A
Lucky to have him
When I met him, I had a lot of anger inside of me. I never had a father, though in my neighborhood that's not__1__. I know some kids
just like me. You have to __2__ yourself. There are fights and killings all the time. I have friends who ended up in jail or pregnant. I could have ended up that way, too, __3__ Mr Clark and my mom wouldn't let that happen.
Mr Clark worked long hours, making sure I did my work. My grades rose. In fact, I did so well that in sixth grade, I entered the __4__ class, and Mr Clark was the teacher. I felt so __5__ to have him for a second year!
He took our class to see The Phantom of the Opera. Before the show, he __6__ us to dinner at a restaurant and taught us not to talk with our mouths full. We didn't want to let him __7__， so we listened to him attentively.
__8__ of us were surprised when Mr Clark was selected as Disney's 2000 Teacher of the Year. When he learned he'd won, he said he would __9__ three names out of a hat; he would go to Los Angeles to get the __10__ with those students. But __11__ it came time to draw names, Mr Clark said, “You're all going.”
He got __12__ to fly all 37 of us out to Disneyland in California and put us up at the Hilton. People were __13__， but Mr Clark really cared about us. There's no way I can __14__ most teachers doing that. No way. But he saw something in us that nobody else saw.
On graduation day, there were a lot of tears. We didn't want his class to __15__. In the new school year, we were all happy when Mr Clark __16__ in our class once again. He's been a __17__ in our lives.
In 2003, Mr Clark took some of us on a trip to South Africa to __18__ school supplies and visit orphanages. It was the most amazing __19__ of my life. It's now my __20__ to one day start a group of women's clubs, helping people from all backgrounds.
语篇解读：“我”没有父亲，从小生活在充满暴力和杀戮的街区，但是“我”并没有像“我”的一些朋友那样进入监狱，原因正是“我”有克拉克老师。在他的帮助下，我圆满完成了学业，现在“我”的梦想就是开办妇女俱乐部，帮助各个阶层的人们。
(D)1．A. commonB．normalC．real
D．unusual
2．A. encourage
B．watchC．comfort
D．tolerate
3．A. but
B．therefore．otherwise
D．or
4．A. local
B．generalC．gifted
D．sacred
5．A.sudden
B．luckyC．annoyed
D．anxious
6．A. treated
B． directedC．showed
D．swapped
7．A. off
B．outC．up
D．down
8．A. Some
B．
B．AnyC．None
D．Many
9．A. give
B．drawC．enter
D．register
10．A. reward
B．bonusC．diploma
D．award
11．A. after
B．whenC．before
D．since
12．A. donations
B．suggestionsC．requests
D．messages13．A. excited
B．satisfiedC．ashamed
D．amazed
14．A. suggest
B．advocateC．imagine
D．complain
15．A. end
B．startC．continue
D．last
16．A. picked up
B．showed upC．rang up
D．packed up
17．A. colleague
B．sponsorC．success
D．constant
(C)18．A. deliver
B．collect
C．display
D．recommend
19．A. adventure
B．experienceC． vacation
D．interview
20．A. turn
B．conclusionC．dream
D．demand
