A man and his girlfriend were married.All of their friends and family came to partake in the festivities and celebrations.In the ceremony,everyone could tell the couple's__16__for each other was true. A few months later,the wife came to the husband with a__17__,“I read in a magazine,a while ago,about how we can__18__our marriage,” she offered.“Each of us will write a list of the things that we find a bit__19__with the other person.Then,we can talk about how we can fix them together and make our lives__20__.” The husband__21__.So each of them went to a__22__room and thought of the things that annoyed them about the other.Then they thought about this question and wrote down what they__23__. The next morning,they decided that they would__24__their lists. “I'll start,” offered the wife.She took out her list.It had many items on it,__25__to fill 3 pages.In fact,as she started reading the list of the little annoyances,she noticed that__26__was starting to appear on her husband's face. “What's wrong?” she asked.“Nothing,”the husband replied,“__27__reading your list.” The wife continued to read__28__she had read all three pages to her husband. “Now,you read your list and then we'll talk about the things on both of our lists,” she said__29__. Quietly the husband stated,“I don't have anything on my list.I think that you are__30__the way that you are.You are lovely and wonderful and I wouldn't want to try and__31__anything about you.” The wife,__32__by his honesty and the depth of his love for her and his__33__of her,turned her head and wept. In life,there are enough times when we are disappointed,__34__and annoyed.We don't really have to go looking for them.We have a wonderful world that is full of beauty,light and promise.Why__35__time looking for the bad,disappointing or annoying when we can see the wonderful things before us? 16.A.honesty B.information C.love D.marriage 17.A.question B.proposal C.problem D.doubt 18.A.complete B.improve C.destroy D.strengthen 19.A.annoying B.relaxing C.delighting D.amusing 20.A.happier B.farther C.longer D.richer 21.A.confused B.worried C.refused D.agreed 22.A.comfortable B.separate C.small D.quiet 23.A.fit in with B.looked up to C.came up with D.faced up to 24.A.go over B.carry out C.answer for D.look for 25.A.equal B.accurate C.enough D.temporary 26.A.anger B.happiness C.sadness D.smiles 27.A.stop B.keep C.delay D.appreciate 28.A.before B.until C.unless D.after 29.A.happily B.miserably C.slightly D.cautiously 30.A.wrong B.honest C.hopeful D.perfect 31.A.tell B.change C.discuss D.interrupt 32.A.touched B.encouraged C.frustrated D.supported 33.A.forgiveness B.sympathy C.acceptance D.understanding 34.A.inspired B.excited C.satisfied D.depressed 35.A.save B.kill C.devote D.waste
答案:生活中总是有许多令人失望、沮丧和烦恼的时候,但当我们的生活很美好时,为什么要浪费时间去自寻烦恼呢? 16.C 根据下文内容可知,此处表示“每个人都能看出他们对彼此的爱是真诚的”。 17.B 本空后面的部分是妻子给丈夫提议的内容,因此答案选B,proposal意为“提议,建议”。 18.D 结合下文可知,妻子在杂志上读到的是关于如何巩固婚姻的文章,故答案选D,strengthen意为“加强,巩固”。 19.A 依据语境,在一张纸上写的内容应该是对方使自己不愉快的事,故答案选A,annoying意为“恼人的,使人烦恼的”。下文“that annoyed them about the other”也有提示。 20.A 商量解决问题的目的是使生活更幸福,因此答案选happier。 21.D 由“So each of them went to a ________ room and thought of the things that annoyed them about the other.”可知,丈夫同意了妻子的提议。 22.B 根据语境推断,此处指夫妻俩各自走向不同的房间去想对方的缺点。 23.C 接着他们都在思考这个问题,并且把他们想到的都写下来。fit in with适合,与……一致;look up to尊敬,尊重;come up with想出,提出;face up to敢于面对。 24.A go over查看,细看;carry out执行,实施;answer for对……负责;look for寻找,期待。第二天早上,他们决定看看彼此写的缺点。 25.C 既然“It had many items on it”,那么应该是“足足写满了三页”。 26.C 由下文“What's wrong?”可推断,此处表示“丈夫的脸上显得有些悲伤”。 27.B 根据“Nothing”以及下文“The wife continued to read…”可知,此处表示“继续念吧”。 28.B 妻子又接着念,一直把整整三页内容向丈夫念完。 29.A 依据上文内容,妻子向丈夫提议双方各自写出对方的小毛病,目的是使他们的生活更幸福,因此,当她说“现在该你念了,然后我们谈谈所列举的缺点”这句话时,心情是很高兴的。happily“高兴地,愉快地”;miserably痛苦地,悲惨地;slightly轻微地,稍微地;cautiously谨慎地,小心地。 30.D 由“I don't have anything on my list.”可推知“丈夫觉得妻子这样就很完美了”,因此答案选D。 31.B 丈夫觉得妻子很完美,所以他不想尝试来改变她。 32.A 由“turned her head and wept”可知,妻子被丈夫的诚实和对她深深的爱所“感动”,因此答案选A。 33.C 因为丈夫没有写妻子的任何缺点,也不想让妻子为自己改变什么,由此可知,丈夫接纳了妻子的全部。 34.D 根据连词连接成分对等可知此处选depressed,意为“沮丧的,消沉的”。inspired激动人心的;excited兴奋的;satisfied满意的。 35.D 由“We have a wonderful world that is full of beauty,light and promise.”可知,该处表示“我们不必浪费时间……”,因此答案选waste。