Question

    There are many reasons why students don't do well in school． Sometimes it's related to， for example， learning challenges， an_____ to connect with an instructor， or simply being bored．

These reasons are relevant to me as a former at-risk student． In the 10th grade， I failed 6 of 7 classes because I didn't_____ with the teacher's teaching method， and _____ with students who didn't care about school． As a result， I_____ 10th grade and was assigned to Ms． Felder's office．

Ms． Felder made it clear that my _____ behavior wouldn't be allowed． She also provided a（n）_____ direction that I didn't want， but really needed at that time． Our ongoing conversations didn't _____ change my behavior， although it was the first time an educator showed any _____ for me．

The previous school year I didn't receive any offer of_____ from my teachers． The_____ during my second attempt at 10th grade was Ms． Felder - who was everywhere I didn't want her to be． She was always in my _____： checking-in， providing guidance， and supporting my growth． I didn't want her_____， but it's one of the best things that happened in my life． This seemingly _____ year with Ms． Felder made a change in my thinking and behavior，_____ unfortunately it would take many years before my performance and expectations for myself would slowly change．

My_____ journey was very difficult． Part of the reason that I_____ pushing forward was that I _____ that Ms． Felder told me to do better and have higher expectations for myself． After many years of academic _____， I graduated with my undergraduate degree from a famous university； "Ms． Felder： Thank you for being there， supporting this once_____ youth． Please know that the lessons you taught me are now_____ with at-risk students through my work to help them to be and do better， too．"

1.A.inability B.interest C.indication D.inspiration

2.A.agree B.deal C.connect D.meet

3.A.exchanged B.associated C.argued D.competed

4.A.feared B.hated C.stayed D.repeated

5.A.violent B.awesome C.strange D.bad

6.A.unfair B.improper C.tough D.easy

7.A.regularly B.luckily C.clearly D.immediately

8.A.doubt B.comment C.concern D.duty

9.A.assistance B.examination C.scold D.explanation

10.A.opportunity B.problem C.challenge D.difference

11.A.plan B.business C.system D.career

12.A.introduction B.influence C.involvement D.information

13.A.unbearable B.useful C.universal D.unique

14.A.so B.if C.but D.because

15.A.spiritual B.educational C.professional D.technical

16.A.suggested B.avoided C.considered D.kept

17.A.remembered B.recorded C.noted D.determined

18.A.applications B.struggles C.performances D.researches

19.A.absent-minded B.at-risk C.kind-hearted D.hard-working

20.A.shared B.compared C.agreed D.combined

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.C

9.A

10.D

11.B

12.C

13.A

14.C

15.B

16.D

17.A

18.B

19.B

20.A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。本文主要讲的是作者曾是一位学习很困难的学生，后来在费尔德老师的教育下作者有了很大的转变，在学业上取得了巨大成功。

1.考查名词词义辨析。句意：学生在学校表现不好有很多原因，有时它与学习挑战、无法与导师沟通有关。A. inability无能力；B. interest兴趣；C. indication指示；D. inspiration启发。由“learning challenges, simply being bored．”可知它与学习挑战、无法与导师沟通有关。由此可知答案选A。

2.考查动词词义辨析。句意：在十年级的时候。我7节课中有6节课不及格，因为我没能与老师的教法产生共鸣，而是与那些不在乎学业的孩子联系在一起。A．agree同意；B．deal交易；C．connect联系；D．meet遇见。根据前文to connect with an instructor可知，十年级时，我七节课中有六节不及格，因为作者没能与老师的教法产生共鸣（不了解老师的教学方法），故答案为C。

3.考查动词词义辨析。句意：在十年级的时候。我7节课中有6节课不及格，因为我没能与老师的教法产生共鸣，而是与那些不在乎学业的孩子交往在一起。A. exchanged交换，交流；B. associated联系；C. argued争论；D. competed竞赛。作者与那些不关心学校的学生交往，associate with意为“与……联系，与……交往”，由此可知答案选B。

4.考查动词词义辨析。句意：结果，我重读十年级。A．feared害怕；B．hated恨；C．stayed 待在；D. repeated重复。下文The___10___ during my second attempt at 10th grade was Ms．Felder - who was everywhere I didn’t want her to be．提示此作者重读十年级。因此答案选 D。

5.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：费尔德老师明确表示我令人惊叹的行为是不允许的。A.violent 疯狂的；B. awesome令人惊叹的；C. strange奇怪的，陌生的；D. bad坏的。结合下文She was always in my ___11___: checking-in, providing guidance, and supporting my growth.可知Ms. Felder对作者总是充满了期待，指导和支持，所以在这里Ms. Felder用了褒义词awesome，而没有用其他三个选项。故答案选B。

