Question

    I am an educator born to make a difference. I have spent my entire life at the ____. And we know why kids drop out. But one of the things that we never discuss or we ____ discuss is the value and importance of human ____.

A colleague said to me, “They don’t pay me to ____ the kids. They pay me to teach a ___.” Well, I said to her, “You know, kids don’t learn from people they don’t like.” Some think that you can either have it in you to build a ____, or you don’t. I have had classes that were so ____ that I cried. I wondered, “How am I going to ____ this group, in nine months, from where they are to where they need to be? It was difficult, awfully ____. How do I ____ the self-esteem (自尊) of a child and his academic achievement at the same time?”

One year I ____ a bright idea. I told my students, “You were ____ to be in my class because I am the best and you are the best.” One of the students said, “Really?” I said, “Really. We have to show the other classes how to do it, so when we walk down the hall, people will ____ us, so you can’t make noise.” And I gave them a saying to say: “I am ____. I was somebody when I came. I’ll be a better somebody when I leave. I ____ the education that I get here. I have things to do, people to impress, and places to go.”

Teaching and learning should ____ joy. How ____ would our world be if we had kids who were not afraid to take risks, who were not afraid to think, and who had a ____? Every child deserves a champion. An educator should be an adult who will never ____ on them, who understands the power of connection, and insists that they become the ____ that they can possibly be.

1.A.school building B.college C.community center D.prison

2.A.frequently B.partly C.finally D.rarely

3.A.relative B.connection C.experience D.understanding

4.A.please B.satisfy C.like D.treat

5.A.lesson B.joke C.way D.class

6.A.friendship B.bridge C.gap D.relationship

7.A.excellent B.low C.sad D.adaptable

8.A.join B.own C.take D.manage

9.A.upset B.boring C.frustrated D.hard

10.A.raise B.arise C.show D.control

11.A.came out B.came to C.came up with D.came about

12.A.led B.placed C.chosen D.thrown

13.A.notice B.look C.find D.call

14.A.nothing B.somebody C.anybody D.something

15.A.reserve B.expect C.observe D.deserve

16.A.catch B.bring C.express D.indicate

17.A.powerful B.magical C.fearful D.imaginative

18.A.prize B.supporter C.teacher D.champion

19.A.put up B.depend C.give up D.refuse

20.A.bright B.best C.confident D.determined

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.B

8.C

9.D

10.A

11.C

12.C

13.A

14.B

15.D

16.B

17.A

18.D

19.C

20.B

【解析】

本文是一篇故事。作者通过自己教学的亲身经历告诉我们教育者应该懂得联系的价值和重要性，对学生不放弃，做最好的自己。

1.考查名词辨析。句意：我一生都在学校里度过。A. school building教学楼；B. college大学；C. community center社区中心；D. prison监狱。根据I am an educator和why kids drop out.可知作者是教育工作者，所以是一生在学校的教学楼度过，故选A。

2.考查副词辨析。句意：但有一件事我们从不讨论或很少讨论，那就是人际关系的价值和重要性。A. frequently频繁地；B. partly部分地；C. finally最后；D. rarely很少。句首But意思转折，与or前的we never discuss并列，指我们从未讨论或很少讨论人类关系的价值和重要性。和never意思一致，故选D。

3.考查名词辨析。句意：但有一件事我们从不讨论或很少讨论，那就是人际关系的价值和重要性。A. relative亲戚；B. connection关系；C. experience经验；D. understanding理解。根据下文的the self-esteem (自尊) of a child and his academic achievement, Teaching and learning, the power of connection可知是自尊和学业，教和学的这些人类关系。故选B。

4.考查动词辨析。句意：家长花钱不是让我喜欢他们的孩子，而是花钱让我教他们的孩子课程。A. please使高兴；B. satisfy满足；C. like喜欢；D. treat治疗，对待。此处指家长花钱不是让我喜欢他们的孩子，而是花钱让我教他们的孩子课程。故选C。

