江西省上饒市司鋪中學(xué)2021年高二英語下學(xué)期期末試卷含解析一、選擇題1._______Iaskyoutodosomething,youalwayssayyou’retoobusy.A.Attimes

B.Sometime

C.Bythetime

D.Everytime參考答案：D2.Whattheexperthassaidanddonewillbe_________tothedepartmentmanager.

A.value

B.benefit

C.ofvaluable

D.ofbenefit

參考答案：D略3.Peopleintheearthquake-strickenareaweregratefulforthe_____contributionwhichwasofferedbythepeoplefromalloverthecountry.A.concerned

B.generousC.equal

D.hopeful參考答案：B試題分析：考查形容詞辨析。A.Concerned有關(guān)的；關(guān)心的B.Generous慷慨的；大方的C.Equal平等的；相等的；D.Hopeful有希望的。根據(jù)題意，地震受災(zāi)區(qū)的人們非常感謝整個(gè)國家的人命對(duì)他們的慷慨救助，故選B?？键c(diǎn)：考查形容詞辨析4.—CanIpaythebillbycheck? —Sorry,sir.Butitisthemanagementrulesofhotelthatpayment_____bemadeincash.A.can B.need C.will D.shall參考答案：D5._____________________ofhisparents,hemadegreatprogress.A.Totheirmuchdelight

B.TothemuchdelightC.Tomuchtheirdelight

D.Muchtothedelight參考答案：D“令某人非常高興的是”可用“muchtoone’sdelight”或“muchtothedelightofsb.”表示，故D項(xiàng)正確。6.WhenImissmyfamily,it’s________greatcomforttohavea________familytobewith.

A.a;substitute

B.a;replace

C./;substitute

D./;replace參考答案：A略7.___Dad,yousee,acellphoneissousefulnowadays.

___Absolutely._______Butitisn’tallowedintheclassroom.A.It’suptoyou.

B.That’sagoodpoint.C.Howareyougettingon?

D.Ididn’tgetthat.參考答案：B略8.Ithoughthimhandsomeandhonest_____Imethim.A.secondtime

B.forthesecondtime

C.thesecondtime

D.bythesecondtime參考答案：C9.---Whocalledjustnow?---Idon’tknowbecauseIdidn’t______hisvoice.A.listen

B.recognize

C.gettoknow

D.realize參考答案：B10.ItsuddenlyoccurredtoAnnethatmoneycouldn’t____allthatBobhadsufferedinthepastfiveyears.A.makeupfor

B.lookupto

C.putupwith

D.fitinwith參考答案：A11.Thefoodinthisrestaurantisgoodandthesameistrue_____theservice.A.about B.of C.over D.at參考答案：B12.Theboyimmediatelygotintoa________whenhefoundhimselftrappedinthefire.A.danger

B.debtC.habit D.panic參考答案：D句意：當(dāng)這個(gè)男孩發(fā)現(xiàn)自己被困在火中時(shí)，他立刻陷入驚慌中。getintoapanic“陷入驚慌的狀態(tài)”，符合句意。getintodanger“陷入危險(xiǎn)之中”；getintodebt“負(fù)債”；getintoahabitof“養(yǎng)成……習(xí)慣”。13.IfyouthinkthatRowanAtkinsonis

hisfamouscreation,thenyouareinfora

surprise.Whichiswrong?A.anythinglike

B.somethinglike

C.anythingof

D.nothingof參考答案：D11.Don’ttake_____forgrantedthatyoucanpassthefinalexamination.A.that

B.this

C.it

D.one

參考答案：C略15.Wewere____togooutforacamp____itbegantorain.A.hardly;than

B.around;as

C.about;when

D.nearly;while參考答案：C16.Eitheryouoroneofyourstudents____toattendthemeetingthatisduetomorrow.A.are

B.is

C.have

D.be參考答案：C17.____formthehill,Icanseetheschoolmoreclearly.A.Seeing

B.Seen

C.Tosee

D.See參考答案：A18.從每小題的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中,找出所給單詞的正確讀音,并在答題卡上將該選項(xiàng)涂黑。1.apply

A.agent

B.add

C.demand

D.abolish2.drop

A.overcome

B.clone

C.body

D.apology3.guardA.awkward

B.apart

C.reward

D.forward4.fenceA.balance

B.cattle

C.crew

D.effect5.thus

A.thorough

B.theft

C.throw

D.therefore參考答案：DCBAD19.Theseexamples,once___tohisarticle,willmakeitsoundmorereasonableandacceptable.A.add

