Question

It was the end of my first day as a waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cap had gone away,and my feet1      The loaded plates I carried 2      to be heavier and heavier. Tired and discouraged,I didn't seem able to do anything 3      . As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice-cream 4      a dozen times，I was ready to stop. Then the father 5      at me as he handed me my tip. "Well done," he said, "you've 6      us really well.”Suddenly my tiredness 7      I smiled back,and later, when the man?ager asked me how I'd like my first day,I said, " 8      ！" Those few words of praise had 9      everything. Praise is like 10      to the human spirit;we cannot flower and grow without it. And 11      ，while most of us are only too 12      to apply(应用) to others the cold wind of criticism(批评) ，we are 13      to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise. Why― when one word of praise can bring such 14      ？

It's strange how chary(吝啬) we are about praising. Perhaps it's because 15      of us know how to accept it. It's 16      rewarding(值得做的) to give praise in areas in which

17      generally goes unnoticed or unmentioned. An artist gets admired for a glorious picture,

a cook for a 18      meal. But do you ever tell your laundry manager how pleased you are when the shirts are 19      just right? In fact,to give praise 20      nothing but a moment's thought and a moment's effort.

(   ) 1.A. refused   B. broke   C. hurt   D. slipped

(   ) 2.A. remained   B. seemed   C. became   D. appeared

(   ) 3.A. new   B. special   C. wrong   D. right

(   ) 4.A. order   B. price   C. material   D. boxes

(   ) 5.A. stared   B. smiled   C. glanced   D. nodded

(   ) 6.A. called on   B. looked after   C. passed by   D. thought of

(   ) 7.A. reduced   B. continued   C. disappeared   D. developed

(   ) 8.A. Tiring   B. Well   C. Fine   D. Terrible

(   ) 9.A. made   B. changed   C. found   D. improved

(   ) 10.A. wind   B. warmth   C. snowstorm   D. sunlight

(   ) 11.A. but   B. thus   C. therefore   D. yet

(   ) 12.A. ready   B. doubtful   C. satisfied   D. disappointed

(   ) 13.A. unable   B. unwilling   C. likely   D. anxious

(   ) 14.A. attention   B. choice   C. pleasure   D. difficulty

(   ) 15.A. few   B. many   C. some   D. none

(   ) 16.A. finally   B. especially   C. silly   D. fortunately

(   ) 17.A. effort   B. attempt   C. deed   D. feeling

(   ) 18.A. daily   B. light   C. perfect   D. poor

(   ) 19.A. done   B. sold   C. chosen   D. given

(   ) 20.A. adds   B. leaves   C. offers   D. costs

Answer 1

1-5 CBDAB      6-10 BCCBD 11-15 DABCA 16 -20 BACAD

本文作者以亲身经历讲述了表扬对人的成长的重要意义。

1.C从下文My cap had gone away和Tired and discouraged看应该是脚扭伤了疼痛。

2.B appear外表给人的印象，暗含事实并非如此。而seem判断有一定依据，接近事实。There seems to be;It seems that;sb. seems to do;become无此用法；remain表"仍然是"，与情节的发展不符。

1.D从tired and discouraged处可知，作者感觉似乎没有能力把事情做好了。

2.A冰淇淋的价格、材料和盒子顾客是不可以随便更改的，而冰淇淋的种类很多，订单可以更改。

3.B下文he handed me my tip. "Well done," he said表明顾客对作者的服务满意而朝其微笑。stare at glance at,nod at me都与下文I smiled back不相吻合。

4.B从上文"Well done,"可以判断顾客对作者的服务很满意。

5.C听到顾客的赞扬，作者所有的疲劳都消失了。而reduce—般做及物动词用。

6.C当顾客对作者的服务给予赞扬时，作者的疲劳都消失了 ，其实是源自情感由厌倦到喜爱的变化。所以当老板问作者对第一天的感受时，他会说不错。

7.B Those few words of praise是指顾客的"Well done," "you've looked after us really well."等赞扬语。在此之前，作者还感到疲倦、泄气，但听到赞扬之后，立刻感到毫无倦意，这就是因为那寥寥几字所产生的变化。

10. D下文we cannot flower and grow without it中的flower意为"开花"和"成熟"。而花朵或植物开花是离不开阳光的。

11.D and yet表"但是"之意，且yet为副词，其后可跟逗号表转折。其他词跟and后无此用法。

12.A be only too ready to do sth.表”非常乐意做什么"之意。

13.B然而我们中绝大多数人一边只是非常乐意地对别人冷嘲热讽，一边又不肯给自己的同伴以阳光温暖般的赞扬。

14.C一句赞扬的话会给人带来如此的快乐。

15.A因为只有当我们中很少有人知道如何接受这种观点(对别人赞扬很吝啬) 时，才会出现上述情况。填many不合逻辑;填some表肯定意思；填none则过于绝对，起码作者肯定是知道的。

16.B especially强调程度。

17.A在某些人们努力了而不被注意或提及的方面，赞扬尤其是值得做的。

18.C艺术家因为其出色的画而受到赞美，那么厨师就会因为他的美味可口 /精致的菜肴而受到人们的赞赏。

19. A衣服熨烫得平平整整时你有没有跟洗衣 店的经理说一声你非常高兴呢？ 

20. D事实上，给人以赞扬不需要花什么成本，只需即时的想法和努力而已。