Question

Speaking Up

I never looked up when my friends were talking and joking about the ratarded (智障的) boy a few tables away. It didn’t even cross my mind that he might feel________when people whispered about him. So I just let them talk.

Then came the day when I learned my little brother Martin’s testing for autism (自闭症) came out positive (阳性). I had never thought about him like that. I broke ________ , crying.

Everything had just changer. He was no longer a(n) ________ little boy.

Over time, I was able to accept his________a little more. We had to ________  because Martin needed treatment. So Martin and I both started at a new school. One day, I was standing in the bus line waiting when a “ short ” bus (for the retarded) came and ________  up some kids. The children in the other line started making ________ about the “ retarded ” on that bus and I felt a ________ feeling in my heart. I said quietly that those comments weren’t very nice, ________ no one listened.

My family moved again. In the new school I got a________ to speak up pretty soon. That day, in a band class, my teacher ________ our playing to make some comments, “ …Guys, we’re playing like the kids on the short bus! Come on! ”

The entire room was laughing loudly. I felt very________ . Then, I raised my hand. I wasn’t sure what I was going to say but I wanted to be heard.

The whole class________ down. My mouth opened and this came out: “ I don’t think we should make fun of the short bus, because there are people on that bus who have a lot in common with us and have the same feelings as we do.” I could feel my ________ getting louder. “ So I would ________  it if you didn’t make fun of them.”

The room was very quiet and everyone stared at me. My teacher ________  for his words and then started the song again. At the end of the class, everyone was giving me strange looks. But I didn’t ________ , because I knew three things: I had spoken the ________ , I had taught everyone something, and while everyone in the classroom was being a follower, I had ________ to take a different path since I wanted to become a ________  and a role model.

1.A．amazed  B．hurt      C．uncertain     D．cold

2.A．off       B．in          C．down          D．away

3.A．normal    B．noisy      C．outstanding  D．impressive

4.A．pain       B．interest    C．opinion      D．illness

5.A．change     B．move      C．quit          D．study

6.A．set       B．took        C．brought     D．picked

7.A．jokes       B．complaints  C．choices      D．discoveries

8.A．violent  B．strange  C．confusing     D．clear

9.A．because    B．if        C．but           D．so

10.A．chance    B．position  C．topic        D．point

11.A．encouraged B．bothered    C．enjoyed      D．stopped

12.A．bad       B．embarrassed C．tense         D．guilty

13.A．sat       B．slowed    C．quieted      D．looked

14.A．pace       B．voice       C．pulse         D．breath

15.A．excuse    B．appreciate  C．stand         D．permit

16.A．apologized B．fought     C．allowed      D．argued

17.A．understand B．notice     C．return       D．care

18.A．wisdom     B．importance C．matter       D．truth

19.A．helped     B．decided    C．agreed      D．hoped

20.A．reporter  B．thinker  C．leader       D．trainer

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.A

11.D

12.A

13.C

14.B

15.B

16.A

17.D

18.D

19.B

20.C

【解析】

试题分析: 当我弟弟被诊断出自闭症后，我才意识不应该取笑那些有智障的人，并身体力行的在课堂上纠正老师的问题，从而更加坚信自己。

1.B考查形容词辨析A．amazed吃惊的；B．hurt受伤的；C．uncertain不确定的；D．cold冷的；句意：当人们耳语时我并没有注意到他可能会受到伤害。Feel hurt受伤。根据人们耳语一个智障的孩子，故选B项。

2.2】C考查介词辨析及语境理解 句意：我从来没有想到这样，我崩溃了，大哭。Break down崩溃，故选C项。

3.3】A考查形容词辨析A．normal正常的；B．noisy吵闹的；C．outstanding杰出的；D．impressive印象深刻的；句意：他不在是个正常的孩子。根据Then came the day when I learned my little brother Martin’s testing for autism (自闭症)came out positive (阳性)可知他不在是个正常的孩子，故选A项。

4.4】D考查名词辨析A．pain痛苦；B．interest 兴趣；C．opinion意见；D．illness生病；句意：过了好久，我能接受他的疾病。根据语境可知选D项。

