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B.pay for
C.pay back
D.pay off
My mother really knows how to get others to do what she suggests. Besides my father, her neighbors and even a stranger in a grocery store, has fallen under her 36 .
One day we were shopping in a supermarket. When we were passing by the baby aisle(过道), she 37 a young mother browsing through different brands of powdered milk. Her baby was playing with a toy. My mother 38 babies so she went up to the woman and chatted with her.
My mother is an easy person to like. She has the kindest eyes in the world, so it isn’t 39
to trust her. She 40 with the baby a little bit and told the woman about how I used to be cute at that age, too. They laughed together.
The woman was about to put Brand X Milk Powder in her cart when my mother suggested Brand Y 41 because it obviously had better vitamins. Would you believe the woman actually
42 brands just like that?
She really does know how to influence people. But what about her getting other people to
43 whatever she tells them?
My father and I actually had a long conversation about her 44 on how to influence people. According to my father, my mother is just a really likeable person, and she has 45 been
like that, even when he first met her. Chatting people up is natural for her.
During our conversation, I realized that what my mother has is the 46 to build rapport(亲善) with other people. With rapport comes 47 . People are more likely to be influenced by those who they think understand their viewpoints or share their opinions.
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One day, Raul was miles away from the small ranch (牧场)house in a large valley. Everything seemed to be all right, yet he felt strange and somewhat uneasy. The wind had picked up, and angry, dark clouds 31 across the sky. He could smell the rain coming. And it did. 32 , the lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly 33 Raul. The thunder (雷声) was so loud that he buried his head in his hands and rubbed his eyes. Then he heard it — hoof beats (蹄声). He 34 . There before him stood a tall, white horse. An old man stared down at him from its back.
“Wh-wh-who are y-y-you?” asked Raul. “Oh, my name is Gray Cloud,” the old man answered 35 , “come with me.”
Raul followed on with his horse. A 36 feeling came over him. All 37 them the rain was pouring down, 38 not a drop fell on them. They seemed to be 39 back toward Raul’s home. Raul lost track of time. Then all at once, he found 40 at the ranch gate. The old man turned his horse, waved his hand, and smiled. Lightning flashed again. The old man and his horse were 41 .
Raul’s father ran out across the yard to 42 him. “We have been 43 about you. Are you okay? Hurry. Let’s get in out of the 44 .”
“Wait,” said Raul. “Have you ever heard of an old man called Gray Cloud?”
“Can’t say I … wait. I believe my great-grandfather used to tell stories about a man called Gray Cloud. He died a long time ago. They all say he was 45 by lightning during a terrible thunderstorm. Why do you ask?” At this, Raul was really more shocked than puzzled.
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第三节 完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白
处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.---Eleanor Roosevelt
My home is a place of great beauty and agricultural richness, as well as of war and natural
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disasters.When I was only fourteen years old, I was filled with 21 in spite of the terrible surroundings.The families living here ,who tried to make their living from the land, 22 great losses.
I felt sorry especially for the 23 , but I 24 to be hopeless .I decided that where I was, I could do 25 to help them.I began knocking on every door and saying to each person who 26 my knock, “I know that you are 27 and give the birds that come to your yard a little 28 .Please consider me your bird.Give me only a handful of rice each week when I come to your 29 .I will take it to the temple where it can be given to the 30 children.”
No one seemed to 31 giving me a handful of rice ,even 32 they had little themselves .On Sunday ,I would go to the 33 and give my handfuls of rice to the monks to 34 to the children.
One day ,I came to a house that had 35 to give.I told my story and asked if I could be their bird.The woman called her daughters, and 36 gave me fifty cents, as well as the handful of rice! I began to ask for 37 and rice from the other “ bird feeders”, and they gave them to me.Everyone was happy to be helping those who were suffering, even 38 only this small way.The temple was soon able to help everyone who came to them for food and clothing.
“Consider me your bird.” My 39 idea had not stopped the war, but anyway, it was 40 some peace.
21.A.sorrow B.hope C.comfort D.happiness
22.A.suffered B.survived C.covered D.made
23.A.peasants B.citizens C.villagers D.children
24.A.wanted B.failed C.refused D.stopped
25.A.something B.everything C.anything D.nothing
26.A.said B.replied C.answered D.spoke
27.A.glad B.kind C.rich D.friendly
28.A.water B.money C.nest D.rice
29.A.temple B.room C.door D.garden
30.A.brave B.hungry C.promising D.nervous
31.A.mind B.escape C.practice D.enjoy
32.A.where B.that C.so D.when
33.A.village B.hometown C.temple D.house
34.A.give in B.give up C.give away D.give out
35.A.much B.little C.many D.few
36.A.every B.each C.neither D.none
37.A.help B.clothing C.food D.change
38.A.by B.with C.on D.in
39.A.foolish B.childish C.clever D.useful
40.A.creating B.mending C.developing D.managing