I consider myself something of an expert on apologies. A quick temper has 36 me with plenty of opportunities to make them. In one of my earlier 37 , my mother was telling me “Don’t watch the 38 when you say, ‘I’m sorry’. Hold your head up and look at the person in the 39 , so he’ll know you 40 it.”
My mother thus made the key point of a(n) 41 apology: It must be direct. You must never 42 to be doing something else. You do not 43 a pile of letters while apologizing to a person 44 in position after blaming him or her for a mistake that turned out to be your 45 . You do not apologize to a hostess, whose guest of honor you treat 46 , by sending flowers the next day without mentioning your bad 47 .
One of the important things we should do for an 48 apology is a readiness to 49 the responsibility for our careless mistakes. We are used to making excuses, which leaves no 50 for the other person to 51 us. Since most people are open-hearted, the no-excuse apology leaves both parties feeling 52 about themselves. That , after all, is the 53 of every apology. It 54 little whether the apologizer is wholly or only partly at fault. Answering for one’s 55 encourages others to take their share of the blame.
1. A．provided B．mixed C．compared D．treated
2. A．dreams B．courses C．memories D．ideas
3. A．side B．ground C．wall D．bottom
4. A．mind B．soul C．face D．eye
5. A．imagine B．enjoy C．mean D．regret
6. A．useful B．successful C．equal D．basic
7. A．pretend B．forget C．refuse D．expect
8. A．hold on B．put away C．look through D．pick up
9. A．poorer B．weaker C．worse D．lower
10. A．fault B．reason C．result D．duty
11. A．cruelly B．freely C．roughly D．foolishly
12. A．manners B．excuses C．efforts D．roles
13. A．active B．effective C．extra D．easy
14. A．raise B．perform C．admit D．bear
15. A．situation B．need C．sign D．room
16. A．advise B．forgive C．warn D．blame
17. A．wiser B．warmer C．better D．cleverer
18. A．purpose B．method C．end D．advantage
19. A．cares B．matters C．depends D．remains
20. A．facts B．states C．rights D．actions
1.A
2.C
3.B
4.D
5.C
6.B
7.A
8.C
9.D
10.A
11.C
12.A
13.B
14.D
15.D
16.B
17.C
18.A
19.B
20.D
【解析】
试题分析：本文讲述的是在人与人交往指的道歉的重要性，以及在道歉的时候我们要注意的一些事项。
1.A。动词辨析。A提供B混合；C比较D对待；provide … with意为“向……提供……”。
2.C。名词辨析。A梦想B课程C记忆D观点；紧接着的就是作者回忆出来的内容。
3.B。上下文串联。与后面提到的“要抬起头”正好相反。
4.D。考察常识。道歉时看着对方的眼睛，以示真诚，这一点在中西方文化是相同的。
5.C。语法分析。mean it意为“这样对方就会明白你有道歉的意思”。it在这里指道歉的行为。
6.B。上下文串联。冒号后的内容即为“成功的”道歉的一些基本特征。
7.A。动词辨析。A假装B忘记C拒绝D期待； pretend“假装”。根据情景和常识选定。
8.C。短语辨析。A坚持B收拾，整理C浏览D恢复；其他三个选项不合语境。
9.D。考察常识。职位一般论的是高、低。
10.A。名词辨析。Afault“过错（责任）”。B原因C结果D责任；turn out意为“后来证明是”。
11.C。roughly此处表示对待客人不礼貌，服务不到位。从前面的要不要道歉的讨论可以猜出这一答案。
12.A。上下文串联。bad manners 意为不礼貌的行为，从treat roughly这一信息不难推测出这一答案。
13.B。上下文串联。effective与successful有异曲同工之妙。
14.D。固定搭配。bear the responsibility（承担责任），系习惯搭配。
15.D。名词辨析。A情景B需要C迹象D空间；leave no room不留余地。
16.B。动词辨析。A建议B原谅C警告D责备；经常找借口，那么也就会不留余地让别人来“原谅”自己。
17.C。上下文串联。better表示“心情更舒畅”。未找借口的道歉，即真诚的道歉，对方的感觉一定很好。
18.A。上下文串联。道歉的最终“目的”是化干戈为玉帛，大家和好如初，所以用purpose。 end表示“目的”时用复数较多，而且不及purpose直接。
19.B。道歉者是全部还是部分承担责任这些都不太重要：关键是为所作所为主动负责，这也能促使别人共同承担责任。 根据语境不难排除另三个选项。
20.D。根据行文逻辑应该是对自己的“行动”负责。answer for在此意为“对……负责”。
考点：考察文化类短文
点评：本文讲述的是在人与人交往指的道歉的重要性，以及在道歉的时候我们要注意的一些事项。考生在选择答案时要根据上下文的复现或同现以及这些词之间的有机联系来确定答案。由于完形填空的文章是一个意义相关联的语篇，围绕一个话题论述，因此在行文中词语的重复、替代、复现和同现现象是不可避免的。根据这个原则，某一个空格所对应的答案很可能就是在上下文中复现或同现的相关词：原词、同义词、近义词、反义词等。
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