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It was the end of my first day as waitress in a busy New York restaurant.My cap had gone away,and my feet were ____.The loaded plates I carried ____ to be heavier and heavier.Tired and discouraged,I wasn’t able to do anything ____.As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice­cream ____ a dozen times,I was ready to stop.Then the father ____ at me as he handed me my tip.“Well done,”he said,“you’ve ____ us really well.” Suddenly my tiredness ____.I smiled back,and later,when the ____ asked me how I’d like my first day,I said,“Fun!” Those few words of praise had ____ everything.Praise is like ____ to the human spirit;we cannot grow without it.And ___,while most of us are only too ____ to apply to others the cold wind of criticism,we are ___ to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise.Why—when one word of praise can bring such ____?
It is strange how chary(吝啬的) we are about praising.Perhaps it’s ____ few of us know how to accept it.It’s ____ rewarding to give praise in areas in which ___ generally goes unnoticed or unmentioned.An artist gets admired for a glorious picture,a cook for a ____ meal.But do you ever tell your laundry manager how pleased you are when the shirts are ____ just right?In fact,to give praise ____ the giver nothing but a moment’s thought and a moment’s effort.
小题1:
A.smallB.painful
C.toughD.white
小题2:
A.remainedB.looked
C.seemedD.turned
小题3:
A.happyB.special
C.strangeD.right
小题4:
A.orderB.price
C.colourD.shape
小题5:
A.staredB.smiled
C.calledD.nodded
小题6:
A.talked aboutB.looked after
C.depended onD.thought of
小题7:
A.increasedB.continued
C.disappearedD.developed
小题8:
A.childrenB.manager
C.fatherD.friends
小题9:
A.madeB.changed
C.foundD.improved
小题10:
A.heatB.shadow
C.snowstormD.sunlight
小题11:
A.thenB.thus
C.nowD.yet
小题12:
A.readyB.doubtful
C.satisfiedD.disappointed
小题13:
A.unableB.unwilling
C.boredD.anxious
小题14:
A.attentionB.choice
C.pleasureD.advance
小题15:
A.becauseB.when
C.whetherD.that
小题16:
A.finallyB.especially
C.probablyD.fortunately
小题17:
A.effortB.effect
C.deedD.feeling
小题18:
A.dailyB.light
C.perfectD.main
小题19:
A.done B.sold
C.chosenD.given
小题20:
A.takesB.leaves
C.offers D.costs
答案

小题1:B

小题2:C

小题3:D

小题4:A

小题5:B

小题6:B

小题7:C

小题8:B

小题9:B

小题10:D

小题11:D

小题12:A

小题13:B

小题14:C

小题15:A

小题16:B

小题17:A

小题18:C

小题19:A

小题20:D

小题1: B

解析 经过在饭店一天的辛苦劳动,作者的帽子掉了,脚也酸痛(painful)。

小题2: C

解析 由前两句和后一句可知,作者已经很累了。不是盛满菜的盘子越来越重,而是作者感觉它们越来越重。seem好像,似乎,符合语境。

小题3: D

解析 作者由于劳累,事情都做不好了。

小题4: A

解析 由句意可知,孩子们不断地更换想点的冰激凌的品种。

小题5: B

解析 根据下文“I smiled back...”可知,他应该是朝作者微笑。stare at凝视;call at拜访;nod at朝……点头。

小题6: B

解析 他们是顾客,而作者是服务生,二者是照顾(looked after)与被照顾的关系。

小题7: C

解析 因为受到了赞扬,作者的疲劳感消失了(disappeared)。

小题8: B

解析 根据语境可知,应是经理(manager)问起作者第一天上班的感受。

小题9: B

解析 赞扬的话让作者的疲劳感消失,可知这些话改变了(changed)一切。

小题10: D

解析 根据下文的“...give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise.”可知,赞扬就像阳光一样温暖着我们的心。

小题11:D

解析 根据空格后面的句意“我们大多数人都总是批评别人而不是赞扬”可知,此处与前句构成转折关系。

小题12: A

解析 然而我们大多数人总是爱批评别人。be ready to do sth有“情愿/急于做某事”之意,符合语境。

小题13: B

解析 根据下一段的首句“It is strange how chary(吝啬的) we are about praising.”可知,我们总是不愿意给我们的伙伴赞美之辞。

小题14: C

解析 根据上文可知,一句赞美的话可以带给别人很大的快乐(pleasure)。

小题15:A

解析 此句用perhaps引出“It is strange...about praising.”的原因,“few of us know how to accept it”是作者揣摩这种现象的原因。

小题16: B

解析 根据下文可知,在一些努力通常不被注意和提及的领域给予赞扬尤其有意义。especially尤其;finally最后;probably很可能地;fortunately幸运地。

小题17:A

解析 根据上面叙述的作者的打工经历可知,这里指的是劳动或者努力(effort)。

小题18: C

解析 与上句的a glorious picture相对应。perfect完美的,符合语境。

小题19: A

解析 洗衣店把衣服洗干净。

小题20: D

解析 由句意可知,赞扬别人并不需要称赞者花费(costs)什么,除了片刻的思考和努力。

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