Question

Nancy had just got a job as a secretary in a company. Monday was the first day she went to work, so she was very    36   and arrived early.

She    37   the door open and found nobody there. “I am the    38  to arrive.” She thought and came to her desk. She was surprised to find a bunch of   39 on it. They were fresh. She   40  them and they were sweet. She looked around for a    41   to put them in. “ Somebody has sent me flowers the very first day!” she thought   42   . “ But who could it be?” she began to     43   .

The day passed quickly and Nancy did everything with    44    interest. For the following days of the    45   , the first thing Nancy did was to change water for the followers and then    46   her work.

Then came another Monday.    47  she came near her desk she was overjoyed to see a(n)    48   bunch of flowers there. She quickly put them in the vase,   49  the old ones.

The same thing happened again the next Monday. Nancy began to think of ways to find out the     50   .

On Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to hand in a plan to the    51    . She waited for his directives(命令)at his secretary’s    52   . She happened to see on the desk a half-opened notebook, which    53   : “ In order to keep the secretaries    54  , the company has decided that every     55    a bunch of fresh flowers should be put on each secretary’s desk.”

Later, she was told that their general manager was a business management psychologist（心理学家）.

1.	A． depressed B． encouraged C． excited D． surprised

2.	A． turned B． pushed C． knocked D． forced

3.	A． last B． second C． third D． first

4.	A． keys B． grapes C． flowers D． bananas

5.	A． smelled B． ate C． took D． held

6.	A． vase B． room C． glass D． bottle

7.	A． angrily B． quietly C． strangely D． happily

8.	A． seek B． wonder C． Work D． ask

9.	A． low B． little C． great D． general

10.	A． month B． period C． year D． week

11.	A． set about B． set up C． set out D． set off

12.	A． Unless B． When C． Since D．Before

13.	A． old B． red C． blue D． new

14.	A． covering B． demanding C． replacing D． forbidding

15.	A． sender B． receiver C． secretary D． waiter

16.	A． assistant B． colleague C． employee D． manager

17.	A． notebook B． desk C． office D． house

18.	A． said B． written C． printed D． signed

19.	A． at home B． on time C． in high spirits D． in low spirits

20.	A． Sunday morning B． Monday morning C． Monday afternoon D． Tuesday afternoon

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.A

6.A

7.D

8.B

9.C

10.D

11.A

12.B

13.D

14.C

15.A

16.D

17.B

18.A

19.C

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：1.C 考查常识。找到新工作，上班第一天，所有人都会感到很兴奋。

2.B 动词辨析。A转向；B推开；C敲；D强行进入。句意：她推开门，发现里面没有人，她是第一个到办公室的人。

3.D 上下文串联。根据上句，办公室里一个人也没有，说明她是第一个上班的。

4.C 上下文串联。根据下文可知美国星期一，每个秘书都会收到一束鲜花。

5.A 动词辨析。A闻。B吃；C拿走；D举着。指她闻闻花香。

6.A上下文串联。根据49空前in the vase说明她想找一个花瓶来放花。

7.D 副词辨析。A生气地；B安静地；C奇怪地；D开心地。收到了鲜花，她开心地想，她想知道会是谁送的呢？

8.B动词辨析。A寻找；B想知道；C工作；D问；解析同上。

9.C 上下文串联。工作第一天就收到了鲜花，自然工作兴趣很高。

10.D 词义辨析。A月；B期间；C年；D周。根据下文可知每周都有新的花送过来，故她在这个星期接下来的每一天中都给花换水。

11.A 短语辨析。A开始；B建设；C出发；D引爆；指每天她都是给花换水以后才开始工作。

12.B 连词辨析。句意：当她走到办公室旁边，看到了一束新花。

13.D 形容词辨析。解析同上。

14.C 动词辨析。A覆盖；B要求；C代替；D禁止；指她用新到的花替换旧花。

15.A 名词辨析。一直有人送花，她应该是在想谁是送花的人。Sender发送者。

16.D 上下文串联。根据下文可知她是去经理办公室送一份计划书，并在经理的秘书的桌子旁边等待经理的指令。

17.B 名词辨析。解析同上。

18.A 动词辨析。Say和read可以表示纸张，布告，通知上所写内容，故A正确。

19.C 词义辨析。A在国内，在家；B准时；C情绪高；D情绪低；根据上下文可知每周一送一束花，让秘书们情绪很高，故C正确。

20.B 上下文串联。根据上文可知是每周一给秘书送花。故B正确。

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