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It surprised me—every time I saw Joe,he was smiling. It didn’t ____ whether he had to stop at a stop light,or if he were the seventh person in ____ at the bank,and the service stopped just before he got there. Joe ___ smiled. It made me wonder why he seemed so ____ every day.

Having observed Joe with other people,I ____ something else also. Joe asked people how they were doing,and really seemed to listen to their ____.If someone were hurting,he had ____ for him and kind words,and offered to ____ in any way he could.

It made me think...What if I tried to smile more?A(n) ____ of sorts began when I went to the grocery store. I smiled as I went up and down the aisles...and people I didn’t even ____ smiled back at me. Some even ____!The little kid in the cart(购物车) who was giving his mother a ____ time saw me smile and ____ talking...and,you guessed it.He made a shy little attempt at a smile. The man in the handicapped(残疾的) cart ____ a person to reach something...I could get that for him. The smile even transferred over to him,and he ____me.

As I drove home,I was smiling. I ____ what I had just learned,and when

someone passed me and gave me a(n) ____,I smiled at him. He looked puzzled.

Now I know a smile is a small thing,but what if we were all to try to smile a few more times each day?I couldn’t believe how ____ I felt. Nothing in my life had changed,____ maybe it had. For what I learned was that such a small thing could ____ not only my spirits,but those around me as well.

1.A. work B.happen C.matter D. last

2.A.order B.debt C.hand D.line

3.A. always B.eventually C.immediately D.still

4.A. naughty B.happy C.active D.Humorous

5.A. decided B.judged C.noticed D.considered

6.A. answers B.complaints C.excuses D.comments

7.A. guidance B.respect C.sympathy D.protection

8.A. perform B.attempt C.bother D.help

9.A. experiment B.life C.project D.program

10.A. meet B.touch C.know D.contact

11.A. glared B.greeted C.approached D.escaped

12.A. spare B.long C.hard D.great

13.A. stopped B.tried C.kept D.enjoyed

14.A. persuaded B.accepted C.supported D.needed

15.A. thanked B.changed C.encouraged D.invited

16.A. worried aboutB.thought about C.talked over D.looked over

17.A. gesture B.address C.call D.ticket

18.A. normal B.great C.reasonable D.complicated

19.A. so B.for C.but D.till

20.A. realize B.admire C.show D.lift

 

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.C

11.B

12.C

13.A

14.D

15.A

16.B

17.A

18.B

19.C

20.D

【解析】

试题分析:作者发现Joe总是微笑面对一切,自己也决定尝试着多对人微笑,惊讶的发现微笑虽然是一件很小的事情,但是能够鼓舞自己和周围的人。

1.考查动词和语境理解。根据首句“Joe微笑面对一切”可知,即使发生对他不利的情况他也感觉无关紧要。matter符合语境。A. work工作B.happen发生;碰巧 C.matter 重要D. last持续,选C。

2.考查名词和语境理解。在银行办理业务一般要排队(in line)等候。A.order 命令B.debt债务C.hand 手 D.line线,队列,选D。

3.考查副词和语境理解。文章开头谈到每次看到Joe的时候他都在微笑着,下文也有提示“...why he seemed so ____ every day.”所以此处填always。Joe总是微笑着。A. always总是 B.eventually 最后C.immediately 马上D.still仍然,选A。

4.考查形容词和语境理解。微笑说明心情愉快,因此此处填happy。A. naughty 淘气的B.happy快乐的C.active 活跃的D.humorous幽默的,选B。

5.考查动词和语境理解。根据下句的描述可知,通过观察Joe与他人交往,作者注意到了一些事情。此处notice也与前面的observe一致。A. decided 决定 B.judged判断 C.noticed 注意到D.considered考虑,选C。

6.考查名词和语境理解。answer与前面的ask对应。问别人问题,且倾听他人的回答。A. answers 回答B.complaints抱怨 C.excuses借口 D.comments评论,选A。

7.考查名词和语境理解。根据“If someone were hurting...”和kind words可知,他应是同情受到伤害的人。have sympathy for...对……同情。A. guidance 指引B.respect 尊重C.sympathy同情 D.protection保护,选C。

8.考查动词和语境理解。Joe是一个有同情心的人,在别人受到伤害时总是帮助(help)别人。A. perform表演B.attempt 尝试C.bother 打扰D.help帮助,选D。

9.考查名词和语境理解。此处的experiment和前面的try相呼应。作者准备尝试着多微笑。A. experiment 实验 B.life 生活C.project 工程D.program项目,选A。

10.考查动词和语境理解。根据上文“...I went to the grocery store.”可知,商店中的很多人应是彼此不认识的。A. meet 见面 B.touch触摸 C.know 知道D.contact联系,选C。

11.考查动词和语境理解。当“我”向不认识的人微笑时,有些人不但还以微笑,甚至和“我”打招呼。greet符合语境。A. glared怒视 B.greeted 问候C.approached接近 D.escaped逃跑,选B。

12.考查形容词和语境理解。根据上下文可知,作者举了一个孩子的例子。又根据下文“He made a shy little attempt at a smile.”可知,他应是正在为难母亲。因此hard符合语境。A. spare 空闲的;多余的B.long长的C.hard 困难的D.great伟大的,选C。

13.考查动词和语境理解。根据下文“He made a shy little attempt at a smile.”可知,小孩应是停止纠缠母亲。A. stopped 停止B.tried 努力C.kept 保持D.enjoyed享受,选A。

14.考查动词和语境理解。轮椅上的残疾人一般是需要别人帮忙拿东西,所以此处填needed。A. persuaded 说服 B.accepted接受 C.supported 支持 D.needed需要,选D。

15.考查动词和语境理解。根据上文“I could get that for him.”可知,他对作者表示感谢。A. thanked 感谢B.changed 改变C.encouraged 鼓励D.invited邀请,选A。

16.考查动词短语和语境理解。经过一番试验后作者在回家的路上开始回忆自己的收获。think about考虑,符合语境。A. worried about 担心B.thought about 考虑 C.talked over谈论 D.looked over仔细检查,选B。

17.考查名词和语境理解。根据常识可知,遇到的人应是相互打招呼,gesture符合语境。A. gesture示意;姿势B.address 地址C.call 电话D.ticket票,选A。

18.考查形容词和语境理解。根据上一段的描述可知,通过这次试验作者感到非常愉快,感觉很好。A. normal 正常的B.great伟大的;好的 C.reasonable 合理的 D.complicated复杂的,选 B。

19.考查连词和语境理解。由空格前“在我的生活中什么也没有发生改变”和空格后“也许改变了什么”可知,前后构成转折关系,故选but。A. so 因此 B.for 因为 C.but 但是D.till直到,选C。

20.考查动词和语境理解。微笑虽然是一件很小的事情,但是能够鼓舞自己和周围的人。A. realize意识到 B.admire 钦佩 C.show展示 D.lift提升,鼓舞,选D。

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