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I had worried myself sick over Simon’s mother coming to see me. I was a new    , and I gave an honest account of the students’ work. In Simon’s case, the grades were awfully low. He couldn’t read his own handwriting.        he was a bright student. He discussed adult subjects with nearly adult comprehension. His work in no way reflected his       .

So when Simon’s mother entered the room, my palms(手掌心) were sweating. I was completely       for her lisses on both my cheeks. “I came to thank you,” she said, surprising me beyond speech.      me, Simon had become a different person. He talked of how he     me, he had began to make friends, and for the first time in his twelve years, he had      spent an afternoon at a friend’s house. She wanted to tell me how grateful she was for the     I had nurtured(培養) in her son. She kissed me again and left.

I sat, stunned (驚呆), for about half an hour,     what had just happened. How did I make such a life-changing difference to that boy without        knowing it? What I finally came to        was one day, several months before, when some students were         reports in the front of the class, Jeanne spoke       , and to encourage her to raise her voice, L had sai, “Speak up. Simon’s the expert on this. He is the        one you have to convince, and he can’t hear you in the        of the room.” That was it. From that day on, Simon had sat up straighter, paid more attention,     more, and became happy. And it was all because he    to be the last kid in the last row. The boy who most needed        was the one who took the last seat that day.

It taught me the most    lesson over the years of my teaching career, and I’m thankful that it came      and positively. A small kindness can indeed make a difference.

1.A. cleaner              B. reporter           C. monitor                 D. teacher

2.A. Or                  B. And               C. But                     D. So

3.A. courage            B. abilities            C. feelings                 D. dream

4.A. desperate             B. responsible        C. unprepared            D. unsuitable

5.A. Because of         B. In spite of         C. Apart from            D.As for

6.A. loved             B. envied              C. pleased                    D. criticized

7.A. gradually           B. constantly         C. recently                    D. obviously

8.A. self-respect         B. self-doubt          C. self-pity                   D. self-defence

9.A. imagining          B. observing          C. wondering                D. regretting

10.A. also                B. even             C. always                   D. still

11.A. expect            B. remember         C. believe                  D. accept

12.A. writing                B. reviewing         C. editing                   D. giving

13.A. quietly                B. repeatedly          C. quickly                    D. firmly

14.A. lucky                B. lonely               C. only                       D. likely

15.A. entrance             B. middle              C. front                   D. back

16.A. slept                B. smiled              C. shouted                   D. quarreled

17.A. intended              B. pretended          C. refused                    D. happened

18.A. change              B. praise            C. thanks                     D. visits

19.A. difficult              B. painful               C. valuable                    D. enjoyable

20.A. early                 B. slowly           C. frequently                D. occasionally

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.A

7.C

8.A

9.C

10.B

11.B

12.D

13.A

14.C

15.D

16.B

17.D

18.B

19.C

20.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文是一篇記敘文。講述了一個新老師，因為偶然的一句表揚，改變了一個成績很差的孩子的性格和命運。足可見老師的話對學生有多么重要。老師教給學生知識，而最重要的是通過給孩子鼓勵和信心而形式積極的人生觀。

1.B.記者；C.班長；D.老師。后面有students’提示。故選D。

2.B.而且；C.但是；D.因此。根據前后意思可知選C。

3.B.能力；C.感情；D.夢想。In no way一點也不。根據常識分析應該選B。

4.B.負責任的；C. 毫無準備的；D. 不合適的。 一開始文章就說Simon的媽媽要來學校她很擔心，因為作者對他的印象不好。故選C。

5.B.盡管；C.除了……之外；D.至于。根據后文可知選A。

6.B.嫉妒；C.使高興；D.批評。根據后面的回想可知，作者的無心夸獎使Simon改變了。

7.B.不斷地；C.最近；D.明顯地。代入選項分析語境可知，選C。

8.B.自我懷疑；C.自憐；D.自我防御。要根據媽媽所描述的Simon的變化選擇。

9.B.觀察；C.想知道；D.后悔。作者是無意說的話 。所以不知道究竟是哪一件事。故選C。

10.B.甚至；C.總是；D.仍然。根據前面作者的呆坐苦想可知選B。

11.B.記住；C.相信；D.接受。反復思考的結果應該是想起了。故選B。

12.B.回顧、檢查；C.編輯；D.給。give a speech 作報告，故選D。

13.B.反復地；C.快速地；D.緊緊地.結合后面可知Jeanne說話的聲音很輕，與A的意思最接近。

14.B.孤獨的；C.唯一的；D.很可能。根據后面的it was all because he happen to be the last seat in the last row. 可知，選C。

15.B.中間；C.前面；D.后面。下文有Simon碰巧是最后一排的最后一個孩子。故選D。

16.B.笑；C.喊叫；D.爭吵。老師的一句話改變一個孩子的精神面貌。故選B。

17.B.假裝；C.拒絕；D.發生。happen to do 碰巧。故選D。

18.B.表揚；C.感謝；D.訪問。老師無意的一句表揚改變了一個孩子。故選B。

19.B.痛苦的；C.有價值的；D. 令人愉快的。代入四個選項分析可知，最佳選C。

20.B.慢慢地；C.經常；D.偶爾。在文章開頭作者說自己是個新老師。所以選A。

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