Optimism and pessimism are both powerful forces. Each of us must choo which we

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Optimism and pessimism are both powerful forces. Each of us must choo which we want to   our future and our expectations. We can choo to laugh or cry, bless or  . It’s our decision: From which perspective do we want to view life? Will we look up in   or down in desperation? I believe in the upward look. I choo to   the positive and skip right over the negative.An optimistic attitude is not a luxury; it’s a(n)  . The way you look at life will determine how you feel, how you perform, and how well you will get along with other people.  , negative thoughts, attitudes, and expectations   themlves; they become a lf-fulfilling prophecy (预言). Pessimism creates a dark place where no one wants to live. Years ago, I drove into a rvice station to get some gas. It was a beautiful day, and I was feeling great. As I walked into the station to pay for the gas, the attendant said to me, “How do you feel?” That emed like a(n)   question, but I felt fine and told him so. “You don’t look well,” he replied. This   me completely by surpri. A little   confidently, I told him that I had   felt better. Without hesitation, he continued to tell me how bad I looked and that my skin appeared yellow. By the time I left the rvice station, I was feeling a little  . about a block away, I  over to the side of the road to look at my face in the mirror. How did I feel? Was I affected with jaundice(黄疸)? Was everything all right? By the time I got home, I was beginning to feel a little nauous(恶心). Did I have a bad liver? Had I   some rare dia?On another beautiful day, when I went into that gas station, feeling   again, I figured out what had happened. The place had recently been painted a bright, distasteful  , and the light reflecting   the walls made everyone inside look as though they had hepatitis（肝炎）! I wondered how many other folks had   the way I did. I had let one short conversation with a total   change my attitude for an entire day. He told me I looked sick, and before long, I was actually feeling sick. That single   obrvation had a great effect on the way I felt and acted.The only thing more powerful than negativism is a word of optimism and hope. When a whole culture adopts an upward look, incredible things can be accomplished. 小题1:A．shapeB．decideC．previewD．transform小题2:A．forgiveB．curC．praiD．regret小题3:A．vainB．angerC．actionD．hope小题4:A．highlightB．analyzeC．evaluateD．introduce小题5:A．necessity B．opportunity C．quality D．identity小题6:A．ActuallyB．ConquentlyC．AccordinglyD．Contrarily小题7:A．rely on B．feed onC．go onD．take on小题8:A．familiarB．ordinary C．odd D．easy小题9:A．gotB．took C．stoppedD．made小题10:A．moreB．lessC．quiteD．too小题11:A．neverB．everC．onceD．always小题12:A．uneasyB．unconcernedC．unsatisfiedD．unaffected小题13:A．gotB．cameC．tookD．pulled小题14:A．come upB．brought upC．picked upD．put up小题15:A．fine B．uptC．sickD．calm小题16:A．grayB．blueC．yellowD．red小题17:A．inB．overC．offD．through小题18:A．quitB．adaptedC．answeredD．reacted小题19:A．liarB．onlooker C．attendantD．stranger小题20:A．positiveB．negativeC．carefulD．rigid 题型：未知难度：其他题型

