Question

Bob was a life insurance salesman. Try   he might, he was still unable to get a couple to sign up for a policy. “I certainly don’t want to frighten you into a     ” he announced, standing up to     . How     he be successful in his post?

  People can be     by many different means. Fear is the common one.     many people find that other kinds of motivation are usually      effective in getting more out of those with whom we live and work.

  A twelve-year-old girl took her younger brother, who     from a mental disability, Christmas shopping. As they went into a department store, the     accidentally hit a display, knocking shoes in every     . at that     an angry clerk grabbed the boy by the arm and    , “Pick them up.”

  “No,” the boy screamed in defiance(反抗).

  “Pick them up,” the clerk      .

  “No,” the boy shouted back.

  His older sister began picking up the       . Then the boy started to     . Before long, the boy, his sister and the clerk were      together to put the shoes       in order.

  When they finished, the girl taught the clerk a(n)      lesson with these words: “You have to encourage my brother to do it in action.”

  If you live or work with other people, you may benefit from the older sister’s advice. If you want people to respond to you, try encouraging them in action. People prefer      . When you fill people with what they want, you’re      to get what you want out of them.

1.A. however     B. since       C. as          D. in spite of 

2.A. trouble       B. sale       C. bargain     D. decision

3.A. defend    B. fight          C. leave         D. argue

4.A. could        B. will           C. shall       D. may 

5.A. motivated   B. moved         C. disappointed D. troubled

6.A. Thus     B. But          C. Plus    D. Since

7.A. less        B. more          C. half          D. just

8.A. arose        B. contributed     C. benefited D. suffered

9.A. boy       B. girl           C. clerk      D. salesman

10.A. section   B. direction       C. shelf     D. course

11.A. occasion    B. stage           C. situation    D. point 

12.A. demanded   B. conflicted       C. reminded     D. arranged

13.A. expected    B. commented     C. shouted       D. acquired

14.A. shoes    B. books       C. toys     D. bottles

15.A. cry       B. help           C. complain D. worry

16.A. walking     B. organizing      C. working     D. assisting 

17.A. back        B. up          C. before     D. on

18.A. thoughtful   B. instant       C. cautious      D. complex 

19.A. gift      B. stick        C. honey      D. tears 

20.A. positive     B. likely        C. confident    D. probable

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.A

6.B

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.B

11.D

12.A

13.C

14.A

15.B

16.C

17.A

18.A

19.C

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：鲍勃是一个人寿保险的销售员，但是，无论怎样努力，他都没能成功说服一对夫妇购买保险。有许多方法激励人们，恐惧心理是最常见的一种。其它的方法通常对熟悉的人才有用。

1.Try he might尽管他一再尝试，故选C。

2.I certainly don’t want to frighten you into a 我当然不想威胁你们决定买保险，故选D。

3.standing up to 他边说便站起身离开，故选C。

4.How he be successful in his post?在这个职位上，他怎么可能会成功呢？Could用于疑问句，表示惊讶和怀疑，故选A。

5.many people find that other kinds of motivation are usually可知，这里说的是激发人们的方法，故选A。

6.Fear is the common one.讲的是fear，后面讲的激励方法对熟人有用，而“让别人感到害怕”的这种方法不适用于熟人，前后句表示转折，故选B。

7.other kinds of motivation are usually effective in getting more out of those with whom we live and work其它的激励方法对熟人和同事很有效，故选B。

8.who from a mental disability她弟弟患有心理疾病，suffer from遭受（疾病，痛苦等），故选D。

9.an angry clerk grabbed the boy by the arm可知，那个男孩在捣乱，故选A。

10.

11.at that an angry clerk grabbed the boy by the arm就在那时，一个生气的职员抓住男孩的手臂，at that point在那时，故选D。

12.grabbed the boy by the arm and , “Pick them up.”抓住男孩手臂，要求他把鞋子全部捡起来，故选A。

13.“Pick them up,” the clerk .男孩不停的反抗，那个职员叫道“捡起它们”，故选C。

14.knocking shoes in every 可知，男孩的姐姐在捡鞋子，故选A。

15.Before long, the boy, his sister and the clerk were together to...”可知，男孩开始帮姐姐，故选B。

16.the boy, his sister and the clerk were together to put the shoes in order.男孩，男孩姐姐和职员三人一起工作（指捡鞋子），把鞋子放回原位，故选C。

17.put the shoes in order把鞋子放回原位，put back放回，in order整齐，故选A。

18.the girl taught the clerk a(n) lesson with these words: “You have to encourage my brother to do it in action.”女孩认为那个职员应该用鼓励的话语来让自己的弟弟付诸行动，女孩顾及到了弟弟的心情，想得很周到，故选A。

19.People prefer .相比威胁，人们更愿意接受蜜糖一类美好的东西，gift作“礼物”来讲，是可数名词，故选C。

20.When you fill people with what they want, you’re to get what you want out of them.当你给予他人想要的东西时，他们很可能会回报你，给你想要的东西，能与人连用的只有likely，Sb is likely to do sth，故选B。

考点：故事类短文阅读