Question

    Ring! Ring! Ring! It was early in the morning and I knew who was _______ as I reached for the telephone. I was a new substitute teacher (代课教师) trying to earn enough money to _______ my family. Each morning, I _______ for a call that would take me to a different classroom. The last three classes had all been determined to _______ me and see just how much bad behavior they could get away with (逃脱惩罚). I had responded (应对) by being _______ with the students. I didn't really _______ to go to work that morning, especially since it was my birthday.

Still, I answered the phone and _______ the job. My family needed the money and I couldn't _______ to be picky (挑剔的). As I was driving to work, I _______ to try harder to be the best teacher that I could be.

As the class started, the students ________ tried to see what they could get away with. This time, though, I was ________ but fair with them. I did my best to make my lessons ________. I shared smiles, praised their efforts, and encouraged them to work hard.

The results were ________. My unruly (难以驾驭的) classroom soon ________. Students were learning and laughing, and I ________ felt like I was doing my job right. I went home feeling ________ in my heart and enjoyed the rest of my birthday with my family.

I remembered something that I once read: “Every day is a new opportunity to ________ again. Every day is your birthday.” Every day is a ________ for us to get things right, to live our lives with love and joy, and to make this world a better place. Don't ________ a single day. Just try to be the best you can be. Never stop ________.

1.A.bothering B.calling C.knocking D.playing

2.A.pay B.impress C.support D.provide

3.A.waited B.asked C.looked D.headed

4.A.please B.test C.persuade D.surprise

5.A.patient B.honest C.satisfied D.angry

6.A.want B.need C.choose D.hesitate

7.A.refused B.received C.took D.completed

8.A.manage B.pretend C.expect D.afford

9.A.agreed B.decided C.appeared D.started

10.A.in time B.at last C.at once D.once again

11.A.strict B.worried C.mad D.disappointed

12.A.clear B.useful C.fun D.difficult

13.A.strange B.funny C.important D.amazing

14.A.changed B.divided C.returned D.disappeared

15.A.again B.even C.finally D.nearly

16.A.confused B.happy C.tired D.upset

17.A.check B.settle C.discover D.begin

18.A.chance B.choice C.risk D.goal

19.A.spend B.forget C.waste D.save

20.A.learning B.trying C.asking D.thinking

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.B

10.D

11.A

12.C

13.D

14.A

15.C

16.B

17.D

18.A

19.C

20.B

【解析】

本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者是一名代课老师，每天早上都有一个电话提醒作者去哪个教室上课。为了养家糊口，虽然作者对学生们的不良行为感到生气，但依然坚持上课并尽可能做好，学生们也渐渐改观。这让作者意识到每一天都是让我们做得更好的机会，所以不要浪费任何一天，尽我们所能做到最好。

1.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我知道是谁打给我的。A. bothering打扰；B. calling打电话；C. knocking敲门；D. playing玩耍。根据空前的“Ring! Ring! Ring!”可知，我的电话响了，自然是有人给我打电话，故B项正确。

2.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我是个新来的代课老师，想挣足够的钱养家糊口。A. pay支付；B. impress留下深刻印象；C. support支持；D. provide提供。根据空后的“my family”可知，我想挣钱养家，故C项正确。

3.考查动词词义辨析。句意：每天早上，我都会等一个电话，这个电话会告诉我去另一个教室。

A. waited等待；B. asked要求；C. looked看；D. headed前往。根据上文“我知道是谁打来的电话”可知，每天早晨我都会等一个告诉我去哪个教室上课的电话，故A项正确。

4.考查动词词义辨析。句意：最后三个班级都是在考验我，看看他们有多少不良行为可以逃脱惩罚。A. please使高兴；B. test考验；C. persuade说服；D. surprise使吃惊。空后说看看他们有多少不良行为可以逃脱惩罚，因此这三个班级是考验我的忍耐力，故B项正确。

