George had stolen some money, and had been caught by the police. Now his ___1___ was about to begin. He felt ___2___ that he would be sent to prison for a long time. Then he ___3___ that his friend Jim was one of the members of the jury(陪審團(tuán)). He succeeded in seeing him ___4___. He said to him, “Jim, I know that the jury will find me guilty of having stolen the money. I can’t hope to be found ___5___ of taking it. But I should be grateful ___6___ you if you could ___7___ the other members of the jury to ___8___ some strong ___9___ for me to their statement that they consider me seriously guilty.”

“Well, George,” answered Jim, “I shall ___10___ try to do what I can for you as an old friend, ___11___ I cannot promise you will be highly ___12___ with the result. The other eleven members of the jury are not ___13___ good terms with me.” Of course, George was very ___14___, but he did not have a ___15___ to see Jim for some time after the trial. At last, ___16___, Jim visited him in prison. George ___17___ him very much for what he had done.

“Well, George,” Jim told him, “___18___ I thought, those eleven men were very ___19___ to persuade, but I managed it in the end ___20___ tiring them out. You know, those fools had all wanted to find you not guilty!”

1. A. punishment    B. trial    C. sentence     D. arrest

2. A. doubtful B. firm    C. sure    D. uncertain

3. A. wondered      B. imagined    C. explained   D. discovered

4. A. secretly  B. rarely  C. often   D. openly

5. A. guilty     B. moral  C. not moral   D. not guilty

6. A. for  B. with    C. to       D. of

7. A. please     B. try      C. persuade     D. advise

8. A. add B. add up       C. increase      D. increase up

9. A. feeling   B. mercy C. care    D. excuse

10. A. difficulty     B. easily  C. certainly     D. uncertainly

11. A. so  B. but     C. thus    D. then

12. A. surprised      B. supposed    C. satisfied     D. separated

13. A. in  B. by      C. on      D. of

14. A. lucky    B. unlucky      C. pleased       D. disappointed

15. A. time     B. hope   C. chance       D. reason

16. A. moreover     B. however     C. therefore    D. thus

17. A. complained  B. criticized    C. thanked      D. envy

18. A. as  B. like     C. if D. though

19. A. foolish  B. easy    C. clever D. difficult

20. A. in  B. by      C. with    D. after

“When one of the doctors criticizes(批評) me, I get defensive. I feel like a child again, being scolded, and I want to explain that I’m not wrong,” says Viola, a nurse. This is a common reaction（反應(yīng)） to criticism, but not a good one. There are better ways of dealing with criticism.
Try to be objective(客觀的).When Sol was criticized by his new employer for not having made a sale, Sol’s reaction was to feel sorry for himself. “I had put everything I had into making that sale,” Sol says. “And I felt that I had failed as a person.I had to learn through experience not to react like that to each failure.”
Take time to cool down. Rather than react at once to criticism, take some time to think over what was said. Your first question should be whether the criticism is fair from the other person’s position. The problem may be a simple misunderstanding of what you did or your reasons for doing it.
Take positive（積極的） action. After you cool down, consider what you can do about the situation. The best answer may be “nothing”. “I finally realized that my boss was having personal problems and taking  them out on me because I was there ,” says Sheila. “His criticisms didn’t really have anything to do with my work, so nothing I said or did was going to change them.” In Sheila’s case, the best way to deal with it was to leave her job However, that’s an extreme(極端的) reaction.
You may simply explain your opinion without expecting an in-depth（深入的） discussion. You may even decide that the battle isn’t worth fighting this time. The key, in any case , is to have a reasonable plan.
64. When Sol was criticized by his employer, he________.
A. argued bitterly with his employer
B. was angry and gave up his job
C. was sorry for what he did
D. was sad and self-pitying
65. According to the writer, you should take time to think about criticism because ________.
A. people may have a mistaken idea of what you did
B. you should welcome other people’s opinions
C. people may discuss it with you in depth
D. you need time to understand yourself
66. When the writer says that “The best answer may be ‘ nothing’ ”,he means you may
decide _________.
A. to take no notice of the criticism          B. to argue with your boss    
C. you need to change your job             D. you’ve done nothing wrong
67.The writer thinks Sheila might decide to leave her job because her boss______.
A.didn’t like her appearance         B. refused to change his opinion
C.made an unreasonable critcism    D.refused to talk to her about the criticism

“When one of the doctors criticizes(批評) me, I get defensive. I feel like a child again, being scolded, and I want to explain that I’m not wrong,” says Viola, a nurse. This is a common reaction（反應(yīng)） to criticism, but not a good one. There are better ways of dealing with criticism.

Try to be objective(客觀的).When Sol was criticized by his new employer for not having made a sale, Sol’s reaction was to feel sorry for himself. “I had put everything I had into making that sale,” Sol says. “And I felt that I had failed as a person.I had to learn through experience not to react like that to each failure.”

Take time to cool down. Rather than react at once to criticism, take some time to think over what was said. Your first question should be whether the criticism is fair from the other person’s position. The problem may be a simple misunderstanding of what you did or your reasons for doing it.

