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　　I do a lot of management training each year for the Circle K Company. Among the topics we 1 in our classes is the 2 of quality employees.

　　 "What has 3 you to stay long enough to become a manager?" I asked.

　　After a while a new manager 4 the question and said slowly, "It was a baseball 5 ."

　　Cynthia said that she 6 to take a Circle K clerk job as an interim (临时的) job 7 she looked for something else. On her second day behind the counter, she received a 8 from her nine-year-old son. Jessie. He needed a baseball glove for Little League. She 9 that as a single woman, 10 was tight, and her first 11 would have to go for paying bills.

　　When Cynthia arrived for work the 12 morning, Patricia, the store manager, handed her a box "I overheard you 13 to your son yesterday," she said, "and I know that it is 14 to explain things to kids. This is a baseball glove for Jessie. I know you have to pay bills before you can buy gloves. You know we can't 15 good people like you as 16 as we would like to, 17 we do care, and I want you to know how 18 you are to us!"

　　The thoughtfulness, empathy (同情) and love of the store manager 19 that people remember more how much an employer 20 than how much he pays.

(1) A．discuss

B．write

C．learn

D．find

(2) A．managing

B．selling

C．keeping

D．seeking

(3) A．made

B．ordered

C．forced

D．caused

(4) A．made

B．took

C．raised

D．replied

(5) A．pole

B．glove

C．hole

D．match

(6) A．ought

B．liked

C．had

D．used

(7) A．when

B．because

C．while

D．though

(8) A．letter

B．call

C．notice

D．present

(9) A．turned out

B．pointed out

C．explained

D．complained

(10) A．work

B．food

C．money

D．clothing

(11) A．bill

B．check

C．day

D．visit

(12) A．last

B．first

C．next

D．past

(13) A．lying

B．talking

C．crying

D．murmuring

(14) A．good

B．easy

C．hard

D．necessary

(15) A．thank

B．use

C．employ

D．pay

(16) A．many

B．early

C．soon

D．much

(17) A．nor

B．but

C．and

D．however

(18) A．kind

B．terrible

C．much

D．important

(19) A．shows

B．insists

C．realizes

D．recognizes

(20) A．needs

B．gets

C．likes

D．cares

Answer 1

答案：A;C;D;B;B;D;C;B;C;C;B;C;B;C;D;D;B;D;A;D
解析：

(1) 从上下文来看，此处指在管理培训课上经常谈论一些话题。discuss"谈论，讨论"。 (2) 从下文Cynthia由于她经理的关心并给她儿子买棒球手套使得她继续留在该公司可知，我们谈论的话题是"留住好员工的问题"。 (3) 由下文可知，Cynthia曾在该公司工作并同时想着找其他工作，不过后来发生的一件事让她在该公司安心工作，并成为一名新经理，故用caused。make sb. do sth."使某人做某事"；force"强迫"；order"命令"。 (4) take the question的字面意思为"接受了这个问题"，即"回答了这个问题"。raise"提出"；reply后接宾语时需加介词to。 (5) 从下文可知是一副棒球手套使她下决心留在这里并努力工作的。 (6) 此处讲述的是她过去在那儿做临时工时的事情，故用used。used to do sth. "过去常常做某事"。 (7) 前面说她在那儿做临时工，后面说她在找其他的事情，故用while表示她当时不稳定的心理。while后可接延续性动词；when后只可接短暂性动词。 (8) 由下文"I overheard you talking to your son yesterday..."可知，此处指的是她接到了儿子的"电话"。 (9) 从14空后的to explain things to kids可知答案。explain"解释"；turn out"结果是"；point out"指出"；complain"抱怨"。 (10) 由后半句可知，儿子要棒球手套，可她却不能给儿子买，因为第一笔工资要用来付账单，可见作为一个单身妇女，钱相对来说很紧张。 (11) check"支票"，此处指第一笔"工资"。bill"账单"；day"日子"；visit"拜访"。 (12) 此处指儿子打电话来的第二天，故用next。 (13) 商店经理无意间听到了Cynthia与儿子打电话的内容，所以他才买了棒球手套。talk to sb."与某人谈话"。 (14) 从上一段最后一句来看，这是她苦口婆心地向儿子解释家中的困难，再由本句后的两句可知，儿子当时非常想要手套，然而向儿子解释这些却很困难，故用hard。 (15) pay此处指"给 (某人) 薪水"。 (16) 句意：你知道像你这样的好人，我们不能想给你多少就给多少。此处指金钱的多少，故用much。 (17) "我们不能想给你多少就给你多少"与"我们确实在乎你"为转折关系，故用but。however"然而"，后需加逗号。 (18) 从上下文知，钱不是最重要的，而关心、同情和爱心才是最重要的。经理旨在让Cynthia明白好员工对他们来说是多么的重要。 (19) thoughtfulness, empathy and love是经理表现出来的，故用show"表明"。insist"坚持"；realize"意识到"；recognize"认出"。 (20) 由Cynthia的亲身经历可知，对于雇员来说，雇主的关心比多给工资要重要得多。