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When you give thanks for help,everyone benefits. And the ____ will last longer than you expect:researchers have found that writing thank­you notes raises people's ____ levels for up to six months.

“If you express gratitude in a diary,it makes you happier,but if you ____ it with the person who helped you, it has the ____ to bring you two closer together,” says researcher Jeff Tsang.

Lawyer John Kralik experienced this personally. He'd been feeling depressed and ____ about his life: He'd been divorced and wasn't ____ with his children. He felt tired from the ____ hours he devoted to work. At a/an ____ low point, he remembered his grandfather telling him about the importance of ____. He decided to write 365 thank­you notes over 365 days, hoping for a/an ______ change.

Immediately, he noticed his ____ begin to improve.“The first effects are that you realize that your life is much better than you thought and you become more positive,” Kralik says of his ____ acts of expressing thanks.

___ by Kralik's experience, I decided to try the ____ myself. I chose someone from my past whom I'd ____ thanked before: my wonderful high­school English teacher. I wasn't sure if I'd be able to ____ him,but eventually I found where he lived.

In my letter, I thanked him for the ____ and support that he'd given me years earlier. I may never hear from him ____, but that isn't the ____. The letter helped me ____ my life, and I've been happy now for months.

1.A. time    B. thoughts    C. effects    D. relationship

2.A. education    B. happiness    C. income    D. health

3.A. share    B. complete    C. compare    D. leave

4.A. method    B. desire    C. energy    D. potential

5.A. discouraged    B. dishonest    C. impatient    D. surprised

6.A. bored    B. strict    C. close    D. honest

7.A. limited    B. valuable    C. delightful    D. long

8.A. importantly    B. particularly    C. physically    D. exactly

9.A. forgiveness    B. achievement    C. gratefulness    D. patience

10.A. positive    B. unexpected    C. possible    D. instant

11.A. wealth    B. attitude    C. position    D. competence

12.A. generous    B. strange    C. brave    D. simple

13.A. Struck    B. Inspired    C. Shocked    D. Invited

14.A. idea    B. belief    C. letter    D. test

15.A. nearly    B. frequently    C. already    D. never

16.A. remember    B. recognize    C. locate    D. reward

17.A. degree    B. money    C. gift    D. guidance

18.A. in advance    B. in public    C. in return    D. in person

19.A. case    B. point    C. fact    D. solution

20.A. appreciate    B. understand    C. face    D. review

 

