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1.应用①2020

（2020·全国III卷·完形填空）
As s businesswoman, I care deeply about my customers. But like anyone for whom you feel affection, 41 can also drive you mad. They’ll come rushing in, 42 their handbag’s been stolen. They’ll 43 that they left it in the changing room, create havoc(混乱) and then 44 it had been in their car all the time. They’ll have out half the 45 in the shop, and want the only style you don’t have left in a 46 colour. I do know how upset the shop staff can get, but I try to persuade them to keep 47 .
I remember the first really 48 customer we had at Covent Garden. She was 49 absolutely everything, nothing was right and I was rather 50 that she became a “regular”. After a while, she 51 for the way she behaved at the beginning. She had split up with her husband the week before, was living in a flat 52 , and since she’d found it too much to cope with(应对), she’d taken it out on 53 people.
That taught me a valuable 54 and I pass it on to the people who 55 in the market. Don’t take it 56 . If a customer is rude or difficult, just think “Maybe she’s had a row with her husband. Maybe her child’s not 57 .” Always water it down and don’t let your ego(自我) get 58 . If you do, you won’t be able to 59 it and the whole thing develops into an unpleasant scene and that 60 everyone’s day.
41. A. shopkeepers B. customers C. salespersons D. receptionists
42. A. saying B. pretending C. guessing D. replying
43. A. agree B. promise C. imagine D. swear
44. A. forget B. decide C. discover D. assume
45. A. foods B. catalogues C. belongings D. goods
46. A. particular B. different C. matching D. natural
47. A. fighting B. smiling C. waiting D. changing
48. A. generous B. polite C. careless D. difficult
49. A. curious about B. displeased with C. patient with D. uncertain about
50. A. relaxed B. delighted C. surprised D. embarrassed
51. A. searched B. argued C. prayed D. apologized
52. A. by chance B. by herself C. on purpose D. on duty
53. A. rude B. such C. other D. lonely
54. A. lesson B. trick C. skill D. trade
55. A. work B. shop C. meet D. quarrel
56. A. kindly B. secretly C. personally D. casually
57. A. ready B. away C. up D. well
58. A. out of sight B. in the way C. behind the scene D. above the law
59. A. stress B. expect C. handle D. blame
60. A. ruins B. makes C. starts D. saves
【答案】41-45 BADCD 46-50 ABDBC 51-55 DBCAA 56-60 CDBCA
【解析】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者是一位女商人，遇到过各种各样让人抓狂的顾客，而有一个难缠的顾客，一开始对每件事都不满意，结果居然成了常客。最后顾客告诉作者，是因为自己和丈夫分居了，于是把气撒到其他人身上，这让作者学到了宝贵的一课，那就是要学会淡化和难缠顾客之间的矛盾，不然当事情发展成不愉快的场面时，结果只会毁了每个人的一天。
41.考查名词。句意：但就像任何一个你喜欢的人一样，顾客也会让你抓狂。A. shopkeepers：店主；B. customers：顾客；C. salespersons：售货员；D. receptionist：接待员。根据上文“I care deeply about my customers”可知作者是商人，因此此处指的是顾客让自己抓狂。故选B。
