单选题
Many people want to become famous, but don't know how. Here I'd like to tell about how to become known or get closer to people. There are certain qualities that you have to remember while (26) people, be it a friend, a neighbour or anybody (27) you. The first thing is to remember their names and birthdays and never (28) them if you want to get closer to them, because this is (29) you start getting closer to people. You will have to reduce (30) about yourself and start listening a lot. One of the important (31) which can be used to get closer to people is to listen to them. (32) in today's management studies, listening is a very basic necessity in (33) such as business negotiations and international exchanges. (34) people to speak about themselves and be (35) interested in them. Another quality you will have to (36) is to appreciate people because everybody needs appreciation, but do not (37) it too far. If you are appreciating, let it be from the (38) of your heart. Everybody has got some good qualities or other which can be (39) . So appreciate the good qualities. See to it that they don't feel (40) . Always remember to have a smile (41) your face whenever you meet people, because people don't like crying faces. Develop a good (42) of humour. Most important of all is to be (43) . So by all these you must know the (44) to reach people. Try those essentials (45) you will see people getting closer to you.
【答案解析】考查动词辨义和上下文理解。overlook指“忽视,忽略”,lose指“丢失,遗失”,forget指“忘记,遗忘”,disturb指“打扰,扰乱”。由于此处的宾语them指代的是前面的people(人),故根据上下文逻辑可知选[A]最恰当。部分考生误选了[C]项,是因为他们把填入动词的宾语them认为是前面所说的their names and birthdays(他们的名字和生日),但仔细分析之后,尤其是根据空格后if you want to get closer to them中的them指代的是人这一点,我们认为选overlook最为恰当。
【答案解析】考查动词辨义和上下文理解。worry指“担心,忧虑”,doubt指“怀疑”,care指“关心,照料,在意”,boast指“夸耀,自夸”。[A]、[B]两项不难排除,而care about指的是害怕发生不好的事情的“担心,关心”,它一般不用人作宾语,故本题答案是[D]。boast about oneself指“自夸”,与后面的listening a lot(听别人的意见)正好形成对比。
【答案解析】考查形容词辨义和上下文理解。四个选项都是由动词过去分词转义而来的形容词:disappointed指“失望的”,dissatisfied指“不满意的,不满足的”,embarrassed指“尴尬的,难堪的”,excited指“兴奋的,激动的”。由于空格前的see to it是个习惯表达,指“注意,当心,留心”,故首先可排除正面含义的[D]项。而由上下文文意以及常识可知,此处指我们在欣赏或者赞美别人的优点时,要注意不能过火,目的当然是不让他人感到尴尬和不安,因此[C]项最合题意。
【答案解析】考查名词辨义和用法。(a) sense of humour是个常用表达,指“幽默感”。事实上,sense本义就是指人的“感觉,感官,官能”,“幽默感”无疑属于其范畴。其余三个名词填入都不合逻辑:habit指“习惯”,concept指“概念”,meaning指“意义”。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】考查形容词辨义和上下文理解。self-confident指“自信的”,self-oriented指“以自我为中心的,只关注自身的”,self-conscious指“自觉的,有自我意识的”,self-satisfied指“自鸣得意的,自满的”。由于句子主语是一个肯定的Most important of all(最重要的),因此本题应选含褒义的[A]项。