Question

Tom with his friend Jack went to his favorite newspaper stand. Jack the salesman selling the newspapers gently, but in return he received poor . The salesman never even looked up at his customer when he the late-night edition. Accepting the , Jack politely smiled and wished the salesman a pleasant weekend. The salesman made an unclear sound and seemed that the two men had completed their business. As the two friends walked down the street, Tom asked, “Does he always treat you so ?”

“Yes, , he does,” Jack responded. “And are you always so and friendly to him?” “Yes, I am!” Jack as they turned a corner. “Why are you so nice when he is so unfriendly to you?” Jack , “Because I don’t want him to decide how I am going to .”

Who how you are going to act? Is it your circumstances or the difficult people in your life that determine your ? When we allow our conflicts to us, we behave as if getting rid of our difficulties is our only priority. , it doesn’t really matter how we treat one another. For example, we’ll say, “This is causing me problems right now so I don’t care about exercising , self-control, and loving kindness. Instead, I want to let him know how I am because of his action.”

We forget our difficulties will eventually weaken. But the way we handle conflicts will influence our for a long time. Will you only respond to the momentary crisis or will you be more concerned about the of what kind of person you are becoming? Who decides how you will behave when the pressure is on?

1.A. praised B. paid C. greeted D. invited

2.A. harvest B. service C. instructions D. scores

3.A. asked B. completed C. requested D. printed

4.A. newspaper B. record C. radio D. food

5.A. relieved B. disappointed C. encouraged D. worried

6.A. separately B. seriously C. rudely D. quickly

7.A. strictly B. unfortunately C. originally D. finally

8.A. content B. smart C. polite D. energetic

9.A. struggled B. hesitated C. watched D. continued

10.A. ordered B. explained C. advised D. wondered

11.A. behave B. work C. arrive D. write

12.A. imagines B. decides C. answers D. doubts

13.A. growth B. appearance C. responses D. printed

14.A. control B. wound C. cheat D. kill

15.A. Instead B. Therefore C. Again D. Besides

16.A. exam B. trip C. person D. enemy

17.A. pressure B. patience C. duty D. power

18.A. proud B. angry C. glad D. fearful

19.A. team B. experiments C. friendship D. lives

20.A. time B. value C. use D. nationality

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.C

9.B

10.D

11.A

12.B

13.C

14.A

15.B

16.C

17.B

18.B

19.D

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述卖报纸的销售员虽然一直对杰克很不礼貌，但是杰克对他依然有礼的故事，告诉我们不要让他人的行为来决定我们的行为的道理。

1. the salesman selling the newspapers gently，最为恰当的是，杰克温柔的问候了卖报纸的销售员，故选C

2. the salesman selling the newspapers gently, but in return he received poor .销售员应该是提供服务的，故选B

3. salesman never even looked up at his customer when he the late-night edition，杰克是要买晚报，应用要求，故选C

4. the , Jack politely smiled and wished the salesman a pleasant weekend。杰克当时是在买报纸，应是收到报纸后，对销售笑了笑并祝他有个愉快的周末，故选A

5. salesman made an unclear sound and seemed that the two men had completed their business，销售员发出一个不清晰的声音，似乎对这两人完成了交易松了口气，完成交易后松了口气是最为恰当地，故选A

6.

7. , he does,” Jack responded.，汤姆问杰克销售员总是这么粗鲁吗，杰克说，非常不幸，确实如此，故选B

8. are you always so and friendly to him?根据根据前文可知虽然销售员如此粗鲁，但杰克还是十分礼貌，可知汤姆是问杰克，是否总是对他这么礼貌和友好，故选C

9. I am!” Jack as they turned a corner汤姆又问了一个问题，杰克应该是继续说道，故选D

10. are you so nice when he is so unfriendly to you?” Jack , “Because….汤姆问杰克，为什么他对你如此不友好，你还对他这么好，后文应是杰克的解释，故选B

11. I don’t want him to decide how I am going to 杰克说他不想让他来决定我将如何行为，故选A

12. I don’t want him to decide how I am going to .” Who how you are going to act前文杰克说他不想让别人来决定他的行为，后文就提出问题谁来决定你的行为，故选B

13. it your circumstances or the difficult people in your life that determine your ?是你所处的环境还是你生命中那些麻烦的人决定你的回答，前文提出了一个问题，后文就是在论述回答，故选C

14. we allow our conflicts to 49 us, we behave as if getting rid of our difficulties is our only priority.当我们允许我们的的矛盾控制我们，我们表现得好像摆脱掉我们的麻烦是我们唯一的优先选择，故选A

15. , it doesn’t really matter how we treat one another前文说当我们允许我们的的矛盾控制我们，我们表现得好像摆脱掉我们的麻烦是我们唯一的优先选择，因此我们如何对待彼此不重要，故选B

16. I want to let him know，可知这里是指某个人正给“我”制造麻烦，故选C

17. is causing me problems right now so I don’t care about exercising , self-control, and loving kindness有人在给我制造麻烦，因此我应该是失去耐心，自控和善良，故选B

18. want to let him know how 53 I am because of his action他在给我制造麻烦，我应该是想让他知道我有多生气，故选B

19. the way we handle conflicts will influence our for a long time.但是我们处理矛盾的方式将会影响我们的生命很长一段时间，故选D

20. you only respond to the momentary crisis or will you be more concerned about the of what kind of person you are becoming?你是仅会对印象深刻的危机作出回应还是你更关注你会成为怎样的人所具有的价值，故选B

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