Question

Steve, a twelve-year-old boy with alcoholic parents, was failing. Surprisingly, he could read.     21   his good reading skills, Steve had been failing since first grade. Steve was a big boy, yet, he went unnoticed...    22    Miss White.

Miss White was a smiling, beautiful, young lady. For the first time in his    23   life, Steve couldn’t take his eyes off his teacher; yet,    24   he failed. In the middle of the first term, the entire seventh grade was    25   for basic skills. Steve hurried through his tests, and    26   to dream of other things, as the day passed slowly. One day, Miss White’s    27   voice broke into his daydreams. “Steve!” Startled (吓了一跳), he    28   to look at her. “Pay attention!” She began to    29   the test results. “You all did pretty well,” she told the class, “   30   one boy, and it breaks my    31   to tell you this, but...” She hesitated, pinning Steve to his seat with a sharp    32  . “... The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class!”

After that, Steve still    33   do his homework. “Just try it,” Miss White said one day. “Steve! Please! I care about you!” Wow! Suddenly, Steve got it! Someone cared about him? Someone, so beautiful and perfect, cared about him! Steve went home from school,    34  ,  that afternoon.

The following Monday he arrived at school on time, and waited for Miss White to enter the classroom. She walked in, all sparkle and smiles! Immediately, she gave a    35   on the weekend homework. Steve was the first to    36   his paper. With a look of    37  , Miss White took his paper. Steve walked back to his desk, his heart beating strongly within his chest.

Miss White’s face was in total    38  ! Suddenly, her face broke into a bright smile. The smartest boy in the seventh grade had just    39   his first test! From that moment   40   was the same for Steve.

1.A. In honor of  B. In spite of  C. In addition to  D. In case of

2.A. to       B. before        C. until           D. upon

3.A. rich       B. young       C. fresh            D. simple

4.A. still      B. even        C. also             D. forever

5.A. observed   B. corrected        C. selected        D. tested

6.A. struggled  B. agreed           C. continued        D. declared

7.A. cheerful   B. impatient        C. enthusiastic         D. shy

8.A. decided    B. managed          C. turned               D. forgot

9.A. go over    B. run over         C. turn over            D. hand over

10.A. except     B. due to          C. as for               D. up to

11.A. will       B. record          C. heart                D. back

12.A. pain      B. stare            C. sense                D. contrast

13.A. wouldn’t  B. needn’t     C. mustn’t            D. shouldn’t

14.A. amused    B. doubtful    C. approved          D. thoughtful

15.A. survey    B. speech           C. report               D. quiz

16.A. give up   B. hand in    C. turn down         D. come across

17.A. respect      B. curiosity         C. surprise             D. fear

18.A. victory     B. shock         C. sadness           D. confidence

19.A. escaped    B. taken           C. missed           D. passed

20.A. nothing    B. something    C. anything     D. everything  

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.C

7.B

8.C

9.A

10.A

11.C

12.B

13.A

14.D

15.D

16.B

17.C

18.B

19.D

20.A

【解析】文章讲述的是一个从来没有通过考试的学生，因为老师的一句话，一句鼓励，从而转变了，向着好的方向发展

1.句意理解，尽管他有很好的阅读技能，但是他自从一年级就一直不及格。

2.句意理解，他是个大个子，然而，他一直不引起人们的注意，直到怀特夫人的出现

3.上下文，因为他是个学生，因此该处指的是在他年轻的生命中，第一次无法把眼睛从老师的身上移开。

4.句意理解，然而他还是考试没及格

5.上下文，根据下文的 Steve hurried through his tests可知，该句指的是的整个年级都要参加考试

6.句意理解，该处指的是他像往常一样，继续想些其他的东西，跟上课考试无关的事情

7.上下文，根据下文pay attention可知，老师对他的表现不满意，因此选择贬义词，

8.句意理解，他转过头来看老师，

9.词组，go over 检查，复习 run over碾过 turn over 转交 hand over移交，该处句意为，老师在查看考试的结果

10.上下文，根据The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class可知，老师说所有人都很好，除了一个孩子，

11.句意理解，此处意为告诉你们这个结构让我很伤心，

12.句意理解，此处指的是老师用严厉的眼光盯着他看。

13.根据still可知，他仍然考试不及格，仍然不会去做作业wouldn't意为不会去干某事

14.上下文，根据Someone cared about him? Someone, so beautiful and perfect, cared about him!可知，这是他内心的想法，因此该处意为他深思着回家了。

15.上下文，根据后文的Steve was the first to    36   his paper可知，老师对周末的作业进行测试

16.句意理解，他是第一个交试卷的学生 hand in意为上交

17.上下文，以前steve表现都不好，试卷作的也不好，这次第一个交试卷了，因此老师感到很惊讶。

18.句意理解，老师看到他的试卷后被他试卷的内容震惊了，

19.上下文，根据上文可知，这是steve第一次通过考试

20.句意理解，从那时起，对于steve来说，一切都已经发生了变化。