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It was already half past seven and I was running late again for the dinner appointment with my wife, Eleanor. We had       to meet at the restaurant at seven o'clock. I felt a little uneasy, but to my     ,I had a good excuse: A business meeting had        and I'd wasted no time getting to the dinner.
When I arrived at the      ,1 apologized and told Eleanor I didn't mean to be late. She screamed, "You never mean to." Well, I        tell she was angry. "I'm sorry but it was not      ," I said. Then I told her about the business meeting.        , my explanation seemed to make things worse, which started to drive               mad as well.
Several weeks later, when I        the situation to my friend Ken Hardy, he smiled, "You       a classic mistake. You're stuck        your own way of thinking. You didn't        to be late. But that's not the point. What is        in your communication is how your lateness affected Eleanor." He pointed out that I focused on the intention       Eleanor focused on the result. Thus,         of us felt misunderstood and crazy.
Thinking more about Ken's words, I         recognized the root cause of such disagreement. It's the result of the action that really       .I should have started the conversation by expressing         my actions affected Eleanor and         the discussions about my intention for later, much later and even never.
Later on, after talking to Eleanor and really        her experience of the results
of my lateness, I've managed to be on time a lot more frequently.
小题1:
A.StartedB.AgreedC.Continued D.Managed
小题2:
A.ReliefB.SurpriseC.RegretD.Sorrow
小题3:
A.broken outB.closed downC.faded awayD.run over
小题4:
A.HouseB.RoomC.RestaurantD.Supermarket
小题5:
A.CouldB.MustC.Will D.might
小题6:
A.MovableB.Comfortable C.Acceptable D.Avoidable
小题7:
A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.MoreoverD.Otherwise
小题8:
A.HerB.HimC.meD.them
小题9:
A.spread B.wroteC.translatedD.described
小题10:
A.knewB.madeC.foundD.took
小题11:
A.InB.beyondC.ForD.against
小题12:
A.NeedB.ProveC.PretendD.Intend
小题13:
A.FunnyB.ImportantC.PossibleD.Simple
小题14:
A.WhileB.AfterC.UntilD.unless
小题15:
A.AllB.NoneC.BothD.Neither
小题16:
A.UsuallyB.MerelyC.HardlyD.gradually
小题17:
A.InspiresB.MattersC.ImprovesD.challenges
小题18:
A.HowB.WhyC.WhenD.what
小题19:
A.ComparedB.ReportedC.FinishedD.saved
小题20:
A.ShowingB.SatisfyingC.understandingD.destroying
答案

小题1:B

小题2:A

小题3:D

小题4:C

小题5:A

小题6:D

小题7:A

小题8:C

小题9:D

小题10:B

小题11:A

小题12:D

小题13:B

小题14:A

小题15:C

小题16:D

小题17:B

小题18:A

小题19:D

小题20:C

题目分析:文章讲述作者和妻子约定一起吃饭,但是作者因为开会晚了,作者向妻子解释为什么迟到,妻子反而更生气,作者也感到要发疯了,后来作者和朋友谈到这件事,朋友的一番话让作者意识到重要的是作者应该体会迟到对妻子的影响,而不应该强调自己的意图,通过和妻子的沟通,作者更好的理解了妻子,以后尽量能够做到准时。

小题1:B考查动词辨析。四个选项的含义分别是:A.开始,B.同意,C.继续,D.设法,管理,根据上文It was already half past seven and I was running late again for the dinner appointment with my wife, Eleanor.可知作者和妻子约定一起吃饭,所以他们是达成一致意见7点在饭店见面,agree to do一致同意做…,所以选B。

小题2:A考查名词辨析。四个选项的含义分别是:A.缓解,宽慰,B.惊讶,C.后悔,遗憾,D.悲伤,根据下文的:I had a good excuse,可知作者感到有点宽慰的是他有个很好的借口,所以选A。

小题3:D考查动词短语辨析。四个选项的含义分别是:A.爆发,B.关闭,C.逐渐消退,D.遇上,超过,根据上文but to my       ,I had a good excuse:可知作者有个好借口,因为一个商业会议超时了,而作者没有浪费时间,所以选D。

小题4:C考查名词辨析。四个选项的含义分别是:A.房子,B.房间,C.饭店,D.超市,根据上文的内容,We had        to meet at the restaurant at seven o'clock.可知作者和妻子约定在饭店一起吃饭,所以作者是到达饭店,选C。

