I was watching a TV series one night when I took in one scene. A young man was seeking his

I was watching a TV series one night when I took in one scene. A young man was seeking his community votes, and people wanted to know why they should give him their . He took them to his house and on every
in his house was the word “Faith” pasted. People raised lots of to find out why the word was pasted on his mirrors. He said, “My dad often me to believe that as long as you have , you should have faith. Every time you look into the mirror, you’re looking at yourself and see “ Faith”.
The I learned from this is simple-----faith is a living thing and in the same way we’re all given 24 hours a day and we’re all given the same measure of faith. Faith keeps us going when things get ! Why is some people’s faith stronger than that of others? Exercise! If we choose to exercise our faith, it will ; but if we choose not to, it remains weak. Some people might that they don’t have faith, but we all practice faith every day even if we don’t it as a faith. Daily , such as studying, investing or reaching for a dream, take faith．
Faith hearing and doing. I made a decision yesterday----to reading the newspapers full of too much sad and news. Why? Because I there was a drop of my mental state after reading the newspapers.
Faith, when it’s put to , becomes a beautiful thing. It lifts your mental state to a higher place that you to raise yourself up and declare, “Yes, I can.” So make the decision today to strengthen your faith by it.
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(答案→)C 解析：本文叙述了电视剧中一位年轻人家中的每一面镜子上都贴着 “faith”这个字的情节引发了作者的深思。是啊，信念，当它起作用时，就是一件美好的礼物，它可以使人们鼓足勇气、奋力拼搏。【小题1】考查副词及上下文的呼应。bravely勇敢的； briefly简要地； mostly大多数； finally最后。一个年轻人正在社区里为自己拉票，而多数人都想知道他有什么理由可以让他们支持他，故选C。【小题2】考查名词及上下文的呼应。support支持； instruction指导； pity同情； information消息。根据上文“seeking his community votes…”可知，人们想知道为什么要给他支持。故选A。【小题3】考查名词及上下文的呼应。wall墙； mirror镜子； picture图画；book书。根据下文提到“the word was pasted on his mirrors”可知。他把他带到房子，每一个房子的镜子上都粘上一个词“faith”，故选B。【小题4】考查名词及上下文的呼应。voices 声音； questions问题； rules规则； standards水平。根据下文“why the word was pasted on his mirrors”，可知此处表示人们提出问题（raise questions）想了解为什么镜子上都有这个单词。故选B。【小题5】考查动词及上下文的呼应。teaches教学； permits允许； forces强迫； promises允诺。本句表示父亲教导我人生的道理（teach sb. to do sth.）。我的父亲经常教导我只要活着就应该有信心，故选A。【小题6】考查名词及上下文的呼应。friendship友谊； breath呼吸； wealth财富； success成功。根据上下文可知，把faith这个词贴在镜子上是为了每一次照镜子时都能看到它，这说明父亲让他相信信念非常重要，只要活着，我们就要有信仰。have breath表示“活着”。故选B。【小题7】考查名词及上下文的呼应。lesson 一课，教训； view观点； choice选择； example例子。根据破折号后的内容是作者从这一电视剧情节中学到的lesson。故选A。【小题8】考查副词及上下文的呼应。extremely及其； freely自由地；equally平等地； frequently经常地。根据下文24 hours a day 判断，我们每个人的一天同样(equally)都是24小时。故选C。【小题9】考查形容词及上下文的呼应。strange奇怪的； different不同的；funny滑稽的； tough难的。根据常识可知，当事情变得艰难时(get rough)，更能显出信念的作用。故选D。【小题10】考查动词及上下文的呼应。stay停留； return回来； slow慢的；grow生长。本句对比了两种情况：选择经受磨练，信念就会增强(grow)；选择逃避磨练，信念就会仍然薄弱。故选D。【小题11】考查动词及上下文的呼应。argue争论； realize意识到； understand理解； predict预言。作者认为有些人可能会有不同意见，他们也许会争辩(argue)说，他们没有信念。故选A。【小题12】考查动词及上下文的呼应。agree 同意； appreciate感激； admire欣赏； acknowledge承认。联系上文可知，作者对这些人的驳斥是：我们每天都在践行它，即使我们不承认(acknowledge)那就是信念。故选D。【小题13】考查名词及上下文的呼应。services服务； steps步骤； tasks 任务；experiments实验。此空后列举的内容都是我们的日常活动，故用task。日常活动如学习、投资或实现梦想都需要信念，故选C。【小题14】考查动词短语及上下文的呼应。dreams of梦想； comes from来自； feels like想要； keeps on继续。信念来自于(come from)你所听和所做的事。故选B。【小题15】考查动词及上下文的呼应。consider考虑； delay推迟； stop停止； risk冒险。看了那些报纸后，作者总会情绪低落。因此，要树立信念，作者应该是决定以后不再(stop)看那些有负面影响的报纸了。故选C。【小题16】考查形容词及上下文的呼应。various 各种各样的； genuine真诚地； latest最新的； negative负面的。此处所需词汇应与sad同义，表示“悲伤和负面的消息”。我下定决心停止读充满坏的和负面消息的报纸，故选D【小题17】考查动词及上下文的呼应。heard听见； noticed注意到； declared宣布； explained解释。读了那样的内容，我“注意到”了自己情绪的低落。故选B。【小题18】考查动词及上下文的呼应。check 检查； list列出； work工作；sleep睡觉。put…to work表示“践行、使起作用”(cause…to work)。当践行信念时，它会变成一个美好的东西，一件美丽的人生礼物。故选C。【小题19】考查动词及上下文的呼应。warns警告； causes引起； orders命令； forbids禁止。信念能把你的精神状态提升到更高的高度，促使你提升自我，并宣称：“是的，我能。”，故选B。【小题20】考查动词及上下文的呼应。exercising锻炼； forming养成；obtaining获得； thinking想。根据第二段“If we choose to exercise our faith, it will…”可知此处应选exercise. 通过锻炼，可以加强你的信念，故选A。

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