4. A. fooled　　 B. helped　 C. taught　　　 D. corrected

答案: D　 指导：此处作者以反问的形式指出：你在“纠正’’别人的时候，别人感激过你吗?correct此处用作动词，意为“纠正”。fooled"欺骗”，helped"帮助”，与“感激’’在逻辑上矛盾；taught"教学”，意义不通。

3. A. consider　　　　　　　 B. appreciate

　 C. understand　　　　　　 D. refuse

答案: B　 指导：appreciate此处意为“感激”。有些人在指出别人 错误的同时，期望别人会“感激”他们。首先refuses!拒绝”在此与作者所表达的意义相反，consider“考虑”，understand“理解”都没有把握好上下文的联系和提示。上文已经提到thank一词。

2. A. unimportant　　　　　　 B. unbelievable

　 C. incorrect　　　　　　　 D. imperfect

答案: C　 指导：由下文“纠iE"别人可知。文章的第一段用以提出问题，有些人老是指出别人的观点、立场等“不对”，因此选incorrect，相当于wrong。其他选项“不重要的”、“不可信的”、“不完美的”都与前后文出现的“纠正"别人在表达的逻辑上不一致。

1. A. show　　　 B. ask　　　 C. prove　　　 D. teach

答案: A　 指导：showsb．sth．“给某人展示……”。此处指有些人总是指出别人的立场、观点等是错误的。show后跟的是how引导的宾语从句。干扰性比较大的是teach，teach。b．ste教(会)某人什么，但后面一般不跟从句。

20.A. given　　 B. sent　　　　　 C. built　　　 D. grown

答案: D　 指导：“长大”与后面的成熟和智慧在逻辑上一致。注意后面“成熟”，“智慧”对前文的限制作用，可排除其他三个选项：“给予”、“发出”和“建造”。

Cloze 2

　　 Many of us spend a great deal of time and energy trying to prove that we are right--and others are wrong. Many people believe that it's their job to　 1　 others how their positions,statements, and points of view are　 2　 , and that in doing so, the person they are correcting is going to somehow　 3　 it, or at least learn something. Wrong!

Think about it. Have you ever been 　4　 by someone arm said to him, "Thank you so much for showing me that l'n wrong and you're right. ' or, has anyone you know ever 　5 　you when you corrected them, or made yourself "right" at their　 6 　? Of course not. The truth is, all of us 　7　 to be corrected. We all want our positions to be　 8 　and understood by others. Being listened to and heard is one of the greatest　 9 of the human heart. And those who learn to 　10　 are the most loved and respected. Those who are in the　 11　 of correcting others are often resented (怨恨) and　 12 　　　

A wonderful way for becoming more peaceful and loving is to practice 　13 　others.

The joy of being right-- give them the glory(荣耀).　 　14 　correcting. When someone says, "I really feel it's important to... ' rather than jumping 　15 　and saying, "No, it's more important to... ' simply let it go and allow their statement to 　16 　. The people in your life will become less defensive and more　 17　 . They will appreciate you more than you could ever have 　18　 . You'll discover the joy of joining in and witnessing (目睹) other people's 　19　 , which is far more re- warding than a battle of egos (自我) . Starting today, let others be"　 20 　",most of the time!

19.A. worries　 B. pains　　　　 C. satisfies　 D. offers

答案: B　 指导：pain此处用作动词，当“使……痛苦”讲。作者认为，有时我们弄清事情的本质是痛苦的事情。由常识和作者的观点可排除其他选项：worry"使……担心”；satisfy"使 ……满足"off"向……提供”。

18.A. sign　　 B. cause　　　　 C. value　　　 D. willingness

答案: A　 指导：sign当“迹象、象征”讲，我们上深思就是进步的象征。理解此处句子的意义，可排除其他选项。cause"起因”；value"价值”；willingness"意愿”。

17.A. since　　 B. although　　　 C. unless　　 D. before

答案: C　 指导：unless引导条件状语从句，说明我们深思、调整思维的重要性。把握句子的逻辑关系，可排除其他选项。 since引导原因状语从句，意为“既然”，引导时间状语从句，意为“从……到现在”；although引导让步状语从句；before引导时间状语从句。

16.A. conclusion　　　　　　　　 B. experience

　 C. lesson　　　　　　　　　　 D. impression

答案: D　 指导：surface things与前面的不去深思在逻辑上一致，说明如果我们仅仅停留在事情的“表面”，我们将一无所获，因为我们往往会被第一“印象”所迷惑、误导。because引导的是原因状语从句，说明我们一无所获的原因，“第一印象”符合逻辑。“第一结论”、“第一经历”、“第一堂课”缺乏逻辑性。

15.A. material B. deep　　　　　 C. surface　　 D. pleasant

答案: C　 指导：surface things意为“表面现象”。从前面“我们如果不思维深刻而且…”可推知，我们满足的是“表面的东西”，因此排除material“物质的”；deep"深层的”；pleasant“令人愉快的”。