toasted beef, has your waiter merrily told you that he just served the last piece? It makes you as a traveler or diner want to land your fist right on their unsympathetic faces.
Had my neighbor told me of the upcoming rainstorm with sympathy, I would have appreciated his warning. Had the Greyhound salesclerk sympathetically informed me that my bus had already left, I probably would have said，“Oh，that’s all right. I’ll catch the next one.”Big winners, when they bear bad news, deliver bombs with the emotion the bombarded(被轰炸的) person is sure to have.
【解题导语】 本文主要讲述当我们要告诉别人不好的消息的时候，要注意说话的方式和语气，还要带有同情心。
32．From“Dreams of head-cutting！”(Paragraph 3), we learn that the writer________． A．was reminded of the cruel pharaoh B．was mad at the sales agent
C．wished that the sales agent would have bad dreams D．dreamed of cutting the sales agent’s head that night
B 解析：推理判断题。根据第三段的描述可知，“我”对售票员的态度很恼火。 33．Which of the following is TRUE?
A．The author really appreciated the neighbor’s warning.
B．From the passage we know that it is the bad news that makes someone angry. C．If the runner brought to the pharaoh unhappy news, he would be treated like a prince. D．When we want to deliver any bad news, we should share the feeling of the receiver. D 解析：推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Big winners know, when delivering any bad news, they should share the feeling of the receiver.”可知，当告诉别人不好的消息的时候，应该带有同情心，应该分担消息接收者不好的感觉。
34．What is the main idea of the text? A．Receiving bad news requires great courage.
B．Helping others sincerely is the key to business success.
C．Delivering bad news with sympathy is important in communication. D．Learning ancient traditions can be useful.
C 解析：主旨大意题。本文主要告诉我们当我们告诉别人不好的消息的时候，要注意
讲话的方式和态度，应该带有同情心，分担别人的忧愁。
35．In the writer’s opinion, his neighbor was________． A．not helpful C．friendly
B．not considerate D．warm-hearted
B 解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中的“As we walked light-heartedly out of the door, picnic basket in hand, a smiling neighbor looked up at the sky and said...I wanted to strike him on the face with the peanut butter and sandwiches.”以及最后一段中的“Had my neighbor told me of the upcoming rainstorm with sympathy, I would have appreciated his warning.”可知，“我”认为邻居没有同情心，不能为别人考虑。故选B项。
第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Ways to Improve Your Luck
Some people have all the luck！Or does it just seem that way？Why did your coworker get that big promotion while you were overlooked？Why do some of us seem to experience these lucky occurrences more than others and how can you improve your luck？36.________
What You Tell Yourself Matters
Do you know that people who are lucky tell themselves they’re lucky？Has your own self talk been filled with less than lucky talk？Do you say things like：“I’m just not a lucky person.” or “Good things never happen to me.”？37.________ They say things like “This setback is only temporary. I know things will turn around.” or “Things have a way of working out for me.”
Expect and Acknowledge Your Good Luck
38．________ Research suggests keeping a “good luck journal” helps people become even luckier. Did someone bring you coffee at work today？Did you find a random quarter on the street？Did your spouse(配偶) do something nice for you today？Did your child get a good grade at school？Write them down！39.________ Begin to notice all the good that comes to you.
Do Something New and Different
Make contact with people. Take risks. People who try new things are much more open to luck and good fortune than those who don’t. This doesn’t mean you have to quit your job or take up skydiving！It could be as simple as starting a conversation with a stranger，taking a class in an unfamiliar subject，learning some words and phrases in a foreign language，or trying a new ethnic restaurant.40.________ And this greater openness can help promote opportunities in their lives.
A．All of these things count. B．You will never forget them.
C．A lucky person generally expects good fortune. D．Here are ideas that researchers tell us about luck. E．A lucky person generally make a fortune in the future.
F．Lucky people score much higher on openness than unlucky people.
G．You probably have many more lucky things happening in your life than you think. 答案：36－40.DCGAF
第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节(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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
There are a few memories from our childhood that will stay with us forever.A few that seemed so__41__at the time may cause us to smile years later. One such memory is a phone call I__42__when I was about three or four years old.My mother entered a contest on a local__43__show.She and her friends were asked to tell an interesting story about their__44__．The child of the winner would receive a phone call from Santa Claus！Santa would__45__the lucky child a gift. Well，the call came.My mother talked to Santa and then__46__the phone to me.I didn’t__47__the fact that many people were__48__our conversation.However，the fact that this phone call is from Santa was__49__．
In a very pleasant__50__，Santa Claus asked me about my wall painting.I didn’t know that my mother had told about the story that I had__51__a wall with crayons(蜡笔)，even I knew that this was the kind of__52__that Santa Claus would not__53__．As a result，I__54__that this gentleman was the__55__Santa Claus，not a radio station actor.
I__56__the phone and ran crying out of the room.My crime would be__57__punished by Santa Claus.
It turned out that I did get a__58__present from the radio station.And I guess Santa didn’t find out about the wall.Maybe he did but__59__me. I wonder what Santa has in__60__for this year.Hopefully my wife hasn’t written him any letters.
41．A.wonderful C．impossible
B．terrible D.familiar
B 解析：由下文可知，作者讲的这件事在当时看来确实是件很糟糕的事情。terrible“很糟的，极差的”。