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Optimism and pessimism are both powerful forces. Each of us must choose which we want to our future and our expectations. We can choose to laugh or cry, bless or . It’s our decision: From which perspective do we want to view life? Will we look up in or down in desperation? I believe in the upward look. I choose to the positive and skip right over the negative.
An optimistic attitude is not a luxury; it’s a(n) . The way you look at life will determine how you feel, how you perform, and how well you will get along with other people. , negative thoughts, attitudes, and expectations themselves; they become a self-fulfilling prophecy (预言). Pessimism creates a dark place where no one wants to live.
　　Years ago, I drove into a service station to get some gas. It was a beautiful day, and I was feeling great. As I walked into the station to pay for the gas, the attendant said to me, “How do you feel?” That seemed like a(n) question, but I felt fine and told him so. “You don’t look well,” he replied. This me completely by surprise. A little confidently, I told him that I had felt better. Without hesitation, he continued to tell me how bad I looked and that my skin appeared yellow.
　　By the time I left the service station, I was feeling a little . About a block away, I over to the side of the road to look at my face in the mirror. How did I feel? Was I affected with jaundice(黄疸)? Was everything all right? By the time I got home, I was beginning to feel a little nauseous(恶心). Did I have a bad liver? Had I some rare disease?
On another beautiful day, when I went into that gas station, feeling again, I figured out what had happened. The place had recently been painted a bright, distasteful , and the light reflecting the walls made everyone inside look as though they had hepatitis（肝炎）! I wondered how many other folks had the way I did. I had let one short conversation with a total change my attitude for an entire day. He told me I looked sick, and before long, I was actually feeling sick. That single observation had a great effect on the way I felt and acted.
The only thing more powerful than negativism is a word of optimism and hope. When a whole culture adopts an upward look, incredible things can be accomplished.
【小题1】A．shapeB．decideC．previewD．transform【小题2】A．forgiveB．curseC．praiseD．regret【小题3】A．vainB．angerC．actionD．hope【小题4】A．highlightB．analyzeC．evaluateD．introduce【小题5】A．necessity B．opportunity C．quality D．identity【小题6】A．ActuallyB．ConsequentlyC．AccordinglyD．Contrarily【小题7】A．rely on B．feed onC．go onD．take on【小题8】A．familiarB．ordinary C．odd D．easy【小题9】A．gotB．took C．stoppedD．made【小题10】A．moreB．lessC．quiteD．too【小题11】A．neverB．everC．onceD．always【小题12】A．uneasyB．unconcernedC．unsatisfiedD．unaffected【小题13】A．gotB．cameC．tookD．pulled【小题14】A．come upB．brought upC．picked upD．put up【小题15】A．fine B．upsetC．sickD．calm【小题16】A．grayB．blueC．yellowD．red【小题17】A．inB．overC．offD．through【小题18】A．quitB．adaptedC．answeredD．reacted【小题19】A．liarB．onlooker C．attendantD．stranger【小题20】A．positiveB．negativeC．carefulD．rigidA

