Question

My friend BJ Gallagher once worked as a training manager for a large newspaper, which was more than a hundred years old. The company’s past     had blinded the authorities to the need for change, and they     new ideas and would say “This is the way we’ve always done it.”. As the years went by, BJ grew more and more     with their short-sightedness. Finally, she left the company. But she found that she hadn’t left her     behind when she resigned. She carried it with her, like “rocks in the stomach”.

“I finally decided to     about my experiences and my feelings. I    it would be a good mental health      . I wanted to be rid of that company and those people, once and for all. So I wrote and wrote. It wasn’t just a story that poured out — it was a whole     ! My resentment (怨恨)     my writing. The whole world would know how     they were!”

“What    when the book came out?” I asked BJ.

     “Not much,” she replied, “The newspaper kept doing what it had     done. My feelings didn’t     them one bit, but it took me several more years to finally    my negative emotions. Finally, the time came when I decided to make amends (修正) for the angry things I had said about the company. I     my former boss to dinner and made my     . I told him I was sorry for being so resentful. It was a great healing process for me.”

“What was the     outcome?” I asked her.

“Gratitude,” she replied, “Not only wasn’t I resentful any more, but I was grateful to the company. If I hadn’t had those     experiences, I never would have written a book. And the book became hugely successful — now     in 21 languages. In short, my resentment gave way to gratitude.”

She smiled, “I owe them a debt of thanks for giving me such a great tale to tell.”

Trading resentments for gratitude isn’t always easy. But it’s worth it,      gratitude is a far happier feeling than resentment.

1.A. skill       B. management     C. success   D. business

2.A. resisted      B. got       C. broke   D. shaped

3.A. moved   B. frustrated      C. excited       D. surprised

4.A. sadness      B. worry       C. doubt     D. anger

5.A. think   B. care       C. write     D. talk

6.A. proved   B. figured      C. concluded  D. agreed

7.A. exercise      B. suggestion      C. lecture        D. theory

8.A. diary   B. lesson       C. accident    D. book

9.A. prevented      B. delayed         C. fueled    D. corrected

10.A. sensitive      B. successful      C. greedy   D. stupid

11.A. happened  B. reported      C. received  D. resulted

12.A. sometimes  B. always          C. recently   D. already

13.A. forgive      B. reward       C. bother   D. cheat

14.A. think of      B. get over         C. pass on      D. look through

15.A. invited   B. called          C. persuaded  D. followed

16.A. promise      B. apology      C. plan   D. decision

17.A. only       B. natural        C. direct       D. final

18.A. useful   B. funny       C. painful    D. shameful

19.A. finished      B. edited       C. read        D. published

20.A. for       B. though       C. but        D. and

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.C

6.B

7.A

8.D

9.C

10.D

11.A

12.B

13.C

14.B

15.A

16.B

17.D

18.C

19.D

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：作者的朋友BJ看不惯公司的一成不变和对新想法、新观念的排斥态度，她选择了辞职。但辞职并没有让她摆脱对公司的怨恨，这种怨恨促使作者写了一本书。后来，BJ选择向原公司道歉，并感激自己的经历让自己在写作方面获得了成功。作者认为，用怨恨换来感激是值得的，这样做能让人更快乐。

1.This is the way we’ve always done it.”和第四行“their short-sightedness”可知，公司的管理层被过去的成功蒙蔽了双眼，他们变得墨守成规，故选C。

2.blinded the authorities to the need for change”可知，公司管理者被成功蒙蔽了双眼，他们不思变通，排斥新的想法，故选A。

3.BJ grew more and more with their short-sightedness作者的朋友BJ对公司短浅的目光越来越失望，故选B。

4.She carried it with her, like “rocks in the stomach”.”可知，BJ辞职辞职时，她没有放下内心的怒气，根据第二段第三行“My resentment (怨恨) my writing.”可知答案，故选D。

5.So I wrote and wrote.”可知，BJ想通过写作来释放内心的不满，故选C。

6.I it would be a good mental health她认为把自己的经历写出来是一种很好的让内心变强大的方法，故选B。

7.I it would be a good mental health她认为通过写作，能磨练自己的心智，从而使心理变得更健康，故选A。

8.when the book came out?”可知，BJ认为她写的是一本书，而不仅仅是一个故事，故选D。

9.My resentment (怨恨) my writing.作者对原来公司的怨恨激发了她写作的动机，故选C。

10. 考查形容词辨析。A敏感的；B成功的；C贪婪的；D愚蠢的。The whole world would know how they were!全世界都将会知道那些人有多么的愚蠢，根据上一段可知，公司不懂得变通，不听取新的想法，故选D。

11.“Not much,” she replied, “The newspaper kept doing what it had done.”可知，公司还是按照原来的套路在运转，没有太大的影响，由此可知，作者问BJ新书出版后是否发生了什么变化，故选A。

12.The newspaper kept doing what it had done.公司还是按照原来的思想在运作，故选B。

13.My feelings didn’t them one bit她的情感并未给他们带去麻烦，故选C。

14.but it took me several more years to finally 34 my negative emotions她又花了几年才克服了自己的负面情绪，故选B。

15.my former boss to dinner ”可知，BJ邀请原公司的老板吃饭，故选A。

16.decided to make amends (修正) for the angry things”可知，作者决定为自己说的话道歉，make one’s apology道歉，故选B。

17.“What was the outcome?” I asked her.作者问BJ最后的结果怎样，故选D。

18.My resentment (怨恨)...my negative emotions...the angry things I had said”可知，作者以前的经历是痛苦的，故选C。

19.now in 21 languages那本书现在已经被翻译成了21种语言并出版发行，故选D。

20.But it’s worth it, gratitude is a far happier feeling than resentment用怨恨交换感激并非易事，但这样做是值得的，因为感激之情比怨恨能带给人更多的快乐，故选A。

考点：故事类短文阅读