A Deed a Day
It was a busy day as usual．I was making sandwiches and balancing the phone between my shoulder and chin．The washing machine sounded as my husband walked in with our daughters．We had only about twenty minutes to eat __36__ we had to take the girls to their next activity．My husband seemed a bit __37__ that dinner was not on the table．
That night, I had a heavy __38__, thinking we were becoming taskmasters on an assembly line (流水线)．We had become too __39__ in our own tasks and not very considerate towards those around us．We needed to do something to bring back some meaning into our lives．It needed to be something that would __40__ our own agendas and energize us toward the common good.
I bought a notebook, named it “Our Deed Diary” and held a family meeting．I told my family I wanted us all to think about doing a __41__ for others every day．It could be for each other or for people outside our__42__．And we all needed to write it down in the notebook.
I thought one deed a day was too easy．However, it was actually __43__ than it seemed because it had to be something __44__ what we had already done．Sending birthday cards to people we already sent cards to every year would not __45__.
We had a rough __46__．On some days, someone would forget to __47__ a good deed, while on other days, we would forget to write our good deeds in the diary．After a few weeks though, I found myself waking up in the morning trying to __48__ what good deed I could do for someone that day．My daughters began to rush to me after school to __49_ me the good deed they had done.
Now, after a year, I am happy to say that it is making a(n) __50__ in our lives．Instead of always __51__ what the day will bring for us, we think about what we can do for someone else．
Who would have thought that trying to do a simple kindness a day would be so 52 ? I feel my daughters have felt inner joy that you can only __53__ by giving to someone else from your heart．The best thing is that you feel so great about doing something for someone else; you don't even look for or expect anything in __54__．So, when someone does return the favor, it is an enormous and positive __55_．
36．
A.though
B.unless
C．before
D．While
37．
A.annoyed
B．puzzled
C．embarrassed
D．frightened
38．
A．shoulder
B．stomach
C．foot
D．heart
39．
A．absorbed
B．interested
C．confident
D．successful
40．
A．repeat
B．relate
C．refocus
D．recall
41．
A．kindness
B．task
C．job
D．copy
42．
A．room
B．home
C．school
D．town
43．
A．stranger
B．sweeter
C．harder
D．bigger
44．
A.beyond
B．from
C．about
D．between
45．
A．matter
B．count
C．last
D．happen
46.
A．time
B．life
C．start
D．idea
47．
A．praise
B．check
C．record
D．do
48．
A．describe
B．decide
C．remember
D．explain
49．
A．bring
B．teach
C．offer
D．tell
50．
A．effort
B．choice
C．difference
D．fortune
51．
A．forgetting
B．believing
C．knowing
D．wondering
52．
A．tiring
B．moving
C．surprising
D．rewarding
53．
A．experience
B．imagine
C．predict
D．exchange
54．
A．silence
B．return
C．time
D．order
55．
A．effect
B．bonus
C．attitude
D．Contribution
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36.句子的意思是，在我们带孩子们参加下一个活动之前，只有20分钟的时间吃饭。所以选C。
37.句子的意思是，晚餐还没有端上餐桌，所以丈夫有点恼火。annoyed，恼火的。
38.句子的意思是，那天晚上，我心情有点沉重。所以选D。
39.从第一段的描述可知，我们都太忙了，所以选Ａ。be absorbed in， 忙于……。
40.我们需要一件能让我们调整我们的注意力的焦点的事情。refocus，调整注意力的焦点。所以选C。
41.从下文可以看出，我要家人每天对他人行一个善。所以选A。
42.句子的意思是，这件好事可以是对家里的其他人，也可以是家庭之外的人。所以选Ｂ。
43.这一句和上一句之间是转折关系。我原以为很简单，其实比想象的要难得多。所以选C。
44.从下文可以看出，这件事情不能重复，所以是我们已经做过的事情之外的事情。beyond，……之外的。所以选Ａ。
45.句子的意思是，给已经发过贺卡的人送生日贺卡不能计算在内。count，算数，计算在内。所以选B。
46.句子的意思是，开始并不顺利，所以选C。
47.句子的意思是，有时候，某个人会忘记做一件好事。所以选D。
48.句子的意思是，每天早上醒来的时候，我都会去想今年能对别人做什么好事。所以选B。
49.句子的意思是，每天放学回家，女儿们都会跑来告诉我她们所做的好事。所以选D。
50.make a difference，有意义，有影响。所以选C。
51.后半句的动词think与wonder意思相同，故选D。
52.句子的意思是，谁能想到每天做一件好事会有这么有回报？rewarding，有回报的。故选D。
53.句子的意思是，女儿们所感受到的内心的快乐是只有从内心里帮助别人的时候才能经历的。experience，经历，所以选A。
54.in return，作为回报。句子的意思是，你甚至不期望等待任何回报。所以选B。
55.如果别人真的回报了你的善意，这是一个额外的好处。bonus，额外的好处。所以选B。
36.考查上下文的逻辑关系。
37.考查词意辨析。
38.考查词意辨析。
39.考查词意辨析。
40.考查词意辨析。
41.考查从下文中寻找线索的能力。
42.考查词意辨析。
43.考查上下文之间的逻辑关系。
44.考查从下文中获取信息的能力。
45.考查词意辨析。
46.考查词意辨析。
47.考查词意辨析。
48.考查词意辨析。
49.考查词意辨析。
50.考查固定搭配。
51.考查上下文直接的对应关系。
52.考查词意辨析。
53.考查词意辨析。
54.考查固定搭配。
55.考查词意辨析。
36.没有正确理解上下文的逻辑关系而误选其他选项。
37.误选B。puzzled，困惑的。
38.没有正确理解句子意思而误选其他选项。
39.误选B。be interested in，对……感兴趣。这里强调的是忙，所以不选B。
40.没有理解refocus的意思而误选其他选项。
41.没有从下文中找到线索而误选其他选项。
42.误选A。是我们家庭之外的，而不是房间之外的，故不选A。
43.没有发现上下文之间的转折关系而误选其他选项。
44.错误理解句子意思而误选Ｂ。
45.误选A。matter，重要的。
46.没有正确理解句子意思而误选其他选项。
47.误选B。与下一句意思重复。
48.没有正确理解句子意思而误选C。
49.误选A。bring，带来。带来的不是好事，而是消息，所以不选A。
50.错误理解句子意思而误选其他选项。
51.没有发现与后半句的对应关系而误选其他选项。
52.误选B。moving，令人感到的，意思与上下文不符。
53.误选B。imagine，想象，代入原文意思不连贯。
54.没有正确理解句子意思而误选其他选项。
55.没有正确理解bonus的意思而误选其他选项。