Question

Optimism and pessimism(消极) are both powerful forces. Each of us must choose which we want to ________ our future and our expectations. We can choose to laugh or cry, bless or ________. It’s our decision: from which perspective do we want to view life? Will we look up in ________ or down in desperation?

I believe in the upward look. I choose to ________ the positive and skip right over the negative.

An optimistic attitude is not a luxury(奢侈品); it’s a(n) ________. The way you look at life will determine how you feel, how you perform, and how well you will get along with other people. ________, negative thoughts, attitudes, and expectations ________ themselves; they become a self-fulfilling prophecy (预言). Pessimism creates a dark place where no one wants to live.

Years ago, I drove into a service station to get some gas. It was a beautiful day, and I was feeling great. As I walked into the station to pay for the gas, the attendant said to me, “How do you feel?” That seemed like a(n) ________ question, but I felt fine and told him so. “You don’t look well,” he replied. This ________ me completely by surprise. A little ________ confidently, I told him that I had ________ felt better. Without hesitation, he continued to tell me how bad I looked and that my skin appeared yellow.

By the time I left the service station, I was feeling a little ________. About a block away, I ________ over to the side of the road to look at my face in the mirror. How did I feel? Was I affected with jaundice(黄疸)? Was everything all right? By the time I got home, I was beginning to feel a little nauseous(恶心). Did I have a bad liver? Had I ________ some rare disease?

On another beautiful day, when I went into that gas station, feeling ________ again, I figured out what had happened. The place had recently been painted a bright, distasteful ________, and the light reflecting ________ the walls made everyone inside look as though they had hepatitis(肝炎)! I wondered how many other folks had ________ the way I did. I had let one short conversation with a total ________ change my attitude for an entire day. He told me I looked sick, and before long, I was actually feeling sick. That single ________ observation had a great effect on the way I felt and acted.

The only thing more powerful than negativism is a word of optimism and hope. When a whole culture adopts an upward look, incredible things can be accomplished.

1.A. decide    B. shape    C. preview    D. transform

2.A. forgive    B. praise    C. curse    D. regret

3.A. hope    B. anger    C. action    D. vain

4.A. analyze    B. highlight    C. evaluate    D. introduce

5.A. quality    B. opportunity    C. necessity    D. identity

6.A. Actually    B. Contrarily    C. Similarly    D. Consequently

7.A. rely on    B. feed on    C. go on    D. take on

8.A. familiar    B. ordinary    C. easy    D. odd

9.A. took    B. got    C. stopped    D. made

10.A. more    B. too    C. quite    D. less

11.A. ever    B. never    C. once    D. always

12.A. unaffected    B. unconcerned    C. unsatisfied    D. uneasy

13.A. got    B. came    C. took    D. pulled

14.A. picked up    B. brought up    C. come up    D. put up

15.A. sick    B. upset    C. fine    D. calm

16.A. gray    B. yellow    C. blue    D. red

17.A. off    B. over    C. in    D. through

18.A. quit    B. adapted    C. answered    D. reacted

19.A. liar    B. onlooker    C. stranger    D. attendant

20.A. positive    B. negative    C. careful    D. rigid

Answer

1. B

2. C

3. A

4. B

5. C

6. B

7. B

8. D

9. A

10. D

11. B

12. D

13. D

14. A

15. C

16. B

17. A

18. D

19. C

20. B

【解析】

这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。文章主要讲了乐观和悲观都是强大的力量，我们每个人都必须在这两者之间做出选择，从而给我们对未来的展望和预期染上或明或暗的色彩。作者通过自己的亲身经历告诉读者：我们应该用什么样的眼光去看待生活——是昂首去寻找希望抑或垂头在绝望中犹豫。

1.考查动词辨析。根据We can choose to laugh or cry, bless or ____2____.可知我们每个人都必须选择我们想要塑造我们的未来和我们的期望。A. decide决定；B. shape塑造；C. preview预习；D. transform改变，故选B。