42.考查动词。句意：他们会冲进来，说手提包被偷了。A. saying：说；B. pretending：假装；C. guessing：猜测；D. replying：回答。结合后文“their handbag’s been stolen”可知此处是指说的内容应用say。故选A。
43.考查动词。A. agree：同意；B. promise：承诺；C. imagine：想象；D. swear：发誓。顾客冲进作者的店里，信誓旦旦地说自己的包是忘在了更衣室里。故选D。
44.考查动词。A. forget：忘记；B. decide：决定；C. discover：发现；D. assume：假设。结合后文“it had been in their car all the time”可知顾客一开始说包忘在了更衣室，结果最后发现包一直在他们自己的车里。故选C。
45.考查名词。句意：他们会试用商店里一半的商品，只想要一种你没有那种特别颜色的货。A. foods：食物；B. catalogues：目录；C. belongings：所有物；D. goods：商品。结合后文in the shops可知此处指的是商店里的商品。故选D。
46.考查形容词。A. particular：特别的；B. different：不同的；C. matching：相配的；D. natural：自然的。结合前面the only style you don’t have可知顾客试了店里一半的商品，结果想要的只是那种有特别颜色（particular）没有货的款式。故选A。
47.考查动词。A. fighting：打架；B. smiling：微笑；C. waiting：等待；D. changing：改变。结合上文可知，一些顾客有一些很无厘头的要求和行为，面对这种情况，虽然店员会很沮丧，“但是”一词边是转折，与“沮丧”一词情感色彩相反，结合选项，B项“微笑”符合句意。故选B。
48.考查形容词。A. generous：慷慨的；B. polite：礼貌的；C. careless：粗心的；D. difficult：难缠的，困难的。结合后文“nothing was right”可知这位顾客对一切都不满，很难缠。故选D。
49.考查形容词短语。句意：她对每件事都很不满意，没有什么是对的，令我相当惊讶的是，她居然成了“常客”。A. curious about：好奇；B. displeased with：对……不满意；C. patient with：对……有耐心；D. uncertain about：对……不能肯定。结合后文“nothing was right”可知这个顾客对一切都不满意。故选B。
50.考查形容词。A. relaxed：放松的；B. delighted：高兴的；C. surprised：惊讶的；D. embarrassed：尴尬的。结合上下文可知这位顾客对每件事都不满意，但是居然成了“常客”，这让作者感到很惊讶。故选C。
51.考查动词。A. searched：搜索；B. argued：争论；C. prayed：祈祷；D. apologized：道歉。顾客一开始很难缠，对一切都不满，结果后来成了常客，她开始为自己一开始的行为道歉。apologize for“为某事道歉”。故选D。
52.考查介词短语。A. by chance：偶然；B. by herself：独自地；C. on purpose：故意地；D. on duty：值班。结合空格前句可知女顾客和丈夫分居了，因此现在是独自住在一套公寓里。故选B。
53.考查形容词。A. rude：粗鲁的；B. such：这样的；C. other：其他的；D. lonely：寂寞的。结合空格上句可知她难以应付这样压力，所以才把气撒在其他人身上。other people“其他人”。故选C。
54.考查名词。A. lesson：课程，教训；B. trick：诡计；C. skill：技能；D. trade：贸易。结合后文作者的感悟，可知这件事让作者学到了宝贵的一课。故选A。
55.考查动词。A. work：工作；B. shop：购物；C. meet：会面；D. quarrel：争吵。结合后文in the market可知是指在市场一线工作的人（销售员）。故选A。
56.考查副词。句意：别太在意。A. kindly：亲切地；B. secretly：秘密地；C. personally：亲自地；D. casually：随便地。结合后文作者指出“不要让自我妨碍了你，要淡化这种情绪”可知此处作者想说的是不要太在意这些事。短语take it personally“在意，把这些放在心上”。故选C。
57.考查副词。A. ready：迅速地；B. away：离开；C. up：向上；D. well：好地。根据上文“Maybe she’s had a row with her husband”可知此处列举的是顾客家中有不好的事情发生的情况。故选D。
58.考查介词短语。句意：一定要淡化它，不要让你的自我妨碍你。A. out of sight：看不见；B. in the way：妨碍，挡道；C. behind the scene：幕后；D. above the law：凌驾于法律之上。上文作者提到不要太在意这些顾客，要淡化这种不好的情绪，不要让自己的自我妨碍了自己。故选B。
59.考查动词。A. stress：强调；B. expect：期待；C. handle：处理；D. blame：责备。结合本段内容主要是在说明如何处理粗鲁难缠的顾客的问题。故选C。
60.考查动词。A. ruins：毁灭；B. makes：制作；C. starts：开始；D. saves：拯救。结合空格前面可知一旦事情发展成不愉快的场面，那么最终只会毁了每一个人的一天。故选A。


2.应用②2019

（2019·天津卷·完形填空）
I was ready to pay for my bananas at the grocery one night, when fear seized me. My wallet was gone. I could only have left it on the G9 bus, which was now speeding in the dark to some 21 station.
