单选题 Smiling is the universal sign for goodwill, and it reduces social tension. I went to a job interview when I was about 18, and I was so nervous that I could (51) keep myself from (52) . After five minutes, the (53) said the manager would meet me. I moved slowly (54) the manager's office door and opened it (55) . There, standing behind his desk with his hand outstretched in greeting, was a man (56) about 50, and he was grinning(露齿而笑)from ear to ear. "Come in and have a seat, David," he said. He shook my hand and told me that he was happy I had come. It wasn't long before my anxiety inched away in the glow of his bright smile and warm (57) . When I left that meeting with my new job, I couldn't remember why I had been so afraid (58) . A warm smile made all the (59) .
In some cultures, eye contact is a sign of aggression especially (60) it is made between inferiors(下级) and superiors(上级), but in most western countries it is a (61) of honesty and goodwill. Eye contact simply means to look at someone directly into their eyes. (62) staring long into someone else's eyes can be (63) as something inappropriate if that person is not a loved one, making proper eye contact (64) the greeting ritual is absolutely necessary. In western countries, a person who cannot or will not make eye contact is perceived (理解) (65) dishonest. Remember, during the greeting ritual, you must make eye contact.

【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 本句话的意思是说我如此的紧张以至于几乎不能阻止自己颤抖,四个选项中只有hardly是否定的意思,表示几乎不。nearly和almost意思是“几乎”,merely意思是“仅仅,只不过”。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] shake这里意思是颤抖,和句中I was so nervous吻合。move意思是:移动;leave意思是:离开;beat意思是:击打。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 根据上下文的提示job interview,nervous,以及后面said the manager would meet me.可以得知这里应该选A,即receptionist(接待员)。reception意思是招待会;waiter和waitress意思分别是男招待员和女招待员。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] walk toward意思是:朝…的方向走去,和后面的the manager's office door搭配符合句子在上下文中的含义。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] respectfully:尊敬地、满怀尊敬地;respectably:值得尊敬地;respectedly:值得尊敬地;respectively:各自地。只有respectfully放在句中表示开门时的方式非常恭敬。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] a man of about 50:一个大约50岁左右的人。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] gesture:手势。指的是前一句中He shook my band。language:语言;behavior:行为:act:行为。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] place:处境。case:情况;field:领域;situation:局势,情况。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] make difference:起作用。从之前的I was so nervous that I could hardly keep myself from shaking.到后来的anxiety melted away in the glow of his bright smile and warm gestures.作者认为这是温暖的笑容(warm smile)在起作用。truth:真相,真理;diversity:多样性; variety:种类。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] when引导时间状语从句。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] symbol:象征,标志;sign:记号,标记,迹象;signal:信号;symptom:症状。只有sign放在这里意思最合适,sign of honesty and goodwill这里表示eye contact(眼神交流)表示诚实和好意。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] although引导让步状语从句,thus引导结果状语从句,since引导原因状语从句,if引导条件状语从句。这里表示尽管长时间盯着一个关系不是特别亲密的人看虽然不太合适,但是适当的眼神交流确实很必要的。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] be regarded as,be thought of as和be looked on as意思都是:被看做…;be accepted as:被作为…而接受。因此这里应该选D。A和C要进行修改才表示相同的意思。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] during:在…期间。Among:在…之中;along:和…一道。只有during和后面的greeting ritual搭配从意思上讲合适,意思是在打招呼的过程中。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 这里讲的是一般性的事实,be perceived to he dishonest:被认为是不诚实的,是一个固定的搭配。