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An act of kindness doesn't have to be a grand gesture. Even tho small acts of kindness can make a difference in someone's day. That was just the ca for Amie Mickey when she 41 a bumper sticker (车尾贴) on her car reading: You Matter.
Amie started to do this veral years ago. At first, she wondered if people would 42 it. However, much to her surpri, she began eing a flood of 43 every time she hit the road. More often than not, people 44 slowly near her car would roll down their windows, raising their 45 , waving and smiling. Sometimes, she even found some sticky notes left on her windshield saying things like “You 46 too! “Once while she was driving down the highway, she became 47 when a man driving a sports car at a high speed pulled his car alongside suddenly, waving and mouthing, “You matter!” Though it took her some time to recover from the 48 , she still felt happy. Last year, someone 49 her car while she was waiting for her friend in the car by the roadside, saying to her, “It is a(an) 50 sticker. I’ve en various stickers before, but none of them have touched me as your sticker has done. “
The two small words on the sticker em simple enough, but they really struck a chord with many complete strangers who 51 to catch sight of the sticker.
Stories like Amie's really 52 the rest of us. Sometimes a kind word or gesture may lift our 53 and it doesn't cost a thing except for a little extra thought. Maybe it means offering a friend a hug, praising the children when their children 54 well in school, helping someone out or volunteering at nursing homes. Acts of kindness are waiting everywhere. Small as they em, they can make a 55 impact on the world, and help form general goodness.
41.A.tore up B.picked up C.fixed up D.put up
42.A.watch B.overlook C.notice D.ignore
43.A.attention B.confusion C.strangers D.pasrs-by
44.A.running B.driving C.walking D.riding
45.A.voices B.hats C.shoulders D.thumbs
46.A.count B.share C.value D.matter
47.A.frightened B.discouraged C.embarrasd D.disappointed
48.A.parking B.speed C.incident D.event
49.A.approached B.blocked C.repaired D.cleaned
50.A.important B.special C.typical D.skeptical
51.A.happened B.occurred C.managed D.offered
52.A.shock B.inspire C.delight D.satisfy
53.A.feelings B.thoughts C.spirits D.minds
54.A.work B.exerci C.conduct D.behave
55.A.reliable B.subjective C.positive D.brief
【答案】
【解析】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述了Amie Mickey在汽车上贴了一张写着“你很重要”的纸条。通过这种小的善意行为来传播正能量。
【41题详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意:Amie Mickey就是这样的例子,她在自己的汽车保险杠上贴了一张贴纸,上面写着:你很重要。A. tore up撕碎;B. picked up捡起来;C. fixed up修理;D. put up张贴,提供。根据后文a bumper sticker on her car可知是在车上张贴了(put up)贴纸。故选D。
【42题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意:起初,她想知道人们是否会注意到它。A. watch看;B. overlook忽略;C. notice注意到;D. ignore忽视。根据后文would roll down their windows, raising their可知人们都注意到了这个贴纸,并且摇下窗和Amie打招呼。后文it指代贴纸。故选C。
【43题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意:然而,令她吃惊的是,她开始发现,每一次出门,就会有很多人注意她。A. attention注意;B. confusion困惑;C. strangers陌生人;D. pasrs-by行人。根据后文would roll down their windows, raising their可知她车上的贴纸吸引了人们的注意。故选A。
【44题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意:通常情况下,在她的车附近缓慢行驶的人们会摇下车窗,竖起大拇指,挥手微笑。A. running奔跑;B. driving行驶,驾驶;C. walking步行;D. riding汽车。通过上下文分析,划线后提到 “人们摇下车窗”,可知此处表示缓慢开车的人。故选B。
【45题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意:通常情况下,在她的车附近缓慢行驶的人们会摇下车窗,竖起大拇指,挥手微笑。A. voices声音;B. hats帽子;C. shoulders肩膀;D. thumbs拇指。同时根据下文可知,人们对他的行为表示称赞。故此处的 thumbs 表示称赞认可,所以竖起拇指。故选D。
【46题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意:有时,她甚至发现一些便利贴留在挡风玻璃上,上面写着“你也很重要!”A. count计算;B. share分享;C. value重视;D. matter要紧。通过上下文分析,此处和前句提到别人对Amie的行为表示“赞赏,挥手,微笑” 并列。也是表达了别人对他行为的认可。同时和后文提到的 “You matter!”相呼应。故选D。
【47题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意:有一次她在高速公路上开车,一个开着跑车的男人突然把车开到她旁边,一边挥手,一边用嘴说:“你很重要!”,她吓了一跳。A. frightene
d害怕的;B. discouraged灰心的;C. embarrasd尴尬的;D. disappointed失望的。通过后文when a man driving a sports car at a high speed pulled his car alongside suddenly可知男人突然把车开到她旁边,所以Amie应该是感到很害怕的。故选A。
【48题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意:虽然她花了一段时间才从那次事件中恢复过来,但她仍然感到快乐。A. parking停车;B. speed速度;C. incident事件;D. event大事,事件。通过上下文分析,此处指代上题提到的 “一个开着跑车的男人突然把车开到她旁边,一边挥手,一边用嘴说: “你很重要!” 。因此Amie感到“吓一跳”这件事,是指从这次事件中恢复过来。incident是指偶然发生的、不太重要的小事。event是指重大而引人注目的事情。此处应用incident。故选C。
【49题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意:去年,当她在路边等朋友的时候,有人走近她的车,对她说:“这是一个特别的贴纸。”A. approached靠近;B. blocked阻塞;C. repaired修理;D. cleaned清理。根据后文saying to her可知该空的动词和同句中的saying构成前后的逻辑关系。先靠人,然后再说话。故选A。
【50题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意:去年,当她在路边等朋友的时候,有人走近她
的车,对她说:“这是一个特别的贴纸。”A. important重要的;B. special特别的;C. typical典型的;D. skeptical怀疑的。通过上下文分析,后句提到I've en various stickers before, but none of them have touched me as your sticker has done. (我以前见过各种各样的贴纸,但没有一个像你的贴纸那样让我感动)。可知,这个贴纸和他见过的其它贴纸不一样,很特别。故选B。
【51题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意:贴纸上的这两个小字看起来很简单,但却引起了许多碰巧看到贴纸的陌生人的共鸣。A. happened发生;B. occurred发生;C. managed管理;D. offered提供。根据后文to catch sight of the sticker可知此处指很多人都是碰巧无意中看到,而受感动的。短语happen to“碰巧”。故选A。
【52题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意:像艾米这样的故事真的激励了我们其他人。A. shock震惊;B. inspire鼓舞;C. delight使高兴;D. satisfy满足。通过上下文分析,后文讲到Amie 的行为给人们带来了一些思考,即激励了人们。故选B。
【53题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意:有时候,一句友善的话语或一个手势可能会让我们的精神振奋起来,而且它不需要花费任何东西,只需要多考虑一下。A. feelings感觉;B.
thoughts想法;C. spirits精神;D. minds思维。通过上下文分析,前文提到 “像Amie 这样的故事真的激励了我们其他人”。同时在最后一句话提到 “他们看似渺小,却能对世界产生积极的影响”。综合分析,一些小行为会提振我们的精神。故选C。