2014年4月份百题精练（2）英语 Word版含答案.doc

2014 年4月份百题精练( 2) 英语试题第二部分:阅读理解( 第一节 20 小题;每小题 2 分。第二节 5 小题;每小题 1分, 满分 45 分) 第一节:阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A 、B、C和 D) 中,选出最佳选项, 并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。 A Are you an optimist? Do you look at your glass and see it as half full? Do you believe that every cloud has a silver lining and that generally things turn out for the best? Do you believe that if something is meant to be, it will be? If you reply “ yes ” to all of these questions, then you are an optimist. You probably are enthusiastic, cheerful and outgoing. You may well be essful at work and in love. But you may be misguided because things don ’t turn out for the best. You may believe that when one door closes another one opens (for example, you may fail to land a new job, another chance e around soon), Wrong. When one door closes, another door slams in your face. That's bitter reality. Now a book has been published which confirms what we pessimists ( 悲观者) have suspected all along. It's called The Positive Power of Defensive Pessimism. Its author argues that defensive pessimism can lead to positive results. Defensive pessimism isa strategy used to manage fear, anxiety and worry. Defensive pessimists prepare for things by setting low es for themselves. They carefully consider everything that may go wrong and plan for ways to handle these problems. And this gives them a sense of control. Lawrence Sanno, a psychology professor, says, “ What's