题目内容
16.I would like to say something about my first volunteer job when I (61)was(be) a freshman and what I have learned from that.It was at a local library.I put books in order,registered(登记) the books(62)borrowed(borrow) and returned by people,and collected material during work hours.(63)Though/Althoughit was a boring job,it taught me a lot.I did realize that only by working(64)carefully(careful) can we get the library to be managed properly.I was the only volunteer(65)thatbecame paid due to my hard work and a work experience program at school.Although the pay wasn't high and the work was hard (66)done(do),I thought it worthwhile.On the last day in the library,Mr Wang,who was one of the best (67)bosses(boss) I had ever seen,threw us a(68)surprising(surprise)party.Then the whole library staff signed us card and gave us lots of other gifts.All of us at the party enjoyed (69)ourselves(us) that day,and I was very proud (70)ofthe experience.
分析 本文作者主要具体介绍了自己在上大一时,所做的第一份志愿工作及其收获.
解答 答案:
61.was 考查时态 根据下文使用了一般过去时可知,此处介绍的是作者过去在上大一的时候发生的事情,故用was.
62.borrowed 考查过去分词 此处与returned一起在句中作后置定语,修饰名词the books;故二者在形式上应保持一致,故用borrowed.
63.Though/Although 考查句意理解以及从属连词 本句的意思是:虽然这是一份枯燥的工作,但它却教会了我很多;此处用来引导让步状语从句,故用Though/Although.
64.carefully 考查副词 此处用来修饰动词work,故用副词carefully.
65.that 考查关系代词 本句为定语从句;由于此处的先行词volunteer被the only所修饰,并且在该从句中作主语,故用关系代词that.
66.done 考查被动语态 此处用在助动词was之后,在句中作谓语;由于动词do与主语 the work 构成被动关系,故用一般过去时态的被动语态;故用done.
67.bosses 考查名词的单复数 此处指的是:许多最好的老板(之一);故用复数名词bosses.
68.surprising 考查现在分词 此处在句中作定语,修饰表示物的名词party;意为:令人吃惊的派对;故用现在分词surprising.
69.ourselves 考查固定短语 enjoy oneself/oneselves意为:过得愉快;此处指的是:我们所有的人在聚会上都很开心;故用ourselves.
70.of 考查固定短语 be proud of意为:自豪,高兴;以…而骄傲;故用of.
点评 语法填空主要考查了各种语法知识在短文中的具体运用.做本题时,需要在正确理解短文的前提下,逐句分析句意以及所考查到的语法现象;因此在平时的学习中,应熟练掌握各种语法知识,其中包括词法,句法,各种时态语态以及虚拟语气等.
Every year,the station takes requests for Christmas wishes,helping to(39)Ca select few.The station brought in David and(40)Dhim by saying they had received a(41)A from his wife.
"When you are in(42)B of this letter,I will have already lost my battle to(43)D,"Brenda wrote."I told my(44)Conce my loving husband David had moved on in his life and had met someone to(45)A his life with again,to mail this letter to all of you at the station."
Brenda's first(46)Bwas a day of pampering(娇宠) for David's new(47)A,Jayne Abraham,who he met in October 2012."She deserves it,being a(48)Dto all those boys,"Brenda wrote."Make her(49)Cand let her know her efforts are truly(50)Bfrom me."
Brenda also asked for a"magical trip"for the(51)A,and lastly,a night out full of drinks,food,and fun for the cancer doctors at the Hospital where she was(52)B.
"We've been doing the Christmas Wish program for 20-plus years.We've never received a(53)Alike this,ever,"station manager Scott Allen said.
All three of Brenda's wishes were fulfilled with the help of the(54)Cand local sponsors(资助者),who sent the family of eight to Disney World."There wasn't a(55)B eye in the room when we got the letter,"Allen said."It really inspired(激励) us to do something for her."
| 36.A.died | B.retired | C.was killed | D.was ill |
| 37.A.stop | B.manage | C.hurry | D.wait |
| 38.A.soon | B.again | C.easily | D.blindly |
| 39.A.sell | B.reduce | C.realize | D.break |
| 40.A.praised | B.criticized | C.pushed | D.surprised |
| 41.A.letter | B.message | C.gift | D.kiss |
| 42.A.hope | B.receipt | C.possession | D.need |
| 43.A.money | B.exams | C.career | D.cancer |
| 44.A.teacher | B.student | C.friend | D.doctor |
| 45.A.share | B.change | C.save | D.devote |
| 46.A.question | B.request | C.time | D.line |
| 47.A.love | B.child | C.secretary | D.colleague |
| 48.A.star | B.leader | C.cook | D.stepmother |
| 49.A.cry | B.laugh | C.smile | D.understand |
| 50.A.paid | B.appreciated | C.controlled | D.rewarded |
| 51.A.family | B.new couple | C.bride | D.children |
| 52.A.born | B.treated | C.arrested | D.hurt |
| 53.A.wish | B.call | C.visit | D.reply |
| 54.A.strangers | B.neighbours | C.station | D.government |
| 55.A.wet | B.dry | C.sharp | D.blind |
| A. | collect | B. | being collected | C. | collecting | D. | to collect |
It's strange how mean we are about praising.Perhaps it's because few of us know how to accept praise gracefully.Instead,we are embarrassed and ignore the words we are really so glad to hear.Because of this defensive reaction,direct praise is surprisingly difficult to give.
