Question

    Gillian was only eight years old, but her future was already at risk.

Her schoolwork was a ________, at least as far as her teachers were concerned. She __________ assignments late, her handwriting was terrible, and she _______ poorly. Not only that, she was a disruption to the entire class, one minute moving ________, the next staring out the window, _______ the teacher to stop the class to pull Gillian’s ________ back, and the next doing something to _______ the other children around her. Gillian wasn’t __________ concerned about any of this, but the school was very concerned. This came to a head when the school __________ to her parents.

The school thought that Gillian had a ___________ disorder of some sort and that it might be more _______ for her to be in a school for children with special __________. Gillian’s parents received the letter from the school with great concern and sprang to _________. Gillian’s mother took her to a psychologist for assessment, __________ the worst.

The psychologist sat Gillian on a huge leather sofa. ________ about the impression she would make, she sat on her hands so that she wouldn’t move. Eventually, Gillian’s mother and the psychologist stopped talking.

“Gillian, you’ve been very ________, and I thank you for that. But we’re going out of the room for a few more minutes...” With the radio turned on, the two adults left.

Nearly immediately, Gillian was on her _______, moving around the room to the ________. Anyone would have noticed there was something natural about Gillian’s __________.

The psychologist turned to Gillian’s mother and said, “Gillian isn’t _________. She’s a dancer. Take her to a dance school.”

1.A. disaster B. burden C. reward D. thrill

2.A. brought out B. took in C. turned in D. reached out

3.A. equipped B. tested C. wrote D. behaved

4.A. desperately B. quietly C. hopelessly D. noisily

5.A. encouraging B. reminding C. attracting D. forcing

6.A. leg B. attention C. influence D. image

7.A. disturb B. strike C. seize D. abuse

8.A. particularly B. formally C. willingly D. partly

9.A. spoke B. submitted C. wrote D. appealed

10.A. learning B. moving C. sleeping D. reading

11.A. convenient B. equal C. personal D. appropriate

12.A. hobbies B. talents C. looks D. needs

13.A. prayer B. action C. assistance D. escape

14.A. witnessing B. fearing C. preparing D. underlining

15.A. Embarrassed B. Confused C. Nervous D. Curious

16.A. patient B. dynamic C. honest D. cautious

17.A. own B. seat C. feet D. run

18.A. mirror B. radio C. music D. romance

19.A. movements B. assessment C. ambition D. passion

20.A. clumsy B. delicate C. violent D. sick

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.D

6.B

7.A

8.A

9.C

10.A

11.D

12.D

13.B

14.B

15.C

16.A

17.C

18.C

19.A

20.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述的是，吉莉安虽然只有8岁，但她的未来已经岌岌可危。

1.考查名词。A. disaster灾难；B. burden负担；C. reward报酬；D. thrill激动。根据Her schoolwork was a ___1___, at least as far as her teachers were concerned.可知，她的功课糟透了，至少对她的老师来说是这样。故选A。

2.考查动词词组。A. brought out取出；B. took in吸收，理解；C. turned in上交；D. reached out伸出。根据She ___2___ assignments late, her handwriting was terrible, and she ___3___ poorly.可知，她交作业迟了，她的书法糟透了，她的考试成绩也很差。故选C。

3.考查动词。A. equipped装备；B. tested测试；C. wrote写；D. behaved举止，行为。根据She ___2___ assignments late, her handwriting was terrible, and she ___3___ poorly.可知，她交作业迟了，她的书法糟透了，她的考试成绩也很差。故选B。

4.考查副词。A. desperately绝望地；B. quietly安静地；C. hopelessly无望地；D. noisily吵闹地。根据Not only that, she was a disruption to the entire class, one minute moving ___4___, the next staring out the window, ___5___ the teacher to stop the class to pull Gillian’s ___6___ back, and the next doing something to ___7___ the other children around her. 不仅如此，她还扰乱了整个班级，前一分钟还在吵闹地移动，下一分钟就盯着窗外，迫使老师停下来把Gillian的注意力拉回来，下一分钟又做了一些事情来打扰她周围的其他孩子。故选D。

5.考查动词。A. encouraging鼓励；B. reminding提醒；C. attracting吸引； D. forcing强迫。不仅如此，她还扰乱了整个班级，前一分钟还在吵闹地移动，下一分钟就盯着窗外，迫使老师停下来把Gillian的注意力拉回来，下一分钟又做了一些事情来打扰她周围的其他孩子。故选D。