B.toadd

C.adding

D.added參考答案：D略二、完型填空20.IwasdrivingtoabusinessappointmentwhenIcametoaverybusycrossroad.Thetrafficlighthadjustturnedred.Suddenly,anunforgettable___36___caughtmyeye.Ayoungcouple,bothblind,were___37___arm-in-armacrossthisbusycrossroadwithcarsracingbyineverydirection.Eachofthemhadawalkingstickextended,searchingforcluesto___38___them.AtfirstIwasmoved.Theyweretryingto___39___whatIfeltwasoneofthemostscarydisability---blindness.It___40___beterribletobeblind.Mythoughtwasquicklyinterruptedby___41___whenIsawthatthecoupleweredirectlywalkingtowardthemiddleofthecrossroad.Without___42___thedangertheywerein,theywerewalkingrightintothepathofoncomingcars.IwasconcernedbecauseIdidn’tknow___43___theotherdriversunderstoodwhatwashappening.Tomyastonishment,Isawa(n)___44___sceneunfoldbeforemyeyes.Everycarineverydirectioncametoa(n)___45___.Nosharpsoundsofbrakesornoisyhornwereheard,___46___didanyoneyell,“Getoutoftheway!”Everything___47___.Atthatmoment,timeseemedtostandstillforthiscouple.Amazed,I___48___thecarsaroundme.Inoticedthateveryone’sattentionwasfixedonthecouple.___49___thedrivertomyrightyelled,“Toyourright!Toyourright!”O(jiān)therpeople___50___inunion,shouting,“Toyourright!”Thecouple___51___theirowncourseandtheymadeittotheothersideoftheroad.___52___theyarrivedattheroadside,onethingimpressedme--theywere___53___arm-in-arm.Iwastakenabackbythe

___54___expressionsontheirfacesandjudgedthattheyhadnoideawhatwasreally___55___aroundthem.AsIdroveaway,Ididsowithmoreawarenessoflifeandcareforothersthaneverbefore.36.A.scene

