A true apology is more than just acknowledgement of a mistake. It’s recognition that something you’ve said or done has damaged a relationship—and that you care enough about that relationship to want it __46__ .
It’s never __47__ to acknowledge you are in the wrong. Being human, we all need the art of apology. Look back and think how __48__ you’ve judged roughly, said __49__ things, pushed yurself ahead at the expense of a friend. Some deep thought lets us know that when __50__ a small mistake has been made, your __51__ will stay out of balance until the mistake is acknowledged and your regret is __52__.
I remember a doctor friend, telling me about a man who came to him with __53__ illnesses: headache, insomnia, stomachaches and so on. No physical __54__ could be found. Finally the doctor said to the man, “__55__ you tell me what’s on your conscience, I can’t help you.”
After a short silence, the man told the doctor that he __56__ all the money that his father gave to his brother, who was __57__. His father had died, so only he himself knew the matter. The doctor made the man write to his brother making an __58__ and enclosing a __59__. In the post office, the man dropped the letter into the mail box. As the letter disappeared, the man burst into tears. “Thank you, doctor,” he said, “I think I’m all right now.” And he __60__.
| 小题1: | | A．built | B．formed | C．repaired | D．damaged |
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| 小题2: | | A．difficult | B．easy | C．foolish | D．shy |
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| 小题3: | | A．long | B．often | C．much | D．soon |
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| 小题4: | | A．unusual | B．harmful | C．worthless | D．unkind |
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| 小题5: | | A．hardly | B．even | C．only | D．such |
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| 小题6: | | A．sense | B．brain | C．weight | D．feeling |
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| 小题7: | | A．apologized | B．explained | C．offered | D．expressed |
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| 小题8: | | A．strange | B．fatal | C．various | D．dangerous |
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| 小题9: | | A．sign | B．injury | C．cause | D．symptom |
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| 小题10: | | A．Whenever | B．Unless | C．Suppose | D．Although |
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| 小题11: | | A．neglected | B．accepted | C．seized | D．wasted |
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| 小题12: | | A．mad | B．lost | C．abroad | D．dead |
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| 小题13: | | A．order | B．excuse | C．agreement | D．apology |
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| 小题14: | | A．note | B．card | C．check | D．photo |
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小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:B
小题6:D
小题7:D
小题8:C
小题9:C
小题10:B
小题11:C
小题12:C
小题13:D
小题14:C
小题15:D |
试题分析：本文而叙述了人们说的话或做的事伤害了朋友的时候，为了修复这种朋友关系，人们就不得不向朋友真诚的道歉，否则的话人们的心情就会失去平衡，本文还举例进行了论述。
小题1:考查动词及上下文的呼应。build建立； form形成； repair修理；damage破坏。根据上文可知has damaged a relationship所以这里指修复关系，故选C。
小题2:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。difficult困难的； easy容易的； foolish愚蠢的； shy 害羞的。认识到自己的错误是不容易的，故选B。
小题3:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。long长的； often 经常； much 多； soon不久。回顾一下自己是否常作出粗鲁的决定，故选B。
小题4:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。unusual不寻常的； harmful有害的； worthless无价的； unkind无情的，不友好的。根据上下文可知说一些不友好的话，故选D。
小题5:考查副词及上下文的呼应。hardly几乎不； even 甚至； only 仅仅； such这样。
深思让我们知道什么时候犯下了甚至这么小的错误，这里用even来加强语气，故选B。
小题6:考查名词及上下文的呼应。sense感觉； brain头脑； weight体重；feeling感情。你的感情会让你失去平衡直到你认识到错误，故选D。
小题7:考查动词及上下文的呼应。apologize道歉； explain解释； offer提供；express表达。你的感情会让你失去平衡直到你认识到错误和表达”个人后悔之意，故选D。
小题8:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。strange 奇怪的； fatal 致命的； various各种各样的； dangerous危险的。根据headache, insomnia, stomachaches and so on.可知指各种疾病，故选 C。
小题9:考查名词及上下文的呼应。sign迹象； injury 伤害； cause 原因； symptom症状。没有身体的原因被发现，故选C。
小题10:考查连词及上下文的呼应。whenever无论何时； unless 除非； suppose假设； Although尽管。除非你要告诉我，故选B。
小题11:考查动词及上下文的呼应。neglect疏忽； accept接受； seize独占；夺取；抓住；waste 浪费。他告诉医生他父亲给他的弟弟的钱他都独占了，故选C。
小题12:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。mad 疯狂的； lost失去的； abroad海外的； dead死的。他告诉医生他父亲给他的弟弟的钱他都独占了，他的弟弟在国外，故选C。
小题13:考查名词及上下文的呼应。order命令； excuse借口； agreement协议； apology道歉。医生让这人给他的弟弟写信道歉，故选D。
小题14:考查名词及上下文的呼应。note笔记； card 卡片； check支票； photo照片。医生让这人给他的弟弟写信道歉，并且附上一张照片，故选C。
小题15:考查动词及上下文的呼应。should应该； do 做； have有； was是。此句完整的是And he was all right,故选D。
点评：完型做这题要看清上下文，找准定位词。充分利用文章的上下文和前后句，找到对选择有提示作用的词或句。这些词有时可能是同义词或反义词。通顺逻辑，寻求搭配。注意固定的搭配，包括动词与介词的搭配、动词与名词的搭配以及形容词与名词的搭配等，同时要根据内容选择正确的短语。扎实基础，搞清辨异。看清执行者，确定所选词。寻求上下逻辑，从容确定关系。了解生活常识，确定相关知识。 |
核心考点
试题【A true apology is more than just acknowledgement of a mistake. It’s recognition 】；主要考察你对
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[详细]举一反三
Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He moved there a few years ago, and I was eager to see his now place and meet his friends.
