Question

When I was eleven years old, God gave me a gift of happiness. One day, on my way home

from school, a truck ran over me and cut off my     . As I lay there bleeding, I realized that I might have to live the rest of my life     legs. How depressing （令人沮丧的）!     then I realized that depression  won’t  get my legs back. So I decided not to            my life feeling depressed. When my parents arrived at the            , they were shocked and sad. I told them, “I’ve already        the fact. Now you also have to get used to this.” Ever since then, I often see my friends getting      about little things: their bus comes late; they get a bad grade on a test. But I just      life. I was lucky to realize that it is a waste of energy to focus on what you have     , and that the key to happiness is to take pleasure in what you have.   Sounds simple, doesn’t  it ? So      are many people unhappy?  People often think happiness is based on what you           . “My whole life would improve if I had a new car.” But when you get the      and what happens? For a whole week you are walking on air. Then you go right back to being     .Happiness is not a happening; it’s a state of       .You can have whatever there is in the world and still be uncomfortable. Or you can have relatively       and feel full of joy. Happiness comes from mastering the art of appreciating and consciously taking pleasure in what you already have.

1.A. arms     B. legs C. feet       D. fingers

2.A. without  B. by    C. on        D. with

3.A. So       B. Or     C. But      D. Once

4.A. spare    B. devote  C. influence    D. waste

5.A. hotel    B. hospital   C. station  D. school

6.A. believed  B. accepted  C. refused     D. received

7.A. worried  B. guilty   C. excited D. curious

8.A. hate      B. enjoy   C. save       D. dislike

9.A. struggled B. supported   C. lost    D. completed

10.A. how      B. why      C. when       D. whether

11.A. achieve B. promise   C. donate      D. admire

12.A. car     B. life      C. job         D. grade

13.A. wise  B. silly       C. friendly    D. unhappy

14.A. pain  B. appearance  C. anger     D. mind

15.A. much   B. many       C. little      D. all

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.B

6.B

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.B

11.A

12.A

13.D

14.D

15.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了作者是怎么乐观的对待自己的出车祸，对于人们来说幸福在于自己的内心形式，应该不要在小事上担心，要让自己快乐起来。

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7.我经常看到我的朋友们越来越担心小事情，A. worried担心； B. guilty内疚； C. excited 激动的；结合语境故选A.

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9.幸运的是我意识到这是浪费精力集中于你所失去的东西，故选C.

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考点：教育类短文。