Question

    Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, having enough experience and knowledge, we regard these failures as a necessary and________part of the learning process. But often as parents and teachers, we don't ________ this right to our children.

Donnie was a third-grader. His________about failure kept him from classroom games that other children enjoyed. He didn't often answer my questions — he was afraid of________mistakes. I tried my best to build his self-confidence. But nothing changed________ midterm, when Mary, a new teacher, came.She was young and pretty, and she was loved by every student, ________Donnie. It was her who made a big difference to Donnie later.

One morning, we were working on math problems on the blackboard, Donnie had copied the problems clearly and________, But he'd missed the fourth problem and began to cry with his head in his arms. I didn't know what to do. Suddenly, a smile ________on Mary's face from her desk she got a box ________pencils. "Look, Donnie, "she said gently, kneeling(蹲在) beside him. “I've got something to ________ you. "She removed the pencils, one at a time, and placed them on his desk. "See these pencils,Donnie,”she continued, "They________Mrs Landon and me. See how the erasers(橡皮) are worn?, That's because we make mistakes too. But we erase the mistakes and try again. That's what you ________learn to do, too. "She kissed him and stood up. "Here. she said, "I'll leave one of these pencils on________desk,so you' ll remember that everybody makes mistakes, even teachers. Donnie looked up with________in his eyes and a smile.

The pencil became Donnie's prize. That, together with Mary's encouragement, gradually made him understand ________the meaning of making mistakes is — it's all right to make mistakes, as long as you erase them and try again.

1.A.similar B.active C.important D.interesting

2.A.write B.pass C.send D.give

3.A.doubt B.worries C.hopes D.happiness

4.A.make B.made C.making D.to make

5.A.since B.after C.until D.when

6.A.including B.include C.without D.with

7.A.simply B.carefully C.carelessly D.hurried

8.A.appeared B.retell C.disappeared D.refused

9.A.made of B.covered with C.full of D.written by

10.A.show B.interest C.pass D.find

11.A.come to B.listen to C.belong to D.go to

12.A.might B.must C.could D.may

13.A.its B.his C.her D.your

14.A.hate B.love C.fear D.trouble

15.A.how B.why C.what D.that

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.A

11.C

12.B

13.D

14.B

15.C

【解析】

文章大意：讲述了一名教师如何让一位学生树立自信的全过程。故事感人又非常值得学习，同时呼吁老师和家长。要把面对失败的权利提供给孩子，让他们从失败中学会成长。

1.句意：如果我们是明智的，有足够的经验和知识，我们认为这些失败是学习过程中必要和重要的一部分。

考查形容词辨析。similar相似的；active积极的；important重要的；interesting有趣的。根据空格前的we regard these failures as a necessary and及下文的learning可知，我们应该把这些失败当作学习的必要的且重要的部分。故选C。

2.句意：但作为家长和老师，我们常常不给孩子这种权利。

考查动词辨析。write写；pass通过；send送；give给。根据But often as parents and teachers…可知，此处表示转折，指老师和父母并没有把这项权利提供给孩子。故选D。

3.句意： 他对失败的担心使他远离了其他孩子喜欢的课堂游戏。

考查动词辨析。doubt怀疑；worries担心；hopes希望；happiness幸福。根据下文he was afraid of making mistakes可知，这里是指“担心”的意思，故选B。

4.句意：他不常回答我的问题——他害怕犯错误。

考查动名词。make动词原形；made过去式或过去分词；making动名词或现在分词；to make动词不定式。根据空前介词of可知，此空应用动名词making，故选C。

5.句意：这种情况一直到学期中Mary老师的到来，才得以改变。

考查介词辨析；since自从；after在…之后；until直到；when当……时。根据下文It was her who made a big difference to Donnie later．可知，这种情况一直到学期中Mary老师的到来，才得以改变。故选C。

6.句意：她年轻漂亮，受到包括唐尼在内的每个学生的爱戴。

考查介词辨析；including包括；except除了；without没有；with和……在一起。根据every student可知，其中包括Domiie。故选A。

7.句意：他在仔细、清楚地抄写题目。

考查副词辨析。simply简单地；carefully仔细地；casually漫不经心地；hurried急忙地。根据空格前的clearly可知，他在仔细、清楚地抄写题目。故选B。

8.句意：突然，玛丽的脸上露出了笑容。

考查动词辨析。appeared出现；froze 结冰；disappeared消失；refused拒绝。根据下文…she said gently，kneeling beside him可知，此处是指她的脸上露出笑容。故选A。

9.句意：她得到了一个装满铅笔的盒子。

考查固定短语。made of制成；covered with覆盖；full of装满；written by被……写。结合句意可知，此处是指一个装满铅笔的盒子。故选C。

10.句意：我有些东西给你看。

考查动词。show展示，表明；interest兴趣；pass传递；find。根据下文She removed the pencils，one at a time，and placed them on his deck．可知，此处意为：我有些东西给你看。故选A.

11.句意：它们属于我和Mrs．Landon。

考查固定短语。come to来到；listen to听到；belong to属于；go to去，到。根据下文we make mistakes too可知，此处指它们属于我和Mrs．Landon。故选C。

12.句意：那就是你必须也要学会做的事情。

考查情态动词辨析。might可以；must必须；could能；may可能。根据上文But we erase the mistakes and try again．可知，此句表示：那就是你必须也要学会做的事情，语气比较强烈。故选B；

13.句意：我会把这些铅笔放在你的桌子上，这样你就会记住每个人都会犯错，甚至老师也会犯错。

考查代词辨析。its它的；his他的；her她的；your你的。根据The pencil became Donnie's prize．可知，此处指她将把一支铅笔留在Donnie的桌子上。故选D。

14.句意：他的眼睛里充满了“爱”。

考查动词辨析；hate憎恨；love爱，喜爱；fear害怕；trouble麻烦。根据空格后面的a smile可知，他的眼睛里充满了“爱”。故选B。

15.句意：再加上玛丽的鼓励，他渐渐明白犯错误的意义是什么——犯错误是可以的，只要你抹去错误，再试一次。

考查代词辨析；how怎样；why为什么；what什么；that那个。根据下文it's all right to make mistakes？ as long as you erase them and try again可知，此处指渐渐地，他明白了犯错的意义是什么，指具体的内容。故选C。