There are some people complaining(抱怨) about life often, keeping bad habits and letting you down. Keep away from feeling down if you want to be successful.
The following ways show you how to keep away from feeling down.
31. Being outside makes you relaxed. Happy people spend part of their day getting outside and enjoying the beauty of nature. It's a great way to relax.
32. If you always think about bad things, you can't be happy. By looking at the good sides of the problems, you'll find they are not bad.
33. If you spend time with happy people, you will be happy. On the other hand, if you are with unhappy people, you will be unhappy.
34. Don't be so serious! Learn to laugh at yourself. When there's nothing you can do with the problem, why not just laugh about it?

35. What do you usually do to make yourself happy? (用不超过 15 词回答)

31.C 32.A 33.E 34.B
35. I usually listen to music to make myself happy.(言之有理即可)

【分析】
这是一道信息匹配类阅读理解题，需根据每个小题的上下文关键词，匹配对应的选项。先定位每个小题的核心表述，再与选项内容对应：31题关键词是“outside”，32题关键词是“积极看待问题”，33题关键词是“远离不开心的人”，34题关键词是“学会笑”；35题是开放题，结合自身实际作答即可，注意词数限制。
【解析】
31. 后文提到“Being outside makes you relaxed”，核心是建议花时间在户外，对应选项C。
32. 后文提到“look at the good sides of the problems”，核心是积极思考，对应选项A。
33. 后文提到“if you are with unhappy people, you will be unhappy”，核心是远离不开心的人，对应选项E。
34. 后文提到“Learn to laugh at yourself”，核心是学会笑，对应选项B。
35. 结合自身实际，写出让自己开心的做法，不超过15词，合理即可。
【答案】
31.C 32.A 33.E 34.B
35. I usually listen to music to make myself happy.（答案不唯一，言之有理即可）
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、信息匹配
【点评】
本题难度适中，主要考查学生对文章细节的理解和关键词的提取能力，35题开放题贴近生活，易于学生作答。
【难度系数】
0.7

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
7-year-old Sam walks on the street. He finds a store and goes in. A woman is in it. Sam asks her,“Can I look at your 36?”
“Sure! Come here,” she says. Sam sees 37 nice dogs. Four of them are playing with a ball. The only white dog just sits there. “Why doesn't the white one 38 the other four dogs?” he asks.
“It is lame(瘸的), so it has no friends,” the woman says.
“39 is it?” Sam asks. He takes out all his money and says, “I want to take it. But I have 40 20 yuan.”
“Well, no one likes the dog. It's not useful to me, 41 you can take it for free,” the woman says.
But Sam is not 42. He says,“The white dog is useful. I will pay(支付) for it.” Then he shows one of his legs. He is lame, too.
The woman looks at Sam and says,“You're 43. We should treat everything in the same way. And I think the dog needs people who really 44 it.”
Now Sam has a new 45 just like him. He is very happy.
()36. A. books B. dogs C. clothes D. foods
()37. A. three B. four C. five D. six
()38. A. think about B. play with C. ask for D. call at
()39. A. How long B. How old C. How many D. How much
()40. A. only B. also C. still D. even
()41. A. or B. so C. but D. as
()42. A. free B. lucky C. tidy D. happy
()43. A. healthy B. late C. right D. difficult
()44. A. meet B. sell C. watch D. love
()45. A. friend B. doctor C. classmate D. teacher

36.B 37.C 38.B 39.D 40.A 41.B 42.D 43.C 44.D 45.A

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文把握故事主旨，再结合上下文语境、词汇含义、逻辑关系逐一分析选项。本题围绕Sam与瘸腿小狗的温情故事展开，需根据前后文提示（如提到的动物类型、数量、动作、对话逻辑等）确定每个空的最佳答案。
【解析】
36. 由后文“Sam sees nice dogs”可知，Sam询问的是狗，故选B。
37. 后文提到“Four of them”加上唯一的白色狗，共5只，故选C。
38. 前文说四只狗在玩球，此处问白色狗为什么不跟其他狗玩，play with意为“和……玩”，符合语境，故选B。
39. Sam拿出钱，询问小狗的价格，how much用于询问价钱，故选D。
40. 句意为“我只有20元”，only表示“仅仅、只”，符合语境，故选A。
41. 前文说没人喜欢这只狗，后文说可以免费带走，前后是因果关系，so表结果，故选B。
42. Sam想付钱但对方要免费给，他因此不开心，happy符合语境，故选D。
43. Sam说要付钱的想法是对的，right意为“正确的”，故选C。
44. 句意为“小狗需要真正爱它的人”，love意为“爱”，符合文意，故选D。
45. Sam和小狗都有残疾，彼此成为了朋友，friend符合语境，故选A。
【答案】
36.B 37.C 38.B 39.D 40.A 41.B 42.D 43.C 44.D 45.A
【知识点】
完形填空解题、语境理解、词汇辨析
【点评】
本题是温情主题的完形填空，通过小故事传递平等关爱的价值观，解题需紧扣上下文线索分析，难度适中，适合初中阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.6