One day,while I was walking to work,I decided to bring some flowers that I had picked from my garden that morning.On the way,I ____ a stranger and presented the bunch to him with a smile card.____ by the sense of joy I felt from giving flowers to another person,and may be ____ his day,I wanted to do it again. When I got to my office,I had the ____ of anonymously(匿名) leaving flowers around the workplace.The impersonal(无人情味的) ___ of the building where I work makes me ____.It just feels a little boring sometimes,____ it’s a nice building with great light.I __8__ lots of people might feel the same way,so why not put a little ___ there,and throw in an inspirational quote while I’m at it?____,who doesn’t like flowers? So,for the past month,I’ve been ____ flowers in a little cup on the sink in the bathroom.Each week,I ____ the flowers and the quote.It always feels ____ for me to read quotes like Henry David Thoreau’s “If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams,he will meet with a ____ unexpected in common hours.” and Gandhi’s “The fragrance(香味) always ____ on the hand that gives the rose.” If anything,I figured,it at least makes me ____ each time I visit the bathroom. Then today,when I walked in,I noticed ____ flowers in the cup,and a quote that someone else had written!It ____,“Be the change you wish to see in the world.”—Gandhi. This little act ____ me that,at the end of the day,we’re all just people with hearts ____ the various roles and different hats we may wear in the workplace. I did a little dance and I am smiling wide for the rest of the day!
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小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:B
小题6:A
小题7:D
小题8:B
小题9:C
小题10:B
小题11:C
小题12:D
小题13:A
小题14:C
小题15:C
小题16:B
小题17:B
小题18:D
小题19:D
小题20:A
小题1: B
解析 根据语境可知作者在路上遇到一名陌生人就把一束花送给他。come across遇到,符合语境。pick out挑选;call up打电话;point at指着。
小题2: A
解析 根据“...I wanted to do it again.”可知,那种送人鲜花带来的快乐让作者深受触动。strike触动,符合语境。
小题3: D
解析 当把一束花送给陌生人的时候,他的那一天可能因此而变得快乐。brighten使……生辉,符合语境。
小题4: C
解析 根据“...leaving flowers around the workplace.”可知,当到达办公室的时候,作者想到了一个主意。idea主意,想法,符合语境。
小题5: B
解析 根据语境可知,大楼里没有人情味的是氛围。atmosphere氛围,气氛,符合语境。
小题6: A
解析 根据“The impersonal(无人情味的)...”可知,在冷冰冰的环境里工作当然会让人感到不舒服。uncomfortable不舒服的,符合语境。
小题7: D
解析 “...it’s a nice building with great light.”和“It just feels a little boring sometimes...”是让步关系,故答案应为though。
小题8: B
解析 根据上下文可知,作者认为其他人也有她这种感觉。consider认为,考虑,符合语境。
小题9: C
解析 上文提到给办公场所摆放鲜花,可知是为工作环境增加一点美丽。
小题10: B
解析 句意为:毕竟,谁不喜欢花呢?after all毕竟,符合语境。more or less或多或少;at most至多;in no case决不。
小题11: C
解析 由上文提到的在工作场所放置鲜花,可知在随后的一个月里,作者总是把花放在洗手间水池旁的一个杯子里。
小题12: D
解析 下文提到了不止一个格言,说明作者每周都更换鲜花和格言。
小题13: A
解析 后面提到的格言都是令人振奋的。refreshing令人振奋的,符合语境。
小题14: C
解析 根据“If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams...”可知,人只要向着自己的梦想努力,就会在平时获得意想不到的成功。
小题15: C
解析 予人玫瑰,手留余香。remain留下,符合语境。hold容纳;attach附着;focus集中。
小题16: B
解析 根据“It always feels ____ for me to read quotes...”以及上文的叙述鲜花能给人带来愉悦感,可知作者每次使用洗手间时,心情都是愉快的。
小题17: B
解析 根据上文以及“...a quote that someone else had written!”可知,作者注意到了新花,因为其他人更换了留言和鲜花。
小题18: D
解析 根据空格后面引号里的内容,可知是上面写有某种字样,用say或read。
小题19: D
解析 根据下文的叙述可知人们其实都是有心人,说明是这件事情提醒了作者。
小题20: A
解析 根据前面提到的人们都是有心人可知,不管人们做什么工作,担任什么职务(只要用心给予,人与人之间就会充满温情)。regardless of不管,符合语境。in terms of就……来说;in addition to除了;instead of代替。