Question

The summer holiday was over and for 7-year-old Ella, school was starting again. She was now in the second grade and felt very _______ . But she said to herself, “I TRUST IN ME.”

Many new kids came into her ________ , two of whom spoke with accents. One spoke with a Spanish accent and the ________ spoke Portuguese. Ella came home and told her dad and mom about the two girls. The ________asked if she shared something ________ herself. She said, “Yes, but it was hard to ________ them.” But, she said, “I TRUST IN ME, and I’ll get to ________ them better tomorrow.”

One noon Ella wanted to eat inside ________ it was cold outside. She went to the canteen to find a ________ when Kyle came over and ________ her off the bench (长 凳). Ella was so ________ , and started to cry. She ________ terrible, but said to herself, “I TRUST IN ME.”

On the same day, Ella’s friend Hannah told her Kyle was ________ to her too. Ella wanted to tell Kyle to be friendly to Hannah but was ________ . So she asked for her parents’ help. They gave her much ________ , saying, “I’m sure that, if you ________ to Kyle that she’s being rude, she would understand.” The next day when Ella saw Kyle, she ________ Kyle not to be rude to Hanna or anyone. Ella was very ________ because she said to herself, “I TRUST IN ME.”

Ella ________ a lot in the second grade and most importantly she learned to ________ herself because she knows she can do anything.

1.A. curious    B. excited    C. disappointed    D. uncomfortable

2.A. life    B. class    C. way    D. bedroom

3.A. former    B. another    C. other    D. next

4.A. parents    B. brothers    C. teachers    D. friends

5.A. by    B. for    C. with    D. about

6.A. invite    B. understand    C. approach    D. persuade

7.A. like    B. help    C. know    D. instruct

8.A. because    B. yet    C. and    D. if

9.A. chance    B. cook    C. partner    D. seat

10.A. set    B. pushed    C. saw    D. knocked

11.A. embarrassed    B. surprised    C. impressed    D. puzzled

12.A. remained    B. looked    C. became    D. felt

13.A. respectful    B. polite    C. mean    D. kind

14.A. afraid    B. cautious    C. nervous    D. shy

15.A. space    B. encouragement    C. blame    D. challenge

16.A. show    B. prove    C. promise    D. explain

17.A. warned    B. forbade    C. told    D. forced

18.A. brave    B. direct    C. determined    D. enthusiastic

19.A. thought    B. learned    C. worked    D. talked

20.A. look after    B. depend on    C. believe in    D. care about

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.D

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.D

10.B

11.A

12.D

13.C

14.A

15.B

16.D

17.C

18.A

19.B

20.C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，二年级开学以后班级里来了新的同学，其中有两个女孩说话有方言口音，Ella很少和她们沟通。在父母的鼓励之下，Ella鼓足勇气告诉Kyle不要对别人粗鲁，最后Ella对自己很自信。

1.考查上下文串联。A. curious好奇的；B. excited兴奋的；C. disappointed失望的；D. uncomfortable不舒服的；根据后句But she said to herself, “I TRUST IN ME.”可知Ella在激励自己，说明她对自己感觉不好。故D项正确。

2.考查生活常识。A. life生活；B. class班级；C. way道路，方法；D. bedroom卧室；根据第一段可知暑假结束了，新的学期开始了，班级里来了新的同学。故B项正确。

3.考查代词。根据two of whom spoke with accents可知有两位新同学说话有方言。其中一个带有西班牙口音，另外一个有葡萄牙口音。两者中的另外一个使用the other。故C项正确。

4.考查上下文串联。根据上句Ella came home and told her dad and mom about the two girls.可知Ella回家和父母亲谈论两位新同学，父母亲问了一些相关的问题。故A项正确。

5.考查介词辨析。A. by通过；B. for因为；C. with和；D. about关于；父母问她是否和别人分享一些关于她自己的事情，父母亲希望她多和新同学交流。所以使用介词短语about herself做定语修饰something。故D项正确。

6.考查动词辨析。A. invite邀请；B. understand理解；明白；C. approach靠近，接近；D. persuade说服；根据上文可知这两位新同学讲话带有口音，所以要想理解他们说话的意思比较困难。故B项正确。

7.考查动词辨析。A. like喜欢；B. help帮助；C. know知道，了解；D. instruct指导；根据上文可知父母亲希望Ella能够和新同学多交流，Ella要去更多的了解新同学。故C项正确。

8.考查上下文串联。根据横线后句it was cold outside可知外面很冷，所以Ella决定在室内吃饭。上下文是因果关系，使用because连接上下文。故A项正确。

9.考查生活常识。A. chance机会；可能性；B. cook厨师；C. partner同伴；D. seat位置；Ella走进餐厅用餐，自然是找位置。故D项正确。

10.考查动词短语辨析。短语set off引爆；点燃；pushed off推开；see off为…送行；knock off停止；Kyle走过来把Ella从凳子上推开，让Ella很尴尬，大哭起来。根据句意可知B项正确。

11.考查上下文串联。A. embarrassed尴尬的；B. surprised惊讶的；C. impressed印象深刻的；D. puzzled困惑的；Kyle走过来把Ella从凳子上推开，让Ella很尴尬，大哭起来。故A项正确。

12.考查上下文串联。A. remained仍然；B. looked看起来；C. became成为；D. felt感觉；Kyle走过来把Ella从凳子上推开，让Ella很尴尬，大哭起来，她感觉非常不好。故D项正确。

13.考查形容词辨析及上下文串联。A. respectful尊敬的；B. polite礼貌的；C. mean刻薄的；D. kind善良的；根据上文描述可知Kyle对Ella很粗鲁，态度非常不好。本题的关键词是too，Kyle对Hannah的态度也是一样的。故C项正确。

故C项正确。

14.考查形容词辨析。A. afraid害怕的；B. cautious好奇的；C. nervous紧张的；D. shy害羞的；根据后句“So she asked for her parents’ help”可知她不敢直接和Kyle交流，于是向父母求助。故A项正确。

15.考查上下文串联。A. space空间；B. encouragement鼓励，鼓舞；C. blame责备；指责；D. challenge挑战；根据下文“I’m sure that, if you ____16____ to Kyle that she’s being rude, she would understand.”可知父母在鼓励Ella和Kyle交流。故B项正确。

16.考查动词辨析。A. show显示，说明；B. prove证明；C. promise承诺；D. explain解释；父母告诉她：如果你和Kyle解释，Kyle会明白的。根据句意可知D项正确。

17.考查动词辨析。A. warned警告；B. forbade禁止；C. told告诉；D. forced强迫；父母鼓励Ella和Kyle解释，于是Ella在遇见Kyle的时候，就告诉她不要对别人粗鲁。故C项正确。

18.考查形容词辨析。A. brave勇敢的；B. direct直接的；C. determined坚决的；D. enthusiastic热情的；Ella原本不敢和Kyle交流，受到父母的鼓励，她勇敢地告诉Kyle不要对他人粗鲁。故A项正确。

19.考查动词辨析。A. thought思考；考虑；B. learned学会；了解；C. worked工作；D. talked交谈；在二年级的时候，Ella学到了很多，其中最重要的是对自己有自信。故B项正确。

20.考查上下文串联。文章中反复出现But she said to herself, “I TRUST IN ME.” 在二年级的时候，Ella学到了很多，其中最重要的是对自己有自信。故C项正确。