32. In modern times, people have to learn to ______ all kinds of pressure although they are leading a comfortable life. A. keep with live with
33. A 6.7-magnitude earthquake, _______ Xinjiang’s Akto County on Friday, caused sections of railway in Southern Xinjiang to be _________closed. A. striking; unusually C. stricken; slightly
B. struck; instantly
B. stay with
C. meet with
D.
D. striking; temporarily
34. Ten minutes earlier________, we could have avoided missing the early bus. A. or
B. but
C. and
D. so
35. ---So he told you you’d got the job?
---____________, but he said they were impressed with me. A. You bet Not likely
第三节：完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
Everyone who has faced disappointment or loss knows that it’s not always easy to accept what life brings. From early childhood we experience situations in life that seem 36 or that don’t make sense to us, from an unequal distribution of toys to all kinds of bad things happening to 37 people. When we find ourselves faced with the __38 of life’s apparent unfairness, it’s often hard to let go and accept things as they are.
The 39 part of non-acceptance of others, of those aspects of ourselves that we don’t 40 or of situations we face in life that seem greatly unfair is that we stay stuck, and we stay stressed. Paradoxically (很矛盾地), 41 to accept those things in life that are unacceptable is often the most 42 step in releasing ourselves from our negative emotions.
__43 accepting those bad things in life is often easier said than done, it’s much easier done when you know where to 44 , and you have a plan. Each of these 45 can help you to more easily practice acceptance. Used ___46 , it becomes easier
B. Not exactly C. That’s for sure
D.
still.
You can 47 yourself with some techniques. One of the most 48 ways is to actively focus on everything we have to appreciate. We now know that appreciation is a key component to happiness and inner 49 , so this is an important tool for acceptance and for overall life 50 . Often when we view things from a different perspective, we can 51 differently about them, and this 52 in feeling can make acceptance come much easier. That act of 53 things differently can help us to see the positive in what looks like the negative, and can help us to see the hidden ___54 of a difficult situation. This act doesn’t 55 the situation, but it can help us to see the situation differently, which can be transformative. 36. A. unfair B. unhelpful C. unnecessary 37. A. healthy
B. good
C. lucky
D. unknown
D. rich
38. A. complaint B. choice dilemma
39. A. bare blank
40. A. like check
C. reality D.
B. difficult C. lame D.
B. predict C. believe D.
41. A. continuing B. promising learning
42. A. optional B. important interesting
43. A. Until B. Since 44. A. start belong
45. A. duties B. versions 46. A. again ahead
47. A. teach associate
B. charge
B. together B. rise
C. deserving D.
C. potential D.
C. While
D. Once D.
C. appear
C. facts C. hard
D. tools D.
C. free D.
48. A. negative effective
B. aggressive C. alternative D.
49. A. wisdom B. peace 50. A. consideration
D. attraction
51. A. worry B. care 52. A. source B. shift direction
C. sympathy D. warmth
B. devotion C. satisfaction
C. talk
D. feel
D.
C. dignity
53. A. looking for B. looking at looking after
C. looking up D.
54. A. benefits B. threads systems
55. A. describe access
B. exploit
C. clues D.
C. change D.
第四部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
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24 hours in western Sydney: what to do, where to go On a recent weekend, my boyfriend and I decided to explore the area for the first time. Friday 6 p.m. — Check in at Atura Blacktown hotel After an easy 40-minute train trip from Central Station to Blacktown (about $5 one way with the Opal smartcard), we catch a taxi (about $20) to western Sydney’s newest hotel, the Atura Blacktown. It’s a sleek but welcoming hotel with an open-plan lobby that incorporates an inhouse restaurant and a comfortable lounge area. Upstairs, we quickly warm to our modern guestroom, which features reliable, free WiFi, free movies on a large wall-mounted TV, and in the bathroom Malin+Goetz toiletries(洗漱用品). It’s good value at about $160 for a king room. 8 p.m. — Dinner and a drive-in movie The hotel’s Roadhouse Bar and Grill has an upscale menu (mains $25 — $40 per person) but a casual atmosphere, with an open kitchen and families seated at several tables. We’ve been told not to fill up on dinner so we reluctantly leave our tender scotch fillet(鱼片) and expertly pan-fried barramundi unfinished. At the reception, we pick up keys to the hotel’s white Cadillac, which is parked out front, and drive around the corner to the Skyline Drive-In ($20 for one car with two passengers). Saturday 9 a.m. — Feasting in Bonnyrigg Everywhere we go, there is food. At the temple, we watch a famous Laotion chef prepare pawpaw salad, while at the mosque(清真寺) we are offered feather-light fairy floss. Later, in a low-ceilinged Asian grocer, we are fed sublime rice-paper rolls by a proprietor who speaks five languages. Those who dismiss ordinary Australians as conservative and intolerant have clearly not visited Bonnyrigg. 6 p.m. — People-watching at The Emporium In Parramatta, the venue(场所) of the moment is The Emporium, a 150-seat exposed-brick space with a mod-Oz menu which leans Mediterranean. Unlike many of the more casual places we visit over the weekend, The Emporium has a decidedly grown-up atmosphere, full of well-dressed couples and smart wait staff. Dishes like a delicate stew of Moreton Bay bugs ($36) and truffle-stuffed chicken breast (also $36) are delicious. Don’t expect to get a table on Saturday night unless you book ahead. 56. How much did the author and her boyfriend have to pay at least on Friday?
A. $216. B. $226. C. $332. D. $260. 57 According to the passage, a visitor to western Sydney can __________.
A. get warm in modern guestrooms B. overeat delicious dinner C. hire a car to see movies Australians
B
Is it possible to persuade mankind to live without war? War is an ancient
D. feel unfriendliness from ordinary
