Question

    It was my first day to Miss Hargrove’s seventh grade. Past “newcomer experiences” had been difficult, so I was very__to fit in. After being introduced to the class, I bravely put on a smile and___my seat.

Lunchtime was a(n)___surprise when the girls all crowded around my table. They were friendly, so I began to___.My new classmates told me about the school, the teachers and the other kids.They___out the class nerd（书呆子）to me: Mary Lou. She was a pretty girl with dark eyes and olive-skin,___she wore a long woolen skirt and an old-fashioned blouse. She looked stupid. The girls whispered and laughed___Mary Lou walked by. She ate alone.

After school, the girls invited me to___them in front of the school. I was___to be a member of the club. We waited. For what, I didn’t know. Then Mary Lou came down the school steps. The girls started____her, shouting rudely, biting comments. I____,and then joined right in. Mean remarks____from my lips. No one could tell I’d never done this before. The other girls stepped back and started cheering for me. Feeling____,I pulled on her backpack and then pushed her. Her backpack broke. Mary Lou fell and I backed off. Everyone was laughing. I____in. I was a leader.

I was not proud. Something inside me hurt. If you’ve ever picked a wing off a butterfly, you know how I felt. Mary Lou got up, gathered her books and left without a tear or saying anything. She held her head____as blood ran down from her knee. I____her struggle away down the street.

I turned to leave with my____friends and noticed a man standing beside his car. He must have been Mary Lou’s father—he had the same olive skin, dark hair and handsome look. He remained still and watched the____girl walk toward him. Only his eyes—shining with both sadness and pride—followed. As I passed, he looked at me in silence with burning tears that reminded me of my____.

Mary Lou’s father’s eyes taught me a good lesson that day. I never again hurt someone for my own____.

1.A. excited B. curious C. frightened D. anxious

2.A. reserved B. had C. took D. put

3.A. pleasant B. terrible C. disappointing D. expected

4.A. relax B. hesitate C. read D. suspect

5.A. found B. picked C. worked D. pointed

6.A. because B. but C. and D. so

7.A. since B. before C. until D. as

8.A. play B. ask C. join D. study

9.A. scared B. thrilled C. careful D. afraid

10.A. making fun of B. speaking well of C. looking up to D. going back to

11.A. refused B. paused C. hurried D. escaped

12.A. said B. received C. fell D. spoke

13.A. ashamed B. guilty C. enthusiastic D. encouraged

14.A. turned B. fitted C. took D. went

15.A. cautiously B. casually C. lowly D. high

16.A. watched B. heard C. glared D. sensed

17.A. caring B. puzzling C. laughing D. satisfying

18.A. lonely B. only C. silly D. friendly

19.A. pain B. shame C. weakness D. pity

20.A. gain B. loss C. effort D. duty

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.A

5.D

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.A

11.B

12.C

13.D

14.B

15.D

16.A

17.C

18.A

19.B

20.A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者七年级时为了融入新同学，而和她们一起欺负一个女生，但是那个女生父亲的眼神给她上了一课，她决定再也不为了自己的利益而伤害他人了。

1.考查形容词词义辨析。A. excited兴奋的；B. curious好奇的；C. frightened害怕的；D. anxious急切的、渴望的。根据本空前的“It was my first day to Miss Hargrove’s seventh grade. Past “newcomer experiences” had been difficult,”可知，今天是我第一天到Hargrove小姐的班级，以前新来的学生都很难适应，所以我非常渴望融入进去，故D项正确。

2.考查固定搭配。我勇敢地笑了笑，坐了下来，take one’s seat表示“坐下来”，故C项正确。

3.考查形容词词义辨析。A. pleasant令人愉快的；B. terrible可怕的；C. disappointing令人失望的；D. expected预期的。根据本空后的“surprise when the girls all crowded around my table.”可知，午餐时间所有的女生都围在我的桌子旁，这是一个令人愉快的惊喜，故A项正确。

