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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      your day?
One day I was in a taxi and we headed       the airport. We were driving in the    lane when suddenly a black car drove out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his      ,slide sideways,and at the very last moment our car stopped and     the other car by just inches!The driver of the other car looked around and started       at us.
My taxi driver just      and waved at the guy. And I mean he was really      . So I asked,"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 explained that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of      , full of frustration,full of anger,and full of disappointment. As their garbage       up,they need a place to dump it and sometimes they’ll dump it on     .Don’t take it personally. Just smile, wave,wish them well,and move on.
Believe me. You’ll be      .Don’t take their garbage and      it to other people at work,at home,or on the streets. Life’s too short to wake up in the morning with     .The mark of your success is how quickly you can refocus on what’s     in your life. Roy Baumeister,a psychology researcher from Florida State University,found in his extensive research that you      bad things more often than good things in your life. You store the bad memories more easily, and you      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       it!
When you follow “The Law of the Garbage Truck”,you take back control of your life. You make room for the good by     go of the bad. Have a Garbage-Free Day!Have a marvelous,garbage-free day!The seeds you plant today       the harvest you reap tomorrow.
小题1:
A.enrichB.ruinC.spareD.obtain
小题2:
A.throughB.toC.inD.for
小题3:
A.latterB.rightC.oppositeD.free
小题4:
A.brakesB.doorC.windowD.seat
小题5:
A.knockedB.overtookC.missedD.lost
小题6:
A.laughingB.throwingC.glancingD.yelling
小题7:
A.wonderedB.smiledC.ignoredD.guessed
小题8:
A.friendlyB.angryC.tiredD.disappointed
小题9:
A.expectationB.passengersC.garbageD.goods
小题10:
A.turnsB.pushesC.holdsD.piles
小题11:
A.roadsB.childrenC.youD.dustbin
小题12:
A.upsetB.happierC.pitifulD.frightened
小题13:
A.spreadB.shareC.explainD.contribute
小题14:
A.surpriseB.pleasureC.doubtD.regrets
小题15:
A.funnyB.importantC.strangeD.embarrassing
小题16:
A.rememberB.forgetC.valueD.appreciate
小题17:
A.enjoyB.exchangeC.recallD.imagine
小题18:
A.inspireB.takeC.mendD.notice
小题19:
A.lettingB.consistingC.makingD.dreaming
小题20:
A.distinguishB.deserveC.deliverD.determine

小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:C
小题6:D
小题7:B
小题8:A
小题9:C
小题10:D
小题11:C
小题12:B
小题13:A
小题14:D
小题15:B
小题16:A
小题17:C
小题18:B
小题19:A
小题20:D

