Optimism and pessimism are both powerful forces. Each of us must choose which we want to our future and our expectations. We can choose 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 choose 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 themselves; they become a self-fulfilling prophecy (預(yù)言). Pessimism creates a dark place where no one wants to live.

　　Years ago, I drove into a service 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 seemed like a(n) question, but I felt fine and told him so. “You don’t look well,” he replied. This me completely by surprise. 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 service 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(黃疸)? Was everything all right? By the time I got home, I was beginning to feel a little nauseous(惡心). Did I have a bad liver? Had I some rare disease?

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 observation 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.

1.A. shapeB. decide C. preview D. transform

2.A. forgiveB. curseC. praise D. regret

3.A. vainB. angerC. action D. hope

4.A. highlightB. analyzeC. evaluate D. introduce

5.A. necessity B. opportunity C. quality D. identity

6.A. Actually B. ConsequentlyC. Accordingly D. Contrarily

7.A. rely on B. feed on C. go on D. take on

8.A. familiar B. ordinary C. odd D. easy

9.A. got B. took C. stopped D. made

10.A. more B. less C. quite D. too

11.A. never B. ever C. once D. always

12.A. uneasy B. unconcerned C. unsatisfied D. unaffected

13.A. got B. came C. took D. pulled

14.A. come up B. brought up C. picked up D. put up

15.A. fine B. upset C. sick D. calm

16.A. gray B. blue C. yellow D. red

17.A. in B. over C. off D. through

18.A. quit B. adapted C. answered D. reacted

19.A. liar B. onlooker C. attendant D. stranger

20.A. positive B. negative C. careful D. rigid

 

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.A

6.D

7.B

8.C

9.B

10.B

11.A

12.A

13.D

14.C

15.A

16.C

17.C

18.D

19.D

20.B

【解析】

試題分析：樂(lè)觀和悲觀都是強(qiáng)大的力量，我們每個(gè)人都必須在這兩者之間做出選擇，從而給我們對(duì)未來(lái)的展望和預(yù)期染上或明或暗的色彩。文章通過(guò)作者親身經(jīng)歷告訴讀者：我們應(yīng)該用什么樣的眼光去看待生活——是昂首去尋找希望抑或垂頭在絕望中逡巡。

1. .可知從而給我們都必須選擇來(lái)塑造對(duì)未來(lái)的展望和預(yù)期。選 A

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10. felt better.可知作者不怎么自信了，選B

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12. over to the side of the road to look at my face in the mirror.可知作者感覺(jué)很不輕松，選A

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