填空
I have always been an independent person, but I have come to know that being independent does not mean refusing help. I may still be 16 with asking for help, but I try to accept. Furthermore, I will even 17 help and when my offers are refused, I am 18 willing to walk away. And all these changes came from a disaster on an island.
Sometimes a person’s independence is a 19 of pride, daring, stubbornness and luck. I used to be too 20 since I was little. I was once a traveler who never asked for 21 , choosing instead to struggle with maps and signs until I found my way.
Then one day on the island of Koh Phangan, in Thailand, everything 22 . I was swimming in the ocean with Sean, my fiancé, when he was 23 by a box jellyfish(箱型水母). He 24 within three minutes, 25 years old. Yet when onlookers and travelers asked if I wanted 25 , stubborn pride and force of habit 26 me accepting. But two young Israeli women stayed. 27 my protest(反对), they were with me even when the police tried to cover up the 28 of Sean’s death. It was listed as drunk drowning to avoid hurting the 29 industry. The Israeli women 30 have walked away. 31 , without even telling me, they 32 their schedule rather than leave me behind.
33 I didn’t realize it at that time, I would not have 34 the disaster without these great women. Actually, the person who needs help the most is usually the last person to ask for it. I have learned 35 is better than refusing because it not only helps you walk out of trouble, but also helps you know the real meaning of life.
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：完型填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
One day, a poor boy，named Howard Kelly，was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door．He was hungry，31 he decided to beg something to eat．
When a young woman opened the door，instead of a 32 he asked for a drink of water．Thinking he looked 33 she brought him a large glass of milk．He drank it and then asked，“How much do I 34 you?”
“No．you don’t owe me anything，”she replied．“Mother has taught me 35 to accept pay for a kindness.”Leaving that house, he not only felt stronger 36 ，but it also increased his faith in God and the human race．He was about to 37 before this point．
38 later the young woman became seriously i11．The local doctors couldn’t cure her illness．They sent her to the big city，where specialists can be 39 to study her disease．Dr．Howard Kelly, now 40 ，came for the consultation(会诊)．When he heard the name of the town where she came from, a strange light filled his eyes． 41 ，he went into her room．
42 in his doctor’s gown (罩衣) he went in to see her．He 43 her at once．He went back to the 44 and determined to do his best to save her life．From that day on，he gave special attention to her case．
Finally，the battle was won．Dr．Kelly asked a nurse to 45 the bill to her room．She was afraid to open it 46 she knew that it would 47 the rest of her life to pay it off．Finally she looked and read these words on the side of the bill：
“Paid in full with a glass of 48 ．”(Signed Dr．Howard Kelly.)
Tears of 49 flooded her eyes as she 50 silently：“Thank you，God．Your love has spread through human hearts and hands．”
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：完型填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出合适填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A great many people are disappointed because of unrealistic expectations.
Walking up to a department store’s cloth counter, a(n) 26 young woman said,“I want to buy this material for a new dress. How much does it cost?”
“Only one 27 per yard,” replied the smirking (自鸣得意的) male clerk.
Not to be 28 back by the funny words, the woman said,” That’s fine! I’ll take ten yards.”
With 29 written all over his face, the clerk 30 measured out and wrapped the cloth, then held it out teasingly(戏弄地 ), 31 forward to receive his “ 32 ”.
The woman got the package quickly from the clerk and 33 to a little old man standing beside her. “Grandpa will pay the bill instead of me,” she 34 .
He was no 35 disappointed. But in the course of living, many people are 36 when others do not 37 their expectations. In order to be happy, some expectations must be 38 .These three particular 39 and unhealthy expectations are some of the main causes:
1．Expect too much 40 .When others say,“Thank you,” or in any way to show their gratitude, be 41 . It is a gift!
2．Expect others to make you happy. They simply cannot do that. Make yourself happy and 42 your joy with others.
3． Expect not to be 43 . At times, people will simply not come through for you in the way you need. 44 them and move on.
Get rid of these three unrealistic expectations and you can begin to expect more 45 right away!
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：完型填空
Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more __36__, waiting for the final school bell. Upon its _37____everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David.
David was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often _38___what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so __39_ for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves. But something made David __40_. I can still remember he was always __41____a smile and willing to help. He always _42__after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much. He__43___just simply smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly__44___home.
Weeks passed and the __45___over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of__46__before the holiday break. I smiled in ___47 __as the last of them hurried out the door. Turning around I saw David ___48___standing by my desk..
“I have something for you ”he said and ____49____from behind his back a small box .__50___it to me, he said anxiously, “Open it ”I took the box from him ,thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my __51__, I saw nothing. I looked at David’s smiling face and back into the box and said,“The box is nice ,David ,but it’s__52__”.
“Oh no, it isn’t”said David.“It’s full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”.
Tears filled my eyes ___53___I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given____54___to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning ___55___the little empty box set on my desk .
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：完型填空
At the beginning of this century, medical scientists made an interesting discovery; we are built not just of flesh and blood but also of time. They were to show that we all have “a body clock” us, which controls the and fall of our body energies, us different from one day to the next.
The of “a body clock” should not be too since the lives of most living things are controlled the 24 hour night-and-day cycle. We feel and fall asleep at night and become and energetic during the day. If the 24 hour-cycle is , most people experience unpleasant . For example, people who are not to working at night can find that of sleep causes them to badly at work.
the daily cycle of sleeping and , we also have other cycles which longer than one day. Most of us would that we feel good on some days and not so good on ; sometimes our ideas seem to flow and at other times, they do not exist.
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：完型填空
When I was a young teenager, about 14, I was already ready to work. My father was a dairy man and he had been working his entire life. For him, getting up at 5 a.m. and working a couple of hours before I went to school, and then more after school until there was not enough to see, were normal.
My father considered putting good work ethics in me to be very . He began to show me these, not through , but through his actions. He would not a job until it was done. He put his all into everything he did. However, he showed me this not just in working, but in everything. Like when I was in soccer, I wanted to a game once, and he explained to me that I had made a and that even if I just skipped one game, then I did not to play the rest of the games.
So the day I started my first job at the age of 14, I was to show my father that I could do it well, and that I was not going to . My entire was to make my father proud of me. I knew that I did, he would not say it in words, but he would show it. My first job was doing for a company. As most of you know, construction is not an easy job, especially being so . When someone as young as I started working, they would either or get stronger. I got stronger. I worked the I had been taught and I gave that day everything I had. In the end, my boss was . He even called to tell my parents what a good worker I was, and my parents’ eyes . From that day on I have worked every job to my full , because that day defined(界定) my life. It defined how I was going to work, and I will always stick to it in the rest of my life.
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