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 earlier　　, my mother was telling me“Don’t watch the　　when you say, ‘I’m sorry’. Hold your head up and look at 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 him or her for a mistake that turned out to be your　　. You do not apologize to a hostess, whose guest of honor you treat　　, by sending flowers the next day without mentioning your bad　　.
One of the important things we should do for an　　apology is a readiness to　　the responsibility 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 one’s　　encourages others to take their share of the blame.
小題1:
A．providedB．mixed
C．compared D．treated
小題2:
A．dreamsB．courses
C．memories D．ideas
小題3:
A．sideB．ground
C．wall D．bottom
小題4:
A．mindB．soul
C．face D．eye
小題5:
A．imagine B．enjoy
C．mean D．regret
小題6:
A．usefulB．successful
C．equalD．basic
小題7:
A．pretend B．forget
C．refuseD．expect
小題8:
A．hold on B．put away
C．look through D．pick up
小題9:
A．poorerB．weaker
C．worseD．lower
小題10:
A．faultB．reasonC．resultD．duty
小題11:
A．cruellyB．freely
C．roughlyD．foolishly
小題12:
A．mannersB．excuses
C．effortsD．roles
小題13:
A．a(chǎn)ctive B．effective
C．extraD．easy
小題14:
A．raiseB．perform
C．a(chǎn)dmitD．bear
小題15:
A．situationB．need
C．sign D．room
小題16:
A．a(chǎn)dvise B．forgive
C．warn D．blame
小題17:
A．wiserB．warmer
C．betterD．cleverer
小題18:
A．purposeB．method
C．endD．a(chǎn)dvantage
小題19:
A．caresB．matters
C．dependsD．remains
小題20:
A．facts B．states
C．rightsD．a(chǎn)ctions

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:D
小題5:C
小題6:B
小題7:A
小題8:C
小題9:D
小題10:A
小題11:C
小題12:A
小題13:B
小題14:D
小題15:D
小題16:B
小題17:C
小題18:A
小題19:B
小題20:D
本文闡述了一個觀點, 道歉要真誠, 要敢于承擔責任, 同時也批評了一些“假”道歉的行為。
小題1:選A。考查背景常識。作者是急脾氣當然會提供給作者很多道歉的機會。provide提供; mix混合; compare比較; treat治療。
小題2:選C�？疾閷ι舷挛恼Z境的理解。母親過去告訴我道歉時不應該看地面, 這當然應該是記憶中的事。memory記憶; dream夢想; course課程; idea主意。
小題3:選B�？疾樵~語復現(xiàn)。根據(jù)后面的hold your head up可知用ground。
小題4:選D�？疾楸尘俺ＷR。道歉時看著對方的眼睛, 以示真誠, 在這一點上中西方是一樣的。
小題5:選C。考查詞義辨析。mean it意為“這樣對方就會明白你有道歉的意思”, it在這里指道歉的行為; imagine想象; enjoy喜歡; regret后悔。
小題6:選B�？疾榍昂笳諔�。冒號后的內(nèi)容即為“成功的”道歉的一些基本特征。successful成功的; useful有用的; equal平等的; basic基本的。
小題7:選A�？疾楸尘俺ＷR。道歉要直接, 你絕不要假裝在做其他的事。pretend假裝; forget忘記; refuse拒絕; expect期盼。
小題8:選C�？疾榍昂笳諔�。上句提到“你絕不要假裝在做其他的事”, 所以此處是表達在道歉時不要瀏覽信件。look through瀏覽; hold on堅持住, 抓住; put away把……收起來; pick up撿起。
小題9:選D�？疾楸尘俺ＷR。職務論的是高、低。
小題10:選A。考查詞語復現(xiàn)。根據(jù)前面的mistake可知。fault錯誤; reason理由; result結(jié)果; duty責任。
小題11:選C�？疾樵~義辨析。roughly此處表示對待客人不禮貌, 服務不到位。從前面的要不要道歉的討論可以猜出這一答案; cruelly殘忍地; freely自由地; foolishly愚蠢地。
小題12:選A�？疾楣潭ù钆�。bad manners沒禮貌, 從treat roughly不難判斷答案。
小題13:選B�？疾樵~義辨析。effective有效的; active積極的; extra額外的; easy容易的。
小題14:選D�？疾楣潭ù钆洹ear the responsibility承擔責任, 為固定搭配; raise舉起; perform表演; admit承認。
小題15:選D�？疾楣潭ù钆洹eave no room不留余地。situation形勢; need需要; sign跡象。
小題16:選B�？疾閷ι舷挛恼Z境的理解。道歉是為了獲得原諒。forgive原諒; advise建議; warn警告; blame責備。
小題17:選C�？疾樵~義辨析。better表示“心情更舒暢”。未找借口的道歉, 即真誠的道歉, 對方的感覺一定很好。wise明智的; warm暖和的; clever聰明的。
小題18:選A�？疾樵~義辨析。道歉的最終“目的”是化干戈為玉帛, 大家和好如初, 所以用purpose。method方法; end末端; advantage優(yōu)勢。
小題19:選B。考查對上下文語境的理解。道歉者是全部還是部分承擔責任這些都不太重要, 關(guān)鍵是為自己的所作所為主動負責, 這也能促使別人共同承擔責任。
小題20:選D�？疾楸尘俺ＷR。根據(jù)常識可知應該是對自己的“行動”負責。answer for在此意為“對……負責”。
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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

