Question

  Though there is much to be concerned about,there is far,far more for which to be thankful.

  Though life's goodness can at times be overshadowed? it is never 1           For every single act that is senselessly destructive,there are thousands more small,2       acts of love,kindness and compassion.

  For every person who seeks to hurt,there are many,many more who 3        their lives to help?ing and to healing.

  There is goodness to life that cannot be denied.

In the most magnificent future and in the smallest details,look 4      ,for that goodness always comes shining through.

  There is no 5        to the goodness of life. It grows more 6        with each new encounter (相遇) .The more you experience and 7        the goodness of life,the more there is to be lived.

  8       when the cold winds blow and the world seems to be 9        in fog?gy shadows,the goodness of life lives on. Open your eyes,open your heart,and you will see that goodness is 10        

  Though the goodness of life seems at times to 11        setbacks,it always keeps itself up. For in the darkest moment it becomes vividly 12        that life is a priceless treasure. And so the goodness of life is made even 13        by the very things that would oppose it.

  Time and time again when you feared it was 14        forever you found that the goodness of life was really only a moment away. Around the next corner,inside every moment,the goodness of life is there to 15       and de?light you.

  Take a moment to let the goodness of life touch your spirit and calm your 16        Then,share your good fortune 17        another,for the goodness of life grows more and more magnificent each time it is 18       .

  Though the problems constantly scream for 19        and the conflicts ap?pear to rage ever stronger,the goodness of life grows stronger still,quietly and 20      ,with more purpose and meaning than ever before.

1.A. buried     B. achieved                                        C. controlled  D. balanced

2. A. extra   B. quiet                                           C. cosy     D. direct

3. A. submit   B. pay                                           C. owe      D. devote

4. A. modestly   B. instantly                                     C. closely     D. deliberately

5. A. access   B. limit                                         C. doubt     D. possibility

6. A. abundant   B. useful                                       C. smart      D. helpful

7. A. require   B. announce                                       C. appreciate  D. sacrifice

8. A. Ever   B. Then                                           C. Still    D. Even

9. A. lost   B. absorbed                                         C. dressed  D. covered

10. A. somewhere   B. everywhere                                    C. nowhere   D. anywhere

11. A. refuse   B. harvest                                        C. govern   D. suffer

12. A. unique   B. vague                                          C. clear   D. passive

13. A. heavier   B. stronger                                        C. lighter   D. faster

14. A. gone   B. lonely                                          C. ready   D. alive

15. A. excite   B. interest                                        C. satisfy   D. surprise

16. A. determination   B. will

   C. life   D. thought

17. A. with   B. on   C. to   D. of

18. A. given away   B. put off

   C. searched for   D. picked out

19. A. identification   B. attention                                  C. contribution   D. restriction

20. A. elegantly   B. rigidly                                      C. peacefully   D. steeply

Answer 1

1. A句意：盡管生命的美好有時會被蒙上陰影，但它水遠不會被埋沒(bury) 。

bury埋沒;achieve獲得;control控制;balance平衡。

2. B對應small應該川qmet (安靜的.默默的) 。

extra額外的;cosy舒適的，輕松的；direct直接的。

3. D句意：相對于每一個試圖傷害他人的人而言，有更多的人致力丁•幫助他人，治愈他人的創(chuàng)傷。

devote one's life to意為"獻身于……，致力于……"，符合句意。

submit提交，屈服;pay付錢;owe欠(債) ，歸功于。

4. C句意：在最為壯觀的前景和最為瑣碎的細節(jié)中，請仔細(closely) 觀察，W為美好的事物總是散發(fā)著耀眼的光芒。

modestly謙虛地;instantly即刻;closely仔細地;deliberately有意地，故意地。

5. B句意：生命的美好沒有極限(limit) 。

6. A句意：每一次新的相遇都會使這美好變得越發(fā)-十:富(abundant) 。

abundant豐富的，大量的；useful有川的; smart聰明伶俐的;helpful有幫助的。

7. C句意：對于生活中的美好，你經(jīng)歷和欣賞(appreciate) 的越多，它就會變得越多。

require要求;announce宣告; appreciate欣賞;sacrifice犧牲。

8. D句意：即使(even) 當寒風襲來，整個世界似乎被大霧掩蓋之時，生命的美好仍會存在。

even 即使。

9. D參見上題解析。

lose迷失;absorb吸收;dress穿衣服;cover覆蓋，掩蓋。

10. B句意：睜開雙眼，打開心扉，你就會發(fā)現(xiàn)美好無處不在(everywhere) 。

11. D句意：盡管生命的美好有時似乎遭受(suffer) 挫折，但它總會挺過來。

refuse拒絕;harvest收獲;govern統(tǒng)治，管理;suffer遭受。

12. C句意：因為在最黑暗的時刻，有一點變得格外清楚(clear) ，那就是，生命是無價的財富。

umque獨特的; vague模糊的;clear清楚的;passive被動的。

13. B句意：因此，正是與生命的美好相對立的事物使其越發(fā)強大(stronger) 。

14. a句意：無數(shù)次，當你擔心這美好永遠不在時，你會發(fā)現(xiàn)生命的美好其實只與你相隔須臾。

gone"不在了，不見了"，符合語境。

15. D句意：它就在下一個角落，存在T每個時刻之中，等著給你驚喜(s u rp rise ) 。

16. D句意：花些時間讓生命的美好觸動你的靈魂，平靜你的思緒(thought) 。

determination決心;will意志，意愿; life生活，生命;thought思想，看法。前三項均與語境不符。

17. A句意:然后，把你的幸運與他人分享。

share —with — 意為"與……分享……"。

18. A句意：因為生命的美好會因每次的給予(give away) 而變得越來越壯觀。

give away贈送，給予;put off推遲;search for尋找;pick out挑出。

19. B句意：盡管總是有問題需要你去關(guān)注(attention) ,沖突也似乎愈演愈烈……。

identifkanon鑒別，識別;attenlion關(guān)注;contribution貢獻;restriction限制。

20. C句意：……但生命的美好卻靜靜地、平和地(peace?fully) 、帶著比以往更大的決心和更多的意義變得更加強大。

elegantly優(yōu)雅地;rigidly嚴格地;peacefully平和地，安靜地；steeply陡峭地，劇烈地