B.car

C.accident

D.driver37.A.wandering

B.walking

C.rushing

D.marching38.A.inspect

B.guide

C.preserve

D.approach39.A.overcome

B.achieve

C.suffer

D.recover40.A.can

B.must

C.may

D.need41.A.sorrow

B.regret

C.terror

D.frustration42.A.realizing

B.recognizing

C.removing

D.preventing43.A.if

B.until

C.when

D.unless44.A.painful

B.sorrowful

C.wonderful

D.joyful45.A.agreement

B.conclusion

C.end

D.stop46.A.nor

B.none

C.either

D.or47.A.developed

B.calmed

C.froze

D.changed48.A.lookedfor

B.lookedaround

C.lookedup

D.lookedat49.A.Strangely

B.Obviously

C.Suddenly

D.Hopefully50.A.responded

B.followed

C.replied

D.reacted51.A.adopted

B.adapted

C.accepted

D.adjusted52.A.Though

B.Because

C.Before

D.As53.A.still

B.even

C.yet

D.already54.A.astonished

B.relieved

C.emotionless

D.hopeless55.A.goingby

B.goingon

C.breakingdown

D.breakingout參考答案：36.A

37.B

38.B

39.A

40.B

41.C

42.A

43.A

44.C

45.D

46.A

47.C

48.D

49.C

50.B

51.D

52.D

53.A

54.C

55.B本文為記敘文。文章講述作者開車上班的路上看見一對(duì)盲人夫婦走到了機(jī)動(dòng)車道上的。令人驚訝的是所有的司機(jī)都停下來等他們走過。等盲人夫婦過馬路了，人們都松了一口氣。經(jīng)歷了這件事，作者比以往任何時(shí)候都更了解生活、更關(guān)心他人了。【36題詳解】考查名詞辨析。A.scene場(chǎng)景；B.car汽車；C.accident事故；D.driver司機(jī)。根據(jù)下文Tomyastonishment,Isawa(n)___9___sceneunfoldbeforemyeyes.可知，突然，一個(gè)難忘的場(chǎng)景吸引了作者的目光。故A選項(xiàng)正確?！?7題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.wandering徘徊；B.walking行走；C.rushing猛沖；D.marching前進(jìn)。句意：一對(duì)雙目失明的年輕夫婦手挽手走過繁忙的十字路口，汽車從四面八方疾馳而過。故B選項(xiàng)正確?！?8題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.inspect檢查；B.guide指引；C.preserve保護(hù)；D.approach接近。句意：他們每個(gè)人都伸出一根拐杖，尋找指引他們的線索。故B選項(xiàng)正確?！?9題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.overcome克服；B.achieve獲得；C.suffer遭受；D.recover康復(fù)。句意：他們?cè)噲D克服我覺得最可怕的殘疾之一——失明。故A選項(xiàng)正確?！?0題詳解】考查情態(tài)動(dòng)詞辨析。A.can可能；B.must一定；C.may也許；D.need需要。句意：失明一定是很可怕的。故B選項(xiàng)正確?！?1題詳解】考查名詞辨析。A.sorrow悲傷；B.regret后悔；C.terror恐怖；D.frustration挫折。句意：當(dāng)我看到這對(duì)夫婦正朝十字路口的中央走去時(shí)，我的想法很快被恐懼打斷了。故C選項(xiàng)正確?！?2題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.realizing意識(shí)到；B.recognizing認(rèn)出；C.removing移除；D.preventing避免。根據(jù)下文theywerewalkingrightintothepathofoncomingcars.可知，他們沒有意識(shí)到危險(xiǎn)。故A選項(xiàng)正確?！?3題詳解】考查連詞辨析。A.if是否；B.until直到；C.when當(dāng)……的時(shí)候；D.unless除非。句意：我很擔(dān)心，因?yàn)槲也恢榔渌緳C(jī)是否明白發(fā)生了什么。故A選項(xiàng)正確。【44題詳解】考查形容詞辨析。A.painful疼痛的；B.sorrowful悲傷的；C.wonderful極好的；D.joyful快樂的。句意：令我驚訝的是,我看到一個(gè)極好的場(chǎng)景展現(xiàn)在我的眼前。故C選項(xiàng)正確?！?5題詳解】考查名詞辨析。A.agreement協(xié)議；B.conclusion結(jié)論；C.end結(jié)果；D.stop停止。根據(jù)下文Atthatmoment,timeseemedtostandstillforthiscouple.可知，每個(gè)方向的車都停了下來。故D選項(xiàng)正確。【46題詳解】考查倒裝句式。A.nor也不；B.none決不；C.either也；D.or或者。固定結(jié)構(gòu)：Neither/Nor+系動(dòng)詞/助動(dòng)詞/情態(tài)動(dòng)詞+主語，表示前面的否定情況也適合于后者。句意：沒有聽到尖銳的剎車聲或嘈雜的喇叭聲，也沒有人大喊“讓開!”故A選項(xiàng)正確。【47題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.developed發(fā)展；B.calmed鎮(zhèn)定；C.froze凍結(jié)；D.changed改變。