Standing on the top of a church tower not far from our home in Rome, Father said to me, "Look down, Elsa." I gathered all my         and looked down. I saw the crisscross（十字形）of twisting, turning streets         to the square in the centre of the village.
“See, my dear,” Father said gently. "There is more than one way to the square. Life is like that. If you can’t get where you want to go by one road, try      ."
Now I understood why I was there. Earlier that day I had begged my mother to do something about the       lunches that were served at school. But she       because she could not believe the lunches were so bad.
When I turned to Father for help, he would not      . Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson. By the time we reached home, I had a(n)      .
At school the next day, I secretly       my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then I       the cook into serving it to Mother at dinner. The plan worked      . She swallowed one spoonful and sputtered（噴濺）, "The cook must have gone mad!" Quickly I told her what I had done, and Mother stated firmly that she would       the matter of lunches at school the next day!
In the years that followed I often remembered the      Father taught me. I knew where I wanted to go in life — to be a fashion designer. And on the way to my first small success I found the road      .
I was busy getting ready to         my winter fashions. Then just 13 days before the presentation the sewing girls were called out on strike. I felt so depressed that I was         that we would have to cancel the presentation         show the clothes unfinished. Then it dawned on me. Why not show the clothes unfinished?
We worked hurriedly and the showing took place as       . Some coats had no sleeves; others had only one. Many of our clothes were only         made of heavy cotton cloth. But on these we pinned sketches and pieces of material. In this way we were able to show what colors and textures the clothes would have when they were finished. It was our        showing that caught the attention of the public, and         for the clothes poured in.
Father’s wise words had guided me once again. There is more than one way to the square always.
小題1:  
A．strengthB．breathC．courageD．belief
小題2:  
A．linkingB．a(chǎn)ppealingC．takingD．leading
小題3:  
A．eachB．a(chǎn)notherC．noneD．the other
小題4:  
A．a(chǎn)wfulB．specialC．fascinatingD．delicious
小題5:  
A．regrettedB．a(chǎn)greedC．complainedD．refused
小題6:  
A．commentB．submitC．opposeD．handle
小題7:  
A．conclusionB．planC．restD．image
小題8:  
A．drank B．spatC．pouredD．flowed
小題9:  
A．talkedB．forcedC．sentD．urged
小題10: 
A．terriblyB．naturallyC．perfectlyD．shortly
小題11: 
A．get throughB．take upC．look intoD．make up
小題12: 
A．classB．lessonC．storyD．idea
小題13: 
A．occupied B．smoothedC．blockedD．widened
小題14: 
A．showB．provideC．followD．lead
小題15: 
A．curiousB．doubtfulC．determinedD．sure
小題16: 
A．a(chǎn)part fromB．or elseC．rather thanD．or rather
小題17: 
A．usualB．supposedC．scheduledD．unexpected
小題18: 
A．patternsB．coloursC．dragsD．scarves
小題19: 
A．meaningfulB．commonC．ordinary D．unusual
小題20: 
A．criticismsB．ordersC．designsD．budgets

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