Question

As a teaching student, I was sent on my first practice at a high school．During my practice, I      realized high school hadn't changed since I was there and still an awful place of Cliques（派系）．

Jess, a Year 8 student, always respected her classmates,      the lack of respect she usually received in return．Kids constantly laughed at her behind her back．As a teacher, your instinct（本能） is to      students like Jess, but you soon realize that there's only so much you can actually do．

Tyson was at the     end of the scale（等级）．A handsome Year 12 student, and always surrounded by mates, it was clear that he was a confident and popular young man．

When Jess asked to perform a solo act （独唱）in the school talent show, I    to allow her to take the stage, fearing that she might face teasing．However, I knew that it would be unfair to say no on these grounds, so her name made it onto the list of   ．

The day of the show, the whole school     in the auditorium（礼堂）．Shortly after the acts began, it was Jess's   ．Smiling, she stepped onto stage．The music started and, to my horror, she    the first line of the song．She became confused , sang in the wrong key and forgot her lyrics （歌词）．As she struggled through the song, kids whispered and laughed．

Jess looked    and was about to give up when the sound of somebody clapping along to the   of the song began to rise above the crowd．It was Tyson．

         He was clapping proudly and urged his friends to join in and, surprisingly, they did．

         Slowly, from Tyson's group to the rest of Year 12, finally throughout the auditorium, the claps  spread．

The smile on Jess's face that day is one that I'll never forget．Tyson changed my life by restoring my     in the goodness of youth．

1.A．excitedly    B．disappointedly   C．gratefully        D．curiously

2.A．in spite of      B．owing to                 C．Apart from       D．In addition to

3.A．dislike      B．praise           C．forgive         D．protect

4.A．same       B．right              C．opposite       D．general

5.A．agreed      B．decided                  C．demanded              D．hesitated

6.A．teachers     B．classmates               C．performers              D．partners

7.A．watched     B．collected         C．marched              D．celebrated

8.A．turn       B．role              C．step              D．choice

9.A．passed     B．sang               C．remembered   D．missed

10.A．hopeless  B．guilty               C．bored                   D．unprepared

11.A．sound          B．meaning                C．beat           D．ring

12.A．touch    B．faith              C．strength                 D．power

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.D

6.C

7.B

8.A

9.D

10.A

11.C

12.B

【解析】

试题分析：在本文中作者讲述了而他在实习期间所经历的一件事。Jess是一个受同学们歧视的学生，总是受到别人的嘲笑。在一次才艺展示中，她因忘记了歌词而处境尴尬，而此时一向受人追捧，自信骄傲的Tyson却鼓舞同伴们一起用掌声合拍帮Jess解了围。

1.B副词辨析。A．激动地；B．失望地； C．感激地；D．好奇地。根据下文high school hadn't changed since I was there and still an awful place of Cliques和文章最后changed my life by restoring my  47   in the goodness of youth可知此处作者看到学校这种状况很失望，所以答案选B。

2.A介词短语辨析。A．尽管； B．由于；C．此外 ；D．另外。根据下文可知Jess总是在背后遭到同学们嘲笑，和上句她总是尊重别人构成转折关系，所以选A。

3.D动词辨析。A．厌恶； B．称赞 ；C．原谅； D．保护。从情理可知老师对于那些处于劣势

的学生会稍微偏袒一些，不让他们受到伤害，所以D选项正确。

4.C形容词辨析。A．相同的；B．正确的 ；C．相反的；D．普通的。从上下文可知Jess和Tyson是截然不同的两种人，一种受人拥戴，一种受人嘲笑，所以C选项正确。

5.D动词辨析。A．同意； B．决定；C．急需；D ．犹豫。根据下文中fearing that she might face teasing．可知老师担心Jess会被人嘲笑，所以不知道该不该让她登台表演，由此推断D选项正确。

6.C名词辨析。A．教师；B．同学；C．演员；D．伙伴。从上文可知Jess要参加表演，所以她是个表演者，故正确答案是C。

7.B动词辨析。A．观看；B．集合，收集；C．行进 ；D．庆祝。由情理推断全校学生看演出应该在礼堂集合，如果选A选项，watch则没有宾语，所以答案选B。

8.A名词辨析。A．顺序 ；B．角色；C．步骤；D．选择。从下文Jess登上舞台可知，现在是轮到她表演了，固定短语 it is one’s turn to do“轮到某人做某事”，所以答案选A。

9.D动词辨析。A．经过 ；B．唱歌；C．记的；D．遗失，错过。从下文Jess发生的情况可以推测她是忘记了歌词，所以答案选D。

10.A形容词辨析。A．无望的； B．内疚的； C．厌烦的；D．无准备的。根据后句was about to give up可以推测在当时情况下她别无选择只能下台了，由此可知答案选A。

11.C名词辨析。A．声音；B．意思；C．节拍；D．铃音。根据情理可知在唱歌时人们击掌合拍，要和歌的节奏韵律一致，所以答案选C。

12.B名词辨析。A．触动 ；B．信心；C．力量； D．能量。根据故事的讲述可知Tyson的行为感动了老师，从而改变了他初来学校时的想法，对孩子们的行为不再失望，而是重新恢复了信心。

考点：考查故事类短文。