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

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】

試題分析：這是一篇敘事的情感文章。這是作者在去郵局寄東西時，遇到太多的顧客在寄東西，為了作者在抱怨郵局的服務(wù)。在離開郵局時遇到一位不高興的女士，作者給了對方一個微笑和擁抱，結(jié)果獲得心靈上的快感。“送人玫瑰，手有余香”作者感受到了微笑的力量。

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4.絕種，絕滅，淘汰；B逐漸消失，隱去，漸漸看不見了；C爆發(fā)；D run out是動副型短語動詞，作不及物動詞，表示“被用完了（become used up）”的被動含義，其主語通常是時間、金錢、食物、耐心等無生命名詞。根據(jù)空后的got annoyed變得不耐煩了，故選D。

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17.It為形式主語，what引導(dǎo)主語從句，并從句中作do的賓語，故選A。

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19.      and my own,可知填aware的名詞，選B

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考點：考查敘事類情感故事。