【解析】D 从下句I know some kids just like me可知：像我这样没有父亲的(现象)，在我们街区是很普遍的。common“普通的”；normal“正常的”；real“真正的”；unusual“不寻常的”。【解析】B 从下句There are fights and killings all the time可知：你必须要小心点。watch yourself“小心，保重”。【解析】A 我有朋友最后进了监狱或怀孕了。我本来也会是那样的结局，但克拉克先生和我母亲没让那样的事情发生。前后句子之间是转折关系，故用but。【解析】C 从前面的I did so well that in sixth grade可推知：因我功课学得好，所以我上了才能班。gifted“有才能的”。【解析】B 联系上下文可知：多亏有了克拉克先生，所以说我是幸运的。sudden“突然的”；lucky“幸运的”；annoyed“烦恼的”；anxious“焦急的”。【解析】A 从at a restaurant可知：他请我们吃饭。treat sb. to dinner“请某人吃饭”。【解析】D 从so we listened to him attentively可知：我们不想让他失望。let sb. down“使某人失望”。【解析】C 当克拉克先生被评为“年度教师”时，没有人感到惊讶。【解析】B 联系下文．..it came time to draw names可知答案。【解析】D 他要去洛杉矶领奖。reward“报酬”；bonus“红利，津贴”；diploma“毕业文凭”；award“奖金，奖品”。【解析】B 但是当到了抽名字的时候，他却说：“你们都去吧。”when“当……时”。【解析】A 他得到了赞助，我们全体37名学生乘飞机到了加州的Disneyland。Donation “赞助”；suggestion“建议”；request“要求”；message“信息”。【解析】D从上句可知：看到我们这么多学生，人们都很惊奇。excited“激动的”；satisfied“满意的”；ashamed“羞愧的”；amazed”。 的，惊奇的”。【解析】C 联系上句可知，我能想象出大多数老师不会这样做。而我们的老师能这样做。suggest“建议”；advocate“提倡”；imagine“想象”；complain“抱怨”。【解析】A 联系文章内容可知，我们对老师恋恋不舍，不希望他的课程结束。end“结束”。【解析】B 新学年开始，当克拉克老师又出现在我们教室时，我们都非常高兴。pick up“捡起”；show up“出现”；ring up“打电话”；pack up“打包，收拾”。【解析】D 他一直跟随着我们。colleague“同事”；sponsor“赞助者”；success“成功的人”；constant“不变的事物，常量”，这里指老师一直跟我们在一起。【解析】C现在我的梦想就是开办妇女俱乐部，帮助各个阶层的人们。turn“轮次”；conclusion“结论”；dream“梦想”；demand“要求”。【解析】B 这是我生命中最有意思的经历。adventure“冒险”；experience“经历”；vacation“假期”；interview“采访”。
【解析】A 从orphanages可知，老师是带我们去南非分发生活用品的。deliver“分发，递送”；collect“收集”；display“展出”；recommend“推荐”。
B
It is often said that politeness costs nothing. In fact，__1__ hearing the phrase “thank you” or “well done” means the same to employees as a modest pay __2__， researchers say.
Praise and encouragement also __3__ employees more likely to work hard and stay in their jobs, saving on the cost of finding __4__.
A third of 1,000 workers __5__ said they did not get thanked at all when they did well，and a(n) __6__ third said they were not thanked enough. In both __7__， the employees said they felt __8__， meaning they were less likely to be __9__ to their jobs and were more likely to look for employment elsewhere.
According to the survey, praising employees has the same __10__ as a 1 percent pay rise, and works out much __11__ for bosses.
Three out of four employees said that regular __12__ by their bosses was important to them, __13__ only a quarter said they were actually given as much praise __14__ they felt they needed. Those doing manual(体力的)jobs were less likely to be given any __15__ for doing well.
Scottish employees felt __16__ undervalued, eight out of ten saying they would like more praise. However, workers in the northeast are less __17__ by being buttered up by the boss, as only 69 percent said they felt the __18__ to be told “well done” regularly.
The research found that words of praise did more than __19__ a pleasant place to work—they could __20__ increase profits.