Take positive（積極的） action. After you cool down, consider what you can do about the situation. The best answer may be “nothing”. “I finally realized that my boss was having personal problems and taking  them out on me because I was there ,” says Sheila. “His criticisms didn’t really have anything to do with my work, so nothing I said or did was going to change them.” In Sheila’s case, the best way to deal with it was to leave her job However, that’s an extreme(極端的) reaction.

You may simply explain your opinion without expecting an in-depth（深入的） discussion. You may even decide that the battle isn’t worth fighting this time. The key, in any case , is to have a reasonable plan.

64. When Sol was criticized by his employer, he________.

A. argued bitterly with his employer

B. was angry and gave up his job

C. was sorry for what he did

D. was sad and self-pitying

65. According to the writer, you should take time to think about criticism because ________.

A. people may have a mistaken idea of what you did

B. you should welcome other people’s opinions

C. people may discuss it with you in depth

D. you need time to understand yourself

66. When the writer says that “The best answer may be ‘ nothing’ ”,he means you may

decide _________.

A. to take no notice of the criticism          B. to argue with your boss    

C. you need to change your job             D. you’ve done nothing wrong

67.The writer thinks Sheila might decide to leave her job because her boss______.

A.didn’t like her appearance         B. refused to change his opinion

C.made an unreasonable critcism    D.refused to talk to her about the criticism

 “When one of the doctors criticizes(批評) me, I get defensive. I feel like a child again, being scolded, and I want to explain that I’m not wrong,” says Viola, a nurse. This is a common reaction（反應(yīng)） to criticism, but not a good one. There are better ways of dealing with criticism.

  Try to be objective(客觀的).When Sol was criticized by his new employer for not having made a sale, Sol’s reaction was to feel sorry for himself. “I had put everything I had into making that sale,” Sol says. “And I felt that I had failed as a person.I had to learn through experience not to react like that to each failure.”

   Take time to cool down. Rather than react at once to criticism, take some time to think over what was said. Your first question should be whether the criticism is fair from the other person’s position. The problem may be a simple misunderstanding of what you did or your reasons for doing it.

   Take positive（積極的） action. After you cool down, consider what you can do about the situation. The best answer may be “nothing”. “I finally realized that my boss was having personal problems and taking  them out on me because I was there ,” says Sheila. “His criticisms didn’t really have anything to do with my work, so nothing I said or did was going to change them.” In Sheila’s case, the best way to deal with it was to leave her job However, that’s an extreme(極端的) reaction.

   You may simply explain your opinion without expecting an in-depth（深入的） discussion. You may even decide that the battle isn’t worth fighting this time. The key, in any case , is to have a reasonable plan.

64. When Sol was criticized by his employer, he________.

A. argued bitterly with his employer

B. was angry and gave up his job

C. was sorry for what he did

D. was sad and self-pitying

65. According to the writer, you should take time to think about criticism because ________.

A. people may have a mistaken idea of what you did

B. you should welcome other people’s opinions

C. people may discuss it with you in depth

D. you need time to understand yourself

66. When the writer says that “The best answer may be ‘ nothing’ ”,he means you may

decide _________.

  A. to take no notice of the criticism          B. to argue with your boss    

C. you need to change your job             D. you’ve done nothing wrong

67.The writer thinks Sheila might decide to leave her job because her boss______.

A.didn’t like her appearance         B. refused to change his opinion

C.made an unreasonable critcism    D.refused to talk to her about the criticism

 (江西省南昌二中2009屆高三5月模擬考試B篇)

It was the end of my first day as a waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cap had gone away, and my feet hurt. The loaded plates I carried seemed to be heavier and heavier. Tired and discouraged, I didn’t seem able to do anything right. As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice-cream order a dozen times, I was ready to stop. Then the father smiled at me as he handed me my tip. “Well done,” he said, “you’ve looked after us really well.” Suddenly my tiredness disappeared. I smiled back, and later, when the manager asked me how I’d liked my first day, I said, “Fine!” Those few words of praise had changed everything. Praise is like sunlight to the human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it. And yet, most of us are only too ready to apply to others the cold criticism, but are unwilling to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise. Perhaps that is why one word of praise can bring such pleasure.

It’s strange how chary we are about praising. Perhaps it’s because few of us know how to accept it. It’s especially rewarding to give praise in areas in which effort generally goes unnoticed. An artist gets admired for a glorious picture, a cook for a perfect meal. But do you ever tell your laundry(洗衣店)manager how pleased you are when the shirts are done just right? In fact, to give praise costs the giver nothing but a moment’s thought and a moment’s effort.

60．Which of the following can’t describe the writer’s situation before she got her tip?

       A．She was tired.                                     B．She was busy.     

       C．She was sorry.                                   D．She was confident.

61．Why did the family change their ice-cream order a dozen times?

       A．They couldn’t agree with one another                                             

       B．They wanted to test the writer’s patience.

       C．They couldn’t afford to buy their favorite ice-cream.                 

       D．The text doesn’t tell us.

62．What does the underlined word “chary” in paragraph 2 mean in Chinese?

       A．謹(jǐn)慎的          B．小心的             C．吝嗇的            D．貪得無厭的

63．What is the best title of the passage?

       A．Can You Praise Others?                        B．Why Do You Criticize Others?

       C．Be Generous to Give Others Praise.       D．Don’t Criticized Others.