Question

It was the end of my first day as waitress in a busy New York restaurant.My cap had gone away，and my feet were ____.The loaded plates I carried ____ to be heavier and heavier.Tired and discouraged，I wasn’t able to do anything ____.As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice­cream ____ a dozen times，I was ready to stop.Then the father ____ at me as he handed me my tip.“Well done，”he said，“you’ve ____ us really well.” Suddenly my tiredness ____.I smiled back，and later，when the ____ asked me how I’d like my first day，I said，“Fun！” Those few words of praise had ____ everything.Praise is like ____ to the human spirit；we cannot grow without it.And ___，while most of us are only too ____ to apply to others the cold wind of criticism，we are ___ to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise.Why—when one word of praise can bring such ____？

It is strange how chary(吝啬的) we are about praising.Perhaps it’s ____ few of us know how to accept it.It’s ____ rewarding to give praise in areas in which ___ generally goes unnoticed or unmentioned.An artist gets admired for a glorious picture，a cook for a ____ meal.But do you ever tell your laundry manager how pleased you are when the shirts are ____ just right？In fact，to give praise ____ the giver nothing but a moment’s thought and a moment’s effort.

1.A.small  B．painful

C．tough  D．white

2.A.remained  B．looked

C．seemed  D．turned

3.A.happy  B．special

C．strange  D．right

4.A.order  B．price

C．colour  D．shape

5.A.stared  B．smiled

C．called  D．nodded

6.A.talked about  B．looked after

C．depended on  D．thought of

7.A.increased  B．continued

C．disappeared  D．developed

8.A.children  B．manager

C．father  D．friends

9.A.made  B．changed

C．found  D．improved

10.A.heat  B．shadow

C．snowstorm  D．sunlight

11.A.then  B．thus

C．now  D．yet

12.A.ready  B．doubtful

C．satisfied  D．disappointed

13.A.unable  B．unwilling

C．bored  D．anxious

14.A.attention  B．choice

C．pleasure  D．advance

15.A.because  B．when

C．whether  D．that

16.A.finally  B．especially

C．probably  D．fortunately

17.A.effort  B．effect

C．deed  D．feeling

18.A.daily  B．light

C．perfect  D．main

19.A.done B．sold

C．chosen  D．given

20.A.takes  B．leaves

C．offers D．costs

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.B

7.C

8.B

9.B

10.D

11.D

12.A

13.B

14.C

15.A

16.B

17.A

18.C

19.A

20.D

【解析】

1.

解析 经过在饭店一天的辛苦劳动，作者的帽子掉了，脚也酸痛(painful)。

2.2】 C

解析 由前两句和后一句可知，作者已经很累了。不是盛满菜的盘子越来越重，而是作者感觉它们越来越重。seem好像，似乎，符合语境。

3.3】 D

解析 作者由于劳累，事情都做不好了。

4.4】 A

解析 由句意可知，孩子们不断地更换想点的冰激凌的品种。

5.5】 B

解析 根据下文“I smiled back...”可知，他应该是朝作者微笑。stare at凝视；call at拜访；nod at朝……点头。

6.6】 B

解析 他们是顾客，而作者是服务生，二者是照顾(looked after)与被照顾的关系。

7.7】 C

解析 因为受到了赞扬，作者的疲劳感消失了(disappeared)。

8.8】 B

解析 根据语境可知，应是经理(manager)问起作者第一天上班的感受。

9.9】 B

解析 赞扬的话让作者的疲劳感消失，可知这些话改变了(changed)一切。

10.0】 D

解析 根据下文的“...give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise.”可知，赞扬就像阳光一样温暖着我们的心。

11.1】D

解析 根据空格后面的句意“我们大多数人都总是批评别人而不是赞扬”可知，此处与前句构成转折关系。

12.2】 A

解析 然而我们大多数人总是爱批评别人。be ready to do sth有“情愿/急于做某事”之意，符合语境。

13.3】 B

解析 根据下一段的首句“It is strange how chary(吝啬的) we are about praising.”可知，我们总是不愿意给我们的伙伴赞美之辞。

14.4】 C

解析 根据上文可知，一句赞美的话可以带给别人很大的快乐(pleasure)。

15.5】A

解析 此句用perhaps引出“It is strange...about praising.”的原因，“few of us know how to accept it”是作者揣摩这种现象的原因。

16.6】 B

解析 根据下文可知，在一些努力通常不被注意和提及的领域给予赞扬尤其有意义。especially尤其；finally最后；probably很可能地；fortunately幸运地。

17.7】A

解析 根据上面叙述的作者的打工经历可知，这里指的是劳动或者努力(effort)。

18.8】 C

解析 与上句的a glorious picture相对应。perfect完美的，符合语境。

19.9】 A

解析 洗衣店把衣服洗干净。

20.20】 D

解析 由句意可知，赞扬别人并不需要称赞者花费(costs)什么，除了片刻的思考和努力。