The 22 moment was quickly followed by mental math. How much time and money would it cost to replace the 23 of that little wallet? The credit cards, the driver’s license, the cash, all lost to the bus.
Two hours later, back at my house, I heard a knock on the door. My husband 24 it while I was on the phone in the dining room. “Does Jennifer live here?” I heard a lady say. In my husband’s hand was my wallet, with not a penny 25 . She left before I could 26 make it to the door to offer my thanks.
After sharing the story online, I heard from someone, who 27 the lady as Erin Smith. Without 28 , I called to thank her. She said she 29 my wallet on a bus seat. She 30 that going to a stranger’s house was a 31 move, but she decided to take the chance. “If I were in that 32 , I would want someone to try to find me.”she said.
This one stranger responded beautifully to my small 33, but she actually wasn’t the only one. Right after Erin 34 my wallet on the bus, she posted a picture of my driver’s license to an online forum(论坛), trying to see 35 anyone knew me. No sooner did she leave my doorstep than I had emails from two women whose kids go to my son’s nursery and who recognized my face. I’ve never 36 words with those moms beyond small tall, but they wanted to help. I read that people are more divided than ever, but that’s not how the people I 37 tend to act.
38 ,I feel blessed someone had wanted to help a stranger. Erin had gone 39 what almost anyone would have done, finding my house on a bitterly cold night, and for that I was extremely 40 .
21. A. accessible B. hidden C. unknown D. convenient
22. A. face-saving B. brain-washing C. eye-catching D. heart-stopping
23. A. parts B. contents C. details D. ingredients
24. A. ignored B. answered C. examined D. interrupted
25. A. missing B. returned C. remaining D. abandoned
26. A. still B. ever C. yet D. even
27. A. selected B. appointed C. identified D. defined
28. A. delay B. alarm C. regret D. invitation
29. A. moved B. placed C. opened D. spotted
30. A. disagreed B. complained C. calculated D. recommended
31. A. selfless B. risky C. slow D. personal
32. A. site B. direction C. situation D. atmosphere
33. A. crisis B. danger C. threat D. failure
34. A. got rid of B. made use of C. had control of D. took possession of
35. A. if B. where C. how D. when
36. A. recalled B. exchanged C. repeated D. whispered
37. A. encounter B. follow C. consult D. accompany
38. A. Going away B. Turning around C. Looking back？ D. Coming along
39. A. into B. against C. over D. beyond
40. A. longing B. enthusiastic C. concerned D. grateful
【答案】21-25 CDBBA 26-30 DCADC 31-35 BCADA 36-40 BACDD
【解析】这是一篇夹叙夹议类的文章。作者将钱包落在了公共汽车上，Erin捡到了作者的钱包，在寒冷的黑夜亲自登门归还钱包。作者深受感动。文章叙述了事情的来龙去脉和作者的感受。
