阅读下面短文， 从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中， 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

（一）

In a cold winter， a couple had to move out from the luxury（豪华的） villa（别墅） because of bankruptcy（破产）. The 1 worked day and night to 2 the family but with no care of his wife. So she thought，“He doesnt love me any more， he just 3 his business ... not me.”

One day， she began to 4 a bath， he stopped her at the door，“Let me take it 5 ， okay？”“Why not let me shower first？”she asked. “I was 6 ，sweetie. You take it late， okay？”She was 7 depressed（沮丧的）.

On a morose （阴郁的） day， she found nothing to do and 8 his computer， a few words blurred（使模糊） her eyes ... it was his 9 ：

Today， I was quite 10 . She asked me why I was 11 taking the bath first， and I said to her I was extremely tired. She was unhappy. In her mind， I 12 her not as well as usual， but how can I do？ I was not as 13 as before. We moved to the 14 apartment. There was only a shower in the bathroom. It was so cold to take a shower in such a 15 winter. But I found that if one person took the shower first， the room could get a little warm， so every time I rushed to the 16 first. I was thinking that， when she took the shower， the room would get 17 ，at least 1℃，2℃，3℃.

Now I cant give her 18 life， bring her to the luxury restaurant， buy expensive dresses for her， 19 at least， I can give her 1℃ 20 .

（二）

If your life feels like it is lacking the power that you want and the motivation that you need， sometimes all you have to do is to shift（改变） your point of view. Positive 1 is the very factor that you should have.

By training your thoughts to 2 on the bright side of things， you are more 3 to have the incentive （动力） to follow through on your 4 . You are less likely to be held back by 5 ideas that might limit your performance.

Your life can be enhanced（提高），and your happiness

6 ， when you choose to change you perspective （态度，观点）. Dont 7 your future to chance， or wait for things to get better 8 on their own. You must go in the direction of your hope and aspirations（抱负）. Being to build your confidence， and work through problems rather than 9 them. Remember that power is not 10 control over situations， but the ability to deal with 11 comes your way.

Always believe that good things are 12 ， and remember that mistakes can be 13 that lead to discoveries. Take your fear and 14 it into trust； learn to rise above anxiety and 15 . Turn your“worry hours” into“ 16 hours”. Take the energy that you have wasted and direct it toward every worthwhile effort that you can be involved in. You will see beautiful things 17 when you allow yourself to 18 the joys of life. You will find happiness when you 19 positive thinking into your daily routine and make it an important part of your 20 .

（以上两篇由江门市新会东方红中学方玉珍老师原创）

（三）

Mark Twain was known as a famous American writer. He wrote many stories. Besides 1 ， he also was enthusiastic about fishing. One year he went to Marine for 2 and spent three pleasant weeks in the woods there.

The moment the holiday 3 ， he drove to the 4 with his luggage. There he asked a porter to put it into the train. Then he 5 into the smoking car. At first， the car was

6 when he got in， but 7 the car was crowded and a man with a pair of glasses got in and was seated opposite him. Mark Twain thought this man looked quite 8 . However， it would be 9 to say nothing in that situation， so he said good morning， and they began to 10 .

First they talked about the weather and then their topic

11 on Marine. The 12 said， “We have some beautiful 13 in Marine. It would be a /an 14 to come to Marine without spending some time there. I suppose you have been in our woods， havent you？”“Yes， I have，”answered Mark Twain.“I had a great time there. Additionally，

15 fishing isnt allowed in Marine at this season， Ive got lots of fish with my baggage. May I ask who you are， sir？”

The man stared at Mark Twain for several seconds and then

16 ， “Im a police officer. My job is to 17 people who hunt and fish during the wrong 18 . And who are you？”

Mark Twain was surprised and 19 when he heard this. Nervous， he thought 20 and then answered，“ Well， Im a liar who tells the biggest lies in America.”

（四）

Three Apple engineers and three Microsoft employees are traveling by train to a conference. The Microsoft engineers each buy tickets but the Apple engineers 1 buy a ticket.

“How are three people going to travel on only one 2 ？”asks a Microsoft employee. “Watch and youll see，” 3 an Apple engineer.

They all board the train. The Microsoft employees take their 4 but all three Apple engineers crowd into a restroom and 5 the door behind them.

6 after the train has departed， the conductor comes around 7 tickets. He knocks on the restroom door and says， “Ticket， please.” The door opens just a crack and an arm 8 ， ticket in hand. The 9 takes it and moves on. The Microsoft employees see this and agree it is quite a

10 idea.

So after the conference， the Microsoft employees decide to

11 the Apple engineers（as they always do）on the return trip to save some 12 . After they 13 the station， they buy one ticket. To their 14 ， the Apple engineers dont buy any ticket at all.

