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　　For a long time I saw happiness as a huge banner(橫幅) across the finish line of a long race. I felt that only when I __1__ certain things could I finally be happy in my life. Most of the time I felt like a tortoise believing that being slow and __2__ would win the race. At other times I would __3__ like a rabbit trying different side roads at a dangerous __4__ hoping to reach that banner a little faster. __5__， I began to see that no matter how long I raced towards it, the banner was never any __6__. I finally decided one day to __7__ and take a break. It was then that I saw my __8__ sitting beside me.

　　It had been with me as I __9__ hard to support my family, as I played with my children and heard their __10__ and even when I was __11__ with my wife at my side looking after me. It had been with me as I raced towards that stupid banner. I just didn't have the __12__ to see it.

　　There is an old Chinese proverb that says, “Tension is what you think you should be. __13__ is who you are.” Perhaps we all should stop our race towards the __14__ life we think we should have and __15__ the life we have now. Happiness will never be found under some banner far away. It will be found __16__ your own heart, soul and mind. It will be found when you __17__ that others love you just as you do.

　　Don't be a tortoise or a rabbit when it comes to your happiness. Be a playful puppy and carry your stick of __18__ with you everywhere you go. __19__ yourself out of the race and realize that when it comes to love and happiness you are __20__ there.

　　1.A.forgot B.missed

　　C.overcame D.accomplished

　　2.A.safe B.steady

　　C.calm D.quiet

　　3.A.act B.run

　　C.jump D.walk

　　4.A.place B.height

　　C.speed D.time

　　5.A.Generally B.Gradually

　　C.Unfortunately D.Firstly

　　6.A.clearer B.lower

　　C.closer D.smaller

　　7.A.settle in B.start off

　　C.stop by D.sit down

　　8.A.happiness B.goal

　　C.success D.friendship

　　9.A.studied B.fought

　　C.exercised D.worked

　　10.A.laughter B.complaints

　　C.stories D.breathing

　　11.A.lonely B.tired

　　C.sick D.hungry

　　12.A.courage B.chance

　　C.wisdom D.strength

　　13.A.Stress B.Relaxation

　　C.Failure D.Pain

　　14.A.real B.perfect

　　C.common D.colorful

　　15.A.enjoy B.change

　　C.improve D.create

　　16.A.from B.on

　　C.over D.in

　　17.A.realize B.believe

　　C.hope D.admit

　　18.A.sorrow B.responsibility

　　C.fortune D.joy

　　19.A.Carry B.Make

　　C.Push D.Take

　　20.A.never B.still

　　C.already D.ever

　　答案：

　　【語篇解讀】　本文為議論文。當我們滿懷期待、行色匆匆地去追逐幸福時，幸福其實就在我們身邊，只是毫不起眼罷了。

　　1.D　解析：作者在談論自己最初對幸福的理解。他認為只有先成就了事業(yè)，才能最終獲得自己想要的幸福。上句中的“...across the finish line of a long race”暗示本空答案為accomplish(完成，實現(xiàn))。overcome戰(zhàn)勝，克服;forget遺忘;miss思念，錯過。

　　2.B　解析：本句中作者把自己比作烏龜。首先，C、D兩項意思相近，同比排除;其次，根據(jù)英語疊詞的修辭手段，不難看出A、B兩項中，與slow意思相近的詞是steady, slow and steady意思是“穩(wěn)扎穩(wěn)打的”。

　　3.A　解析：本句中作者把自己比作兔子。在通往幸福的道路上，作者有時表現(xiàn)得像(act like)一只急功近利的兔子。

　　4.C　解析：由下文hoping to reach that banner a little faster(希望更快到達那條橫幅)提示可知這里指的是速度。

　　5.B　解析：在漫長的追求幸福的過程中，作者逐漸地(gradually)明白了一個道理。generally一般地，通常;unfortunately不幸的，遺憾地;firstly首先。

　　6.C　解析：作者漸漸明白，無論向著那條橫幅跑多久，它都不會離你更近。

　　7.D　解析：根據(jù)下文的and take a break(休息一會兒)可判斷出答案選D項。sit down坐下;settle in定居;start off動身;stop by順路拜訪。

　　8.A　解析：當作者停下追逐的腳步，坐下來休息時，他發(fā)現(xiàn)幸福原來就在身邊。

　　9.D　解析：根據(jù)下文的to support my family(養(yǎng)家)可知，這里指努力工作。A：學習，研究;B：斗爭，戰(zhàn)斗;C：練習，鍛煉。

　　10.A　解析：和孩子們一起玩耍，聽到的自然是他們的歡笑聲，而不是complaint(投訴)，story(故事)，breathing(呼吸)。

　　11.C 解析：根據(jù)下文的with my wife at my side looking after me(妻子陪在我身邊照顧我)可判斷，這里指作者生病的時候。

　　12.C 解析：幸福就在身邊，發(fā)現(xiàn)它需要的是智慧(wisdom)，而非勇氣(courage)、機會(chance)或力氣(strength)。

　　13.B 解析：根據(jù)上文“你認為你應該的樣子”以及下文“你本來的樣子”可判斷出，這兩句話是相對而言的。tension(緊張)的反義詞是relaxation(放松)。stress壓力;failure失敗;pain痛苦。

　　14.B 解析：人們不應該一味地去追求所謂的完美的生活，從而錯過了身邊的幸福。

　　15.A 解析：追求完美的生活不會帶來幸福，幸福在當下，享受在當下。

　　16.D 解析：幸福在你的內心和靈魂里。

　　17.A 解析：幸福是一種內心的感受，所以只有當你意識到(realize)別人愛你正如你愛他們一樣的時候，你才會發(fā)現(xiàn)幸福。

　　18.D 解析：無論走到哪里都要快樂。選項中只有D項與文章中心詞happiness相符合。sorrow悲傷;responsibility責任;fortune命運。

　　19.D 解析：動詞take可以表示“to go with sb. from one place to another, especially to guide or lead them帶去，引領”，這里指將自己帶離這場比賽。carry sth. out執(zhí)行;make sth. out辨認清楚，填寫;push sth. out大量生產。

　　20.C 解析：要明白在提到愛與幸福的時候，你就已經身處其中了。