grateful.
Choose to be grateful.Well,whether to complain about what you don't have or to be thankful for what you have is a conscious choice you make yourself.Treasure what you have and strive for what you need next.Some are always worrying over what they don't have or can't achieve in the present.___37___ Look around you.When in fear or frustration,look around yourself for examples of patience and gratitude.___38___ Observe how trees stand tall and brave the fury of storms,rains and the ever-changing seasons.
___39___Once you have the mindset to be first thankful for the life you have,you will find hundreds of ways to do that.As you live your normal daily routine,you will find a number of hidden opportunities to be thankful for the bounties you have.
Think positive to achieve positive.___40___Have you ever noticed that if you keep telling yourself that the present tough times shall pass and you are happy with what you have,you actually get the.courage to deal with the crisis? The human mind is a powerful machine.To flunk positive and steer the course of actions that way is a power that lies absolutely within!
A.Your thoughts can shape your life. B.Look for hidden ways to be thankful. C.Think about why you should be grateful. D.After all,it is our mind that rules our body. E.Helping others is just one of such examples!
F.Learn to observe how birds are grateful to nature for their food. G.Actually,it is merely a way to waste the precious present moments. 【答案】36.D 37.G 38.F 39.B 40.A
【解析】36. 考查语境理解及上下文推理能力。根据上句“我们在担心我们没有拥有的东西是实际上面临失去已拥有的风险”，以及下句“因此除非我们的大脑首先感到快乐和满足”，提到大脑对我们的支配，推知选项D“毕竟，我们的思想支配我们的身体”承上启下。故选D。
37. 考查语境理解及上下文推理能力。根据第二段主要介绍我们要对当下拥有的东西心存感激，所以总是为没有的而焦虑是浪费时间。选项G意思是“事实上，这只是一种浪费当下宝贵时刻的一种方式”符合语境。故选G。
38. 考查语境理解及上下文推理能力。这段内容围绕从自己的周围世界去寻找感恩的例子。选项F“学会观察鸟类是如何感激大自然的食物的”作为其中一个例子，符合语境。故选F。
39. 考查语境理解及上下文推理能力。根据这一段最后一句提到生活当中有很多隐藏的机会，让你去心存感恩，可推知选项B“寻找隐藏的感恩之道”放在此处符合语境。故选B。
40. 考查语境理解及上下文推理能力。根据下文指出你对自己拥有的感到满意你就会得到应对危机的勇气，及“The human mind is a powerful machine.”可推知，选项A“你的思想可以塑造你的生活”符合语境。故选A。
第三部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分 45）
第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
(江西省新余一中2018届高三全真模拟)A few years ago I was working part time at a local ice cream shop. While ___41___ an elderly woman a hot fudge sundae (圣代冰淇淋) at the drive-through window, I couldn’t help ___42___ her car, because I was just inches from her face. I ___43___ that she had a basket of what appeared to be purple tomatoes.
As I gave her the sundae, I said, “Those tomatoes look delicious! What ___44___ are they?” She smiled so ___45___that I thought she was about to laugh, but instead she replied. “Here, have some!” Within seconds I had a ___46___ of purple tomatoes.
“Oh, no, you ___47___ give me any!” I said. Those tomatoes looked expensive. “Here, have more,” she ___48___, and I had six of the prettiest tomatoes I had ___49___ seen. I weakly tried to say, “Really, you didn’t have to give me any,___50___ I appreciate it. The woman smiled again and ___51___, “They belong to a rare type. So they aren’t like the one, you get in the grocery store. I hope you enjoy them.” I said “Thank you” again, and she ___52___ off. About two weeks later, my ___53___ at the ice cream store sent me a message: “I want to let you know that your gardener dropped off a box of ___54___ for you. Please come and get them.”___55___, I texted, “My gardener?” That night my boss showed me the ___56___. I opened it and inside were tomatoes, cucumbers, and green beans. I was ___57___, feeling greatly surprised. Why was this woman being so ___58___? I never saw her again, but to this day her act of kindness inspires me to ___59___ my garden plants with anyone who likes or needs them.___60___, all I expect is just a “Thank you”. Better yet, pay it forward and be someone else’s secret gardener. 41. A. leaving
B. handing
C. awarding D. buying
42. A. asking for B. thinking of
C. waiting for D. looking into C. expected D. understood C. shape
D. number
43. A. pretended B. noticed 44. A. color
B. kind B. slightly B. basket B. can’t B. agreed B. also
45. A. widely 46. A. dozen 47. A. needn’t 48. A. promised 49. A. even 50. A. if 51. A. left 52. A. got
C. weakly D. shyly C. handful C. mustn’t