“How are you going to travel without a ticket？”asks one

15 Microsoft employee.“Watch and youll 16 ，” answers an Apple engineer.

When they 17 the train， the Microsoft employees crowd into a 18 and the Apple engineers crowd into another one nearby. The train departs. Soon one of the Apple engineers 19 his restroom and walks over to where the Microsoft employees are 20 .

He knocks on the door and says， “Ticket， please...”

（五）

The sight of lightning（闪电）dancing across the night sky looks wonderful. But get too close and there may be 1 .

Apart from its 2 power， lighting has a good side too. Its likely that humans 3 fire from lighting. And lighting helps create ozone（臭氧）， which protect us from the suns 4 rays. Thunderstorms also 5 chemicals， which fall to the earth in the 6 and provide food for plants and soil.

Be careful. You could be 7 by lighting in several ways：

You could suffer a direct hit， which 8 electricity through your body for less than a second. Because of the short duration（持续的时间）， severe burns arent common. Any resulting injuries are usually not 9 .

If lighting strikes land close to 10 you are standing， the electricity could travel through the 11 and enter your body through your legs. You could also be injured if youre touching an object that is 12 hit.

Here are some 13 tips if youre outdoors during a lighting storm.

Since lighting can strike even if it is not raining， take shelter when you first 14 thunder in the distance.

15 open spaces or standing under tall trees. These are frequent targets of lighting strikes.

16 the distance of the storm with the“three-second rule”. When you see a lighting flash， count the seconds until you hear the bang of thunder. Divide this by three—sound travels about one kilometer every three seconds—and this will give you the 17 distance of the storm from you. If you find the storm is 18 nearer， take cover and stay there until the storm

19 .

Remember lighting dancing across a summer sky is a force to be respected， admired and appreciated—from a 20 .

（六）

You have waited 10 minutes for the valuable 10 minutes break between classes. But when the bell for the next class 1 ， you can hardly believe how 2 time has passed. If you are

3 with this scene， youll know how time flies when you are having 4 and drags when you are bored. Now scientists have come up with a reason why this is the 5 .

Studies have shown that patterns of activity in the brain

6 according to how we focus on a task. When our time is busy with 7 things， we concentrate more on how time is

8 ， which makes our brains think the clock is ticking more slowly.

In an experiment 9 by a French laboratory， 12 volunteers watched an image while researchers monitored their 10 activity. The 11 were told to first concentrate on how long a /an 12 stayed on the screen， then 13 on the color of the image， and thirdly， study both the length of time and color.

The results showed that the brain was more active when the volunteers paid attention to more subjects. It is thought that if the brain is 14 ， focusing on many aspects of a task， we tend to pay less attention to the clock. 15 ， time passes without us really realizing it and seems to go 16 . If the brain is not so 17 ， it devotes all its energies to 18 the passing of time， so creating the 19 that time is dragging.

Next time you feel 20 in class， perhaps you should pay more attention to what the teacher is saying！

（以上四～六篇由开平市第一中学杨华新老师原创）

答案与解析

（一）作者记叙了一对夫妻破产后搬进一个小房子，冬天里每天丈夫都抢先洗澡，目的是让浴室温度升高一点，给妻子多一点温暖。

1. D 由后面的but with no care of his wife可知，是“丈夫”日夜工作。

2. A 根据常识，日夜工作的目的应当是“支撑一个家，养家糊口（support the family）”，再说，根据所填词与the family搭配，也可知填support。

3. A 上一句中with no care of his wife的care复现，可想到是选项A，将cares about（关心）代入文中，正确，故选A。

4. C 由动宾搭配可知，应是take a bath；另外，下文多处出现take it，原词复现，故选C。

5. B 由下文Why not let me shower first？可知，选B。

6. D 由上文的worked day and night可知，没有信息表明他很“冷”“兴奋”“开心”。

7. C 由上文He doesnt love me any more...not me可推断，她已很难过，这次又跟她争着先洗澡，这一定使她“完全”沮丧了。

8. D 根据常识，应是“打开电脑”，“开”电视、电灯、电脑等应是turn on，故选D。

9. B 由冒号后的下一段可知，是其丈夫用第一人称写的日记。

10. A 由上文并结合日记内容可知，自己很关爱妻子，却让妻子误解，根据常识，应是“难过”。

11. D 由语境可知，应是表达“为什么总是（always）我先洗澡”。

12. C 由前一句She was unhappy可知，在她心里，“我对待（treat）她不像通常那么好了”。

13. A 根据文章第一句和本空后面内容only a shower...It was so cold to take a shower...winter等可知， “我不富有”。

14. B 由文章首句和only a shower可知，就是面积“小的”公寓。

15. D 与cold， winter有关联的词应是freezing（寒冷的）。

16. B 由上下文谈论的took the shower可知，是冲进bathroom。……