Question

I was at the post office early that morning, hoping to be in and out in a short while. Yet, I     myself standing in a queue that went all the way into the hallway. I had never seen so many people there on a weekday. It seemed someone might have made an announcement,     customers to carry as many packages as they could. I also needed to have my own package     . The queue moved very slowly. My patience     and I got annoyed. The longer it took, the angrier I became. When I got to the counter finally, I finished my     quickly and briefly, and then walked past the queue that was now extending past the front door.

“Excuse me,” I said, trying not to be too pushy. Several people had to move     to make room for me to get to the      .

I stepped out,     about the service conditions. Thinking I was going to be late for my dentist appointment, I     into the parking lot.

A woman was coming across the lot in my     . She was walking with determination, and each step sounded very     . I noticed that she looked as if she could breathe fire. It stopped me in my tracks. Had I looked like that? Her body language said that she was having a       day. My anger melted away. I wished I could wrap her in a      but I was a stranger. So I did what I could in a minute     she hurried past me－I smiled. In a second everything changed. She was astonished, then somewhat     . Then her face softened and her shoulders     . I saw her take a deep breath. Her pace slowed and she smiled back at me as we passed each other.

I continued to smile all the way to my car. Wow, it’s amazing     a simple smile can do.

From then on, I became aware of people’s      and my own, the way we show our feelings. Now I use that     every day to let it      me that when facing the world, I can try a smile.

1.A. foundB. dislikedC. keptD. avoided

2.A. hoping        B. welcoming    C. requiring    D. ordering

3.A. paid            B. received    C. weighed    D. bought

4.A. died out      B. faded out    C. burst out    D. ran out

5.A. business        B. duty        C. turn       D. part

6.A. on        B. about        C. in        D. aside

7.A. counter        B. office        C. exit    D. car

8.A. talking        B. complainingC. worrying    D. hearing

9.A. headed        B. looked        C. pulled        D. turned

10.A. way        B. time        C. direction    D. course

11.A. slow        B. stable        C. light      D. heavy

12.A. rough        B. dull        C. smooth    D. bright

13.A. smile        B. hug        C. bag       D. touch

14.A. until        B. though     C. before     D. since

15.A. excited        B. frightened    C. cheered    D. confused

16.A. trembled    B. raised        C. relaxed    D. tightened

17.A. what        B. that        C. how         D. when

18.A. appearances    B. reactions    C. behaviors    D. expressions

19.A. treatment    B. awareness    C. conclusion    D. achievement

20.A. remind        B. warn         C. convince      D. tell

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.A

6.D

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.C

11.D

12.A

13.B

14.C

15.D

16.C

17.A

18.D

19.B

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：这是一篇叙事的情感文章。这是作者在去邮局寄东西时，遇到太多的顾客在寄东西，为了作者在抱怨邮局的服务。在离开邮局时遇到一位不高兴的女士，作者给了对方一个微笑和拥抱，结果获得心灵上的快感。“送人玫瑰，手有余香”作者感受到了微笑的力量。

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4.绝种，绝灭，淘汰；B逐渐消失，隐去，渐渐看不见了；C爆发；D run out是动副型短语动词，作不及物动词，表示“被用完了（become used up）”的被动含义，其主语通常是时间、金钱、食物、耐心等无生命名词。根据空后的got annoyed变得不耐烦了，故选D。

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17.It为形式主语，what引导主语从句，并从句中作do的宾语，故选A。

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19.      and my own,可知填aware的名词，选B

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考点：考查叙事类情感故事。