练习四
一．完形填空
Sometime, you are stuck in traffic, anxious about getting a job, or stressed about making a deadline at work. 1 as these situations are, they are also opportunities to 2 kindness and gratefulness. Responding gently and thankfully will not 3 make these situations go away, but it can help you be happier and 4 .
As someone who travels as part of my work, I find that when I practice looking for 5 to be kind and grateful, travel is a much more 6 experience. The mental and physical 7 of kindness and gratitude are impressive. Such simple practices not only make you feel good, 8 they can also help protect your immune system, reduce stress and anxiety, strengthen self﹣control. That is, simple practice done regularly can 9 both your physiology and your outlook. It is more likely that you also view the future 10 . However, being kind and grateful is not a (an) 11 for working toward important goals, or dealing with challenge. Practicing kindness and appreciation is a way to 12 the quality of your experience and relationships while you are doing these things. 13 what your brain may tell you, your ability to be kind and grateful is not 14 upon either your circumstances or how you feel. 15 simply, kindness and gratitude are available to you whenever you choose to practice them.
During your lifetime many things will happen. You will experience some of them as pleasant and comfortable and others as 16 and unwanted. You do not have control over the circumstances that life 17 , but you do have a choice about how you 18 to them. Reacting to whatever 19 up with kindness and gratitude is a powerful 20 , a choice supported by hundreds of scientific research studies and recommended in every enduring wisdom tradition for thousands of years. What will you choose? 1. A. Unhappy 2. A. practice 3. A. eventually 4. A. healthier 5. A. approaches 6. A. worthy 7. A. conditions 8. A. so 9. A. change 10. A. accurately 11. A. exchange 12. A. impact 13. A. While 14. A. focused 15. A. Say
16. A. uncertain 17. A. presents 18. A. contribute 19. A. keeps 20. A. attitude
B. Unfortunate B. acknowledge B. deliberately B. gentler B. chances B. enjoyable B. growth B. while B. adjust
B. realistically B. replacement B. identify B. Though B. called B. Put
B. ridiculous B. provides B. respond B. goes B. tool
C. Undesirable C. change C. instantly C. kinder C. places C. practical C. benefits C. and C. reflect C. positively C. process C. evaluate C. Despite C. looked C. Tell
C. embarrassing C. offers C. reply C. builds C. choice
D. Incorrect D. distinguish D. necessarily D. stronger D. coincidences D. precious D. health D. but D. prove D. wisely D. aspect D. concern D. Given D. dependent D. Express D. difficult D. supplies D. appeal D. turns D. influence
二．语法填空
A material can be really special when it was named after the place where it 1._______ (create) originally. That’s certainly the case2._______ “china”. And of all types of china，white porcelain(瓷)is among the most famous.
Nowadays，the 3._______ (tradition)material has taken on a modern look in the 4._______ (hand)of four Chinese artists in the Modern White Porcelain Exhibition. And the key word here is “modern”. One of the works 5._______ (be)a porcelain boat. But look6._______ (attentive)and you’ll see that the boat7._______ (build)with porcelain looks like a takeout box. Inside the boat is a statue of a baby. The baby stands for humans and the boat is 8._______supports life. It suggests we may have done some damage to9._______environment and that we’re treating life like fast food.
All the four artists gave white porcelain a model style，each in10._______(they)own way. And this is what the exhibition’s theme comes from. It’s a dialogue between the past and the present.
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