题文
Many of us spend a great deal of time and energy trying to prove that we are right-and others are wrong. Many people believe that it’s their job to 36 others how their positions, statements, and points of view are 37 , and that in doing so, the person they are correcting is going to somehow 38 it, or at least learn something. Wrong!
Think about it. Have you ever been 39 by someone and said to him, “Thank you so much for showing me that I’m wrong and you’re right.”? Or, has anyone you know ever 40 you when you corrected them, or made yourself “right” at their 41 ? Of course not. The truth is, all of us 42 to be corrected. We all want our positions to be 43 and understood by others. Being listened to and heard is one of the greatest 44 of the human heart. And those who learn to 45 are the most loved and respected. Those who are in the 46 of correcting others are often resented and 47 .
A wonderful way for becoming more peaceful and loving is to practise 48 others the joy of being right- give them the glory. 49 correcting. When someone says, “I really feel it’s important to:”, rather than jumping 50 and saying, “No, it’s more important to…:”, simply let it go and allow their statement to 51 . The people in your life will become less defensive and more 52 . They will appreciate you more than you could ever have 53. You’ll discover the joy of joining in and witnessing other people’s 54 , which is far more rewarding than a battle of egos (自我). Starting today, let others be “ 55 ”, most of the time?
36.A.show B.ask C.prove D.teach
37.A.unimportant B.unbelievable C.incorrect D.imperfect
38.A.consider B.appreciate C.understand D.refuse
39.A.fooled B.helped C.taught D.corrected
40.A.thanked B.rewarded C.cared D.accepted
41.A.side B.price C.expense D.cost
42.A.like B.hate C.prefer D.afford
43.A.admired B.received C.realized D.respected
44.A.shortcomings B.advantages C.desires D.wishes
45.A.talk B.praise C.help D.listen
46.A.habit B.form C.position D.purpose
47.A.punished B.avoided C.left D.scolded
48.A.letting B.lending C.allowing D.owing
49.A.Stop B.Continue C.Practise D.Try
50.A.out B.up C.in D.off
51.A.last B.go C.work D.stand
52.A.helpful B.loving C.careful D.popular
53.A.dreamed B.wanted C.asked D.demanded
54.A.sufferings B.worries C.successs D.happiness
55.A.happy B.right C.sorry D.proud 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
36---55 ACBDA CBDCD ABCAC DBADB
解析
36.A show sb. sth. “给某人展示……”。
37.C 由下文“纠正”别人（correcting）可知。
38.B appreciate “感激”。由or at least learn something 可知。
39.D 由上下文可知。
40.A 此处作者反问：你曾经被别人“纠正”而感激不尽过吗？被你“纠正”过的人曾经“感激”过你吗？——没有。
41.C at one’s expense意为“以牺牲……为代价”。
42.B 此处应是我们都“不喜欢”被别人“纠正”。
43.D 由后面的understand 可知。
44.C 指我们内心的“欲望”。
45.D 学会“倾听”别人的观点，才能得到别人的爱戴和尊敬。
46.A be in the habit of 相当于have the habit of。
47.B 由前面的“怨恨”及和前句的loved和respected相对比可知。
48.C allow sb. sth. “允许某人拥有……”。
49.A 作者建议：别再老是“纠正”别人，故用stop doing (停止干……)。
50.C jump in 相当于break in （插话、打断别人）。
51.D stand 意为“站得住脚、能成立”。
52.B loving “友爱的”。
53.A dream “梦想”。
54.D 目睹别人因为正确而获得的“幸福”。
55.B 由全文可知，这是作者议论的中心：让别人“对”吧。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Many of us spend a g.....”主要考查你对 [人生感悟类阅读 ]考点的理解。人生感悟类阅读
人生感悟类阅读的概念：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。
生活感悟类阅读解题指导：
一、文章特点：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。有时故事的结尾会有一句“点睛之笔”，点出全文的中心思想，就像《伊索寓言》里的寓言一样。还可能是夹叙夹议的哲理散文或生活随笔。散文随笔通常会阐述一种朴素易懂，耳熟能详的人生道理或宝贵品质。文章的结构和议论文类似，一般是总分总或总分结构。每段首句或尾句为主题句（论点），其它句子围绕主题展开论述（论据），论证方法多种多样，或举例，或引用名言，或正反对照等。
二、解题技巧：
针对生活感悟类文章的特点，做这类文章的完形填空时，要特别注意以下几点：
1、重点理解全文的首句。如果是记叙文，找出when，where，who，what等基本要素。如果是散文随笔，充分理解文章的中心句—全文的主题。
2、阅读全文的结尾段或结尾句，有助于理解文章所阐述或蕴含的哲理、感悟或忠告等。
3、调动自己的背景知识和情感。这类文章不会讲大道理也不会涉及到一些很专业的知识技术领域，而是谈一些小事和简单的道理，所以如果读者能和作者产生感情上的共鸣，读者会更好地把握作者的意图态度，从而提高做题的准确度。因此，考生在平时要做一个有心人，即用心去感悟生活中发生的小事，思考人生的一些基本道理，多阅读一些短小精悍的美文，多写写自己的心情故事和对生活学习的感悟。只有平时多用心，做题时才能调动自己的背景知识和情感。
