题目

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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21~40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Many years ago, a salesman opened a bag of things from Scotland and found a card at the top. It  36   , “Expect a Miracle（奇迹）.” “What does that mean?” he thought, and then  37   it into his pocket.
That night he showed it to his wife. “Look at this, dear. What do you think it means?”
“Maybe this is what we need,” she said. “Our 38  are so great that they are too much for us. If we start   39   great things instead of the worst, miracle may 40 .” They decided to try changing their thinking for a few days, starting with their    41   problems. Then something changed. Not only did they find their problems    42   be worked out, but they also started   43  a lot of money.
To make miracles happen, you have to start by expecting them. That way your   44   can become focused in positive (积极的) ways. There are    45   coincidences（巧合）, and all kinds of happy experiences   46    one after another. 
One becomes hopeful and optimistic(乐观的). Little problems began   47   , while the big ones become much easier to work out. Success is not    48   you thought it was.
A positive thinker first sets clear and proper goals(目标). Then he goes to work, and   49   working. He never gives up. His dreams are sure to come true, and    50    they do, a miracle happens.
Miracles come in all    51   : big, medium-sized, and small. Start expecting the small ones, and work your way   52    to the big. Think positively,   53     yourself and work hard. You’ll find yourself    54    by how meaningful and   55    your life has become.
36. A. wrote                B. read                C. told                D. expressed
37. A. set                  B. sent                C. spent              D. put
38. A. problems             B. questions            C. suggestions          D. advice
39. A. imagining              B. realizing             C. suggesting         D. expecting  
40. A. take in                B. take up                   C. take place          D. take over   
41. A. smallest               B. biggest                   C. difficult               D. easy     
42. A. would                B. could                   C. should               D. might
43. A. making               B. taking                  C. finding               D. doing   
44. A. suggestion          B. money                 C. ability               D. trust
45. A. harmful                  B. strange                  C. useful               D. embarrassing
46. A. live                         B. stop                      C. work                  D. follow   
47. A. losing                   B. disappearing            C. growing            D. displaying     
48. A. as soon as              B. as long as                 C. as far as              D. as well as
49. A. keeps on              B. keeps up                 C. keeps out                  D. keeps from   
50. A. while                        B. before                          C. until                           D. when
51. A. shapes                B. types            C. sizes               D. kinds
52. A. up                    B. out                C. off                 D. for     
53. A. think of                     B. take care of       C. speak out            D. believe in 
54. A. bored                    B. surprised         C. upset                  D. puzzled   
55. A. dull                   B. careful            C. lively                   D. unloving 

答案

36---40 BDADC      41---45 ABACB     46---50 DBCAD       51---55 CADBC

解析

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