D. variety D. won’t
C. commented D. insisted C. yet
D. ever
B. but
C. for D. so
D. suggested
B. explained C. paused
C. sped
B. fell D. walked D. boss D. flowers D. Angry D. box D. sorry D. outgoing D. sell
53. A. friend B. customer C. assistant 54. A. grains B. vegetables C. fruits 55. A. Excited B. Puzzled 56. A. store
B. garden
C. Upset C. gift
57. A. angry B. happy C. nervous
58. A. generous B. humorous C. serious 59. A. grow
B. manage
C. share
60. A. In return B. In advance C. In addition D. In particular
【答案】
41. B 42. D 43. B 44. B 45. A 46. C 47. A 48. D 49. D 50. B 51. B 52. C 53. D 54. B 55. B 56. D 57. B 58. A 59. C 60. A 【解析】
41. 考查动词。A. leaving离开；B. handing递给；C. awarding颁奖；D. buying买。根据I was working part time at a local ice cream shop.和at the drive-through window,可知作者在冰激凌店打工，从窗口把圣代冰淇淋递给顾客，故选B。
42. 考查动词短语。A. asking for要求；B. thinking of想；C. waiting for等候；D. looking into观察，往里看。此处指我禁不住观察了一下她车里的东西，下文是看到的东西。故选D。
43. 考查动词。A. pretended假装；B. noticed注意到；C. expected盼望；D. understood理解。我注意到她有一篮子貌似紫色西红柿，指作者看到的东西，故选B。
44. 考查名词。A. color颜色；B. kind种类；C. shape形状；D. number数。此处指作者问这是哪种西红柿，
表示种类，故选B。
45. 考查副词。A. widely广泛地；B. slightly轻微地；C. weakly虚弱地；D. shyly害羞地。根据I thought she was about to laugh,作者认为她要大笑，此处指她听完我的问题笑得很灿烂，故选A。
46. 考查名词。A. dozen一打；B. basket篮子；C. handful一把；D. variety种类。此处指她给了我一把紫色西红柿，她从篮子里抓了一把给我，没有具体数量。故选C。
47. 考查情态动词。A. needn’t不必；B. can’t不可能；C. mustn’t禁止；D. won’t不会。因为那些西红柿看着很贵，所以我说不必给我。表示不必，故选A。
48. 考查动词。A. promised承诺；B. agreed同意；C. commented评论；D. insisted坚持。虽然我说不要，但她坚持给我。故选D。
49. 考查副词。A. even甚至；B. also也；C. yet然而；D. ever曾经。此处指我曾经见过的最漂亮的西红柿，故选D。
50. 考查连词。A. if如果；B. but但是；C. for因为；D. so所以。作者想说：“真的，你没必要给我，但是，我非常感激。”表示转折，故选B。
51. 考查动词。A. left离开；B. explained解释；C. paused停顿；D. suggested建议。她又笑了笑，然后解释说：“它们属于稀有品种，和小商店里买的不一样。”后面是解释的内容，故选B。
52. 考查动词。A. got得到；B. fell掉下；C. sped加速；D. walked走路。我说完感谢，她就加速离开了。和上文的her car呼应，故选C。
53. 考查名词。A. friend朋友；B. customer顾客；C. assistant助手；D. boss老板。根据下文my boss showed me the ___ ___.可知是老板通知我并给了我东西。故选D。
54. 考查名词。A. grains谷物；B. vegetables蔬菜；C. fruits水果；D. flowers花。老板告诉我我的园丁给我留下一箱蔬菜，下文inside were tomatoes, cucumbers, and green beans. 给了提示。故选B。
55. 考查形容词。A. Excited兴奋的；B. Puzzled困惑的；C. Upset心烦的；D. Angry生气的。听说我的园丁，我感到困惑。根据情境选B。
56. 考查名词。A. store商店；B. garden花园；C. gift礼物；D. box箱子。指上文提到的a box of ___ ___ for you，故选D。
57. 考查形容词。A. angry生气的；B. happy高兴的；C. nervous神经的；D. sorry对不起的。我看到一箱子蔬菜，感到既高兴又吃惊。根据情境选B。
58. 考查形容词。A. generous慷慨的；B. humorous幽默的；C. serious严肃的；D. outgoing外向的。我感到吃惊，为什么这位女士这么慷慨？因为和我并不认识却慷慨地给我这么多东西，故选A。
59. 考查动词。A. grow种植；B. manage管理；C. share分享；D. sell卖。她的慷慨鼓励我和喜欢或需要花园
植物的人共同分享，表示共享，故选C。
60. 考查介词短语。A. In return作为回报；B. In advance提前；C. In addition另外，此外；D. In particular尤其，特别。我让别人分享我的东西，作为回报我只希望得到谢谢。根据句意选A。
第 II 卷
第三部分 英语知识运用
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
（四川省南充市2018届高三一诊）Chinese President Xi Jinping issued a tough line on national sovereignty (主权) on Tuesday,___61___ (say) China will never permit the ___62___ (lose) of any piece of its land to outsiders. In a warning to its border nations, President Xi added ___63___ China would never swallow the bitter fruit of damage. The Presidents declaration ___64___ (come) during a nearly one-hour speech mailing the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Peopled Liberation Army.
“The Chinese people treasure peace and we _65___ (absolute) do not engage in invasion and expansion.___66___, we have the confidence to conquer all forms of invasion t w Xi told government ___67___ (leader) and current and retired PLA members.
“We absolutely will not permit any person, any organization, any ___68___ ( politics) party at any time, in any form ___69___ (separate) any piece of Chinese territory from China,” Xi said to applause.
“No one should expect us to swallow the bitter fruit of damage to our sovereignty, security and development interests.”
Xi didn’t refer __70___ any specific conflicts or disputes during his address. 【答案】61. saying 62. loss 63. that 64. came 65. absolutely 66. However/Nevertheless 67. leaders 68. political 69. to separate 70. to 【解析】61. 此处是现在分词做伴随状态，答案为saying。
62. 句意：中国绝不允许自己的“任何一块领土”分裂给它国。the用在名词前面，故答案为loss。 63. 句意：习主席向其邻国发出了严厉警告，他补充道，中国绝不“吞下损害主权的苦果”。此处是that引导的宾语从句。
64. 句意：主席在近半个小时的演讲中发表了此番声明，演讲是为纪念人民解放军成立90周年而作。根据句意可知句子用一般过去时态，答案为came。