5.考查名词辨析。句意：家长花钱不是让我喜欢他们的孩子，而是花钱让我教他们的孩子课程。A. lesson课；B. joke玩笑；C. way方法；D. class班级。此处指家长花钱让老师教他们的孩子课程，故选A。

6.考查名词辨析。句意：有些人认为，要么你有这种能力去建立一种关系，要么你没有。A. friendship友谊；B. bridge桥；C. gap间隙；D. relationship关系。有的认为你有能力建立关系，或者不能。与文中的connection意思一致，故选D。

7.考查形容词辨析。句意：我曾经上过水平很低的课，以至于我都哭了。A. excellent极好的；B. low低的；C. sad难过的；D. adaptable适合的。我曾经上过水平很低的课，以至于我都哭了。指讲课水平低，故选B。

8.考查动词辨析。句意：我怎样接受这群人，在九个月内改变这些人。A. join参加；B. own拥有；C. take拿，接受；D. manage管理。此处指我怎样接受这群人，在九个月内改变这些人。指接受学生们，故选C。

9.考查形容词辨析。句意：这很困难，非常困难。A. upset心烦的；B. boring无聊的；C. frustrated失意的；D. hard困难的。与difficult意思一致，指改变他们很难，非常难。故选D。

10.考查动词辨析。句意：怎样同时提高他们的自尊和学业水平A. raise提高；B. arise出现，上升；C. show显示；D. control控制。此处指怎样同时提高他们的自尊和学业水平，表示提高，故选A。

11.考查动词短语辨析。句意：有一天我提出了一个聪明的想法。A. came out结果是；B. came to共计；C. came up with提出；D. came about发生。此处指有一天我提出了一个聪明的想法，come up with idea想出主意，提出想法。故选C。

12.考查动词辨析。句意：我告诉学生们：“你们被选入我的班级是因为我是最好的，你们也是最好的”。A. led领导；B. placed放置；C. chosen选择；D. thrown扔掉。根据句意可知，此处表示选择，故选C。

13.考查动词辨析。句意：我们从走廊过时，人们会注意我们，所以我们不能制造噪音。A. notice注意；B. look看；C. find找到；D. call呼叫。根据下一句so you can’t make noise.可知，此处表示注意，故选A。

14.考查代词辨析。句意：我一个人。我来的时候是个大人物。A. nothing无事；B. somebody有人；C. anybody任何人；D. something某事。与句中I was somebody when I came. I’ll be a better somebody when I leave.两次提到的somebody一致，告诉我们应该是什么样的人。故选B。

15.考查动词辨析。句意：我值得在这里接受教育。A. reserve预定；B. expect期望；C. observe观察；D. deserve应受。此处指我应该得到这里的教育，表示应受，应得，故选D。

16.考查动词辨析。句意：教与学应该带来快乐。A. catch赶上；B. bring带来；C. express表达；D. indicate表明。作者认为教和学应该带来快乐，结合句意，故选B。

17.考查形容词辨析。句意：如果我们的孩子不害怕冒险，不害怕思考，世界会多么强大。A. powerful强大的，强有力的；B. magical有魔力的；C. fearful可怕的；D. imaginative富于想象的。结合句意可知，此处应指世界会很强大。故选A。

18.考查名词辨析。句意：如果我们的孩子不害怕冒险，不害怕思考，会是一个冠军。A. prize奖品；B. supporter支持者；C. teacher教师；D. champion冠军，战士。此处指孩子们是冠军，描述对象是孩子们，下句Every child deserves a champion.给了提示，故选D。

19.考查动词辨析。句意：教育者应该对孩子们永不放弃。A. put up建造；B. depend依靠；C. give up放弃；D. refuse拒绝。结合上文语境可知，教育者应该对孩子们永不放弃，故选C。

20.考查形容词辨析。句意：教育者应该坚信他们会成为最好的自己。A. bright明亮的；B. best最好的；C. confident自信的；D. determined坚决的。与上文I am the best呼应，成为最好的自己。故选B。