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Everyone wants to be happy. There are good days that 1. sunshine and smiles. However, there are also bad days. Here are three ways to make you happier every day.
Smile often. Research has 2. that the facial expression you wear influences your state of mind. If you try to smile, you are more 3. to be happy. Wearing a pleasant expression for a long period of time will 4. your feelings slowly.
Stop complaining(抱怨). The more you complain, the 5. you will become. If all you notice during the day are the things that trouble you, it is no 6. that you are unhappy. To truly increase your long-term happiness, no longer complain. So try to spend a day 7. complaining even once and see how you feel.
Practise thankfulness. Thankfulness has been shown to be 8. a happy life. The more you practise thankfulness, the more you will find things 9. in your life. This leads you to realize how much happiness fills your life. Even something 10. a safe place to sleep or food to eat is worth being thankful for because not everyone is lucky enough to have those.

1. are filled with 2. shown 3. likely 4. improve 5. angrier 6. surprise 7. without 8. the key to 9. to be thankful for 10. as simple as

【分析】本题为英语选词填空题，需结合语境、语法规则及固定搭配，从给定词汇中选择合适词汇并进行适当变形填入空格，使短文语义通顺、语法正确。解题时先通读全文把握大意，再逐个分析空格处的句子结构、所需词性及语义，匹配对应词汇并调整形式。
【解析】1. 句意为“有充满阳光和微笑的好日子”，be filled with表示“充满”，主语days为复数，一般现在时，故填are filled with；2. 句意为“研究已经显示”，现在完成时结构为have/has+过去分词，show的过去分词是shown，故填shown；3. 固定搭配be likely to do sth表示“可能做某事”，符合语境，故填likely；4. 句意为“会慢慢改善你的感受”，will后接动词原形，improve意为“改善”，故填improve；5. 固定句式“the+比较级，the+比较级”表示“越……越……”，angry的比较级是angrier，句意为“你抱怨越多，就会变得越生气”，故填angrier；6. 固定搭配it is no surprise that表示“难怪……”，符合语境，故填surprise；7. 句意为“尝试一天不抱怨”，without为介词，后接动名词，故填without；8. 句意为“感恩是幸福生活的关键”，the key to表示“……的关键”，故填the key to；9. 句意为“发现生活中值得感恩的事”，be thankful for表示“感恩……”，此处用不定式作定语，故填to be thankful for；10. 句意为“像睡觉的地方或食物这么简单的事”，as simple as表示“和……一样简单”，故填as simple as。
【答案】1. are filled with 2. shown 3. likely 4. improve 5. angrier 6. surprise 7. without 8. the key to 9. to be thankful for 10. as simple as
【知识点】选词填空、固定搭配、动词时态
【点评】本题考查英语词汇在语境中的综合运用，涵盖固定搭配、语法变形等知识点，需学生具备一定的词汇基础和语境分析能力，是初中英语常见题型。
【难度系数】0.5

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Not long ago, I watched the movie Soul(《心灵奇旅》), and it changed the way I think about life.
Joe Gardner, the main role, 1. ______ becoming a jazz pianist. However, as he 2. ______ be successful, an accident sends him to the world of souls. There, he meets Soul 22, a soul who doesn't want to live on Earth. As Gardner tries to help Soul 22 find its energy, he also begins to 3. ______ what makes life meaningful.
Before watching this movie, I thought life's value came from big 4. : winning competitions, getting top grades or being 5. by others. I believed that only "important" things made life worth living. But Soul showed me something 6. . Gardner learns that life is not only about big goals, but also about small, 7. things. Whether it's a cool breeze(微风) on a hot day, laughing with friends or enjoying music, these little things give life true 8. .
This made me think about my own life. I 9. care too much about the future, always chasing goals and worrying about results. Now, I want to enjoy the present moment. When I feel sad, I try 10. and look for happiness in small things.

1. dreams of 2. is about to 3. think about 4. achievements 5. praised 6. different 7. daily 8. meanings 9. used to 10. to slow down

【分析】这是一道选词填空题，解题思路如下：1. 通读全文，把握文章主旨（通过《心灵奇旅》的感悟理解生命的意义）；2. 分析每个空格的句子结构、所需词性，结合语境从给定词汇中筛选；3. 注意词汇的形式变化（如名词复数、被动语态、形容词变形等），最后验证答案是否符合文意。
【解析】1. 固定搭配dream of doing sth，主语Joe Gardner为第三人称单数，故填dreams of；2. 固定搭配be about to do sth（即将做某事），主语是he，故填is about to；3. 结合语境“开始思考生命的意义”，begin to后接动词原形，故填think about；4. 由后文举例可知此处指“成就”，achieve的名词形式为achievement，此处用复数achievements；5. 此处表示“被别人表扬”，用被动语态be praised，故填praised；6. something后需接形容词，difference的形容词形式为different，故填different；7. 此处修饰名词things，需用形容词，day的形容词形式为daily（日常的），故填daily；8. 此处表示“生命的意义”，mean的名词形式为meaning，此处用复数meanings；9. 固定搭配used to do sth（过去常常做某事），故填used to；10. 固定搭配try to do sth（尝试做某事），故填to slow down。
【答案】1. dreams of 2. is about to 3. think about 4. achievements 5. praised 6. different 7. daily 8. meanings 9. used to 10. to slow down
【知识点】动词短语固定搭配、词性转换、语境填词
【点评】本题结合电影主题考查选词填空，既考查学生对词汇固定搭配的掌握，又要求结合上下文语境选择合适词汇并调整形式，能有效检验学生的词汇运用能力，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.5