陳孟爾

A

One family agreed with the idea that money really can buy happiness—send the kids to summer camp! So they sent their son Joey away for the season. He was__1__ as happy about the arrangement as his__ 2__ , for after about three weeks, they finally received a__ 3__ . Both parents huddled together to read it. After a moment, Joeys mother__4__and said to her husband, “Well, it certainly is Joey.”

The card reads: “Dear Mom and Dad, they are__ 5__everyone write home. Love, Joey.”

At times, families may need some__ 6__. They also need togetherness—lots of it. And those of us who live in families__ 7__that our family is far from__ 8__ , even on the best of days. But perfection is not__ 9__for a strong family life.

What is required, according to family expert Nick Stinnett, are three basics. “When you have a strong__ 10__ life,” he said, “you receive the__ 11__ that you are loved, that you are__ 12__, that you are important. The__13__ intake of love and affection and respect ... gives you inner resources to deal with life more__ 14__.”

Love, affection and__ 15__—a dynamic trio(三重奏) in any strong family. Where there is love there is a place of__ 16__ and security. Where there is affection there is a place of__ 17__. And where there is respect there is a place where the mind and spirit can__18 __.

Not all of us live in family groups. But we probably came from families and there just may be a family in our future.

Dr. Joyce Brothers has__ 19__ her life to marriage and family issues. She says, “When you look at your life, the greatest happiness is family happiness.” That can be__ 20__ in any family where you are loved, you are cared for and where you are made to feel important. Make this three parts of your family life and you will truly find happiness.

1. A. clearly B. obviously

C. generally D. finally

2. A. parents B. classmates

C. students D. teachers

3. A. note B. letter

C. postcard D. message

4. A. looked up B. looked away

C. looked down D. looked through

5. A. advising B. suggested

C. letting D. making

6. A. space B. room C. area D. time

7. A. understand B. realize

C. master D. enjoy

8. A. correct B. right C. perfect D. actual

9. A. ordered B. wanted

C. demanded D. required

10. A. school B. family

C. camp D. everyday

11. A. message B. idea

C. thought D. ambition

12. A. worried about B. looked after

C. cared for D. taken care

13. A. active B. negative

C. positive D. passive

14. A. successfully B. gently

C. easily D. hardly

15. A. care B. respect

C. friendship D. spirit

16. A. danger B. closeness

C. stability D. safety

17. A. coldness B. hotness

C. warmth D. happiness

18. A. wave B. develop C. stayD. show

19. A. attended B. come

C. devoted D. grown

20. A. wrong B. true C. real D. proper

B

A great many people are disappointed because of unrealistic expectations.

__1__ up to a department stores fabric(布) counter, an attractive young woman said, “I want to buy this material for a new dress. How much does it__ 2__?”

“Only one kiss per yard,”__3__ the smirking(假笑的) male clerk.

Not to be__4__ back by the harassment(騷擾), the woman said, “Thats fine! Ill take ten yards.”

With__5__ and anticipation(期待) written all over his face, the clerk__6__ measured out and__7__ the cloth, then held it out teasingly(逗笑地),__8__ forward to receive his “payment”.

The__9__ snapped up(一把搶過) the package and__10__ to a little old man standing beside her. “Grandpa will pay the bill,” she__ 11__.

He was no__ 12__ disappointed. But in the course of living, many people are__ 13__ when others do not__ 14__ their expectations. In order to be happy, some expectations must be__ 15__. These three particular__ 16__ and unhealthy expectations are some of the main culprits(罪魁禍?zhǔn)?:

Do not expect appreciation. When others say, “Thank you,” or in any way show their gratitude, be__ 17__. It is a gift!

Do not expect others to make you happy. They__ 18__ cannot do that. Make yourself happy and__ 19__ your joy with others.

Do not expect not to be let down. At times, people will simply not come through for you in the way you need.__ 20__ them and move on.

Get rid of these three unrealistic expectations and you can begin to expect more happiness right away!

1. A. Rushing B. Walking

C. Jumping D. Running

2. A. cost B. pay C. spend D. take

3. A. shouted B. cried C. replied D. laughed

4. A. moved B. forced C. fought D. taken

5. A. happiness B. enjoyment

C. expectation D. courage

6. A. hurriedly B. slowly

C. patiently D. curiously

7. A. took B. wrapped

C. threw D. caught

8. A. standing B. sitting

C. leaning D. sleeping

9. A. man B. child C. girl D. woman

10. A. referred B. turned

C. pointed D. nodded

11. A. smiled B. beggedC. wavedD. said

12. A. wonder B. use C. good D. doubt

13. A. encouraged B. disappointed

C. annoyed D. surprised

14. A. live up to B. go against

C. go without D. hope for

15. A. set B. made

C. dropped D. completed

16. A. reasonable B. proper

C. unimportant D. unrealistic

17. A. happy B. sad C. angry D. satisfied

18. A. proudly B. absolutely

C. simply D. generally

19. A. spare B. share C. make D. control

20. A. Forgive B. Punish C. Blame D. Praise

答案解析:

