Question

    I stood in the front of the classroom like a specimen(标本） under examinations  of 23 pairs of eyes. I  began stuttering(结巴）and gave wrong answers to some questions.

In the summer of 2016, I worked as an assistant teacher at a children's day camp.Lacking in experience，I _______ to create weekly lesson plans.Kids shouted at each other in class.Sometimes，I had to pull apart kids who were _______ each other.The rare moments of_______ came only after my booming calls for attention. Every day was a _______ between  me  and these wild little creatures.

One day I suddenly _______ that I was supposed to teach them instead of being led by the nose. It was time to do something to change the _______. I was older, more knowledgeable, and most _______, I had more authority. The next day，I firmly_______into the classroom and stood in the front_______.The students studied me curiously. But I did not stutter this time. It________ me that the class went smoothly without being  ________ for the first time. From that day on，they gradually started to pay attention. Some ________started calling me “Ms. Amy”. Seeing a sign of respect in their wild eyes was like getting ________ for my achievements. I was finally acting as an authority figure. The ________ I received also increased my self一confidence. It made me believe that I had the________. to overcome difficulties.

One month after my summer job ________, I went back to visit the students. I saw the ________ kids running around in the classroom. ________，their playful shouts were a different kind of music to my ________now. Instead of the unpleasant sound I heard the first day，this was a________ song that played during my march to self—confidence.

1.A.refused B.failed C.struggled D.hesitated

2.A.calling on B.fighting with C.staring at D.learning from

3.A.patience B.promise C.thought D.silence

4.A.battle B.difference C.link D.joke

5.A.hoped B.realized C.regretted D.remembered

6.A.suggestion B.occasion C.situation D.decision

7.A.importantly B.interestingly C.naturally D.hopefully

8.A.burst B.slipped C.rushed D.stepped

9.A.anxiously B.cautiously C.eagerly D.calmly

10.A.surprised B.embarrassed C.disappointed D.amused

11.A.puzzled B.encouraged C.disturbed D.observed

12.A.just B.even C.ever D.still

13.A.recognition B.information C.evaluation D.discussion

14.A.trust B.sympathy C.pride D.respect

15.A.chance B.right C.ability D.intention

16.A.continued B.ended C.started D.returned

17.A.same B.special C.poor D.normal

18.A.Therefore B.However C.Besides D.Otherwise

19.A.heart B.eyes C.ears D.soul

20.A.popular B.complex C.strange D.unique

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.D

10.A

11.C

12.B

13.A

14.D

15.C

16.B

17.A

18.B

19.C

20.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲的是作者在儿童节夏令营担任助教时，一开始因为没有经验缺乏自信，管理不好学生们，后来作者意识到应该改变这种情况，开始变得自信和坚定，学生们也变得更尊重作者，认真听课。作者由此意识到了自信的重要性。

1.考查动词词义辨析。句意：由于缺乏经验，我很艰难地制定每周的课程计划。A. refused拒绝；B. failed失败；C. struggled艰难地做；D. hesitated犹豫。struggle to do sth.很难做某事。由于缺乏经验，“我”做起来很吃力很困难，故选C。

2.考查动词短语。句意：有时，我不得不把打架的孩子拉开。A. calling on访问；B. fighting with和…打架；C. staring at 凝视；D. learning from向…学习。根据上文Kids shouted at each other in class. 孩子们在课堂上大喊大叫，可推测也会有学生打架，所以“我”才会把他们拉开。故选B。

3.考查名词词义辨析。句意：只有在我大声呼吁大家注意之后，才会出现难得的安静时刻。A. patience耐心；B. promise承诺；C. thought思想；D. silence寂静。根据上下文可知，学生们总是大闹，只有“我”大声让他们集中注意力，才有片刻难得的安静时刻。故选D。

4.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我和这些“野生的小动物”每天都在战斗。A. battle战斗；B. difference差异；C. link联系；D. joke玩笑。作者把调皮的学生比喻成野外的小动物，应该是每天都和他们作斗争，故选A。

5.考查动词词义辨析。句意：有一天，我突然意识到我应该教他们，而不是被牵着鼻子走。A. hoped希望；B. realized意识到；C. regretted遗憾；D. remembered记得。上文中可知作者在管理学生方面很吃力，作者“意识到”应该是教他们知识，而不是被牵着鼻子走。故选B。

