For a long time I saw happiness as a huge banner (旗幟）across the finish line of a long race. I felt that only when I 36 _____ certain things could I finally be happy in my life. Most of the time I felt like a tortoise believing that being slow and 37 _____ would win the race. At other times I would 38 _____ like a rabbit trying different side roads at a dangerous 39 _____ hoping to reach that banner a little faster. 40 _____ , I began to see that no matter how long I raced towards it, the banner was never any 41 _____ I finally decided one day to 42 _____ and take a break. It was then that I saw my 43 _____ sitting beside me.
It had been with me as I 44 _____ hard to support my family, as I played with my children and heard their 45 _____ and even when I was 46 _____ with my wife at my side looking after me. It had been with me as I raced towards that stupid banner. I just didn’t have the 47 _____ to see it.
There is an old Chinese proverb that says, “Tension is what you think you should be. 48 _____ is who you are” Perhaps we all should stop our race towards the 49 _____ life we think we should have and 50 _____ the life we have now. Happiness will never be found under some banner far away. If will be found 51 _____ your own heart, soul and mind. It will be found when you 52 _____ that others love you just as you do.
Don’t be a tortoise or a rabbit when it comes to your happiness. Be a playful puppy and carry your stick of 53 _____ with you everywhere you go. 54 _____ yourself out of the race and realize that when it comes to love and happiness you are 55 _____ there.

【小題1】
A．forgotB．missedC．overcameD．a(chǎn)ccomplished
【小題2】
A．safeB．steadyC．calmD．quiet
【小題3】
A．a(chǎn)ctB．runC．jumpD．walk
【小題4】
A．placeB．heightC．speedD．time
【小題5】
A．GenerallyB．GraduallyC．UnfortunatelyD．Firstly
【小題6】
A．clearerB．lowerC．closerD．smaller
【小題7】
A．settle inB．start offC．stop byD．sit down
【小題8】
A．happinessB．goalC．successD．friendship
【小題9】
A．studiedB．foughtC．exercisedD．worked
【小題10】
A．laughterB．complaintsC．storiesD．breathing
【小題11】
A．lonelyB．tiredC．sickD．hungry
【小題12】
A．courageB．chanceC．wisdomD．strength
【小題13】
A．StressB．RelaxationC．FailureD．Pain
【小題14】
A．realB．perfectC．commonD．colorful
【小題15】
A．enjoyB．changeC．improveD．create
【小題16】
A．fromB．onC．overD．in
【小題17】
A．realizeB．believeC．hopeD．a(chǎn)dmit
【小題18】
A．sorrowB．responsibilityC．fortuneD．joy
【小題19】
A．CarryB．MakeC．PushD．Take
【小題20】
A．neverB．stillC．a(chǎn)lreadyD．ever


【小題1】D
【小題2】B
【小題3】A
【小題4】C
【小題5】B
【小題6】C
【小題7】D
【小題8】A
【小題9】D
【小題10】A
【小題11】C
【小題12】C
【小題13】B
【小題14】B
【小題15】A
【小題16】D
【小題17】A
【小題18】D
【小題19】D
【小題20】C

解析試題分析：本文是夾敘夾議文。作者通過自身的經(jīng)歷詮釋了這樣一個道理：我們經(jīng)常認為只有取得了某些成就，過上理想中完美的生活才會幸福。其實幸福就存在于我們不經(jīng)意間平
凡而瑣碎的生活中，它早就已經(jīng)根植在你我身邊。
【小題1】根據(jù)學生已有的文化背景可知 “finish line of a long race.”，是人取得階段性的成功才能真正感覺到幸福，故選D
【小題2】根據(jù)學生已知的龜兔賽跑的故事背景可知。作者希望像烏龜那樣，靠沉穩(wěn)贏得最終的比賽，所以應該選擇slow的同義詞，故選B
【小題3】根據(jù)下文提到 “l(fā)ike a rabbit trying different side roads…可知，作者在其他時候，表現(xiàn)得像兔子一樣，總愿意抄近路到達終點，故選A 
【小題4】根據(jù)下文提到 “hoping to reach that banner a little faster.”可知，既然是想快點到達終點，肯定是以一種危險的速度前行，故選C
【小題5】考查副詞：I began to see that…”可知，作者逐漸開始意識到……故選B
【小題6】考查形容詞比較級。根據(jù)下文 “I finally decided one day to take a break.”可知，那個目標從來沒有離作者更近一些，故選C
【小題7】考查動詞短語，由下文“and take a break…”可知，作者終于有一天決定坐下來休息，故選D
【小題8】考查名詞：根據(jù)下文“Happiness will never be found under some banner far away.”，可知，作者停下來休息時才發(fā)現(xiàn)，幸福就在身邊，故選A。
【小題9】考查動詞，據(jù)下文“hard to support my family”可知，當作者努力工作養(yǎng)家的時候，幸福在他身邊，故選D。
【小題10】考查名詞：從“I played with my children”可知“作者與孩子們一起玩，感到幸福，聽到的一定是快樂的笑聲，故選A。
【小題11】考查形容詞。根據(jù)下文“my wife at my side looking after me”可知，甚至當作者生病，有妻子在身邊照顧他的時候，幸福在他身邊，故選C。
【小題12】考查名詞。根據(jù)上文“as I raced towards that stupid banner”中的stupid 可推知，幸福一直在作者身邊，只是作者沒有智慧去發(fā)現(xiàn)這一點，故選C。
【小題13】考查名詞。根據(jù)上文“Tension is what you think you should be.”可推知，此處應為與Tension相對的Relaxation, 故選B。
【小題14】考查形容詞。根據(jù)上下文的語意，可知作者以前總是追求自以為值得自己全力以赴爭取的某種生活，所以應該是略帶貶義的自以為完美的生活。故選B
【小題15】考查動詞。根據(jù)上文可知，我們應該停止自以為完美的生活的腳步，所以，我們應該享受現(xiàn)在我們所擁有的生活。故選A。
【小題16】考查介詞。根據(jù)下文給出的，heart，soul，mind可推斷介詞應該用in。故選D。
【小題17】考查動詞，根據(jù)上文作者得到啟示：“當你意識到別人愛你，你也愛著別人時，幸福就來臨了�！笨赏茢啻鸢笧锳。
【小題18】考查名詞：根據(jù)上文“Be a playful puppy”可知，讓我們做一只快樂的愛玩耍的小狗，到處銜著你那根快樂的骨頭，故選D。
【小題19】考查動詞：根據(jù)文中多處提到的race，可知，我們應該把自己從那個競賽中解脫出來，故選D。
【小題20】考查副詞：從那個競賽中解脫出來，你就會發(fā)現(xiàn)你已經(jīng)處于愛和幸福之中，故選C。
考點：考查人生百味類短文
點評：文章反映的道理深刻，從選項中可以看出，本大題主要還是考查了詞匯的辨析與運用，但更加注重綜合語言能力的運用，需要根據(jù)上下文，了解詞匯用法的同時，結(jié)合語境，做出準確的判斷。

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