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Inthissection,youwillheartenstatements.Numbers1to6arebasedonTextAwhiletherestarebasedonTextB.EachstatementwillbereadONLYONCE.Listencarefullyanddecidewhethereachstatementistrueorfalse.

1.

A）T

B）F

Script:

I,asacook,wasbusyinpreparingatraditionaldinnerforthepeopleintheshipontheThanksgivingDay.

正确答案：

A

2.

"

Thanksgiving"

remindedmetogivethankstothepeoplewhohaddonemuchforme.

3.

Iwrotethreethank-youletterstomydad,oneofmyprofessorsandmygrandmarespectively.

B

4.

WhatIappreciatemyfathermostisthathehastaughtmetolovereading.

5.

IthankedNelsonmainlybecausehisprayerhadapositiveimpactonmylife.

6.

Iweptovermyfather’sletterbecausehesaidhehadasenseofachievementafterreadingmyletter.

7.

Thosewhoweregratefulintheexperimentseemedtoliveahappyandactivelife.

8.

Thosewhofocusedonhasslesappearedmorematerialisticandunwillingtosharetheirpossessionswithothers.

9.

Inonestudy,waitresseswhowroteamessageaboutanupcomingdinnerspecialonthecheckreceivedhighertips.

10.

Gratitudemakesyoutakeanoptimisticandpositiveattitudetowardslife.

SectionB

Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

ThanksgivingintheUnitedStatesisadayAmericanshavesetasidetogatherwithlovedones,to（11）_________________,tobemindfulofthegifts,bothlargeandsmall,thattheyaregratefulfor,andtocelebratethe（12）_________________thatgratitudeitselfbringstotheirlives.

LikemanyAmericanswhohavelosttheirjobsduetoAmerica’sailing（13）_________________,Nancyhasbattledwith（14）_________________swingsin2010.Still,shefinds（15）_________________inkeepingwhatshecallsa“gratitude（16）_________________,”whereshe（17）_________________downallthelittlethingsshecanbethankfulfor.“IwassittinginNussbaum’scafeteriaupthestreethavingcoffee.AndIlovegoingthereandjusthavingcoffeeandIthoughtIwasgratefulforthatplacebeingthere.Orformykids.OrthefactthatsomeonesaidsomethingnicethatdaythatIwasgladtohear.”Nancyaddsthateverydaylifeisfullofsmallgiftsthat（18）_________________.“Butwhenyoustarttowrite,itstartstocomeout.ItmakesmerealizethatIhavemoreinmylifetobehappyaboutthanIthoughtIdid.”

Forhispart,Kyle,anartteacher,preferstocultivate（19）_________________forwhateverlifehasinstore.“I’mgratefulforeveryday,man,”hesayswithagrin.“Everymomentisnewandexciting.Thereisalwayssomethinggood,somethingbiggerandbetter（20）_________________,andcomingeveryone’sway.”

ThanksgivingintheUnitedStatesisadayAmericanshavesetasidetogatherwithlovedones,tofeast,tobemindfulofthegifts,bothlargeandsmall,thattheyaregratefulfor,andtocelebratethevaluethatgratitudeitselfbringstotheirlives.

LikemanyAmericanswhohavelosttheirjobsduetoAmerica’sailingeconomy,Nancyhasbattledwithmoodswingsin2010.Still,shefindssolaceinkeepingwhatshecallsa“gratitudejournal,”whereshejotsdownallthelittlethingsshecanbethankfulfor.“IwassittinginNussbaum’scafeteriaupthestreethavingcoffee.AndIlovegoingthereandjusthavingcoffeeandIthoughtIwasgratefulforthatplacebeingthere.Orformykids.OrthefactthatsomeonesaidsomethingnicethatdaythatIwasgladtohear.”Nancyaddsthateverydaylifeisfullofsmallgiftsthatcaneludeawareness.“Butwhenyoustarttowrite,itstartstocomeout.ItmakesmerealizethatIhavemoreinmylifetobehappyaboutthanIthoughtIdid.”

Forhispart,Kyle,anartteacher,preferstocultivateathankfulattitudeforwhateverlifehasinstore.“I’mgratefulforeveryday,man,”hesayswithagrin.“Everymomentisnewandexciting.Thereisalwayssomethinggood,somethingbiggerandbettercomingmyway,andcomingeveryone’sway.”

feast

value

economy

mood

solace

journal

jots

caneludeawareness

athankfulattitude

comingmyway

PartIIReadingComprehension（25minutes）

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithseveralblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

RatherthansayingtheywouldforgivethatIhadn’t21thankedthem,instead,forPete’ssake,theywerethankingme—forhavingremembered,forhavingconsideredtheyhaddoneanythingso22.

