1、单元素能自测.完形填空One of the easiest things in the world is to become a faultfinder. However, life can be 1 when you are not busy finding fault with it.Several years ago I 2 a letter from seventeenyearold Kerry, who described herself as a worldclass faultfinder, almost always 3 by things. People were alway
2、s doing things that annoyed her, and 4 was ever good enough. She was highly selfcritical and also found fault with her friends. She became a really 5 person.Unfortunately, it took a horrible accident to change her 6 . Her best friend was seriously hurt in a car crash. What made it almost 7 to deal w
3、ith was that the day before the 8 ， Kerry had visited her friend and had spent the whole time criticizing her 9 of boyfriends, the way she was living, the way she related to her mother, and various other things she felt she needed to 10 . It wasnt until her friend was badly hurt that Kerry became 11
4、 her habit of finding fault. Very quickly, she learned to appreciate life rather than 12 everything so harshly (苛刻地). She was able to transfer her new wisdom to other parts of her 13 as well.Perhaps most of us arent as extreme at faultfinding， 14 when were honest, we can be sharply 15 of the world.
5、Im not suggesting you 16 problems, or that you pretend things are 17 than they are, but simply that you learn to allow things to be what they are 18 most of the time, and especially when its not a really big 19 .Train yourself to “bite your tongue ”， and with a little 20 ， youll get really good at l
6、etting things go. And when you do, youll get back your enthusiasm and love for life.语篇大意：生活中我们对人对事都不要过于挑剔，老是吹毛求疵对人对己都没有好处。相反学会保持缄默能让我们活得更精彩。1A.lonely Bgreat Cquiet Duneasy答案：B解析：从下文内容可知，作者不赞同人们老是挑毛病，所以用great表示当你不忙于挑毛病时生活会很精彩。2A.received Banswered Cexpected Drejected答案：A解析：根据语境可知，几年前，作者收到一封来自17岁女孩Ker
7、ry的信。receive a letter from sb.“收到某人的来信”。故选A。3A.threatened Binterrupted Cbothered Dspoiled答案：C解析：根据下文的“People were always doing things that annoyed her”可知，此处用bother表示“使(某人)烦恼”。4A.anything BeverythingCsomething Dnothing答案：D解析：根据and前面的句子可知，此处表示没有一件事情她觉得足够好，所以用nothing。5A.caring Bboring Cinteresting Dsur
8、prising答案：B解析：此处表示她具有高度的自我批评精神，也会挑自己朋友的毛病。她成了一个令人厌烦的人。此处用boring表示“令人厌烦的”。6A.attitude Bplan Cmeasure Dexplanation答案：A解析：根据下文可知，一场意外改变了她的态度。attitude“态度”。7A.urgent BunnecessaryCcertain Dimpossible答案：D解析：此处表示事故发生前一天Kerry拜访了她的这个朋友并一直挑朋友的毛病。据此可知，这使得她几乎无法应对这场意外。8A.occasion Bevent Caccident Dadventure答案：C解析
9、：根据上文的“it took a horrible accident”可知，此处选C。9.A.memory Bnotice Cevidence Dchoice答案：D解析：此处表示Kerry批评她的朋友对男朋友的选择。choice“选择”。10.A.hear Bcontribute Cexpress Dadmit答案：C解析：空处所在的句子是定语从句，various other things是先行词，省略的关系词that/which指代先行词并在从句中作宾语。根据语境可知，事故发生的前一天，Kerry拜访了她的朋友，其间批评了她选择男朋友的眼光、她的生活方式、她与母亲相处的方式，还有其他各种K
10、erry认为自己需要表达的事情。所以应选express“表达”。11.A.aware of Bafraid ofCcurious about Dconfused about答案：A解析：此处表示直到她的朋友严重受伤，Kerry才意识到她挑毛病的习惯。be aware of.“意识到”；be afraid of.“害怕”；be curious about.“对感到好奇”；be confused about.“对感到困惑”。12.A.discuss Brealize Cjudge Dsettle答案：C解析：根据语境可知，她学会了珍惜生命而不是对每件事都很刻薄。judge“判断；评价”。此处jud
11、ge.harshly(苛刻地)和上文的“appreciate life”形成对比。13.A.family Blife Ccareer Deducation答案：B解析：根据语境可知，她能够把她的新智慧转移到她生活的其他方面。故选B。14.A.so Bor Cbut Dfor答案：C解析：根据语境可知，可能我们中的大多数人都不会极端地寻找错误，但是当我们诚实地面对事物的时候，我们会尖锐地批评世界。上下文是转折关系，所以用but。15A.proud Bsure Chopeful Dcritical答案：D解析：be critical of和find fault with是同义短语。16A.face
12、 Bcreate Csolve Dignore答案：D解析：根据上下文可知，此处表示作者并不是要建议大家忽视问题。ignore“忽视”。17A.rarer Bbetter Cstranger Dworse答案：B解析：根据语境可知，此处表示假装事情比真实情况要好，故要用形容词的比较级。18A.at least Bat last Cby far Dso far答案：A解析：此处表示至少在大多数时候。at least“至少”。19A.task Bdeal Cresult Dduty答案：B解析：not a big deal是固定搭配，意为“没什么大不了的”。根据语境可知，此处表示尤其是当没什么大不
13、了的时候。故选B。20A.practice Bspeech Crest Dpity答案：A解析：根据上下文可知，要做到这一点需要的是少量的训练。practice“练习，训练”。.阅读理解Be gratefulGratitude is a sign of appreciation and you ought to show appreciation for life. Always wake up every morning in acknowledgement that someone died the previous night but you didnt and that someone
