It was the end of my first day as a waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cup had gone away, and my feet hurt. The loaded plates I carried seemed to be heavier and heavier. Tired and discouraged, I didn’t seem able to do anything right. As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice-cream order a dozen times, I was ready to stop. Then the father smiled at me as he handed me my tip. “Well done,” he said, “you’ve looked after us really well.” Suddenly my tiredness disappeared. I smiled back, and later, when the manager asked me how I’d like my first day, I said, “Fine!” Those few words of praise had changed everything. Praise is like sunlight to human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it. and yet, most of us are only too ready to apply to others the cold criticism, but are unwilling to give out fellows the warm sunshine of praise. Perhaps that is why one word of praise can bring such pleasure.
It’s strange how chary we are about praising. Perhaps it’s because few of us know how to accept it. It’s especially rewarding to give praise in areas in which effort generally goes unnoticed．An artist gets admired for a glorious picture，a cook for a perfect meal．But do you ever tell your laundry(洗衣店)manager how pleased you are when the shirts are done just right? In fact，to give praise costs the giver nothing but a moment’s thought and a moment’s effort．
60．Which of the following can’t describe the writer’s situation before she got her tip?
A．She was tired． B．She was busy．
C．She was sorry． D．She was confident．
61．According to the passage，which of the following is least likely to be given praise?
A．An artist． B．A cook．
C．A waitress． D．A laundry manager．
62．The underlined word “chary”in Paragraph 2 means
A．cautious B．careful C．unwilling D．greedy
63．What is the best title of the passage?
A．Can You Praise Others? B．Why do You Criticize Others?
C．Be Generous to Give Others Praise! D．Don’t Criticize Others!
Ⅳ．阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
The holiday season can be a very stressful time for many people．Sometimes，we ale too busy to shop for the right gifts for our friends and family．
Besides that，you may hurry，not only to find the right present，but also a parking place for your car．
The people you give gifts to have different interests，and it is hard to go everywhere to fend suitable gifts．Some of the best gifts I have found have been online．This saves me a lot of trouble．I can find the best sports tickets and best event tickets all from my own chair．
There are different types of tickets for sale online．You can buy anything nowadays from concerts to the best sporting events available．You may even find tickets for nearly everyone．
The tickets are colorful，such as the circus，shows for children，or The Sound of Music．These events are fun for the whole family and interesting gifts．
Wherever you live, you can get tickets for just about any city in North America．You won’t have to pay an arm and a leg for the best sports tickets or for superior seats for shows．Sometimes，the tickets can turn out to be cheapen
Tickets make truly nice presents．First of all, you don’t have to walk up and down the store．Secondly, you can usually spend less money．Thirdly, you have a vast of selections when you look for tickets on the Internet．There is always a clever choice online for everyone on your gift list．Want to know more? Crick here!
56．The underlined part “to pay all arm and a leg”means
A．to spend money in buying an arm and a leg
B．to spend time in getting an arm and a leg
C．to be busy driving up and down
D．to be busy watching sports meetings
57．The main purpose of writing the passage is ．
A．to sell the useful and colorful tickets
B．to tell you some kinds of tickets you may buy
C．to buy the tickets online or in shops
D．to introduce a new way to buy presents
58．Which one do you think is the best title of the passage?
A．Ticket—a Nice Present
B．Do No Shopping on Holidays
C．Different Colorful and Useful Tickets
D．How to Buy Tickets in Holidays
59．According to the passage，we are sure that
A．the article comes from a magazine
B．you can buy tickets for your friends in any city
C．we may buy some tickets at a low price sometimes
D．a friend in England may get your ticket-present
III．完形填空(共20小题：每小题1 5分，满分30分)
请阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(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的涂黑。
One day I took my son to the doctor’s for a physical examination and being flu season there were several children there with physical and mental disabilities．Right 36 from us was a man with his son in a wheel chaff．The chair secured the boy who probably couldn’t sit up on his own．They boy 37 very slowly and was severely mentally and physically challenged．But his eyes 38 up when I asked the daddy if I could 39 my son to him．Jeremy had been 40 him and told me he couldn’t talk so I asked the dad if we could 41 him．The dad seemed 42 too so I crossed the room to sit down right by him and asked the boy his 43 ．He said，“Ten”I said，“Hi，Tim, this is Jeremy．”Then I asked，“How old are you，Tim?”He said，“Ten．”While I talked with him I rubbed his leg 44 and I could see he was trying to put his 45 out for me to grab it．The conversation was short but 46 ．The nurse then called them in and the dad 47 me and we said goodbye．
On the way home，I was able to explain to Jeremy that Tim has 48 just like any kid who wants to 49 ．He wants to have friends and experience life and love his family．He doesn’t want to be laughed at or pointed at just 50 he is different．I don’t know if it made a(n) 51 on Jeremy that day，but I feel that it did．We will 52 to speak with whoever comes along our path no matter how 53 they ale from us．Teaching our children not to stare is probably 54 ．But teaching them to shale a 55 with people who ale different is truly remarkable !
36．A．opposite B．above C．among D．across
37．A．spoke B．walked C．ate D．looked
38．A．came B．got C．1it D．pulled
39．A．point B．1ead C．take D．introduce
40．A．running after B．1aughing at C．staring at D．looking after
41．A．meet B．check C．cheer D．help
42．A．interested B．happy C．surprised D．sorry
43．A．condition B．problem C．age D．name
44．A．joyfully B．heavily C．gently D．eagerly
45．A．hand B．foot C．1eg D．head
46．A．simple B．boring C．sweet D．sad
47．A．rewarded B．thanked C．invited D．moved
48．A．troubles B．words C．ideas D．feelings
49．A．疗tin B．standup C．go through D．set out
50．A．once B．but C．because D．so
51．A．message B．impression C．mark D．expression
52．A．decide B．prefer C．continue D．stop
53．A．ugly B．beautiful C．far D．different
54．A．impossible B．normal C．meaningless D．easy
55．A．viewpoint B．toy C．conversation D．1esson
The work is not very profitable cash，but I am getting valuable experience from it．
A．in case of B．in face of C．in terms of D．in addition to
There is no thinking more about the matter．Take it easy．
A．point B．fun C．doubt D．need
一I’d have made a phone call to you， your telephone number．
一That’s all right．What was up then?
A．if I knew B．had I forgotten C．if I hadn’t remembered D．but I forgot
