Question

In 2002, when my father was transferred(调动)to the US to work there for seven months,

I had to attend school there, so I was upset. How would I, an eight-year-old girl from India, make

Friends in America?

On my first day at Anna Silver Public School, I     Miss Alice McNally, my class teacher, who couldn’t get my name     --- although she tried hard, she usually called me Diya or Diva instead of Divya. But she     to speak to me in a way that was easy for me---slowly,       words clearly---to get me used to the American   . When discovering that I enjoyed     , she took me to meet the art teacher. Miss McNally made sure that I was in perfect harmony with her class, and I had as much     as any schoolgirl could have from school.

When my father was transferred back to India, I had to    Anna Silver Public School. I was going to leave before a scheduled fishing trip, and I’d     the class photo session(集会) too. Therefore, with a heavy heart, I left my school and the US. Back in Kerala, I received a       

Surprise one day---a package in which Miss McNally and my twenty-four former classmates had written me a letter each,     me about the fishing trip and interesting things that happened while taking the class photo. Miss McNally added, “Keep up with your drawing, since you love it so much.” Miss McNally not only made a   little girl feel at home in a faraway country, but also taught me and the others, at an early age, the importance of being kind to others.

1.A. recognizedB. puzzled C. metD. hurt

2.A. right         B. smart     C. brief         D. similar

3.A. took overB. took care C. took backD. took control

4.A. spelling    B. shoutingC. saying    D. writing

5.A. ceremony     B. custom    C. education    D. accent

6.A. drawing    B. musicC. advertisingD. sports

7.A. fun         B. luck     C. patience D. pride

8.A. disturb          B. leave       C. choose        D. begin

9.A. support    B. enjoyC. plan D. miss

10.A. lasting    B. mild C. hopefulD. pleasant

11.A. advisingB. teachingC. telling    D. asking

12.A. sweet         B. shy     C. brave    D.beautiful

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.A

8.B

9.D

10.D

11.C

12.B

【解析】

试题分析: 在本文中作者通过讲述自己童年时代的一段经历，回忆了一位给自己带来很大影响的老师。当作者的父亲因工作原因调到美国的时候，作者也随父亲一起来到了这个陌生的国度，是Miss McNally老师用心地照顾她，使她在小小的年纪就知道了对人友善的重要性。

1. A. recognized认出，认可；B. puzzled迷惑；C. met遇到；D. hurt伤害，疼。根据上文可知当作者来到一个新的学校，所以是遇到了Miss Alice McNally，答案选C。

2. 形容词辨析。A. right 正确的，右边的；B. smart 聪明的； C. brief简洁的； D. similar相似的。根据下文she usually called me Diya or Diva instead of Divya.可知老师叫不对作者的名字，get sth right“彻底搞清楚”，故选A。

3. A. took over接管；B. took care 照顾，小心；C. took back拿回；D. took control控制。根据空后面内容可知老师为了让她能听清楚，说话速度很慢，由此判断老师对作者很关照，take care to do sth 意思是“格外用心地做某事”，故答案选B。

4. A. spelling拼写； B. shouting喊；C. saying说；D. writing写。由空前内容speak to me可以判断此处指老师和作者说话，答案选C。

5. A. ceremony仪式； B. custom习俗； C. education教育； D. accent口音。根据上文内容可知作者从印度来到美国，虽然印度也是说英语国家，但是发音不同，所以老师用缓慢的语速和她说话，目的是为了让作者习惯美国的口音，答案选D。

6. 名词辨析。A. drawing画画；B. music音乐；C. advertising广告；D. sports运动。根据下文内容Keep up with your drawing,可知作者是喜欢画画，答案选A。

7.A. fun乐趣； B. luck 幸运； C. patience 耐心；D. pride骄傲。根据语境判断喜欢画画的作者被老师介绍到美术班，所以她从中获得了很多的乐趣，选A。

8. A. disturb 扰乱；B. leave 离开； C. choose选择； D. begin开始。根据前句内容可知父亲要调回印度了，所以作者也不得不离开美国，选B.

9. A. support支持； B. enjoy欣赏；C. plan 计划；D. miss想念，错过。根据前句I was going to leave before a scheduled fishing trip,可知作者没能参加计划好的钓鱼活动，再由后面的too判断，她也没能参加摄影集会，故答案选D。

10. A. lasting持久的； B. mild 温和的；C. hopeful有希望的；D. pleasant愉快的。根据下文内容可知作者收到了老师和同学们邮寄来的照片和信，这对失落的作者是一个很大的惊喜，选D。

11.A. advising建议；B. teaching教；C. telling告诉； D. asking问。根据语境可知此处是讲同学们在信中告诉作者的内容，故答案选C。

12. A. sweet 甜的；B. shy 害羞的； C. brave勇敢的； D.beautiful漂亮的。从上文第一段内容I was upset. How would I, an eight-year-old girl from India, make Friends in America?可知8岁的作者在到美国这个陌生的地方时感到局促不安，是老师让她融入到了同学们中，故答案选B。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读。