Question

Not everyone around is easy to get on well with in your life. I've always tried to keep my ________ from people who are rude, aggressive and mean. But sometimes we can't ________ having contact with people who might not have our best interests at heart.

Last summer, I became involved with a(n) ________ coworker who was at a bad spot in his life. I had a lot of ________ for him and decided to help him ________ this tough time, so I tried my best to ________ his rudeness when he lost his temper. However, just like a swimmer drowning in a pool, he grabbed on and ended up drowning me when I ________ and tried to rescue him. His rudeness gradually was out of ________. One night, when I got up to get a glass of water, he started yelling at me to get back into my bedroom. I did as I was told but I was not happy about it. He ________ my change in mood and asked what was wrong. But when I told him his behavior toward me was ________ and that I was very hurt by the way he had ________ me, he was surprised. He could not understand his actions had a bad ________ on me. He told me he didn't have anything ________ me and that there was no need for me to ________ it. I used examples from his life of things that had hurt him and then tried to make the ________ that the same things also made me ________. I said, “I always treat you with patience, understanding and kindness, but you haven't treated me with ________ respect.” He was silent after listening to my words. What I had said might ________ him.

People only change ________ they want to change. I didn't know whether he would change his opinion or not in the future, but I would continue to ________ him through my patience, understanding and kindness.

1.A. difference    B. pressure    C. absence    D. distance

2.A. risk    B. escape    C. avoid    D. appreciate

3.A. bad-tempered    B. kind-hearted    C. easy-going    D. co-operative

4.A. advice    B. sympathy    C. permission    D. selection

5.A. get across    B. look after    C. make out    D. pull through

6.A. resist    B. tolerate    C. criticize    D. explain

7.A. reached out    B. carried out    C. gave out    D. turned out

8.A. practice    B. action    C. control    D. danger

9.A. forgave    B. noticed    C. ignored    D. understood

10.A. appropriate    B. unnecessary    C. unacceptable    D. traditional

11.A. scolded    B. instructed    C. treated    D. respected

12.A. effect    B. meaning    C. content    D. view

13.A. for    B. with    C. on    D. against

14.A. mind    B. doubt    C. refuse    D. praise

15.A. summary    B. analysis    C. comparison    D. expectation

16.A. selfish    B. unfriendly    C. puzzled    D. upset

17.A. deserved    B. proven    C. promised    D. intended

18.A. annoy    B. touch    C. inspire    D. satisfy

19.A. before    B. though    C. so    D. if

20.A. convince    B. regret    C. comfort    D. trust

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.D

6.B

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.C

11.C

12.A

13.D

14.A

15.C

16.D

17.A

18.B

19.D

20.C

【解析】

本文为记叙文。作者与同事的故事告诉我们：尽管不是所有的人都容易相处，但是相遇了，我们还是应尽力用自己的耐心、理解和善良去帮助他们。

1.考查名词。difference 差异，不同； pressure压力；absence 缺席；distance距离。根据下文的“people who are rude, aggressive and mea”可知，对于品性不太好的人来说，作者自然是与他们保持距离（distance），故选D项。

2.考查动词辨析。根据语境“but”表转折可知，有时候我们不可避免地会和一些不关心我们利益的人有联系。分析选项（risk冒险；escape逃离；avoid 避免；appreciate感激，欣赏）可知，C项符合题意。

3.考查形容词。bad-tempered 脾气不好的；kind-hearted善良的；easy-going易相处的；co-operative合作的。根据下文的“so I tried my best to ____6____ his rudeness when he lost his temper.”可知，这个同事的脾气不好，故选A项。

4.考查名词辨析。advice建议；sympathy 同情；permission悲观；selection选择。根据后面的“and decided to help him”可知，作者很同情同事的艰难处境，决定施以援手。分析选项可知B项符合题意。

5.考查动词辨析。get across被理解；look after照顾；make out理解，认出；pull through渡过难关。根据“decided to help him ____5____ this tough time” 我决定帮助他渡过难关。故选D项。

6.考查动词辨析。根据后面的“so I tried my best to和when he lost his temper.”可知，作者强忍着对方的无礼行为。分析选项（resist 拒绝，对抗； tolerate容忍；criticize批评；explain解释），可知 B项符合题意。

7.考查动词短语辨析。reached out伸出手；carried out执行；gave out分发，发出；turned out结果是，证明是，最终是。根据后面的“tried to rescue him”可知，作者伸出手去救对方。本句中选A项。

8.考查名词辨析。根据下文的 “One night, when I got up to get a glass of water, he started yelling at me to get back into my bedroom.”可推知，作者同事的无理（行为）逐渐失控（control），分析选项（practice 练习，惯例； action 行动； control控制； danger危险）。而且“____6____ his rudeness when he lost his temper.”也是一个提示，可知 C项符合题意。

9.考查动词短语。forgave 原谅；noticed注意到；ignored忽略， understood理解。根据语境“and ask what was wrong”可推断出同事注意到作者情绪变化，故选B项。

10.考查形容词辨析，appropriate恰当的,合适的；unnecessary不必要的；unacceptable不能接受的；traditional传统的。根据“that I was very hurt”作者认为的行为让我受伤，可知，这种行为让人不能接受的（unacceptable），故选C项。

11.考查动词辨析。scolded责骂；instructed指导； treated 款待，对待； respected尊重，尊敬。根据上文的“when I told him his behavior toward me…that I was very hurt by the way”可知，同事对待作者的方式伤到了作者。及下文的“but you haven't treated me with ____17____ respect.”中的respect也是提示，可知选C项。

12.考查名词辨析。effect影响； meaning意义；content 满足；view风景，观点。此处表示他无礼的行为对作者产生了不好的影响。Have an effect on …为固定搭配，意为“对….有影响”，故选A。

13.考查介词辨析。根据上文的“he was surprised. He could not understand his actions had a bad ____12____ on me”他对于伤了我不明白，可知作者的同事并不是针对作者而发脾气的。against意为“针对，反对”,因此选D项。

14.考查动词辨析。mind 在意，介意； doubt怀疑；refuse拒绝； praise表扬，赞扬。根据上文的内容可知，同事并不是针对作者发的脾气，告诉作者没必要介意（mind），故选A。

15.考查名词辨析。summary总结； analysis分析； comparison比较；expectation解释。根据“the same things”可知，作者在此是作了比较的（comparison），故选C项。

16.考查形容词辨析。 selfish自私的；unfriendly 不友好的；puzzled 使迷惑的； upset悲伤的，难过的。上文的“that I was hurt“可知，作者对于同事的行为感到难过（upset）。故选D项

17.考查动词辨析。deserved值得的，应得的；proven 被证明的；promised承诺的，允诺的； intended有意的，预期的。作者认为对同事好，却没有得到应得（deserved）的尊重，所以选A项。

18.考查动词辨析。annoy使恼怒； touch 触动，感动；inspire 激励；satisfy使满意。根据上文的“He was silent after listening to my words.” 听了我的话，他沉默了。由此可推知，作者的话或许触动（touch）了同事，故选B项。

19.考查连词辨析。根据语境可知，人们只有自己想改变才能改变。可知上下文是条件关系，故选D项。

20.考查动词辨析。convince 说服； regret 后悔； comfort 安慰； trust信任。根据上文第４小题的内容可知，作者的同事身处困境时，作者施以援手帮助了他并安慰了他。因为作者认为不论同事是否会改变，但当他有难时，作者还会继续地用耐心、理解和仁慈来安慰他。故选C项。