2014春季英语人教版新课标选修7Unit1单元基础卷及解析答案

2014春季英语人教版新课标选修7Unit1单元基础卷及解析答案
Unit 1 Living well
单元练测卷
（时间：90分钟满分：120分)
单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. Huangshan is __________ very beautiful tourist site and I want to visit it __________ second time next month.
A. the; the
B. the；a
C。

a; a D。

a；the
2. The students’ union was founded for the __________ of them.
A。

benefit B。

advantage
C。

interest D。

value
3. At the beginning of the 20th century, many people thought that the family was falling apart—__________，they thought it was dying. A。

on the other hand B. for another
C. in other words
D. in addition
4. Many a student __________ wearing MP3 players while walking on the street。

It's quite dangerous。

A. is used to B。

are used to
C. was used to
D. were used to
5. __________ the danger from the enemy's action，people had to deal with a severe shortage of food，clothing，fuel and almost everything.
A. As soon as B。

As long as
C. As far as D。

As well as
6。

It’s nothing unusual to experience failure，and __________ ought we to be so discouraged。

A。

in no time B。

by all means
C. in no way D。

in any condition
7。

The local authority is trying to __________ oversea investment by beautifying its environment。

A。

value B. encourage
C. introduce
D. affect
8。

—I'm terribly sorry for coming late. I was caught in heavy traffic. —__________。

The meeting has just begun.
A。

It is my pleasure B。

Never mind
C. With pleasure
D. I don't mind
9. Many buildings in this city need repairing, but the one __________ first is the library。

A. repaired
B. being repaired
C。

repairing D. to be repaired
10. They issued two special sets of stamps on Jan. 8, 2013, __________ the Chinese Lunar Year of the Snake.
A。

in favour of B. in celebration of
C. in terms of
D. in need of
11. —I am leaving for the States tomorrow for a holiday, Caroline！
—__________
A。

All the best！ B. Take your time。

C. Well done! D。

That’s OK.
12。

His knowledge of French was __________ for the job, although he was not fluent in the language.
A. adequate
B. abstract
C. available D。

appropriate
13。

Before the Hope Project was carried out in this poor area，children here had no __________ to education。

A。

access B。

approach
C。

attitude D。

attraction
14. The room is too small and it is not fit __________.
A. to be worked in
B. to work in
C。

to work D. to be worked
15。

In no country __________ Britain，it has been said，can one experience four seasons in the course of a single day。

A。

other than B. more than
C. better than D。

rather than
Ⅱ。

完形填空（共20小题;每小题1。

5分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，掌握其大意,然后从16~35各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland。

In an interview，she recalled
how she became a percussion soloist（打击乐器独奏演员）in spite of her disability.
“Early on I decided not to allow the __16__ of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began __17__ piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion(酷爱)for music grew。

But I also began to gradually lose my __18__。

Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the __19__ and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never __20__ me.
“My __21__ was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform，I __22__ to hear music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can __23__ the pitch of a note （音调高低）by the vibrations I feel through my body and through my __24__。

My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every __25__ that I have。

“I was __26__ to be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician，and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had __27__ this before and some teachers __28__ my admission。

Based on my performance，I was __29__ admitted and went to __30__ with the aca demy’s highest honours。

“After that，I established myself as the first full—time solo percussionist。

I __31__ and arranged a lot of musical compositions since __32__ had been written specially for solo percussionists.
“I have been a soloist for over ten years。

__33__ the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t __34__ that my passion couldn't be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be __35__ by others. Follow your passion；follow your heart, and they will lead you to the place where you want to go."
16. A。

