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 mercial 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 .
【小题1】A．unhappyB．unusualC．unfairD．uneasy【小题2】A．healthB．wealthC．happinessD．illnesses【小题3】A．ought toB．had toC．needed toD．used to【小题4】A．ashamedB．disappointedC．helplessD．endless【小题5】A．cryingB．paintingC．imagination D．consideration【小题6】A．homeB．conditionC．situationD．work【小题7】A．gameB．trickC．roleD．part【小题8】A．unableB．impossibleC．unfitD．difficult【小题9】A．understandB．faceC．refuseD．recognize【小题10】A．failuresB．effortsC．choicesD．interests【小题11】A．thatB．whatC．whichD．whoever【小题12】A．alwaysB．seldomC．sometimesD．usually【小题13】A．foundB．drawnC．writtenD．accepted【小题14】A．afterB．aboutC．withD．before【小题15】A．powerfulB．hopefulC．usefulD．successful【小题16】A．greatB．strongC．braveD．equal【小题17】A．scientificB．basicC．rightD．simple【小题18】A．productB．fameC．nameD．job【小题19】A．rapidlyB．separatelyC．slowlyD．quietly【小题20】A．offerB．gainC．gatherD．earnC
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(答案→)C
解析：
【小题1】C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。
【小题2】A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。
【小题3】D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。
【小题4】C根据后面的一句解释可知答案。
【小题5】B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。
【小题6】D 名词辨析。A家；B条件；C情景；D work著作，作品。指他寻找更让人满意的作品。
【小题7】Bplay a trick on somebody捉弄，戏弄某人。
【小题8】A根据句意可知，Jimmy Liao 这时得了癌症，不能继续工作。
【小题9】A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。
【小题10】C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。
【小题11】B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。
【小题12】C人生路上不可能总会遇到风雨。
【小题13】A 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。
【小题14】D人遇到困难，在做出选择前都会感到茫然无助。
【小题15】BJimmy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。
【小题16】C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。
【小题17】C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。
【小题18】BJimmy 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。
【小题19】D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。
【小题20】A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。