单选题
Look on the Bright Side

Do you ever wish you were more optimistic, someone who always (51) to be success- ful? Having someone around who always (52) the worst isn't really a lot of (53) . We all know someone who sees a single cloud on a sunny day and says, "It looks (54) rain. " But if you catch yourself thinking such things, it's important to do something (55) it.
You can change your view of life, (56) to psychologists. It only takes a little effort, and you'll find life more rewarding as a (57) Optimism, they say, is partly about self-respect and confidence, but it's also a more positive way of looking at life and all it has to (58) Optimists are more (59) to start new projects and are generally more prepared to take risks.
Upbringing is obviously very important in forming your (60) to the world. Some people are brought up to (61) too much on others and grow up forever blaming other people when anything (62) wrong. Most optimists, on the (63) hand, have been brought up not to (64) failure as the end of the world--they just (65) with their lives.

【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】看到后面的不定式,应马上想到expect,这是常见搭配,意思是“期望做某事”,放在此处也符合句意,故选B。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】此句大意为“若是周围有个总是往事情最坏处考虑的人,我们一定没有什么乐趣”,此处符合逻辑的只有worry和。lear,但worry要与abmlt搭配,故C为正确答案。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】A、B、D都有“乐趣”的意思,但口语中常和a lot of搭配的只有fun,意为“很多乐趣”。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】look like意为“看起来像……,看上去要……”,符合句意,为正确答案。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】此句意思为“对此采取一些措施是重要的”,A与D搭配不当,直接被排除,B选项against容易被误选,译为“采取措施来对抗它”,但此处的it是指代前面整句话,指这个状况、情况、事实。我们只能针对这个情况采取措施,不能去对抗它,C选项比较合理。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】according to固定搭配,意为“根据……”。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】as a result是个惯用短语,表示结果,意为“最后,结果,最终”。整句译为“只需一点儿努力,你将发现生活会回报你更多”。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】此句的含义为“乐观主义也是对待生活和它所给予的一种积极态度”。只有A与C与句意相符,但supply是不及物动词,须与介词with搭配,故C选项正确。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】分析上下文意思,此处乐观主义者是更容易开始新项目,be likely to是习惯用法,译成“倾向于,很有可能”,be possible to也有这样的意思,但主语一般是it,故选B。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】想要表示“对……的看法,意见,态度”,可以用opinion abolJt,view of,或是attitudeto/towards,根据惯用说法,B选项最为合适。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】四个选项中只有depend能与on搭配,表示“依赖于……”,其他三个选项均为及物动词,因此答案是C。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】something goes wrong是习惯说法,意思是“出毛病,弄错,发生故障”,其他选项不能这样搭配。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】此处涉及的惯用说法是on the one hand…,on the other hand…,翻译成“一方面……,另一方面……”,C为正确答案。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】regard…as…是固定搭配,意为“把……看做……”,A为正确答案,D选项容易干扰应试者的判断,但具有“把……看做……”含义的短语应为think of…as…。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】本题涉及的两个固定搭配为get on with和get over with,前者意为“继续……”,为正确答案,后者意为“完成,结束,做完了事”。