2.考查动词辨析。句意：我们可以选择哭或是笑，祝福或是诅咒。和bless对应的是curse，A. forgive原谅；B. praise赞扬；C. curse诅咒；D. regret后悔，故选C。

3.考查名词辨析。句意：我们是在希望中抬头，还是在绝望中低头? 和desperation对应的是hope，A. hope希望；B. anger生气；C. action行动；D. vain徒劳，故选A。

4.考查动词辨析。根据I believe in the upward look.可知我会突出生活中光明的一面，忽略那些阴暗的部分。A. analyze分析；B. highlight突出；C. evaluate评价；D. introduce介绍，故选B。

5.考查名词辨析。根据An optimistic attitude is not a luxury(奢侈品)可知乐观的态度是我们生活的必需品。和luxury对应的是necessity，A. quality质量；B. opportunity机会；C. necessity必需品；D. identity身份，故选C。

6.考查副词辨析。句意：相反，消极的想法、态度和期望是自食其果。这句话和上文是相反的关系，A. Actually事实上；B. Contrarily相反地；C. Similarly类似地；D. Consequently因此，故选B。

7.考查动词短语辨析。句意：相反，消极的想法、态度和期望是自食其果。A. rely on依靠； B. feed on oneself自食其果；C. go on继续；D. take on呈现，故选B。

8.考查形容词辨析。根据but I felt fine and told him so.可知这看起来象古怪的问题。A. familiar熟悉的；B. ordinary普通的；C. easy容易的；D. odd古怪的，故选D。

9.考查固定短语。根据“You don’t look well,” he replied.可知作者大吃一惊，词组：take sb. by surprise让某人非常惊讶，该用法是固定用法，故选A。

10.考查形容词辨析。根据I told him that I had ____11____ felt better.可知作者不怎么自信了。A. more更多的；B. too也；C. quite相当；D. less较少的，故选D。

11.考查副词辨析。句意：我告诉他我从没有感觉更好，这里用否定词和比较级连用，表示最高级，故选B。

12.考查形容词辨析。根据About a block away, I ____13____ over to the side of the road to look at my face in the mirror.可知作者感觉很不轻松。A. unaffected不受影响的； B. unconcerned不关心的；C. unsatisfied不满意的；D. uneasy不轻松的，故选D。

13.考查动词辨析。句意：我将车停靠在路边。A. got over越过；B. came over顺便来访； C. took over接管；接收，D. pulled over把…开到路边，故选D。

14.考查动词短语辨析。根据By the time I got home, I was beginning to feel a little nauseous(恶心). Did I have a bad liver? 可知作者怀疑自己得了罕见的疾病。A. picked up获得；B. brought up提出；C. come up走近；D. put up举起，故选A。

15.考查形容词辨析。根据下文I figured out what had happened.可知作者明白了发生的事情，感觉好了。A. sick病态的；B. upset心烦的；C. fine好的；D. calm平静的，故选C。

16.考查形容词辨析。根据Without hesitation, he continued to tell me how bad I looked and that my skin appeared yellow.可知加油站的墙上粉刷了黄色，反射到人的脸上都是黄色。A. gray灰色的；B. yellow黄色的；C. blue蓝色的；D. red红色的，故选B。

17.考查固定短语。句意：光线从墙上反射过来使每个人都好像得了黄疸肝炎。reflect off反射,故选A。

18.考查动词辨析。句意：我想知道多少其他的人反应和我一样。A. quit放弃；B. adapted使适应；C. answered回答；D. reacted反应，故选D。

19.考查名词辨析。根据上文内容，可知和作者对话的服务员是完全的陌生人。A. liar说谎的人； B. onlooker旁观者；C. stranger陌生人；D. attendant服务员，故选C。

20.考查形容词辨析。句意：这一个负面的观察对我的感觉和反应的方式都产生了变化。A. positive积极的；B. negative负面的；C. careful小心的；D. rigid僵硬的，故选B。