Do you ever go into a house and say,"What a tidy room!"Hardly anybody does.That's why housework is considered such a boring job.Shakespeare said,"Our praises are our wages."Since so often praise is the only wage a housewife receives,surely she is worthy of praise.
Mothers know naturally that for children an ounce of praise is worth a pound of scolding.Still,we are unaware of children's small achievements and we seldom apply the rule.One day I was criticizing my children for quarrelling."Can you never play peacefully?"I shouted.Susanna looked at me confused."Of course I can,"she said."But you don't notice us when we do."
Teachers agree about the value of praise."I believe that a student knows when he has handed in something above his usual standard,"writes a teacher,"and that he is hungry for a brief comment in the margin to show him that the teacher is aware of it,too."
Behavioral scientists have done countless experiments to prove that people have a tendency to repeat an act which has been immediately followed by a pleasant result.In one such experiment,a number of schoolchildren were divided into three groups and given arithmetic tests daily for five days.One group was constantly praised for its previous performance; another group was criticized; the third was ignored.Not surprisingly,those who were praised improved dramatically.Those who were criticized improved,too,but not so much.And the scores of the children who were ignored hardly improved at all.Interestingly,the brightest children were helped just as much by criticism as by praise,but the less able children,who reacted badly to criticism,needed praise the most.
To give praise costs the giver nothing but a moment's thought and a moment's effort-perhaps a quick phone call to pass on good comments,or write an appreciative letter.It is such a small investment-and yet consider the results it may produce.We will not only bring joy into other people's lives,but also,very often,added happiness into our room."I can live for two months on a good compliment."said Mark Twain.
Title:Profits of Praise
| Theme | (71)Compared with criticism,praise should be valued and appreciated more. |
| (72)Reasons for unwillingness to give praise | We feel embarrassed and ignore the words pleasant to our ears rather than accept them gracefully. We have (73)difficulty/trouble/problems giving direct praise because of our so-called defensive reaction. |
| Importance of praise in some cases | A housewife(74)deserves to be praised for her sacrifices and devotion. A mother is supposed to be (75)aware of their children's small achievements and apply the rule of giving praise. A student waits hungrily for a good comment from his teacher when he hands in his homework above his usual standard. |
| Findings of experiments on profits of praise | Everybody(76)tends to repeat an act if praised more often. Those who receive (77)constant praise have made dramatic improvement. Unlike brilliant children,less able children (78)reacting/responding badly to criticism need praise the most. |
| (79)Conclusion/Summary | It (80)effort to make a moment's thought and effort to pass on good comments,for it brings added joy and happiness to our lives as well as others'. |
The biggest difference is that blogging is much more(39)Bthan a diary.Usually,a teenager treats her diary like a book full of(40)Dthat she does not want to(41)B.
It's interesting that someone who writes in a blog(42)Aa diary will probably write nearly the same information.I have a little sister,and sometimes I go online to read her(43)A.She writes about things like waking up early for swimming practice and not studying enough for her chemistry test.(44)CI was at her age,I wrote about the same things,but(45)Ain my diary.Then,after I had finished writing,I would hide my diary in a secret place because I was(46)Dthat my sister might read it!
The bigget(47)Awith blogging is that anyone can read what you write.If I was angry with a friend during high school and wrote something(48)Cabout her in my diary,she would never know.(49)B,if my sister ever wrote something bad about a friend,that friend(50)D read her blog and get angry.
There are also(51)Dto blogging,of course.If I was feeling sad one day and wrote in my diary,"Nobody cares about me."(52)Bwould know about it.However,if my sister wrote the same sentence in her blog,her best friends would(53)Crespond and tell her how much they(54)Aher.Blogs help people stay in(55)Bwith their friends and to hear what the people around them are doing.
| 36.A.the same | B.troublesome | C.difficult | D.daily |
| 37.A.familiar | B.special | C.similar | D.different |
| 38.A.a personal | B.an ordinary | C.a common | D.a traditional |
| 39.A.attractive | B.public | C.convenient | D.quick |
| 40.A.thoughts | B.puzzles | C.mysteries | D.secrets |
| 41.A.tell | B.share | C.publish | D.solve |
| 42.A.instead of | B.as well as | C.in favour of | D.in spite of |
| 43.A.blog | B.diary | C.report | D.web |
| 44.A.Although | B.Since | C.When | D.Because |
| 45.A.only | B.already | C.still | D.never |
| 46.A.angry | B.hopeless | C.glad | D.worried |
| 47.A.problem | B.doubt | C.trouble | D.mistake |
| 48.A.hard | B.wrong | C.mean | D.funny |
| 49.A.Besides | B.However | C.Therefore | D.Then |
| 50.A.should | B.will | C.must | D.might |
| 51.A.reasons | B.disadvantages | C.shortcomings | D.advantages |
| 52.A.everyone | B.no one | C.anyone | D.someone |
| 53.A.happily | B.especially | C.quickly | D.immediately |
| 54.A.like | B.miss | C.need | D.help |
| 55.A.friendship | B.touch | C.debate | D.mind |