Question

    I've come to the conclusion that I'm rubbish at saying “No”. For example, last Sunday I was sitting at my desk alone, totally ____ in my own business, when a colleague of mine phoned and asked me to get involved in ____ with her. I found myself getting all caught up in her enthusiasm and didn't want to ____ her. So I said “Sure, why not？” and before the call had ____, I found myself agreeing, without giving any ____ whether it was worth doing.

We are both window­shoppers and ___ a whole day in the street. Actually, I hardly have any time to spare because I am very busy ____ my normal job - I've also got a book to write, a business to ____ and a family to look after. And then there are my other projects to ____ - my voluntary work and a couple of other interesting investments that I want to ____. I'm going to have to be more ruthless (无情的) and not just agree to ____ people ask me to get involved in. In other words, I'm going to have to get ____ at saying “No”.Usually I hate saying “No”, because having to disappoint someone usually ____ me. Now I realize ____ I haven't learned to say “No”, I've been feeling very ____.

We had better do what we think is right and what we are ______ to do. Sometimes it does not seem that bad to ______ others. If I focus on the things I ______ want to be involved in, I'll reach a much higher standard and do it quite ______. I'll be enthusiastic and motivated (有积极性) and do something that is good for everyone and everyone will be happy. It'll be a win­win ______. What's not good about that？So sometimes, we have to say “No”.

1.A.experienced B.absorbed C.concerned D.disappointed

2.A.reading B.discussion C.shopping D.travel

3.A.displease B.force C.support D.shock

4.A.explained B.announced C.developed D.ended

5.A.thought B.suggestion C.idea D.question

6.A.lost B.kept C.enjoyed D.wasted

7.A.because of B.regardless of C.apart from D.instead of

8.A.visit B.run C.inspect D.invent

9.A.consider B.fetch C.catch D.enlarge

10.A.take in B.work on C.turn out D.make up

11.A.something B.none C.everything D.either

12.A.further B.cooler C.faster D.better

13.A.attracts B.beats C.upsets D.puzzles

14.A.after B.because C.if D.although

15.A.impressed B.anxious C.merciful D.depressed

16.A.likely B.afraid C.willing D.proud

17.A.join B.refuse C.invite D.choose

18.A.highly B.hardly C.suddenly D.really

19.A.patiently B.well C.seriously D.accidentally

20.A.situation B.environment C.appearance D.spirit

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.A

6.D

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.B

11.C

12.D

13.C

14.B

15.D

16.C

17.B

18.D

19.B

20.A

【解析】

本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，作者是一个不会拒绝别人的人，由陪一个同事逛街而浪费了一整天的宝贵时间这一经历认识到如果我们专注于自己真正想参与的事情，我们会更有热情、做得更好，这对每个人都更好，因此我们要学会适时地拒绝别人。

1.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：上个星期天，我一个人坐在办公桌旁，全神贯注于自己的工作，这时我的一个同事打电话来，让我和她一起去购物。A. experienced富有经验的；B. absorbed一心一意的；C. concerned关心的；D. disappointed感到失望的。根据空前的“I was sitting at my desk alone”可知，我一个人坐在办公桌旁，全神贯注于自己的工作，be absorbed in表示“全神贯注于”，故B项正确。

2.考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. reading阅读；B. discussion讨论； C. shopping购物；D. travel旅行。根据下文中的“We are both window­shoppers”（我俩都是橱窗购物者），因此，她给我打电话叫我和她一起去购物，故C项正确。

3.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我发现自己完全沉浸在她的热情中，我不想让她不悦。所以我说“当然，为什么不呢？”，在通话结束之前，我发现自己同意了，但没有考虑这是否值得。

A. displease使不快；B. force强迫；C. support支持；D. shock使震惊。根据空后的“So I said “Sure, why not？””可知，我不想让她不悦，所以我说“当然，为什么不呢？”，故A项正确。

4.考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. explained解释；B. announced宣布； C. developed发展；D. ended结束。根据空后的“I found myself agreeing, without giving any ___5___ whether it was worth doing.”可知，在通话结束之前，我发现自己同意了，但没有考虑这是否值得，故D项正确。

5.考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. thought思考、考虑；B. suggestion建议；C. idea 主意；D. question问题。根据空后的“whether it was worth doing”可知，我没有考虑这是否值得就同意了，故A项正确。