6.考查名词词义辨析。句意：是时候做点什么来改变这种情况了。A. suggestion建议；B. occasion时机；C. situation情况；D. decision决定。作者打算做些什么改变那种情况，符合语境。故选C。

7.考查副词词义辨析。句意：我更年长了，更有见识了，最重要的是，我有了更多的权威。A. importantly重要地；B. interestingly有趣地；C. naturally自然地；D. hopefully有希望地。根据句意可知，此处应该是“更重要的是”，符合语境。故选A。

8.考查动词短语。句意：第二天，我坚定地走进教室。A. burst into闯入；B. slipped into溜进；C. rushed into 匆忙冲进；D. stepped into走进。结合选项及语境可知，此处应该是“走进”教室。故选D。

9.考查副词词义辨析。句意：第二天，我坚定地走进教室，平静地站在前面。A. anxiously不安地；B. cautiously谨慎地；C. eagerly急切地；D. calmly平静地。“我”坚定地进来，应该是平静地站在前面。“平静地”符合语境，故选D。

10.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：令我惊讶的是，这门课进行得很顺利，第一次没有被打扰。A. surprised感到惊讶的；B. embarrassed尴尬的；C. disappointed失望的；D. amused觉得好笑的。因为这次课进行得很顺利，“我”应该是感到惊讶。故选A。

11.考查动词词义辨析。句意：令我惊讶的是，这门课进行得很顺利，第一次没有被打扰。A. puzzled使…困惑；B. encouraged鼓励；C. disturbed打扰；D. observed观察。这堂课进行得很顺利，没有学生捣乱，没有被打扰。根据语境，故选C。

12.考查副词词义辨析。句意：有些人甚至开始叫我“艾米小姐”。A. just只是；B. even甚至；C. ever曾经；D. still仍然。根据上下文可知，他们开始注意“我”，有些人甚至都开始称呼“我”为艾米小姐，更说明他们变得尊重“我”，而“我”也很惊讶。根据语境，故选B。

13.考查名词词义辨析。句意：在他们狂野的眼神中看到了尊重，就好像我的成就得到了认可。A. recognition认可；B. information信息；C. evaluation评价；D. discussion讨论。根据语境可知，他们对作者的尊重，让作者感觉就好像自己的成就获得了认可一样心情愉悦。根据句意，故选A。

14.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我收到的尊重也增加了自己的信心。A. trust信任；B. sympathy同情；C. pride骄傲；D. respect尊重。根据上文Seeing a sign of respect in their wild eyes…作者从孩子们的眼里看到了尊重，故此处说的是从学生那里收到的尊重，故选D。

15.考查名词词义辨析。句意：它使我相信我有能力克服困难。A. chance 机会；B. right权利；C. ability能力；D. intention目的。have the ability to do sth. 有能力做某事。学生对作者的那份尊重让作者相信，自己有能力克服那些困难。故选C。

16.考查动词词义辨析。句意：暑假结束一个月后，我回去看望学生们。A. continued继续；B. ended结束；C. started开始；D. returned返回。作者在夏天担任的这份短期工作，此处应该是这份工作结束后，作者又回去看自己的学生了。故选B。

17.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我看见同样的孩子在教室里跑来跑去。A. same相同的；B. special特别的；C. poor可怜的；D. normal正常的。根据后文中their playful shouts were a different kind of music他们嬉闹的叫声却已经是另一种音乐了，可知，虽然是同样的一群孩子在嬉闹，但“我”的心境已经不同，感受到的也已经不同。故选A。

18.考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，他们嬉闹的叫声在我听来已经是另一种音乐了。A. Therefore因此；B. However 然而；C. Besides此外；D. Otherwise否则。虽然是同样的孩子在嬉闹，但“我”却听到的是和第一次不一样的声音，也感受到不一样的心情。前后构成转折关系，故选B。

19.考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，他们嬉闹的叫声在我听来已经是另一种音乐了。A. heart心脏；B. eyes眼睛；C. ears耳朵；D. soul灵魂。声音应该是用“耳朵”听的，故选C。

20.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这不是我第一天听到的不愉快的声音，而是一首独特的歌，在我走向自信的过程中奏响。A. popular受欢迎的；B. complex复杂的；C. strange奇怪的；D. unique独特的。根据上文可知，嬉闹声对“我”来说是一种音乐，在“我”走向自信的过程中奏响，所以它应该是“独特的”故选D。