Question

I consider myself something of an expert on apologies. A quick temper has　　me with plenty of opportunities to make them. In one of my earlier　　, my mother was telling me“Don’t watch the　　when you say, ‘I’m sorry’. Hold your head up and look at the person in the　　, so he’ll know you　　it. ”

My mother thus made the key point of a(n)　　apology: It must be direct. You must never　　to be doing something else. You do not　　a pile of letters while apologizing to a person　　in position after blaming him or her for a mistake that turned out to be your　　. You do not apologize to a hostess, whose guest of honor you treat　　, by sending flowers the next day without mentioning your bad　　.

One of the important things we should do for an　　apology is a readiness to　　the responsibility for our careless mistakes. We are used to making excuses, which leaves no　　for the other person to　　us. Since most people are open-hearted, the no-excuse apology leaves both parties feeling　　about themselves. That, after all, is the　　of every apology. It　　little whether the apologizer is wholly or only partly at fault. Answering for one’s　　encourages others to take their share of the blame.

1.A. providedB. mixed

C. comparedD. treated

2.A. dreamsB. courses

C. memoriesD. ideas

3.A. sideB. ground

C. wallD. bottom

4.A. mindB. soul

C. faceD. eye

5.A. imagineB. enjoy

C. meanD. regret

6.A. usefulB. successful

C. equalD. basic

7.A. pretendB. forget

C. refuseD. expect

8.A. hold onB. put away

C. look throughD. pick up

9.A. poorerB. weaker

C. worseD. lower

10.A. faultB. reasonC. resultD. duty

11. A. cruellyB. freely

C. roughlyD. foolishly

12. A. mannersB. excuses

C. effortsD. roles

13.A. activeB. effective

C. extraD. easy

14.A. raiseB. perform

C. admitD. bear

15.A. situationB. need

C. signD. room

16.A. adviseB. forgive

C. warnD. blame

17.A. wiserB. warmer

C. betterD. cleverer

18.A. purposeB. method

C. endD. advantage

19.A. caresB. matters

C. dependsD. remains

20. A. factsB. states

C. rightsD. actions

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.C

6.B

7.A

8.C

9.D

10.A

11.C

12.A

13.B

14.D

15.D

16.B

17.C

18.A

19.B

20.D

【解析】本文闡述了一個觀點, 道歉要真誠, 要敢于承擔責任, 同時也批評了一些“假”道歉的行為。

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2.2】選C。考查對上下文語境的理解。母親過去告訴我道歉時不應該看地面, 這當然應該是記憶中的事。memory記憶; dream夢想; course課程; idea主意。

3.3】選B。考查詞語復現。根據后面的hold your head up可知用ground。

4.4】選D。考查背景常識。道歉時看著對方的眼睛, 以示真誠, 在這一點上中西方是一樣的。

5.5】選C。考查詞義辨析。mean it意為“這樣對方就會明白你有道歉的意思”, it在這里指道歉的行為; imagine想象; enjoy喜歡; regret后悔。

6.6】選B。考查前后照應。冒號后的內容即為“成功的”道歉的一些基本特征。successful成功的; useful有用的; equal平等的; basic基本的。

7.7】選A。考查背景常識。道歉要直接, 你絕不要假裝在做其他的事。pretend假裝; forget忘記; refuse拒絕; expect期盼。

8.8】選C。考查前后照應。上句提到“你絕不要假裝在做其他的事”, 所以此處是表達在道歉時不要瀏覽信件。look through瀏覽; hold on堅持住, 抓住; put away把……收起來; pick up撿起。

9.9】選D。考查背景常識。職務論的是高、低。

10.0】選A。考查詞語復現。根據前面的mistake可知。fault錯誤; reason理由; result結果; duty責任。

11.1】選C。考查詞義辨析。roughly此處表示對待客人不禮貌, 服務不到位。從前面的要不要道歉的討論可以猜出這一答案; cruelly殘忍地; freely自由地; foolishly愚蠢地。

12.2】選A。考查固定搭配。bad manners沒禮貌, 從treat roughly不難判斷答案。

13.3】選B。考查詞義辨析。effective有效的; active積極的; extra額外的; easy容易的。

14.4】選D。考查固定搭配。bear the responsibility承擔責任, 為固定搭配; raise舉起; perform表演; admit承認。

15.5】選D。考查固定搭配。leave no room不留余地。situation形勢; need需要; sign跡象。

16.6】選B。考查對上下文語境的理解。道歉是為了獲得原諒。forgive原諒; advise建議; warn警告; blame責備。

17.7】選C。考查詞義辨析。better表示“心情更舒暢”。未找借口的道歉, 即真誠的道歉, 對方的感覺一定很好。wise明智的; warm暖和的; clever聰明的。

18.8】選A。考查詞義辨析。道歉的最終“目的”是化干戈為玉帛, 大家和好如初, 所以用purpose。method方法; end末端; advantage優勢。

19.9】選B。考查對上下文語境的理解。道歉者是全部還是部分承擔責任這些都不太重要, 關鍵是為自己的所作所為主動負責, 這也能促使別人共同承擔責任。

20.20】選D。考查背景常識。根據常識可知應該是對自己的“行動”負責。answer for在此意為“對……負責”。