阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I consider myself something of an expert on apologies. A quick temper has me with plenty of opportunities to make them. In one of my earliest , my mother is telling me, “Don’t watch the when you say ‘I’m sorry’. Hold your head up and look the person in the , so he’ll know you it.”
My mother thus made the key point of a(n) apology: it must be direct. You must never to be doing something else. You do not a pile of letters while apologizing to a person in position after blaming（责备） him or her for a mistake that turned out to be your . You do not apologize to a hostess(女主人), whose guest of honor you treat , by sending flowers the next day without mentioning your bad .
One of the important things you should do for an apology is readiness to the responsibility(责任) for our careless mistakes. We are used to making excuses, which leaves no for the other person to us. Since most people are open-hearted, the no-excuse apology leaves both parties feeling about themselves. That, after all, is the of every apology. It little whether the apologizer is wholly or only partly at fault: answering for(对……负责) one’s encourages others to take their share of the blame.
A．provided B．mixed C．compared D．treated
A．dreams B．courses C．memories D．ideas
A．side B．ground C．wall D．bottom
A．mind B．soul C．face D．eye
A．imagine B．enjoy C．mean D．regret
A．useful B．successful C．equal D．basic
A．pretend B．forget C．refuse D．expect
A．hold on B．put away C．look through D．pick up
A．poorer B．weaker C．worse D．lower
A．fault B．reason C．result D．duty
A．cruelly B．freely C．roughly D．foolishly
A．manners B．excuses C．efforts D．roles
A．active B．effective C．extra D．easy
A．raise B．perform C．admit D．bear
A．situation B．need C．sign D．room
A．advise B．forgive C．warn D．blame
A．wiser B．warmer C．better D．cleverer
A．purpose B．method C．end D．advantage
A．cares B．matters C．depends D．remains
A．facts B．states C．rights D．actions
Mum adopted（领养） Monti from Melbourne’s Lort Smith Animal Hospital in 2009. The she shared with him was unbelievably strong. Monti took away a lot of for Mum and really made her happy. He had been by his former owner so he really liked our family. He was Mum’s constant friend and enjoyed her .
Not long after she adopted Monti, Mum came out of after a near-death experience. I had put her to bed and went to bed myself, dead tired. Monti slept on Mum’s bed, acting as a guard, and I had left the bedroom door slightly open she called out.
I was in a deep sleep when I awoke to Monti trying to lick my face. I was so that I drove him away but he refused, which was really out of for him. Suddenly, I heard the faintest of voices calling out for . I jumped from my bed and rushed to the bathroom where I found my mother almost unconscious (失去知觉的) and in blood.
I called the ambulance and she arrived at the hospital without a pulse, the medical team was able to bring Mum back to life and gradually she made a full . We were blessed to have her in our lives for another three . But for Monti’s efforts that night, I know we would have her.
After Mum passed away in 2012, Monti was extremely and anxious. He couldn’t find peace and constantly searched for her. Shortly after she , he developed a facial palsy (面瘫) that paralyzed half his face. I honestly believe it was due to his stress and the heartbreak of my mum. www.com
I love deserted dogs. They are certainly different from other dogs—not because they are “damaged”, but because they are thankful. They know they have been given another chance and they love you it.
Monti has now become used to his new life with me. He is happy and and has almost fully recovered from the palsy. My family will be forever grateful for his heroic deed that gave us that extra precious time with our mother.
A．encouragement B．relationship C．independence D．wisdom
A．loneliness B．weakness C．illness D．shyness
A．tied B．attacked C．poisoned D．deserted
A．experience B．preparation C．composition D．attention
A．studio B．neighborhood C．hospital D．ruins
A．even if B．as if C．in case D．so that
A．disappointed B．tired C．delighted D．amazed
A．character B．place C．order D．control
A．water B．shampoo C．help D．tobacco
A．preserved B．frightened C．worried D．covered
A．but B．so C．because D．though
A．length B．recovery C．description D．explanation
A．days B．weeks C．months D．years
A．recognized B．honored C．lost D．removed
A．upset B．excited C．embarrassed D．concerned
A．disappeared B．died C．sighed D．suffered
A．comforting B．tolerating C．tricking D．missing
A．thus B．anyhow C．somehow D．therefore
A．for B．on C．by D．at
A．passive B．content C．worried D．upset
Friends are very important in our everyday life.Everyone needs friends.We all like to feel close to someone.It is nice to have a friend to talk,laugh,and do things with. ,sometimes we need to be alone.We don’t always want people .But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.
No two people are .Friends sometimes don’t get on well.That doesn’t mean that they no longer like each other.Most of the time they will and become friends again.
Sometimes friends move away.Then we feel very .We miss them very much,but we can call them and write to them.And we can new friends.It is encouraging to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them.
There’s more good news for people who have friends.They live longer than people who don’t.Why? Friends can make us feel happy.Being happy helps you well.If someone cares about you,you take care of yourself.
