[2014年高考辽宁卷]
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。
It was already half past seven and I was running late again for the dinner appointment with my wife，Eleanor.We had __41__ to meet at the restaurant at seven o'clock.I felt a little uneasy，but to my __42__，I had a good excuse：a business meeting had __43__ and I'd wasted no time getting to the dinner.
When I arrived at the __44__，I apologized and told Eleanor I didn't mean to be late.She screamed，“You never mean to.” Well，I __45__ tell she was angry.“I'm sorry but it was not __46__，” I said.Then I told her about the business meeting.__47__，my explanation seemed to make things worse，which started to drive __48__ mad as well.
Several weeks later，when I __49__ the situation to my friend Ken Hardy，he smiled，“You __50__ a classic mistake.You're stuck __51__ your own way of thinking.You didn't __52__ to be late.But that's not the point.What is __53__ in your communication is how your lateness affected Eleanor.” He pointed out that I focused on the intention __54__ Eleanor focused on the result.Thus，__55__ of us felt misunderstood and crazy.
Thinking more about Ken's words，I __56__ recognized the root cause of such disagreement.It's the result of the action that really __57__.I should have started the conversation by expressing __58__ my actions affected Eleanor and __59__ the discussions about my intention for later，much later and even never.
Later on，after talking to Eleanor and really __60__ her experience of the results of my lateness，I've managed to be on time a lot more frequently.
41.A.started B.agreed C.continued D.managed
42.A.relief B.surprise C.regret D.sorrow
43.A.broken out B.closed down C.faded away D.run over
44.A.house B.room C.restaurant D.supermarket
45.A.could B.must C.will D.might
46.A.movable B.comfortable C.acceptable D.avoidable
47.A.However B.Therefore C.Moreover D.Otherwise
48.A.her B.him C.me D.them
49.A.spread B.wrote C.translated D.described
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50.A.knew B.made C.found D.took51.A.in B.beyond C.for D.against
52.A.need B.prove C.pretend D.intend
53.A.funny B.important C.possible D.simple
54.A.while B.after C.until D.unless
55.A.all B.none C.both D.neither
56.A.usually B.merely C.hardly D.gradually
57.A.inspires B.matters C.improves D.challenges
58.A.how B.why C.when D.what
59.A.compared B.reported C.finished D.saved
60.A.showing B.satisfying C.understanding D.destroying
【要点综述】 本文是一篇记叙文，主要介绍作者和妻子约定吃饭，但作者迟到了，于是作者找借口说一个商务会议拖延了时间，但是这让事情更加糟糕了。作者跟他的朋友描述这件事情，朋友帮他分析原因，作者终于找出问题的根源所在。
41.B agree to do sth 表示“同意做某事”。在此表示夫妻两人约定晚上在餐厅共进晚餐。
42.A to one's relief意为“令某人感到宽慰的是……”。根据下文“…I had a good excuse…”可知，此处表示因为作者找到了迟到的理由，因此感到如释重负。
43.D run over在这里表示“超时”。一个商务会议拖延了时间，而“我”会议一结束就立马赶来了。根据语境可知答案。
44.C 根据上文“…meet at the restaurant…”可知答案。
45.A “我”能够感觉到她很生气。could表示“能够，可以”。
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46.D avoidable可避免的。很抱歉，但是这是不可避免的。
47.A “我”告诉她开会这个理由了，但是这让事情变得更糟糕了。本来作者以为有个理由会让自己得到宽恕，但是没想到事情越来越糟，是一种转折关系，所以用however。
48.C 由后文as well 可知不仅“我”的妻子生气了，“我”也很生气，故选C。
49.D describe描述。根据语境可知，作者是跟他的朋友描述这件事情。
50.B make a mistake犯错误。classic意为“典型的”，表示这种错误的普遍性。
51.A be stuck in 困于，陷入(某种情况或麻烦)。
52.D intend to do sth打算做某事。 intend to be late等于上文出现的mean to be late。
53.B 迟到不是重点，重点是你的迟到对Eleanor造成的影响。此处important与上文的point相照应。
54.A 此处while表示前后的对比关系，即作者关注的是原因，而他的妻子关注的是结果。
55.C 由后文“…felt misunderstood…”可知是双方都觉得被对方误解。
56.D 作者通过朋友的分析逐渐地认识到了产生分歧的根本所在。
57.B matter要紧，有关系。行为产生的结果很关键。
58.A “我”应该以表达“我”的行为怎样影响了Eleanor开始谈话。
59.D save保留。“我”应该先保留(不谈论)“我”迟到的原因，把它留到最后再说或者干脆就不说。
60.C 表示作者理解了妻子对于作者迟到的感受。