Recently, a business associate and I experienced one of the real challenges in visiting a very large regional shopping centre. How do you find a store when you haven't been to this shopping centre for some considerable period of time?
Well, when we first arrived at the centre and had parked our car, out of the crowd ____ one of the shopping centre security officers. Seizing the opportunity to ____some assistance from someone who would no____ know where the store was located, I approached him and asked for____ . He smiled and ____ that the store was only some 75 metres from where we were standing. Before we could thank him, he ____ , “'However, please allow me to ____ where it is.” We thanked him, but said that there was no ____ , as we would now be able to find it with the help of his directions. His immediate ____ came as a real surprise to us both. “'No, not at all, please ____ me, it is not very far and it is all just part of my job.” As we walked, he asked____ our day had been and then added that it was a very busy day in the centre, ____ because it was school holidays. When we reached the store, we both thanked him for his courtesy and knew his name was Rod.
I am sure Rob's job as a security officer is full of daily ____ with lots of not so good things to____ with, so no doubt doing what he did for us and I am certain many others, is more than ____ the part of his job that makes his day just that more enjoyable and ____ .
There can be ____ better in life than to offer caring and sincere ____ to others and not____ anything in return, however, I am sure that the ____ you receive for a job very well done will never go lost!
1.A. stayed B. appeared C. remained D. stood
2.A. provide B. receive C. seek D. handle
3.A. doubt B. wonder C. idea D. problem
4.A. directions B. explanations C. instructions D. excuses
5.A. thought B. remembered C. informed D. indicated
6.A. answered B. added C. insisted D. stressed
7.A. prove B. remind C. present D. show
8.A. way B. point C. need D. use
9.A. action B. reply C. answer D. step
10.A. follow B. direct C. consult D. help
11.A. what B. where C. how D. when
12.A. mainly B. usually C. mostly D. lately
13.A. memories B. operation C. checks D. challenges
14.A. go B. deal C. help D. live
15.A. popular B. unique C. likely D. special
16.A. amazing B. exciting C. surprising D. rewarding
17.A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything
18.A. greetings B. appreciation C. patience D. service
19.A. order B. pay C. expect D. receive
20.A. comment B. praise C. training D. practice
1. B
2. C
3. A
4. A
5. D
6. B
7. D
8. C
9. B
10. A
11. C
12. A
13. D
14. B
15. C
16. D
17. A
18. D
19. C
20. B
【解析】
本文是一篇记叙文。作者和一位商业伙伴在参观一个非常大的区域购物中心时遇到了一个真正的挑战。如果你已经有相当长一段时间没有去过这个购物中心，你怎么能找到一家商店呢? 作者通过亲身经历感悟到：生活中没有什么比为他人提供关心和真诚的服务而不期待任何回报更好的了，然而，我相信你对一项工作的出色表现所得到的赞扬永远不会消失!
1.考查动词。A. stayed停留；B. appeared出现；C. remained保持；D. stood站立。根据Well, when we first arrived at the centre and had parked our car, out of the crowd ___1___ one of the shopping centre security officers.可知，当我们第一次到达购物中心并把车停好后，人群中出现了一位购物中心的保安。故选B。
2.考查动词。A. provide提供；B. receive收到；C. seek寻找；D. handle处理。根据Seizing the opportunity to ___2___some assistance from someone who would no___3___ know where the store was located, I approached him and asked for___4___ .可知，我抓住这个机会向一个肯定知道这家店的位置的人寻求帮助，我走近他，问他怎么走。故选C。
3.考查名词。A. doubt怀疑；B. wonder想知道；C. idea主意；D. problem问题。根据Seizing the opportunity to ___2___some assistance from someone who would no___3___ know where the store was located, I approached him and asked for___4___ .可知，我抓住这个机会向一个肯定知道这家店的位置的人寻求帮助，我走近他，问他怎么走。故选A。
4.考查名词。A. directions 方向；B. explanations 解释；C. instructions说明； D. excuses借口。根据Seizing the opportunity to ___2___some assistance from someone who would no___3___ know where the store was located, I approached him and asked for___4___ .可知，我抓住这个机会向一个肯定知道这家店的位置的人寻求帮助，我走近他，问他怎么走。故选A。
5.考查动词。A. thought想，认为；B. remembered记得； C. informed告知；D. indicated表明。根据He smiled and ___5___ that the store was only some 75 metres from where we were standing.可知，他笑了笑，表示商店离我们站的地方只有75米。故选D。
6.考查动词。A. answered回答；B. added增加；C. insisted坚持；D. stressed强调。根据Before we could thank him, he ___6___ , “'However, please allow me to ___7___ where it is.”可知，我们还没来得及感谢他，他就补充说:“不过，请允许我告诉你它在哪里。”故选B。
