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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I was a new teacher, and I gave an honest mark on the students’ work. In Brain’s ___________, the grades were awfully low. He couldn’t read his own handwriting. But he was a ___________ student. He discussed adult subjects with nearly adult understanding. His work in no way reflected(反映) his___________.

I had worried myself sick over Brain’s mother coming to see me. So when Brain’s mother entered the room, my palms(手掌) were ___________ . I was completely unprepared for her kisses on both my cheeks. “I came to thank you,” she said, surprising me beyond speech. ___________ me, Brain had become a different person. She talked of how he ___________ me, he had begun to make friends, and for the first time in his twelve years, he had ___________ spent an afternoon at a friend’s house. She wanted to tell me how ___________ she was for the self-respect I had developed in her son. She kissed me again and left.

I sat, surprised, for about half an hour, ___________ what had just happened. How did I make such a life-changing difference to that boy without___________ knowing it? What I finally came to___________  was one day, when some students were___________ performances in front of the class. Jeanne spoke ___________  , and to encourage her to raise her voice, I said, “Speak up. Brain is the expert on this. He is the ___________  one you have to convince, and he can’t hear you in the ___________  of the room.” That was it. From that day on, Brain had sat up ___________ , paid more attention, smiled more, and became happy. And it was all because he ___________ to be the last kid in the last row. The boy who most needed ___________ was the one who took the last seat that day.

It taught me the most___________ lesson over the years of my teaching career, and I’m thankful that it came early and positively. A small kindness can indeed make a ___________  .

1.A. case          B. mind         C. opinion       D. condition

2.A. ordinary      B. bright      C. curious        D. generous

3.A. ability      B. courage     C. feelings      D. dream

4.A. shaking      B. sweating     C. clapping      D. waving

5.A. Because of  B. In spite of C. Apart from     D. In favor of

6.A. loved        B. impressed  C. pleased        D. criticized

7.A. gradually   B. steadily     C. recently      D. obviously

8.A. delightful    B. grateful C. respectful   D. painful

9.A. imagining    B. wondering   C. observing      D. regretting

10.A. also        B. even         C. always         D. still

11.A. expect     B. accept      C. believe        D. remember

12.A. writing      B. making       C. editing        D. speaking

13.A. silently     B. firmly       C. calmly         D. quietly

14.A. lucky       B. lonely       C. very           D. likely

15.A. entrance   B. middle       C. front         D. back

16.A. straighter   B. higher       C. lower          D. smoother

17.A. intended   B. claimed      C. attempted     D. happened

18.A. change       B. praise       C. thanks         D. visits

19.A. difficult    B. lively       C. valuable      D. enjoyable

20.A. living       B. difference  C. effect         D. breakthrough

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.A

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.B

10.B

11.D

12.B

13.D

14.C

15.D

16.A

17.D

18.B

19.C

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了一个新老师，因为偶然的一句表扬，改变了一个成绩很差的孩子的性格和命运。足可见老师的话对学生有多么重要。老师教给学生知识，而最重要的是通过给孩子鼓励和信心而形式积极的人生观。

1.A 考查名词辨析。名词case情况；mind思维；opinion观点；condition条件；介词短语in one's case就某人而言。就Brain的情况来说，他的成绩是很差的。BCD三项与上下文语义不搭配。故A正确。

2.B 考查上下文串联。形容词ordinary普通的；bright聪明的；curious好奇的；generous慷慨的；根据下句他能够以成年人的理解讨论问题，这说明他很聪明。故B正确。

3.A 考查名词辨析。名词ability能力；courage勇气；feeling感觉；dream梦想；Brain的成绩很差，但他能够以成年人的思维来思考问题，说明他很聪明，成绩并不能反映他的能力。故A正确。

4.B 考查上下文串联。根据本段第一句I had worried myself sick over Brain’s mother coming to see me.我很担心他的妈妈来学校，所以当他的妈妈来的时候，我的手心都出汗了。故B正确。

5.A 考查上下文串联。介词短语because of因为；in spite of尽管；apart from除...之外；in favor of支持；从下文可知正是我无心的一句表扬，让Brain有了很大的变化。所以A正确。

6.A 考查动词辨析。动词love喜欢，爱；impress留下印象；please使...高兴；criticize批评；他的母亲说Brain非常喜欢我，而着正是因为我无意中的一句表扬。故A正确。

