Question

How often do you let other people’s nonsense change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, impolite waiter，rude boss, or an insensitive employee  1  your day?

Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson in the back of a New York City taxi cab. One day I was in a taxi and we headed   2  the airport. We were driving in the  3  lane when suddenly a black car drove out of a parking space right in front of us.  My taxi driver slammed on his  4, slide sideways，and at the very last moment our car stopped and  5  the other car by just inches！The driver of the other car, the guy who almost caused a big accident, looked around and started  6  at us.

My taxi driver just  7 and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was  8, so I said，"Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital！” This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call "The Law of the Garbage Truck".

He said, “Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of 9 full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage  10  up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on 11 .  Don’t take it personally; Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Believe me. You’ll be  12 .”

So I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and  13  it to other people at work, at home, or on the street? It was then that I said, “I don’t want their garbage and I’m not going to spread it anymore.”

Life’s too short to wake up in the morning with 14 . The mark of your success is how quickly you can refocus on what’s 15  in your life. See, Roy Baumeister, a psychology researcher from Florida State University，found in his extensive research that you __16  bad things more often than good things in your life. You store the bad memories more easily, and you __17  them more frequently. So love the people who treat you right. Ignore the ones who don’t. Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you _18  it！The odds are against you when a Garbage Truck comes your way, but when you follow “The Law of the Garbage Truck”，you take back control of your life. You make room for the good by  19 go of the bad.

Have a Garbage-Free Day！Have a marvelous, garbage-free day！The seeds you plant today  20  the harvest you reap tomorrow.

1.                A．enrich         B．ruin            C．spare D．obtain

2.                A．through        B．to             C．in   D．for

3.                A．latter          B．right           C．opposite  D．free

4.                A．brakes         B．door           C．window   D．seat

5.                A．knocked        B．overtook        C．missed   D．lost

6.                A．laughing        B．throwing        C．glancing  D．yelling

7.                A．wondered      B．smiled          C．ignored   D．guessed

8.                A．friendly        B．angry          C．tired D．disappointed

9.                A．expectation     B．passengers      C．garbage  D．goods

10.               A．turns          B．pushes         C．holds D．piles

11.               A．roads          B．children        C．you  D．dustbin

12.               A．upset          B．happier        C．pitiful D．frightened

13.               A．spread         B．share          C．explain    D．contribute

14.               A．surprise        B．pleasure        C．doubt D．regrets

15.               A．funny          B．important       C．strange    D．embarrassing

16.               A．remember      B．forget          C．value D．appreciate

17.               A．enjoy          B．exchange       C．recall D．imagine

18.               A．inspire         B．take           C．mend D．notice

19.               A．letting         B．consisting       C．making    D．dreaming

20.               A．distinguish      B．deserve        C．deliver    D．determine

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.D

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.D

11.C

12.B

13.A

14.D

15.B

16.A

17.C

18.B

19.A

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述了作者在一次和出租车司机的谈话中学到了人生中非常重要的一个，要学会将不好的事情忘却，不要用别人的错误来使自己不开心。

1.A. enrich使丰富   B. ruin毁坏 C. spare节约    D. obtain获得；句意：你会让一个脾气不好的司机，服务员或是一个反应迟钝的雇员来毁坏你的一天吗？故选 B

2.一天我坐在出租车上前往机场，head for前往，固定短语，故选D

3.A. latter后者的   B. right右边的  C. opposite 相反的D. free免费的； 句意：我们正在右边的车道走着，故选B

4.A. brakes刹车 B. door门   C. window窗户      D. seat座位；句意：我的司机猛踩刹车，故选 A

5.A. knocked 敲B. overtook忽视  C. missed错过   D. lost迷路； 句意：就在我们的车子停的那一刻，我们的车子和那辆车只差几英尺就撞上了，故选C

6.A. laughing笑 B. throwing扔   C. glancing扫视 D. yelling大喊；句意：另一个车的车主，这本是他的错，他环顾了一下开始朝我们大喊起来，故选 D

7.从后文我的话中Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital！及Just smile, wave,可知，出租车司机并没有生气，而只是笑着说，故选B

8.A. friendly友好的 B. angry生气的  C. tired累的    D. disappointed失望的；根据前文出租车司机应该是非常友好的，故选A

9.A. expectation 期望B. passengers乘客  C. garbage垃圾  D. goods货物；句意：他们载着很多的垃圾、失望、生气等在乱跑，故选C

10.piles 成堆，句意：当他们的垃圾成堆时，故选D

11.他们就会倾泻在你的身上，故选C

12.A. upset郁闷的   B. happier更高兴的  C. pitiful可怜的    D. frightened 害怕的；句意：相信我，你将会更高兴的，故选B

13.A. spread 传遍B. share分享   C. explain解释  D. contribute贡献；从后文I’m not going to spread it anymore.可知此处填A

14.A. surprise惊讶  B. pleasure 高兴C. doubt怀疑  D. regrets后悔；句意：什么是短暂的，你不能够带着后悔醒来，故选 D

15.A. funny有趣的   B. important重要的  C. strange奇怪的    D. embarrassing尴尬的；句意：你的成功取决于你对于重要的事情重新集中精力的速度。故选B

16.你要记住坏的事情比好的事情要多很多，故选A

17.前文讲到你记住坏的事情更加容易，故此处为回想起它们也更加的频繁，故选C

18.根据后文you take back control of your life.此处应为生活是10%的成功和90%是你如何控制它，故选B

19.let go让…走，消失，句意：通过让坏的事情消失，来为好的事情腾出更多的空间，故选A

20.A. distinguish区分   B. deserve 应得    C. deliver投递  D. determine决定；句意：你今天所播种的种子决定了你明天的丰收，故选 D

考点：人生百味类议论文