5．选D　本空承上启下，指出幸福是万事万物的核心，幸福应该是发自内心的。如果你心中不快乐，一切都会变得没有意义。

第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

　　阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　"Whoa! What are you doing？" I asked.

　　I had just walked into my daughter's room as she was __1__ a science project.Normally, I would have been pleased at such a(n) __2__.But this time, her project involved much sand.__3__ she'd put some plastic under her work area, it wasn't nearly enough.The sand was __4__ all over our newly renovated (整修的) floor.

　　My daughter immediately felt my displeasure and began to __5__ herself."I used plastic！" she responded angrily.

　　I responded more __6__， "But the sand is getting all over！"

　　"Where else am I supposed to do it？" she __7__.

　　Why won't she admit when she has done something __8__？ I felt my __9__， thinking of the future: what would her life look like if she couldn't admit her mistakes?

　　My fear translated into more anger, this time about how __10__ it was for her to admit mistakes.We had a __11__.She said something that I felt disrespectful to me and I __12__ my voice.Both of us ended up __13__ terrible.I wished this __14__ happened before.

　　So I thought that I needed a good __15__ to respond to my daughter.For this, I went to my wife, Eleanor, who was truly a master.I asked her how I should have __16__ it.

　　"Sweetie，" she said, role­playing me in the __17__ with my daughter, "There's a lot of sand here and we need to __18__ it up before it destroys the floor, how can I help？"

　　That's really a great way to deal with it: first __19__ the problem, next state what needs to happen and then offer to __20__.It's simple, right? However, it's really helpful in solving some problems in life.

　　语篇解读：本文为记叙文。作者与女儿发生口角，而后向妻子请教。妻子的办法是：先确认问题，再说该为此做些什么，然后主动提出帮助。

　　1．A.applying for　　　　　　 B．worrying about

　　C．working on D．caring for

　　解析：选C　由"But this time, her project involved much sand."可知，女儿正在做一个项目。

　　2．A.accident B．sight

　　C．lesson D．item

解析：选B　由上文"I had just walked into my daughter's room as she was ..."可推断，