语篇解读：一项研究表明，老板对员工的表扬能提高员工工作的积极性，并有利于稳定人心。然而，老板们对表扬员工似乎比较吝啬。有些员工说，即使他们工作表现出色，也没得到过老板的赞赏。1．A. properly
B．consequentlyC．insistently
D．frequently
2．A. rise
B．rideC． surprise
D．incident3．A. forces
B．catchesC．makes
D．contributes
4．A. possibilities
B．replacementsC．responsibilities
D．disadvantages5．A. surveyed
B．reportedC．employed
D．inspired
6．A. adequate
B．totalC．special
D．further
7．A. surveys
B．casesC．parts
D．points
8．A. privileged
B．favoredC．undervalued
D．evaluated9．A. caught
B．attachedC．involved
D．devoted
10．A. motivation
B．advantageC．development
D．feeling
11．A. less convenient
B．more likelyC．cheaper
D．more expensive
12．A. inspection
B．acknowledgementC．commitment
D．outlines13．A. but
B．otherwiseC．thus
D．so
14．A. that
B．whenC．while
D．as
15．A.solution
B．situationC．recognition
D．communication
16．A. least
B．the lessC．the more
D．most
17．A. charged
B．impressedC．delayed
D．exploded
18．A. chance
B．needC．potential
D．function
19．A. create
B．demandC．require
D．restore
20．A. alone
B．stillC．even
D．yet
【解析】D 从语境和选项看，这里用frequently表示“经常地”。【解析】A 这里用a pay rise表示“涨工资，加薪”。句意：研究者称，事实上，对员工来说，经常听到“谢谢”或“做得好”等话与适度加薪具有同样意义。【解析】C 从句子结构看，这里用了make＋宾语＋形容词作宾补；从含义看，这里表示“赞扬和鼓励也更能使员工积极工作，有利于稳定人心”。【解析】B 语境说经常表扬员工，他们在自己的工作岗位上干的时间就更长，这样一来就节约了因为“替换”员工而带来的成本。从句意的连贯判断选B表示“替代者，接替者”。【解析】A 从语境可知，本文谈论的是一次调查的结果，因此选A。在被调查的一千名员工中，三分之一的人说，即使他们工作表现出色，也没得到过老板的一句感谢。【解析】D 前面提到被调查的人中三分之一的情况，这里叙述的是另外三分之一的人，用形容词further表示“附加的”。【解析】B此处表示“在前面提到的那两种情形中”，用case表示“情形，事例”。A“调查”，C“部分”，D“要点”。【解析】C 从前面叙述的这两种情形看，他们都觉得自己即使工作表现出色，也没得到过或者没有得到足够的感谢，可见他们觉得自己没得到足够的重视，undervalue表示“低估”。【解析】D 从搭配和句意判断用be devoted to表示“投入，致力于”。这意味着他们的工作积极性很可能会降低，而且换工作的可能性增大。【解析】A 表扬员工，这与1%的加薪具有同样的激励作用。B“优势”，C“发展”，D“感觉”，都不如A“激励”更符合语境。【解析】C 从语境看，表扬员工所起到的作用就像给他们加薪一样，而这样的表扬不会让老板掏腰包，更便宜。此句呼应了本文的开头：politeness costs nothing。【解析】B回应本文的主题，这里说对员工来说，经常得到老板的认可(表扬)对于他们来说很重要。用acknowledgement表示“承认，感谢”。A“视察”，C“承诺”，D“轮廓，梗概”。【解析】A 语境表示转折含义：四分之三的员工称，经常得到老板的认可对他们来说很重要；而仅有四分之一的人认为自己得到了应有的认可。【解析】D 这里用as与前面构成比较结构as much praise as，本空的as引导比较状语从句。他们觉得自己得到了需要的表扬。 【解析】C而从事体力劳动的员工即使自己的工作做得很好，他们也很少得到老板的认可。用recognition表示“认可，认同”。【解析】D 从语境看，这里表示苏格兰员工觉得自己最被低估，与下文照应。【解析】B 苏格兰员工说他们需要更多的表扬，而在东北部地区员工不太容易被老板的赞扬打动。用impress表示“使铭记，给某人留下印象”。【解析】C 这里用副词even加强语气，表示“甚至”：这些表扬的话甚至还能为公司增加利润。
【解析】A 老板的赞美不仅仅是营造了一个愉快的工作环境。用create表示“创造”。【解析】B 与前面的“东北部地区的员工不太容易被老板的赞扬打动”照应，在这里，只有69%的人觉得有必要经常得到老板的赞扬。