A

本文通過故事告訴我們，一個堅固的家庭有三個重要的要素：愛、關(guān)懷、尊重。每個家庭都不是完美無缺的，但可以是充滿愛、關(guān)懷和尊重的，惟其如此，人才能得到完整的發(fā)展，也更容易成功。

1. B。 對父母安排的夏令營活動，孩子顯然（obviously）很開心。

2. A。這個安排是他的父母作出的，父母認(rèn)為錢能買到快樂，就把孩子送去了夏令營。

3. C。下文有card，并且所寫的內(nèi)容極為簡短，可以判斷寄回的是明信片（postcard）。

4. A。兩個人聚到一起看明信片，看了之后，抬起頭來（look up），對她丈夫說話，這是個常見的現(xiàn)象。

5. D。然而孩子寫回來的信息是如此之短，且極其不樂意。實情是夏令營組織者要求每個孩子給家里匯報情況。make somebody do ... “要求某人做某事”，帶有強制的意思。

6. A。與下文的togetherness相對，space符合題意。家庭成員之間也要有自己的空間，但也需要很親密。

7. B。我們每個人都認(rèn)識到（realize）每個家庭遠(yuǎn)非完美。

8. C。 下句“完美并非一個堅固的家庭所要求的”可以看出，這里應(yīng)選perfect，far from perfect意思是“遠(yuǎn)非完美”。

9. D。從下句what is required ... 可以看出，此處應(yīng)填required來與之相對呼應(yīng)。

10. B。上下文呼應(yīng)，“堅固的家庭生活”（strong）。

11. A。與文章的主題相合拍，three messages of strong family，如果有堅固的家庭生活，你就會接收到這樣的信息（message）：你被愛；被關(guān)懷；被重視。

12. C。care for與affection想對應(yīng)。

13. C。積極肯定的接收到愛、關(guān)懷與重視，會帶來內(nèi)心的力量。

14. A。一個來自有愛、關(guān)懷與重視的家庭的孩子，成長得更順利，也更容易成功。能成功的處理生活中的問題：deal with life successfully。

15. B。 respect與important和下文的be made to feel important意義一致，尊重使之感覺重要。

16. D。感覺到愛，就覺得安全（safety），與security一致。

17. C。感受關(guān)愛，感受溫暖（warmth）。

18. B。感覺到尊重，心靈能更好地得到發(fā)展。

19. C。devote ones life to意思是一生致力于……

20. B。 “生活中最大的幸福是家庭幸福”這句話在那些“有愛、有關(guān)懷和尊重的家庭里”是正確的。

B

文章從故事入手，告訴我們，在生活中，失望是一種常見的情緒，要善于排遣，更要學(xué)會使自己避免失望。

1. B。 這是個美貌的女人，通常做事有風(fēng)度，故用walking更恰當(dāng)。其他幾個詞表示做事匆忙或舉止不端正。

2. A。她是去布柜買布，所以問布的價格，pay及spend表示人花錢，主語應(yīng)為人，這里不合；take通常用句型It takes / took somebody some time to do sth.，表示某人花時間做某事；cost表示值“……錢”。

3. C。有人問他，自然需要回答（reply）。

4. D。沒有被他的騷擾所嚇退（take back），她想了個招。

5. C。 他想得便宜，自己以為就要實現(xiàn)這個便宜，所以在期待預(yù)料（expectation）中，這一切都寫在臉上。

6. A。因為有這樣的期待，他做事也勤快（hurriedly）。

7. B。量好了布，剪下并包好（wrap），持（hold）在手中，等待她的“報酬”呢。

8. C。 他以為是鐵定的事，所以完成了這個買賣之后，就期待這個“報酬”（ten kisses），他就身子前傾（lean forward），等著kiss呢。

9. D。根據(jù)上下文，這個女士是來買布的，布已經(jīng)弄好，所以一把抓過的人，應(yīng)該是這個買布的女人（the woman）。

10. C。 然后指著（point）這個站在她旁邊的小老頭，其他的動詞所表示的意義與此情景不相稱，她是在跟男售貨員對話。

11. A。這使她脫離了困境，而且還得了好處，自然高興而優(yōu)雅地（smile）應(yīng)對他。

12. D。根據(jù)以上情景，我們可以知道，這個男售貨員無疑（no doubt）是非常失望的，以為即將得到的瞬間失去了。

13. B。在實際的生活中，當(dāng)別人所做的事與我們的期望不一致或達(dá)不到我們的期望時，我們常常會有失望的情緒（disappointed）。這也是人們正常的心理反應(yīng)。

14. A。live up to滿足，達(dá)到。

15. C。要快樂，我們要拋掉（drop）一些不恰當(dāng)?shù)倪^高的期望。

16. D。這些常常是不切實際（unrealistic），對我們的健康不利（unhealthy）的期望。

17. A。不要期待有人感激，如果有人表示感謝或感激，那就應(yīng)當(dāng)高興（happy），因為這是一個意外的禮物（gift）。

18. C。不要期待有人會讓你快樂，他們完全（simply）沒有這個義務(wù)來使你開心。

19. B。因此要讓自己開心，并與別人分享（share）自己的快樂。

20. A。不要期待不會被辜負(fù)，常常人們不必理會你的方式。所以要寬?。╢orgive）他們，并繼續(xù)前行。