My earliest memories of my father are a tall, handsome, successful man devoted to his work and family but uncomfortable with his children. As a child I loved him; as a school girl and young adult(成年人)I feared him and felt bitter about him. He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A’s and unhappy with my boy friends if their fathers were not as “successful” as he was. Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard.
On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my father’s friends for lunch at an outdoor cafe. We walked along that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my son’s funny facial expressions. Gone was my father’s critical(挑剔的)air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father, who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around? What had held him back before?
The next day my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closer to him at that moment. After so many years, I’m at last seeing another side of my father. And in so doing, I’m delighted with my new friend. My dad, in his new home in Arizona, is back to me from where he was.
小题1:Why did the author feel bitter about her father as a young adult?| A．He was silent most of the time | B．He was too proud of himself | | C．He did not love his children | D．He expected too much of her |
小题2:When the author went out with her father on weekends, she would feel .| A．nervous | B．sorry | C．tired | D．safe |
小题3:What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson?| A．More critical | B．More talkative | | C．Gentle and friendly | D．Strict and hard-working |
小题4:The underlined words “my new friend” in the last paragraph refer to .| A．the author’s son | B．the author’s father | | C．the friend of the author’s father | D．the cafe owner |
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Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there’s a big difference between “being a writer” and writing. In most cases these people are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone as a typewriter. “You’ve got to want to write,” I say to them, “not want to be a writer.”
The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose wish is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the U.S, Coast Guard to become a freelance writer(自由撰稿者), I had no hope at all. What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didn’t even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used typewriter and felt like a real writer.
After a year or so, however, I still hadn’t got a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn’t going to be one of those people who die wondering. What if? I would keep putting my dream to the test even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the shadow land of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.
小题1:The writer wrote the passage to ________.| A．warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experience | | B．advise young people to give up their ideas of becoming a professional writer | | C．show young people it’s unrealistic for a writer to dream of wealth and fame | | D．encourage young people to gain a writing career |
小题2:What can be concluded from the passage?| A．Real writers often find their works interesting and rewarding. | | B．A writer’s success depends on luck rather than on effort. | | C．Famous writers usually live in poverty and loneliness. | | D．The chances for a writer to become successful are small. |
小题3:The underlined part “people who die wondering. What if?” refers to “those _______.”| A．who think too much of the dark side of life | | B．who regret giving up their careers halfway | | C．who think a lot without making a decision | | D．who are full of imaginations even upon death |
小题4:What is the best title of the passage?| A．how to be a writer | B．how to earn fame | | C．how to write well | D．how to keep dreaming |
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I hadn’t even got a chance to enter the store before an African American woman approached me and asked if I would help her return an item. The item she had 36 was intended for her daughter, but she had already received a 37 one. The lady 38 to exchange the item for something else in the store but she was told she needed an ID 39 the deal could not take place.
I went to the 40 with the woman so we could use my ID. The sales associate immediately started 41 her of asking the first 42 person she saw to help her. Although that was 43 , I didn’t understand why it 44 . After all, not everyone is given the opportunity to 45 an ID in this country.
Then, we asked to speak with a manager, who explained that there was no 46 to return the item without a receipt and then went on to say the woman could not 47 she purchased the item.
“ 48 I, a young white female, were to enter the store and request you to make an exchange without a receipt, I would not be 49 the privilege — as I have proof from the past.” I said. He must have realized at that moment what he had done, because he 50 to exchange the item.
There are many valuable lessons in the story. The first is to help a stranger in need. I 51 when the woman asked for my help, but 52 in my head I asked myself, “Why not? What valid 53 do I actually have?” I had none, so I helped her.
