Question

    When I got home the other day, I found a lovely red envelope(信封) waiting for me. It was a note from a friend of mine, congratulating(祝贺) me on my new book. It was _______ unexpected and joyful.

In a _______ world where everyone is too rushed for everything, here are some ways that you can be a more wonderful human:

Rediscover snail mail

And not just for life’s big events. Consider _______ ones you can stick a stamp on and send love toward. Maybe someone lost their dog, and you want to express your _______. Maybe a classmate did something brave, and you want to show gratefulness or thanks.

Smile and dial

When was the last time you _______ someone to wish them a happy birthday, to get well or to say thank you? Text messages are great. But when someone picks up the phone, you hear their voice and can share a laugh (or even a cry) together, and it _______ an emoji(表情符号) any day of the week.

Ask someone their goals + give a little something

Ask someone about their goals for the year is a very generous act. This kind of question goes _______surface(表面的) conversation and leads you to really get to know a person. Ask just out of curiosity.

Besides, give them something that might help them: a book, a connection, or even just a few words of _______.

Share your blessings

I made a promise earlier this year to give a little money every month to charity. I _______ myself often of something that Anne Frank wrote: “How wonderful it is that ________ need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” The power’s always ours.

1.A.completely B.carefully C.correctly D.peacefully

2.A.lazy B.busy C.crazy D.silly

3.A.luckier B.better C.smaller D.stranger

4.A.sadness B.carelessness C.happiness D.illness

5.A.asked B.told C.mistake D.called

6.A.loses B.shuts C.steals D.beats

7.A.through B.beyond C.across D.for

8.A.encouragement B.development C.government D.instrument

9.A.reach B.record C.remind D.remember

10.A.everybody B.nobody C.anybody D.somebody

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.D

6.D

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.B

【解析】

这是一篇说明文，作者给读者介绍几种然自己更完美人类的方式：重新发现普通邮件的美妙；微笑和打电话；问某个人他们的目标和给一些对他们有益的东西以及分享你的祝福。

1.

句意：它完全是出人意料的和令人愉快的。

completely完全地；carefully仔细地；correctly正确地；peacefully和平地。此处用副词completely修饰形容词unexpected和joyful，表示“完全地”。故选A。

2.

句意：在一个忙碌的世界里每个人都为了每件事太匆忙。

lazy懒的；busy忙的；crazy疯狂的；silly愚蠢的。根据“too rushed for everything”可知此处用形容词busy,表示“忙碌的”。故选B。

3.

句意：考虑到更小的事件，你能贴邮票或者发出你的爱来进行普通邮寄。

luckier更幸运的；better更好的；smaller更小的；stranger更奇怪的。根据“not just for life’s big events”不要只是考虑到生活中的大事件，可知此处用smaller表示“小一点的”。故选C。

4.

句意：可能是某人失去了狗，你想表达你的伤心。

sadness悲伤；carelessness不小心；happiness幸福；illness疾病。根据“someone lost their dog”可知此处用名词sadness表示“伤心”。故选A。

5.

句意：什么时候是你最后一次打电话给某人祝他生日快乐，祝他康复或者说谢谢他？

asked问；told告诉；mistake犯错；called打电话。根据“dial”可知此处表达“打电话”。故选D。

6.

句意：但是当某人拿起电话，你听到他们的声音，能一起分享笑声或者哭泣，它能打败一周任何一天的表情符号。

loses失去；shuts关闭；steals偷；beats打败。根据“Text messages are great”以及“when someone picks up the phone”可知此处表达打电话比发信息更好，此处it指代的是打电话，emoji指代的是发信息，用动词beat。故选D。

7.

句意：这种问题超过表面的谈话，引导你真的开始了解一个人。

through通过；beyond超过；across通过；for为了。此处用动词短语go beyond表示“超过”。故选B。

8.

句意：除此以外，给他们一些可能帮助他们的东西：一本书，一个连接，或者甚至只是几句鼓励的言语。

encouragement鼓励；development发展；government政府；instrument器具。根据“might help them”可知此处表达“鼓励的话”。故选A。

9.

句意：我经常提醒我自己安妮弗兰克所说的话：“人们不需要等待就可以改善这个世界，这是多么美好。”

reach达到；record记录；remind提醒；remember记住。此处用的是动词短语remind sb. of sth.表示“提醒某人某事”。故选C。

10.

句意：我经常提醒我自己安妮弗兰克所说的话：“人们不需要等待就可以改善这个世界，这是多么美好。”

everybody每个人；nobody没有人；anybody某个人；somebody某个人。根据“wonderful”可知此处表达的是“没有人需要等待”，用不定代词nobody。故选B。