Question

    Owura Kwadwo Hottish teaches computers in the school he works in. I think it is a ______ school except for the fact that the school didn't have ________

Owura became famous after he posted photos of him on the Internet. In the picture, people could see he was teaching his students by ______ an entire computer on the blackboard. The photos showed the______level of education for children in Ghana. People were _____ that Owura made sure each button （按钮）was drawn correctly.

Owura wanted the students to________what life with a computer could be like someday. He would come to school half an hour ahead of the_______every day. He drew the computer on the blackboard, but at the end of his class, it was ______ off to start the next class, so he had to ______ it the next day!

Owura's efforts were ______ when Microsoft （微软公司）took _____ of his act. They first took him to an international educators' meeting in Singapore. He made a _____ about his teaching methods at the meeting. He ______ a standing ovation （致敬）after the speech.

_____ , Owura got the thing he always wanted for his students—some companies _____computers to the school. Not a single child in the ________ had seen a real computer in their lives. Thanks to their teacher's ___, the world took notice and responded with _______  to them.

“Your work has really made us feel _____ about the world. At Microsoft, we believe that educators are heroes. They _______ influence the lifelong skills of their students. ” said Anthony Salcito, Vice president at Microsoft.

1.A.final B.dusty C.normal D.personal

2.A.computers B.playgrounds C.classrooms D.managers

3.A.operating B.drawing C.describing D.repairing

4.A.clear B.high C.ancient D.poor

5.A.worried B.disappointed C.afraid D.amazed

6.A.start B.imagine C.rebuild D.harm

7.A.line B.culture C.schedule D.judge

8.A.shown B.called C.cut D.rubbed

9.A.improved B.repeated C.ruined D.calculated

10.A.rewarded B.selected C.forgotten D.affected

11.A.care B.notice C.place D.charge

12.A.plan B.medal C.decision D.speech

13.A.received B.replaced C.decreased D.contained

14.A.Suddenly B.Hopelessly C.Importantly D.Strangely

15.A.gave B.sold C.lent D.applied

16.A.company B.nation C.dynasty D.school

17.A.efforts B.pains C.humor D.doubt

18.A.wisdom B.honesty C.kindness D.pride

19.A.secure B.confident C.helpless D.foolish

20.A.quickly B.briefly C.directly D.rarely

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.D

6.B

7.C

8.D

9.B

10.A

11.B

12.D

13.A

14.C

15.A

16.D

17.A

18.C

19.B

20.C

【解析】

本文是记叙文。加纳一个贫困学校的学生从没有见过真正的电脑，教师Owura就在黑板上画电脑。他的行为引起了微软公司的注意，很多公司给学生赠送电脑。他所付出的努力让人们对教育者有了信心。

1.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我认为这是一所正规的学校，除了学校没有电脑外。A. final最后的；B. dusty有灰尘的；C. normal正常的，正规的，规范的；D. personal个人的。Owura任教的学校除了没有电脑外，其他的都和别的学校一样。故选C项。

2.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我认为这是一所正规的学校，除了学校没有电脑外。A. computers电脑；B. playgrounds操场；C. classrooms教室；D. managers经理。根据下文Not a single child in the ____16____ had seen a real computer in their lives可知，没有一个学生见过真正的电脑，学校没有电脑。故选A项。

3.考查动词词义辨析。句意：在这幅画中，人们可以看到他在黑板上画一整台电脑来教他的学生。A. operating操作；B. drawing画；C. describing描述；D. repairing修理。下一段提到He drew the computer on the blackboard可知，他在黑板上画电脑，让学生知道电脑是什么样子的。故选B项。

4.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：照片显示加纳儿童的教育条件很差。A. clear清晰的；B. high高的；C. ancient古代的；D. poor差的，贫穷的。学校没有电脑，应该教学条件很差。故选D项。

5.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：令人们惊讶的是，Owura确保电脑的每个按钮都画得很准确。A. worried担心的；B. disappointed失望的；C. afraid害怕的；D. amazed吃惊的，惊讶的。Owura将电脑的每一个按钮都准确无误地画出来，是很让人惊讶。故选D项。

6.考查动词词义辨析。句意：Owura想让学生们想象有一天有电脑的生活会是什么样子。A. start开始；B. imagine想象；C. rebuild重建；D. harm伤害。现在没有电脑，学生只能通过黑板上画的电脑想象。故选B项。

7.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他每天都会提前半小时来学校.。A. line线；B. culture文化；C. schedule日程，安排；D. judge判断，评委。短语ahead of schedule提前。故选C项。

8.考查动词词义辨析。句意：但在他的课结束时，它被擦掉了，以开始下一堂课。A. shown显示；B. called称为；C. cut切断；D. rubbed擦掉。根据生活常识，因为要上下一堂课，所以黑板上画的电脑要被擦掉。故选D项。

9.考查动词词义辨析。句意：所以他不得不在第二天再画！ A. improved提高，改善；B. repeated重复；C. ruined毁掉；D. calculated计算。第二天上课又要重新画。故选B项。

10.考查动词词义辨析。句意：当微软公司注意到他的行为时，Owura的努力得到了回报。A. rewarded酬谢，回报；B. selected挑选；C. forgotten忘记；D. affected影响。下文提到Owura got the thing he always wanted for his students—some companies gave computers to the school，有些公司给他的学校赠送电脑。他的努力没有白费。故选A项。

11.考查固定短语辨析。句意：当微软公司注意到他的行为时，Owura的努力得到了回报。A. care 关心；B. notice注意；C. place地点；D. charge负责。短语 take care of关心；take notice of 注意；take place of 取代，代替；take charge of负责。故选B项。

12.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他在会上作了关于他的教学方法的演讲。A. plan计划；B. medal 奖章；C. decision决定；D. speech演讲。从下一句中after the speech可知，是“作演讲”。故选D项。

13.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他演讲结束后，大家起立鼓掌。A. received收到；B. replaced取代，代替；C. decreased减少；D. contained包含。演讲结束后，听众起立鼓掌表示对他的敬意。故选A项。

14.考查副词词义辨析。句意：重要的是，Owura得到了他一直想为学生要的东西。A. Suddenly突然；B. Hopelessly毫无希望地；C. Importantly重要地；Strangely奇怪地。他个人得到了大家的赞许，为学生做点什么才是最重要的。故选C项。

15.考查动词词义辨析。句意：一些公司给学校捐赠了电脑。A. gave 给；B. sold卖；C. lent借；D. applied申请。根据常理，应该是捐赠电脑给学校。故选A项。

16.考查名词词义辨析。句意：学校里没有一个孩子在他们的生活中看到过真正的电脑。A. company公司；B. nation民族；C. dynasty朝代；D. school学校。根据上下文，应该是学校里的孩子。故选D项。

17.考查名词词义辨析。句意：多亏了他们老师的努力。A. efforts努力；B. pains辛苦，C. humor幽默；D. doubt怀疑。为了学生，Owura做出了很多努力。故选A项。

18.考查名词词义辨析。句意：全世界都注意到了他们，并对他们做出了善意的回应。A. wisdom智慧；B. honesty诚实；C. kindness善良；D. pride骄傲。全世界都友好地帮助他们。故选C项。

19.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“你的工作确实让我们对世界充满了信心”。A. secure安全的；B. confident有信心的；C. helpless无助的；D. foolish愚蠢的。Owura为学生的教育所付出的努力，让人们对世界有了信心。故选B项。

20.考查副词词义辨析。句意：他们直接影响着学生的终身技能。A. quickly很快地；B. briefly简短地；C. directly直接地；D. rarely，稀少地，罕见地。教育者对学生的影响应该是直接的。故选C项。