Question

Bob was a life insurance salesman. Try he might, he was still unable to get a couple to sign up for a policy. “I certainly don’t want to frighten you into a ” he announced, standing up to . How he be successful in his post?

People can be by many different means. Fear is the common one. many people find that other kinds of motivation are usually effective in getting more out of those with whom we live and work.

A twelve-year-old girl took her younger brother, who from a mental disability, Christmas shopping. As they went into a department store, the accidentally hit a display, knocking shoes in every . at that an angry clerk grabbed the boy by the arm and , “Pick them up.”

“No,” the boy screamed in defiance(反抗).

“Pick them up,” the clerk .

“No,” the boy shouted back.

His older sister began picking up the . Then the boy started to . Before long, the boy, his sister and the clerk were together to put the shoes in order.

When they finished, the girl taught the clerk a(n) lesson with these words: “You have to encourage my brother to do it in action.”

If you live or work with other people, you may benefit from the older sister’s advice. If you want people to respond to you, try encouraging them in action. People prefer . When you fill people with what they want, you’re to get what you want out of them.

1.A. however B. since C. as D. in spite of

2.A. trouble B. sale C. bargain D. decision

3.A. defend B. fight C. leave D. argue

4.A. could B. will C. shall D. may

5.A. motivated B. moved C. disappointed D. troubled

6.A. Thus B. But C. Plus D. Since

7.A. less B. more C. half D. just

8.A. arose B. contributed C. benefited D. suffered

9.A. boy B. girl C. clerk D. salesman

10.A. section B. direction C. shelf D. course

11.A. occasion B. stage C. situation D. point

12.A. demanded B. conflicted C. reminded D. arranged

13.A. expected B. commented C. shouted D. acquired

14.A. shoes B. books C. toys D. bottles

15.A. cry B. help C. complain D. worry

16.A. walking B. organizing C. working D. assisting

17.A. back B. up C. before D. on

18.A. thoughtful B. instant C. cautious D. complex

19.A. gift B. stick C. honey D. tears

20.A. positive B. likely C. confident D. probable

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.A

6.B

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.B

11.D

12.A

13.C

14.A

15.B

16.C

17.A

18.A

19.C

20.B

【解析】

試題分析：鮑勃是一個人壽保險的銷售員，但是，無論怎樣努力，他都沒能成功說服一對夫婦購買保險。有許多方法激勵人們，恐懼心理是最常見的一種。其它的方法通常對熟悉的人才有用。

1.Try he might盡管他一再嘗試，故選C。

2.I certainly don’t want to frighten you into a 我當(dāng)然不想威脅你們決定買保險，故選D。

3.standing up to 他邊說便站起身離開，故選C。

4.How he be successful in his post?在這個職位上，他怎么可能會成功呢？Could用于疑問句，表示驚訝和懷疑，故選A。

5.many people find that other kinds of motivation are usually可知，這里說的是激發(fā)人們的方法，故選A。

6.Fear is the common one.講的是fear，后面講的激勵方法對熟人有用，而“讓別人感到害怕”的這種方法不適用于熟人，前后句表示轉(zhuǎn)折，故選B。

7.other kinds of motivation are usually effective in getting more out of those with whom we live and work其它的激勵方法對熟人和同事很有效，故選B。

8.who from a mental disability她弟弟患有心理疾病，suffer from遭受（疾病，痛苦等），故選D。

9.an angry clerk grabbed the boy by the arm可知，那個男孩在搗亂，故選A。

10.

11.at that an angry clerk grabbed the boy by the arm就在那時，一個生氣的職員抓住男孩的手臂，at that point在那時，故選D。

12.grabbed the boy by the arm and , “Pick them up.”抓住男孩手臂，要求他把鞋子全部撿起來，故選A。

13.“Pick them up,” the clerk .男孩不停的反抗，那個職員叫道“撿起它們”，故選C。

14.knocking shoes in every 可知，男孩的姐姐在撿鞋子，故選A。

15.Before long, the boy, his sister and the clerk were together to...”可知，男孩開始幫姐姐，故選B。

16.the boy, his sister and the clerk were together to put the shoes in order.男孩，男孩姐姐和職員三人一起工作（指撿鞋子），把鞋子放回原位，故選C。

17.put the shoes in order把鞋子放回原位，put back放回，in order整齊，故選A。

18.the girl taught the clerk a(n) lesson with these words: “You have to encourage my brother to do it in action.”女孩認為那個職員應(yīng)該用鼓勵的話語來讓自己的弟弟付諸行動，女孩顧及到了弟弟的心情，想得很周到，故選A。

19.People prefer .相比威脅，人們更愿意接受蜜糖一類美好的東西，gift作“禮物”來講，是可數(shù)名詞，故選C。

20.When you fill people with what they want, you’re to get what you want out of them.當(dāng)你給予他人想要的東西時，他們很可能會回報你，給你想要的東西，能與人連用的只有l(wèi)ikely，Sb is likely to do sth，故選B。

考點：故事類短文閱讀