山西忻州一中高一下期末考试英语试卷（带解析）_4

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
 
I recently overheard something that surprised me. I heard that people who win the lottery(彩票)are_  _for about 3 weeks. And then they go back to their  state of being before they won the money. I    _ that they would have been happy for a much longer time.
 
The reason for this is that_    _ we try to change how we feel by using something outside of ourselves，like winning the lottery，or getting a new car or house，it never_   __.The resulting feelings of happiness are often fleeting(飞逝的)．We cannot      them for very long. In some way，it may be a good thing. It reminds us that happiness really does come from within and is_    to us at any moment. True happiness has_  _ to do with what is happening outside，it is an inside job. Happiness is a  __.
 
We can make the decision to be happy for one day，when we_  _in the morning，every morning. We can find something that brings us great_  _，like sitting outside in the garden under an old tree and_  _ the birds sing，or watching the dog or cat play，and just_ _ the moment. It is our_  __state and we need only allow it in. At any moment，we can_ _  _，take a deep breath，nd remember who we really are，and why we came here，and that truly is to _  _ joy and the aliveness of being.
 
“Happiness is like a butterfly which，when run after，is always    our reach，but，if you will sit down_ _ , it may fall upon you，”said Nathaniel Hawthorne，an American novelist. So，today，no matter what is going on in your own_  _，stop and take a few moments to breathe deeply and just_  _ to be happy，whatever that means to you.
 
【小题1】A．cleverB．happyC．luckyD．cautious【小题2】A．positiveB．unusualC．constantD．previous【小题3】A．thoughtB．suspectedC．promisedD．recognized【小题4】A．anyhowB．anywhereC．anytimeD．anyway【小题5】A．changesB．worksC．formsD．appears【小题6】A．keepB．controlC．blameD．guide【小题7】A．similarB．consistentC．sensitiveD．available【小题8】A．muchB．someC．littleD．enough【小题9】A．choiceB．chanceC．resultD．reward【小题10】A．stand upB．look upC．turn upD．wake up【小题11】A．successB．pleasureC．surpriseD．worry【小题12】A．makingB．helpingC．listening toD．calling on【小题13】A．enjoyB．spendC．saveD．waste【小题14】A．specialB．commonC．accurateD．natural【小题15】A．stayB．stopC．leaveD．arrive【小题16】A．changeB．forgetC．experienceD．accept【小题17】A．beyondB．withinC．throughD．against【小题18】A．noisilyB．completelyC．carefullyD．quietly【小题19】A．mindB．heartC．lifeD．body【小题20】A．pretendB．decideC．agreeD．hesitate