Alwaysthecollegeprofessor,mydadhadcarefullyavoidedanythingheconsideredtoo23,soIknewhowmovedhewastowritemethat,afterhavinghelpededucatemanyyoungpeople,henowfeltthathisbestresultsincludedhisownson.

TheReverendNelsonwrotethathis24asa“simple,old-fashionedprincipal”hadendedwithschoolsundergoingsuchswiftchangesthathehadretiredinself-doubt.“IheardmoreofwhatIhaddonewrongthanwhatIdidright,”hesaid,addingthatmyletterhadbroughthimwelcome25thathiscareerhadbeenappreciated.

AglanceatGrandma’s26handwritingbroughtbackinaflashmemoriesofstandingalongsideherwhiterockingchair,watchingher“settin’down”somelettertorelatives.27,Grandmawouldslowly28oneword,thenthenext,sothatafinishedpagewould29hours.Iweptoverthepage30myGrandma’srecenthoursinvestedinexpressingherlovinggratefulnesstome—whomsheusedtodiaper!

A）sentimentalB）reassuranceC）exceptionalD）Characterbycharacter

E）representingF）consumeG）sensationalH）similar

I）accomplishJ）familiarK）obviouslyL）assurance

M）presentingN）decadesO）previously

21.______________________

O

22.______________________

C

23.______________________

24.______________________

N

25.______________________

26.______________________

J

27.______________________

D

28.______________________

I

29.______________________

F

30.______________________

E

Thereareseveralpassagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

PassageOne

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

I’dheardaboutthefeel-goodbenefitsofagratitudeattitude.Hopingfortips,IcalledprofessorEmmons,whopioneeredresearchonthebenefitsofpositivethinking.Emmonsquotednewstudiesthatindicatedthatevenpretendingtobethankfulraiseslevelsofthechemicalsassociatedwithpleasureandcontentment.HerecommendedkeepingalogofeverythingI’mgratefulforinagivenweekormonth.

Ifollowedhissuggestions,butmyfirstattemptsatkeepingagratitudelistwereprettyweak:

coffee,naps,caffeineingeneral.Asmylistgrew,Ifoundmoreuplift:

freshlypickedblueberries;

theBeatles’WhiteAlbum;

thatI’mnotbald.

Bydaythree,Iwasonatear,thankingeverygrocerybaggerandparentontheplaygroundlikeI’djustwonanOscarandhangingpost-itnotestoremindmyselfofthenextday’sthank-youtargets:

themailman,myson’smathteacher.Butsoon,thefull-onapproachstartedtobummeout.ResearcherscallitthePledgeofAllegianceeffect.“Ifyouoverdogratitude,itlosesitsmeaningor,worse,becomesachore,”professorEmmonstoldmewhenImentionedmyslump.Beselective,headvised,andfocusonthankingtheunsungheroesinyourlife.

ThenprofessorEmmonssuggesteda“gratitudevisit.”Thinkofapersonwhohasmadeamajordifferenceinyourlifeandwhomyou’veneverproperlythanked.Composeadetailedlettertohimorherthatexpressesyourappreciationinconcreteterms,thenreaditaloud,face-to-face.

IimmediatelyflashedonMissRiggi,myeighth-gradeEnglishteacher.ShewasthefirstonetoopenmyeyestoHemingway,Faulkner,andotherliterarygiants.Tothisday,Iamguidedbyheradvice（“Neverbeboring”）.Ibookedplaneticketstomyhometown,Scranton,Pennsylvania.

MissRiggiwasshorterthanIremember,thoughunmistakablewithherstilllong,blackhairandbright,intelligenteyes.Afteraslightlyawkwardhugandsmalltalk,wesettledin.Itookadeepbreathandread.

AndwhetheritwasMissRiggi’senormoussmilewhenIfinishedtheletter,orthewayshehelditcloseaswesaidgoodbye,myfeelingofpeaceandjoyremainedlongafterIreturnedhome.

Sincethen,Ihavewrittenseveralmoregratitudeletters,andmywifeandIbothsummonour“training”whenwefeelsaddledbylife.Theunpleasantmattersarestillthere,butappreciation,I’velearned,hasanecho—andit’sloudenoughtodrownoutthegrumblingofonemanemptyingthedishwasher.

31.

Accordingtothe