強(qiáng)化練(九)詞句猜測題(1)(限時：25分鐘)AAletterwrittentoa12-year-oldgirlinLithuaniawasdeliveredinDecember，almost51yearsafteritwassentbyapenpalinPoland.“Ithoughtthatsomeonewasprankingme，”saidGenovefaKlonovskaafterbeinghandedtheletter，whichincludedahandmadecoloredroseandtwopaperdolls.Theletter，togetherwith17others，felloutofaventilationhole(通風(fēng)口)thissummer，dirtyandwrinkled，asawallwastakendowninaformerpostofficeonthesuburbofVilnius.JurgisVilnius，ownerofthebuildingimmediatelycalledthepostoffice.“I’msohappytheygotinterested，”hesaid.StreetnamesandtheirnumberinghavechangedinVilnius，andpostofficeworkersspentmonthslookingfortherighthousesandtalkingtocurrentrentersandneighbors，trackingdownwheretherecipientsmovedto.Onlyfivewerefound.Inseveralcaseschildrenoflaterecipientswerehandedalostletter.“Wefeltamoraldutytodothis，”saidDeimanteZebrauskaite，headofthecustomerexperiencedepartmentatLithuaniaPost.Oneladycomparedtheexperiencetoreceivingamessagefromabottlethrownintosea.Peoplewereemotional.“Somefelttheysawapartofdailylifeoftheirdeceasedparents，”Zebrauskaitesaid.InthelettertoKlonovska，sentfromKoezaryinPolandandstampedin1970，agirlnamedEwacomplainsbusesnolongerreachhervillage，soshehastowalkinminus23degreeCelsiuscold，andasksforpicturesofactors.Nowinher60s，KlonovskahasnomemoryofEwa.SheprobablywroteEwaafterfindingheraddressadvertisingforpenpalsinanewspaper，andtherelationshipceasedafterthelettergotundelivered.“Sogoodthattheletterdidn’tmattermuch.Thelosswasnotlife-changing，”saidKlonovska.“Whatiftheydeliveredalostletterfromasuitor(求婚者)tohislove，andtheirweddingneverhappened？”1．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pranking”inparagraph1mean?A．Brightening. B．Embarrassing.C．Tricking. D．Pleasing.2．Whathappenedtothelettersinparagraph2?A．Theywereaccidentallyfound.B．Theyremainedwell-preserved.C．Theyweredeliveredbytheformerpostoffice.D．Theywerehiddenbytheownerofthebuilding.3．WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesthepresentpostofficeinVilnius?A．Generous. B．Dutiful.C．Honest. D．Cautious.4．WhatcanwelearnfromwhatKlonovskasaid?A．Klonovskarefusedasuitor.B．Klonovskastoppedthewedding.C．Theundeliveredletterruinedtherelationship.D．Theundeliveredlettermadelittledifferencetoher.BIn2010，BarackObamawastopayavisittoMumbai’sGandhiMuseum，wherepalm(棕櫚)treesfullofmedottedthegrounds.Thepresidentknewmewell—coconuts(椰子)areapartoflifeinIndonesia，wherehespenthisboyhood.Beforehisvisit，Indianauthorities，however，removedeverylastsignofmearoundthemuseum.TheywereafraidthepresidentoftheUnitedStateswouldbetakenoutbyoneofmefallingonhishead.Let’sgetthisoutoftheway：Myreputationasthe“killerfruit”ofcountlessinnocentswasthenandstillisamisbelief.Arepeatedlymisinterpreted1984studyoverstatedthenumberofdeathsIcausedbyhittingpeopleonthehead，andthewordspread.Today，theonlythingsaboutme“todiefor”arethesometimestoo-deliciousfoodsyouhumansmakewithme，suchascookiesandpies.Adecadeago，healthexpertsbrieflygavemeahalobecausesomeofmyfatsmayraisebeneficialcholesterol(膽固醇)．