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A great many people are disappointed because of unrealistic expectations.
Walking up to a department store’s cloth counter, a(n)  1   young woman said, “I want to buy this material for a new dress. How much does it cost?”
“Only one   2   per yard,” replied the smirking (自鸣得意的) male clerk.
Not to be taken back by the funny words, the woman said,” That’s fine! I’ll take ten yards.”
With   3  written all over his face, the clerk   4   measured out and wrapped the cloth, then held it out teasingly,  5  forward to receive his “  6  ”.
The woman got the package quickly from the clerk and pointed to a little old man standing beside her. “Grandpa will pay the bill instead of me,” she   7  .
He was no doubt disappointed. But in the course of living, many people are  8         when others do not   9  their expectations. In order to be happy, some expectations must be dropped. These three particular   10   and unhealthy expectations are some of the main causes:
1. Expect too much  11  .When others say, “Thank you,” or in any way to show their gratitude, be happy. It is a gift!
2. Expect others to make you happy. They simply cannot do that. Make yourself happy and       12  your joy with others.
3. Expect not to be  13   . At times, people will simply not come through for you in the way you need.  14   them and move on.
Get rid of these three unrealistic expectations and you can begin to expect more   15        right away!
小题1:
A.trickyB.attractiveC.uglyD.generous
小题2:
A.kissB.payC.dollarD.cent
小题3:
A.happinessB.enjoymentC.expectationD.courage
小题4:
A.hurriedlyB.slowlyC.patientlyD.curiously
小题5:
A.settingB.sittingC.leaningD.taking
小题6:
A.rewardB.paymentC.bonusD.money
小题7:
A.smiledB.beggedC.wavedD.thought
小题8:
A.encouragedB.disappointedC.annoyedD.surprised
小题9:
A.live up toB.go againstC.go withoutD.hope for
小题10:
A.reasonableB.properC.unimportantD.unrealistic
小题11:
A.profitB.kissC.appreciationD.disappointment
小题12:
A.spareB.shareC.makeD.control
小题13:
A.put downB.let downC.taken downD.thrown down
小题14:
A.ForgiveB.PunishC.BlameD.Praise
小题15:
A.happinessB.encouragementC.excitementD.pride
答案

小题1:B

小题2:A

小题3:C

小题4:A

小题5:C

小题6:B

小题7:A

小题8:B

小题9:A

小题10:D

小题11:C

小题12:B

小题13:B

小题14:A

小题15:A

题目分析:本文叙述了一个小故事来说明人生期望越高,就会失望越大。最后文中指出三种不切合实际的期望及提出了怎样做才会是幸福的方式。

小题1:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。tricky 狡猾的;attractive,有魅力的,吸引人的; ugly丑陋的; generous慷慨的。一位有魅力的女士说“我要买这种布来做一件新衣服”,故选B。

小题2:考查名词及上下文的呼应。kiss吻; pay工资; dollar 美元; cent分。一码一个吻,故选A。

小题3:考查名词及上下文的呼应。happiness幸福; enjoyment 乐趣; expectation期望;     courage勇气。与本文主题相关,店员的脸上写满了“期望”,期待着女士问他,故选C。

小题4:考查副词及上下文的呼应。hurriedly匆忙地; slowly慢慢地; patiently耐心地;        curiously好奇地。店员匆忙地量出布并且包好它,故选A。

小题5:考查非谓语动词及上下文的呼应。setting放置; sitting坐; leaning倾斜;         taking取得。包好布,店员靠过来,希望“美女”吻她。Lean靠过来,斜着身子过来。符合语境,故选C。

小题6:考查名词及上下文的呼应。reward报酬; payment支付; bonus 奖金; money钱。他斜着身子来接受他的“支付”,支付这里指接受他应得一吻,故选B。

小题7:考查动词及上下文的呼应。smile微笑; beg请求; wave挥手; think想,认为。她微笑着说,故选A。

小题8:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。encouraged受鼓励的; disappointed 失望的; annoyed 烦恼的; surprised吃惊的。当不能实现愿望时,许多人都感到失望,故选B。

小题9:考查动词短语及上下文的呼应。live up to不辜负,做到; go against不利于; go without没有……也行; hope for希望。当不能实现愿望时,许多人都感到失望。故选A。

小题10:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。reasonable合理的; proper 合适的; unimportant不重要的; unrealistic不切实际的。这三个不切实际的不健康的例子都是一些主要的原因,故选D。

小题11:考查名词及上下文的呼应。profit 利润; kiss吻; appreciation 感谢;disappointment 失望。根据When others say, “Thank you,”及关键词gratitude来看这里应指的是感激,故选C。

小题12:考查动词及上下文的呼应。spare 节约; share分享; make制造; control控制。根据语境可知要让自己高兴,并与别人分享自己的快乐,故选B。

小题13:考查动词短语及上下文的呼应。put down * * ,记下; let down使失望; take down 记下,拿下;throw down扔掉。期望不要太让让人失望了,故选B。

小题14:考查动词及上下文的呼应。forgive原谅; punish惩罚; blame责备;praise赞扬,赞美。原谅他们继续向前,故选A。

小题15:考查名词及上下文的呼应。happiness幸福; encouragement鼓励; excitement 兴奋;      pride自豪,骄傲。去掉了这些不切实际的期望,你就会马上体会到更多的幸福与快乐,故选A。

点评:由于完形填空的文章是一个意义相关联的语篇,围绕一个话题论述,因此在行文中词语的重复、替代、复现和同现现象是不可避免的。根据这个原则,某一个空格所对应的答案很可能就是在上下文中复现或同现的相关词,考生可以根据这些词之间的有机联系来确定答案。所以,解题时应联系上下文寻找相关线索,如某一个词的原词、指代词、同义词、近义词和概括词等。但由于我们在做题时不可能总是重复地阅读文章,因此,在做完形填空时要培养一种捕捉并记忆相关信息的能力。

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