根據(jù)下文Atthatmoment,timeseemedtostandstillforthiscouple.可知，一切都被凍結(jié)。故C選項(xiàng)正確?！?8題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.lookedfor尋找；B.lookedaround環(huán)顧；C.lookedup查找；D.lookedat看著。根據(jù)下文Inoticedthateveryone'sattentionwasfixedonthecouple.可知，作者驚奇地看著周圍的汽車。故D選項(xiàng)正確?！?9題詳解】考查副詞辨析。A.Strangely奇怪地；B.Obviously明顯地；C.Suddenly突然地；D.Hopefully有希望地。句意：突然，我右邊的司機(jī)喊道：“向右！向右！”故C選項(xiàng)正確?！?0題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.responded回應(yīng)；B.followed跟隨；C.replied答復(fù)；D.reacted反應(yīng)。句意：其他人齊聲跟在后面喊：“向右!”故B選項(xiàng)正確。【51題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.adopted收養(yǎng)；B.adapted使適應(yīng)；C.accepted接受；D.adjusted調(diào)整。根據(jù)下文theymadeittotheothersideoftheroad可知，這對(duì)夫妻調(diào)整了他們的路線。故D選項(xiàng)正確?！?2題詳解】考查連詞辨析。A.Though盡管；B.Because因?yàn)?；C.Before在……之前；D.As當(dāng)……的時(shí)候。句意：當(dāng)他們到達(dá)路邊時(shí)，有一件事給我留下了深刻的印象。故D選項(xiàng)正確。【53題詳解】考查副詞辨析。A.still仍然；B.even甚至；C.yet但是；D.already已經(jīng)。句意：他們?nèi)匀皇滞熘?。故A選項(xiàng)正確?！?4題詳解】考查形容詞辨析。A.astonished驚訝的；B.relieved如釋重負(fù)的；C.emotionless無表情的；D.hopeless絕望的。根據(jù)下文judgedthattheyhadnoideawhatwasreally___20___aroundthem.可知，他們臉上沒有任何表情使作者大吃一驚。故C選項(xiàng)正確?！?5題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.goingby經(jīng)過；B.goingon發(fā)生；C.breakingdown分解；D.breakingout爆發(fā)。句意：他們不知道他們周圍發(fā)生了什么。故B選項(xiàng)正確。21.完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）ItwasacoldeveningandmydaughterandIwerewalkingupBroadway.Ididn’tnoticeaguysittinginsideacardboardbox.ButNoradid.Shewasn’tevenfour,butshe__36__atmycoatandsaid,“Thatman’scold.Daddy,__37__wetakehimhome?”Idon’tremembermyreply.ButIdorememberasudden__38__feelinginsideme.Ihadalwaysbeendelightedathowmuchmydaughternoticedinher__39__,whetheritwas__40__inflightorchildrenplaying.Butnowshewasnoticing__41__andbeggary.Afewdayslater,IsawanarticleinthenewspaperaboutvolunteerswhopickedupafoodpackagefromanearbyschoolonaSundaymorningand__42__ittoanelderlyperson.Itwasquickandeasy.I__43__usup.Norawas__44__aboutit.Shecouldunderstandtheimportanceoffood,soshecouldeasilyseehow__45__ourjobwas.WhenSundaycame,shewasready,butIhadto__46__myselftoleavethehouse.Onthewaytotheschool,Ifoughtanurgetoturn__47__.TheSundaypaperandcoffeewerewaitingathome.Whydothis?__48__,wephonedtheelderlypersonwe’dbeenappointed.She__49__usrightover.Thebuildingwasinasadstate.Facinguswasasilver-hairedwomaninanolddress.Shetookthepackageandaskedustocomein.Noraraninside.Iunwillinglyfollowed.__50__inside,Isawthatthedepartmentbelongedtosomeonepoor.Ourhostessshowedussomephotos.Noraplayedandwhenitcametimetosaygoodbye,wethreehugged,Iwalkedhomeintears.Professionalscallsucha(n)__51__“avolunteeropportunity”.Theyareopportunities.I’vecometosee.Whereelsebutasvolunteersdoyouhaveopportunitytodosomething__52__that’sgoodforothersaswellasforyourself?NoraandIregularlyservetoneedypeopleand__53__clothesforthehomeless.Yet,asI’ve__54__hergrowoverthesepastfouryears,Istillwonder—whichofushas__55__more?36.

