2014届高考英语完形填空基础练习精品题：41（含答案）.docVIP

2014高考英语完形填空基础练习精品题（41）及答案 47.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　1　. The loaded plates I carried　2　to be heavier and heavier. Tired and discouraged, I didn’t seem able to do anything　3　. As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice-cream　4　a dozen times, I was ready to stop. Then the father　5　at me as he handed me my tip. “Well done,” he said, “you’ve　6　us really well.” Suddenly my tiredness　7　. I smiled back, and later, when the manager asked me how I’d like my first day, I said, “　8　!　”Those few words of praise had　9　everything. Praise is like　10　to the human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it. And　11　, while most of us are only too　12　to apply the cold wind of criticism to others, we are　13　to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise. Why one word of praise can bring such　14　?　 It’s strange how hesitant we are about praising. Perhaps it’s　15　few of us know how to accept it. It’s　16　rewarding to give praise in areas in which efforts generally go　17　. An artist gets praised for a glorious picture, a cook for a　18　meal. But have you ever told your laundry manager how　19　you are when the shirts are done just right? In fact, to give praise　20　the giver nothing but a moment’s thought and a moment’s effort.　 1. A. restedB. hurtC. brokeD.slipped 2. A. remained　B. lookedC. seemedD. appeared 3. A. newB. specialC. nervousD. right 4. A. orderB. priceC. materialD.chire 5. A. staredB. smiledC. glancedD. yelled 6. A. called onB. looked afterC. passed byD. thought of 7. A. arrivedB. continuedC. disappeared D. developed 8. A. OhB. WellC. FineD.Terrible 9. A. madeB. changedC. foundD. improved 10. A. coolness B. warmthC. snowD. sunlight 11. A. thenB. thus　C. thereforeD. yet 12. A. readyB. doubtful　　 C.satisfiedD. disappointed 13. A. unableB. unwillingC. likelyD. anxious 14. A. attention　B. choiceC. pleasureD. difficulty 15. A. becauseB. whenC. what D. where