试题分析:
本文叙述了作者乘坐出租车时发生的事情,通过出租车司机的一番话,阐明一个道理:记住美好的,忘却不愉快的,专注重要的;对待生活的态度决定生活的状态。
小题1:下文叙述的是出租车司机的豁达和睿智:不要让那些满腹怒气骂骂咧咧的人影响自己的心情,做自己该做的事情。作者设问“你会让……等人毁坏你一天的心情吗”以引起下文。ruin: 毁坏。enrich: 丰富。spare: 抽出、腾出。obtain: 获得。均与下文语境不合。故B项正确。
小题2:head for: 前往。介词for表示方向。类似的短语还有leave for. 故D项正确。
小题3:A. latter:后者 B. right:正确的;右边的; C. opposite:相反的;对面的;D. free:有空的;:免费的;自由的;作者乘坐的出租车应该是在“正确的”车道上行驶。作者提及此事是为了衬托下文小车司机的无礼。故选择B项。
小题4:一辆小车突然从路旁停车位驶出,出租车司机只得猛踩“刹车”。故选择brakes(车刹),A项正确。常理可知“门窗、座位”不合题意。
小题5:A. knock:敲; B. overtake:超过、超越; C. miss:错过;思念;D. lose:遗失。出租车司机紧急刹车、向傍边猛打方向,才避免了与小车相撞。miss: 错过;未击中。故C项正确。
小题6:从下文作者不理解出租车司机的友善举动可推断,此处应该是小车司机无礼。laugh at: 嘲笑;throw sth. at sb: 将某物向某人砸过去; glance at: 看一眼; yell at sb. 对某人吼叫。故选择D项。
小题7:此处显示出租车司机的大度,对着对方“微笑、挥手”,丝毫没有因为小车司机有错且无礼以及差点发生的严重后果而生气,反而主动示好。wonder: 想知道、纳闷;guess: 猜测; ignore: 不理、忽略。不合语境。故选择B项。
小题8:出租车司机主动示好不是因为怕事或敷衍,而是真诚地表示友善。所以作者不能理解。angry:愤怒的;disappointed:失望的; tired: 疲劳的;故选择friendly:,A项正确。
小题9:A. expectation:期望、期待; B. passenger:乘客;C. garbage;垃圾; D. goods;货物。前一句提到“垃圾车定律”。这里及后文是对该定律的解释:许多人就像垃圾车,满腹沮丧、愤怒、失望等垃圾,垃圾满了就要倾倒。故选择C项。
小题10:A. turn up 出现;B. push;推C. hold up:延误;D. pile up:堆积。垃圾堆积起来就需要找地方倾倒。pile up: 堆积。故D项正确。
小题11: A. road:道路;B. child:儿童;C. you:你;D. dustbin:垃圾箱。这些满腹“垃圾”的人有时会将不良情绪倾泻到他们碰到的任何人身上。本题选择you,泛指任何人。故C项正确。
小题12: A. upset:难过的;B. happy:快乐的、幸福的;C. pitiful:可怜的;D. frightened:害怕的。
作者说,相信他说的话,你就会“快乐一些”。故选择B项。
小题13:不要接受别人倾倒的“垃圾”并转倒给其他人。spread sth. to sb.:将某事传给某人; share sth. with sb.:与某人分享某物。 故选择 A项。
小题14:A. surprise:惊讶;B. pleasure:乐趣;C. doub:疑虑D. regret:后悔。如果不接受别人的“垃圾”并转倒给其他人,你就不会因轻率冲动而后悔。人生苦短,每天早晨从“后悔”中醒来是难以承受之重。故选择D项。
小题15:A. funny:有趣的;B. important:重要的;C. strange:奇怪的;D. embarrassing:令人尴尬的。能否成功的标志在于你能否迅速忘却不快而专注于“重要”的人生目标。故选择B 项。
小题16:  A. remember:记得;B. forget:忘记;C. value:重视;D. appreciate:欣赏、感激。后句说到人们更容易储存不好的记忆,所以此处说的是人们更经常“记住”的是糟糕的事情。故A项正确。
小题17:A. enjoy:享受、喜爱;B. exchange:交换;C. recall:记起、回忆起;D.imagine:想象。人们更容易储存不好的记忆,自然也更容易“回想”起不好的记忆。故选择C项。
小题18:A. inspire:激励;B. take:接受、参加;C. mend:修补、修正;D. notice:注意到、看到。生活中你的努力只占一层,九层取决于你的生活态度。此处take意为“接受”。故B项正确。
小题19:A. let:让;允许;B. consist:包括、包含;C. make:制造;D. dream:梦想、希望。只有“忘却”不好的,才能为美好的东西在心中留下位置。let go of sth. 放弃;忘却。故A项正确。
小题20:今天播下的种子“决定”明天的收获。distinguish: 区分、分辨。deserve: 应得、配得。deliver: 投递、分发。故D项正确。
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A.beliefB.storyC.viewD.concern
小题5:
A.readingB.speakingC.listeningD.thinking
小题6:
A.beforeB.sinceC.asD.though
小题7:
A.look forB.wait forC.ask forD.wish for
小题8:
A.graduallyB.mostlyC.finallyD.firmly
小题9:
A.breathedB.triedC.managedD.pressed
小题10:
A.took offB.stayed upC.kept onD.fell behind
小题11:
A.smartB.hard-workingC.healthyD.easy-going
小题12:
A.memoryB.balanceC.chanceD.confidence
小题13:
A.shyB.proudC.differentD.strict
小题14:
A.doubtedB.witnessedC.representedD.realized
小题15:
A.withB.besidesC.includingD.within
小题16:
A.sangB.workedC.dancedD.chatted
小题17:
A.helpedB.forcedC.beggedD.allowed
小题18:
A.whenB.onceC.untilD.whether
小题19:
A.teacherB.writerC.expertD.guide
小题20:
A.schoolB.startC.homeD.attention

