Question

It amazed me—every time I saw Joe，he was smiling.It didn’t ____ whether he had to stop at a stop light，or if he were the seventh person in ____ at the bank，and the service stopped just before he got there.Joe ___ smiled.It made me wonder why he seemed so ____ every day.

Having observed Joe with other people，I ____ something else also.Joe asked people how they were doing，and really seemed to listen to their ____.If someone were hurting，he had __7__ for him and kind words，and offered to ____ in any way he could.

It made me think...What if I tried to smile more？A(n) ____ of sorts began when I went to the grocery store.I smiled as I went up and down the aisles...and people I didn’t even ___ smiled back at me.Some even ____！The little kid in the cart(购物车) who was giving his mother a ____ time saw me smile and ____ talking...and，you guessed it.He made a shy little attempt at a smile.The man in the handicapped(残疾的) cart ____ a person to reach something...I could get that for him.The smile even transferred over to him，and he ____me.

As I drove home，I was smiling.I ____ what I had just learned，and when someone passed me and gave me a(n) ____，I smiled at him.He looked puzzled.

Now I know a smile is a small thing，but what if we were all to try to smile a few more times each day？I couldn’t believe how ___ I felt.Nothing in my life had changed，____ maybe it had.For what I learned was that such a small thing could ____ not only my spirits，but those around me as well.

1.A.work  B．happen

C．matter  D．last

2.A.order B．debt

C．hand  D．line

3.A.always B．eventually

C．immediately  D．still

4.A.naughty  B．happy

C．active  D．humourous

5.A.decided B．judged

C．noticed  D．considered

6.A.answers  B．complaints

C．excuses D．comments

7.A.guidance  B．respect

C．sympathy  D．protection

8.A.perform  B．attempt

C．bother  D．help

9.A.experiment  B．life

C．project  D．program

10.．A.meet  B．touch

C．know  D．contact

11.A.glared  B．greeted

C．approached  D．escaped

12.A.spare  B．long

C．hard  D．great

13.A.stopped  B．tried

C．kept  D．enjoyed

14.A.persuaded  B．accepted

C．supported  D．needed

15.A.thanked  B．changed

C．encouraged  D．invited

16.A.worried about  B．thought about

C．talked over  D．looked over

17.A.gesture  B．address

C．call  D．ticket

18.A.normal  B．great

C．reasonable  D．complicated

19.A.so B．for

C．but  D．till

20.A.release  B．admire

C．display  D．lift

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.C

11.B

12.C

13.A

14.D

15.A

16.B

17.A

18.B

19.C

20.D

【解析】

1.

解析 根据首句“Joe微笑面对一切”可知，即使发生对他不利的情况他也感觉无关紧要。matter符合语境。

2.2】 D

解析 在银行办理业务一般要排队(in line)等候。

3.3】 A

解析 文章开头谈到每次看到Joe的时候他都在微笑着，下文也有提示“...why he seemed so ____ every day.”所以此处填always。

4.4】 B

解析 微笑说明心情愉快，因此此处填happy。

5.5】 C

解析 根据下句的描述可知，通过观察Joe与人交往，作者注意到了一些事情。此处notice也与前面的observe一致。

6.6】 A

解析 answer与前面的ask对应。问别人问题，且倾听他人的回答。

7.7】 C

解析 根据“If someone were hurting...”和kind words可知，他应是同情受到伤害的人。have sympathy for...对……同情。

8.8】 D

解析 Joe是一个有同情心的人，在别人受到伤害时总是帮助(help)别人。

9.9】 A

解析 此处的experiment和前面的try相呼应。作者准备尝试着微笑。

10.0】 C

解析 根据上文“...I went to the grocery store.”可知，商店中的很多人应是彼此不认识的。

11.1】 B

解析 当“我”向不认识的人微笑时，有些人不但还以微笑，甚至和“我”打招呼。greet符合语境。

12.2】 C

解析 根据上下文可知，作者举了一个孩子的例子。又根据下文“He made a shy little attempt at a smile.”可知，他应是正在为难母亲。因此hard符合语境。

13.3】 A

解析 根据下文“He made a shy little attempt at a smile.”可知，小孩应是停止纠缠母亲。

14.4】 D

解析 轮椅上的残疾人一般是需要别人帮忙拿东西，所以此处填needed。

15.5】案 A

解析 根据上文“I could get that for him.”可知，他对作者表示感谢。

16.6】 B

解析 经过一番试验后作者在回家的路上开始回忆自己的收获。think about考虑，符合语境。

17.7】 A

解析 根据常识可知，遇到的人应是相互打招呼，gesture符合语境。

18.8】 B

解析 根据上一段的描述可知，通过这次试验作者感到非常愉快。

19.9】 C

解析 由空格前“在我的生活中什么也没有发生改变”和空格后“也许改变了什么”可知，前后构成转折关系，故选but。

20.20】 D

解析 微笑虽然是一件很小的事情，但是能够鼓舞自己和周围的人。