7.C 考查副词辨析。副词gradually逐渐地；steadily稳定地；recently最近;obviously明显地；Brain最近有一个下午都和朋友在一起。这是Brain的母亲在叙述他的变化，ABD三项语义与上下文不符。

8.B 考查上下文串联。形容词delighted高兴的；grateful感激的；respectful尊敬的；painful痛苦的；因为我，她的儿子有了如此巨大的变化，所以Brain的母亲对我很感激。故B正确。

9.B 考查动词辨析。动词imagine想象；wonder想知道；observe观察；regret遗憾，后悔；我坐了半个小时，想知道自己究竟做了什么事情让Brain有如此大的改变。但甚至我自己也不知道是什么事情。故B正确。

10.B 考查副词辨析。副词also也；even甚至；always总是；still仍然；本句中使用even“甚至”表示上下文的递进关系，即使是始作俑者的我甚至也不知道究竟是什么事情让Brain发生如此巨大的变化。故B正确。

11.D 考查上下文串联。动词expect期待，预料；accept接受；believe相信；remember记得；之前我一直在想究竟是什么事情，最终我记了起来。动词remember与上文的wonder相一致。故D正确。

12.B 考查动词短语。短语make performances表演，相当于put on performances。当几个学生在教室前面表演的时候，Jeanne说话的声音太小了，我提醒她声音要大一点，让后面的同学也听见。故B正确。

13.D 考查副词辨析。副词silently安静地（没有声音）；firmly坚定地；calmly镇定地；quietly安静地（没有噪音）；本句是指Jeanne表演的声音太小，但不是没有声音。故D正确。

14.C 考查形容词辨析。形容词lucky幸运的；lonely孤单的；very正是，就是；likely可能的；Brain就是你们要说服的人，因为Brain坐在教室最后。本句使用very表示强调。故C正确。

15.D 考查上下文串联。Jeanne在教室前面表演，因为声音太小，所以我提醒她声音大一点，让教室最后的Brain也能够听见她的话。故D正确。

16.A 考查副词辨析。副词straighter更直；higher更高；lower更低；smoother更光滑；本句中分词straight修饰动词sit up，指之后他站得更直了。使用比较级表示与过去的对比。故A正确。

17.D 考查动词辨析。动词intend打算，想要；claim声称；attempt尝试；happen发生，碰巧；Brain碰巧是最后一排的最后一个学生。故D正确。

18.B 考查上下文串联。名词change改变；praise表扬；thanks感谢；visit参观，拜访；最需要表扬的正是坐在教室最后面的那个学生。根据上文可知我无语中的表扬让Brain有了很大的改变，所以本句B项正确。

19.C 考查上下文串联。形容词difficult困难的；lively生动的，活泼的；valuable重要的，贵重的；enjoyable令人愉快的；这是多年教育生涯中给我的最重要的一个教训：不要吝啬表扬。也许教室最后的那个人正是最需要我们表扬的人。故C正确。

20.

【名师点睛】

本文从第一句并不能看出文章的中心思想，在阅读时我们可以跳读首尾句进行预测。一般来讲，高考完形填空的首、尾句通常是不挖空的。先跳读这两句，便可判断体裁，猜想它要讲什么。若首句交代了when, where, who, what，即四个W，那么就是记叙文，很可能就是一个故事，为了测试语篇的理解能力，出题者特别注意选材的趣味性，其结尾往往出人意料，耐人寻味；若首句是提出或解释说明某事物，一般来说是说明文；若首句提出一个论点，那么就是议论文。

首句往往开宗明义，是文章的主题。细读首句可启示全文。而尾句又往往是对文章主题的总结。所以，它们是了解文章大意的一个窗口，对我们理解全文有着重要的启示作用。因此，要充分利用段首句提供的信息，去挖掘文章的思路，寻找文章的脉络与线索。 如： Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist (打击乐器独奏演员) in spite of her disability.本文主要讲述的是苏格兰第一位女打击乐器独奏演员Evelyn Glennie在耳聋的情况下成功学习打击乐器的经历。根据首句给出的信息，下面我们可以猜想Evelyn Glennie学习打击乐器过程必然充满困难，而能够在耳聋的情况下学习打击乐器，Evelyn Glennie对音乐肯定也是充满热情的。

考点：考查记叙文阅读