6.考查名词。A. leg腿；B. attention注意力；C. influence影响；D. image想象。不仅如此，她还扰乱了整个班级，前一分钟还在吵闹地移动，下一分钟就盯着窗外，迫使老师停下来把Gillian的注意力拉回来，下一分钟又做了一些事情来打扰她周围的其他孩子。故选B。

7.考查动词。A. disturb干扰；B. strike撞击；C. seize抓住；D. abuse滥用。不仅如此，她还扰乱了整个班级，前一分钟还在吵闹地移动，下一分钟就盯着窗外，迫使老师停下来把Gillian的注意力拉回来，下一分钟又做了一些事情来打扰她周围的其他孩子。故选A。

8.考查副词。A. particularly特别地；B. formally正式地；C. willingly愿意地；D. partly部分地。根据Gillian wasn’t ___8___ concerned about any of this, but the school was very concerned.可知，Gillian并不特别担心这些，但是学校非常担心。故选A。

9.考查动词。A. spoke说话；B. submitted递交；C. wrote写；D. appealed呼吁。根据This came to a head when the school ___9___ to her parents.可知，当学校写信给她父母时，这件事达到了高潮。故选C。

10.考查动词。A. learning学习；B. moving移动；C. sleeping睡觉；D. reading阅读。根据The school thought that Gillian had a ___10___ disorder of some sort and that it might be more ___11___ for her to be in a school for children with special ___12___.可知，学校认为Gillian有某种学习障碍，可能更适合她在有特殊需要的孩子的学校。故选A。

11.考查形容词。A. convenient方便的；B. equal平等的；C. personal个人的；D. appropriate适当的。根据The school thought that Gillian had a ___10___ disorder of some sort and that it might be more ___11___ for her to be in a school for children with special ___12___.可知，学校认为Gillian有某种学习障碍，可能更适合她在有特殊需要的孩子的学校。故选D。

12.考查名词。A. hobbies业余爱好；B. talents天赋；C. looks相貌；D. needs需要。根据The school thought that Gillian had a ___10___ disorder of some sort and that it might be more ___11___ for her to be in a school for children with special ___12___.可知，学校认为Gillian有某种学习障碍，可能更适合她在有特殊需要的孩子的学校。故选D。

13.考查名词。 A. prayer祈祷；B. action 行动；C. assistance援助，帮助； D. escape逃脱。根据Gillian’s parents received the letter from the school with great concern and sprang to ___13___.可知，Gillian的父母收到学校的信，非常关心，并迅速采取了行动。故选B。

14.考查动词。A. witnessing目睹；B. fearing害怕；C. preparing准备；D. underlining在---下划线。根据Gillian’s mother took her to a psychologist for assessment, ___14___ the worst.可知，Gillian的母亲带她去看心理医生评估，担心最坏的情况。故选B。

15.考查形容词。A. Embarrassed尴尬的；B. Confused困惑的；C. Nervous紧张不安的；D. Curious好奇的。根据___15___ about the impression she would make, she sat on her hands so that she wouldn’t move.可知，她对自己会给人留下的印象感到紧张，于是就双手叉腰坐着不动。故选C。

16.考查形容词。A. patient耐心的；B. dynamic动态的；C. honest诚实的； D. cautious谨慎的。根据“Gillian, you’ve been very ___16___, and I thank you for that. But we’re going out of the room for a few more minutes...”可知，“Gillian，你一直很有耐心，我为此感谢你。但我们还要离开房间几分钟……”，故选A。

17.考查名词。A. own自己的；B. seat座位；C. feet脚；D. run奔跑。根据Nearly immediately, Gillian was on her ___17___, moving around the room to the ___18___.可知，几乎立刻，Gillian站了起来，随着音乐在房间里走来走去。故选C。

18.考查名词。A. mirror镜子；B. radio收音机；C. music音乐；D. romance浪漫史。根据Nearly immediately, Gillian was on her ___17___, moving around the room to the ___18___.可知，几乎立刻，Gillian站了起来，随着音乐在房间里走来走去。故选C。

19.考查名词。A. movements运动；B. assessment估价；C. ambition雄心； D. passion热情。根据Anyone would have noticed there was something natural about Gillian’s ___19___.可知，任何人都会注意到Gillian的动作很自然。故选A。

20.考查形容词。A. clumsy笨拙的；B. delicate雅致的；C. violent暴力的；D. sick生病的。根据The psychologist turned to Gillian’s mother and said, “Gillian isn’t ___20___. She’s a dancer. Take her to a dance school.”可知，心理学家转向Gillian的母亲说:“Gillian没有生病。她是一个舞蹈演员。带她去舞蹈学校。故选D。