Question

Teaching second grade is always a challenge．Each student arrives at school with his own needs and difficulties．One year a student called Billy          me with his behavior as well as his academic requirements．He struggled daily with his       emotions and often became angry or violent．I knew that，to make        progress，his emotions needed controlling．

  One        I tried to help Billy was to have him come directly into the classroom when he arrived at school．Billy’s mom would       me to alert (警告) me to a particularly emotional morning at home．Then，I would focus on        his anger and calming him down before the other students arrived.

  One week our class was studying        ．I thought one way to bring learning into the classroom was to bring my dog Rocky to school for the day.

  That day began as normal．I was preparing activities focused on dog themes         I was told that Billy had a        morning at home and I might need to get him         ．As I was talking to his mom，Billy          into the classroom．To Billy’s         ，Rocky immediately ran up to his new         ，wagging his tail and licking Billy’s face with doggy affection．Billy couldn’t           Rocky’s charm (魅力) and began laughing as his anger melted away．

  Throughout the day，Billy never left Rocky’s side，feeding him，being gentle with him and even         the other students while Rocky was sleeping．

  Billy was known for doing anything he could to avoid         ，but on this day he found a good dog story，“Clifford’s Puppy Days，” and read it to Rocky．How           I was at the sight of Billy reading happily！My little dog was able to             Billy’s day from one of anger and frustration to one of laughter，gentleness and         .

  That day Rocky more than helped me with my   20 ；he helped to change the life of a child! After that Billy’s behavior definitely improved.

1.A． challenged       B． cheated         C． benefited      D． betrayed

2.A． unforgettable   B． uncontrollable C． unconscious    D． unfortunate

3.A． physical         B． mental          C． academic       D． authentic

4.A． advantage        B． agenda          C． reason         D． way

5.A． awake            B． call            C． visit          D． sign

6.A． tolerating       B． observing       C． relieving      D． ignoring

7.A． emotions         B． pets            C． botany         D． diet  

8.A． after            B． as              C． when           D． before

9.A． boring           B． fantastic       C． busy           D． rough

10.A． settled         B． punished        C． treated        D． excited

11.A． fled            B． stormed         C． jogged         D． floated

12.A． surprise        B． delight         C． shame          D． fear

13.A． protector       B． trainer         C． friend         D． owner

14.A． resist          B． describe        C． reduce         D． forget

15.A． educating       B． envying         C． comforting     D． quieting

16.A． exploding       B． reading         C． arguing        D． apologizing

17.A． surprised       B． disappointed    C． amused         D． confused

18.A． urge            B． shorten         C． transform      D． expand

19.A． admiration      B． curiosity       C． anxiety        D． love

20.A． family          B． teaching        C． housework      D． performance

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.B

8.C

9.D

10.A

11.B

12.A

13.C

14.A

15.D

16.B

17.A

18.C

19.D

20.B

【解析】

1.根据文章第一句Teaching second grade is always a challenge，可知此题应选A，此处是同词复现。

2.根据下文中描述Billy的情况是angry or violent，可知他的行为是uncontrollable（不能控制的），故选B正确。

3.Physical身体上的； mental精神上的；academic学术上的，学业上的；authentic真实的，根据上下文的意思，可知作者是要想办法提高Billy在学习上的成绩，故选C。

4.根据第四段中的最后一句I thought one way to bring learning into the classroom was to bring my dog Rocky to school for the day中的”one way”，可知处选D，此处是同词复现。。

5.根据上下文的意思，可知道Billy的妈妈当时是给作者打电话，给作者说明Billy当天的特殊情况，故选B。

6.Tolerate 容忍；observing观察；relieve减轻；ignore忽略根据此题后面的calming him down，可知道此题应选C。

7.根据下面一句中的my dog Rocky，可知道他们在上的课程与宠物（pet）有关，故选B。

8.此处是一个时间状语从句，根据上下文的意思，可知应该选when（当…）故选C。

9.boring无聊的；fantastic极好的 busy忙碌的；rough（讨厌的，不好的）结合对上下文的理解，可知道这个句子的意思是：Billy那个早上过得很不好，而且我需要让他安静下来，故选D。

10.结合对上下文的理解，可知道这个句子的意思是：Billy那个早上过得很不好，而且我需要让他安静（settled）下来，故选A。

11.11】根据对上文提到，Billy那个早上又闹脾气了，因此，可想象他回到学校进教室的时候的情形，storm在此的意思是“猛冲”。故选B。

12.根据对下文所说Billy看到了小狗Rocky以后的反应，可知道他很喜欢Rocky，因此，他一见到Rocky 的时候应该是很惊喜的（surprise），故选A。

13.13】根据上下文，可知Rocky也很喜欢Billy，因此他们很快就成了朋友，可知答案选C。

14.14】Resist抵挡，抵抗；describe描述；reduce减少；forget忘记。根据上下文并结合选项的意思，可知道Billy当时是不能抵挡Rocky的魅力，因此他内心的愤怒也融化了。

15.15】由于Billy很喜欢Rocky，因此当Rocky睡觉的时候，Billy也要让其他的同学安静（quiet）下来，故选D。

16.16】根据下一句的提示说：“但那天他找了一个很好的关于狗的故事”，再结合上文所陈述的Billy平时的学业表现，可知道平时是想尽一切办法逃避阅读（reading）的，故选D。

17.17】Surprised惊喜的；disappointed失望的；amused感到搞笑的；confused困惑的。作者看到Billy与Rocky之间发生的事，目睹了在Billy身上发生如此大的转变，可知答案选A。

18.18】Urge催促，极力主张； shorten缩短；transform转变，转化；expand膨胀。根据句意以及上下文的理解，可知道在Billy身上是发生了很大的转变，故选C。

19.19】根据前面的两个名词laughter和gentleness可知此处应是love。，故选D。

20.根据对上下文的理解，可知道作者是一名教师，故选C。