题目内容
Over the course of a few days when I was in a nursing home to recover, I started to really appreciate the housekeeper, an elderly lady who didn’t speak English. Every morning at 6:30 she would try to get into my room so she wouldn’t disturb me. However, every time I would and see her. She would try to and at the same time gave an amazing smile. , I would be just waiting to see her come in and give that wonderful .
I from a nurse that there was an employee rewards program. I asked her to write a(an) card for my housekeeper and put it up. About ten minutes later, another nurse came into my room and told me that the housekeeper was out in the hall her eyes out. Had I done something wrong or inappropriate ? Then the nurse to tell me that the housekeeper had worked there for thirty years and had never a rewards card.
It me like a ton of bricks. Just a few simple words made such a .
From that day forward I tried to admire someone every day for the good things they showed. The results were . People came in with smiles, they talked more, they laughed more, and they life more. , it seems the more I tried to praise others, the I got.
I’m out of nursing home now and almost recovered. I thank my housekeeper for helping me see just how unbelievably life is.
Do a favor and tell your loved ones just how much they to you. It can make the world of difference with both them and you.
1.A. quickly B. quietly C. happily D. slowly
2.A. wake B. stand C. sit D. go
3.A. leave B. hide C. explain D. apologize
4.A. Eventually B. Gradually C. Suddenly D. Occasionally
5.A. greeting B. apology C. smile D. word
6.A. knew B. learned C. found D. got
7.A. invitation B. congratulation C. appreciation D. appointment
8.A. laughing B. shouting C. screaming D. crying
9.A. went on B. came up C. set out D. got up
10.A. accepted B. received C. created D. afforded
11.A. beat B. knocked C. hit D. touched
12.A. difference B. profit C. mistake D. contribution
13.A. disappointing B. interesting C. amazing D. embarrassing
14.A. understood B. valued C. enriched D. enjoyed
15.A. However B. Therefore C. Meanwhile D. Otherwise
16.A. less B. more C. worse D. better
17.A. barely B. fully C. really D. rarely
18.A. dangerous B. beautiful C. tough D. enthusiastic
19.A. yourself B. you C. themselves D. them
20.A. bring B. take C. give D. mean
1.B
2.A
3.D
4.B
5.C
6.B
7.C
8.D
9.B
10.C
11.C
12.A
13.C
14.D
15.C
16.D
17.B
18.B
19.A
20.C
【解析】
试题分析：本文讲到在作者住院期间对自己很照顾的清洁工，让护士代写了感谢卡片，她感动的哭了，从而作者明白对别人的赞美会让生活变得不同，对自己，对他人，生活需要感恩。
1.1】B考查副词辨析A. quickly很快；B. quietly 安静地；C. happily高地地；D. slowly慢地；句意：每天六点半来他是悄悄地来我词意，因此不会打扰到我。根据文中提到so she wouldn’t disturb me可知选B项。
2.
3.3】D考查动词辨析及语境理解A. leave离开；B. hide藏；C. explain解释；D. apologize道歉；句意：她总会道歉并且抱以微笑。根据语境，因为打扰到别人所以会道歉，故选D项。
4.4】B考查副词辨析A. Eventually最终地；B. Gradually逐渐地；C. Suddenly突然；D. Occasionally偶然；句意：逐渐地，我也在等待着看到她，给她一个微笑。根据语境选B项。
5.5】C考查名词辨析A. greeting问候；B. apology道歉；C. smile微笑；D. word语言；句意：逐渐地，我也在等待着看到她，给她一个微笑；根据上文提到at the same time gave an amazing smile故选C项。
6.6】B考查动词辨析A. knew知道；B. learned学会；C. found发现；D. got得到；句意：我从护士那了解到，这有一个员工奖励项目。根据下方提到I asked her to write a(an) card for my housekeeper and put it up.可知 选B项。
7.7】C考查名词辨析A. invitation邀请；B. congratulation祝贺；C. appreciation感激欣赏；D. appointment约会；句意：我要求她写个感谢卡片，为我的清洁工，并张贴出来。根据下方提到t the housekeeper had worked there for thirty years and had never a rewards card，故选C项。
8.8】D考查动词辨析A. laughing 笑；B. shouting叫喊；C. screaming尖叫；D. crying哭；句意：十分钟后，另外一个护士过来告诉我，我的那位清洁工在大厅外哭泣。根据根据下方提到Had I done something wrong or inappropriate可知选D项。
9.9】A考查动词短语辨析及语境理解A. went on继续；B. came up走进；C. set out着手准备；D. got up起床；句意：护士继续告诉我，这个清洁工工作30年来从来没有收到感谢卡片。Go on to do 继续做另外一件事，故选A项。
10.10】B考查动词辨析A. accepted接受；B. received收到；C. created创造；D. afforded付得起；句意：护士继续告诉我，这个清洁工工作30年来从来没有收到感谢卡片。Receive a reward card 收到感谢卡，故选B项。
11.11】C考查动词辨析A. beat打败；B. knocked撞倒；C. hit打击；D. touched接触；句意：就象千斤石块压在我的心头。It hit me 它打到我，故选C项。
12.12】A考查名词辨析A. difference不同；B. profit 利益；C. mistake错误；D. contribution贡献；句意：几句话简单的话有这么大的作用。Make a difference 有不同，有影响，故选A项。
13.13】C考查形容词辨析A. disappointing令人失望的；B. interesting有趣的；C. amazing令人吃惊的；D. embarrassing尴尬的；句意：结果是非常令人吃惊的。根据语境可知鼓励别人会产生意想不到的效果，故选C项。
14.14】D考查动词辨析A. understood理解；B. valued价值；C. enriched丰富；D. enjoyed享受；句意：人们微笑多了，交流多了，笑容多了，更能享受生活。Enjoy life享受生活，故选D项。
15.15】C考查副词辨析A. However 然而；B. Therefore因此； C. Meanwhile与此同时；D. Otherwise否则；句意：与此同时 ，你表扬别人越多，我得到的就越多。根据语境选C项。
16.16】D考查形容词比较级A. less 更少；B. more 更多；C. worse更糟糕；D. better更好；句意：与此同时 ，你表扬别人越多，我得到的就越多。考查the more …the better 越。。就越。。这个句型结构，故选D项。
17.17】B考查副词辨析A. barely很少；B. fully 充分地完全地；C. really真地；D. rarely罕见地；句意：现在我出院了，几乎是完全康复了。根据I’m out of nursing home可知选B项。
18.18】B考查形容词辨析A. dangerous危险的；B. beautiful漂亮的；C. tough难的；D. enthusiastic热情的；句意：因为让我看到精彩的生活是这么的难以置信，我感谢那位保洁员。根据语境beautiful life精彩的生活，故选B项。
19.19】A考查代词辨析A. yourself你自己；B. you你；C. themselves他们自己；D. them他们；句意：帮你自己一个忙，告诉你所爱的人，他们在你心中的意义重大。Do sb a favor 帮某人一个忙，故选A项。
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考点：故事类短文。