21.根据前文的fear seized me. My wallet was gone可以推知，作者将钱包落在了公共汽车上，而汽车正在开往某个作者未知的地方，这使得找回钱包的希望渺茫，因此作者心生“恐惧”。故C选项（unknown）切题。
22.根据上一段中的fear seized me可以推知，作者在发现丢了钱包之后的第一感觉是害怕。之后，作者开始在内心计算找回钱包里的那些东西所需要的时间和金钱。故该空应和fear表达的意思相近，D选项（惊心动魄的）切题。
23.该空指下文中提到的the credit cards, the driver’s license, the cash，这些都是钱包里装的东西。故选B：所含之物，所容纳之物。
24.两小时后有人敲门，丈夫去应门。B选项（answer）切题：应（门）；接（电话）；应答。
25.结合下文的陈述可知，那位女士捡到了作者的钱包，她拾金不昧，将钱包完璧归赵。由此可以推知，该处指钱包里的钱一分也没有丢失。故A选项（missing）切题：不见的，丢失的。
26.作者甚至还没有来得及到门口感谢那位女士，她就离开了。该空表示甚至，故选D选项（even）。
27.在网上分享了这个故事之后，作者收到了某个人的来信，这个人确认了那位女士叫Erin Smith。C选项切题：确认，认出，识别。
28.找到了那位拾金不昧的女士，作者当然要“马上，毫不耽搁地”打电话去感谢对方。A选项（delay）切题：耽搁，延迟。
29.作者将钱包落在了公共汽车上，Erin是在一个座位上发现了它。该空表示发现，故选D选项：发现，认出。
30.根据文章最后一段中的a bitterly cold night可知，这件事发生在一个寒冷的晚上。同时，Erin又不认识作者。由此推知，该句应指：Erin心想去一个陌生人的家有些大胆。C选项（calculate）正确：估算，估计，预料。
31.根据下文中的转折词but可知，该句和she decided to take the chance（她决定冒险）是转折关系。那么该句应指去一个陌生人家是一个大胆的行为。故B选项（risky）正确：冒险的。
32.该句叙述的是Erin当时的想法：“如果我处在那种情况下（指丢了钱包这种情形），我希望有个人努力地找到我。该空表示“情况，情形”，故选C选项（situation）：情况，情形。
33.作者丢了钱包，对于作者来说，这是一场风波。故选A选项（crisis）：危机，危难时刻。
34.Erin捡到了作者的钱包，在归还作者之前，钱包在Erin的手里，Erin暂时占有作者的钱包。故D选项正确。take possession of意为拥有，占有。
35.Erin把作者的驾照照片发到一个论坛里，想看看是否有人认识作者。该空表示是否，故选A选项。
36.根据后面的转折词but可知，该句和后面一句（她们想帮忙）转折关系，由此推知，该句指：除了闲聊，作者和那两位妈妈从来没有说过话。B选项（exchange）正确：交换，互换。
37.作者曾经读到这样的说法：人们比以往的分歧更多，即：人们不像以前那样团结，不像以前那样互相帮助了。但是，作者遇到的这些人的行为方式不是那样的。上文中提到的Erin，two moms都是作者遇到的人。故A选项（encounter）正确：偶遇，遇到，邂逅。
38.回顾发生的这件事，作者感到很幸运：有人想帮助一个陌生人。C选项（look back）正确：回顾，追忆。
39.根据倒数第二段中提到的people are more divided可以推知，一般人在捡到别人的钱包后，都不会像Erin那样亲自归还失主。因此该句指：Erin的所作所为远远超越了其他人的行为。该空表示“超过，超越”，故选D选项（beyond）：超过，超越。
40.Erin在寒冷的黑夜亲自登门归还作者的钱包，作者对此非常感激。D选项（grateful）正确。

提分训练


Passage 1
Imagine that your life is like a treasure hunt. One day, a particular goal 1 your attention and you decide to 2 on a treasure hunt. You begin the long hike and encounter a 3 or two along the way. Already the 4 path is starting to look different from the buried treasure that you have been imagining. Things get 5 when you finally arrive at the spot. You say to yourself, “This doesn’t look like the treasure I 6 imagined! I must be on the wrong path. I 7 all this time!”
You wonder, “Hmm...maybe I should 8 goals?” after thinking for a few moments. It’s 9 to feel a sense of disappointment or 10 when this occurs, but I think the deeper problem is 11 in how we approached the treasure in the first place.
The 12 is that most people spend all of their time thinking about the treasure. The fastest way to get to a particular spot, 1 ,is to set your compass and start walking. The idea here is to commit to your goal with the strongest 14 . Develop a clear, single-minded 15 for where you are. And then 16 all of your energy to the journey and be committed to the path you are walking.
