Question

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Several years ago, my son and I had a brief conversation that has really stuck with me.

My Son: “ Were you there for the first    of my game, Dad? I started!”

Me: “ I didn’t get back into town and to the game    the second quarter... But you did great!”

My Son: “Oh.”

Me: “ But you really need to start    better.”

My Son:(Silence)

So, what was wrong with    I said? Well, he understood my flight was late and so I    the first quarter. And my compliment(表扬) was good. But, the “but ” was the     . Instead of just praising him for his accomplishment, I ___ _him for his eating habits. And that criticism crushed(碾碎) the compliment.

___ _, I realize that the words I had spoken weren’t the ___ _words my son heard. The moment I said, “ But you really need...” what my son heard was, “ What you did was good, but not quite good enough.”

So what did I take away from this___ _? First, I learned that accomplishments should be strong and___ _. Saying “great job” or “good work” is a good ___ _when complimenting. But it’s even  ___ _to say something like, “I’m proud that you___ _the staring team. You preserved and worked really hard to get there.” Second, I learned that criticism should not be ___ _a compliment. Criticism can be so ___ _to the listener that he won’t even hear a compliment more than criticize. Mark Twain once said, “ I can live for two months ___ _a good compliment.” Giving your child a strong compliment can greatly ___ _and push him forward. Criticizing your child, although necessary at times, ___ _quickly take the wind out of his ___ _.

1.A.time             B.quarter           C.step            D.attempt

2.A.if              B.until             C.unless          D.as

3.A.eating          B.studying          C.working         D.playing

4.A.as              B.which             C.what            D.that

5.A.forgot           B.lost             C.caught          D.missed

6.A.question        B.point            C.challenge       D.problem

7.A.taught          B.described         C.criticized      D.corrected

8.A.Looking back     B. Turning around   C. Moving on      D. Coming along

9.A.main             B.same              C.brief          D.detailed

10.A. experiment    B.expression        C.experience      D. adventure

11.A. timely        B.weak             C.specific        D. special

12.A. practice      B.sign              C.way             D.start

13.A.well           B.worse             C.better          D.good

14.A.formed         B.made              C.found         D.took

15.A. separated from B. prevented from   C.referred to     D. mixed with

16.A. loud          B.weak             C.high            D.frightening

17.A. with          B.on               C.for             D. of

18.A.inspire         B. respect          C.inspect         D.require

19.A.will            B.can              C.shall          D.must

20.A.sail           B.room              C.heart          D.game

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.D

7.C

8.A

9.B

10.C

11.C

12.D

13.C

14.B

15.D

16.A

17.B

18.A

19.B

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：

1. second quarter可知儿子问我是否观看了比赛的第一节。故B正确。

2. 考查连词。If如果；unless如果…不…；as随着…；Not…until…直到…才…；我告诉儿子直到第二节我才到，所以我错过了儿子的第一节比赛。故B正确。

3. 考查上下文串联。根据7空后for his eating habits得知我批评儿子吃饭不够好。故A正确。

4. 考查语法。句意：我说的有什么错的吗？本句是一个宾语从句，what引导起这个宾语从句，并在句中作为动词said的宾语。故C正确。

5. 考查动词辨析。A忘记；B丢失，失去；B抓住；D错过；他理解我的航班延误了，所以我错过了第一节比赛。故D正确。

6. 考查名词辨析。Question问题；point点，意义；challenge挑战；problem问题，难题；我的表扬很好，但“but”却是我的问题所在。故D正确。

7. 考查动词辨析。Teach教；describe描述；criticize批评；correct纠正，更正；因为他吃饭的习惯我批评她了。故C正确。

8. 考查动词短语辨析。Look back回顾；turn around转身；move on移动；come along跟随；当我回顾的时候，我意识到我说的话并不是我儿子真正理解的意思。也就是说我儿子可能误会了我所说的话。故A正确。

9. 考查上下文串联。儿子听到的内容和我想说的话不一样，也就是not the same。故B正确。

10. 考查名词辨析。Experiment实验；expression表达，表述；experience经历，经验；adventure冒险；我从这次经历里得到了什么？根据句意可知C正确。

11. 考查形容词辨析。Timely及时的；weak虚弱的；specific明确的，具体的；special特别的；首先我了解到儿子取得的成绩很好也很明确具体。故C正确。

12. 考查名词辨析。practice实践，做法；sign标志，痕迹；way方法；start开始；我夸儿子做的好这是一个很好的开始。

13. 考查上下文串联。但是我要说：你成为球队的明星，我为你感到自豪。会更好。根据句意可知本句表示递进关系。故C正确。

14. 考查动词辨析。Form养成，形成；make使…成功；find发现，找到；take占据，花费；：你成为球队的明星，我为你感到自豪。故B正确。

15.D 考查短语辨析。Be mixed with与…混淆；我认识到批评不应该和赞美混淆在一起。要么就是直接批评，要么就是赞扬。故D正确。

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18. 考查动词辨析。Inspire鼓励；respect尊敬；inspect视察；require要求；赞美他人会给人很大的鼓励。故A正确。

19. 考查情态动词。Will会，将要，常常；can能够；shall会，允诺；must必需；有时候尽管必要，但是批评孩子会让他处于不利的境地。故B正确。

20. 考查习惯表达。习惯用语take the wind out of one's sails意思是把某人置于不利地位。本句表示批评孩子会让他处于不利的境地。故A正确。

考点：考查教育类短文