4.考查动词词义辨析。A. relax放松；B. hesitate犹豫；C. read 阅读；D. suspect怀疑。根据本空前的“They were friendly,”可知，她们都很友好，所以我开始放松下来，故A项正确。

5.考查动词词义辨析。A. found发现； B. picked捡起；C. worked工作；D. pointed指出。根据本空后的“out the class nerd（书呆子）to me: Mary Lou.”可知，她们给我指出一个叫Mary Lou的书呆子，故D项正确。

6.考查连词词义辨析。A. because因为；B. but但是；C. and并且； D. so所以。她是一个很漂亮的女孩，但却穿着一条羊毛长裙和一件老式衬衫，前后是转折关系，故B项正确。

7.考查连词词义辨析。A. since自从；B. before在……之前；C. until直到；D. as当……时。当Mary Lou走过时，她们都低语和发笑，故D项正确。

8.考查动词词义辨析。A. play玩；B. ask问；C. join加入；D. study学习。放学后，那些女生邀请我在学校门口加入她们的行列，故C项正确。

9.考查形容词词义辨析。A. scared 害怕的；B. thrilled激动的；C. careful小心的；D. afraid害怕的。根据本空后的“to be a member of the club.”可知，我很激动能够成为她们中的一员，故B项正确。

10.考查动词短语辨析。A. making fun of取笑； B. speaking well of称赞；C. looking up to尊敬；D. going back to返回。根据本空后的“shouting rudely, biting comments.”可知，她们开始取笑Mary Lou，粗鲁地向她大喊并尖刻地评论，故A项正确。

11.考查动词词义辨析。A. refused拒绝；B. paused中止、暂停；C. hurried匆忙； D. escaped逃跑。根据本空后的“and then joined right in.”可知，我停下来，然后加入她们的行列，故B项正确。

12.考查动词词义辨析。A. said说；B. received收到； C. fell跌落；D. spoke说。上文说我加入她们取笑Mary Lou，所以刻薄的话从我嘴里脱口而出，fall from表示“从……中落下”，故C项正确。

13.考查形容词词义辨析。A. ashamed羞愧的；B. guilty内疚的；C. enthusiastic热情的；D. encouraged受鼓励的。其他女生退后一步为我欢呼，这让我感觉受到了鼓舞，故D项正确。

14.考查动词短语辨析。A. turned in归还； B. fitted in适应、融入； C. took in吸收；D. went in进去。根据本空后的“I was a leader.”可知，那些女生都认为我已经融入了她们，觉得我是她们的头儿，故B项正确。

15.考查副词词义辨析。A. cautiously谨慎地；B. casually偶然地；C. lowly低地； D. high高地。根据本空前的“Mary Lou got up, gathered her books and left without a tear or saying anything.”可知，Mary Lou没有哭，什么都没说，她是昂着头离开的，故D项正确。

16.考查动词词义辨析。A. watched看着；B. heard听；C. glared怒视；D. sensed感觉。上文说Mary Lou的膝盖流血了，我看着她一瘸一拐地走了，故A项正确。

17.考查形容词词义辨析。A. caring关怀的；B. puzzling令人迷惑的； C. laughing带笑的、高兴的；D. satisfying令人满意的。刚刚欺负完Mary Lou，所以大家还余兴未了，都带着笑，故C项正确。

18.考查形容词词义辨析。A. lonely孤独的；B. only唯一的；C. silly愚蠢的；D. friendly友好的。根据上文情节可知，Mary Lou是孤独的，故A项正确。

19.考查名词词义辨析。A. pain 痛苦；B. shame羞愧、羞耻；C. weakness弱点；D. pity。根据本空前的“he looked at me in silence with burning tears that reminded me of my”可知，他流着泪默默地看着我使我想起了我的羞耻，故B项正确。

20.考查名词词义辨析。A. gain 收获、利益；B. loss损失；C. effort努力；D. duty责任。上文说我为了融入到新同学中去，和她们一起欺负一个女生，此处是说我以后再也不为了自己的利益而伤害他人，故A项正确。