英语专业四级考试阅读理解考前冲刺试题(5)
<p> <span word="On">On</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="proclaimed">proclaimed</span> <span word="Month">Month</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Gratitude">Gratitude</span>，<span word="my">my</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="woke">woke</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="bored">bored</span> <span word="at">at</span> 5:15 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>.，<span word="I">I</span> <span word="spied">spied</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="speeding">speeding</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="wifes">wifes</span> <span word="purse">purse</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="heater">heater</span> <span word="spluttered">spluttered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shower">shower</span>. <span word="Ordinarily">Ordinarily</span>，<span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="complaining">complaining</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="wouldve">wouldve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ugly">ugly</span> <span word="start">start</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="different">different</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="cute">cute</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="childs">childs</span> <span word="dimples">dimples</span> <span word="are">are</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="fetching">fetching</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="wifes">wifes</span> <span word="taste">taste</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="adventure">adventure</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> 29 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span>.</p><p> <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>，<span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="struggled">struggled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Id">Id</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="load">load</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unload">unload</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dishwasher">dishwasher</span>，<span word="Id">Id</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="reflexive">reflexive</span> <span word="complaining">complaining</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wasnt">wasnt</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="annoying">annoying</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span>，<span word="my">my</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="news">news</span>--<span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="diagnoses">diagnoses</span>，<span word="divorce">divorce</span>，<span word="job">job</span> <span word="loss">loss</span>. <span word="Shouldnt">Shouldnt</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="celebrating">celebrating</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="relative">relative</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span>?</p><p> <span word="Id">Id</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="feel">feel</span>-<span word="good">good</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gratitude">gratitude</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span>. <span word="Hoping">Hoping</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="tips">tips</span>,<span word="I">I</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="Emmons">Emmons</span>，<span word="who">who</span> <span word="pioneered">pioneered</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span>. <span word="Emmons">Emmons</span> <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="indicated">indicated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="pretending">pretending</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="thankful">thankful</span> <span word="raises">raises</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chemicals">chemicals</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="pleasure">pleasure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="contentment">contentment</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="recommended">recommended</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="log">log</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="grateful">grateful</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="suggestions">suggestions</span>，<span word="but">but</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="attempts">attempts</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gratitude">gratitude</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="weak">weak</span>: <span word="coffee">coffee</span>，<span word="naps">naps</span>，<span word="caffeine">caffeine</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="grew">grew</span>，<span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="uplift">uplift</span>: <span word="freshly">freshly</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="blueberries">blueberries</span>;<span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beatles">Beatles</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="Album">Album</span>;<span word="that">that</span> <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="bald">bald</span>.</p>
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