It was the end of my first day as waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cap

It was the end of my first day as waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cap had gone away, and my feet   26 . The loaded plates I carried   27  to be heavier and heavier. Tired and discouraged, I didn’t seem able to do anything   28 . As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice cream   29  a dozen times, I was ready to stop. Then the father   30  at me as he handed me my tip. “Well done,” he said, “you’ve   31  us really well.” Suddenly my tiredness   32 . I smiled back, and later, when the manager asked me how I’d like my first day, I said, “  33 ! Those few words of praise had   34  everything. Praise is like   35  to the human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it. And   36 , while most of us are only too   37  to apply to others the cold wind of criticism (批评), we are   38  to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise. Why so when one word of praise can bring such   39 ?”

It’s strange how chary (吝啬的) we are about praising. Perhaps it’s    40  few of us know how to accept it. It’s   41  rewarding to give praise in   42  in which an effort generally goes unnoticed or unmentioned. An artist gets admiration for a wonderful picture, a cook for a   43  meal. But do you ever tell your laundry manager how pleased you are when the shirts are   44  just right? In fact, to give praise   45  one nothing but a moment’s thought and moment’s effort.

26．A．rested                 B．hurt                    C．broke                  D．slipped

27．A．remained             B．became               C．seemed                D．had

2,4,6

28．A．new                    B．special                C．nervous               D．right

29．A．order                  B．price                   C．material              D．chair

30．A．stared                 B．smiled                 C．glanced               D．nodded

31．A．called on             B．looked after         C．passed by            D．thought of

32．A．arrived                B．continued            C．disappeared         D．developed

33．A．Oh                     B．Well                   C．Fine                    D．Terrible

34．A．made                  B．changed              C．found                  D．improved

35．A．heat                    B．warmth               C．snowstorm           D．sunlight

36．A．then                    B．thus                    C．therefore             D．yet

37．A．ready                  B．doubtful              C．satisfied              D．disappointed

38．A．unable                B．unwilling            C．likely                  D．anxious

39．A．attention             B．choice                 C．pleasure              D．difficulty

40．A．because               B．when                  C．what                   D．where

41．A．finally                B．especially           C．silly                    D．fortunately

42． A．areas                 B．restaurants           C．conditions           D．warmth

43． A．daily                 B．light                   C．perfect                D．poor

44．A．done                   B．sold                    C．chosen                D．given

45．A．adds           B．leaves          C．offers                D．costs

试题答案

26 – 30 BCDAB  31 – 35 BCCBD   36 – 40 DABCA   41 – 45 BACAD

解析