(答案→)A 解析：乐观和悲观都是强大的力量，我们每个人都必须在这两者之间做出选择，从而给我们对未来的展望和预期染上或明或暗的色彩。文章通过作者亲身经历告诉读者：我们应该用什么样的眼光去看待生活——是昂首去寻找希望抑或垂头在绝望中逡巡。【小题1】考查动词辨析：A. shape 塑造，B. decide决定，C. preview预习吗，D. transform改变，根据下文：We can choose to laugh or cry, bless or .可知从而给我们都必须选择来塑造对未来的展望和预期。选 A【小题2】考查动词辨析：A. forgive原谅，B. curse 咒骂，C. praise表扬，D. regret后悔，我们可以选择哭或是笑，祝福或是诅咒。和bless对应的是curse，选B【小题3】考查名词辨析：A. vain徒劳，B. anger生气，C. action行动，D. hope希望，我们可以选择用什么样的眼光去看待生活——是昂首去寻找希望抑或垂头在绝望中逡巡。和desperation对应的是hope。选D【小题4】考查动词辨析：A. highlight强调，突出，把……照亮，B. analyze分析，C. evaluate评价，评估，D. introduce介绍，我喜欢向上看。我会突出生活中光明的一面，忽略那些阴暗的角落。选A【小题5】考查名词辨析：A. necessity必需品，B. opportunity机会，C. quality质量，D. identity 身份，乐观的态度不是一种奢侈品;它是我们生活的必需。和luxury对应的是necessity，选A【小题6】考查副词辨析：A. Actually事实上，B. Consequently因此，C. Accordingly因此，有根据的，D. Contrarily反之，相反地，反对地，反过来，悲观的想法、态度和预期也会自食其果：这句话和上文是相反的关系，选D【小题7】考查动词短语辨析：A. rely on依赖，B. feed on以…为主食，C. go on继续，D. take on承担，这里使用了词组：feed on oneself自食其果，选B【小题8】考查形容词辨析：A. familiar熟悉的，B. ordinary普通的，C. odd .古怪的，奇数的，剩余的，零散的，D. easy容易的，根据下文：but I felt fine and told him so.可知这看起来象古怪的问题，选C【小题9】考查动词辨析：A. got 得到，B. took拿，C. stopped停止，D. made制作，根据上文的:“You don’t look well,”可知作者大吃一惊，词组：take sb. by surprise让某人非常惊讶，选B【小题10】考查形容词辨析：A. more更多，B. less更少，C. quite相当多的，D. too也，根据下文的句子:I told him that I had felt better.可知作者不怎么自信了，选B【小题11】考查副词辨析：A. never从不，B. ever曾经，C. once一次，D. always总是，我告诉他我从没有感觉更好，这里用否定词和比较级连用，表示最高级，选A【小题12】考查形容词辨析：A. uneasy不容易的，不轻松，B. unconcerned不关心的，C. unsatisfied不满意的，D. unaffected没有影响的，根据下文的：About a block away, I over to the side of the road to look at my face in the mirror.可知作者感觉很不轻松，选A【小题13】考查动词辨析：A. got得到，B. came来，C. took拿，D. pulled拉，我将车停靠在路边，选D 【小题14】考查动词短语辨析：A. come up被提出，B. brought up养育，C. picked up 捡起，习得，恢复，接送，D. put up搭建，根据上文的：I was beginning to feel a little nauseous(恶心). Did I have a bad liver?可知作者怀疑自己得了罕见的疾病，选C【小题15】考查形容词辨析：A. fine好的，B. upset不安的，C. sick生病的，D. calm冷静的，根据下文的：I figured out what had happened.可知作者明白了发生的事情，感觉好了，选A【小题16】考查形容词辨析：A. gray灰白的，B. blue蓝色的，C. yellow黄色的，D. red红色的，根据上文的：Without hesitation, he continued to tell me how bad I looked and that my skin appeared yellow.可知加油站的墙上粉刷了黄色，发射到人的脸上都是黄色，选C。【小题17】考查介词辨析：A. in在…里面，B. over越过，C. off离开，D. through通过，光线从墙上反折过来使每个人都好像得了黄疸肝炎，选C【小题18】考查动词辨析： A. quit放弃，B. adapted适应，C. answered回答，D. reacted反应，我想知道多少其他的人反应和我一样，选D【小题19】考查名词辨析：A. liar 撒谎者，B. onlooker旁观者，C. attendant服务人员，D. stranger陌生人，根据上文和作者对话的服务员是完全的陌生人，选D【小题20】考查形容词辨析：A. positive 积极的，B. negative消极的，C. careful 仔细的，D. rigid严格的，僵硬的，这一个负面的观察对我感觉和反应的方式都产生了变化。所以选B

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