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

解析

乐观和悲观都是强大的力量，我们每个人都必须在这两者之间做出选择，从而给我们对未来的展望和预期染上或明或暗的色彩。文章通过作者亲身经历告诉读者：我们应该用什么样的眼光去看待生活——是昂首去寻找希望抑或垂头在绝望中逡巡。小题1:考查动词辨析：A. shape 塑造，B. decide决定，C. preview预习吗，D. transform改变，根据下文：We can choo to laugh or cry, bless or   .可知从而给我们都必须选择来塑造对未来的展望和预期。选 A小题2:考查动词辨析：A. forgive原谅，B. cur   咒骂，C. prai表扬，D. regret后悔，我们可以选择哭或是笑，祝福或是诅咒。和bless对应的是cur，选B小题3:考查名词辨析：A. vain徒劳，B. anger生气，C. action行动，D. hope希望，我们可以选择用什么样的眼光去看待生活——是昂首去寻找希望抑或垂头在绝望中逡巡。和desperation对应的是hope。选D小题4:考查动词辨析：A. highlight强调，突出，把……照亮，B. analyze分析，C. evaluate评价，评估，D. introduce介绍，我喜欢向上看。我会突出生活中光明的一面，忽略那些阴暗的角落。选A小题5:考查名词辨析：A. necessity必需品，B. opportunity机会，C. quality质量，D. identity 身份，乐观的态度不是一种奢侈品;它是我们生活的必需。和luxury对应的是necessity，选A小题6:考查副词辨析：A. Actually事实上，B. Conquently因此，C. Accordingly因此，有根据的，D. Contrarily反之，相反地，反对地，反过来，悲观的想法、态度和预期也会自食其果：这句话和上文是相反的关系，选D小题7:考查动词短语辨析：A. rely on依赖，B. feed on以…为主食，C. go on继续，D. take on承担，这里使用了词组：feed on onelf自食其果，选B小题8:考查形容词辨析：A. familiar熟悉的，B. ordinary普通的，C. odd .古怪的，奇数的，剩余的，零散的，D. easy容易的，根据下文：but I felt fine and told him so.可知这看起来象古怪的问题，选C小题9:考查动词辨析：A. got 得到，B. took拿，C. stopped停止，D. made制作，根据上文的:“You don’t look well,”可知作者大吃一惊，词组：take sb. by surpri让某人非常惊讶，选B小题10:考查形容词辨析：A. more更多，B. less更少，C. quite相当多的，D. too也，根据下文的句子:I told him that I had     felt better.可知作者不怎么自信了，选B小题11:考查副词辨析：A. never从不，B. ever曾经，C. once一次，D. always总是，我告诉他我从没有感觉更好，这里用否定词和比较级连用，表示最高级，选A小题12:考查形容词辨析：A. uneasy不容易的，不轻松，B. unconcerned不关心的，C. unsatisfied不满意的，D. unaffected没有影响的，根据下文的：about a block away, I   over to the side of the road to look at my face in the mirror.可知作者感觉很不轻松，选A小题13:考查动词辨析：A. got得到，B. came来，C. took拿，D. pulled拉，我将车停靠在路边，选D 小题14:考查动词短语辨析：A. come up被提出，B. brought up养育，C. picked up 捡起，习得，恢复，接送，D. put up搭建，根据上文的：I was beginning to feel a little nauous(恶心). Did I have a bad liver?可知作者怀疑自己得了罕见的疾病，选C小题15:考查形容词辨析：A. fine好的，B. upt不安的，C. sick生病的，D. calm冷静的，根据下文的：I figured out what had happened.可知作者明白了发生的事情，感觉好了，选A小题16:考查形容词辨析：A. gray灰白的，B. blue蓝色的，C. yellow黄色的，D. red红色的，根据上文的：Without hesitation, he continued to tell me how bad I looked and that my skin appeared yellow.可知加油站的墙上粉刷了黄色，发射到人的脸上都是黄色，选C。小题17:考查介词辨析：A. in在…里面，B. over越过，C. off离开，D. through通过，光线从墙上反折过来使每个人都好像得了黄疸肝炎，选C小题18:考查动词辨析： A. quit放弃，B. adapted适应，C. answered回答，D. reacted反应，我想知道多少其他的人反应和我一样，选D小题19:考查名词辨析：A. liar 撒谎者，B. onlooker旁观者，C. attendant服务人员，D. stranger陌生人，根据上文和作者对话的服务员是完全的陌生人，选D小题20:考查形容词辨析：A. positive 积极的，B. negative消极的，C. careful 仔细的，D. rigid严格的，僵硬的，这一个负面的观察对我感觉和反应的方式都产生了变化。所以选B

考点

据考高分专家说，试题“Optimism and pessimi.....”主要考查你对 [人生感悟类阅读 ]考点的理解。 人生感悟类阅读

人生感悟类阅读的概念：

生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。

生活感悟类阅读解题指导：

一、文章特点： 生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。有时故事的结尾会有一句“点睛之笔”，点出全文的中心思想，就像《伊索寓言》里的寓言一样。还可能是夹叙夹议的哲理散文或生活随笔。散文随笔通常会阐述一种朴素易懂，耳熟能详的人生道理或宝贵品质。文章的结构和议论文类似，一般是总分总或总分结构。每段首句或尾句为主题句（论点），其它句子围绕主题展开论述（论据），论证方法多种多样，或举例，或引用名言，或正反对照等。二、解题技巧：针对生活感悟类文章的特点，做这类文章的完形填空时，要特别注意以下几点：1、重点理解全文的首句。如果是记叙文，找出when，where，who，what等基本要素。如果是散文随笔，充分理解文章的中心句—全文的主题。2、阅读全文的结尾段或结尾句，有助于理解文章所阐述或蕴含的哲理、感悟或忠告等。3、调动自己的背景知识和情感。这类文章不会讲大道理也不会涉及到一些很专业的知识技术领域，而是谈一些小事和简单的道理，所以如果读者能和作者产生感情上的共鸣，读者会更好地把握作者的意图态度，从而提高做题的准确度。因此，考生在平时要做一个有心人，即用心去感悟生活中发生的小事，思考人生的一些基本道理，多阅读一些短小精悍的美文，多写写自己的心情故事和对生活学习的感悟。只有平时多用心，做题时才能调动自己的背景知识和情感。