Question

We all have storms through our lives. But we have no right to make everyone else suffer with our own   31 .

The carpenter I   32  to help me restore an old farmhouse had just finished a(n)   33  first day on the job. A flat tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw quit, and now his truck   34  to start.

While I drove him home, he sat in stony   35  .

On arriving, he invited me in to meet his family. As we walked toward the front door, he paused   36   at a small tree,   37  tips of the branches with both hands.

When opening the door, he underwent a(n)   38  transformation. His tanned face was wreathed in smiles, and he   39   his two small children and gave his wife a kiss.

The next day my   40  drove me to ask him about what I had seen. “Oh, that’s my trouble tree,” he replied. “I know I can’t   41  having troubles on the job, but the troubles don’t   42  to the house with my family. So I just   43  them up on the tree. Then in the morning I pick them up again.”

“  44  thing is,” he smiled, “when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there aren’t nearly as   45  as I remember the night before.”

Putting   46  around our problems is a really good idea --- it prevents our difficulties from spilling over onto loved people, who can’t do anything about our problems. Why   47  them if they can’t help us?

So, plant yourself a trouble tree outside and use it   48   you come home. Be grateful that you have loved ones to go home to    49  your loved one is simply your beloved dog. And when you picked up your troubles on the way each morning, be   50  that they’re not as heavy as they were the night before.

1.	A．unhappiness B．mistakes C．helplessness D．carelessness

2.	A．informed B．hired C．trusted D．recommended

3.	A．enjoyable B．smooth C．rough D．dull

4.	A．intended B．desired C．hesitated D．refused

5.	A．amazement B．astonishment C．embarrassment D．silence

6.	A．regularly B．unusually C．briefly D．directly

7.	A．cutting B．damaging C．watching D．touching

8.	A．exciting B．amazing C．confusing D．annoying

9.	A．hugged B．greeted C．thanked D．waved

10.	A．preference B．sufferings C．curiosity D．doubt

11.	A．avoid B．consider C．continue D．stand

12.	A．lack B．belong C．exist D．stay

13.	A．set B．throw C．give D．hang

14.	A．Sad B．Terrible C．Funny D．Ridiculous

15.	A．many B．few C．good D．light

16.	A．defence B．boundaries C．sympathy D．secret

17.	A．burden B．equip C．expose D．entertain

18.	A．however B．whenever C．wherever D．whatever

19.	A．so long as B．now that C．even if D．in case

20.	A．shameful B．proud C．astonished D．grateful

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.D

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.C

11.A

12.B

13.D

14.C

15.A

16.B

17.A

18.B

19.C

20.D

【解析】文章讲述的是作者通过一个木匠处理工作中的烦恼的方法，意识到了不要把烦恼带给家人，每个人都应该有一颗自己的烦恼树，用来悬挂烦恼，为了不影响家人。

1.上下文，此处的unhappiness指的就是前一句的storms through our lives

2.句意理解，我雇佣的帮我修复农场的木工刚刚度过一个痛苦的一天。

3.上下文，句意同上，根据下文A flat tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw quit, and now his truck   34  to start可知，此处讲的是不愉快的一天，痛苦的一天

4.句意理解，他的卡车也拒绝启动了。即启动不了了。

5.句意理解，因为他这一天过的很不愉快，所以面无表情地默默地坐在那里。

6.句意理解，他在一棵树下短暂地停顿了一下，用双手摸了下树枝的末端。

7.同上

8.上下文。根据His tanned face was wreathed in smiles可知，他的表情由原来的不愉快转变为了微笑，是发生了惊人的变化。

9.句意理解，他拥抱了他的两个孩子，亲吻了他的妻子。

10.上下文，根据后面的ask可知，是作者的好奇心让他去问木匠一些问题。

11.句意理解，此处意为我知道，我无法避免工作上的麻烦，但是麻烦是不属于我的家人的，所以我把我的麻烦，挂到了树上。

12.同上 ，belong to 属于

13.根据后面的up on the tree 可知

14.上下文，根据后面的内容可知，麻烦/烦恼没有那么多了，所以是有趣的是

15.此处指的是as many troubles as I remember.代指可数名词troubles

16.上下文，根据后面的 it prevents our difficulties from spilling over onto loved people可知，此处指的是烦恼周围建立边界。

17.为什么要给他们这些压力呢。

18.句意理解，每当你回家的时候，

19.虽然你的最爱是一条狗

20.句意理解，因为第二天的时候，烦恼没有前一天那么多了，所以要感到愉快，感到感恩。