There was a woman named Japan Atsuko Saeki living in the city of Fujisawa．When she was a teenager, she of going to the United States．Most of what she knew about American was from the textbooks she had read．“I had a in mind: Daddy watching TV in the living-room, Mummy cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend．”
Atsuko to attend college in California．When she arrived, however, she found it was not her world．“People were struggling with problems and often seemed ,” she said．“I felt very alone．”
One of her hardest was physical education．“We played volleyball,” she said．“The other students were it, but I wasn’t．”
One afternoon, the instructor asked Atsuko to the ball to her teammates so they could knock it the net．No problem for most people, but it terrified Atsuko．She was afraid of losing face she failed．
A young man on her team what she was going through．“He walked up to me and , ‘Come on．You can do that．’”
“You will never understand how those words of made me feel…Four words: You can do that．I felt like crying with happiness．”
She made it through the class．Perhaps she thanked the young man; she is not ．
Six years have passed．Atsuko is back in Japan, working as a salesclerk．“I have forgotten the words,” she said．“When things are not going so well, I think of them．”
She is sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness to her． “He probably doesn’t even remember it,” she said．That may be the lesson．Whenever you say something to a person cruel or kind—you have no idea how long the words will ．She’s all the way over in Japan, but still she hears those four words: You can do that．
【小题1】A．learned B．dreamedC．spokenD．heard【小题2】A．pictureB．educationC．lifeD．spirit【小题3】A．photo B．painting C．wayD．drawing【小题4】A．fryingB．bakingC．steaming D．boiling【小题5】A．hoped B．attempted C．likedD．arranged【小题6】A．describedB．createdC．imaginedD．discovered【小题7】A．tenseB．cheerful C．relaxedD．deserted【小题8】A．classesB．questions C．timesD．projects【小题9】A．curious aboutB．nervous aboutC．slow atD．good at【小题10】A．kickB．hitC．carryD．pass【小题11】A．overB．intoC．through D．past【小题12】A．ifB．afterC．becauseD．until【小题13】A．believedB．consideredC．sensedD．wondered【小题14】A．warnedB．whisperedC．orderedD．sighed【小题15】A．excitementB．suggestionC．persuasionD．encouragement【小题16】A．interestedB．sureC．puzzledD．doubtful【小题17】A．seldomB．alreadyC．neverD．almost【小题18】A．happenedB．appliedC．meantD．seemed【小题19】A．stayB．continueC．existD．live【小题20】A．mercifulB．bitterC．easy D．simpleB
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(答案→)B
解析：本文通过作者在美国读书的经历说明，你对别人说的话，不管是残忍的或是友善的，都可能对别人的生活产生影响。
【小题1】考查短语。 根据When she was a teenager, she of going to the United States．可知这里意思是她梦想去美国。Dream of是固定用法，意思是梦想，故选B。
【小题2】考查名词。根据Most of what she knew about American was from the textbooks she had read．可知这里意思是她了解的美国生活大多源于她读得教科书。Picture照片；education教育；life生活；spirit精神，故选C。
【小题3】考查名词。根据Daddy watching TV in the living-room, Mummy cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend．”这是勾勒出了一张照片。Photo照片；painting绘画；way方法；drawing绘画，故选A。
【小题4】考查动词。根据Mummy cakes可知是妈妈烤蛋糕。Frying油炸；baking烤；steaming蒸；boiling煮，故选B。
【小题5】考查动词。根据Atsuko to attend college in California．可知这里意思是Atsuko安排到加利福尼亚读大学。Hoped希望；attempted尝试；liked喜欢；arranged安排，故选D。
【小题6】考查形容词。根据When she arrived, however, she found it was not her world．可知这里意思是她发现并不是她想象的世界。Described描述；created创造；imagined想象的；discovered发现的，故选C。
【小题7】考查形容词。根据“People were struggling with problems and often seemed ,” she said．“I felt very alone．” 可知这里意思是人们看起来很紧张。Tense紧张；cheerful高兴的；relaxed放松的；deserted无人居住的，故选A。
【小题8】考查名词。根据One of her hardest was physical education．“We played volleyball,” she said．“The other students were it, but I wasn’t．” 可知这里意思是她最艰难的课程之一就是体育课。Classes课；questions问题；times时代；projects工程，故选A。
【小题9】考查短语。根据No problem for most people, but it terrified Atsuko．可知这里意思是其他学生很擅长。curious about好奇；nervous about紧张；slow at慢；good at擅长，故选D。
【小题10】考查动词。根据One afternoon, the instructor asked Atsuko to the ball to her teammates so they could knock it the net．可知老师让Atsuko打球。Kick踢；hit打；carry搬运；pass传，故选B。
【小题11】考查副词。根据so they could knock it the net．可知他们可以让球越过球网。Over在…上；into进入；through穿过；past经过，故选A。
【小题12】考查连词。根据She was afraid of losing face she failed．可知这里意思是她害怕如果失败，会很丢脸。If如果；after在……后；because因为；until直到，故选A。
【小题13】考查动词。根据“He walked up to me and , ‘Come on．You can do that．’”
可知她们队的一个年轻人感觉到了她正在经历的事情。Believed相信；considered考虑；sensed感觉；wondered想知道，故选C。
【小题14】考查动词。根据常识，可知他是悄悄地对我说。Warned警告；whispered小声说；ordered命令；sighed叹气，故选B。
【小题15】考查名词。 根据Four words: You can do that．I felt like crying with happiness．”可知我收到了鼓舞。Excitement激动；suggestion建议；persuasion劝说；encouragement
鼓舞，故选D。
【小题16】考查形容词。根据Perhaps she thanked the young man; she is not ．可知这里意思是她不确定。Interested感兴趣；sure确信；puzzled困惑；doubtful怀疑的，故选B。
【小题17】考查副词。根据she said．“When things are not going so well, I think of them．”，可知她没有忘记这些话。Seldom很少；already已经；never从来没有；almost几乎，故选C。
【小题18】考查动词。根据“He probably doesn’t even remember it,” she said．可知这里意思是她确定这位年轻人并不知道他的善意对她意味着什么。Happened发生；applied应用；meant意味；seemed看起来，故选C。
【小题19】考查动词。根据That may be the lesson．Whenever you say something to a person cruel or kind—you have no idea how long the words will ．可知这里意思是你不知道它会待多久。Stay停留；continue继续；exist存在；live生存，故选A。
【小题20】考查形容词。根据words: You can do that．可知是很简单的四个词。Merciful仁慈的；bitter苦的；easy容易的；simple简单的，故选D。