完形填空HereYouGrowAgain“You’rehavingproblems?Noproblem.”That’swhatItrytotellmyselfwhenIbegintofeeloverwhelmed.AndthenI1myselfthattheonlypeopleIamawareofwhodon’thave2aregatheredinpeacefulneighborhoods.Thereisnevera3,neveramomentofstresstoruinaday.Alliscalm.Most4haveatleastonesuchworry-freezone.Wecallthem5.Butifyou’restill6,youhavedifficulties.It’sthewayoflife.Andbelieveitornot,mostofyourproblemsmayactuallybe7foryouthanyouthink.Letmeexplain.MaybeyouhaveseentheGreatBarrierReef,8some1,800milesfromNewGuineatoAustralia.Tourguidesregularlytakevisitorsto9thereef.Ononetour,theguidewasaskedaquestion.“Inoticethatthelagoon(浅水湖)sideofthereeflooks10andlifeless,whiletheoceansideislivelyandcolorful,”atravelerobserved.“11isthis?”Theguidegaveaninterestinganswer,“Thecoral(珊瑚)aroundthelagoonsideisin12water,withnochallengeforitssurvival.It13early.Thecoralontheoceansideisconstantlybeing14bywind,waves,storms—surgesofpower.Ithastofightfor15everydayofitslife.Asitischallengedandtesteditchangesand16.Itgrowshealthy.Itgrowsstrong.Anditreproduces.”Thenheaddedthistellingnote,“That’sthewayitis17everylivingorganism.”Likecoral18bythesea,wegrow.19demandscancauseustogrowstronger.Mentalandemotionalstresscanproducestrengthanddetermination.Spiritualtestingcanproduce20ofcharacterandfaithfulness.【文章大意】大堡礁上经常受到海水冲击的珊瑚生命力更加旺盛,但是那些没有受海水冲击的反而会死得更早。作者从而得出,在我们的人生中,经常遇到挫折,会使我们更加具有能力。1.A.warnB.remindC.informD.persuade【解析】选B。从后面的myselfthattheonlypeopleIamawareofwhodon’thavearegatheredinpeacefulneighborhoods可知,这是作者提醒自己的事情。2.A.purposesB.troublesC.plansD.opinions【解析】选B。与本文的第一句话You’rehavingproblems?Noproblem中的problems呼应,指那些没有麻烦的人们。3.A.wonderB.miracleC.careD.wish【解析】选C。与上文中的problems,troubles和后面的stress等呼应,指没有任何关心的事情。4.A.suburbsB.hallsC.countriesD.towns【解析】选D。根据后面的Wecallthem可知是公墓,因此表明这里指每个城镇。5.A.cemeteriesB.yardsC.squaresD.parks【解析】选A。与上文提到的Mosthaveatleastonesuchworry-freezone.每个城镇都有一个人从来不会担忧的地区,即公墓。6.A.worryingB.breathingC.thinkingD.working【解析】选B。根据后面的youhav