DOC《阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和...》

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.

Hundreds of people have formed impressions of you through that little device(装置)on your desk. And they've never actually

21 you. Everything they know about you

22 through this device, sometimes from hundreds of miles away.

23 they feel they can know you

24 from the sound of your voice. That's how powerful the

25 is. Powerful, yes, but not always

26 . For years I dealt with my travel agent only by phone. Rani, my faceless agent whom I'd never met

27 , got me rock-bottom prices on airfares, cars, and hotels. But her cold voice really

28 me. I sometimes wished to

29 another agent. One morning, I had to

30 an immediate flight home for a family emergency. I ran into Rani's office

31 . The woman sitting at the desk,

32 my madness, sympathetically jumped up. She gave me a

33 smile, nodded while listening patiently, and then printed out the

34 immediately. "What a wonderful lady!" I thought. Rushing out

35 I called out over my shoulder, "By the way, what's your name?" "I'm Rani," she said. I turned around and saw a

36 woman with a big smile on her face waving to wish me a safe trip. I was

37 ! Why had I thought she was cold? Rani was, well, so

38 . Sitting back in the car on the way to the airport, I figured it all out. Rani's

39 ---her warm smile, her nods, her 'I'm here for you'

40 ---were all silent signals that didn't travel through wires. 21. A. accepted B. noticed C. heard D. met 22. A. came B. moved C. ran D. developed 23. A. Thus B. Yet C. Then D. Indeed 24. A. rather B. also C. just D. already 25. A. Telephone B. voice C. connection D. impression 26. A. direct B. useful C. easy D. accurate 27. A. in person B. by myself C. in public D. on purpose 28. A. annoyed B. interested C. discouraged D. confused 29. A. promote B. train C. find D. know 30. A. arrange B. postpone C. confirm D. book 31. A. for the first time B. at any time C. from time to time D. in good time 32. A. expecting B. seeing C. testing D. avoiding 33. A. shy B. comforting C. familiar D. forced 34. A. bill B. form C. ticket D. list 35. A. hopefully B. disappointedly C. gratefully D. regretfully 36. A. careful B. serious C. nervous D. pleasant 37. A. amused B. worried C. helpless D. speechless 38. A. calm B. nice C. proud D. clever 39. A. forgiveness B. eagerness C. friendliness D. skillfulness 40. A. explanation B. attitude C. concept D. Behavior 【答案】21. D 22. A 23. B 24. C 25. A 26. D 27. A 28. A 29. C 30. D 31. A 32. B 33. B 34. C 35. C 36. D 37. D 38. B 39. C 40. B