conditions B。

opinions
C. actions
D. recommendations
17. A. enjoying B. choosing
C。

taking D。

giving
18。

A。

sight B. hearing
C。

touch D. taste
19。

A。

evidence B。

result
C。

excuse D。

cause
20. A. left B. excited
C. accompanied D。

disappointed
21。

A. purpose B。

decision
C. promise
D. goal
22。

A. turned B。

learned
C。

used D. ought
23. A。

tell B。

see
C. hear
D. smell
24。

A. carefulness B. movement
C。

imagination D。

experience
25。

A. sense B。

effort
C。

feeling D. idea
26。

A. dissatisfied
B. astonished
C. determined D。

discouraged
27。

A. done B。

accepted
C. advised D。

admitted
28。

A. supported B。

followed
C. required
D. opposed
29. A. usually B. finally
C。

possibly D. hopefully
30. A。

study B。

research
C. graduate
D. progress
31. A。

wrote B。

translated
C. copied D。

read
32. A. enough B. some
C. many D。

few
33。

A. However B。

Although C。

When D. Since
34。

A。

mean B。

seem C。

conclude D。

say
35. A. directed B。

attracted
C。

taught D. limited
Ⅲ. 阅读理解（共两节,满分40分）
第一节（共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项。

A
Randy Kraus was paralyzed（瘫痪的）. His left side was useless and he felt he could do nothing. He’d been a police officer before，and he was strong and able。

His trouble started with Parkinson's disease，but it didn't end there。

In July, 2002，the 60-year—old Kraus went into the hospital for an operation on his brain to control the shaking。

But during the operation, he had a stroke（中风）. He was paralyzed. The doctor said，“You may never walk again and you might not eve n be able to talk. ”
Kraus found that he couldn’t lift a fork or take a drink by himself。

Physical treatment was so painful and slow. What did he have to live for？So Kraus held the gun against his head. Feeling the cold metal on his skin，he began to consider the pain he would cause for his wife, daughters and grandchildren. He didn't pull the trigger（扳机）。

Andrew Garud，his exercise physiologist（生理学家），told him，“You are where you are。

The pace would be slow; the pain would be real. But as long as you are alive, you have the ability to get better. ”
After three months of working with Garud，Kraus wanted to see if he could stand。

He could。

Then he took three steps, sat down and cried
like a baby.
One step, as they say，led to another。

Next he managed a short walk along the edge of a boxing ring（拳击台）in the health club. It was the hardest fight in Kraus' life. People at the gym cheered him on. Garud kept saying he could do more. Now, Kraus can brush his teeth，shave himself, and get around the house with a walker. Only the paralyzed can fully understand little triumphs.
36。

According to the fourth paragraph, what did Andrew Garud mean？
A。

Everyone in the world has the right to be alive。

B. It's necessary for people to do exercise to keep healthy.
C. One should try to lead a better life.
D. As long as a person is alive，he will have a chance to be better。

37。

What does the underlined word “triumphs” in the last paragraph mean？
A。

Difficulties. B。

Successes.
C. Disappointments. D。

Reputations.
38。

What personality does Kraus probably have？
A. Optimism. B。

Strong-mindedness。

C。

Sympathy. D。

Generosity。

39. According to the passage，we can learn that __________。

A. the stroke during the operation on his brain led to Kraus’ paralysis
B. Kraus' operation in 2002 was performed by Andrew Garud
C。

doing exercise can help cure Parkinson's disease
D. Kraus will lead a normal life as a healthy person in the future
B
Erik Weihenmayer was born with an eye disorder. As a child his eyesight became worse and then，at the age of 13，he lost his sight completely。

However，he did not lose his determination to lead a full and active life。

Erik became an adventurer. He took up parachuting，wrestling and scuba diving。

He competed in long distance biking, marathons and skiing. His favourite sport，though，is mountaineering.
As a young man, Erik started to climb mountains。

He reached the summit of Mount McKinley in 1995 and then climbed the dangerous 1000-metre rock wall of El Capitan. Two years later，while climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Kenya with his girlfriend, they stopped for a time at 13, 000 feet above sea level—in order to get married. And then, on May 25 ，2001，at the age of 33, Erik successfully completed the greatest mountaineering challenge of all. He climbed Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world.
Erik invented his own method for climbing mountains. He carries two long poles: one to lean on and the other to test the way ahead of him. The climber in front of him wears a bell to guide him。

Erik is a good team member。

He does his share of the jobs, such as setting up tents and building snow walls。

Although he could not enjoy the view, Erik felt the excitement of being on the summit of Everest. He hopes that his success will change how people think about the blind。