In other words, your goal becomes your compass, not your buried treasure. The goal is your 17 , not your destination. The goal is a mission that you are on, a path that you 18 . That is just fine and worthwhile, 19 comes from that path. It is the commitment to walking the path that 20 .
1. A. reminds B. turns C. pays D. grabs
2. A. set out B. work out C. give out D. turn out
3. A. challenge B. misfortune C. story D. surprise
4. A. smooth B. actual C. narrow D. false
5. A. better B. more complex C. more relaxing D. worse
6. A. hardly B. usually C. previously D. normally
7. A. forgot B. wasted C. valued D. managed
8. A. attain B. assess C. switch D. achieve
9. A. natural B. necessary C. obvious D. strange
10. A. failure B. confusion C. shame D. ignorance
11. A. buffed B. lost C. absorbed D. rooted
12. A. evidence B. lesson C. truth D. problem
13. A. anyway B. however C. otherwise D. therefore
14. A. belief B. feelings C. support D. nerves
15. A. habit B. desire C. focus D. interest
16. A. preserve B. improve C. research D. devote
17. A. dream B. motto C. direction D. schedule
18. A. follow B. show C. recommend D. demand
19. A. whichever B. whatever C. whoever D. whenever
20. A. deserves B. counts C. works D. gathers
【答案】1-5 DAABD 6-10 CBCAB 11-15 DDBAC 16-20 DCABB
【解析】本文为议论文。生活就像一次寻宝之旅，到头来我们会发现所寻之物并非所愿。问题的根源在于一开始我们就没有弄清楚该如何接近宝藏。在方向确定后，目标是指南针不再是宝藏；目标是方向，不再是归宿；目标是使命，是选择的道路。忠诚于自己所选的道路，尽心尽力，风雨兼程。
1.考查动词。句意：某天，一个特定的目标吸引你的注意。A. remind：提醒；B. turn：翻转，转动；C. pay：支付；D. grab：吸引，抓。根据语言习惯，我们一般说吸引注意力，故选D项。
2.考查动词短语。句意：你决定动身踏上这次寻宝之旅。A. set out：动身；启程；B. work out：解决，锻炼，算出；C. give out：分发，耗尽；D. turn out：证明是，结果是。根据上下文可知A选项符合语境。故选A项。
3.考查名词。句意：你开始长途跋涉的旅程，途中也会遭遇一两个挑战。A. challenge：挑战；B. misfortune：不幸；C. story：故事；D. surprise：惊喜。由空格后句中的different以及“I must be on the wrong path”中的wrong可知，寻宝之旅遭受了挑战（challenge）。故选A项。
4.考查形容词。A. smooth：平坦的；B. actual：实际上的；C. narrow：窄的；D. false：错误的。由后面的“path is starting to look different from the buried treasure that you have been imagining”可知，正在走的道路也就是现实的道路和你之前想象的不一样。故选B项。
5.考查形容词。句意：当你达到目的地时事情变得更糟糕了。A. better：更好；B. more complex：更复杂；C. more relaxing：更令人放松；D. worse：更糟糕。从下文中的“I must be on the wrong path”判断出发生了不好的事情。故选D项。
6.考查副词。句意：这和我之前想象的宝藏完全不一样。A. hardly：几乎不；B. usually：通常；C. previously：之前；D. normally：正常。根据事情发展的逻辑关系，想象在先，看到真相在后。故选C项。
7.考查动词。句意：我肯定走错了路，这次的时间都给浪费了。A. forget：忘记；B. waste：浪费；C. value：珍惜；D. manage：设法，管理。根据句意可知，走了错路，没有找到自己要找的东西，那时间也就白白浪费了。故选B项。
