Choose the best answer and complete the passage （选择最恰当的选项完成短文）
A Simple Act of Gratitude tells a story of one man’s journey to change his life. The book begins one December when the future looks 50 for John Kralik. His small law business is struggling（艰难的）. He’s in the process of divorcing（离婚）his second wife. He doesn’t have much of a relationship with his two sons. He’s living in a small, cheap flat, roasting in the summer and freezing in the winter. His ideal dreams for his law business and his 51 to become a judge are out of reach.
On New Year’s Day, John goes hiking in the mountains near his California home. He gets lost and is stepping around in the wilderness when he hears a voice say, “ 52 you learn to be thankful for the things you have, you will not receive the things you want.” After thinking a while, he comes up with an idea. He decides to find one person to thank each day and write them a thank - you note. By the end of the year, he will have written 365 notes. They would be the way out of his disappointment.
At first, John has trouble finding things to be thankful for. But day by day, he 53 people to thank for large and small things. He writes thank-yous for gifts and kindnesses. He writes notes to his sons. Writing thank-yous makes him realize he needs to change the way he views life and the people in it. He writes to college friends and doctors, Starbucks clerks, his daughter’s teacher and his apartment manager. He writes to anyone who 54 his life in even the smallest way. Almost immediately, surprising things begin to happen. He begins to have the benefit of a changed attitude. By the end of the book, his life isn’t 55 , and he still doesn’t have everything he wants.
But he realizes that writing thank-you notes is a good thing to do and makes the world a better place.
50．A．beautiful B．dark C．attractive D．primary
51．A．decision B．talent C．choice D．desire
52．A．If B．Though C．Until D．When
53．A．takes up B．turns out C．breaks down D．thinks of
54．A．touches B．widens C．provides D．beats
55．A．perfect B．meaningful C．tough D．strange
【答案】
50．B 51．D 52．C 53．D 54．A 55．A
【解析】
50．句意：那时John Kralik的未来一片黑暗。
考查形容词及语境理解。beautiful美丽的；dark黑暗的；attractive吸引人的；primary主要的。根据下文的描述“His small law business is struggling. He’s in the process of divorcing his second wife….”，可知那时John Kralik的未来应是一片黑暗，故答案选B。
51．句意：他对法律事业的理想和当法官的愿望是遥不可及的。
考查名词及语境理解。decision决定、决心；talent才能、天才；choice选择；desire愿望、渴望。根据前半句“His ideal dreams for his law business”以及后面的“to become a judge”，可知当法官应是他的愿望，故答案选D。
52．句意：直到你学会对你所拥有的东西心存感激，你才会得到你想要的东西。
考查连词及语境理解。If如果，引导条件从句；Though虽然，引导让步状语从句；Until直到…才，引导时间状语从句；When当…时候，引导时间状语从句。根据“__3__you learn to be thankful for the things you have, you will not receive the things you want.”可知本句为until引导的时间状语从句，not…until直到…才，故答案选C。
53．句意：但日复一日，他想到要感谢人们大大小小的事情。
考查动词短语及语境理解。takes up占去、开始从事；turns out发生、生产；breaks down损坏；thinks of想起、想到。根据上文“At first, John has trouble finding things to be thankful for.以及下文He writes thank-yous for gifts and kindnesses. He writes notes to his sons….”可知是他想到了要感谢人们大大小小的事情，故答案选D。
54．句意：他写信给任何触及他生活的人，哪怕是最微小的接触。
考查动词及语境理解。touches接触、触及；widens变宽；provides提供；beats敲击、打败。根据上文“He writes to college friends and doctors, Starbucks clerks, his daughter’s teacher and his apartment manager. ”他写信给大学的朋友和医生，星巴克的职员，他女儿的老师和他的公寓经理。结合“He writes to anyone who __5__ his life in even the smallest way.”可知是他写信给任何触及他生活的人，哪怕是最微小的接触。所以touches符合题意，故答案选A。
55．句意：在书的结尾，他的生活并不完美，他仍然没有得到他想要的一切。
考查形容词及语境理解。perfect完美的；meaningful有意义的；tough艰苦的、坚韧的；strange奇怪的。根据下文“he still doesn’t have everything he wants.”可知他是生活并不是完美的，故答案选A。
A Simple Act of Gratitude tells a story of one man’s journey to change his life. The book begins one December when the future looks 50 for John Kralik. His small law business is struggling（艰难的）. He’s in the process of divorcing（离婚）his second wife. He doesn’t have much of a relationship with his two sons. He’s living in a small, cheap flat, roasting in the summer and freezing in the winter. His ideal dreams for his law business and his 51 to become a judge are out of reach.
