山西省吕梁学院附属高级中学2015-2016学年高一下学期第一次月考 英语试题
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分60分 ）
第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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At the beginning of my 8：00 a. m. class one Monday at UNLV, I cheerfully asked my students how their weekend had been. One young man said that his weekend had not been very good. The young man then began to ask me why I always seemed to be so cheerful.
His question reminded me of something I'd read somewhere before: “Every morning when you get up, you have a choice about how you want to approach life that day.” I said to the young man，“I choose to be cheerful.”
“Let me give you an example，”I continued. “Besides teaching here at UNLV, I also teach out at the community college in Henderson, about seventeen miles down the freeway from where I live. One day a few weeks ago I drove to Henderson. I left the freeway and turned onto College Drive. But just then my car died. I tried to start it again, but the engine wouldn't turn over. So I put my flashers on, took my books, and marched down the road to the college.”
As soon as I got there, I called AAA(美协会) and asked them to send a tow truck(拖车). The secretary in the Provost's office asked me what had happened. ‘This is my lucky day，’I replied, smiling.
“‘Your car breaks down and today is your lucky day？’She was puzzled. ‘What do you mean？’”
“‘I live seventeen miles from here.’ I replied. ‘My car could have broken down anywhere along the freeway. It didn’t. Instead, it broke down in the perfect place: off the freeway, within walking distance of here. I' m still able to teach my class, and I've been able to arrange for the tow truck to meet me after class. If my car was meant to break down today, it couldn't have been arranged in a more convenient fashion.’”
21．According to the passage, if one wants to be cheerful he should________.
A． have a good time every day B． be interested in his job
C． earn a lot of money by working hard D． choose to be cheerful every day
22．The underlined phrase “turn over” means________.
A． roll back B． start to work C． stop suddenly D． move around
23．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A． The author taught not only at UNLV but also at a community college.
B． That was the author's lucky day because she liked walking.
C． The author hoped that the car would break down often.
D． The young man was not cheerful because he was poor at his lessons.
