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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


【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

解析【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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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:完型填空

It might have been a really bad stressful day, feeling trapped inside by the cold and snow which surrounded us. My husband got dressed and  36  that he was going outside to build a giant snowman.
At first he stood alone, 37  massive amounts of snow. Soon after a neighbor joined in. Then we reluctantly put on our snow gear(装备) and  38  outside. It wasn’t long  39  we were smiling and enjoying the  40  of snow that Mother Nature had provided. Others came to our yard one by one to give a  41  in the making of our giant snowman.
In the end we all stood back and  42  at what we had created. He was eleven feet high, twenty-five feet around at the base and  43  with many household items supplied by various  44  .People drove by and smiled. Some even stopped just to enjoy his  45 .
With the passing of time, the spring made its  46  back into our yard and the snowman changed form  47  .In a final effort to save what we created for just a little bit  48  ,somebody stopped by and changed the snowman’s  49  to look like a rabbit.
As I prepared for the start of another week, I decided to  50  my email before going to bed. I found a  51  message that contained the subject line: 52  the snowman.
The email said:… your neighbor looks on in disbelief! Now you people are relishing(享受) the sounds and smells, along with  53  of spring. But I am sure people will never forget the  54  energy displayed in Mr Snow-man. You and your family keep it up, as this is what the world needs now. More power to you and your loved ones, keep  55  with the world around!

【小题1】
A.announced B.stated C.informed D.insisted
【小题2】
A.pressing B.pouring C.clearing D.piling
【小题3】
A.looked B.headed C.rushed D.wandered
【小题4】
A.when B.since C.before D.after
【小题5】A. softness     B .flexibility    C whiteness      D .abundance
【小题6】
A.hand B.tip C.design D.tool
【小题7】
A.worked B.stared C.wondered D.suspected
【小题8】
A.decorated B.wrapped C.provided D.equipped
【小题9】
A.societies B.families C.communities D.neighborhoods
【小题10】
A.occupation B.survival C.sculpture D.existence
【小题11】
A.way B.entrance C.warmth D.appearance
【小题12】
A.roughly B.considerably C.instantly D.steadily
【小题13】
A.longer B.further C.deeper D.stronger
【小题14】
A.figure B.version C.form D.remains
【小题15】
A.answer B.delete C.check D.sort
【小题16】
A.curious B.serious C.elegant D.punctual
【小题17】
A.recall B.enjoy C.keep D.praise
【小题18】
A.attraction B.scenes C.sights D.beauty
【小题19】
A.various B.spiritual C.significant D.joyous
【小题20】
A.communicating B.sharing C.advancing D.developing

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