1. C 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. A 6. C 7. D 8. B 9. C 10. A 11. B 12. D 13. B 14. A 15. D 16. C 17. D 18. C 19. B 20. A 【解析】 本文是一篇议论文。文章主要讲述了向帮助过你的人表达谢意,它的影响将持续得比你的预期更长,研究人员发现撰写感谢信可以提升人们的幸福感最多至六个月。如果你在日记中写下感谢,你自己会更开心。但如果你把这份感激与帮助过你的人分享,你们俩会更亲近。 1.考查名词。结合文意,向帮助过你的人表达谢意,它的影响(effects)将持续得比你的预期更长。结合第一段最后一句 for up to six months 可以推断,这种"影响"甚至可以持续到六个月。以及下文的第四段第二句 The first effects are that you realise…也提到了 effects 这个词。所以这里 effects 为最佳选项。time 意为"时间",thoughts 意为"思想",relationship 意为"关系",均不符合文意。故正确答案为C。 2.考查动词。结合文意,研究人员发现撰写感谢信可以提升人们的幸福感(happiness)最多至六个月。还有,根据第二段第一句 it makes you happier 中的 happier 一词也可以推断,这里说的是幸福层次。education 意为"教育",income 意为"收入",health 意为"健康",均不符合文意。故正确答案为B。 3.考查动词。结合文意,如果你在日记中写下感谢,你自己会更开心.但如果你把这份感激与帮助过你的人分享(share),你们俩会更亲近.complete 意为"完成",compare 意为"比较",leave 意为"离开",均不符合文意。故正确答案为A。 4.考查名词。结合文意,如果你把这份感激与帮助过你的人分享,就有可能(potential)使你们俩关系变得更亲近。potential 意为"潜能,可能",为文章最佳选项.method 意为"方法",desire 意为"渴望",energy 意为"能量",均不符合文意,故正确答案为D。 5.考查形容词。结合文意,他对生活感到绝望和沮丧(discouraged)。由 and 可知前后应该是同一类形容词,depressed 与 discouraged 都表示消极的意义,符合逻辑。并且,由后一句的"他与妻子离婚…"也可推知,他的生活正遭遇不幸,所以 discouraged 符合文意。dishonest 意为"不诚实的,欺骗的",impatient 意为"没有耐心的",surprised 意为"感到惊讶的",均不符合文意。故正确答案为A。 6.考查形容词。结合文意,他的妻子与他离婚了,孩子跟他也不亲近(close)。close 这里意为"亲近的,亲密的",符合文意.bored 意为"感到无聊的",strict 意为"严格的",honest 意为"诚实的",均不符合文意。故正确答案为C。 7.考查形容词。结合前半句文意,他感到很疲惫。由此可以推断出是非常长(long)时间的工作使他感到疲。limited 意为"有限的,限制的",正好与文意相反,排除。valuable 意为"有价值的,宝贵的",delightful 意为"令人愉快的,令人高兴的",均不符合文意。故正确答案为D。 8.考查形容词。结合上下文,都是说他生活遭遇不幸,处在低谷的事情。所以推断这里意为"当他处在生活中一个特别(particularly)低潮的时期时,他想起了爷爷对他说的话…"At a low point 意为"在低谷时",particularly 意为"尤其,特别",修饰形容词 low,符合文意。importantly 意为"重要地",physically 意为"物理上,身体上",exactly 意为"恰恰,确切地",均不符合文意。故正确答案为B。 9.结合上下文文意。都是在说表达感谢可以提升人的幸福层次,并且由下文的 He decided to write 365 thank﹣you notes over 365 days,说明他要去写感谢信给别人了。推断出这里意为"他想起了爷爷告诉过他感恩(gratefulness)的重要性".forgiveness 意为"原谅",achievement 意为"成就",patience 意为"耐心",均不符合文意。故正确答案为C. 10.考查形容词。结合文意,他决定在接下来的365天内要写365封感谢信,希望生活能有一个积极的(positive)转变。unexpected 意为"不可预料的,出乎意料的",这里如果用 unexpected 就和动词 hope(希望)矛盾,如果是"希望"的话,说明结果在预料之中了,所以排除。possible 意为"可能的",instant 意为"立刻的,马上的",均不符合文意。故正确答案为A。 11.考查名词。结合文意,不久,他就注意到他的生活态度(attitude)变得更好了。结合下文的 you become more positive 可以得出说的是"你整个人都变得积极向上了",所以这里应该是指生活态度变得更好.wealth 意为"财富,财产",position 意为"位置,地位",competence 意为"能力,技能",均不符合文意。故正确答案为B. 12.考查形容词。结合文意,"你的生活会变得比你想象的要好,并且生活态度也变得积极了."这是 Kralik 在做完非常简单的(simple)表达感谢的举动之后说的话.由前文提到的他只是写了几封感谢信(thank﹣you note)来表达感谢,所以这种方式是非常简单而不复杂的.generous 意为"大方的,慷慨的",strange 意为"奇怪的,陌生的",brave 意为"勇敢的",均不符合文意。故正确答案为D。 13.考查动词短语。结合文意,受到 Kralik 经历的激励(inspired),"我"自己也决定试一试。strick 意为"击打,攻击",shock 意为"使…震惊",invite 意为"邀请",均不符合文意。故正确答案为B。 14.考查名词。结合文意,受到 Kralik 经历的激励,"我"自己也决定试一试这个主意(idea)。belief 意为"信任,信念",letter 意为"书信",test 意为"测试",均不符合文意。故正确答案为A。 15.考查名词。结合上文,作者看到 Kralik 的生活发生积极的改变之后,自己也决定开始尝试向别人写感谢信这种方法.所以推断这里意为"他选择了一个以前从没(never)感谢过的人"。nearly 意为"几乎,差不多",frequently 意为"频繁地",already 意为"已经",均不符合文意。故正确答案为D。 16.考查动词。结合后半句句意,但是"我"最终还是发现了他的住址,推断出这里是"我"不知道"我"是否能找到他。locate 这里意为"定位,查找…的地点",符合文意.remember 意为"记住",recognise 意为"认出;识别",reward 意为"奖励",不符合文意。故正确答案为C。 17.考查名词。结合文意,在信中,"我"对于老师在前些年给"我"的指导(guidance)和支持表示了感谢。这里的 guidance 是对于教师这个职业来说,给予学生的指导。degree 意为"程度",money 意为"金钱",gift 意为"礼物",均不符合文意。故正确答案为D。 18.考查介词短语。结合文意,反过来(in return),"我"可能永远不会收到他的回信。这里的 hear from(收到…的回信)也提示此处要表达的是"反过来"的意思,意为从收信人那边得到反馈。in advance 意为"提前,预先",in public 意为"公开地,当众",in person 意为"亲自,亲身",均不符合文意。故正确答案为C。 19.考查名词。结合文意,"我"可能永远不会收到老师的回信,但是那并不是重点(point)。point 在这里意为"要点,重点"。case 意为"案例,情况",fact 意为"事实",solution 意为"解决方法",均不符合文意。故正确答案为B。 20.考查动词。结合后半句句意,"我"现在已经高兴了好几个月了,推断出前面意为"这封信使我对生活充满感激(appreciate)"。understand 意为"理解,明白",face 意为"面对",review 意为"复习",均不符合文意。故正确答案为A。
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