Question

【题目】It’s never easy to admit(承认) you are in the wrong. We all __ to know the art of apology(道歉).Think how often you have done wrong. Then count how many ____ you have expressed clearly you were ____. You can’t go to bed with an easy mind if you do ____ about it.

A doctor friend, Mr. Lied, told me about a man who came to him with diffident kinds of signs: headaches, heart trouble and insomnia (失眠症). ____some careful exams, Mr. Lied found nothing wrong with him and said, “ If you don’t tell me what’s ____ you, I can’t help you.” The man admitted he was cheating (骗取) his brother to his inheritance (遗产). Then and there the clever doctor _____ the man write to his brother and _____ his money. As soon as the letter was put into the post box, the man suddenly cried, “ Thank you,” he said to the doctor “ I think I have got well.”

An apology can not only save a broken relationship (关系), but also make a person ____ . If you can think of someone who should be ____ an apology from you, do something about it right now.

【1】A. decide B. have C. need D. try

【2】A. mistakes B. people C. ways D. times

【3】A. sorry B. weak C. sad D. wrong

【4】A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything

【5】A. Before B. After C. Till D. Since

【6】A. hurting B. hanging C. touching D. worrying

【7】A. made B. helped C. let D. saw

【8】A. give B. keep C. return D. send

【9】A. happy B. glad C. strong D. healthy

【10】A. received B. given C. known D. forgotten

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【4】C

【5】B

【6】D

【7】A

【8】C

【9】D

【10】B

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了道歉的好处。人们很难承认自己错了。因此我们应该知道道歉的重要性。有个男人因为骗取了他哥哥的遗产，他非常担心，身体不舒服，医生检查不出他有什么疾病。于是，医生让他说出自己担心的事，然后写信给他哥哥，并归还他的钱。他的病就好了。因此道歉不仅可以挽救破裂的关系，而且能使人健康。

【1】C考查动词词义辨析及语境的理解。A. decide 决定；B. have 有；C. need 需要；D. try努力。句意：我们都需要知道道歉的艺术。根据后文的Think how often you have done wrong.“想想你多久做错一次”可知此处指的是需要知道道歉的艺术。故选C。

【2】D考查名词及语境的理解。A. mistakes 错误；B. people 人们；C. ways 方法；D. times次数。句意：然后你叔叔有多少次你明确的表达你错了。结合前后文，此处表示表达自己错了的次数，故选D。

【3】A考查形容词及语境的理解。A. sorry 抱歉的；B. weak 虚弱的；C. sad 悲伤的；D. wrong错误的。句意：然后你叔叔有多少次向你明确的表达你错了。根据It’s never easy to admit(承认) you are in the wrong.可知此处说的是你错了，故选A。

【4】C考查不定代词及语境的理解。A. something 某物；B. anything任何事物；C. nothing 没什么； D. everything一切。句意：如果你什么也不做，你不能轻松的上床睡觉。根据You can’t go to bed with an easy mind可知不能轻松的睡觉，应是如果不采取措施，故选C。

【5】B考查连词及语境的理解。A. Before 在……之前； B. After 在……之后；C. Till 直到；D. Since自从。句意：仔细检查了之后，Lied先生发现他没什么病。结合上下文，应是检查后才得出结论，故选B。

【6】D考查动词及语境的理解。A. hurting 受伤；B. hanging 悬挂；C. touching 触摸；D. worrying担心。句意：如果你不告诉我你担心什么，我无法帮助你。根据The man admitted he was cheating (骗取) his brother to his inheritance (遗产).可知他骗取了他哥哥的遗产，因此他感到担心，故选D。

【7】A考查动词及语境的理解。A. made制作，使；B. helped 帮助；C. let 让；D. saw看见。句意：然后这位聪明的医生使这个男人给他哥哥写信。make sb do sth“使某人做某事”，故选A。

【8】C考查动词及语境的理解。A. give 给；B. keep 保存；C. return 归还；D. send派送。句意：然后这位聪明的医生使这个男人给他哥哥写信，而且归还他的钱。根据前文的The man admitted he was cheating (骗取) his brother to his inheritance (遗产).可知他骗取了他哥哥的遗产，因此此处是归还他的钱，故选C。

【9】D考查形容词及语境的理解。A. happy 高兴的； B. glad 高兴的； C. strong 强壮的； D. healthy健康的。句意：道歉不仅能挽救破损的关系，而且能使一个人健康。根据前文的he said to the doctor “ I think I have got well.”可知这个男人写信给他哥哥道歉，他的病就好了，这说明道歉可以使一个人健康，故选D。

【10】B考查动词及语境的理解。A. received 收到；B. given 给；C. known 知道；D. forgotten忘记。句意：如果你想到有人需要你的道歉，你应马上采取措施。give an apology道歉，故选B。