陈孟尔

A

One family agreed with the idea that money really can buy happiness—send the kids to summer camp! So they sent their son Joey away for the season. He was__1__ as happy about the arrangement as his__ 2__ , for after about three weeks, they finally received a__ 3__ . Both parents huddled together to read it. After a moment, Joeys mother__4__and said to her husband, “Well, it certainly is Joey.”

The card reads: “Dear Mom and Dad, they are__ 5__everyone write home. Love, Joey.”

At times, families may need some__ 6__. They also need togetherness—lots of it. And those of us who live in families__ 7__that our family is far from__ 8__ , even on the best of days. But perfection is not__ 9__for a strong family life.

What is required, according to family expert Nick Stinnett, are three basics. “When you have a strong__ 10__ life,” he said, “you receive the__ 11__ that you are loved, that you are__ 12__, that you are important. The__13__ intake of love and affection and respect ... gives you inner resources to deal with life more__ 14__.”

Love, affection and__ 15__—a dynamic trio(三重奏) in any strong family. Where there is love there is a place of__ 16__ and security. Where there is affection there is a place of__ 17__. And where there is respect there is a place where the mind and spirit can__18 __.

Not all of us live in family groups. But we probably came from families and there just may be a family in our future.

Dr. Joyce Brothers has__ 19__ her life to marriage and family issues. She says, “When you look at your life, the greatest happiness is family happiness.” That can be__ 20__ in any family where you are loved, you are cared for and where you are made to feel important. Make this three parts of your family life and you will truly find happiness.

1. A. clearly B. obviously

C. generally D. finally

2. A. parents B. classmates

C. students D. teachers

3. A. note B. letter

C. postcard D. message

4. A. looked up B. looked away

C. looked down D. looked through

5. A. advising B. suggested

C. letting D. making

6. A. space B. room C. area D. time

7. A. understand B. realize

C. master D. enjoy

8. A. correct B. right C. perfect D. actual

9. A. ordered B. wanted

C. demanded D. required

10. A. school B. family

C. camp D. everyday

11. A. message B. idea

C. thought D. ambition

12. A. worried about B. looked after

C. cared for D. taken care

13. A. active B. negative

C. positive D. passive

14. A. successfully B. gently

C. easily D. hardly

15. A. care B. respect

C. friendship D. spirit

16. A. danger B. closeness

C. stability D. safety

17. A. coldness B. hotness

C. warmth D. happiness

18. A. wave B. develop C. stayD. show

19. A. attended B. come

C. devoted D. grown

20. A. wrong B. true C. real D. proper

B

A great many people are disappointed because of unrealistic expectations.

__1__ up to a department stores fabric(布) counter, an attractive young woman said, “I want to buy this material for a new dress. How much does it__ 2__?”

“Only one kiss per yard,”__3__ the smirking(假笑的) male clerk.

Not to be__4__ back by the harassment(骚扰), the woman said, “Thats fine! Ill take ten yards.”

With__5__ and anticipation(期待) written all over his face, the clerk__6__ measured out and__7__ the cloth, then held it out teasingly(逗笑地),__8__ forward to receive his “payment”.

The__9__ snapped up(一把抢过) the package and__10__ to a little old man standing beside her. “Grandpa will pay the bill,” she__ 11__.

He was no__ 12__ disappointed. But in the course of living, many people are__ 13__ when others do not__ 14__ their expectations. In order to be happy, some expectations must be__ 15__. These three particular__ 16__ and unhealthy expectations are some of the main culprits(罪魁祸首):

Do not expect appreciation. When others say, “Thank you,” or in any way show their gratitude, be__ 17__. It is a gift!

Do not expect others to make you happy. They__ 18__ cannot do that. Make yourself happy and__ 19__ your joy with others.

Do not expect not to be let down. At times, people will simply not come through for you in the way you need.__ 20__ them and move on.

Get rid of these three unrealistic expectations and you can begin to expect more happiness right away!

1. A. Rushing B. Walking

C. Jumping D. Running

2. A. cost B. pay C. spend D. take

3. A. shouted B. cried C. replied D. laughed

4. A. moved B. forced C. fought D. taken

5. A. happiness B. enjoyment

C. expectation D. courage

6. A. hurriedly B. slowly

C. patiently D. curiously

7. A. took B. wrapped

C. threw D. caught

8. A. standing B. sitting

C. leaning D. sleeping

9. A. man B. child C. girl D. woman

10. A. referred B. turned

C. pointed D. nodded

11. A. smiled B. beggedC. wavedD. said

12. A. wonder B. use C. good D. doubt

13. A. encouraged B. disappointed

C. annoyed D. surprised

14. A. live up to B. go against

C. go without D. hope for

15. A. set B. made

C. dropped D. completed

16. A. reasonable B. proper

C. unimportant D. unrealistic

17. A. happy B. sad C. angry D. satisfied

18. A. proudly B. absolutely

C. simply D. generally

19. A. spare B. share C. make D. control

20. A. Forgive B. Punish C. Blame D. Praise

答案解析:

A

本文通过故事告诉我们，一个坚固的家庭有三个重要的要素：爱、关怀、尊重。每个家庭都不是完美无缺的，但可以是充满爱、关怀和尊重的，惟其如此，人才能得到完整的发展，也更容易成功。

1. B。 对父母安排的夏令营活动，孩子显然（obviously）很开心。

2. A。这个安排是他的父母作出的，父母认为钱能买到快乐，就把孩子送去了夏令营。

3. C。下文有card，并且所写的内容极为简短，可以判断寄回的是明信片（postcard）。

4. A。两个人聚到一起看明信片，看了之后，抬起头来（look up），对她丈夫说话，这是个常见的现象。

5. D。然而孩子写回来的信息是如此之短，且极其不乐意。实情是夏令营组织者要求每个孩子给家里汇报情况。make somebody do ... “要求某人做某事”，带有强制的意思。

6. A。与下文的togetherness相对，space符合题意。家庭成员之间也要有自己的空间，但也需要很亲密。

7. B。我们每个人都认识到（realize）每个家庭远非完美。

8. C。 下句“完美并非一个坚固的家庭所要求的”可以看出，这里应选perfect，far from perfect意思是“远非完美”。

9. D。从下句what is required ... 可以看出，此处应填required来与之相对呼应。

10. B。上下文呼应，“坚固的家庭生活”（strong）。

11. A。与文章的主题相合拍，three messages of strong family，如果有坚固的家庭生活，你就会接收到这样的信息（message）：你被爱；被关怀；被重视。

12. C。care for与affection想对应。

13. C。积极肯定的接收到爱、关怀与重视，会带来内心的力量。

14. A。一个来自有爱、关怀与重视的家庭的孩子，成长得更顺利，也更容易成功。能成功的处理生活中的问题：deal with life successfully。

15. B。 respect与important和下文的be made to feel important意义一致，尊重使之感觉重要。……