People usually get into a hard life and are unable to escape from themselves.

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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。
People usually get into a hard life and are unable to escape from themselves.
There was once a poor and disappointed salesman complaining every day that there was no___21___for him to display his ability and the___22___was often pulling his legs.
At Christmas Eve, every family___23___their houses with lanterns and streamers and it was very___24___everywhere. But he was alone sitting in a bench in a park and recalling the past. It was on the same day last year when he was also alone___25___his Christmas day away,___26___new clothes, new shoes, let alone a new car and a new house.
“Damn! I have to spend this Christmas day with these old shoes again. ” he___27___and began to take off the old shoes.___28___, he glanced at a young man in a wheel chair passing by him with his hands strugglingly pushing the wheel forward. It___29___him that he was so lucky to have shoes to wear while that man did not even have the___30___Afterwards, the sales man did anything with a calm___31___and cherished every opportunity to improve himself. He worked hard and tried his best to make progress every day. Several years later, he___32___changed his life totally and became a millionaire.
If you look all around, you will find there are so many people who were born___33___in the society but they are___34___in life and never complain about the unfair destiny. They are also not to beg others’ giving. Instead, they constantly___35___to make themselves stronger and more excellent to___36___the society. By contrast, we should feel___37___We are born healthy, but we are___38___with life; we complain about our colleagues and dissatisfy with our jobs.
Maybe all of us would feel afraid when we realize we have fallen into such___39___state of life, but worse is that you even do not___40___you have fallen into such a dangerous situation.
21.
A. platform B. chance C. time D. status
22.
A. poverty B. fate C. ghost D. goal
23.
A. filed B. made C. decorated D. assisted
24.
A. temporary B. optimistic C. happy D. festive
25.
A. spending B. drinking C. celebrating D. congratulating
26.
A. besides B. with C. except D. without
27.
A. cried B. sighed C. shouted D. promised
28.
A. Luckily B. Immediately C. Suddenly D. Surprisedly
29.
A. dawned on B. focused on C. depended on D. concentrated on
30.
A. motivation B. recognition C. chance D. challenge
31.
A. attitude B. feeling C. character D. mood
32.
A. eventually B. fortunately C. continuously D. awkwardly
33.
A. tough B. disabled C. stupid D. lucky
34.
A. energetic B. stubborn C. confident D. serious
35.
A. decide B. struggle C. remember D. wish
