One spring afternoon five years ago, Jimmy was crying in the hall of Taipei's Sherwood Hotel. Life seemed unfair. The people who laughed as they walked past were taking their【C1】______for granted, just as he【C2】______himself. Now, however, he felt helpless —and he couldn't even show his disappointment in his【C3】______. Seeking more personally satisfying work, he had just left a successful job as a commercial artist when it seemed that fate played a cruel【C4】______on him. It was at this time that he developed cancer and was【C5】______to work. But that moment in the hotel was a turning point for Jimmy. He began to understand the fact that there is no such a thing as fate, only【C6】______. Since then, he has published several imaginative, illustrated(带插图的)books. According to Jimmy, you are【C7】______you choose to be. You can give up or you can work to be a happier person. Jimmy realized that, while the world【C8】______seems unfair, your choice can change your life. This idea can be found in Jimmy's books, where his characters show the powerlessness they feel before making their choices. The message that goes with Jimmy's drawings, however, is hopeful. Though the world may make us feel small, we must be【C9】______Everything will be all right for us if we make choices that are【C10】______for us.
单选题 【C1】
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析:本题考查词义辨析和固定搭配。此处是拿平常人对待健康的态度与Jimmy现在的情况进行对比。take…for granted,认为……是理所当然的。
单选题 【C2】
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】解析:本题考查动词词组词义辨析。本句为一个省略句,used to do…,过去常常做……。used to后省略了take his health for granted。
单选题 【C3】
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析:本题考查词义辨析。下文提到Jimmy为一画家,画家只能通过的自己绘画来表达自己的思想。
单选题 【C4】
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析:本题考查词义辨析。play a trick on somebody,捉弄,戏弄某人。
单选题 【C5】
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析:本题考查词义辨析。根据句意可知,Jimmy这时得了癌症,不能继续工作。
单选题 【C6】
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析:本题考查词义辨析。下文提到虽然生命对你不公。但你的选择可以改变你的生活。因此,人生没有命运,只看你如何选择。
单选题 【C7】
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】解析:本题考查语法结构。本句为表语从句,根据从句中所缺成分可排除A项和C项;根据后一句“你可以放弃,也可以继续工作成为一个快乐的人”可知本句意思是:你选择什么样的生活,就能成为什么样的人。B项和D项语法都正确,但这里指人,所以选D。
单选题 【C8】
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析:本题考查词义辨析。本题的几个选项是表示概率的词,世界不公平应该只是有时候发生的事情,因此选sometimes。
单选题 【C9】
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析:本题考查词义辨析。尽管世界让我们感到自己很渺小,但我们也应该勇敢、坚强。Jimmy在面对疾病时所表现出的正是这个特征。great,伟大的;strong,强壮的;equal,平等的。
单选题 【C10】
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析:本题考查词义辨析。上文提到在面对疾病时,可以放弃也可以继续工作,关键看你选择什么。本句回答这个问题:只要你做出正确的选择,生命就会充满希望。