Michael is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, “If I were any better, I’d be twins!” He was a natural motivator.

One day I went up to Michael and asked him, “I don’t get it. You can’t be positive all the time. How do you do it?”

Michael replied, “Each morning I wake up and say to myself ‘Mike, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or a bad mood.’ I choose the first. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life.” Michael continued, “Life is all about choices. The bottom line is: It’s your choice how you live life.”

Several years later, Michael was involved in a serious accident, falling off 60 feet from a communications tower. I saw him about six months after the accident. I asked him what had gone through his mind as the accident took place.

He said, “I first thought of my soon-to-born daughter and then remembered I had two choices: I could choose to live or I could choose to die. I chose to live. I knew I needed to take action. So when a nurse kept shouting questions at me asking if I was allergic to anything, I took a deep breath and yelled, ‘Gravity’. Over their laughter, I told them, ‘I’m choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead’.”

Michael lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude.

Which of the following statements is true?

A. Michael is a person whom people don’t like very much.

B. Michael knows how to learn from bad things in life.

C. Doctors thought Michael was dead.

D. The author didn’t think Michael was a happy person.

According to Michael, when someone complains to you, you should ____________.

   A. share your own experiences with him

   B. just listen to what the person says and feel sorry for him

   C. tell the person to look at the happy side of life instead of just listening

   D. discuss with the person and tell him to reflect on the complaints

The author quotes Michael’s words “If I were any better, I’d be twins!” to tell us ____________.

   A. Michael wants to have a twin brother

   B. Michael is not satisfied with his present life

   C. Michael is always optimistic

   D. Michael likes to change his mood

Which of the following best summarizes the main idea?

A. Accidents will happen.

B. When God shuts a door, he opens another.

C. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

D. Attitude is everything.

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C．D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Michael was always in a good mood. He was a natural motivator(乐天派). One day I asked him, “How can you be  36   all the time.” Michael replied, “Each morning I   37   up and say to myself, ‘Mike, you have two  38   today. You can choose to be in a good mood  39   you can choose to be in a bad mood.’ I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something  40   happens, I can choose to be a victim or choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. I choose the positive side of life.”
Later, I heard Michael was  41  in a serious accident, falling off 60 feet from a tower.
After 18 hours of  42   , and weeks of intensive care, Michael left the hospital with rods(钢棒)  43  in his back. I saw Michael about six months after the  44 . I asked him what had  45  his mind as the accident took place.
“As I  46  on the ground, I remembered I had two choices: I could choose to live or I could choose to die. I chose to live.” “Weren’t you  47 ?” I asked. Michael continued, “They kept telling me I was going to be fine.  48   When they wheeled me into the operation room and I saw the  49  on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got  50  scared. In their eyes, I read ‘He’s a dead man’. I knew I  51    to take action. ‘What did you do?’ I asked. Well, a big nurse asked me if I was allergic(过敏) to  52 . ‘Yes,’ I said. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they     53  my reply. I took a deep breath and cried, ‘Gravity.’ Over their laughter, I told them, ‘I’m choosing to live. 54  on me as if I am alive, not dead.’”
Michael  55 ,thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing positive attitude.
36.A. negative          B. passive                C. positive               D. native
37.A. wake              B. pick                    C. stay                    D. turn
38.A. ways               B. jobs                    C. lives                   D. choices
39.A. and                 B. or                       C. besides                D. nor
40.A. good              B. bad                     C. lucky                  D. urgent
41.A. involved         B. divided               C. separated             D. packed
42.A. work              B. rest                     C. surgery               D. flight
43.A. placed             B. lain                     C. cut                      D. removed
44.A. incident          B. event                  C. item                    D. accident
45.A. got through     B. broken through    C. seen through        D. gone through
46.A. lay                 B. laid                     C. lied                     D. stood
47.A. excited            B. thrilled                C. afraid                  D. encouraged
48.A. So                  B. But                     C. Otherwise            D. Therefore
49.A. impressions     B. expressions          C. attractions           D. tears
50.A. really              B. slowly                 C. even                   D. slightly
51.A. used               B. supposed             C. dared                  D. needed
52.A. nothing           B. something           C. anything              D. anybody
53.A. called for        B. ran for                C. waited for           D. rushed for
54.A. Operate           B. Turn                   C. Search                D. Jump
55.A. disappeared     B. endangered          C. died                    D. survived

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C．D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Michael was always in a good mood. He was a natural motivator(乐天派). One day I asked him, “How can you be  36   all the time.” Michael replied, “Each morning I   37   up and say to myself, ‘Mike, you have two  38   today. You can choose to be in a good mood  39   you can choose to be in a bad mood.’ I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something  40   happens, I can choose to be a victim or choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. I choose the positive side of life.”

