Question

The situation seemed hopeless.

From the first day he entered my junior-high classroom, Willard P. Franklin lived in his own____, shutting out his classmates and me, his teacher. I tried to build a____relationship with him but he showed no interest. Even a “Good Morning Willar” received only a grunt(咕哝) that couldn’t be____Willard was a loner(孤独的人) who seemed to have no hope or need to break silence.

Shortly after the Thanksgiving holiday, we received the news of the annual(每年的) Christmas collection of money for the less____people in our school district.

“Christmas is a season of____,” I told my students. “There are a few students in the school who might not have a happy holiday season____donating our Christmas collection, you will help buy food, clothing and toys for these needy people. We start the collection tomorrow.”

When I called for the donations the next day, I discovered that____everyone had forgotten, except Willard P. Franklin. The boy dug deep into his pants pockets____he walked up to my desk. Carefully, he____two coins into the small box.

“I don’t need milk for lunch,” he said____For a moment, just a moment, he smiled . Then he turned and walked back to his desk.

That night, after school, I took our____to the school principal. I couldn’t____sharing the incident(事件) that had taken place.

“I may be wrong, but I believe Willard might be getting ready to become a part of the world around him,” I told the principal.

“Yes, I believe it is____for him to get out of his own world,” he nodded. “And I think we can do something to have him____a bit of his world with us. I just received a____of the poor families in our school who most need help through the Christmas collection. Here, take a look at it.”

As I read, I discovered Willard P. Franklin and his family were the top names on the list.

1.A. class    B. school    C. world    D. home

2.A. equal    B. simple    C. friendly    D. common

3.A. seen    B. heard    C. found    D. discovered

4.A. poor    B. good    C. sad    D. rich

5.A. giving    B. getting    C. buying    D. receiving

6.A. By    B. With    C. For    D. On

7.A. mostly    B. hardly    C. almost    D. simply

8.A. while    B. after    C. before    D. as

9.A. threw    B. dropped    C. brought    D. changed

10.A. angrily    B. quietly    C. patiently    D. sadly

11.A. students    B. classmates    C. teachers    D. donations

12.A. keep    B. enjoy    C. stop    D. finish

13.A. hopeless    B. hopeful    C. difficult    D. impossible

14.A. compare    B. begin    C. mix    D. share

15.A. list    B. note    C. message    D. letter

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.A

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.B

10.B

11.D

12.C

13.B

14.D

15.A

【解析】试题分析：短文大意：情况好像不可救药了。 自从威拉德·P·富兰克林进入我教的初中班的那天起，他就把自己封闭了起来，不与其他同学交往，也不与我――他的老师――打交道，完全生活在自己的世界里。我试图和他建立起一种友好的关系，但却遭遇冷漠。甚至你跟他说声“早上好，威拉德”，他的回答也只是一声几乎听不见的咕哝声。我明白他的同学受到的待遇也好不到哪儿去，而他完全是一个独行侠，好像不希望也不需要打破这种沉默似的。

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考点：故事类短文。