36.
A. understand B. create C. serve D. shape
37.
A. guilty B. immoral C. invaluable D. ashamed
38.
A. fed up B. caught up C. broken up D. cut up
39.
A. dangerous B. unique C. disappointing D. awesome
40.
A. show B. realize C. know D. chase
【答案】21. A    22. B    23. C    24. D    25. B    26. D    27. B    28. C    29. A    30. C    31. D    32. A    33. B    34. C    35. B    36. C    37. D    38. A    39. C    40. B
【解析】
试题分析：面对生活，有的人常常抱怨生活的不公。 如果我们换一个比较对象，看看自己有什么，你就会发现相比之下，我们应该以感恩的心对待生活，每天进步一点点，这样才有可能改变自己的命运。
【21题详解】
考查名词的辨析和对语境的理解。曾经有一个又穷又失望的推销员，他每天都抱怨没有给他显示能力的舞台。A.platform平台；B.chance机会；C.time时间；D.status雕塑。 故选A。
【22题详解】
考查名词的辨析和对语境的理解。 这个推销员，每天都抱怨，命运常常拖他的后腿。A.poverty贫穷；B.fate命运；C.ghost鬼；D.goal目标。故选B。
【23题详解】
考查动词的辨析和对语境的理解。在圣诞前夕，每个家庭都用灯笼和彩带来装饰他们的房子。A.filed存档、申请；B.made制作；C. decorated装饰；D.assisted帮助。 故选C。
【24题详解】
考查形容词的辨析和对语境的理解。在圣诞前夕，每个家庭都用灯笼和彩带来装饰他们的房子，应该是到处都是节日的气氛。A.temporary临时的；B.optimistic乐观的；C.happy快乐的；D.festive节日的、欢乐的。故选D。
【25题详解】
考查动词的辨析和对语境的理解。但他独自坐在公园长凳上回顾过去。在去年的同一天，那时他一个人度过圣诞节，A.spending花费；B.drinking喝；C.celebrating庆祝；D.congratulating祝贺。 故选B。
【26题详解】
考查介词的辨析和对语境的理解。 结合后面的更不要说新车和新房可知，这里的意思是：没有一件新衣服、新鞋。A. besides而且；B.with和、用；C.except 除了；D.without没有。 故选D。
【27题详解】
考查动词的辨析和对语境的理解。我要穿着这些旧鞋过这个圣诞节了。应该是他叹气。A. cried哭；B. sighed叹气；C. shouted喊；D.promised 承诺。故选B。
【28题详解】
考查副词的辨析和对语境的理解。突然，他看了一眼在轮椅上的年轻人，双手艰难地推着轮椅经过他的身边。A.Luckily幸运地；B.Immediately立刻；C.Suddenly突然；D.Surprisedly吃惊地。故选 C。
【29题详解】
考查动词短语的辨析和对语境的理解。这使他渐渐明白，他很幸运有鞋子穿。A.dawned on渐渐明白；B.focused on聚焦；C.depended on依靠；D.concentrated on集中精力于。故选A。
【30题详解】
考查名词的辨析和对语境的理解。 结合前文可知，这里的意思是：坐轮椅的人连穿鞋子的机会都没有。A.motivation动机；B.recognition认可；C.chance机会；D.challenge 挑战。故选C。
【31题详解】
考查名词的辨析和对语境的理解。后来，这个销售员以平静的心情去事，珍惜改变自己的每一个机会。A.attitude态度；B.feeling 心情、感觉；C.character性格；D.mood情绪。 故选D。
【32题详解】
考查副词的辨析和对语境的理解。他努力工作，尽力让每一天都有进步。他的生活完全改变了，并成为了一名百万富翁。A. eventually最终；B.fortunately幸运地；C.continuously不断地；D.awkwardly笨拙地。 故选A。
【33题详解】
考查形容词的辨析和对语境的理解。根据前面的描述可知，句意是：如果你环顾四周，你会发现有很多人天生就有残疾。A.tough艰苦的、困难的；B.disabled伤残的；C.stupid 麻木的；D.lucky幸运的。 故选B。
【34题详解】
考查形容词的辨析和对语境的理解。但是他们很有自信，也从不抱怨命运的不公。A.energetic精力充沛的；B.stubborn固执的；C.confident有信心的；D.serious严重的。 故选C。
【35题详解】
考查动词的辨析和对语境的理解。他们也不会乞求别人的施舍。相反，他们不断地抗争，来使自己更强大和更优秀。A.decide决定；B.struggle斗争；C.remember记住；D.wish希望。 故选B。
【36题详解】
考查动词的辨析和对语境的理解。他们不断地抗争，来使自己更强大和更好地服务于社会。A.understand理解；B.create创造；C.serve服务；D.shape形成。 故选C。
【37题详解】
考查形容词的辨析和对语境的理解。相比之下，我们应该感到很惭愧。A.guilty有罪的；B.immoral不道德的；C.invaluable无价的；D.ashamed惭愧的。 故选D。
【38题详解】
考查动词短语的辨析和对语境的理解。我们天生就很健康的，但我们却厌倦生活。我们抱怨同事，对我们的工作不满意。A.fed up感到厌倦的；B.caught up抓住；C.broken up关系破裂；D.cut up切碎。 故选A。
【39题详解】
考查形容词的辨析和对语境的理解。也许，当我们意识到我们进入如此令人失望的的生活会感到害怕。A.dangerous危险的；B.unique独一无二的；C.disappointing令人失望的；D.awesome 令人敬畏的。 故选C。
【40题详解】
考查动词的辨析和对语境的理解。但更糟糕的是你甚至都没有意识到你陷入了这种危险的情况。A.show展示；B.realize意识到；C.know知道；D.chase 追逐。故选B。
考点：日常生活类阅读。