“When people think about a blind person or blindness now, they will think about a person standing on the top of the world. ”
40. When was Erik born?
A. In 1968。

B. In 1965。

C. In 1967. D。

In 1969.
41。

What was unusual about his wedding？
A. He got married on the summit of Mount McKinley.
B。

He got married when climbing Mount Everest.
C。

His wedding was held after he prepared a lot。

D. His wedding was held at 13，000 feet above sea level.
42. What is Erik's special method for climbing a mountain？
A。

He takes his girlfriend with him。

B. He does his share of the jobs.
C。

He uses two long poles to help himself。

D。

He keeps a good team around him。

43. Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to Erik?
a。

He topped Mount McKinley.
b. He became blind。

c.
He challenged Mount Everest.
d. He reached the peak of Kilimanjaro。

e。

He climbed the rock wall of El Capitan.
A. b，e, d, c，a
B. b，a, e，d, c
C. a, b，e, d，c
D. b, d，a, c, e
C
Stephen Hawking, the most famous theoretical physicist after Albert Einstein, author of A Brief History of Time，was to attend the opening ceremony of a mathematics institute at Zhejiang University。

Stephen Hawking was born on 8 January, 1942 in Oxford，England。

When he was eight, his family moved to St Albans，a town about 20 miles north of London. At the age of eleven Stephen went to St Albans School, and then went on to Oxford University, his father's old college。

Stephen wanted to do Mathematics，although his father would have preferred Medicine。

Mathematics was not available at Oxford University，so he did Physics instead。

After three years and not very much work he was awarded a first—class degree in Natural Science。

Stephen then went on to Cambridge to do research in Cosmology（宇宙学）, because no one worked in that area in Oxford at that time。

After gaining his Ph。

D.,first he became a research fellow, and later on a professorial fellow at Gonville and Caius College。

After leaving the Institute of Astronomy in 1973 Stephen went to the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics，and since 1979 he has held
the post of Professor of Mathematics，which was held by Isaac Newton in 1663。

He is a fellow of the Royal Society and a member of the US National Academy of Sciences。

Stephen Hawking has been working on the basic laws that govern the universe。

He is particularly interested in unifying the General Relativity Theory and Quantum Theory to study black hole。

A great man of science sitting in the wheelchair，Stephen Hawking has suffered from a serious disease for decades. In 1963，he caught a disease that couldn't be cured then. Up to 1974, he was able to feed himself, and a private nurse went to his house for an hour or two in the morning and evening. In 1985，he caught pneumonia（肺炎）and had an operation. After the operation，he lost his ability to speak。

For a time，the only way he could communicate was to spell out words letter by letter，by raising his eyebrows when someone pointed to the right letter on a spelling card.
44。

Stephen Hawking studied __________ at Oxford University.
A. MathematicsB。

Physics
C。

Medicine D。

Cosmology
45。

We can infer from the passage that Stephen Hawking __________ .
A. gained his Ph. D。

of Cosmology at Cambridge
B. was a professor at Gonville and Caius College
C. was a research fellow of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
D. was a member of the UK National Academy of Sciences
46。

Stephen Hawking lost his ability to speak at the age of __________ 。

A。

21 B。

32
C。

43 D. 38
47。

What would be the best title for the passage？
A. Stephen Hawking: the Man of the Strongest Will
B。

Stephen Hawking: the Most Beautiful Mind
C。

Different Aspects of Stephen Hawking：Learning, Working and Struggle against Illness
D. Stephen Hawking：the Man of Great Achievements
D
Eunice Weaver’s fight began when she was nine years old。

She lived in Brazil. As a child, Eunice had been taught to keep away from lepers—people with a terrible disease called leprosy（麻风病）。

People stayed away from them and said that they were being
pun
ished by their sins（罪孽）。

Lepers were sent to live alone.
When Eunice was nine，she saw a group of lepers begging for food outside her house。

She knew one of the lepers was the daughter of the next door neighbour。

It was then that Eunice understood that those suffering from leprosy were people as she was. She vowed(发誓）that she would do all she could for these unfortunate people.
When Eunice was older，she would do all she could for these unfortunate people。