Butaskaheartdoctortodayandthey’lltellyouthatcoconutoilwillraiseyourbadcholesterolasmuch.Deathbycoconut，indeed!Peoplehaveotherwrongideasaboutme.Butallowmetoleaveyouwithasweetpresidentialtale.AWorldWarⅡboatcommandedbyoneJohnF．Kennedywasdestroyedin1943byaJapanesewarship.Kennedyandhissurvivingcrewwerestuckonanisland.Theyweresufferingfromhunger，thirstandinjurieswhentheymettwofriendlynativecoast-watchers.Kennedyscratchedamessageintoacoconutshell：“NAUROISL...COMMANDER...11ALIVE...NEEDSMALLBOAT...KENNEDY.”Thecoast-watchersdeliveredthissuccessfullyandallthecrewweresaved.Yearslater，thecoconutshellwasgiventothenewlyelectedpresident.Itsatonhisofficedeskthroughouthispresidencyandnowisacenter-pieceoftheJohnF．KennedyLibraryinBoston—astheproofthatwecoconutsdon’ttakelives，wesavethem.5．WhydidIndianofficialsgetridof“me”？A．ToreduceObama’sfear.B．Toavoidunexpectedinjuries.C．Toshowtheirwelcometradition.D．TofollowtherequestfromtheUS.6．Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedwordsinparagraph2?A．Thoughtlittleofme.B．Didgreatdamagetome.C．Mademewell-known.D．Broughtmeagoodname.7．Howdoestheauthorsoundinthepassage?A．Amusing. B．Anxious.C．Concerned. D．Romantic.8．Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A．Toshowanewdiscovery.B．Tocorrectpeople’smisbelief.C．Totellthehistoryofcoconuts.D．Todescribeasuccessfulrescue.CIfyou’veeverfeltarushofintenseemotion，thenyou’veprobablyalsoexperiencedthecrashthatcomeswhenthoseemotionsgraduallybecomelessstrong.Althoughweusuallythinkofexhaustion(精疲力竭)inphysicalterms，itcanalsobemental.Oneofthecontributorstomentalexhaustionishigh-intensityemotions.Toomanyofthesehigh-intensityemotions，whethertheyarepositiveornegative，canleadtoburnout.Psychologistsdivideemotionsintotwodimensions，whichincludehighandlowintensity，aswellaspositiveandnegative.High-intensitypositiveemotionsincludeexcitementorelation，whilelow-intensitypositiveemotionsincludecalmness，orcontentment.Whenitcomestonegativeemotions，high-intensityemotionsincludeanger，anxiety，andfear，whilelow-intensityemotionsincludesadness，boredom，andtiredness.It’seasytoseehowhigh-intensitynegativeemotionslikeangercanbeexhausting.Whatwedon’tthinkaboutasmuchisthefactthathigh-intensitypositiveemotionsarealsoexhausting，althoughinawaythatfeelsverydifferent.Excitement，evenwhenitisfun，involveswhatpsychologistscall“physiologicalarousal”—activationofoursympatheticsystem.High-intensitypositiveemotionsinvolvethesamephysiologicalarousalashigh-intensitynegativeemotions.Ourheartrateincreases，andoursweatglands(腺)activate.Becauseitactivatesthebody’sstressresponse，excitementcandepleteoursystemwhensustainedoverlongerperiods.Inotherwords，highintensity—whetherit’sfromnegativestatesorpositivestates—exhauststhebody.About15%－20%ofpeoplearethoughttobehighlysensitive.Astheycyclethroughthehighsandlowsoflife，theincreasedamountofintensityleavesthemmoreexhaustedthanothers.Thisisn’ttosaythatweshouldneverfeelintenseemotions.Emotionalvarietyisanessentialaspectoflife，onethataddsadepthandrichnessthatweneed.However，whatweneedtobemindfulofisbalance.Therewillbetheexcitingdays，aswellasthedayswhenstressandanxietyarewhatpushyouthroughthetoughtimes