It"s only after three weeks into a new job that I made a serious mistake. My boss called it "extremely
embarrassing" in a company-wide e-mail - which, 1 , he wrote because he felt he needed to explain
that what I did was something 2 in the company should ever do.
I wish I 3 give a good excuse for what I did. At the very least, I wish I could explain it somehow -
4 it on youth, inexperience or ignorance. Unfortunately, I"m 5 , experienced and I know better.
6 I work with some very kind and compassionate(富于同情心的) people. For the past couple
of days many of them have taken time to 7 by my desk and offer comfort, encouragement and support. Some have shared with me similar 8 they have made. Evidently I"m not the only " 9 " person here.
One of the exchanges I had this week was with Lois, the much-honored, much-respected
professional who 10 the desk right next to mine. Lois was completely 11 about her work, and to
be honest I was a little nervous about how she would 12 to such an extremely embarrassing incident.
As I expected , Lois didn"t pass over the 13 when she saw me the next day. She mentioned it
directly, 14 with empathetic consideration. She listened to my 15 . Just as I was ready to express
my regrets, she brought my self-pity partly to a(n) 16 .
"It happened", she said, "There"s nothing you can do to 17 that. It happened. But it"s over now.
It"s 18 . It"s in the past. You need to let it go, and move on." And with that she returned her 19 to
her work, as if to say, "We"re done here."
I beat myself up for weeks. At such times I need to remember those 20 words: It"s over. It"s done.
Let it go. And mostly, move on. |
( )1. A. by the way
( )2. A. someone
( )3. A. should
( )4. A. fix
( )5. A. outgoing
( )6. A. Thankfully
( )7. A. work
( )8. A. decisions
( )9. A. annoying
( )10. A. repairs
( )11. A. mad
( )12. A. react
( )13. A. issue
( )14. A. for
( )15. A. challenge
( )16. A. order
( )17. A. forget
( )18. A. broken
( )19. A. attention
( )20. A. sweet | B. in the way
B. anyone
B. might
B. blame
B. old
B. Naturally
B. stop
B. troubles
B. confusing
B. wants
B. serious
B. agree
B. outcome
B. therefore
B. imagination
B. key
B. ruin
B. done
B. skill
B. pleasant | C. on the way
C. no one
C. will
C. rely
C. cheerful
C. Generally
C. watch
C. attempts
C. embarrassing
C. works
C. curious
C. turn
C. criterion
C.but
C. conclusion
C. end
C. prevent
C. lost
C. patience
C. meaningful | D. to the way
D. the one
D. could
D. put
D. energetic
D. Hopefully
D. sit
D. mistakes
D. puzzling
D. occupies
D. hopeful
D. object
D. message
D. otherwise
D. explanation
D. process
D. change
D. kept
D. interest
D. colorful |
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核心考点
试题【完形填空。 It"s only after three weeks into a new job that I made a serious mista】；主要考察你对 题材分类等知识点的理解。 [详细]举一反三
| 阅读理解 | I have had the privilege of meeting some very interesting people over the years. Some of these
people made a great impact on my life, my views and personal philosophy. Others I met had the
opposite effect because they represented attitudes, behavior and beliefs that were directly opposed
to my views on life and my feelings about the value of all people.
One such person I met was a woman in her late seventies. She had been an active woman, raised
a family and had engaged in helping others, and developed her own crafts to sell at selected craft
shows throughout the year.
When I met her for the first time, I couldn"t believe that she was in her late seventies - I would
have placed her age more in her early sixties. After speaking with her for a short period, it was only
then that the conversation seemed to turn to age. And, it wasn"t a conversation about the frailty (脆
弱) of age, or the aches and pains, or about pleasures lost.
The conversation, instead, focused on her zest for life and all the things that she was in the planning
stages of doing. And, what she was planning to do wasn"t about going to a seniors group so she and
her husband could go on a bus tour. What she was planning was an excursion (旅行) to Europe,
unaccompanied by any tour operator or taken around the usual sights by a local guide.
She really impressed me a lot because of her zest for life; for an uncompromising view of the future
not in the least affected by her age; for the undying faith in knowing that there was a great deal of life
yet to be discovered and experienced and yearning for each new image, discussion, smell, cultural
uniqueness or experience. | | 1.From the text we know_____________. | A. the woman had much sight-seeing around the world.
B. the woman was willing to help others.
C. the woman made great wealth by selling crafts.
D. the woman talked a lot about her age. | | 2.The old woman impressed the author because ______________. | A. she kept young in spite of her age
B. she had experienced a lot in life
C. she never gave in to the aches and pains in life
D. she had a positive outlook on life | | 3.What kind of tone does the author use to describe the woman? | A. Doubtful.
C. Concerning.
C. Sympathetic.
D. Appreciative. | | 4.The underlined word "zest" in the fourth paragraph probably means"_________". | A. enthusiasm
B. concept
C. view
D. satisfaction | |
| 完形填空。 | The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically as the attractive young woman with the white
cane made her way carefully up the steps. She 1 the driver and, using her hands to feel the 2 of
the seats, walked down and found the 3 which the driver had told her was empty. Then she settled
in.
