Question

Years ago, I had the opportunity to conduct a seminar. This was a motivational one basically designed to     people in changing their lives,     their personal barriers in life.

It was always     to meet the seminar attendees. Some of them couldn’t wait to get started, others were     about what they would get for their money, and others attended     often being forced by pressure.

This last group was always the most         to work with. They sit there with      crossed, rarely participating in any of the specific exercises meant to help them build positive behaviors to     old habits and thoughts.

In the end, I started to look through the evaluations paying particular attention to find the form submitted by one of the attendees who had seemingly     less attentiveness. To my disappointment, in this     , there was no form. I left that day thinking that I had     this person.

As I     my preparation for the next seminar afterwards, one day I received a phone call —it was the     attendee who had not submitted the evaluation form! My immediate     was to prepare for a request for a total refund(退款).

It was not the case,     . He took his time to tell me how much the seminar had already helped him change his ways, and how much more comfortable he was with himself now that he knew how to overcome his own personal barriers     success both personally and professionally. I was surprised and glad to be     to him.

Actually we all have power to affect the     of others, but this power can also be negative if you use it wrongly or improperly. Power — you all have it — use it     because you never know what impact you have on other people even when you think     .

1.A.rescueB.assistC.sponsorD.treat

2.A.breaking downB.working againstC.breaking throughD.working out

3.A.fascinatingB.frighteningC.incredibleD.mysterious

4.A.consciousB.explicitC.roundaboutD.skeptical

5.A.willinglyB.reluctantlyC.voluntarilyD.naturally

6.A.inspiringB.daringC.challengingD.shocking

7.A.handsB.wrinklesC.smilesD.arms

8.A.impress B.conquerC.twistD.spin

9.A.displayedB.paidC.clarifiedD.requested

10.A.courtB.caseC.guiltD.generation

11.A.succeededB.managedC.anticipatedD.failed

12.A.went aboutB.turned overC.put awayD.set off

13.A.arbitraryB.boredC.veryD.suspected

14.A.reactionB.feelingC.effortD.mind

15.A.butB.althoughC.thoughD.while

16.A.toB.beyondC.oppositeD.against

17.A.hopefulB.helpfulC.handyD.holy

18.A.gesturesB.functionsC.emotionsD.behaviors

19.A.wiselyB.foolishlyC.regularlyD.regularly

20.A.additionallyB.alikeC.otherwiseD.overall

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.B

11.D

12.A

13.C

14.A

15.C

16.A

17.B

18.D

19.A

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇记叙文。讲述的是许多年前，作者有机会主持一个研讨会。研讨会的目的是帮助改变人们的生活，克服生活中的困难。由一个小组的的成员参加的积极性不高，其中一名参加者甚至没有填写活动所用的表格。在这之后，这名参加者打电话给作者表达自己的谢意，感谢作者主持的研讨会帮助参加者克服困难。我们要相信个人的力量并且正确德使用。

1.B考察动词。A. rescue 拯救；B. assist 帮助；C. sponsor 赞助；D. treat 对待；由下文rarely participating in any of the specific exercises meant to help them build positive behaviors可知作者在帮助参加研讨会的人们。故选B。

2.2】C考察动词词组。A. breaking down 镇压；B. working against 竭力反对；C. breaking through 突破；D. working out 解决；根据下文overcome his own personal barriers 可知，研讨会的目的是帮助突破人生的障碍。故选C。

3.3】A考察形容词。A. fascinating迷人的； B. frightening令人恐惧的 ；C. incredible 难以置信的；D. mysterious 神秘的；根据下文Some of them couldn’t wait to get started可知有些人迫不及待的等待着研讨会的开始。作者觉得见到研讨会的参加者是令人神往的。故选A。

4.4】D考察形容词。A. conscious有意识的； B. explicit 直接的；C. roundabout绕道的，迂回的； D. skeptical 怀疑的；根据下文Some of them couldn’t wait to get started可知有些人迫不及待的等待着研讨会的开始。有些人在怀疑他们付了钱能得到什么。故选D。

5.5】B考察副词。A. willingly乐意地； B. reluctantly 勉强地；C. voluntarily 自愿地；D. naturally 自然地；由下文 being forced by pressure.可知有些人由于倍感压力而勉强地参加了研讨会。故选B。

6.6】C考察形容词。A. inspiring令人振奋的，鼓舞人心的 ；B. daring勇敢的，大胆的；C. challenging 有挑战性的；D. shocking令人震惊的；由下文 rarely participating in any of the

specific exercises 可知最后一组的人几乎不参加任何具体的活动，这对作者来说有很大的挑战性。故选C。

7.7】D考察名词。A. hands手掌； B. wrinkles皱纹； C. smiles 微笑；D. arms 手臂；固定搭配with arms crossed双手交叉。故选D。

8.8】B考察动词。A. impress 给…留下印象；B. conquer战胜； C. twist 扭曲；D. spin (使)旋转；疾驰；由语境可知作者要帮助他们克服以前的习惯和思维。故选B。

9.9】A考察动词。A. displayed显示，表示；B. paid支付； C. clarified 澄清；D. requested 要求；由情理可知其中一名参加者似乎没有表现出很高的参与性。故选A。

10.0】B考察名词。A. court 庭院；B. case案子； C. guilt 愧疚的；D. generation代，产生；固定搭配in this case在这种情况下。故选B。

11.1】D考察动词。A. succeeded 成功过；B. managed设法做成； C. anticipated预期； D. failed失败；由下文attendee who had not submitted the evaluation form可知这名参加者没有交表格，作作者觉得自己很失败。故选D。

12.2】A考察动词词组。A. went about着手做，处理，四处走动过； B. turned over滚动，周转，移交； C. put away 收拾，放好，储存；D. set off出发，抵消；由下文my preparation

for the next seminar afterwards可知我在着手准备下一场研讨会。故选A。

13.3】C考察形容词。A. arbitrary 随意的；B. bored 无聊的；C. very 十分；D. suspected 可疑的，嫌疑的；由it was the attendee who可知，it was…who表示强调，very也表示强调。故选C。

14.4】A考察名词。A. reaction 反映；B. feeling 感觉；C. effort努力； D. mind意见；由语境可知我的第一反应就是准备接受全额退款的要求。故选A。

15.5】C考察连词。A. but但是； B. although虽然； C. though 即使；D. while与…相比；although在句中都放在句首，句中。Though放在句首和句中，though若要强调语势时，可将位置移后。故选C。

16.6】A考察介词。A. to 对于，为了；B. beyond 超过；C. opposite 相反；D. against反对，违背；由语境可知他知道如何去克服自己的困难获得成功。故选A。

17.7】B考察形容词。A. hopeful有希望的； B. helpful 有帮助的，有用的；C. handy方便的，手边的，灵巧的； D. holy 神圣的；由下文 how much the seminar had already helped him

change his ways可知这位参加者十分感谢作者，作者没想到自己对这位参加者这么有帮助。故选B。

18.8】D 考察名词。A. gestures 手势；B. functions 功能；C. emotions 表情；D. behaviors行为；由上文 how to overcome his own personal barriers可知每个人都有影响他人行为的力量。故选D。

19.9】A 考察副词。A.wisely 明智地；B. foolishly愚蠢地； C. regularly有规律地； D. constantly持续不断地；由上文but this power can also be negative if you use it wrongly or

improperly.可知只有正确的使用力量才能产生积极的效果。故选A。

20.20】C考察副词。A. additionally 附加地；B. alike相似的； C. otherwise 否则，不同地，在不同方面；D. overall整体上说；由上文的事例可知，你不会知道你对其他人会产生什么样的影响。故选C。

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