A．Hardly B．Nearly C．Suddenly D．Certainly
A．alone B．away C．all over D．around
A．friendly B．kind C．just the same D．quite different
A．make up B．run away C．get around D．set off
A．angry B．sad C．happy D．alone
A．search B．contact C．make D．know
A．stay B．match C．think D．organize
A．less B．better C．little D．lot
Many people think that Americans their cars almost more than anything else. When __ people are fourteen years old, they want to have their ___ cars. They don’t ask for a car from their __. So many of them work in __ time during their last year of high school to buy a car. Learning to _ and getting a driver’s license may be one of the most exciting things in a young person’s life.
Some people almost _ go to a doctor when they are ill. But they will ___ their cars to a garage as soon as they think there is a . On Saturdays or Sundays some people may most of their time washing and repairing their cars.
A．prefer B．love C．drive D．play
A．little B．big C．old D．young
A．new B．own C．expensive D．cheap
A．friends B．teachers C．parents D．brothers
A．free B．busy C．study D．good
A．make B．mend C．wash D．drive
A．always B．never C．often D．usually
A．take B．carry C．pull D．lift
A．question B．wrong C．mistake D．problem
A．cost B．get C．spend D．use
A man who knows how to write a personal letter has a very powerful tool.A letter can be enjoyed,read and . It can set up a warm conversation between two people far apart(远离的)；it can keep a with very little effort.
I will give . A few years ago my older brother and I were not getting We had been close as but had grown apart. Our meetings were not ; our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels; and every effort to clear the air seemed to only our misunderstanding. Then he a small island in the Caribbean and we touch .One day he wrote me a letter. He describeb his island and its people, told me what he was doing,said how he felt,and encouraged me to . Rereading the letter, I was by its humor(幽默)and clever expressions,These were all qualities for which I had respected my order brother but he no longer had them.I had never known he could write so .And with that one letter we became friends .
It might never have occurred to to write me if he had not been in a place where there were no ,For him, writing was a necessity, It also turned out to be the best way for us to get back in touch.Because we live in an age of communication(通讯),people often that they don’t always have to phone or email. They have a . And that is to write.
A．received B．rewritten C．returned D．reread
A．record B．promise C．friendship D．secret
A．an example B．a lesson C．an experience D．a talk
A．through B．together C．along D．away
A．brothers B．children C．fellows D．classmates
A．normal B．necessary C．pleasant D．possible
A．deepen B．start C．express D．settle
A．toured B．stopped over C．reached D．moved to
A．lost B．kept in C．needed D．got in
A．think B．write C．enjoy D．read
A．driven B．beaten C．surprised D．honored
A．never B．seldom C．sometimes D．once
A．realized B．judged C．thought D．expected
A．well B．often C．much D．soon
A．later B．anyhow C．too D．again
A．us B．anyone else C．someone D．my brother
A．mail services B．transport C．phones D．relatives
A．poor B．easy C．popular D．busy
A．believe B．decide C．argue D．forget
A．habit B．choice C．method D．plan
When our restaurant business failed, we headed north in a camping truck to Texas, hoping to have a “fresh start”.
At the of Palo Duro Canyon (峡谷) State Park, I a job advertisement hiring park hosts. The position offered a , permanent campsite in the park, and , the hosts served as a link between the park’s guests and the rangers (护林人). It was the perfect solution: a rent-free place to reorganize our lives. We entered the park and I made an for the following day.
The park was , so it took us some time to find an available site. That evening, as we finished our dinner, my wife saw two large skunks (臭鼬) walking toward our table. We climbed onto the table and, for the next four hours, waited for them to our camp.
Having survived that night, we were that everything else would be all right. The next day we met with the people who ran the park. They explained our and gave us a beautiful campsite.
That evening, , we learned about the canyon . They were strong and cold, rocking our little camping truck violently, and we lay in the dark until the winds died away.
the weeks that followed, we learned to survive in our truck and the little money my wife by substitute teaching. Building a successful business and then losing it had left very little time for building a successful . For a time after our business I thought I might lose my family as well.
Living in the tiny with no television, we sat close together reading and talking. One evening, standing under a jeweled sky, I found myself for all the hardships. We had walked the trails and climbed the canyon walls. We had become a family!
A．back B．edge C．centre D．entrance
A．sponsored B．published C．noticed D．answered
A．safe B．free C．convenient D．beautiful
A．in return B．in time C．in short D．in turn
A．attempt B．agreement C．appeal D．appointment
A．crowded B．dangerous C．ideal D．quiet
A．repeatedly B．immediately C．eventually D．calmly
A．attack B．leave C．pass D．search
A．satisfied B．determined C．confident D．aware
A．responsibilities B．requirements C．circumstances D．conditions
A．moreover B．therefore C．meanwhile D．however
A．winds B．snows C．woods D．trails
A．shaking B．quarrelling C．mourning D．aching
A．After B．Between C．During D．Beyond
A．give away B．hand out C．live on D．put aside
A．borrowed B．earned C．posted D．raised
A．business B．career C．family D．image
A．started B．failed C．expanded D．declined
A．truck B．park C．house D．camp
A．desperate B．ready C．suitable D．thankful
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