It had been a year since Mary, 34, 4 a medical misdiagnosis (误诊), was suddenly thrown into
a world of 5 . Mark, her husband, was an Air Force officer and he loved Mary with all his heart. He
6 her how to rely on her other 7 , specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and 8 to
adapt herself to the new environment. He helped her befriend the bus drivers who could 9 for her,
and save her a seat.
10 , Mary decided that she was ready to try the 11 on her own. Monday morning, she said
good-bye and for the first time, they went their 12 ways.
On Friday morning, Mary took the bus to work as usual. As she was 13 the bus, the driver said,
"Boy, I 14 envy you. " Mary had no 15 what the driver was talking about, and asked, "What do
you 16 ?"
The driver answered, "You know, every morning for the 17 week, a fine-looking gentleman 18
a military uniform has been standing across the corner 19 you as you get off the bus. He 20 you
cross the street safely and he watches until you enter your office building. You are one lucky lady. "
Tears of gratitude poured down Mary"s cheeks. | ( )1. A. thanked
( )2. A. location
( )3. A. ticket
( )4. A. according to
( )5. A. anger
( )6. A. asked
( )7. A. feelings
( )8. A. how
( )9. A. make out
( )10. A. Finally
( )11. A. visit
( )12. A. opposite
( )13. A. getting on
( )14. A. must
( )15. A. idea
( )16. A. want
( )17. A. next
( )18. A. by
( )19. A. searching
( )20. A. looks out | B. asked
B. shape
B. bus
B. instead of
B. darkness
B. encouraged
B. sights
B. when
B. watch out
B. Luckily
B. trip
B. separate
B. getting in
B. may
B. opinion
B. mean
B. old
B. on
B. watching
B. takes up | C. discovered
C. size
C. seat
C. thanks to
C. happiness
C. taught
C. senses
C. where
C. find out
C. However
C. bus
C. difficult
C. getting off
C. will
C. way
C. say
C. past
C. with
C. calling
C. believes in | D. paid
D. cost
D. bag
D. due to
D. light
D. praised
D. abilities
D. who
D. work out
D. Besides
D. work
D. usual
D. getting up
D. do
D. thought
D. suggest
D. following
D. in
D. noticing
D. makes sure | | 阅读理解。 | I was walking along the deserted main street of a small seaside town in the north of England looking
somewhere to make a phone call. My car had broken down outside the town and I wanted to get in
touch with the Automobile Association .Low gray clouds were drifting across the sky and there was
a cold damp wind blowing off the sea. It had rained in the night and water was dripping from the bare
trees that lined the street. I was glad that I was wearing a thick coat.
I could see no call box, nor was there anyone at that early hour I could ask. I had thought I might
find a shop selling the Sunday papers or a milkman doing his job, but the town was completely dead.
Then suddenly I found what I was looking for. There was a small post office, and almost hidden
from sight in a dark narrow street next to it was the town"s only public call box, which badly needed
a coat of paint, I hurried forward but stopped in astonishment when I saw through the dirty glass that
there was a man inside. He was very fat, and was wearing a cheap blue plastic raincoat and rubber
boots. I could not see his face - he was bending forward over the phone with his back pressed against
the glass and didn"t even raise his head at the sound of my coming nearer and nearer. Carefully and
surprisedly, I remained standing a few feet away and lit a cigarette to wait my turn. It was when I threw
the dead match on the ground that I noticed something bright red trickling from under the call box door. | | 1. The author was walking through the small seaside town__________. | A. late morning
B. before midnight
C. early morning
D. late evening | | 2. The weather of the day was ____, when the story happened. | A. stormy, damp and clear
B. windy, cold and cloudy
C. rainy, cold and clear
D. rainy, windy and cold | | 3. Why was the author astonished when he saw that there was a man in the call box? Because___ | A. the man inside was still wearing a raincoat
B. he didn"t expect it to be taken up
C. the man had his back with him
D. the man did not seem to be moving | | 4. The author waited, standing a few feet away from the box because____. | A. it was bad manners to overhear other"s phone calls
B. the man didn"t notice his coming
C. he wanted to have a cigarette to calm himself down
D. it was not safe to be close to the box | | 5. What do you suppose happened to the man in the call box? | A. He slept.
B. He was too fat to move around.
C. He was lost in his important phone call.
D. He had most probably been killed. | | 完形填空 | I can still remember when I met my best friend. She had just moved into the neighborhood and her
grandmother brought her down to __1__ me. I hid behind my mother and she hid behind her
grandmother, __2__ to look at each other. Soon we lost the __3__ and started playing with each
other. In the 7th grade, I first lost touch with her. She was __4__ family problems and I deserted her
to be with the __5__ people. None of my new friends liked her as much as I did because they knew she had __6__. However, every summer we __7__ always sit at each other"s house, watch soap operas,
and talk about all the boys we liked.