8.考查动词。A. attain：实现，获得；B. assess：评估；C. switch：改变；D. achieve：实现。根据上文可知，没有找到宝藏，故认为自己应该改变目标，这符合语境。故选C项。
9.考查形容词。句意：想了片刻后我觉得因为没有找到宝藏而感到失望是正常的。A. natural：自然而然的；B. necessary：必要的；C. obvious：明显的；D. strange：奇怪的。根据行文逻辑可知，因为不开心的事感到失落是人之常情。故选A项。
10.考查名词。A. failure：失败；B. confusion：困惑；C. shame：羞愧；D. ignorance：无知。从前文的“maybe I should...”中maybe可知这是一种疑惑。故选B项。
11.考查动词。句意：但是我觉得更深层的问题是我们一开始就没有弄清楚如何接近宝藏。A. buffed：擦亮；B. lost：丢失；C. absorbed：吸收；D. rooted：源于，生根于。根据语境可知，作者在分析没有找到宝藏的根本原因，所以D选项更贴近句意。故选D项。
12.考查名词。句意：问题就在于大多数的人花了终生的时间来想宝藏。A. evidence：证据；B. lesson：教训，课；C. truth：真相；D. problem：问题。根据上下文可知，花了时间在次要的事情上，是找不到宝藏的真正问题，所以D选项切合句意。故选D。
13.考查副词。句意：然而，到达藏宝地最快的方式是设置好指南针然后出发。A. anyway：无论如何；B. however：然而；C. otherwise：否则；D. therefore：因此。联系上下文可知，该句和上句是转折关系。故选B项。
14.考查名词。句意：我的想法是，要带着信念坚定地走下去。A. belief：信念，信仰；B. feelings：感情；C. support：支持；D. nerves：神经。根据语言表达习惯，要完成一个困难的目标必须要信心或信念，所以A选项符合句意。故选A。
15.考查名词。A. habit：习惯；B. desire：渴望；C. focus：专注；焦点；D. interest：兴趣。从后文中的“be committed to the path you are walking”（专注于/致力于你所走的路）可知，focus可与本句相呼应。故选C项。
16.考查动词。句意：然后对于你的选择倾尽全力，并专注地走下去。A. preserve：保存；B. improve：改进；C. research：研究；D. devote：奉献。短语devote to意为奉献和尽心尽力，倾尽全力最为接近。故选D项。
17.考查名词。A. dream：梦想；B. motto：箴言；C. direction：方向；D. schedule：日程。从后句中的destination可判断此处应该是方向。故选C项。
18.考查动词。句意：目标是你执行的使命，是一条你要遵循的路。A. follow：跟随，遵循；B. show：表现；C. recommend：推荐；D. demand：要求。根据上下文，follow the path更切合句意。故选A项。
19.考查连词。句意：不论这条道路上有什么，那都很好，都是值得的。A. whichever：无论哪一个；B. whatever：无论什么；C. whoever：无论谁；D. whenever：无论何时。此处让步状语从句缺少主语成分，所以排除D选项。再联系上下文，出现在道路上的应该是事物，且没有既定范围，所以排除AD选项。故选B项。
20.考查动词。句意：忠于自己选择的路那才是重要的。A. deserves：值得；B. counts：重要，数；C. works：工作，起作用；D. gathers：聚集，集合。结合本句句意可知，此处要表达专注于选择的重要性。故选B项。

Passage 2
To most people, winter is dull and grey which raises many emotional problems. 21 the flowering blossoms(花) by my front gate bring their bright beauty to the 22 of winter. I feel they are astonishingly stunning(极其漂亮的). Why do these small blossoms 23 me so much, even more than a large number of wildflowers and roses in long summer days? When most of the trees and bushes are 24 , these tiny rose-colored blossoms are a rare 25 . In my eyes, they are predictors of 26 .
Rushing from one task to another and moving mindlessly 27 our days, we become accustomed to or 28 good and beautiful things in our lives. We focus, 29 , on what’s wrong with our world, our jobs, our health and relationships, 30 what Shakespeare called “the thousand natural shocks that flesh is heir to(是……的继承者)”.
