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The choice to adopt and hold gratefulness is the one that is different from those who suffer misfortune and those who enjoy a full life.
My mother died when I was 24. It was a very difficult time in my life — everything seemed to fall apart. I lost my job, and then my utilities were turned off. I had to take cold showers for six months. A neighbor who knew about my situation came to my house and made me an offer. I took care of her children as a job, and I no longer went hungry. I was surprised that someone would trust me — a young woman with her children. And it was with the very confidence that before long I began taking care of other people’s children, too. I have since moved 300 miles from Boise, Idaho. For more than 23 years I have made every effort to reach out to all the kind-hearted people who helped me when I was down and out. Without their trust, I don’t know what I would have done. I am very involved in my community and volunteer at the local food bank, and I help out whenever I can. I’d like to owe what I am to whoever has offered me generosity.
If you are grateful for what you already have, the world will work together to give you more to be grateful for. Otherwise, the world will give you more to complain about.
Moreover, the true master learns to be grateful, in advance, for the things that are desired, because, being grateful in advance for some attainment or accomplishment does two very important things: one…it tricks your subconscious into believing that the goal is certain and two…it convinces other people, with whom you must interact to achieve your desires, that you know what you are about, that you are a winner, not a whiner (哀訴者).
小題1:The underlined word “utilities” refers to __________ in the passage.
A．water and gas suppliesB．gas and electricity supplies
C．shower equipment and water supplyD．heating and TV signals
小題2: The writer was grateful mainly for ___________.
A．his neighbor’s donationB．his community
C．having got the jobD．others’ trust
小題3: The writer’s personal story in the second paragraph tells us that __________.
A．to be grateful will get you nowhere but away from home
B．a(chǎn) grateful person is most likely to be successful
C．we need to be grateful to be helpful and useful
D．the fragrance (芳香) stays in the hand that gives the rose
小題4:The best title for the passage would be ____________.
A．A Thank-You Note to Trusting Neighbor
B．You Are a Winner, Not a Whiner
C．Be Grateful to Life in Advance
D．Gratefulness Brings a Great Fullness to Life
小題1:B小題2:D小題3:C小題4:D
小題1】B 從畫線句子后一句I had to take cold showers for six months. 只能洗冷水澡。可推斷是斷氣斷電。
小題2:D 從第二段作者的經(jīng)歷看，因為有了信任，我知道我能做些什么。以及第三段If you are grateful for what you already have, the world will work together to give you more to be grateful for.可知答案
小題3:C 第三段提到，如果你心存感激，那么你會發(fā)現(xiàn)有很多讓感激的事情，反之，你只會抱怨世界。
小題4:D 中心理解題。從第一段以及最后一段最后一句可知，心存感激讓我們成為勝者，過上充實生活。
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A．A Nice Doctor B．The Deep Roots C．Adversity and SufferingD．My Childhood Memory

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

You must have been troubled by when to say “I love you” because it is one of the greatest puzzles in our life.
　 What if you say it first and your partner doesn’t love you back? Or if they do say it but you don’t feel they mean it? Being the first to declare your love can be nerve racking(緊張）and risky and can leave you feeling as vulnerable as a turtle with no shell. But is the person who says it first really in a position of weakness? Doesn’t it pay to hold back, play it cool and wait until the other half has shown their hand fast?
　A really good relationship should be about “being fair and being equal,” says psychologist Sidney Crown. “But love is seldom equal.” All relationships go through power struggles but, he says, if a love imbalance continues for years, the rot will set in. “That feeling of ‘I’ve always loved you more’ may be subverted(顛覆，破壞) for a time, but it never goes away completely and it often emerges in squabbling(大聲爭吵).”  In love, at least, the silent, withholding type is not always the most powerful. “The strongest one in a relationship is often the person who feels confident enough to talk about their feelings,” says educational psychologist Ingrid Collins. Psychosexual therapist Paula Hall agrees. “The one with the upper hand is often the person who takes the initiative. In fact, the person who says ‘I love you’ first may also be the one who says ‘I’ m bored with you’ first.” Hall believes that much depends on how “I love you” is said and the motivation of the person saying it. “Is it said when they’re drunk? Is it said before their partner files off on holiday, and what it really means is ‘Please don’ t be unfaithful to me’ ?” By saying ‘I love you’, they are really saying ‘Do you love me?’ If so, wouldn’t it just be more honest to say that. Collins agrees that intention is everything. “It’s not what is said, but how it’s said. What it comes down to is the sincerity of the speaker.”
小題1: What is the main idea of this passage?
A．The importance of “I love you”　
B．The meaning of “I love you”　
C．The time of saying “I love you”　
D．The place of saying “I love you”
小題2: In the first sentence the author means that _________.
A．it is easy to say “I love you”　　　
B．it is hard to say “I love you”　
C．we have many troubles in our life
D．people usually do not know when to say “I love you”
小題3: According to the expert, a good relationship should be _______.
A．fair and equal　　B．fair and kind
C．powerful and equalD．confident and fair
小題4: In the third paragraph, the phrase “with the upper hand” means _________.
A．being low in spiritB．having only one hand
C．being active 　　D．being passive

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