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【題目】 The most universal facial expression is the smile --its function is to show happiness and put people at ease. A smile says, " I like you. You make me happy

That's why dogs make such a hit. They are so glad to see us that they almost jump out of their skins. 【1】

A baby’s. smile has the same effect. Have you ever been in a doctor's, waiting room and looked around at all the sad faces waiting impatiently. to be seen? There were six or seven patients waiting when a young woman came in with a nine-month-old baby. She sat down next to a gentleman who was more than a little impatient about the long wait for service. The baby just looked up at him with that great big smile that is so characteristic of babies,【2】. Soon he struck up a conversation with the woman about her baby and his grand-children and then the entire reception room joined in, and the boredom and tension were changed into a pleasant and enjoyable experience 【3】. Telephone companies throughout the US have a program called “phone power” which is offered to employees who use the telephone for selling their services or products. In this program they suggest that you smile when talking on the phone. Your “smile” comes through in your voice.

You don’t feel like smiling? 【4】. If you are alone, force yourself to whistle or hum a tune or sing. Act as if you were already happy, and that will tend to make you happy.

Your smile is a messenger of your goodwill.【5】.To someone who has seen a dozen people frown or turn their faces away, your smile is like the sun breaking through the clouds Especially when someone is under pressure from his bosses, his customers, his teachers or parents or children, a smile can help him realize that all is not hopeless that there is joy in the world.

A. He smiled back at the baby

B. Your smile brightens the lives of all who see it.

C. Smile gets much easier with practice

D. So, naturally, we are glad to see them.

E. Well, force yourself to smile

F. We should give others a real smile, a smile that comes from within

G. The effect of a smile is powerful, even when it is unseen

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】G

【4】E

【5】B

【解析】

本文是一篇議論文。主要內容論述了微笑的影響力是非常大的——微笑是善意的傳達者。

【1】根據空前的內容可知，狗狗們看到我們很高興，高興得幾乎要跳出來了。可知D選項中的them指代前文的dogs，且和前文內容成因果關系，語義（所以，我們看到他們也很高興）相呼應，故選D。

【2】根據空前的內容可知，年輕的婦女抱著嬰兒坐在一位先生旁邊，這個嬰兒看著那位先生微笑著，故可知A選項中的he指代前文gentleman，嬰兒對著他笑，他也對著嬰兒笑了笑，語義承接上文，故選A。

【3】根據上文內容可知，由一個微笑引起的愉快的經歷，可見微笑的力量是強大的，故可知G選項的前半句承接上文，再由下文的最后一句可知，你的微笑從電話中流露出來，可見微笑即使不被人看見，力量也是強大的，故G項的后半句承接下文，故選G。

【4】根據空前的句子可知，你不喜歡笑嗎？可知，E選項恰好是其的答語，那就強迫自己微笑吧，故選E。

【5】根據空前內容可知，你的微笑是你善意的信使，B選項Your smile和前句呼應，且根據下文可知，你的微笑可以幫助他人感受到世界并非都是絕望，可見你的微笑照亮了那些能看到微笑的人，B選項能承接下文，故選B。

英語表達中，代詞出現的頻率極高。代詞主要用于指代前面提到的人或物，有時也是為了區別前面提到的名詞或概念。巧妙利用這樣的指代關系及差異可以準確而快速地解題。本文的第一題和第二題運用這種方法可以迅速解題。