14、 did not wake up but you did. I have food on my table; I have clothes to wear; I have a good paying job even though my boss is a fool.Make somebody happyWhen you sow happiness, you reap happiness. Mother Teresa knew this secret so well; she devoted her life to helping others even if it simply meant
15、putting a smile on someones face. Here is a sum of two of her famous quotes: “A life not lived for others is not a life; let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier.” Act as if you are happySmile always, even when you are feeling blue. When the body acts, emotions follow. A smile
16、costs nothing but it creates much. It enriches those who receive it without making those poor who give. Learn to smile at all times. It will not only make you happy, but win you happy friends.Stay close to friendsI was feeling very sad and depressed at work one Friday morning. I didnt know what to d
17、o so I approached a friend and we got talking. I shared my burden with her and we had a brief talk. By the time I finished pouring out my heart to her, I already knew why I was not happy and what I had to do as well. Dont be afraid to share your feelings with friends; it works.语篇大意：本文给出了如何保持快乐的几条建议。
18、1What does the underlined word “acknowledgement” probably mean?ASorrow. BFortune. CThanks. DFright.答案：C解析：词义猜测题。根据该段小标题Be grateful及第一句Gratitude is a sign of appreciation and you ought to show appreciation for life.可知此处想表明：有些人在你醒来之前已去世，能够醒来的你应心存感激。故选C项。2When you are feeling upset, you ought to .Abe t
19、hankful as others are unlucky to leave Bpretend to smile happily in front of othersCdevote yourself to making others feel happyDcommunicate with friends you rely on答案：D解析：细节理解题。由最后一个小标题下的.I approached a friend and we got talking. I shared my burden with her.可知，当不开心时，可以找朋友倾诉。故选D项。3Which of the follow
20、ing can be the best title?AHow to Stay Happy Whatever HappensBHow to Keep Fit Mentally and PhysicallyCHow to Live a True Life for OthersDHow to Bring Happiness to an Unhappy Life答案：A解析：标题判断题。由几个小标题可知文章介绍的是如何保持开心的方法。故选A项。.短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词
21、处加一个漏词符号()，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改：在错词下面画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Today is the happy day in this holiday.Although I was very tired, but I found that I lived a full life in these busy days.I am usually afraid of taken a bus, because the awful smell of the
22、bus drives I mad and makes me get carsick(晕车)But today I did get carsick.I can defeat carsickness final.At night I went out with an old friend who I ever liked, but all of us were so busy in the examination at high school that we were not together.I was such surprised as I received his call.At first
23、, I thought we would never meet before we graduated.Thank him for giving me a happy day!答案与解析1happy改为happiest句意：今天是假期中最高兴的一天。故将happy改为happiest，表示最高级含义。2去掉but因为本句的句首用了Although，although和but不能出现在同一个句子中。故将but去掉。3taken改为takingof是介词，其后跟动词时要用动词的动名词形式。4mad前的I改为me考查动词后宾语的使用形式。此处谓语动词drive后应该用I的宾格形式me。5did改为di
24、dnt或did后面加not上文说到，通常我害怕坐公共汽车，因为汽车难闻的气味让我发疯并使我感到晕车。下文又说我最终克服了晕车。所以上下文之间的内容是转折关系。故此处要表达的意思为“但是今天我没有晕车”。6final改为finally此处需要用副词finally修饰谓语。7all改为both指两个人时用both，三人或三人以上用all，文中指我们两人。8in改为with考查固定搭配。be busy with sth.“忙于做某事”。9such改为so考查so和such的区别。so通常接形容词或副词，such后接名词，此处surprised是形容词，意为“惊讶的”，所以将such改为so。10be
25、fore改为after此处指起初我以为我们毕业后将再也不会见面了，所以把before改为after。.书面表达你喜欢快餐食品吗？快餐食品在青少年和儿童中很流行。请根据提示写一篇100词左右的短文。1快餐流行的原因：方便、快捷、店内环境舒适、服务周到；2从营养角度讲，快餐食品不利于健康；3不宜多吃。Fast foodFast food is becoming more and more popular，especially among children and teenagers.There are several reasons for its popularity. First, its v
26、ery convenient and saves a lot of time. You can go into a fast restaurant，order your food and it is ready in no time. You can take it away or eat there. Second, the atmosphere is very comfortable. Its very clean and it has excellent service and good quality food.However，fast food is not good for peoples health，especially children. Its usually not a balanced diet. There is too much fat in the food and you cant get enough fresh vegetables. Also the food there is very expensive. Eat fast food as little as possible. Its only a choice when you are hurry.
