Question

【題目】 It truly doesn't take much to encourage others and, best of all, it is very affordable and requires no special equipment. Here are some simple ways to encourage others.

Take an interest.

I believe this is one of the most practical ways of encouraging others.

Show that you're interested in what they're doing. 【1】People like to talk about themselves and once you get them talking, you fire up their enthusiasm.

Acknowledge a job well done.

Great achievements take time and effort. You can encourage others by acknowledging their efforts. A simple “well done" or “thank you" can be influential. 【2】

Lend a hand.

【3】 In fact, you can be the first one to lend a hand. If a person sees you are willing to spend your time and energy on their interests, they will be more encouraged to see it through and less likely to give up.

【4】

Thank someone when he/she does something for you. Thank your partner after he/ she cooks a nice meal. Thank a friend for lending you a book. A simple “thank you" lets others know what they have done is meaningful to you.

Give a call to your friend.

As you know, we're all busy, and in the age of emails and texts, phone calls seem ancient to many people.

【5】 Even if they miss the call they'll appreciate the effort and your message. Make an effort to do this just once a week for one person and see how your connections respond to the encouragement.

A.Get them talking.

B.Show your appreciation.

C.Do something unexpected.

D.But people love hearing from friends.

E.You don't have to wait for someone to ask you for advice.

F.Haven't you felt important when someone asked for your advice?

G.These words can make a difference between going on and giving up.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】G

【3】E

【4】B

【5】D

【解析】

這是一篇說明文，鼓勵他人不需要花太多精力，而其最佳之處是值得付出和不需要任何特殊的工具。本文就鼓勵他人的方法提出了一些建議。

【1】

根據(jù)空格前后內(nèi)容推斷�？崭袂埃罕憩F(xiàn)出你對他們所作的事情表示感興趣�？崭窈笕藗兿矚g談?wù)撚嘘P(guān)他們自己的事情，而一旦你讓他們開始談?wù)�，你便激發(fā)起他們的熱情。作為空格承上啟下的作用，應(yīng)該與下文有關(guān)，也就是說應(yīng)該讓他們談?wù)撈饋怼?/span>Get them talking選項“讓他們談?wù)撈饋怼鼻泻衔囊�，故選A。

【2】

根據(jù)上文得知你可以通過承認(rèn)他的努力來鼓勵某人。比如一句簡單的“well done”“thank you”就會產(chǎn)生很大的影響。說明這些簡單的語言能產(chǎn)生很大的作用。而G選項These words can make a difference between going on and giving up.“這些語言能在繼續(xù)還是放棄之間產(chǎn)生不同的結(jié)局。”切合文意。故選G。

【3】

通過空格后面的內(nèi)容可知：事實(shí)上，你可以首先伸出援手。既然是首先伸出援手，那即是前面說不要等候別人來找你尋求幫助或詢問建議。故E選項You don't have to wait for someone to ask you for advice.“你不必等著某人來向你尋求建議”切合文意。故選E。

【4】

此題處于標(biāo)簽位置，說明是總領(lǐng)下文的內(nèi)容的。所以瀏覽信息綜合歸納所瀏覽信息即可。每一句都是以thank開頭的句子，和最后總結(jié)A simple “thank you" lets others know what they have done is meaningful to you.一句簡單的“謝謝你”讓其他人知道他們所作的一切對你都意義重大。所以據(jù)此推斷，此段是要表達(dá)“謝謝”常掛嘴邊，而謝謝二字還可以轉(zhuǎn)義表達(dá)為appreciation，感激，感謝的含義。故B選項show your appreciation “表達(dá)你的感謝之情”切合文意。故選B。

【5】

空格前面的文章內(nèi)容提供此題的線索：正如你所知道的那樣，我們都很忙，而在電郵和短信時代，打電話對許多人而言，似乎成了古董。即打電話變得稀有起來。而空格后面Even if they miss the call they'll appreciate the effort and your message.即使他們錯過電話，他們也會很感激你的努力和你的留言。說明任何人都愿意聽到朋友的電話，即收到朋友的消息。所以Make an effort to do this just once a week for one person and see how your connections respond to the encouragement. 盡力每周一次打電話給某一個人，看看你的聯(lián)系如何回應(yīng)這份鼓勵的。這是作者建議做的事情。之所以這樣建議，是因?yàn)樗�認(rèn)為朋友需要多聯(lián)系。故D選項But people love hearing from friends“但是人們喜歡聽到朋友的消息”切合文意。故選D。