Question

    I had been concerned about Simon's mother coming to see me. I was a new ____, and I gave an honest description of the students' work. In Simon's case, the grades were awfully low. He couldn't read his own handwriting.____he was a bright student. He discussed adult subjects with nearly adult understanding. His work in no way reflected his ____.

So when Simon's mother entered the room, my palms(手掌心)were sweating(出汗). I was completely ____for her kisses on both my cheeks. "I came to thank you," she said, surprising me beyond speech.____me, Simon had become a different person. He talked of how he ____me, he had begun to make friends, and for the first time in his twelve years, he had ____spent an afternoon at a friend's house. She wanted to tell me how grateful she was for the ____I had nurtured(培养)in her son. She kissed me again and left.

I sat, stunned(惊呆), for about half an hour, ____what had just happened. How did I make such a life-changing difference to that boy without ____knowing it? What I finally came to ____was one day, several months before, when some students were ____reports in the front of the class. Jeanne spoke ____, and to encourage her to raise her voice, I had said, "Speak up. Simon's the expert on this. He is the ____one you have to convince, and he can't hear you in the ____of the room. "That was it. From that day on, Simon had sat up straighter, paid more attention, ____more, and became happy. And it was all because he ____to be the last kid in the last row. The boy who most needed ____was the one who took the last seat that day.

It taught me the most ____lesson over the years of my teaching career, and I'm thankful that it came ____and positively. A small kindness can indeed make a difference.

1.A.cleaner B.reporter C.monitor D.teacher

2.A.Or B.And C.But D.So

3.A.courage B.abilities C.feelings D.dream

4.A.disappointed B.responsible C.unprepared D.unsuitable

5.A.Because of B.In spite of C.Apart from D.As for

6.A.loved B.envied C.pleased D.criticized

7.A.gradually B.constantly C.recently D.obviously

8.A.self-respect B.self-doubt C.self-pity D.selfish

9.A.imagining B.observing C.wondering D.regretting

10.A.also B.even C.always D.still

11.A.expect B.remember C.believe D.accept

12.A.writing B.reviewing C.editing D.giving

13.A.quietly B.repeatedly C.quickly D.firmly

14.A.lucky B.lonely C.only D.likely

15.A.entrance B.middle C.front D.back

16.A.slept B.smiled C.shouted D.quarreled

17.A.intended B.pretended C.refused D.happened

18.A.change B.praise C.thanks D.visits

19.A.difficult B.painful C.valuable D.enjoyable

20.A.early B.slowly C.frequently D.occasionally

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.A

7.C

8.A

9.C

10.B

11.B

12.D

13.A

14.C

15.D

16.B

17.D

18.B

19.C

20.A

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。讲述了作者是一个新老师，因为偶然的一句表扬，改变了一个孩子Simon的性格和行为。作者也意识到一个小小的善举确实能带来改变。

1.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我是新来的老师，我诚实地描述了学生们的作业。A. cleaner清洁工；B. reporter记者；C. monitor班长；D. teacher老师。根据后文I gave an honest description of the students' work.可知作者是老师。故选D。

2.考查连词词义辨析。句意：但他是个聪明的学生。A. Or或者；B. And并且；C. But但是；D. So所以。结合上下文语境可知为转折关系，应用连词but。故选C。

3.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他的作业根本不能反映他的能力。A. courage勇气；B. abilities能力；C. feelings感觉；D. dream梦想。根据上文He discussed adult subjects with nearly adult understanding.可知Simon的理解能力（abilities）根本不能在作业上被反映出来。故选B。

4.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我完全没有料到她会吻我的双颊。A. disappointed失望的；B. responsible负责的；C. unprepared措手不及的，无准备的；D. unsuitable不适合的。根据后文surprising me beyond speech.可知作者对于Simon妈妈亲吻自己双颊的行为完全没有准备。故选C。

5.考查介词短语辨析。句意：因为我，Simon变成了另一个人。A. Because of因为；B. In spite of尽管；C. Apart from除了；D. As for至于。结合后文me, Simon had become a different person.可知Simon变成了另一个人是因为（Because of）作者。故选A。

6.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他谈到他多么爱我，他开始结交朋友，最近，他在朋友家度过了一个下午，这是他12年来的第一次。A. loved爱；B. envied嫉妒；C. pleased取悦；D. criticized批评。结合后文he had begun to make friends可知Simon有了一些好的改变，开始告诉妈妈他很爱（loved）妈妈，开始结交朋友。其它选项不符合语境。故选A。

