阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I hear a lot of people talking about New Year’s resolutions(新年计划). Some say, “I can’t keep them and I never make resolutions.” Perhaps the real
is that we have trouble changing. We get
in our way of life and even if things aren’t good,
they are familiar.
As the years go by, our resolutions seem to lose some
. In spite of the fact that my own eagerness seems to
, I still like the idea of making resolutions. It is the
of not giving up that is important.
I think of the year
like a carpet of new fallen snow that has not yet been
by footprints or marks of any kind. It
before us so perfect and beautiful, but it won’t remain that way for long.
we know it, we must get out in the snow and make our own marks and tracks. Soon, we will see all kinds of
and paths in the snow. We will see everything from
, icy mud to the prints of snow angels made by children at play.
It’s all part of our
. As we close out the old year, a new set of months lies ahead of us and we think, “Maybe, just maybe I can do
.” Perhaps, this time, we can lose those
pounds,
a bad habit, improve our behavior,
build a better relationship. Even though there are situations in our lives that can get us
, we can look forward to beginning again and doing what we can do to
our lives according to how we are able.
As the New Year comes around, what kind of marks will you make in the
?
| 小题1: | | A．plan | B．idea | C．puzzle | D．problem |
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| 小题2: | | A．comfortable | B．curious | C．serious | D．painful |
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| 小题3: | | A．at most | B．at last | C．at least | D．at first |
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| 小题4: | | A．faith | B．enthusiasm | C．sense | D．confidence |
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| 小题5: | | A．increase | B．exist | C．decline | D．disappear |
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| 小题6: | | A．spirit | B．rule | C．challenge | D．decision |
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| 小题7: | | A．behind | B．between | C．around | D．ahead |
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| 小题8: | | A．discovered | B．noticed | C．damaged | D．cleared |
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| 小题9: | | A．stands | B．lies | C．comes | D．occurs |
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| 小题10: | | A．Although | B．Before | C．Until | D．If |
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| 小题11: | | A．prints | B．stones | C．plants | D．pictures |
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| 小题12: | | A．tidy | B．soft | C．dry | D．dirty |
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| 小题13: | | A．quality | B．attitude | C．belief | D．wisdom |
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| 小题14: | | A．better | B．worse | C．easier | D．harder |
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| 小题15: | | A．exact | B．final | C．extra | D．former |
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| 小题16: | | A．pick out | B．call off | C．cut down | D．give up |
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| 小题18: | | A．over | B．across | C．down | D．away |
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| 小题19: | | A．save | B．experience | C．start | D．improve |
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