For a long time I saw happiness as a huge banner (旗帜) across the finish line of a long race.I felt that only when I____certain things could I finally be happy in my life.Most of the time I felt like a tortoise believing that being slow and____would win the race.At other times I would___like a rabbit trying different side roads at a dangerous ____hoping to reach that banner a little faster.____,I began to see that no matter how long I raced towards it,the banner was never any____.I finally decided to____and take a break.It was then that I saw my____sitting beside me. It had been with me as I____hard to support my family,as I played with my children and heard their____and even when I was ____with my wife at my side looking after me.It had been with me as I raced towards that stupid banner.I just didn’t have the____to see it. There is an old Chinese proverb that says,“Tension is who you think you should be.___is who you are.”Perhaps we all should stop our race towards the____life we think we should have and ____the life we have now.Happiness will never be found under some banner far away.It will be found____your own heart,soul and mind.It will be found when you____that others love you just as you do. Don’t be a tortoise or a rabbit when it comes to your happiness.Be a playful puppy and carry your stick of____with you everywhere you go.____yourself out of the race and realize that when it comes to love and happiness,you are____there.
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小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:B
小题6:C
小题7:D
小题8:A
小题9:D
小题10:A
小题11:C
小题12:C
小题13:B
小题14:B
小题15:A
小题16:D
小题17:A
小题18:D
小题19:D
小题20:C
语篇解读 作者通过自身的经历诠释了这样一个道理:幸福就在每个人的身边。
小题1:解析: “我”觉得只有当“我”完成(accomplished)了某些事情后,最终在一生中“我”才是幸福的。
答案: D
小题2:解析: 大多数时候“我”感觉(自己)像一只乌龟,相信只要慢慢的稳稳的(steady),就会赢得比赛。
答案: B
小题3:解析: 其他时间,“我”又像一只兔子一样,尝试不同的旁道。根据语境可知,act“做事,行动”正确。
答案: A
小题4:解析: “我”以一种危险的速度(speed)前进,希望能更快一点儿到达那面旗帜。
答案: C
小题5:解析: 渐渐地(Gradually),“我”开始发现无论“我”跑多远,那面旗帜从不曾更近一点儿。
答案: B
小题6:解析: 参见上题解析。closer更近一点儿,符合语境。
答案: C
小题7:解析: 最后,“我”决定坐下(sit down)来休息一下。
答案: D
小题8:解析: 就在那时,“我”看到幸福(happiness)就在“我”身边。根据文章第一句中的“happiness”可知,A项正确。
答案: A
小题9:解析: 当“我”努力工作(worked)来养家糊口时,当“我”和孩子们一起玩耍,听到他们的笑声(laughter)时,甚至当“我”生病(sick)妻子在身边照顾“我”时,幸福一直都在“我”身边。
答案: D
小题10:答案: A
小题11:答案: C
小题12:解析: “我”只是没有看到这些身边的幸福的智慧(wisdom)。
答案: C
小题13:解析: 压力来自你对自己的期待,放松你会发现真实的自己。此处Relaxation“放松”和Tension“压力”对应,所以B项正确。
答案: B
小题14:解析: 也许我们大家都应该停止追求我们自己认为的应该拥有的完美生活的脚步,享受(enjoy)我们现在所拥有的生活。perfect完美的。
答案: B
小题15:解析: 参见上题解析。enjoy“享受”,符合语境。
答案: A
小题16:解析: 你会在你自己的心中,思想里,脑海中找到你想要的幸福。
答案: D
小题17:解析: 当你意识到(realize)其他人爱你就像你爱他们一样时,你就会感到幸福。
答案: A
小题18:解析: 在通往幸福的路上,不要做乌龟,也不要做兔子。要做一个顽皮的小狗,无论去哪里,都把自己的快乐(joy)的骨头带在身边。
答案: D
小题19:解析: 把自己从赛跑中解脱出来。take...out of从……中出来,符合语境。
答案: D
小题20:解析: 谈及爱和幸福时,你已经(already)处在爱的包围和幸福的海洋里。
答案: C