閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從21-30各題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
One day, Miss Ellis gave her pupils a new kind of homework: homework on happiness. Her pupils would be “happiness   1  ”, and were to see what would happen when they tried to bring happiness to those around them. As part of their homework, all the students did really    2  , wonderful things, but what Carla Chalmers did left everyone    3  . Several days after the homework had been handed out, Carla turned up carrying a big bag.
“Here in this bag I have all the happiness I’ve collected so far,” she said    4  . On seeing this, everyone was filled with    5  , but Carla didn’t want to show anyone what was in the bag. Instead, she pulled out a small box and gave it to her teacher. When Miss Ellis had taken the box, Carla took a(n)    6   camera out of her own pocket and stood with it at the ready.
“Open it, Miss Ellis.”
The teacher slowly opened the box and looked inside. A big smile    7   on her face, and at that moment Carla took a photo, Carla’s photo came out of the camera immediately, and she    8    it to Miss Ellis along with a sheet of paper. The teacher read the paper in silence, and when she, had finished, she gestured at the    9  .
“Oh, so it’s…”
“Yes!”    10   Carla, opening the bag. “It’s a great big pile of smiles!”
She opened the bag and photos of different    11   fell out.
The rest of the class tried to    12   how Carla had managed to create such a great big chain of happiness. All there in the box was a photo of a big smile. But everyone who had seen it felt happiness being transmitted（傳送）to them, and in return, without    13  , every person    14   with a  smile of their own.
She managed to    15   understanding of the smile truth that every time you smile you are sending a gift to the world.
小題1:
A．explorersB．instructorsC．playersD．collectors
小題2:
A．regretfulB．delightfulC．stressfulD．thankful
小題3:
A．surprisedB．satisfiedC．a(chǎn)nnoyedD．depressed
小題4:
A．disappointedlyB．sadlyC．a(chǎn)mazedly D．smilingly
小題5:
A．a(chǎn)stonishmentB．kindnessC．expectationD．pride
小題6:
A．expensiveB．old–fashionedC．instantD．good-looking
小題7:
A．disappearedB．frozeC．fadedD．shone
小題8:
A．offered B．soldC．packed D．paid
小題9:
A．box B．bag C．cameraD．pocket
小題10:
A．a(chǎn)ddedB．questionedC．repliedD．interrupted
小題11:
A．smiles B．teachersC．ceremoniesD．friends
小題12:
A．try outB．focus on C．decide onD．figure out
小題13:
A．imaginationB．expressionC．hesitation D．reason
小題14:
A．responded B．refusedC．demanded D．proved
小題15:
A．hideB．correctC．a(chǎn)ppreciateD．spread

試題分析：本文的主要內(nèi)容是：Miss Ellis給學生們留作業(yè)，讓大家收集快樂，Carla以一種獨特的方式傳遞了自己對微笑的理解：那就是你的每一個笑容都是給世界的禮物。
小題1: 根據(jù)“Here in this bag I have all the happiness I’ve collected so far,”，可知Miss Ellis給她的學生留的是讓她的學生當幸福收集者，故選D。
小題2:根據(jù)wonderful things，所以應該用delightful令人非常高興的，故選B。
小題3:根據(jù)下文Several days after the homework had been handed out, Carla turned up carrying a big bag. Carla的這一舉動令大家很吃驚，故選A。
小題4:結(jié)合下文She managed to spread understanding of the smile truth that every time you smile you are sending a gift to the world．故選D。
小題5: 根據(jù)“Here in this bag I have all the happiness I’ve collected so far,” Carla這樣說，所以大家滿懷期待，故選C.
小題6:根據(jù)下文Carla’s photo came out of the camera immediately可知是即時照相機，馬上可以取出相片的相機,故選C。
小題7:根據(jù)下文It’s a great big pile of smiles!可知笑容在老師臉上閃耀，故選D。
小題8:結(jié)合上下文，她把相片給Miss Ellis故選A，offer 提供 sell賣 pack挑選pay 支付。
小題9:根據(jù)下文Carla, opening the bag.可知Miss Ellis朝那個包做手勢，故選B。
小題10:根據(jù)上文“Oh, so it’s…”很明顯Miss Ellis的話沒有說完，被Carla打斷了，故選D。
小題11:根據(jù)“It’s a great big pile of smiles!”，故選A。
小題12:根據(jù)All there in the box was a photo of a big smile. But everyone who had seen it felt happiness being transmitted（傳送）to them, and in return, without hesitation  ，可知這里想表達班里的同學們想弄明白Carla是怎樣成功創(chuàng)造了如此多的快樂，try out實驗 focus on致力于 decide on決定要 figure out弄明白，故選D。
小題13:根據(jù)Carla’s photo came out of the camera immediately,可知沒有遲疑，故選C。
小題14:每個人都以他們自己的微笑作為回報，故選A。
小題15:根據(jù)every time you smile you are sending a gift to the world.可知她在傳遞她對微笑的理解，故選D。
點評：答題前一定要略讀全文，把握文章要表達的主題，注意前后句與句，段落與段落之間的關系。答題中，一定要認真分析，注意選項與上下文的關系，與前后單詞的關系。對于一時沒有太大的把握的題可以放到最后再來完成，因為有時答案可以從下文內(nèi)容體現(xiàn)出來。答完后再通讀一遍文章，看看所選選項能不能是語句通順，語意連貫。
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小題3:Timothy Bates mentions the ancient Creeks in order to indicate that          ．
A．some people can live a good life because they can manage their lives
B．people haven't made it clear yet what is the key personality trait（持點,特征） to be a success
C．in ancient Greece the role of family and the environment was ignored
D．the relationship between personality and success has always been people's concern
小題4:According to the passage, the key personality trait is            ．
A．determinationB．kindnessC．politenessD．sociability
小題5:What is the best title for the passage?
A．How do people work hard?B．Why can some people succeed?
C．DNA determines success or failureD．Several factors determine personality

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