6.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她也提供了我不想要，但当时确实需要的强硬管理。A. unfair不公平的；B. improper 不恰当的； C. tough强硬的，艰难的；D. easy容易的。由“I didn’t want， but really needed at that time”可知Ms． Felder对作者管理很严格，因此答案选C。

7.考查副词词义辨析。句意：我们之间的谈话没有立即改变我的行为，尽管这是第一次有老师对我表示出关心。A. regularly定期地；B. luckily 幸运地；C. clearly清楚地；D. immediately 立即。根据下句unfortunately it would take many years before my performance and expectations for myself would slowly change．可知此处表示我们的谈话没有立即改变作者的行为，因此答案选D。

8.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们之间的谈话没有立即改变我的行为，尽管这是第一次有老师对我表示出关心。A. doubt怀疑；B. comment评论；C. concern关心，担忧；D. duty职责。由上下文可知Ms. Felder很关心我，因此答案选C。

9.考查名词词义辨析。句意：上一学年我没有得到老师的任何帮助。A. assistance 协助； B. examination 考试；C. scold责骂；D. explanation 解释。由上文可知作者学业很失败，一个原因就是没有得到老师的任何帮助，因此答案选A。

10.考查名词词义辨析。句意：在我10年级的第二次尝试中，不同之处在于费尔德老师---她总是在我不想让她出现的任何地方出现。A. opportunity机会；B. problem问题；C. challenge挑战；D. difference不同点。由“Ms．Felder - who was everywhere I didn't want her to be”可知费尔德老师的出现让情况发生了变化，由此可知答案选D。

11.考查名词词义辨析。句意：她总是参与我的事：办理入住手续，提供指导，支持我的成长。A. plan计划；B. business事务；C. system 系统； D. career生涯，职业。由“checking-in, providing guidance, and supporting my growth”可知，此费尔德老师总是参与作者的事。由此可知答案选B。

12.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我不想让她插手自己的事，但是这确是我的人生中所经历的最美好的事情。A. introduction介绍；B. influence影响；C. involvement参与，插手；D. information information消息。根据常识可以判断出，，每个人都不希望别人插手自己的事情。所以作者不想让老师插手自己的事。因此选C。

13.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：与费尔德老师在一起的这一年似乎让我难以忍受，但这改变了我的思想和行为。A. unbearable难以容忍的；B. useful有用的；C. universal普遍的； D. unique独特的，结合上文Ms． Felder - who was everywhere I didn't want her to be． She was always in my ___11___：checking-in, providing guidance, and supporting my growth. I didn’t want her___12___, but it’s one of the best things that happened in my life.可知，作者对于费尔德女士的一些关心难以忍受，由此可知答案选A。

14.考查连词词义辨析。句意：但不幸的是，我的表现和对自己的期望需要很多年才能慢慢改变。A. so因此；B. if如果；C. but但是；D. because因为。结合上文Our ongoing conversations didn't ___7___ change my behavior，可知，费尔德女士关心并没有立即见效，因此这里表示转折，故答案选C。

15.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我的教育之旅很艰难。A. spiritual精神的；B. educational 教育的；C. professional职业的；D.technical 技术上的。可知本文主要讲述作者在学校接受教育的事情，所以作者说教育之旅很难。因此答案选B。

16.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我不断向前推进的部分原因是，我记得费尔德老师告诉过我要做得更好，对自己有更高的期望。A. suggested建议；B. avoided避免；C. consider考虑，认为；D. kept 保持。keep doing sth．意为"不断做某事"，符合句意。因此答案选D。

17.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我不断向前推进的部分原因是，我记得费尔德老师告诉我要做得更好，对自己有更高的期望。A. remembered记住；B. recorded录音；C. noted做笔记；D. determined决定，结合上文语境可知作者刚开始复读的时候费尔德女士就给作者提出了高要求。所以作者还记得老师的教诲。故答案选A。

18.考查名词词义辨析。句意：经过多年的奋斗，我从一所著名的美国大学本科毕业。A. applications申请书；B. struggles挣扎；C. performances表演；D. researches研究。由下文“I graduated with my undergraduate degree from a famous university”可知作者学业上的成功是经过很长时间的努力奋斗才获得的，因此答案选B。

19.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：费尔德老师：谢谢你出现在我的人生里，帮助这个曾经处于危险中的年轻人。A. absent-minded心不在焉的；B. at-risk处于危险中的；C. kind-hearted好心的； D. hard-working努力的。上文These reasons are relevant to me as a former at-risk student．费尔德帮助过这个曾经处于危险中的年轻人，也就是作者。因此答案选B。

20.考查动词词义辨析。句意：请知道，你教给我的，我在工作中把它们也分享给了这些处于危险中的孩子们，以此帮助他们做得更好。A. shared分享；B. compared比较；C. agreed同意；D. combined结合。作者把老师所教的分享给了这些处于危险中的孩子们。因此答案选A。