Question

My earliest memories of writing are only school homework, nothing of any creativity. All that      one day, when Mrs Kumar asked us to write “An autobiography(自传) of a pencil”. For me, it was just another piece of homework,    Mrs Kumar reacted(表现) very differently. Maybe she was just being      , or maybe she really liked the work. Whatever her      , she read it out to the class as an example of “fine writing”. A few years later, I went back to my old school. I was walking through the      corridors(走廊) when I passed by Mrs Kumar, who was still teaching her class. She looked up as I passed and I      , not wanting to disturb her. Seeing me, she went out and invited me into her class. “This girl is one of the best    this school has seen,” she said. “She wrote a wonderful autobiography of a pencil. I hope some of you can learn to write like her. ”Even after all these years, I can still clearly remember that moment. My face shines with      whenever I tell someone this experience. I am sure I was not the only student whose school homework Mrs Kumar      . It is likely that she made an effort to make each one of us feel      . However, I had never had anybody praise(表扬) my writing before that. It encouraged me to do better to prove to her that “Look! Your      in me has worked. I am good, because you believe I am. ”Today, I am a successful writer. Thanks to Mrs Kumar, my     are not only a tool(工具) to use. They are also a symbol of little beginnings and the power of a teacher’s encouragement.

1.A. started       B. repeated   C. changed   D. appeared

2.A. and           B. though      C. so         D. but

3.A. kind         B. excited     C. satisfied   D. generous

4.A. reasons        B. causes      C. efforts    D. wishes

5.A. strange        B. endless   C. crowded    D. familiar

6.A. whispered      B. clapped   C. waved     D. cheered

7.A. inventors       B. writers   C. winners     D. visitors

8.A. courage  B. honesty   C. pride      D. modesty

9.A. remembered  B. checked    C. included    D. marked

10.A. protected   B. special   C. loved          D. necessary

11.A. understanding  B. confidence  C. recommendation D. congratulation

12.A. visits     B. writings      C. memories  D. pencils

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.A

5.D

6.C

7.B

8.C

9.A

10.B

11.B

12.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是作者小时候因为受到了老师的表扬，而喜欢上了写作。在遇到这个老师之前，作者觉得写就是做家庭作业，跟创作没有关系。作者在多年后回到学校时，又遇到了这个老师，作者觉得只有更努力才配得上老师的表扬。

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3.形容词及语境的理解。句意：或许她只是很善良，或许是因为她真的喜欢这个工作。kind 好心的，善良的；excited 兴奋的；satisfied 满意的；generous慷慨的。根据下文可知，Kumar夫人把作者写的作文作文好例子读给了全班同学，所以作者觉得她可能是因为善良而这样做的。故选A。

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考点：日常生活类短文。