But a moment of beauty can 31 us up, especially when it is 32 . We are filled with a sense of awe(敬畏)and 33 when we see blossoms in winter, a ray of sunlight through the clouds of a rainbow arching overhead. These positive emotions can 34 us. They strengthen our immune systems, develop our personal 35 , open our mind, and enable us to explore the 36 of the world. As Emerson, Thoreau, and centuries of poets have realized, a moment of beauty can 37 our world view on the whole and thus 38 change our lives.
If you’re experiencing “the winter of discontent”, 39 during these dark days, look around you at the 40 world to experience the healing power of beauty.
21. A. But B. And C. So D. Or
22. A. abundance B. authority C. darkness D. departure
23. A. control B. affect C. defeat D. bother
24. A. blank B. loose C. small D. bare
25. A. exception B. advantage C. value D. tendency
26. A. contentment B. faith C. demand D. hope
27. A. across B. beneath C. around D. through
28. A. replace B. overlook C. doubt D. misunderstand
29. A. instead B. anyway C. even D. still
30. A. made up with B. caught up in C. looking down on D. coming up with
31. A. move B. wake C. bear D. dig
32. A. absurd B. convincing C. unexpected D. automatic
33. A. appreciation B. belief C. regret D. commitment
34. A. nurse B. remind C. heal D. save
35. A. resources B. force C. experiences D. stability
36. A. connection B. impression C. ambition D. diversity
37. A. approach B. determine C. transform D. honor
38. A. immediately B. actually C. readily D. briefly
39. A. entertaining B. surviving C. escaping D. struggling
40. A. natural B. familiar C. mysterious D. complex
【答案】21-25 ACBDA 26-30 DDBAB 31-35 BCACA 36-40 DCBDA
【解析】这是一篇议论文。作者在寒冷的冬日，在自己家门前发现的美丽小花让自己眼前一亮。作者因此感叹生活的快节奏，让人们忽略了自然之美，失去了一些快乐。作者呼吁我们：如果你正在经历“不满的冬天”，在这些黑暗的日子里挣扎，看看你周围的自然世界，体验一下美的治愈力量。
21.考查连词。A. But：但是；B. And：并且；C. So：所以；D. Or：或者。上文说对大多数人来说，冬天是沉闷而灰暗的，这引发了许多情绪问题。下文说门前的花朵，给冬天的黑暗带来了灿烂的美丽。上下文之间形成转折关系。故选A。
22.考查名词。句意：但我门前的花朵，给冬天的黑暗带来了灿烂的美丽。A. abundance：丰富；B. authority：权力；C. darkness：黑暗；D. departure：离开。根据“winter is dull and grey”可知冬天是黑暗的。故选C。
23.考查动词。句意：为什么这些小花对我的影响如此之大，甚至超过了在漫长的夏日里无数的野花和玫瑰？A. control：控制；B. affect：影响；C. defeat：打败；D. bother：烦扰。下文说在“我”看来，它们是希望的预言者，由此可知，这些小花对“我”的影响很大。故选B。
24.考查形容词。句意：当大多数的树木和灌木丛都是光秃秃的，这些小小的玫瑰色的花朵是罕见的例外。A. blank：空白的；B. loose：宽松的；C. small：小的；D. bare：光秃秃的。根据上文内容可知，这些小花是在冬天开放的，所以大多数的树木和灌木丛都是光秃秃的。故选D。
