Question

Each one of us is a wonderful being. Encouragement can the hidden ability and wonder in an individual. Telling others constantly that they are the useless, stupid, and uncreative only the possibility of their improvement. But if we were to the encouragement technique in our praises, chances are that we would make others realize their .

An old man was picking fish from the shore and throwing them back into the sea. A young man this and said, “For the past two hours you are throwing fishes into the sea. But there are so many fishes around. Can you make a difference to all of them?” The old man smiled, yet another fish, threw it into the sea and said, “I have made difference to this fish.”

Constantly encourage yourself and encourage others. Let this be your and duty. Believe in them, and life will have meaningful . With such a purpose you will have no time to be depressed. The act of yourself and others will be a source of joy.

“But I am so . Can I make a difference to the world?” asked the man. It is said, “What a little lamp can do, the great Sun cannot; it can shine in the .”

A pilot while flying realized that he direction. It was dark and difficult for him to land. The was running out. There was a great . Suddenly he saw a heavy truck on the expressway; its headlight beam him to make out the path. Using expressway as runway, he . He said to himself, “I am sure the truck driver would not have realized that the truck’s headlights many lives”.

In the same way, we may not know how we can to others. What is important is our intention to contribute.

1.A. lose B. lack C. inspire D. appreciate

2.A. destroys B. adds C. creates D. gains

3.A. discover B. study C. employ D. improve

4.A. goal B. dream C. fault D. potential

5.A. sure B. busy C. worth D. foolish

6.A. observed B. praised C. opposed D. heard

7.A. really B. specially C. quickly D. frequently

8.A. set up B. ran up C. picked up D. went up

9.A. progress B. habit C. result D. benefit

10.A. stories B. tasks C. friends D. purposes

11.A. encouraging B. trusting C. enjoying D. appreciating

12.A. helpful B. meaningful C. unimportant D. unlucky

13.A. morning B. night C. sky D. hole

14.A. missed B. found C. mistook D. lost

15.A. fuel B. money C. strength D. patience

16.A. comfort B. surprise C. pleasure D. danger

17.A. advised B. helped C. taught D. requested

18.A. escaped B. failed C. landed D. appeared

19.A. killed B. saved C. risked D. cost

20.A. turn B. contribute C. point D. prefer

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.B

6.A

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.D

11.A

12.C

13.B

14.D

15.A

16.D

17.B

18.C

19.B

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：我们每个人都是精彩的。激励可以激发隐藏在一个人身上的能力和惊奇。重要的是我们打算作出贡献。

1.1】C考查动词。A. lose 失去；B. lack 缺乏；C. inspire鼓舞；D. appreciate感激、鉴赏。句意：我们每个人都是精彩的。激励可以激发隐藏在一个人身上的能力和惊奇。故选C。

2.2】A考查动词。A. destroys 毁掉；B. adds 增加；C. creates创造；D. gains获得。句意：连续不断地告诉别人他们是无用的、愚蠢的和没有创造力的，这样只会毁掉他们提高的能力。故选A。

3.3】C考查动词。A. discover发现；B. study学习；C. employ雇用、使用、利用；D. improve提高。句意：但是如果我们利用赞美中的鼓励技能，很可能我们将会使别人意识到他们的潜能。故选C。

4.4】D考查名词。A. goal目标；B. dream梦想；C. fault错误、过失；D. potential潜能。上下句联系可知句意：但是如果我们利用赞美中的鼓励技能，很可能我们将会使别人意识到他们的潜能。故选D。

5.5】B考查形容词。A. sure确信的；B. busy忙碌的；C. worth值得的；D. foolish愚蠢的。句意：一个老人正忙着从海滩上捡鱼，然后把它们扔回大海。

6.6】A考查动词。A. observed观察； B. praised赞美； C. opposed反对；D. heard听到。上文提到一个老人正在捡鱼，然后把它们扔回大海，这事让一个年轻人看到了，句意：一个年轻人观察到这个，并且说---，故选A。

7.7】A考查副词。A. really真正地；B. specially特殊地、专门地；C. quickly快速地；D. frequently频繁地。句意：这个年轻人说“你已经往河里扔了2个小时的鱼了，但是周围有这么多鱼”，故选A。

8.8】C考查动词短语。A. set up建立；B. ran up升起、（使）增长、迅速地登上、沿…迅速地移动；C. picked up拾起、捡起；D. went up上升。句意：这位老人微笑着，然而又捡了一条鱼，把它扔进大海。可知选C。

9.9】B考查名词。A. progress进步；B. habit习惯；C. result结果；D. benefit利益。根据上句“连续不断地鼓励你自己和鼓励其他人”，所以下面表示的是：让这成为你的习惯。故选B。

10.10】D考查名词。A. stories故事；B. tasks任务；C. friends朋友们；D. purposes目的。根据下文“With such a purpose”，所以上文在说“信任它们，那么生活将会呈现有意义的目的”。故选D。

11.11】A考查动词。A. encouraging鼓励；B. trusting信任；C. enjoying喜爱；D. appreciating感激。句意：鼓励你自己和别人的行动将是一个快乐的源头。故选A。

12.12】C考查形容词。A. helpful有帮助的；B. meaningful有意义的；C. unimportant不重要的；D. unlucky不幸运的。根据下句这个男士问的“我能对世界产生意义吗”？所以上句他应该在说“但是我是这样的不重要”。故选C。

13.13】B考查名词。A. morning上午；B. night晚上；C. sky天空；D. hole洞。根据上句“小油灯能做到的，大太阳不能”。所以下面在说“它能在晚上闪光”。故选B。

14.14】D考查动词。A. missed想念；B. found找到；C. mistook误解；D. lost失去。

句意：一个飞行员在飞行的时候意识到自己迷失了方向。故选D。

15.15】A考查名词。A. fuel 燃料；B. money金钱；C. strength力气、力量； D. patience耐心。句意：燃料快用完了。故选A。

16.16】D考查名词。A. comfort舒适；B. surprise惊奇；C. pleasure快乐；D. danger危险。前面提到燃料快用完了，所以“有一个大的危险”。故选D。

17.17】B考查动词。A. advised建议；B. helped帮助；C. taught教；D. requested请求。突然他看到高速公路上有一辆大卡车，卡车的前灯光线帮助他弄清了小路。故选B。

18.18】C考查动词。A. escaped逃脱；B. failed失败；C. landed着陆；D. appeared显现。前面提到“借卡车的光线看清了小路”，故“把高速公路当作跑到，他着陆了”。所以选C。

19.19】B考查动词。A. killed杀死；B. saved挽救；C. risked冒险；D. cost花费。句意：我确信卡车的司机将不会意识到卡车的前灯挽救了很多生命。故选B。

20.20】B考查动词。A. turn转变；B. contribute为---做贡献；C. point指向； D. prefer更喜欢。contribute to有助于，句意：同样的方式，我们可能不会知道我们是多么有助于别人。故选B。

考点：考查人生感悟类阅读。