While teaching, she met and married Dr. Anderson
Weaver。

She travelled with her husband abroad。

In their travels they visited the islands of Hawaii。

There Eunice visited the famous leper hospital where Father Damien had worked, and she found the lepers well taken care of。

She studied the methods used in the hospital, and when she returned to Brazil, she was filled with ideas for helping the lepers of her own country.
48。

From this passage we can infer that Eunice Weaver was a __________。

A。

teacher B. doctor
C. traveller D。

leper
49. Eunice's wish was __________。

A. to become a famous doctor
B。

to try her best to help the lepers
C。

to study the methods in a hospital
D。

to keep away from the leprosy
50。

Why did the lepers have to beg for food in the street?
A. They were lazy people.
B。

They liked the food of their neighbours'.
C. Nobody took care of them.
D. They liked to travel from house to house。

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Getting your children to study can be a little like getting them to eat their vegetables.
__51__Make a study time and have it at the same time every day. This will help your kids to learn to schedule their day and will give them a sense of control over how they spend their time.
Allow them to study in block of time, such as for half an hour with a five-minute break in the middle. __52__ Ideal（理想的）study times are after dinner or right after school before dinner.
Never allow your children to study in front of the television，as that will encourage passive activity。

__53__
You'll also need to help your kids find the right place to study。

After you've set up a good study time for little learners, set up a good place where they can study in peace。

__54__ Make sure there is a table or a desk and a comfortable chair.
__55__ This includes helping them out with their homework sometimes and being there for them with the answers to any questions. The input you give your children during study periods will help form a bond and help make study enjoyable.
A。

Pick a place where your children can study properly。

B. Hold them to the schedule they create for themselves。

C。

Finally, spend time with your kids when they're studying。

D. Keep the atmosphere light and offer lots of encouragement，too.
E. Instead，use TV as a treat or a reward when the homework is
completed。

F. Try to stop this bad habit by offering some sort of
reward.
G。

One of the best ways to form good study habits for your kids is to design a schedule that they keep to.
51. __________ 52. __________ 53. __________
54。

__________ 55。

__________
Ⅳ。

短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文.文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处.每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1。

每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2。

只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

When I was ten years old, I went to Yangzhou with two American. I became their guide. First, we went to the Shouxi River。

They wanted to look around the river by the boat。

After buy the tickets，we got into a boat。

We went around seeing the beautiful sight。

After that，we went shopping。

The sellers couldn't spoke English。

Though it was very harder,
I tried my best listen to their words carefully and translate the sentences。

They bought some little things with their help。

Next，we went to a small zoo but took some pictures。

When we felt hunger，we went out and had lunch。

After lunch, we visited some old house and learned more about Chinese history.
Ⅴ.书面表达（满分25分）
阅读下面的文字，用英语写一篇100词左右的短文。

在成长过程中，每个人都有快乐，也有烦恼.假如你是王芳，你美国的笔友贝蒂来信询问你对生活中遇到的一些困难所采取的态度，并对怎样处理困难征求你的意见。

请你给她写封回信，谈谈你的真实感受.
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答案与解析
1。

C a very beautiful tourist site“一个非常美丽的旅游景点”；a second time“再一次，又一次”。

2.A for the benefit of“为了……的利益”。

advantage“优势”，interest
“兴趣",value“价值”，均不符合题意。

3。

C on the other hand“另一方面”;for another“第二，其次”；in other words“换句话说”;in addition “另外”。

根据句意，选C项。

4。

A “many a＋单数名词”作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式，故排除B、D两项;这里说的是目前的一种状况，故用一般现在时;be used to doing sth。