25.考查名词。A. exception：例外；B. advantage：优势；C. value：价值；D. tendency：趋势。寒冷的冬日，周围的植物都是光秃秃的，忽然有几朵玫瑰色的小花盛开，这是黑暗冬日的一抹亮色，是罕见的例外。故选A。
26.考查名词。A. contentment：满足；B. faith：信念；C. demand：要求；D. hope：希望。根据“But a moment of beauty can 31 us up, especially when it is 32 .”可知美丽的小花是希望的预言者。故选D。
27.考查介词。句意：从一个任务到另一个任务，在我们的生活中漫无目的地穿行，我们习惯或忽视生活中美好的事物。A. across：穿过；B. beneath：在……之下；C. around：围绕；D. through：穿行。我们平时总是很忙碌，在生活中脚步不停歇地穿行。across意为“横穿，穿越”，强调穿过某一平面，表示运动发生在物体的表面；through意为“跨过，越过”，强调从某一空间内通过，表示运动发生在某物的空间内。故选D。
28.考查动词。A. replace：代替；B. overlook：忽视；C. doubt：怀疑；D. misunderstand：误解。根据空格后一句可知我们忽视了生活中许多美好的事物。故选B。
29.考查副词。A. instead：相反；B. anyway：无论如何；C. even：甚至；D. still：仍然。上文说我们忽视了生活中许多美好的事物，下文说我们关注的是我们的世界、我们的工作、我们的健康和我们的人际关系出了什么问题，所以这里意思是“相反，取而代之”。故选A。
30.考查动词短语。句意：相反，我们关注的是我们的世界、我们的工作、我们的健康和我们的人际关系出了什么问题，卷入了莎士比亚所说的“肉体承袭的上千种自然冲击”之中。A. made up with：与……和解；B. caught up in：卷入；C. looking down on：看不起；D. coming up with：提出。根据句意可知选B。
31.考查动词。句意：但是美好的时刻可以唤醒我们，尤其是当它出乎意料的时候。A. move：移动；B. wake：唤醒；C. bear：忍受；D. dig：挖掘。根据空格后一句可知美好的时刻可以唤醒我们。故选B。
32.考查形容词。A. absurd：荒谬的；B. convincing：令人信服的；C. unexpected：想不到的；D. automatic：自动的。下文列举的事物中，冬天的花朵和彩虹都是不期而遇，出乎意料遇到的美好事物。故选C。
33.考查名词。句意：当我们看到冬天的花朵和一缕阳光穿过云层形成的彩虹时，我们心中会充满敬畏和欣赏之情。A. appreciation：欣赏；B. belief：信念；C. regret：后悔；D. commitment：承诺。该空与awe并列，都是说明人们出乎意料的看到美好的事物后，那种喜不自禁的欣赏和敬畏之情。故选A。
34.考查动词。句意：这些积极的情绪可以治愈我们。A. nurse：照料；B. remind：提醒；C. heal：治愈；D. save：拯救。下文说它们可以帮助我们增强免疫力，拓展我们的个人资源，打开我们的思维，并使我们能够探索世界的多样性。由此可知，这些积极的情绪可以治愈我们。下文“look around you at the 40 world to experience the healing power of beauty.”也是提示。故选C。
35.考查名词。A. resources：资源；B. force：力量；C. experiences：经历；D. stability：稳定。根据develop our personal可知这里意思是拓展我们的资源。故选A。
36.考查名词。A. connection：连接；B. impression：印象；C. ambition：抱负；D. diversity：多样性。根据explore和of the world可知这里意思是探索世界的多样性。故选D。
37.考查动词。句意：正如爱默生、梭罗和许多世纪以来的诗人所认识到的那样，片刻的美丽可以从整体上改变我们的世界观，从而实际上改变我们的生活。A. approach：接近；B. determine：决定；C. transform：改变；D. honor：尊敬。根据change our lives可知片刻的美丽可以从整体上改变我们的世界观。故选C。
38.考查副词。A. immediately：立即；B. actually：实际上；C. readily：容易地；D. briefly：短暂地。片刻的美丽从整体上会改变我们的世界观，实际上，最终会改变我们的生活。故选B。
39.考查动词。句意：如果你正在经历“不满的冬天”，在这些黑暗的日子里挣扎，看看你周围的自然世界，体验一下美的治愈力量。A. entertaining：款待；B. surviving：生存；C. escaping：逃跑；D. struggling：挣扎。根据“during these dark days”可知这里意思是在这些黑暗的日子里挣扎。故选D。
40.考查形容词。A. natural：自然的；B. familiar：熟悉的；C. mysterious：神秘的；D. complex：复杂的。上文提到的“冬天的花朵和一缕阳光穿过云层形成的彩虹”，这些都是自然世界的美丽事物。故选A。