It was last year when I noticed the problem. I guess I was __8__ devoted in high school to __9__ she needed someone there. Anyway, she made a new best friend and so did I. Then I didn"t know why,
__10__ she started cutting herself!
She then was diagnosed (诊断) with clinical depression. At first, I was very __11__， but we still
stayed in __12__. I wanted to be there with her since her new best friend basically __13__ her and
people were calling her __14__. Yesterday she came to me and said, “I never knew what a best friend was __15__ you, the only person, would stop me cutting. I __16__ your help so much, and you
didn"t even know you were __17__ me.”
We both cried. And I guess a kind of __18__ from my life so far is never to give up on your friends. Even if they aren"t as cool as others, or people think they are crazy, they need __19__ there. If you
desert them, you will only be __20__ yourself. | ( )1. A. follow
( )2. A. scared
( )3. A. temper
( )4. A. taking up
( )5. A. happier
( )6. A. problems
( )7. A. should
( )8. A. much
( )9. A. admit
( )10. A. but
( )11. A. calm
( )12. A. place
( )13. A. confused
( )14. A. crazy
( )15. A. unless
( )16. A. expect
( )17. A. urging
( )18. A. honour
( )19. A. someone
( )20. A. innocent | B. meet
B. annoyed
B. interest
B. getting through
B. cooler
B. shortcomings
B. could
B. too
B. accept
B. for
B. considerate
B. touch
B. bothered
B. stubborn
B. as
B. influence
B. blaming
B. favour
B. something
B. successful | C. join
C. worried
C. confidence
C. going through
C. stronger
C. partners
C. would
C. only
C. consider
C. or
C. upset
C. control
C. reminded
C. clumsy
C. until
C. appreciate
C. helping
C. pleasure
C. anyone
C. guilty | D. support
D. delighted
D. shyness
D. making up
D. cleverer
D. disabilities
D. might
D. just
D. realize
D. so
D. helpful
D. mood
D. deserted
D. stupid
D. that
D. demand
D. hurting
D. lesson
D. everything
D. reliable | | 完形填空。 | Loving kindness is twice blessed
I felt gloomy (沮丧的) the other day.It had been dark and rainy, and I just didn"t feel so _1_.
As I was sitting at my desk, I 2 it was the birthday of a dear longtime friend-a single, middleaged
woman who has devoted the past 30 years to nursing and loves her 3 .
Knowing that she doesn"t have a family in town, I 4 to give her a call. Sure enough, she was 5
to work late into the evening, and wouldn"t have 6 of a birthday this year. As always, 7 , she
sounded cheerful and was happy that I 8 .
After I hung up, I couldn"t 9 the feeling that she would really appreciate a little attention on her
special day. 10 feeling a little gloomy myself, I tried to put it out of my mind, but as the day passed I
couldn"t shake the thought. I 11 gave in, and that evening set off for the hospital with a card, a cheese
cake and some balloons. My friend"s grateful smile and joyful surprise 12 me I"d done the right thing
and were a generous 13 for the little effort it had taken.
When I got home, I realized that not only had I cheered up a 14 friend on her birthday, but my
own gloomy feelings had also disappeared. Making her day had 15 my own!
Isn"t that the way it is 16 we take the time and make the 17 to do something for someone else?
It"s like the little saying:"Loving kindness is twice blessed; it blesses him who gives, and him who 18 ."
Life constantly presents us with 19 to take an extra step or do a kind deed that will make a
difference to 20 . And the wonderful thing is that as we do, it changes things for the better for us too. | ( )1. A. special
( )2. A. explained
( )3. A. family
( )4. A. decided
( )5. A. surprised
( )6. A. many
( )7. A. though
( )8. A. admitted
( )9. A. experience
( )10. A. Almost
( )11. A. finally
( )12. A. advised
( )13. A. response
( )14. A. lonely
( )15. A. troubled
( )16. A. where
( )17. A. suggestion
( )18. A. tries
( )19. A. opportunities
( )20. A. someone | B. nervous
B. remembered
B. training
B. continued
B. disappointed
B. much
B. besides
B. called
B. imagine
B. Even
B. luckily
B. promised
B. contribution
B. careless
B. made
B. how
B. friend
B. receives
B. dreams
B. something | C. positive
C. complained
C. school
C. agreed
C. prepared
C. few
C. therefore
C. succeeded
C. shake
C. Never
C. unhappily
C. reminded
C. reward
C. weak
C. taken
C. when
C. call
C. expects
C. choices
C. everyone | D. proud
D. informed
D. work
D. refused
D. bored
D. little
D. otherwise
D. apologized
D. understand
D. Still
D. hardly
D. convinced
D. share
D. curious
D. wasted
D. why
D. effort
D. cares
D. regrets
D. everything |
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