“习惯于做某事”。

5.D 句意：除了敌军的行动所带来的危险之外,人们不得不面对食
品、衣服、燃料和几乎所有东西的严重短缺。

as soon as“一……
就……”;as long as“只要"；as far as “就……,据……”;as well as “除了……之外"。

根据句意，选D项。

6。

C 句意：经历失败是很平常的事情，我们决不该这么丧气。

in no time“立即,马上";by all means“务必，一定"；in no way“决不”。

D项搭配错误。

根据句意,选C项。

7。

B 句意：当地政府正试图通过美化环境来鼓励海外投资。

value “估价”；encourage“鼓励”;introduce“介绍，引进";affect “影响”。

根据句意，B项正确。

8。

B It is my pleasure.“这是我的荣幸”；Never mind。

“不要紧，没关系"；With pleasure。

“乐意效劳";I don’t mind。

“我不介意".根据语境，选B项。

9。

D 句意：这个城市有许多建筑需要修缮，但首先该修缮的是图书馆.the one 与repair之间是被动关系，且repair这个动作还未发生，所以用to be repaired。

10. B 句意:他们于2013年1月8日发行了两套纪念邮票，以庆祝中
国阴历蛇年。

in favour of “支持”;in celebration of “为庆祝”; in terms of“依据，按照";in need of“需要”。

根据句意,B项正确。

11. A All the best！“（祝你）一切顺利！”；Take your time.“从容做,
不用急"；Well done!“做得好!”；That’s OK。

“可以，那好吧"。

根据语境，A项正确。

12。

A 句意:尽管说得不流利，但他的法语知识能使他胜任自己的工作。

adequate“足够的，充分的"；abstract“抽象的”；available “可利用的,可得到的”;appropriate“适当的”。

根据句意，选A 项。

13. A 句意:该贫困地区在实施希望工程之前，这里的孩子没有接受
教育的机会。

access “（接近的)方法，机会”;approach“方法，途径”；attitude “态度"；attraction“吸引"。

根据句意,选A项。

14. B 句意：这个房间太小了，不适合办公。

fit后面的不定式要用
主动形式表示被动意义.因为work为不及物动词，所以其后应加上相应的介词in。

15. A 据说，除了英国，没有一个国家能在短短一天内经历四季变
化。

other than“除了”；more than“不仅，不止”；better than“超过，多于”;rather than“而不是”。

根据句意，选A项。

16。

B 综合整个语篇及文章最后一段“I would encourage people not to allow。

."的提示可知,Evelyn虽身残但志坚,挑战世俗,大胆尝试,最终获得成功.故选B项。

17。

C take piano lessons为固定搭配，意为“上（听）钢琴课”。

18. B 由下文“I was completely deaf" “not as a deaf musician”“I was
totally deaf”可知，Evelyn年幼失聪（hearing）。

19. D 根据句意可知，医生断言神经受损是Evelyn耳聋的原因所在，
而非产生的结果，故排除B项。

A项意为“证据”,C项意为“借口”，均不符合文意。

20。

A 从文中可知,Evelyn虽患耳疾，但年纪愈大，对音乐的热情也愈涨，再由but一词的暗示可知left为正确答案。

21。

D 根据文意,Evelyn的人生目标是成为一名打击乐器独奏演员，所以D项为正确答案。

A项表示“意图"，B项表示“决定”，C项表示“诺言”,均不符合文意。

22. B 由文中可知，由于听力丧失,Evelyn无法用耳朵去听音乐，所
以只能尝试学会以“另类"的方式去感悟音乐，B项表示“学习、习得”，符合文意。

23. A 由上文可知，Evelyn无法像常人一样去听音乐,就只穿着袜子
不穿鞋,利用身体的颤动来感知音乐，分辨音调高低。

其中can与tell连用,正好表达“分辨、辨别”的含义,故A项正确。

24. C 根据文意和句子结构可判断，C项imagination(想象力）为正
确答案。

25. A 根据上文可知，Evelyn听力丧失，所以只能
协调其他的感官“听”音乐。

故A项为正确答案.
26. C 此处表达Evelyn立志要成为音乐家，所以不难选出determined
一词，其他三项dissatisfied, astonished, discouraged的感情色彩与文章主旨明显不符，故选C项.
27.A Evelyn耳患顽疾,且又申请去著名的伦敦皇家音乐学院学习,这
在当时是没有哪个聋哑学生能够做到的，故选A项。