6.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们都是橱窗购物者（只逛不买），在街上浪费了一整天的时间。A. lost失去；B. kept保留；C. enjoyed享受；D. wasted浪费。根据空前的“We are both window­shoppers”可知，我们都是橱窗购物者，所以在街上浪费了一整天的时间，故D项正确。

7.考查介词短语辨析。句意：事实上，我几乎没有空闲时间，因为我很忙，除了我的正常工作，我还有一本书要写，一个公司要经营，一个家庭要照顾。A. because of由于；B. regardless of不管；C. apart from除了；D. instead of而不是。根据空前的“busy”及空后的“I've also got a book to write, a business to ___8___ and a family to look after.”可知，我很忙，除了正常工作之外，我还有一本书要写，一个公司要经营，一个家庭要照顾，故C项正确。

8.考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. visit拜访；B. run经营；C. inspect检查；D. invent发明。

根据空前的“a business to”可知，我还有一个公司要经营，故B项正确。

9.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我还有其他的项目要考虑——我的志愿工作和一些我想做的其他有趣的投资。A. consider考虑；B. fetch取来；C. catch捉住；D. enlarge扩大。根据空后的“my voluntary work and a couple of other interesting investments that I want to ___10___.”可知，我还有其他的项目要考虑，比如志愿工作和我想做的一些有趣的投资，故A项正确。

10.考查动词短语辨析。句意同上。A. take in吸收；B. work on继续工作、从事于；C. turn out结果是；D. make up补足。根据空前的“a couple of other interesting investments”可知，我想要做（从事）一些有趣的投资，故B项正确。

11.考查代词词义辨析。句意：我将不得不更加无情，而不是一味地同意人们要求我参与的一切。换言之，我得更善于说“不”。A. something某物；B. none一个也没有； C. everything一切；D. either二者之一。根据空后的“people ask me to get involved in”可知，我不能一味地同意人们要求我参与的一切，故C项正确。

12.考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. further进一步的；B. cooler更酷的；C. faster更快的；D. better更好的、更擅长。根据空后的“at saying “No””可知，换言之，我得更善于说“不”，be good at表示“擅长”，此处用的比较级形式，故D项正确。

13.attracts吸引；B. beats打败；C. upsets使不安；D. puzzles迷惑。根据空前的“Usually I hate saying “No”, because having to disappoint someone usually”可知，我讨厌说“不”是因为让别人失望会让我不安，故C项正确。

14.after在……之后；B. because因为；C. if如果；D. although尽管。根据空后的“I haven't learned to say “No”, I've been feeling very ___15___.”可知，因为我没有学会说“不”（拒绝别人），所以我一直感到很沮丧，故B项正确。

15.考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. impressed印象深刻的；B. anxious焦虑的；C. merciful仁慈的；D. depressed沮丧的。根据空前的“Now I realize ___14___ I haven't learned to say “No””可知，由于我没有学会说“不”，所以我一直感到很沮丧，故D项正确。

16.likely可能的；B. afraid担心的； C. willing愿意的；D. proud骄傲的。根据空前的“We had better do what we think is right”可知，我们最好做我们认为正确的事，做我们愿意做的事，故C项正确。

17.考查动词词义辨析。句意：有时候，拒绝别人似乎并没有那么糟糕。A. join加入；B. refuse拒绝；C. invite邀请；D. choose选择。上一句说我们最好做我们认为正确的事，做我们愿意做的事，再结合上文讲述的作者碍于面子陪同事逛街而浪费了一整天的宝贵时间这一经历可知，我们应该学会拒绝别人，此处指的就是“拒绝别人”，故B项正确。

18.考查副词词义辨析。句意：如果我专注于我真正想参与的事情，我会达到一个更高的标准，并且做得很好。A. highly高度地；B. hardly几乎不；C. suddenly突然地；D. really真正地。根据空后的“want to be involved in, I'll reach a much higher standard and do it quite ___19___.”可知，如果我专注于我真正想参与的事情，我会达到一个更高的标准，并且做得很好，故D项正确。

19.考查副词词义辨析。句意同上。A. patiently耐心地；B. well很好地；C. seriously严肃地；D. accidentally意外地。根据空前的“I'll reach a much higher standard and do it quite”可知，我会达到一个更高的标准，并且做得很好，故B项正确。

20.考查名词词义辨析。句意：这将是一个双赢的局面。A. situation情况、形势；B. environment环境；C. appearance外表；D. spirit精神。根据空前的“do something that is good for everyone and everyone will be happy.”可知，做一些对每个人都有好处的事情，每个人都会开心，因此这将是一个双赢的局面，故A项正确。