7.考查动词。A. prove证明；B. remind提醒；C. present提出，赠送；D. show展示。根据Before we could thank him, he ___6___ , “'However, please allow me to ___7___ where it is.”可知，我们还没来得及感谢他，他就补充说:“不过，请允许我告诉你它在哪里。”故选D。
8.考查名词。A. way方法；B. point观点；C. need需要；D. use使用。根据We thanked him, but said that there was no ___8___ , as we would now be able to find it with the help of his directions.可知，我们向他道谢，但说没有任何疑问，因为我们现在可以在他的指导下找到它。故选C。
9.考查名词。A. action行动；B. reply回复；C. answer回答；D. step步骤。根据His immediate ___9___ came as a real surprise to us both.可知，他的立即答复使我们两人都大吃一惊。故选B。
10.考查动词。A. follow跟随；B. direct直接；C. consult咨询；D. help帮助。根据“'No, not at all, please ___10___ me, it is not very far and it is all just part of my job.”可知，“‘不，一点也不，请跟我来，它并不是很远，这只是我工作的一部分。’”故选A。
11.考查宾语从句。根据As we walked, he asked___11___ our day had been and then added that it was a very busy day in the centre, ___12___ because it was school holidays.可知，当我们步行时，他问我们今天过得怎么样，然后又补充说，在市中心这一天很忙，主要是因为学校放假。故选C。
12.考查副词。A. mainly主要地；B. usually通常；C. mostly多半地；D. lately近来，最近。根据As we walked, he asked___11___ our day had been and then added that it was a very busy day in the centre, ___12___ because it was school holidays.可知，当我们步行时，他问我们今天过得怎么样，然后又补充说，在市中心这一天很忙，主要是因为学校放假。故选A。
13.考查名词。A. memories记忆；B. operation手术；C. checks支票；D. challenges挑战。根据I am sure Rob's job as a security officer is full of daily ___13___ with lots of not so good things to___14___ with, so no doubt doing what he did for us and I am certain many others, is more than ___15___ the part of his job that makes his day just that more enjoyable and ___16___ .可知，我相信罗布作为安全官员的工作充满了日常的挑战，有很多不好的事情要处理，所以，毫无疑问，做他为我们所做的事，我相信还有很多人，很可能使他的一天更愉快，更有意义是他工作的一部分。故选D。
14.考查动词。A. go去；B. deal处理；C. help帮助；D. live居住。根据I am sure Rob's job as a security officer is full of daily ___13___ with lots of not so good things to___14___ with, so no doubt doing what he did for us and I am certain many others, is more than ___15___ the part of his job that makes his day just that more enjoyable and ___16___ .可知，我相信罗布作为安全官员的工作充满了日常的挑战，有很多不好的事情要处理，所以，毫无疑问，做他为我们所做的事，我相信还有很多人，很可能使他的一天更愉快，更有意义是他工作的一部分。此处deal with处理，故答案为B。
15.考查形容词。A. popular受欢迎的；B. unique独一无二的；C. likely很可能的；D. special特殊的。根据I am sure Rob's job as a security officer is full of daily ___13___ with lots of not so good things to___14___ with, so no doubt doing what he did for us and I am certain many others, is more than ___15___ the part of his job that makes his day just that more enjoyable and ___16___ .可知，我相信罗布作为安全官员的工作充满了日常的挑战，有很多不好的事情要处理，所以，毫无疑问，做他为我们所做的事，我相信还有很多人，很可能使他的一天更愉快，更有意义是他工作的一部分。故选C。
16.考查形容词。A. amazing令人惊异的；B. exciting兴奋的；C. surprising令人惊讶的；D. rewarding值得的。根据I am sure Rob's job as a security officer is full of daily ___13___ with lots of not so good things to___14___ with, so no doubt doing what he did for us and I am certain many others, is more than ___15___ the part of his job that makes his day just that more enjoyable and ___16___ .可知，我相信罗布作为安全官员的工作充满了日常的挑战，有很多不好的事情要处理，所以，毫无疑问，做他为我们所做的事，我相信还有很多人，很可能使他的一天更愉快，更有意义是他工作的一部分。故选D。
17.考查不定代词。A. nothing什么也没有；B. something某事；C. anything任何事情；D. everything每件事情。根据There can be ___17___ better in life than to offer caring and sincere ___18___ to others and not___19___ anything in return, however, I am sure that the ___20___ you receive for a job very well done will never go lost!可知，生活中没有什么比为他人提供关心和真诚的服务而不期待任何回报更好的了，然而，我相信你对一项工作的出色表现所得到的赞扬永远不会消失!故选A。
18.考查名词。A. greetings问候；B. appreciation欣赏；C. patience耐心； D. service服务。根据There can be ___17___ better in life than to offer caring and sincere ___18___ to others and not___19___ anything in return, however, I am sure that the ___20___ you receive for a job very well done will never go lost!可知，生活中没有什么比为他人提供关心和真诚的服务而不期待任何回报更好的了，然而，我相信你对一项工作的出色表现所得到的赞扬永远不会消失!故选D。
19.考查动词。A. order命令；B. pay支付；C. expect期盼；D. receive收到。根据There can be ___17___ better in life than to offer caring and sincere ___18___ to others and not___19___ anything in return, however, I am sure that the ___20___ you receive for a job very well done will never go lost!可知，生活中没有什么比为他人提供关心和真诚的服务而不期待任何回报更好的了，然而，我相信你对一项工作的出色表现所得到的赞扬永远不会消失!故选C。
20.考查名词。A. comment评论；B. praise称赞；C. training训练；D. practice练习。根据There can be ___17___ better in life than to offer caring and sincere ___18___ to others and not___19___ anything in return, however, I am sure that the ___20___ you receive for a job very well done will never go lost!可知，生活中没有什么比为他人提供关心和真诚的服务而不期待任何回报更好的了，然而，我相信你对一项工作的出色表现所得到的赞扬永远不会消失!故选B。
