One day, while I was walking to work, I decided to bring some flowers that I had picked from my garden that morning. On the way, I a stranger and presented the flowers to him with a smile card. by the sense of joy I felt from giving flowers to another person, and may be his day, I wanted to do it again.

When I got to my office, I had the of anonymously (匿名) leaving flowers around the workplace. The impersonal (無人味) atmosphere of the building where I work makes me

. It just feels a little boring sometimes, though it’s a nice building with great light. I considered lots of people might feel the same way, so why not put a little there, and throw in an inspirational quote (引言) while I’m at it? After all, who doesn't like flowers?

So, for the past month, I’ve been flowers in a little cup on the sink in the bathroom. Each week, I the flowers and the quote. It always feels for me to read quotes like Henry David Thoreau’s “If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, he will meet with a unexpected in common hours.”and Gandhi’s “The fragrance(香味) always

on the hand that gives the rose.” If anything, I figure, but it at least makes me each time I visit the bathroom.

Then today, when I walked in, I noticed flowers in the cup, and a quote that someone else had written! It , “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” ------- Gandhi.

This little act me that, at the end of the day, we’re all just people with hearts regardless of the various roles and different hats we may wear in the workplace.

I did a little dance and am smiling wide for the rest of the day!

1.A. picked outB. came acrossC. called up D. pointed at

2.A. StruckB. Informed C. Surprised D. Honored

3.A. calmingB. determiningC. reflecting D. brightening

4.A. beliefB. wayC. idea D. aim

5.A. uncomfortable B. impolite C. impatient D. unforgettable

6.A. mysteryB. smile C. beauty D. courage

7.A. growing B. watering C. putting D. picking

8.A. countB. checkC. cleanD. change

9.A. refreshingB. interestingC. satisfying D. puzzling

10.A. prizeB. truthC. success D. shock

11.A. holdsB. attachesC. remains D. focuses

12.A. strongB. happyC. surprised D. shocked

13.A. good B. new C. small D. special

14.A. told B. replied C. wrote D. said

15.A. introducesB. warns C. suggests D. reminds

 

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.A

6.C

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.C

11.C

12.B

13.B

14.D

15.D

【解析】

試題分析：文章大意：予人玫瑰，手留余香。本文記敘作者送人鮮花的同時(shí)，也給自己帶來了許多方面的快樂。

1.短語辨析。come across遇到，符合語境。pick out挑選；call up打電話；point at指著。根據(jù)語境可知作者在路上遇到一名陌生人就把一束花送給他。選B

2.動(dòng)詞。根據(jù)“...I wanted to do it again.”可知，那種送人鮮花帶來的快樂讓作者深受觸動(dòng)。strike觸動(dòng)，符合語境。選A

3.。當(dāng)把一束花送給陌生人的時(shí)候，他的那一天可能因此而變得快樂。brighten使……生輝，符合語境。選D

4.名詞。根據(jù)“...leaving flowers around the workplace.”可知，當(dāng)?shù)竭_(dá)辦公室的時(shí)候，作者想到了一個(gè)主意。idea主意，想法，符合語境。選C

5.形容詞。根據(jù)“The impersonal(無人情味的)．..”可知，在冷冰冰的環(huán)境里工作當(dāng)然會(huì)讓人感到不舒服。uncomfortable不舒服的，符合語境。選A

6.名詞。A. mystery迷；B. smile微笑；C. beauty美麗；D. courage勇氣。上文提到給辦公場(chǎng)所擺放鮮花，可知是為工作環(huán)境增加一點(diǎn)美麗。選C

7.動(dòng)詞。由上文提到的在工作場(chǎng)所放置鮮花，可知在隨后的一個(gè)月里，作者總是把花放在洗手間水池旁的一個(gè)杯子里。選C

8.A. count數(shù)；B. check核對(duì)；C. clean清潔；D. change更換。下文提到了不止一個(gè)格言，說明作者每周都更換鮮花和格言。選D

9.形容詞。A. refreshing令人振奮的；B. interesting有趣的；C. satisfying令人滿意的；D. puzzling令人不解的。后面提到的格言都是令人振奮的。選A

10.名詞。根據(jù)“If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams...”可知，人只要向著自己的夢(mèng)想努力，就會(huì)在平時(shí)獲得意想不到的成功。選C

11.C

12.予人玫瑰，手留余香。remain留下，符合語境。hold容納；attach附著；focus集中。選B

13.形容詞。根據(jù)上文以及“...a quote that someone else had written！”可知，作者注意到了新花，因?yàn)槠渌烁鼡Q了留言和鮮花。選B

14.根據(jù)空格后面引號(hào)里的內(nèi)容“Be the change you wish to see in the world.”，可知是上面寫有某種字樣，用say或read。選D

15.A. introduces介紹；B. warns警告；C. suggests建議；D. reminds提醒。根據(jù)下文的敘述可知人們其實(shí)都是有心人，說明是這件事情提醒了作者。選D

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