7.考查副词词义辨析。句意：他谈到他多么爱我，他开始结交朋友，最近，他在朋友家度过了一个下午，这是他12年来的第一次。A. gradually逐渐地；B. constantly不断地；C. recently最近；D. obviously明显地。结合后文可知Simon的改变是因为作者，而作者是个新来的老师，所以这些改变应该是最近（recently）才发生的。故选C。

8.考查名词词义辨析。句意：她想告诉我，她是多么感激我在她儿子身上培养的自尊。A. self-respect自尊，自重；B. self-doubt自我怀疑；C. self-pity自恋；D. selfish形容词，自私的。结合上文Simon妈妈描述Simon的改变，可知这些改变都是好的，因此此处应选择一个褒义词来，作者是老师，所以培养的是孩子的自尊。故A选项self-respect最符合语境。故选A。

9.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我呆呆地坐了大约半个小时，想知道刚才发生了什么。A. imagining想象；B. observing观察；C. wondering想知道；D. regretting遗憾。结合后文what had just happened.可知作者呆呆地坐了大约半个小时，想知道到底发生了什么。故选C。

10.考查副词词义辨析。句意：我是如何在自己甚至不知情的情况下改变了那个男孩的生活？A. also而且；B. even甚至；C. always总是；D. still仍然。此处表示程度的递进，作者甚至（even）不知道自己已经改变了Simon的生活。故选B。

11.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我终于想起了几个月前的一天，一些学生在课堂上做报告。A. expect期待；B. remember记起；C. believe相信；D. accept接受。结合后文was one day, several months before可知作者记起（remember）了几个月前发生的事情。故选B。

12.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我终于想起了几个月前的一天，一些学生在课堂上做报告。A. writing写；B. reviewing回顾；C. editing编辑；D. giving给予。根据后文reports in the front of the class.可知是指一些学生在课堂上做报告。故选D。

13.考查副词词义辨析。句意：Jeanne轻声说，为了鼓励她提高声音，我说:“说大声点。”A. quietly轻地，安静地；B. repeatedly反复地；C. quickly快地；D. firmly坚定地。结合后文作者说“Speak up.”可知Jeanne轻声说，听不清。故选A。

14.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他是你唯一需要说服的人，而他在房间后面听不见你说话。A. lucky幸运的；B. lonely寂寞的；C. only唯一的；D. likely可能的。根据后文one you have to convince, and he can't hear you可知为了鼓励Jeanne，作者说坐在教室后面的Simon是Jeanne唯一需要说服的人。故选C。

15.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他是你唯一需要说服的人，而他在房间后面听不见你说话。A. entrance入口；B. middle中间；C. front前面；D. back后面。根据后文to be the last kid in the last row.可知Simon坐在教室的后面。故选D。

16.考查动词词义辨析。句意：从那天起，Simon坐得更直了，注意力更集中了，笑容更灿烂了，变得开心起来。A. slept睡觉；B. smiled微笑；C. shouted叫喊；D. quarreled争吵。根据后文and became happy.可知Simon微笑得更多了。故选B。

17.考查动词词义辨析。句意：这都是因为他碰巧是最后一排的最后一个孩子。A. intended打算；B. pretended假装；C. refused拒绝；D. happened发生。结合后文to be the last kid in the last row.可知Simon碰巧是最后一排的最后一个孩子。此处考查短语happen to do sth“偶然发生，碰巧做某事”。故选D。

18.考查动词词义辨析。句意：最需要表扬的男孩是那天坐在最后一个座位上的那个。A. change改变；B. praise表扬，赞扬；C. thanks感谢；D. visits拜访。结合上文作者说的话“Simon's the expert on this.”可知，那天坐在最后一个座位上的那个最需要表扬。故选B。

19.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在在我多年的教学生涯中，它给我上了最有价值的一课，我很感激它来得早，来得积极。A. difficult困难的；B. painful痛苦的；C. valuable宝贵的，有价值的；D. enjoyable快乐的。根据后文I'm thankful that it came可知这次经历教会了作者最宝贵的（valuable）一课。故选C。

20.考查副词词义辨析。句意：在我多年的教学生涯中，它教会了我最宝贵的一课，我很感激它来得早，来得积极。A. early早地；B. slowly缓慢地；C. frequently频繁地；D. occasionally偶尔地。结合上文可知作者是个新来的老师，因此这宝贵的一课来得早，来得积极。故选A。