A.pulled

B.glanced

C.waved

D.aimed37.

A.would

B.can

C.need

D.must38.

A.general

B.true

C.heavy

D.curious39.

A.area

B.part

C.eyesight

D.world40.

A.insects B.dogs

C.animals

D.birds41.

A.coldness

B.illness

C.suffering

D.ignorance42.

A.delivered

B.returned

C.devoted

D.posted43.

A.held

B.hurried

C.signed

D.lined44.

A.casual

B.sorry

C.astonished

D.excited45.

A.creative

B.valuable

C.shocking

D.simple46.

A.warn

B.stop

C.allow

D.push47.

A.back

B.away

C.up

D.out48.

A.Therefore

B.Obviously

C.Still

D.Also49.

A.called

B.promised

C.invited

D.helped50.

A.As

B.Once

C.Because

D.Though51.

A.stay

B.visit

C.adventure

D.challenge52.

A.fair

B.famous

C.difficult

D.enjoyable53.

A.collect

B.make

C.order

D.wear54.

A.let

B.made

C.watched

D.noticed55.

A.improved

B.benefited

C.tried

D.seized參考答案：36．A37．B38．C39．D40．D41．C42．A43．C44．D45．B46．D47．A48．C49．C50．B51．B52．D53．A54．C55．B

36．A考查動(dòng)詞辨析。pull拖，拉；glance瞥；wave揮舞，揮動(dòng)；aim瞄準(zhǔn)。根據(jù)語境，女兒拉了一下我的衣角說……，選A。37．B考查情態(tài)動(dòng)詞。女兒見那個(gè)乞丐很冷，問她爸爸是否可以把他帶回家。征詢意見可用“Canwe...?”，意為“我們可不可以……？”故選B。38．C考查形容詞辨析。general普遍的；true真實(shí)的；heavy沉重的；curious好奇的。根據(jù)下文可知女兒過去只在意孩童的美好世界，但現(xiàn)在開始關(guān)注苦難，赤貧。所以作者突然有一種沉重心情。故選C。39．D考查名詞辨析。area地區(qū)；part部分；eyesight視力；world世界。下文提到鳥兒嬉戲，小孩玩耍等均是童趣，是女兒的孩童世界。故選D。40．D考查語境。根據(jù)常識(shí)，女兒的孩童世界，童趣當(dāng)然是看鳥兒嬉戲，與小孩玩耍等。故選D。41．C考查名詞辨析。本空和beggary是并列關(guān)系，行乞與苦難有關(guān)，suffering切合題意。故選C。42．A考查動(dòng)詞辨析。根據(jù)句意，自愿者把食物包裝盒拾起來起來遞送給一位年邁的人。deliver“遞送”，符合題意；根據(jù)下句“Itwasquickandeasy.”可知post不合語境。故選A。43．C考查固定短語。我們報(bào)名參加了自愿者活動(dòng)，signup報(bào)名，故選C。44．D考查形容詞辨析。從第一段可知看出女兒很有愛心，對(duì)這次自愿者活動(dòng)她感到很興奮，故選D。45．B考查形容詞辨析。creative有創(chuàng)造性的；valuable有價(jià)值的；shocking讓人震驚的；simple簡單的。在此活動(dòng)中女兒可以理解食物的重要性，因此我們的工作很有價(jià)值。故選B。46．D考查動(dòng)詞辨析。從下一句可以看出，到了星期天，我想呆在家看報(bào)紙，喝咖啡，因而是“逼迫”自己離開家，故選D。47．A考查短語辨析。turnback往回走；turnaway走開，離開；turnup出現(xiàn)，把聲音調(diào)大；turnout結(jié)果是，被證明是。根據(jù)句意，我有著強(qiáng)烈的欲望想轉(zhuǎn)身回家。故選A。48．C考查副詞辨析。therefore因此；obviously顯然地；still還，仍舊；also也。根據(jù)我們還是打電話給了指定的那位老人（準(zhǔn)備把食物包裝盒送去），故選C。49．C考查動(dòng)詞辨析。從下文可知我們走進(jìn)了老人的住處，說明他邀請(qǐng)我們過去，即invite，故選C。50．B考查連詞辨析。根據(jù)上文Nora跑進(jìn)去了，我不情愿得跟著進(jìn)去，我一旦進(jìn)去，就看到了屬于某個(gè)窮人的公寓。once意為“一旦”，符合題意。51．B考查名詞辨析。專業(yè)人士把這樣的拜訪稱為做志愿者的機(jī)會(huì)。visit意為“拜訪”，符合題意。52．D考查形容詞辨析。與good呼應(yīng)，做既利人又利己的事，當(dāng)然是令人愉快的事，有樂趣的事，故選D。53．A考查動(dòng)詞辨析。collect募集；make制作；order命令；wear穿。募集衣物給無家可歸的人。故選A。54．C考查動(dòng)詞辨析。過去四年，通過在百老匯做志愿者活動(dòng)，看著我女兒不斷成長。故選C。55．B考查動(dòng)詞辨析。improve改善；benefit受益；try嘗試，盡力；seize抓住。根據(jù)句意，我們到底哪個(gè)受益更多（我們都有收獲），故選B。

三、閱讀理解22.MuseumsSkyscraperMuseumWednesday-Sunday:10:00AM-6:00PMAdults:$5305-756-2385Interestedintallbuildings?Design?Thenthismuseumisforyou!!!CheckthehistoricalbuildingsandtheirspecialdesignrightinlowerManhattan.MadameTussaud’sWax(蠟像)MuseumSunday-Thursday:10:00AM-8:00PMFriday-Saturday:10:00AM-10:00PMAdults:$29

Students:$13305-532-9623ThestudentsinManhattanhadanexcitingexperienceatMadameTussaud’s!Theymethundredsoffamouspeopleatadiscounted(打折)price!Thismuseumisyourchancetomeetyouridolsandhaveapicturetakenwiththem.WorldArtMuseumDaily:11:00AM–Midnight(includingholidays)Cost:$15305-532-9336http://www.LocatedintheheartoftheSouthBeachArtDecodistrict,thismuseumshouldn’tbemissed!ItiscurrentlyoneofSouthFlorida’shottestnewattractions.BassMuseumofArtTuesday-Saturday:10:00AM-5:00PMSunday:11:00AM-5:00PMAdults:$8

