At the beginning of my 8:00 a.m.class one Monday at University of Nevada,Las Vegas(UNLV),I cheerfully asked my students
their weekend had been.“Not been very good”,one young man said.He'd had his wisdom teeth
.The young man then went on to ask me why I
seemed to be so cheerful.His question reminded me of
I′d read somewhere before:”Every morning when you get up,you have a
about how you want to approach life that day”,I said.“I choose to be cheerful”.
“Let me give you an
”,I continued.The other 60 students in the class
their chatter and began to listen.one day,my car died on the way.I called AAA and asked them to send a
.The secretary in the Provost’S office asked me what had happened.”This is my
day”, I replied,smiling.”Your Car
and today is your lucky day?”She Was
.”What do you mean?”“I live 17 miles from here”,I replied.”My car
have gone wrong anywhere along the freeway.It didn’t.Instead,it went wrong in the
place:off the freeway,within walking distance of here.I’m
able to teach my class,and I’ve been able to arrange for the tow truck to
me after class.”The secretary’s eyes opened wide,and then she smiled.
I scanned the 60 faces in the lecture hall.
the early hour,no one seemed to be asleep.Somehow,my story had
them.Or maybe it Wasn’t the story
.It had all started with a student's
that I Was cheerful.A wise mail once said:”Who you are
louder to me than anything you can say”.I suppose it must be so.
小题1: | A.how | B.what | C.whether | D.where |
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小题2: | A.pulled | B.brought | C.taken | D.removed |
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小题3: | A.seldom | B.always | C.occasionally | D.ever |
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小题4: | A.something | B.nothing | C.anything | D.everything |
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小题5: | A.decision | B.chance | C.choice | D.destination |
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小题6: | A.excuse | B.explanation | C.instruction | D.example |
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小题7: | A.stopped | B.interrupted | C.disturbed | D.prevented |
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小题8: | A.truck | B.tractor | C.secretary | D.policeman |
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小题9: | A.strange | B.terrible | C.lucky | D.pleasant |
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小题10: | A.cuts up | B.breaks up | C.breaks down | D.tears down |
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小题11: | A.cheerful | B.doubtful | C.puzzled | D.worried |
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小题12: | A.could | B.must | C.should | D.would |
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小题13: | A.wrong | B.proper | C.perfect | D.smooth |
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小题14: | A.thus | B.still | C.hardly | D.even |
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小题15: | A.pick | B.send | C.meet | D.visit |
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小题16: | A.Despite | B.Although | C.Since | D.Though |
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小题17: | A.taught | B.touched | C.educated | D.excited |
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小题18: | A.after all | B.in all | C.above all | D.at all |
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小题19: | A.motivation | B.inspiration | C.observation | D.appreciation |
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小题20: | A.says | B.speaks | C.talks | D.tells |
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