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Bob was a life insurance salesman. Try      he might, he was still unable to get a couple to sign up for a policy. “I certainly don’t want to frighten you into a      ” he announced, standing up to     . How      he be successful in his post?
People can be      by many different means. Fear is the common one.      many people find that other kinds of motivation are usually        effective in getting more out of those with whom we live and work.
A twelve-year-old girl took her younger brother, who       from a mental disability, Christmas shopping. As they went into a department store, the       accidentally hit a display, knocking shoes in every      . at that       an angry clerk grabbed the boy by the arm and    , “Pick them up.”
“No,” the boy screamed in defiance(反抗).
“Pick them up,” the clerk       .
“No,” the boy shouted back.
His older sister began picking up the        . Then the boy started to      . Before long, the boy, his sister and the clerk were        together to put the shoes         in order.
When they finished, the girl taught the clerk a(n)        lesson with these words: “You have to encourage my brother to do it in action.”
If you live or work with other people, you may benefit from the older sister’s advice. If you want people to respond to you, try encouraging them in action. People prefer       . When you fill people with what they want, you’re        to get what you want out of them.

小题1:	A．however B．since C．as D．in spite of

小题2:	A．trouble B．sale C．bargain D．decision

小题3:	A．defend B．fight C．leave D．argue

小题4:	A．could B．will C．shall D．may

小题5:	A．motivated B．moved C．disappointed D．troubled

小题6:	A．Thus B．But C．Plus D．Since

小题7:	A．less B．more C．half D．just

小题8:	A．arose B．contributed C．benefited D．suffered

小题9:	A．boy B．girl C．clerk D．salesman

小题10:

A．section B．direction C．shelf D．course

小题11:

A．occasion B．stage C．situation D．point

小题12:

A．demanded B．conflicted C．reminded D．arranged

小题13:

A．expected B．commented C．shouted D．acquired

小题14:

A．shoes B．books C．toys D．bottles

小题15:

A．cry B．help C．complain D．worry

小题16:

A．walking B．organizing C．working D．assisting

小题17:

A．back B．up C．before D．on

小题18:

A．thoughtful B．instant C．cautious D．complex

小题19:

A．gift B．stick C．honey D．tears

小题20:

A．positive B．likely C．confident D．probable

答案

小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:A
小题6:B
小题7:B
小题8:D
小题9:A
小题10:B
小题11:D
小题12:A
小题13:C
小题14:A
小题15:B
小题16:C
小题17:A
小题18:A
小题19:C
小题20:B

解析

试题分析：鲍勃是一个人寿保险的销售员，但是，无论怎样努力，他都没能成功说服一对夫妇购买保险。有许多方法激励人们，恐惧心理是最常见的一种。其它的方法通常对熟悉的人才有用。
小题1:考查连接词辨析。A无论如何；B因为；C尽管；D尽管。动词/形容词/名词单数+as+主语+谓语，因为“尽管......”，in spite of是介词短语，不能引导从句，Try      he might尽管他一再尝试，故选C。
小题2:考查名词辨析。A麻烦；B销售额；C交易，便宜货；D决定。I certainly don’t want to frighten you into a    我当然不想威胁你们决定买保险，故选D。
小题3:考查动词辨析。A保护，辩护；B斗争，争取；C离开；D争论。standing up to     他边说便站起身离开，故选C。
小题4:考查情态动词。A可以，可能；B愿意；C应该；D可能。How      he be successful in his post?在这个职位上，他怎么可能会成功呢？Could用于疑问句，表示惊讶和怀疑，故选A。
小题5:考查动词辨析。A激发；B感动；C使失望；D使烦恼。根据后面的many people find that other kinds of motivation are usually可知，这里说的是激发人们的方法，故选A。
小题6:考查连词辨析。A因此；B但是；C而且；D由于。前一句Fear is the common one.讲的是fear，后面讲的激励方法对熟人有用，而“让别人感到害怕”的这种方法不适用于熟人，前后句表示转折，故选B。
小题7:考查形容词比较级。A更少的；B更多的；C一半；D仅仅。other kinds of motivation are usually        effective in getting more out of those with whom we live and work其它的激励方法对熟人和同事很有效，故选B。
小题8:考查动词辨析。A出现，引起；B做贡献，捐助，促成；C受益；D遭受。who       from a mental disability她弟弟患有心理疾病，suffer from遭受（疾病，痛苦等），故选D。
小题9:考查名词辨析。A男孩；B女孩；C职员；D销售员。根据an angry clerk grabbed the boy by the arm可知，那个男孩在捣乱，故选A。
小题10:考查名词辨析。A部分，部门；B方向；C架子；D课程。in every direction朝四面八方，故选B。
小题11:考查名词辨析。A时机，场合；B舞台，阶段；C情形；D时刻，阶段；得分，观点。at that       an angry clerk grabbed the boy by the arm就在那时，一个生气的职员抓住男孩的手臂，at that point在那时，故选D。
小题12:考查动词辨析。A要求；B冲突；C提醒；D安排。grabbed the boy by the arm and    , “Pick them up.”抓住男孩手臂，要求他把鞋子全部捡起来，故选A。
小题13:考查动词辨析。A期望；B评论；C喊叫；D获得。“Pick them up,” the clerk       .男孩不停的反抗，那个职员叫道“捡起它们”，故选C。
小题14:考查名词辨析。A鞋子；B书籍；C玩具；D瓶子。根据knocking shoes in every      可知，男孩的姐姐在捡鞋子，故选A。
小题15:考查动词辨析。A大哭，喊叫；B帮助；C抱怨；D担忧。根据“Before long, the boy, his sister and the clerk were        together to...”可知，男孩开始帮姐姐，故选B。
小题16:考查动词辨析。A步行；B组织；C工作，起作用；D帮助，协助。the boy, his sister and the clerk were        together to put the shoes         in order.男孩，男孩姐姐和职员三人一起工作（指捡鞋子），把鞋子放回原位，故选C。
小题17:考查介词、副词辨析。A向后；B向上；C在......之前；D在......上。put the shoes         in order把鞋子放回原位，put back放回，in order整齐，故选A。
小题18:考查形容词辨析。A周到的；B立即的，速溶的；C谨慎的；D复杂的。the girl taught the clerk a(n)        lesson with these words: “You have to encourage my brother to do it in action.”女孩认为那个职员应该用鼓励的话语来让自己的弟弟付诸行动，女孩顾及到了弟弟的心情，想得很周到，故选A。
小题19:考查名词辨析。A礼物，天赋；B木棍；C蜂蜜；D眼泪。People prefer       .相比威胁，人们更愿意接受蜜糖一类美好的东西，gift作“礼物”来讲，是可数名词，故选C。
小题20:考查形容词辨析。A积极的；B可能的；C自信的；D可能的。When you fill people with what they want, you’re        to get what you want out of them.当你给予他人想要的东西时，他们很可能会回报你，给你想要的东西，能与人连用的只有likely，Sb is likely to do sth，故选B。