On New Year’s Day, John goes hiking in the mountains near his California home. He gets lost and is stepping around in the wilderness when he hears a voice say, “ 52 you learn to be thankful for the things you have, you will not receive the things you want.” After thinking a while, he comes up with an idea. He decides to find one person to thank each day and write them a thank - you note. By the end of the year, he will have written 365 notes. They would be the way out of his disappointment.
At first, John has trouble finding things to be thankful for. But day by day, he 53 people to thank for large and small things. He writes thank-yous for gifts and kindnesses. He writes notes to his sons. Writing thank-yous makes him realize he needs to change the way he views life and the people in it. He writes to college friends and doctors, Starbucks clerks, his daughter’s teacher and his apartment manager. He writes to anyone who 54 his life in even the smallest way. Almost immediately, surprising things begin to happen. He begins to have the benefit of a changed attitude. By the end of the book, his life isn’t 55 , and he still doesn’t have everything he wants.
But he realizes that writing thank-you notes is a good thing to do and makes the world a better place.
50．A．beautiful B．dark C．attractive D．primary
51．A．decision B．talent C．choice D．desire
52．A．If B．Though C．Until D．When
53．A．takes up B．turns out C．breaks down D．thinks of
54．A．touches B．widens C．provides D．beats
55．A．perfect B．meaningful C．tough D．strange
【答案】
50．B 51．D 52．C 53．D 54．A 55．A
【解析】
50．句意：那时John Kralik的未来一片黑暗。
考查形容词及语境理解。beautiful美丽的；dark黑暗的；attractive吸引人的；primary主要的。根据下文的描述“His small law business is struggling. He’s in the process of divorcing his second wife….”，可知那时John Kralik的未来应是一片黑暗，故答案选B。
51．句意：他对法律事业的理想和当法官的愿望是遥不可及的。
考查名词及语境理解。decision决定、决心；talent才能、天才；choice选择；desire愿望、渴望。根据前半句“His ideal dreams for his law business”以及后面的“to become a judge”，可知当法官应是他的愿望，故答案选D。
52．句意：直到你学会对你所拥有的东西心存感激，你才会得到你想要的东西。
考查连词及语境理解。If如果，引导条件从句；Though虽然，引导让步状语从句；Until直到…才，引导时间状语从句；When当…时候，引导时间状语从句。根据“__3__you learn to be thankful for the things you have, you will not receive the things you want.”可知本句为until引导的时间状语从句，not…until直到…才，故答案选C。
53．句意：但日复一日，他想到要感谢人们大大小小的事情。
考查动词短语及语境理解。takes up占去、开始从事；turns out发生、生产；breaks down损坏；thinks of想起、想到。根据上文“At first, John has trouble finding things to be thankful for.以及下文He writes thank-yous for gifts and kindnesses. He writes notes to his sons….”可知是他想到了要感谢人们大大小小的事情，故答案选D。
54．句意：他写信给任何触及他生活的人，哪怕是最微小的接触。
考查动词及语境理解。touches接触、触及；widens变宽；provides提供；beats敲击、打败。根据上文“He writes to college friends and doctors, Starbucks clerks, his daughter’s teacher and his apartment manager. ”他写信给大学的朋友和医生，星巴克的职员，他女儿的老师和他的公寓经理。结合“He writes to anyone who __5__ his life in even the smallest way.”可知是他写信给任何触及他生活的人，哪怕是最微小的接触。所以touches符合题意，故答案选A。
55．句意：在书的结尾，他的生活并不完美，他仍然没有得到他想要的一切。
考查形容词及语境理解。perfect完美的；meaningful有意义的；tough艰苦的、坚韧的；strange奇怪的。根据下文“he still doesn’t have everything he wants.”可知他是生活并不是完美的，故答案选A。
