Question

You had better learn to be grateful. If you are grateful, you naturally       yourself up to receive all kinds of blessings and good things in life. You can receive almost everything you want   . If you want recovery soon, start by feeling grateful that you are still       . If it is more money that you want, start being grateful for whatever       of money you already have.

You see, showing gratitude(感恩) is the key to every       thing in life. It is the key to successful relationships, it is the key to successful futures and it is the key to      healthier and happier lives. And this is where the importance of being grateful lies.      , it makes life better.

One of my favorite      is “If you learn to appreciate more of what you already have, you will find yourself having more to appreciate.” Think about that!

Something as       as a “Thank you for being in my life” or “I       having you here with me”, can go a long way. It will make the other person feel good, and       it also will make you feel better!

So maybe your wife is not very       around the house, but she’s great at cooking your favorite       . Or, maybe your child       milk all over your new shirt right before you walked out the door for work, but usually he makes you laugh so much and makes you       the luckiest parent in the world.

I strongly      you to make a promise to yourself for the next week. Decide to       every morning and think of at least 5 things that you are       for. Then say them out loud. You will notice a smile on your face without even      . In 30 days you will feel completely renewed. This is the       of being grateful!

1.A．openB．makeC.standDtake

2.A．easilyB．correctly C.trulyD.clearly

3.A．lovelyB．aliveC.livelyD. living

4.A．amountB．number C．kind    D．plenty

5.A．terribleB．negativeC．positiveD.confusing

6.A．leadingB．takingC．enjoyingD．looking

7.A．ThereforeB．BesidesC．AnywayD．In a word

8.A．mottos        B.rulesC．habitsD．word

9.A．pleasantB．wonderful  C．shortD．moving

10.A．wantB．look forward to C．appreciateD．would like

11.A．for sureB．in generalC．instead of  D．in addition

12.A．lazy    B  beautifulC．carelessD． organized

13.A．vegetablesB．dishesC．beefD．drinks

14.A．paintedB．stoppedC．spilledD．threw

15.A．become ofB.  feel likeC．act asD．look like

16.A．persuadeB．adviseC．demandD．suggest

17.A．dress upB．make upC．get upD．wake up

18.A．gratefulB．concernedC．anxiousD．upset

19.A．pretendingB．lookingC．tryingD．smiling

20.A．disadvantageB．power    C．awardD．consequences

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.C

7.D

8.A

9.C

10.C

11.A

12.D

13.B

14.C

15.B

16.B

17.D

18.A

19.C

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：人生中的每一次经历，无论是好是坏都是生命中宝贵的财富。人们要对此感激，然而懂得感恩并不是一件容易的事。在生命中的很多事情，只要错过了可能就永远不会再回来，只有懂得珍惜，懂得感恩，才可以更好的去享受生活。

1.A．open开；B．make;制造；C．stand站；D． take带走。根据空后内容to receive all kinds of blessings判断应该是敞开心扉去接受生活，选A。

2.A．easily容易；B．correctly正确；C．truly真实；D clearly清楚。根据语境判断作者指的是自己内心真正想接受的，其他不符合语境，选C。

3.A．lovely可爱；B．alive活着的；C．lively生动的；D living生活。根据前句内容if you want recovery soon,判断人们要想在生病后尽快康复，就应该对还活着心存感激，这样的心态才有助于健康，选B。

4.A．amount数量；B．number数字； C．kind种类；D plenty大量。Money是不可数名词，不能用number of 修饰。plenty of是表示不确定概念，前面没有修饰语。根据前句中的more money判断此处指钱的数量，选A。

5.A．terrible糟糕的；B．negative消极的；C． positive积极的；D． confusing迷惑的。根据上文内容receive all kinds of blessings and good things in life.可知学会感恩是享受生活，并且生活幸福快乐的关键，选C。

6.A．leading领导；B．taking花费；C．enjoying享受；D． looking看。从搭配可以排除BD选项；lead a …..life过着……的生活；enjoy life 享受生活，根据前面内容判断此处是指感恩是成功的关键，是享受健康，快乐生活的关键，选C。

7.A．Therefore因此；B．Besides包括；C．Anyway另外；D． In a word总之。上文讲述了感激生活，学会感恩带来的好处，并且最后一句的内容是对上文的概括，故答案选D。

8.A．mottos箴言；B rules规则；C． habits爱好；D． word词。根据后面的内容“If you learn to appreciate more of what you already have, you will find yourself having more to appreciate.”可知这是作者喜欢的箴言之一，选A。

9.A．pleasant高兴的；B．wonderful精彩的；C．short短的；D． moving移动的。根据空后的句子和后面的形容词long可以判断此处应该与long构成一种对比，指句子很短但是影响却非常久远，故答案选C。

10.A．want想要；B．look forward to期望； C．appreciate欣赏；D．would like想要。Would like 后面跟动词不定式，排除D。want doing “需要被…..”; look forward to doing “期望做某事”；appreciate doing“喜欢，欣赏，感激”，根据or前面内容判断此处同样是表示感激的语言，选C。

11.A．for sure的确；B．in general通常；C． instead of代替； D．in addition附加。根据句后的感叹号可以判断作者对上文说的内容非常确信，充满把握，故答案选A。其他不符合语境。

12.A．lazy懒 ；B beautiful美丽；C．careless粗心；D． organized有组织的。从but后的内容和后面的排比句内容可以判断此处表示一种对比关系，而从情理判断选D。句意：或许你的妻子不是很擅长安排家务，但是…….。

13.A．vegetables蔬菜；B．dishes一盘菜；C．beef牛肉； D． drinks饮料。从词的搭配可以排除AD选项；而beef范畴小，故答案选B。句意：但是她却擅长烹饪你喜欢的菜肴。

14.A．painted漆； B．stopped停止；C．spilled溢出；D． threw投。根据语境可以判断孩子只会把牛奶洒在衣服上，其他不符合语境。

15.A．become of遭遇；B feel like想要；C．act as按着做；D． look like看起来像。从and前的内容可以判断虽然孩子的行为给家长带来麻烦，但是却让家长感到很开心，会让做父母的感到自己拥有这样的孩子是最幸运的。

16.A．persuade劝说；B．advise建议；C．demand要求；D．suggest建议。从空后的内容判断作者是在建议读者们，排除AD选项；advise sb to do sth建议某人做某事，suggest sb doing sth建议某人做某事，答案选B。

17.A．dress up打扮；B．make up编造；C．get up起床； D． wake up醒来。根据every morning 判断选D。句意：下决心要每天早晨醒来的时候想至少五件让你感激的事情，选D。

18.A．grateful感激的；B．concerned联系的；C．anxious焦急的；D． upset沮丧。Upset不可以和for搭配，排除D选项。文章内容讲述的是人们要学会感恩，所以最后作者重新点明中心，深化主题，选A。

19.A．pretending假装； B．looking看；C．trying试； D． smiling笑。从语境判断作者认为大声地说出自己感激的事情，微笑会自然而然地出现在脸上，而丝毫不用费劲，故答案选C。

20.A．disadvantage缺点；B．power力量；C． award奖品；D． consequences后果。从前句内容In 30 days you will feel completely renewed.可以推测这就是学会感恩所能带来的好处，换句话说也就是感恩的力量所在，答案选B。

考点：考查哲理性短文阅读