28。

D 由上下文语境，再加上衔接词and(注意文中没用but,说明此处表示并列,而非转折）可推知，Evelyn的行为自然要遭到老师的反对。

此处学生易误选supported一词而造成语意前后矛盾，以致偏离主题。

29. B 从文中可知，Evelyn大胆尝试,顶住压力，克服困难，最终考
入皇家音乐学院，所以B项（最终地）为正确答案。

30。

C 根据句意可知，Evelyn毕业时获得学院最高荣誉奖，其他三项不妥。

31. A 根据文意，Evelyn经过不懈努力,后来成为第一位专职打击音
乐独奏演员，再由下句“.。

.had been written specially for solo percussionists."中的written可知，应选A项.
32. D 根据上下文逻辑,在此Evelyn想表达很少有人来专门为打击
音乐独奏演员谱曲，所以D项为正确答案。

33. B 根据上下文逻辑可知，此处应使用表示转折的关联词,A项
(However）虽然表示转折含义，但不用作连词，不能连接句子，故排除.所以B项正确。

34。

A 根据文意和句子结构(此句为双重否定句)可知,mean （意味着）为最佳答案。

35. D Evelyn通过自身经历劝导人们不要因为别人的思想而束缚自
己，故D项limited（限制)为最佳答案。

36. D 根据第四段的内容,尤其是最后一句话可知，安德鲁·盖卢德
认为,人只要活着,就有可能改变现状.
37。

B 根据文章最后两段可知,学会日常的生活技能，对瘫痪的人而言就是成功,所以选择B项.
38. B 通读全文可知，克劳斯虽然瘫痪了,但是在别人的帮助下重新
振作起来，克服肉体和精神上的双重痛苦，学会走路以及日常的生活技能，所以他是个意志坚定的人.
39. A 根据第一、二段可知，克劳斯在接受帕金森症的手术时中风
了,导致瘫痪，所以A项正确。

40。

A 2001年艾瑞克33岁，由此可知他出生于1968年。

41. D 根据第三段中的“…while climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Kenya
with his girlfriend, they stopped for a time at 13，000 feet above sea
level—in order to get married。

”可知D项正确。

42。

C 从文章第四段的前两句可知应选C项——他带着两根长竿爬山。

43。

B 从文章中找出各事件对应的时间,不难得出正确的排列顺序是B项。

44。

B 根据第二段可知，霍金在牛津大学最终学的是物理。

45. A 根据文章第三段的前两句可得出答案.B、C、D三项与原文不
符。

46。

C 根据第五段可知，霍金失去说话能力是在1985年，根据第二段可知,霍金1942年出生，故选C项.
47. C 文章介绍了霍金各方面的情况，因此C项最能体现文章的中
心。

48. B 由文章最后一段可以推断出主人公的身份。

尤妮斯·韦弗自
己作为一位医生为麻风病人解除痛苦，同时也积极呼吁社会不要歧视麻风病人。

49。

B 第二段最后一句“She vowed that she would do all she could for these unfortunate people.”可以回答此题。

50. C 因为他们被人们讨厌、遗弃，所以得不到照顾，沦为街头的
乞丐。

51～55 GBEAC
短文改错
第一句：American→Americans
第四句：去掉boat前的the
第五句：buy→buying
第八句:spoke→speak
第九句:harder→hard; listen前加to
第十句：their→my
第十一句：but→and
第十二句:hunger→hungry
第十三句:house→houses
One possible version:
Dear Betty，
In your last letter，you asked me how to deal with difficulties in life. I’ll give you some of my
understanding and advice。

Life is not always full of smiles and flowers。

Every one has his own difficulties no matter how high his position is or how great his achievement is。

Of course，I’m no exception.
At first, I felt so discouraged about the difficulties that I fell into depression。

Sometimes I even put the blame on others。

Soon, I was able to use my own abilities to overcome difficulties.
It is better to clear away your difficulties that appear in your way of life rather than run away from them。

Deal with difficulties with joyful energy and enthusiasm，and you will find the difficulties are really not so hard as they appear and they will disappear in due course。

Best wishes！
Yours sincerely,
Wang Fang。