Question

    I know a Catherine who is smart, educated and interesting. But I avoid her because she never ____________ complaining (抱怨) ! For years, I fought against my feelings, because I really like and admire her, but I’ve found I just can’t be her friend. Her world is _______________ “buts…”. The trip would have been nice, but the drive was too long. The food was good, but the light of the restaurant was too _______________. The hotel was too hot, the bed hurt her back and the room service was too slow. Her complaints were ______________ changing me. Months ago, my best friend Daisy was listening to me complaining about Catherine _______________ she just became really angry. “Either break up with her, or leave me alone.” She shouted at me, “I’m tired of listening to your complaining.” Her honesty surprised me, and I began to keep myself away from Catherine. Later, I did ______________ her.

Now I try to remain happy and positive ( 积 极 的 ) about life, and find friends of the same. There’s been scientific research lately. It shows that people who find ______________ to be thankful for their lives are actually happier, and I believe that is true. Endless complaining seems to control your life if you let it come into your brain. And too much complaining will actually make your life ______________ .

Some people take “gratitude ( 感激之情) walks” every day, where they _______________ their lives in a positive way. By developing a grateful attitude, you can be turned away from what’s troubling you, and __________ what makes you happy. Then you will have a beautiful life.

1.A.keeps B.stops C.enjoys

2.A.full of B.far from C.famous for

3.A.noisy B.strong C.dirty

4.A.hardly B.suddenly C.silently

5.A.until B.because C.unless

6.A.choose B.help C.forget

7.A.reasons B.excuses C.questions

8.A.busier B.longer C.worse

9.A.give away B.depend on C.think about

10.A.against B.toward C.through36.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.C

7.A

8.C

9.C

10.B

【解析】

文章讲述了无休止的抱怨会让生活变得更糟，我们要远离消极抱怨的人，以积极的态度面对生活。

1.句意：因为她从不停止抱怨！

keeps保持；stops停止；enjoys享受；根据上文的“But I avoid her because she never”得知，她从来没有停止抱怨，故选B。

2.句意：她的世界充满了“但是…”。

full of装满；far from远离；famous for闻名；根据后文中多个“but”可知，看她的话中是充满了“buts…”，故选A。

3.句意：食物很好，但餐馆的光线太强了。

noisy嘈杂的；strong强烈的；dirty脏的。由句意结合语境可知餐厅的灯光是强烈的。故选B。

4.句意：她的抱怨悄悄地改变了我。

hardly几乎不；suddenly突然地；silently静静地；根据前文得知，起初我喜欢和羡慕Catherine，而由于Catherine的抱怨，她的抱怨静静地改变了我。故选C。

5.句意：我最好的朋友黛西一直在听我抱怨凯瑟琳，直到她变得非常生气。

until直到；because因为；unless除非；由句意可知我的好朋友Daisy在听着我抱怨关于Catherine，直到她生气，故选A。

6.句意：后来，我真的忘了她。

choose选择；help帮助；forget忘记；由上文中的“break up with her”与她断绝关系，“I began to keep myself away from Catherine.”我开始让自己远离Catherine，可知之后我确实忘记了她，故选C。

7.句意：这表明，那些找到理由为自己的生活感恩的人实际上更快乐。

reasons理由；excuses借口；questions问题；由前文“There’s been scientific research lately.”以及本句句意可知是发现原因，故选A。

8.句意：太多的抱怨会让你的生活更糟。

busier更忙碌的；longer更长的；worse更糟糕的；由前文的对比可知太多的抱怨真的会使你的生活更糟糕，故选C。

9.句意：在那里他们以积极的方式思考自己的生活。

give away捐赠；depend on取决于，依靠；think about考虑；根据句意可知，他们以一种积极 的方式考虑生活。故选C。

10.句意：你可以远离困扰你的事情，去寻找让你快乐的事情。

against靠，倚；toward向，朝，接近；through通过；由句意可知通过培养感激的态度，你能 够远离烦恼，接近快乐。故选 B。