5.5】B考查动词辨析A．change改变；B．move移动；C．quit 放弃；D．study学习；句意：因为需要治疗我们不得不搬家。根据语境可知选B项。来源:学#科#网]

6.6】D考查动词辨析A．set制定；B．took带走；C．brought带来；D．picked拾起；句意：一天，我在车站等待。这时专车来了，接一些孩子。Pick up接人，故选D项。

7.7】A考查名词辨析A．jokes 玩笑；B．complaints抱怨；C．choices选择；D．discoveries发现；句意：车上的孩子开始嘲笑这些智障的孩子，我心里有种奇怪的感觉。Make jokes 开玩笑，故选A项。

8.8】B考查形容词辨析A．violent暴力的；B．strange奇怪的；C．confusing令人困惑的；D．clear清楚的；句意：车上的孩子开始嘲笑这些智障的孩子，我心里有种奇怪的感觉。根据语境可知因为有了自闭症的弟弟，所以这些话题有了奇怪的感觉，故选B项。

9.9】C考查连词辨析A．because因为；B．if 如果；C．but但是；D．so因此；句意：我安静地说，这些观点是不好的，但没有人听。根据语境可知选C项。

10.0】A考查名词辨析A．chance机会；B．position位置；C．topic主题；D．point点；句意：在新学校，我有机会能阐明自己的观点。Get a chance to do 有机会做某事，故选A项。

11.1】D考查动词辨析A．encouraged鼓励；B．bothered 打扰；C．enjoyed喜欢；D．stopped停止；句意：一天，在一个音乐课上，我的老师停止我们的争论。Stop doing停止做某事，故选D项。

12.2】A考查形容词辨析A．bad坏的；B．embarrassed尴尬的；C．tense紧张的；D．guilty内疚；句意：我感觉很糟糕。根据Guys, we’re playing like the kids on the short bus! Come on!可知选A项。

13.3】C考查动词辨析A．sat坐下；B．slowed慢；C．quieted安静；D．looked看；句意：整个班安静下来。Quiet down安静下来，故选C项。

14.4】B考查名词辨析A．pace步伐；B．voice声音；C．pulse脉搏；D．breath呼吸；句意：我能感到我的声音在不断的提高，因此如果你们不嘲笑他们我会不胜感激。根据语境可知作者很激动，故选B项。

15.5】B考查动词辨析A．excuse借口；B．appreciate欣赏；C．stand站；D．permit允许；句意：我能感到我的声音在不断的提高，因此如果你们不嘲笑他们我会不胜感激。I would appreciate it if you。。如果你做某事我将不胜感激，故选B项。

16.6】A考查动词辨析A．apologized道歉；B．fought战斗；C．allowed允许；D．argued争论；句意：我的老师向我道歉。Apologize for sth 就。。道歉，故选A项。

17.7】D考查动词辨析A．understand理解；B．notice注意；C．return 返回；D．care关心；句意：但是我并不关心因为我知道三件事，我说出了真相，我都会大家一些事情，虽然大家成为了我的追随者，因为我想成为一个领导，所以我决定走一条不同的路。根据语境可知选D项。

18.8】D考查名词辨析A．wisdom明智；B．importance重要性；C．matter事情；D．truth真相；句意：但是我并不关心因为我知道三件事，我说出了真相，我都会大家一些事情，虽然大家成为了我的追随者，因为我想成为一个领导，所以我决定走一条不同的路。根据语境可知说出了实情，故选D项。

19.9】B考查动词辨析A．helped帮助；B．decided决定；C．agreed同意；D．hoped希望；句意：但是我并不关心因为我知道三件事，我说出了真相，我都会大家一些事情，虽然大家成为了我的追随者，因为我想成为一个领导，所以我决定走一条不同的路。Decide to do 决定做某事，故选B项。

20.20】C考查名词辨析A．reporter记者；B．thinker思考者；C．leader领导；D．trainer训练者；句意：但是我并不关心因为我知道三件事，我说出了真相，我都会大家一些事情，虽然大家成为了我的追随者，因为我想成为一个领导，所以我决定走一条不同的路。根据a role model可知选C项。

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