阅读专项训练第1周阅读专项训练第1周.doc

第1周 一、完形填空 A story tells about a woman shaking hands with her minister (牧师) as she leaves the church. The woman says, “ 1 you for what you said to me just now. It was like water to a drowning man.” Some compliments (恭维) are better left unsaid... Isn’t it true that 2 carry great power with them? Power to 3 and power to tear down. Such was the case with the words of Maude, a woman who learned that there is no wrong time to say the 4 thing. It was a cold, rainy day in March. Across the 5 in a department of the store where Maude 6 , sat Laura, a woman about Maude’s age. Other workers did not 7 Laura; they thought her to be selfish and not 8 . Maude agreed with those workers, 9 she made up her mind to say something kind to Laura. 10 , she said, “Do you know, Laura, that I have worked in this room with you for several years? And 11 I glance up, I see your head silhouetted (显出轮廓) 12 the window there behind you. I think you have the 13 silhouette and hair that I have ever seen on anybody.” Her words were not compliments. She 14 it. Laura looked up and began to 15 . “That is the first kind word that anybody has ever said to me in all the years I have worked here,” she said. Maude 16 that Laura was not unkind, but a little shy. The two became friends. Other workers 17 began to include Laura in their activities, and she seemed like a flower that, for the first time, found 18 . The right words, spoken in kindness, changed her life. Never underestimate (低估) the 19 of your words. There is no wrong time to say the right thing. And there is no better time than 20 . 1. A. Pardon B. Criticize C. Thank D. Prepare 2. A. examples B. signs C. dreams D. words 3. A. stay up B. build up C. break down D. look back 4. A. right B. good C. important D. natural 5. A. church B. room C. street D. market 6. A. worked B. talked C. lived D. studied 7. A. know B. change C. like D. trust 8. A. careful B. patient C. con