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【题目】阅读下面的短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从短文后各题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中, 选择最佳选项。

Is Started with a Bunch of Anthuriums

My first job out of high school was at a science research center. As a youngster, I was pretty worried by the administrative supervisor（行政主管）. I wished I didn't have to pass her desk every morning. In the first month there, I don't think I ever saw her ______.

I am not sure what encouraged me but one day I decided to bring her flowers. They were bright red anthuriums. As soon as I walked into the office, ______ her the flowers. But then, came the most beautiful smile. It spread across her face slowly and it seemed that the room got a bit ______ too. I remembered my heart pounding out of my chest because I then realized I had certainly not seen her smile before. She ______ me for the flowers and did so every day for as long as the flowers lasted. From then on, she always greeted me with a smile.

Then, it became my ______ to make her smile every day. Some days I'd bring her something I baked, tell a funny story, or invite her to lunch with our colleagues. Then things_____. She began to smile more and talk to people, even when she didn't need to. She just seemed lighter.

Now you would think this ______ was about the administrative supervisor. It's not. It's about how it changed me. I used to be pretty shy but after that day with the anthuriums, I started coming out of my shell too and I learned to smile more. I began to see people ______, you know, actually " seeing" people by looking deeper rather than accepting the superficial（表面的）.

That experience taught me a lesson for life：A loving act of kindness has a beautiful way of helping both the receiver and the giver in ways that we cannot imagine.

【1】A.talkB.smileC.leaveD.stand

【2】A.tookB.sentC.handedD.showed

【3】A.cleanerB.brighterC.darkerD.dirtier

【4】A.waitedB.thankedC.helpedD.greeted

【5】A.workB.turnC.choiceD.duty

【6】A.endedB.startedC.changedD.happened

【7】A.storyB.lessonC.thingD.event

【8】A.separatelyB.clearlyC.carefullyD.differently

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【4】B

【5】D

【6】C

【7】A

【8】D

【解析】

本篇讲述作者如何通过送花等小细节改变主管表面上冰冷的性格，同时也改变自己害羞的性格，从而明白一个道理：一个充满爱心的善举会以我们无法想象的方式帮助接受者和给予者。

【1】句意：在那里的第一个月里，我想我从没见过她微笑。

talk谈话；smile微笑；leave离开；stand站；根据第二段“But then, came the most beautiful smile.”，在作者把花给她时，她露出最美的微笑；由此推断上文指“没见过她笑”；故选B。

【2】句意：我一走进办公室，就把花递给她。

took拿；sent “送给”，强调送出者没有亲自去送； handed将某物（亲手）交给某人，强调“自己亲手去送； showed展示；从文字的表层意思可知“作者亲手把花给了主管”；故选 C。

【3】句意：微笑慢慢地在她脸上蔓延开来，房间似乎也更明亮了。

cleaner更干净；brighter更明亮；darker更黑暗；dirtier更脏；从文字的表层意思推断“主管的微笑让房间的气氛变得更加柔和了，使房间看起来似乎更明亮”；故选 B。

【4】句意：她感谢我送的花……。

waited等候；thanked谢谢； helped帮助；greeted迎接；从文字的表层意思推断空格指“主管感谢我送的花”；thank sb for sth意为“为……感谢……”；故选 B。

【5】句意：然后，让她每天微笑成了我的责任。

work工作；turn轮流；choice选择；duty责任；由上文可知“作者送花让主管开始有了微笑，房间里的氛围也更轻松，推断这让作者心生“让主管保持微笑的责任”；故选D。

【6】句意：后来情况变了。

ended结束；started开始；changed改变；happened发生；根据下文“She began to smile more and talk to people, even when she didn't need to.”，可知 “主管从起先很严肃，到更经常微笑和别人交谈”，推断空格指“事情发生了改变”；故选 C。

【7】句意：现在你会认为这个故事是关于行政主管的。

story故事；lesson功课；thing东西；event事件；由上文的陈述，作者是如何通过送花等一些小细节改变主管冰冷严肃的性格，推断空格指“这是一个关于主管的故事”；故选A。

【8】句意：我开始用不同的角度看人。你知道的，真正从深层次的去“看人”而不是看表面。

separately单独地；clearly清楚地；carefully仔细地；differently不同地；根据下文“actually " seeing" people by looking deeper rather than”可知“要深层次地看人而不是看一个人的表面；推断空格指“用不同的角度看人”故选 D。