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【題目】An optimistic attitude is not a luxury; it’s a necessity. The way you look at life will determine how you , how you perform, and how well you will get along with other people. , pessimism creates a sad and hopeless place where no one wants to live. thoughts, attitudes, and expectations feed on themselves.

Years ago, I into a service station to get some gas. It was a day, and I was feeling great. As I walked into the station to pay for the gas, the attendant said to me, “You don’t look well.” This took me completely by . A little less confidently, I told him that I had never felt better. Without hesitation, he continued to tell me how bad I looked and that my skin appeared .

By the time I left the service station, I was feeling a little . About a block away, I pulled over to the side of the road to look at my face in the mirror. How did I feel? Did I look that ? Was everything all right? By the time I got home, I was beginning to feel a little . Had I picked up some rare disease?

The next time I went into that gas station, feeling again, I figured out what had happened. The place had recently been painted a bright but disgusting yellow, and the light reflecting off the walls made everyone inside as though they had hepatitis(肝炎)! I wondered how many other folks had reacted the way I did. I had let one short with a total stranger change my for an entire day. He told me I looked sick, and before long, I was actually feeling sick. That single negative observation had a(n) effect on the way I felt and acted.

【1】A. learn B. exercise C. behave D. feel

【2】A. Certainly B. Additionally C. Contrarily D. Actually

【3】A. Negative B. Impractical C. Sensitive D. Indifferent

【4】A. drove B. walked C. rushed D. ran

【5】A. common B. beautiful C. busy D. dull

【6】A. accident B. mistake C. surprise D. chance

【7】A. rough B. pale C. hurt D. yellow

【8】A. tired B. uneasy C. bored D. angry

【9】A. well B. ugly C. strange D. bad

【10】A. upset B. sad C. sorry D. sick

【11】A. ill B. fine C. regret D. lost

【12】A. behave B. believe C. look D. pretend

【13】A. conversation B. visit C. bargain D. stay

【14】A. work B. confidence C. health D. attitude

【15】A. reasonable B. serious C. temporary D. slight

Answer 1

【答案】

【小題1】D

【小題2】C

【小題3】A

【小題4】A

【小題5】B

【小題6】C

【小題7】D

【小題8】B

【小題9】D

【小題10】D

【小題11】B

【小題12】C

【小題13】A

【小題14】D

【小題15】B

【解析】

試題分析：樂觀的態(tài)度不是奢侈品，它是我們生活的必需品，一次不相識的人的消極話語竟然影響了作者一天的心情。明白了個中蹊蹺后作者意識到：樂觀主義者更關心如何解決問題，而不是毫無意義的怨天尤人，我們可以選擇哭或是笑、祝�；蚴窃{咒，用什么樣的眼光去看待生活？是積極向上，還是垂頭喪氣？何去何從，由你決定。

【小題1】考查動詞和語境理解。 A. learn學習；得知， B. exercise練習，C. behave行為舉止，D. feel感覺。你看待生活的方式將決定你的感受，你的表現，以及你與他人相處得怎樣。選D。

【小題2】 考查副詞和語境理解。 A. Certainly當然，B. Additionally此外，C. Contrarily相反，D. Actually事實上。反過來，悲觀會制造出一個悲傷無望、無人愿往的黑暗之地。選C。

【小題3】 考查形容詞和語境理解。A. Negative消極的，B. Impractical不實際的，C. Sensitive敏感的，D. Indifferent 漠不關心的。悲觀消極的想法、態(tài)度和期待也會自成因果。選A。

【小題4】 考查動詞和語境理解。 A. drove 開車，B. walked散步，C. rushed沖出，D. ran跑步。多年前，我驅車去一個加油站加油。選A。

【小題5】 考查形容詞和語境理解。 A. common 普通的，B. beautiful美麗的，C. busy忙碌的，D. dull枯燥的。那天天氣很好，我的心情也不錯。選B。

【小題6】 考查名詞和語境理解。 A. accident事故，B. mistake錯誤，C. surprise吃驚，D. chance機會。當我去付款時，服務員說我臉色不好，因為我自我感覺很好。所以這話讓我大吃一驚。選C。

【小題7】 考查形容詞和語境理解。 A. rough粗糙的，B. pale蒼白的，C. hurt受傷的，D. yellow黃色的。他毫無顧忌地繼續(xù)大講我的氣色如何差，還說我膚色發(fā)黃。選D。

【小題8】 考查形容詞和語境理解。 A. tired累的，B. uneasy不舒服的；心神不寧的，C. bored厭煩的，D. angry生氣的。根據上文服務員的話得知，在離開加油站的時候，我覺得有點心神不寧。選B。

【小題9】 考查副詞和語境理解。 A. well好的，B. ugly丑陋的，C. strange奇怪的，D. bad壞的。我把車停在路旁，對著鏡子看著自己的臉，我感覺如何？我的臉色有那么差嗎？選D。

【小題10】 考查形容詞和語境理解。 A. upset不高興的，B. sad悲傷的，C. sorry抱歉的，D. sick生病的；惡心的。等我回到家里，我已經開始覺得有點想吐。選D。

【小題11】 考查形容詞和語境理解。 A. ill生病的，B. fine好的，C. regret后悔，D. lost丟失。從again得知，再次光顧那個加油站時，我還是感覺很好。選B。

【小題12】 考查動詞和語境理解。 A. behave行為舉止，B. believe相信，C. look看著；看起來，D. pretend假裝。作者明白了個中蹊蹺：這個地方不久前把墻漆上了一種搶眼但又難看的黃色，墻面反射的光線使里面的每一個人看起來都好像得了肝炎。選C。

【小題13】 考查名詞和語境理解。 A. conversation對話，B. visit訪問，C. bargain 便宜貨，D. stay逗留。不知道有多少人有過與我類似的反應，和一個根本不認識的人的一次短短對話竟然改變了我整整一天的心情。選A。

【小題14】 考查名詞和語境理解。 A. work 工作，B. confidence自信，C. health 健康，D. attitude態(tài)度。和一個根本不認識的人的一次短短對話竟然改變了我整整一天的態(tài)度。選D。

【小題15】 考查形容詞和語境理解。 A. reasonable合理的，B. serious嚴肅的；認真的；重要的，C temporary時的，D. slight稍微的。那一句消極的話就大大影響了我的感覺和行為。選B。