小题5:A考查情态动词辨析。四个选项的含义分别是:A.能够,B.必须,C.将会,愿意,D.可能,根据下文"I'm sorry but it was not        ,"作者对妻子抱歉,所以他能够感觉出妻子是生气了,所以选A。

小题6:D考查形容词辨析。四个选项的含义分别是:A.可移动的,B.舒服的,C.可接受的,D.可以避免的,根据下文Then I told her about the business meeting.作者告诉妻子关于这个商业会议的事情,认为迟到是不可避免的,所以选D。

小题7:A考查副词辨析。四个选项的含义分别是:A.然而,B.因此,C.还有,D.否则,根据下文的内容,my explanation seemed to make things worse,作者的解释让事情更糟,所以和前面的句子是转折关系,所以选A。

小题8:C考查代词辨析。四个选项的含义分别是:A.她(宾格),她的(形容词性物主代词),B.他(宾格)C.我(宾格),D.他们(宾格),根据上文,可知作者的迟到让妻子很生气,而且他的解释让事情更糟,这也使作者快要发疯了,因为用了as well,所以不是作者的妻子,而是需要代词指代作者本人,用me,所以选C。

小题9:D考查动词辨析。四个选项的含义分别是:A.传播,蔓延,B.写,C.翻译,D.描述,根据句意:几个星期后,我将这件事描述给朋友Ken Hardy,所以选D。

小题10:B考查动词辨析。四个选项的含义分别是:A.知道,B.制作,使得,C.发现,D.拿走,带,这里使用了动词搭配,make a mistake,根据下文,You're stuck         your own way of thinking.可知作者犯了一个经典的错误,所以选B。

小题11:A考查介词辨析。四个选项的含义分别是:A.在…里面,B.超过,C.为了,D.反对,这里使用了固定搭配:be stuck in卡住,陷入,这里表示作者被自己的思维方式困住了,所以选A。

小题12:D考查动词辨析。四个选项的含义分别是:A.需要,B.证明,C.假装,D.打算,根据第二段的句子,"You never mean to."可知作者认为自己不是故意这么做的,所以用intend和mean意思相近,所以选D。

小题13:B考查形容词辨析。四个选项的含义分别是:A.滑稽的,有趣的,B.重要的,C.可能的,D.简单的,根据上句:But that's not the point.那并不是重点,你们的谈话中重要的是你的迟到是怎么影响Eleanor的,所以选B。

小题14:A考查连词辨析。四个选项的含义分别是:A.当…时候,然而,虽然,B.在…之后,C.直到,D.除非,他指出作者的重点是意图,而Eleanor的重点是结果,这两句话是表示转折关系,所以选A。

小题15:C考查代词辨析。四个选项的含义分别是:A.(三者以上)都,B. (三者以上)都不,C. (两者)都,D. (两者)都不,根据上文He pointed out that I focused on the intention         Eleanor focused on the result.可知作者和妻子两个人理解的重点不一样,所以两个人都感觉被误解要抓狂,所以选C。

小题16:D考查副词辨析。四个选项的含义分别是:A.通常,B.仅仅,C.几乎不,D.逐渐地,句意:多思考Ken的话,我逐渐意识到这样分歧的根源,所以选D。

小题17:B考查动词辨析。四个选项的含义分别是:A.激励,B.重要,C.提高,改善,D.挑战,根据上文可知文章一再强调的两个人的重点,所以这里说的是行动的结果是真正重要的,matter和be important意思相同,所以选B。

小题18:A考查疑问词辨析。四个选项的含义分别是:A.怎样,B.为什么,C.何时,D.什么,根据上文可知是行动的结果更重要,所以作者本应该开始对话,表达自己的行为对妻子有怎样的影响,选A。

小题19:D考查动词辨析。四个选项的含义分别是:A.比较,B.报告,C.完成,D.拯救,省去,根据上文I should have started the conversation by expressing        my actions affected Eleanor可知作者本应该表达自己的行为对妻子有怎样的影响,所以应该省去解释自己迟到的目的或以后再说,或者永远不要说,所以选D。

小题20:C考查动词辨析。四个选项的含义分别是:A.展示,B.使…满意,C.理解,D.破坏,根据上文提到了misunderstood,可知作者通过和妻子的交谈真的理解了她对于我迟到的结果的体验,所以选C。

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