天津市耀华中学2017届高考英语冲刺导练36.docVIP

天津市耀华中学2017届高考英语冲刺导练（5） 【读写应用综合训练】 一、完形填空Cloze test 记叙文 -5  One of the easiest things in the world is to become a fault-finder. However, life can be 36 when you are not busy finding fault with it. Several years ago I 37 a letter from seventeen-year-old Kerry, who described herself as a world-class fault-finder, almost always 38 by things. People were always doing things that annoyed her, and 39 was ever good enough. She was highly self-critical and also found fault with her friends. She became a really 40 person. Unfortunately, it took a horrible accident to change her 41 . Her best friend was seriously hurt in a car crash. What made it almost 42 to deal with was that the day before the 43 , Kerry had visited her friend and had spent the whole time criticizing her 44 of boyfriends, the way she was living, the way she related to her mother, and various other things she felt she needed to 45. It wasnt until her friend was badly hurt that Kerry became 46 her habit of finding fault. Very quickly, she learned to appreciate life rather than to 47 everything so harshly (刻薄). She was able to transfer her new wisdom to other parts of her 48 as well. Perhaps most of us arent as extreme at fault-finding, 49 when were honest, we can be sharply 50 of the world. Im not suggesting you 51 problems, or that you pretend things are 52 than they are, but simply that you learn to allow things to be as they are — 53 most of the time, and especially when its not a really big 54 . Train yourself to bite your tongue , and with a little 55 , youll get really good at letting things go. And when you do, youll get back your enthusiasm and love for life. 36. A. lonely B. great C. quiet D. uneasy 37. A. received B. answered C. expected D. rejected 38. A. threatened B. interrupted C. bothered D. spoiled 39. A. anything B. everything C. something D. nothing 40. A. caring B. boring C. interesting D. surprising 41. A.