Question

    I went out to breakfast this morning to meet a friend. It was lovely, _______ what wasn’t so lovely was the lady who took our order.

I noticed she spoke in a way that was _______ , certainly not friendly, and kind of rude（粗鲁的）.When it came to _______ turn to order, I thought to myself, “What can I do here to make her happy, to make her _______?” Surely there must be something I can sincerely compliment（赞美）her on. Then there it was and I knew at once.

It was her _______. She had the most well spoken and clear voice. That was what I would compliment her on. So after she took my order and gave me the same unfriendly attitude(态度）, I said, “I hope you don’t _______ my saying you have the most amazing voice. It is so clear, well spoken and sounds so professional.”

Her whole face lit up. She smiled and as I turned and _______, I noticed her whole attitude change. The customer behind me received a totally _______ kind of service. A happier one, and all _______ what I did. Something so simple! Everyone has the power, the power to ________ change someone’s day by something as simple as a few kind words and being kind.

1.A.so B.but C.unless D.because

2.A.unlucky B.unfair C.unhappy D.uneasy

3.A.my B.her C.his D.their

4.A.nod B.cry C.shout D.smile

5.A.look B.suit C.voice D.smell

6.A.mind B.avoid C.enjoy D.stop

7.A.entered B.ate C.greeted D.left

8.A.unfriendly B.different C.uncomfortable D.strange

9.A.because of B.except for C.according to D.instead of

10.A.hardly B.widely C.completely D.naturally

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.C

6.A

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.C

【解析】

作者通过自己使点菜的女士开心的事告诉我们善意的话就能彻底改变一个人的一天。

1.句意：这很令人愉快的，但不令人愉快的是为我们点菜的那位女士。

so所以，表结果；but但是，表转折；unless除非，表条件；because因为，表原因。分析前后句可知，此处构成转折关系，表示“但是”的含义。故选B。

2.句意：我注意到她说话的语气很不高兴，当然也不友好，还有点粗鲁。

unlucky不幸的；unfair不公平；unhappy不高兴的；uneasy不容易的。根据“certainly not friendly, and kind of rude”可知，此处表示她是“不高兴的”含义。故选C。

3.句意：轮到我点菜时，我心里想。

my我的；her她的；his他的；their他们的。根据I thought to myself, “What can I do here to make her happy”可知，此处表示“我的”含义。故选A。

4.句意：我能做些什么来让她开心，让她微笑？

nod点头；cry哭；shout大喊；smile微笑。根据后文“Her whole face lit up. She smiled…”可知，此处表示“让她微笑”的含义。故选D。

5.句意：那是她的嗓音。

look面容；suit套装；voice嗓音；smell气味。根据“She had the most well spoken and clear voice.”可知，此处指“嗓音”的含义。故选C。

6.句意：我希望你不介意我说你有最美妙的声音。

mind介意；avoid避免；enjoy欣赏；stop停止。分析句子可知，此处构成“mind one’s doing sth”，翻译为“介意某人做某事”。故选A。

7.句意：她笑了，当我转身离开时，我注意到她整个态度都变了。

entered进入；ate吃；greeted问候；left离开。根据“and as I turned…”可知，此处表示“我转身离开”的含义。故选D。

8.句意：我身后的顾客得到了一种完全不同的服务。

unfriendly不友好的；different不同的；uncomfortable不舒服的；strange奇怪的。根据“I noticed her whole attitude change.”可知，她的态度发生了改变，所以此处表示“不同的”含义。故选B。

9.句意：一个更快乐的人，所有这一切都是因为我所做的。

because of因为；except for除……之外；according to根据；instead of而不是。根据文意可知，因为我的行为改变了她的态度，所以此处表示“因为”的含义。故选A。

10.句意：每个人都有这样的能力，这种能力可以通过简单的几句善意的话就能完全改变一个人的一天。

hardly几乎不；widely广泛地；completely完全地；naturally自然地。根据“The customer behind me received a totally ___8___ kind of service.”可知，我的几句善意的话就完全改变了她的态度、她的一天，所以此处表示“完全”的含义。故选C。