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科目:高中英语 来源:不详 题型:完形填空

As our exams were over, my friends and I went to a fast food restaurant. We         hamburgers and Coca Colar at the counter. When our        came, I started walking towards an empty table. By bad luck, my purse strap(带子) got      on a chair and the tray(托盘) that I was holding slipped      my hands and went flying in the air. The tray, and its contents,     on a man who was just about to     a bite of his sandwich. I stared, greatly      , as the drinks soaked(浸湿) his white shirt.
Then I      my eyes and prepared myself for his burst of       . Instead, he said “It’s OK” to       me before he disappeared into washroom.
Still shaky and unsure      to do next, my friends and I went to a table and sat there, trying our best to look     . A moment later, the man came out of the washroom and        our table. My heart almost stopped     . I though he was going to ask for my father’ s       and call him.
To my surprise, he merely smiled at us, handed us some cash and said, “       yourself new hamburgers.” He then walked        without even finishing his food.
He could have made what was already an uncomfortable situation worse,        he chose a different way and gave us a reason to believe that there is still     in this world. I’ll never       his actions.
小题1:
A.madeB.orderedC.arrangedD.demanded
小题2:
A.foodB.turnC.billD.menu
小题3:
A.fixedB.cutC.tiedD.caught
小题4:
A.outB.byC.inD.from
小题5:
A.knockedB.fellC.stoodD.hung
小题6:
A.tasteB.takeC.swallowD.chew
小题7:
A.discouragedB.disappointedC.shockedD.annoyed
小题8:
A.rolledB.rubbedC.narrowedD.closed
小题9:
A.bitternessB.anxietyC.angerD.sorrow
小题10:
A.satisfyB.comfortC.encourageD.praise
小题11:
A.whatB.howC.whoD.which
小题12:
A.mildB.honestC.calmD.modest
小题13:
A.approachedB.pushedC.drewD.laid
小题14:
A.breakingB.sinkingC.tremblingD.beating
小题15:
A.help B.positionC.numberD.job
小题16:
A.PrepareB.BuyC.FindD.Cook
小题17:
A.awayB.onC.aroundD.up
小题18:
A.soB.sinceC.althoughD.but
小题19:
A.kindnessB.happinessC.politenessD.brightness
小题20:
A.refuseB.forgetC.opposeD.ignore

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科目:高中英语 来源:不详 题型:阅读理解

My favorite English teacher could draw humor out of the driest material. It wasn’t forced on us either. He took Samuel Johnson’s dictionary, Addison’s essays, and many other literary wonders from the eighteenth century and made them hilarious, even at eight o’clock in the morning. The thing that amazed me most was that the first time I read these works on my own, some of them seemed dead, but the second time, after his explanation, I couldn’t believe that I hadn’t seen the humor. The stories and poems and plays were suddenly filled with allusions(典故) and irony and hilarious moments. I learned more from him than from any other teacher.
My least favorite English teacher also made people laugh. Some students found him to be wonderfully funny. Many others did not. He assigned journals over a six-week period, to be written every day. At the end of the six weeks I had a notebook full of bits and pieces about my ideas, short stories, reactions to what we had read, and so on. Our teacher announced that we would be grading each other’s journals. Mine was passed to Joe, that class clown, who always behaved in a funny or silly way. He saw it fit to make a joke of and said, “This writing isn’t fit to line the bottom of a birdcage.” Our teacher laughed at that funny remark. It hurt me so much that the anger from it has driven my writing and teaching ever since.
So what makes the difference? Humor is one of the most powerful tools teachers or writers have. It can build up students and classes and make them excited about literature and writing, or it can tear them apart. It is true that humor is either productive or counter-productive and self-defeating.
小题1:The passage mainly discusses ________.
A.teachingB.literatureC.humorD.knowledge
小题2:The underlined word “hilarious” in Paragraph 1 probably means ________.
A.funnyB.tiringC.inspiringD.brilliant
小题3:The English teacher the writer disliked most ________.
A.was not able to make students laughB.hurt his student’s feelings
C.didn’t let his students do the gradingD.had no sense of humor

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