I am a team leader in an insurance company

题目内容：

I am a team leader in an insurance company. We are going through a lot of changes right now, which is 36much stress for all of us.

A few weeks ago I was having a day so 37that I even doubted if I had the ability to do this challenging work, and was about ready to change to a less stressful job 38. Something happened that day to change my way of 39and I am so appreciative of this young lady. I want to let her know that the small act 40.

On the top of my cubicle (工作隔间) I have a small collection of lighthouses (灯塔) to let people know where I am sitting 41my team members have to find me for emergencies.

That day I came into the office and was about to get the day 42when Crystal came over. I asked if she needed anything. And she said, “I 43you something.” I looked at her with a 44look and said, “Well, thank you, but why 45you buy me anything?” I had never spoke to this young lady 46. She said, “Every day I stand up and look across the 47and see your lighthouses. Then I feel I am not alone and I encourage myself that there are always 48things in life. I saw this on the way to work and thought 49would like it. I wish it would have the same 50as your lighthouses do.” In her hand she had a small globe with a lighthouse and a ship on it. I gave her a hug and 51her. I don’t think she knows how much that small act of 52changed my day: I remained 53the rest of the day.

For anyone that reads this, I hope you remember, no matter what the 54is, you could change someone’s day, 55even his views on life.

小题1:

A．preventing

B．reducing

C．causing

D．suffering小题2:

A．funny

B．nice

C．bad

D．dull小题3:

A．everywhere

B．elsewhere

C．anywhere

D．nowhere小题4:

A．working

B．behaving

C．speaking

D．thinking小题5:

A．broke my heart

B．touched my heart

C．lost my heart

D．tore my heart小题6:

A．in case

B．so that

C．as if

D．even though小题7:

A．ended

B．started

C．changed

D．avoided小题8:

A．borrowed

B．lent

C．sold

D．bought小题9:

A．delighted

B．puzzled

C．thankful

D．worried小题10:

A．might

B．dare

C．could

D．would小题11:

A．before

B．then

C．since

D．after小题12:

A．dorm

B．office

C．ship

D．tower小题13:

A．bright

B．challenging

C．bad

D．stressful小题14:

A．colleagues

B．leaders

C．you

D．I小题15:

A．opinion

B．cause

C．expectation

D．effect小题16:

A．praised

B．thanked

C．scolded

D．refused小题17:

A．justice

B．courage

C．kindness

D．tolerance小题18:

A．careful

B．encouraged

C．tired

D．alone小题19:

A．present

B．work

C．act

D．intention小题20:

A．so

B．for

C．or

D．nor

最佳答案：

小题1:C

小题1:C

小题1:B

小题1:D

小题1:B

小题1:A

小题1:B

小题1:D

小题1:B

小题1:D

小题1:A

小题1:B

小题1:A

小题1:C

小题1:D

小题1:B

小题1:C

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小题1:C

小题1:C

答案解析：

小题1:C。根据文章第二段第一句可推知，应是给公司里的人造成很多压力。

小题1:C。根据“I even doubted if I had the ability to take this challenging work”，可知作者觉得这项工作压力太大，因此这里应选“糟糕的”。

小题1:B。由文意可知，此处表达：这里的工作压力太大，所以作者想在别处找一个轻松些的工作。

小题1:D。联系上下文可知，这位“年轻的女士”的行为是对作者的鼓励，因而也改变了作者之前的想法和认识。

小题1:B。根据上文“I am so appreciative of this young lady”可知，应选B。

小题1:A。第一段提到作者是team leader，因此他在工作隔间顶上放上灯塔，以防队员有急事找他。

小题1:B。start开始。那天我进入办公室，准备一天的开始。

小题1:D。bought是buy的过去式，买。我给你买些东西。

小题1:A。with a delighted look带着高兴的表情。

小题1:B。dare敢。但为什么你敢给我买任何东西

小题1:A。before在……前面。我从没有在这个年轻的女士前说过话。

小题1:C。根据后文“with a lighthouse and a ship on it”可知为ship。

小题1:D。stressful有压力的。在生活中总是有有压力的事情。

小题1:B。我在去工作的路上，想领导会喜欢它的。

小题1:C。这位女士送给作者礼物以鼓励作者，是一种善意的举动。

小题1:B。第二段提到作者感到沮丧，再根据上文的“changed my day”，可知选B。

小题1:C。该文的主旨是：善良的举动，无论多么微小，都可以对其他人产生影响。这种举动不一定就是送礼物，因此排除A；gesture与上文的act对应。

小题1:C。根据句意“……你可以改变他人的一天，或者甚至是他对生活的看法”可知，应选C。

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。