Later, I heard Michael was  41  in a serious accident, falling off 60 feet from a tower.

After 18 hours of  42   , and weeks of intensive care, Michael left the hospital with rods(钢棒)  43  in his back. I saw Michael about six months after the  44 . I asked him what had  45  his mind as the accident took place.

“As I  46  on the ground, I remembered I had two choices: I could choose to live or I could choose to die. I chose to live.” “Weren’t you  47 ?” I asked. Michael continued, “They kept telling me I was going to be fine.  48   When they wheeled me into the operation room and I saw the  49  on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got  50  scared. In their eyes, I read ‘He’s a dead man’. I knew I  51    to take action. ‘What did you do?’ I asked. Well, a big nurse asked me if I was allergic(过敏) to  52 . ‘Yes,’ I said. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they     53  my reply. I took a deep breath and cried, ‘Gravity.’ Over their laughter, I told them, ‘I’m choosing to live. 54  on me as if I am alive, not dead.’”

Michael  55 ,thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing positive attitude.

36.A. negative          B. passive                C. positive               D. native

37.A. wake              B. pick                    C. stay                    D. turn

38.A. ways               B. jobs                    C. lives                   D. choices

39.A. and                 B. or                       C. besides                D. nor

40.A. good              B. bad                     C. lucky                  D. urgent

41.A. involved         B. divided               C. separated             D. packed

42.A. work              B. rest                     C. surgery               D. flight

43.A. placed             B. lain                     C. cut                      D. removed

44.A. incident          B. event                  C. item                    D. accident

45.A. got through     B. broken through    C. seen through        D. gone through

46.A. lay                 B. laid                     C. lied                     D. stood

47.A. excited            B. thrilled                C. afraid                  D. encouraged

48.A. So                  B. But                     C. Otherwise            D. Therefore

49.A. impressions     B. expressions          C. attractions           D. tears

50.A. really              B. slowly                 C. even                   D. slightly

51.A. used               B. supposed             C. dared                  D. needed

52.A. nothing           B. something           C. anything              D. anybody

53.A. called for        B. ran for                C. waited for           D. rushed for

54.A. Operate           B. Turn                   C. Search                D. Jump

55.A. disappeared     B. endangered          C. died                    D. survived

I used to live in a separate room. I loved living   36  . But one day it all changed when my brother Mike asked to  37  my room. At first, my parents said “no” to him, but at last my mother  38  . I cried and begged my parents not to do this, 39  it didn’t work.

As soon as Mike entered my room, my room began to become  40  . To my anger, he often left his unwashed clothes everywhere!

One evening, I was doing my homework on my computer while Mike was listening to music. Later, I left my  41  to get some water. A shock was  42  me when I returned. He had used my computer to play games. I had  43    to save the homework. Sadly, he closed the program  44  saving it--- all my effort had disappeared! I shouted at him at the top of my  45  . He cried a lot as my mother   46  him. My mother also asked him to leave my room  47  .

Then I did my homework once again. At 11:00PM, I  48  it. I was about to turn off my computer when I saw the  49  of my brother that he had put on my table. I looked at his lovely face and remembered how he was crying when my mom punished him. I really felt  50  for him.

I went to him. He was  51  in my parents’ bed. I kissed his forehead. He woke up, 52  and said, “I’m sorry, I won’t bring you  53  again.”

I was so  54   and I hugged him, saying, “From now on, my room is not only  55  . It is ours!”

Michael is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, “If I were any better, I’d be twins!” He was a natural motivator.
One day I went up to Michael and asked him, “I don’t get it. You can’t be positive all the time. How do you do it?”
Michael replied, “Each morning I wake up and say to myself ‘Mike, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or a bad mood.’ I choose the first. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life.” Michael continued, “Life is all about choices. The bottom line is: It’s your choice how you live life.”
Several years later, Michael was involved in a serious accident, falling off 60 feet from a communications tower. I saw him about six months after the accident. I asked him what had gone through his mind as the accident took place.
He said, “I first thought of my soon-to-born daughter and then remembered I had two choices: I could choose to live or I could choose to die. I chose to live. I knew I needed to take action. So when a nurse kept shouting questions at me asking if I was allergic to anything, I took a deep breath and yelled, ‘Gravity’. Over their laughter, I told them, ‘I’m choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead’.”
Michael lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude.
【小题1】Which of the following statements is true?

A．Michael wants to have a twin brother

B．Michael is not satisfied with his present life

C．Michael is always optimistic

D．Michael likes to change his mood