The second lesson is not to judge a book by its 54 . The woman looked poor, but she 55 _ the same treatment as anyone else does.
| 小题1: | | A．purchased | B．shown | C．lost | D．mended |
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| 小题2: | | A．same | B．popular | C．similar | D．different |
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| 小题3: | | A．managed | B．wanted | C．refused | D．promised |
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| 小题5: | | A．counter | B．department | C．market | D．window |
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| 小题6: | | A．warning | B．informing | C．reminding | D．accusing |
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| 小题7: | | A．fair | B．familiar | C．impossible | D．random |
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| 小题8: | | A．wrong | B．true | C．reasonable | D．meaningful |
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| 小题9: | | A．mattered | B．happened | C．passed | D．worked |
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| 小题10: | | A．leave | B．pay | C．find | D．obtain |
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| 小题11: | | A．request | B．place | C．way | D．need |
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| 小题12: | | A．answer | B．prove | C．support | D．admit |
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| 小题13: | | A．Unless | B．And | C．Instead | D．If |
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| 小题14: | | A．ordered | B．asked | C．denied | D．given |
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| 小题15: | | A．agreed | B．prepared | C．failed | D．remembered |
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| 小题16: | | A．struggled | B．wondered | C．hesitated | D．nodded |
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| 小题17: | | A．totally | B．gradually | C．hardly | D．quickly |
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| 小题18: | | A．feelings | B．goals | C．reasons | D．ideas |
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| 小题19: | | A．design | B．cover | C．content | D．price |
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| 小题20: | | A．deserved | B．required | C．received | D．appreciated |
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完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s ___35___, she said she would go. This ___36___ be the first time that his classmates and teacher met his mother and he felt ___37___of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar(疤痕)that ___38___nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to ___39___why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were ___40___by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother in spite of the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed(尴尬)and ___41___ himself from everyone. He did, however, get within ___42___of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.
The teacher asked___43___, “How did you get the scar on your face?”
The mother replied, “When my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was___44___afraid to go in because the fire was___45___, so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked___46___ but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She touched the burned side of her face. This scar will be___47___, but to this day, I have never ___48___what I did.
At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great___49___of the sacrifice(牺牲)that his mother had made for him. He held her hand tightly for the rest of the day.
| 小题1: | | A．enjoyment | B．disappointment | C．surprise | D．excitement |
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| 小题2: | | A．would | B．could | C．should | D．must |
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| 小题3: | | A．sick | B．ashamed | C．afraid | D．tired |
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| 小题4: | | A．included | B．passed | C．covered | D．shaded |
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| 小题5: | | A．talk about | B．think about | C．care about | D．hear about |
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| 小题6: | | A．impressed | B．surprised | C．excited | D．comforted |
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| 小题7: | | A．hid | B．protected | C．separated | D．escaped |
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| 小题8: | | A．understanding | B．reminding | C．hearing | D．learning |
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| 小题9: | | A．carefully | B．seriously | C．nervously | D．anxiously |
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| 小题11: | | A．out of control | B．under control | C．in control | D．over control |
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| 小题12: | | A．helpless | B．hopeless | C．senseless | D．useless |
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| 小题13: | | A．ugly | B．lasting | C．serious | D．frightening |
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| 小题14: | | A．forgot | B．recognized | C．considered | D．regretted |
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| 小题15: | | A．honor | B．sense | C．happiness | D．pride |
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One Saturday afternoon, my daughter Alice asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”
I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain, 36 you can just wait until we make a quick 37 at the grocery store（杂货店）. I have something 38 to show you. ”
At the grocery store, we 39 some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Alice, “It’s time to 40 your question.” I put one apple of each 41 on the table. Then I looked at Alice, who had a 42 look on her face.
“People are like apples. They come in all 43 colors, shapes and sizes. On the 44 , some of the apples may not 45 look as the others. ” As I was talking, Alice was 46 each one carefully.
Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them, 47 them back on the table, but 48 a different place.
“Okay, Alice, tell me which is which.”
She said, “I 49 tell. They all look the same now. ” “Take a bite of 50 . See if that helps you 51 which one is which. ”
She took 52 , and then a huge smile came across her face. “People are 53 like apples! They are all different, but once you 54 the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside. ”
She totally 55 it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.
| 小题1: | | A．although | B．so | C．because | D．if |
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| 小题2: | | A．stop | B．start | C．turn | D．stay |
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| 小题3: | | A．expressive | B．encouraging | C．informative | D．interesting |
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| 小题4: | | A．bought | B．counted | C．saw | D．collected |
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| 小题5: | | A．check | B．mention | C．answer | D．improve |
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| 小题6: | | A．size | B．type | C．shape | D．class |
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| 小题7: | | A．worried | B．satisfied | C．proud | D．curious |
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| 小题8: | | A．ordinary | B．normal | C．different | D．regular |
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| 小题9: | | A．outside | B．whole | C．table | D．inside |
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| 小题10: | | A．still | B．even | C．only | D．ever |
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| 小题11: | | A．examining | B．measuring | C．drawing | D．packing |
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| 小题12: | | A．keeping | B．placing | C．pulling | D．giving |
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| 小题14: | | A．mustn’t | B．can’t | C．shouldn’t | D．needn’t |
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| 小题15: | | A．each one | B．each other | C．the other | D．one another |
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| 小题16: | | A．admit | B．consider | C．decide | D．believe |
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| 小题17: | | A．big bites | B．deep breaths | C．a firm hold | D．close look |
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| 小题18: | | A．just | B．always | C．merely | D．seldom |
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| 小题19: | | A．put away | B．get down | C．hand out | D．take off |
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