Theold/Students:$6305-673-7530http://www.EnjoyEuropeanpaintings,andsculptures.Italsoincludesexhibitionsofmodernartistsfromdifferentpartsoftheworld.Youwillalsoenjoyvisitingitsbeautifulmuseumshopandmediacenter.1.Ifyouareinterestedinbuildingahouse,youmaygoto_______.A.MadameTussaud’sWaxMuseum B.SkyscraperMuseumC.WorldArtMuseum D.BassMuseumofArt2.Ifyouwanttogotoamuseum,butyouareonlyfreeafter10pm,youcanphone_______.A.305-756-2385 B.305-532-9623C.305-673-7530 D.305-532-93363.IfyougotoMadameTussaud’sWaxMuseum,you______.A.willhaveagiftfromthem B.arefreetogoatanytimeC.willhavethechancetotakeapicture D.canshakehandswithyouridols4.IfyourclassmateisgoingtoBassMuseumofArtwithhisgrandparents,howmuchwilltheypay?A.$20 B.$18C.$22 D.$24參考答案：1.B

2.D

3.C

4.B【分析】這是一篇應(yīng)用文。文章介紹了幾個(gè)博物館?！?題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一部分中的“SkyscraperMuseum…Interestedintallbuildings?Design?Thenthismuseumisforyou!”可知，對(duì)設(shè)計(jì)建造高樓感興趣的人可以去SkyscraperMuseum。故選B。【2題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)WorldArtMuseumDaily:11:00AM–Midnight(includingholidays)Cost:$15305-532-9336http://www.可知，WorldArtMuseum的開放時(shí)間從上午11點(diǎn)到半夜，因此，適合晚上10點(diǎn)之后有空的人。故選D?！?題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“MadameTussaud’sWax(蠟像)Museum…Thismuseumisyourchancetomeetyouridolsandhaveapicturetakenwiththem.”可知，去MadameTussaud’sWax(蠟像)Museum，你有機(jī)會(huì)和偶像拍照。故選C?！?題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“BassMuseumofArt…Adults:$8

Theold/Students:$6”可知，成人$8，老人和學(xué)生$6，所以一個(gè)學(xué)生和兩個(gè)老人共應(yīng)付$18(3人x6美元)。故選B?！军c(diǎn)睛】細(xì)心審題，直接就題找答案。解答此類試題時(shí)，不必通篇細(xì)看原文，而應(yīng)采取“帶著問題找答案”的方法，先從問題中抓住關(guān)鍵性詞語（題眼），然后以此為線索，運(yùn)用略讀及查讀的技巧快速在文章中尋找與此問題相關(guān)的：段落、語句，仔細(xì)品味，對(duì)照比較，確定答案。例如第一小題，直接根據(jù)題干中的“interestedinbuildingahouse”鎖定答案在第一部分。23.Whilewemaythinkitfeelsgoodtocomplain,complaininghassomebadeffectsassociatedwithit.Whyisn''tcomplainingbeneficial?Researchshowsthatitconnectsourbrainwithnegativity.Thebrainisdesignedtoworkefficiently.Thismeansthatwhenwerepeatathoughtnegativeorpositive,thenervecellsformabridgebetweeneachothertopassinformationinahigherspeed.Therefore,thenexttimewehaveasimilartypeofthought,itismoreeasilypassed.Thisexplainswhycertainthoughtpatternsbecomehabits.Yettheharmfuleffectsdon''tstopthere.Astudyshowsthatcomplainingcausesthehippocampus（海馬區(qū)）,whichplaysavitalroleinproblem-solving,tobecomesmaller.Inadditiontocausingbraindamage,complainingalsoreleasesastresshormone:cortisol,akindofchemicalthebodyproduceswhenwemeetwithsomedanger.Constantlyhavingahighlevelofcortisolresultsinhighbloodpressure,highbloodsugar,andlowerimmunity（免疫力）.Theilleffectsofourcomplainingaren''tjustlimitedtoourselves:theyalsoinvolvethosearoundus.Wetendtomirrorthemoodsofourfriends.Forthisreason,weshouldbecautiousabouthavingstubborncomplainersinourcircleofcompanions.Thebestwaytodealwithconstantnegativityistodevelopasenseofgratitude（感恩）.Justlikecomplainingactsasapoison,gratitudeactsasamedicine.Researchshowsitlowerscortisollevelsby23percent,aswellasreducesbloodpressureandbloodsugar.Italsodecreasestirednessanddep