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One spring afternoon five years ago, Jimmy Liao was crying in the hall of Taipei’s Sherwood Hotel, Life seemed  36  . The people who laughed as they walked past were taking their   37 
for granted, just as he  38  himself. Now, however, he felt  39  —and he couldn’t even show his disappointment in his  40  .
Seeking more personally satisfying  41  , he had just left a successful job as a commercial artist when it seemed that fate（命运）played a cruel  42  on him. It was at this time that he developed cancer and was  43  to work. But that moment in the hotel was a turning point for Jimmy. He began to  44  the fact that there is no such a thing as fate, only  45  . Since then, he has published several imaginative, illustrated（带插图的）books.
According to Jimmy, you are  46  you choose to be. You can give up or you can work to be a happier person. Jimmy realized that, while the world  47  seems unfair, your choice can change your life.
This idea can be   48  in Jimmy’s books, where his characters show the powerlessness they feel   49  making their choices. The message that goes with Jimmy’s drawings, however, is 50 .
Though the world may make us feel small, we must be  51  . Everything will be all right for us—as it is for the“small people”in Jimmy’s books—if we make choices that are   52  for us.
In spite of his new  53  and wealth, Jimmy prefers working  54  at home with his wife and daughter. He spends his mornings drawing. To Jimmy, living a life as he chooses means much more than money and fame could  55  .
36．A．unhappy                 B．unusual                   C．unfair                     D．uneasy
37．A．health                     B．wealth                    C．happiness                D．illnesses
38．A．ought to                 B．had to                     C．needed to                D．used to
39．A．ashamed                 B．disappointed            C．helpless                  D．endless
40．A．crying                    B．painting                  C．imagination             D．consideration
41．A．home                            B．condition                C．situation                 D．work
42．A．game                      B．trick                       C．role                        D．part
43．A．unable                    B．impossible              C．unfit                       D．difficult
44．A．understand              B．face                        C．refuse                     D．recognize
45．A．failures                   B．efforts                    C．choices                   D．interests
46．A．that                        B．what                       C．which                     D．whoever
47．A．always                    B．seldom                   C．sometimes               D．usually
48．A．found                     B．drawn                     C．written                   D．accepted
49．A．after                       B．about                      C．with                       D．before
50．A．powerful                B．hopeful                   C．useful                     D．successful
51．A．great                      B．strong                     C．brave                      D．equal
52．A．scientific                B．basic                      C．right                       D．simple
53．A．product                  B．fame                      C．name                      D．job
54．A．rapidly                   B．separately               C．slowly                    D．quietly
55．A．offer                      B．gain                       C．gather                     D．earn

答案

36--55   CADCB  DBAAC   BCADB   CCBDA   

解析

36 根据上一句话可知，Jimmy Liao这位著名的画家哭泣的原因是他得了癌症，生命似乎对他不公平。
37 此处是拿平常人对待健康的态度与 Jimmy Liao现在的情况形成对比。take …for granted认为……是理所当然的。
38 本句为一个省略句，used to do…过去……。used to后省略了take his health for granted。就像他过去认为健康是理所当然的事情那样。
39 根据后面的一句解释可知答案。
40 下文提到 Jimmy Liao 为一画家，画家只能通过的自己绘画来表达自己的思想。
41  work著作，作品。
42  play a trick on somebody捉弄，戏弄某人。
43 根据句意可知，Jimmy Liao 这时得了癌症，不能继续工作。
44 本句为一个同位语从句，结合前面一句可知，Jimmy得了癌症，但他在宾馆里哭泣的那一刻也明白了人生并没有命运，而是看你如何做出选择。空格上如果填face或refuse，fact引导的同位语从句应改为他得病这个事实。
45 下文提到虽然生命对你不公，但你的选择可以改变你的生活。因此，人生没有命运，只看你如何选择。
46 本句为一表语从句，从从句中所缺成分可排除A项；根据后一句话，你可以放弃，也可以继续工作成为一个快乐的人可知本句意思是你选择什么样的生活，你就能成为什么样的人。
47 人生路上不可能总会遇到风雨。
48 根据Jimmy在书中所表达的观点可知他的这种看法可以在他的书中找到。
49 人遇到困难，在做出选择前都会感到茫然无助。
50  Jimmy对待癌症，选择了继续工作来充实自己。因此，他对生命充满了希望，这一点在他的绘画中也可表现出来。
51 尽管世界让我们感到自己很渺小，但我们也应该勇敢，坚强。Jimmy在面对疾病时所表现出的正是这个特征。great伟大的；strong 强壮的；equal平等的。
52 上文提到在面对疾病时，可以放弃也可以继续工作，关键看你选择什么。本句是回答这个问题：只要你做出正确的选择，生命就会充满希望。
53  Jimmy 原本是一名成功的画家，得病之后又继续工作，又赢得了新的名誉和财富。
54 根据Jimmy所患疾病可排除A项，slowly 只强调动作，不符语意；separately与下文with his wife and daughter矛盾。
55  过自己想过的生活比金钱和荣耀所能提供的东西要有意义的多。