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【題目】【改編】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 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) 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 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? , 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 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 out B. came across C. called up D. pointed at

【2】A. Struck B. Informed C. Surprised D. Honored

【3】【改編】A. another B. other C. others D. the other

【4】A. calming B. determining C. reflecting D. brightening

【5】A. belief B. way C. idea D. aim

【6】【改編】A. surrounding B. atmosphere C. design D. people

【7】A. uncomfortable B. impolite C. impatient D. unforgettable

【8】【改編】A. concluded B. confirmed C. considered D. believed

【9】A. mystery B. smile C. beauty D. courage

【10】【改編】A. All in all B. First of all C. Above all D. After all

【11】A. growing B. watering C. putting D. picking

【12】A. count B. check C. clean D. change

【13】A. refreshing B. interesting C. satisfying D. puzzling

【14】A. prize B. truth C. success D. shock

【15】A. holds B. attaches C. remains D. focuses

【16】A. strong B. happy C. surprised D. shocked

【17】A. good B. new C. small D. special

【18】A. told B. replied C. wrote D. said

【19】A. introduces B. warns C. suggests D. reminds

【20】【改編】A. regardless ofB. because of C. in spite of D. despite of

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】A

【4】D

【5】C

【6】B

【7】A

【8】C

【9】C

【10】D

【11】C

【12】D

【13】A

【14】C

【15】C

【16】B

【17】B

【18】D

【19】D

【20】A

【解析】

試題分析：對本文通過作者一天在上班的路上突然想到給同事們帶一些鮮花到辦公室，結果給他們帶來了很大的快樂，作者自己也感到非常高興，從而說明了“予人玫瑰，手留余香。”

【1】考查動詞短語以及對語境的理解。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。come across遇到，符合語境。pick out挑選；call up打電話；point at指著。故選B。

【2】考查動詞以及對語境的理解。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。strike觸動，符合語境。故選A。

【3】考查代詞以及對語境的理解。A. another把花送給他人；B. other其他的，后跟people；C. others 其他人，后不跟名詞；D. the other，兩者中的另一個。故選A。

【4】考查動詞以及對語境的理解。A. calming使平靜；B. determining決心；C. reflecting反映；D. brightening使……生輝。當把一束花送給陌生人的時候，他的那一天可能因此而變得快樂。故選D。

【5】考查名詞以及對語境的理解。根據(jù)“...leaving flowers around the workplace.”可知，當?shù)竭_辦公室的時候，作者想到了一個主意。idea主意，想法，符合語境。故選C。

【6】考查名詞以及對語境的理解。A. surrounding環(huán)境；B. atmosphere氣氛；C. design設計；D. people人，這里指沉悶的氣氛。故選B。

【7】考查形容詞以及對語境的理解。根據(jù)“The impersonal(無人情味的)．..”可知，在冷冰冰的環(huán)境里工作當然會讓人感到不舒服。uncomfortable不舒服的，符合語境。故選A。

【8】考查動詞以及對語境的理解。A. concluded得結論；B. confirmed確定；C. considered認為，考慮；D. suspected懷疑。我認為很多人也有和我一樣的感受，更符合語境。故選C。

【9】考查名詞以及對語境的理解。A. mystery秘密；B. smile微笑；C. beauty美；D. courage勇氣。由上文提到的在工作場所放置鮮花，放美麗的鮮花，是一點美的東西。故選C。

【10】考查短語以及對語境的理解。A. All in all總而言之；B. First of all首先；C. Above all最重要的是；D. After all畢竟。畢竟，誰不喜歡花哪？反意疑問，意思是都喜歡。故選D。

【11】考查動詞以及對語境的理解。由上文提到的在工作場所放置鮮花，可知在隨后的一個月里，作者總是把花放在洗手間水池旁的一個杯子里。A. growing種；B. watering澆水；C. putting放；D. picking拾；符合語境。故選C。

【12】考查動詞以及對語境的理解。A. count數(shù)數(shù)；B. check檢查；C. clean打掃；D. change變化。下文提到了不止一個格言，說明作者每周都更換鮮花和格言。故選D。

【13】考查形容詞以及對語境的理解。后面提到的格言都是令人振奮的。refreshing令人振奮的，符合語境。故選A。

【14】考查名詞以及對語境的理解。A. prize獎勵；B. truth真實；C. success成功；D. shock震驚。根據(jù)“If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams...”可知，人只要向著自己的夢想努力，就會在平時獲得意想不到的成功。故選C。

【15】考查動詞以及對語境的理解。予人玫瑰，手留余香。remain留下，符合語境。hold容納；attach附著；focus集中。故選C。

【16】考查形容詞以及對語境的理解。根據(jù)“It always feels ____ for me to read quotes...”以及上文的敘述鮮花能給人帶來愉悅感，可知作者每次使用洗手間時，心情都是愉快的。故選B。

【17】考查形容詞以及對語境的理解。A. good好的；B. new新的；C. small 小的；D. special特殊的。根據(jù)上文以及“...a quote that someone else had written！”可知，作者注意到了新花，因為其他人更換了留言和鮮花。故選B。

【18】考查動詞以及對語境的理解。根據(jù)空格后面引號里的內(nèi)容，可知是上面寫有某種字樣，用say或read。故選D。

【19】考查動詞以及對語境的理解。根據(jù)下文的敘述可知人們其實都是有心人，說明是這件事情提醒了作者。故選D。

【20】考查短語以及對語境的理解。A. regardless of不管,不顧, 不理會,往往指的是客觀因素；B. because of因為；C. in spite of盡管,主觀上忽視；D .despite of去掉。despite等于in spite of, 相當于although, 后面不用再加of, 故選A。