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【題目】 When I got home the other day, I found a lovely red envelope(信封) waiting for me. It was a note from a friend of mine, congratulating(祝賀) me on my new book. It was _______ unexpected and joyful.

In a _______ world where everyone is too rushed for everything, here are some ways that you can be a more wonderful human:

Rediscover snail mail

And not just for life’s big events. Consider _______ ones you can stick a stamp on and send love toward. Maybe someone lost their dog, and you want to express your _______. Maybe a classmate did something brave, and you want to show gratefulness or thanks.

Smile and dial

When was the last time you _______ someone to wish them a happy birthday, to get well or to say thank you? Text messages are great. But when someone picks up the phone, you hear their voice and can share a laugh (or even a cry) together, and it _______ an emoji(表情符號) any day of the week.

Ask someone their goals + give a little something

Ask someone about their goals for the year is a very generous act. This kind of question goes _______surface(表面的) conversation and leads you to really get to know a person. Ask just out of curiosity.

Besides, give them something that might help them: a book, a connection, or even just a few words of _______.

Share your blessings

I made a promise earlier this year to give a little money every month to charity. I _______ myself often of something that Anne Frank wrote: “How wonderful it is that ________ need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” The power’s always ours.

【1】A.completelyB.carefullyC.correctlyD.peacefully

【2】A.lazyB.busyC.crazyD.silly

【3】A.luckierB.betterC.smallerD.stranger

【4】A.sadnessB.carelessnessC.happinessD.illness

【5】A.askedB.toldC.mistakeD.called

【6】A.losesB.shutsC.stealsD.beats

【7】A.throughB.beyondC.acrossD.for

【8】A.encouragementB.developmentC.governmentD.instrument

【9】A.reachB.recordC.remindD.remember

【10】A.everybodyB.nobodyC.anybodyD.somebody

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】C

【4】A

【5】D

【6】D

【7】B

【8】A

【9】C

【10】B

【解析】

這是一篇說明文，作者給讀者介紹幾種然自己更完美人類的方式：重新發(fā)現(xiàn)普通郵件的美妙；微笑和打電話；問某個人他們的目標(biāo)和給一些對他們有益的東西以及分享你的祝福。

【1】

句意：它完全是出人意料的和令人愉快的。

completely完全地；carefully仔細(xì)地；correctly正確地；peacefully和平地。此處用副詞completely修飾形容詞unexpected和joyful，表示“完全地”。故選A。

【2】

句意：在一個忙碌的世界里每個人都為了每件事太匆忙。

lazy懶的；busy忙的；crazy瘋狂的；silly愚蠢的。根據(jù)“too rushed for everything”可知此處用形容詞busy,表示“忙碌的”。故選B。

【3】

句意：考慮到更小的事件，你能貼郵票或者發(fā)出你的愛來進(jìn)行普通郵寄。

luckier更幸運(yùn)的；better更好的；smaller更小的；stranger更奇怪的。根據(jù)“not just for life’s big events”不要只是考慮到生活中的大事件，可知此處用smaller表示“小一點的”。故選C。

【4】

句意：可能是某人失去了狗，你想表達(dá)你的傷心。

sadness悲傷；carelessness不小心；happiness幸福；illness疾病。根據(jù)“someone lost their dog”可知此處用名詞sadness表示“傷心”。故選A。

【5】

句意：什么時候是你最后一次打電話給某人祝他生日快樂，祝他康復(fù)或者說謝謝他？

asked問；told告訴；mistake犯錯；called打電話。根據(jù)“dial”可知此處表達(dá)“打電話”。故選D。

【6】

句意：但是當(dāng)某人拿起電話，你聽到他們的聲音，能一起分享笑聲或者哭泣，它能打敗一周任何一天的表情符號。

loses失去；shuts關(guān)閉；steals偷；beats打敗。根據(jù)“Text messages are great”以及“when someone picks up the phone”可知此處表達(dá)打電話比發(fā)信息更好，此處it指代的是打電話，emoji指代的是發(fā)信息，用動詞beat。故選D。

【7】

句意：這種問題超過表面的談話，引導(dǎo)你真的開始了解一個人。

through通過；beyond超過；across通過；for為了。此處用動詞短語go beyond表示“超過”。故選B。

【8】

句意：除此以外，給他們一些可能幫助他們的東西：一本書，一個連接，或者甚至只是幾句鼓勵的言語。

encouragement鼓勵；development發(fā)展；government政府；instrument器具。根據(jù)“might help them”可知此處表達(dá)“鼓勵的話”。故選A。

【9】

句意：我經(jīng)常提醒我自己安妮弗蘭克所說的話：“人們不需要等待就可以改善這個世界，這是多么美好。”

reach達(dá)到；record記錄；remind提醒；remember記住。此處用的是動詞短語remind sb. of sth.表示“提醒某人某事”。故選C。

【10】

句意：我經(jīng)常提醒我自己安妮弗蘭克所說的話：“人們不需要等待就可以改善這個世界，這是多么美好�！�

everybody每個人；nobody沒有人；anybody某個人；somebody某個人。根據(jù)“wonderful”可知此處表達(dá)的是“沒有人需要等待”，用不定代詞nobody。故選B。