5.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我的反应是生学生的气。A. patient耐心的；B. honest诚实的；C. satisfied满意的；D. angry生气的。我是一名新来的代课老师，因此肯定会对这些学生的不良行为感到生气，故D项正确。

6.考查动词词义辨析。句意：那天早上我真的不想去上班，特别是那天是我的生日。A. want想；B. need需要；C. choose选择；D. hesitate犹豫。上文说我对学生们的行为很生气，而且那天还是我生日，所以我真的不想去上班，故A项正确。

7.考查动词词义辨析。句意：尽管如此，我还是接了电话，去上班了。A. refused拒绝；B. received收到；C. took接受；D. completed完成。尽管那天早晨我真的不想去上班，但我还是接了电话去上班了，故C项正确。

8.考查动词词义辨析。句意：家里需要我干这份工作挣钱，由不得我挑三拣四。A. manage设法做成；B. pretend假装；C. expect期望；D. afford能够、负担得起。根据空前的“My family needed the money”可知，家里需要我干这份工作挣钱，由不得我挑三拣四，故D项正确。

9.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我决定更加努力，尽我所能成为最好的老师。A. agreed同意；B. decided决定；C. appeared出现；D. started开始。根据空后的“to try harder to be the best teacher that I could be.”可知，我决定更加努力，尽我所能成为最好的老师，故B项正确。

10.考查短语词义辨析。句意：开始上课的时候，学生们又想看看他们能侥幸逃脱什么惩罚。A. in time及时；B. at last最后；C. at once立即；D. once again再次。上文说最后三个班级的学生非常顽皮，总是想看看他们能侥幸逃脱什么惩罚，今天又是如此，故D项正确。

11.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但这一次，我对他们很严格，但也很公平。A. strict严厉的；B. worried担心的；C. mad疯狂的；D. disappointed失望的。根据上文我被学生惹生气的情节可知，我对他们非常严厉，故A项正确。

12.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我尽我最大的努力使我的课有趣。我分享微笑，表扬他们的努力，并鼓励他们努力学习。A. clear清楚的；B. useful有用的；C. fun有趣的；D. difficult困难的。上文说决定更加努力，尽我所能成为最好的老师，所以我尽我最大的努力让我的课生动有趣，故C项正确。

13.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：结果是不可思议的。A. strange奇怪的；B. funny有趣的；C. important重要的；D. amazing令人惊异的。空后说我那不守规矩的教室很快就变了，因此结果是令人惊异的，故D项正确。

14.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我那不守规矩的课堂很快就变了。A. changed改变；B. divided分开；C. returned返回；D. disappeared消失。空后说课堂上既有学习也有欢笑，这说明那不守规矩的课堂有所改变了，故A项正确。

15.考查副词词义辨析。句意：最终我觉得我做得对了。A. again又；B. even甚至；C. finally最后、终于；D. nearly几乎。此处是说课堂上的改变最终给我的感受——我觉得自己做对了，故C项正确。

16.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我心情愉快地回家了。A. confused困惑的；B. happy快乐的；C. tired劳累的；D. upset难过的。课堂上的改观让我心情大好，故B项正确。

17.考查动词词义辨析。句意：每一天都是重新开始的机会。A. check检查；B. settle解决；C. discover发现；D. begin开始。根据空后的“Every day is your birthday”可知，每天都是重新开始的机会，故D项正确。

18.考查名词词义辨析。句意：每一天都是一个机会，让我们把事情做好，带着爱和欢乐生活，让这个世界变得更美好。A. chance机会；B. choice选择；C. risk风险；D. goal目标。根据空后的“for us to get things right, to live our lives with love and joy, and to make this world a better place.”可知，每一天都是一个机会，让我们把事情做好，带着爱和欢乐生活，让这个世界变得更美好，故A项正确。

19.考查动词词义辨析。句意：不要浪费任何一天，尽你所能做到最好。A. spend花费；B. forget忘记；C. waste浪费；D. save节约。上文说每一天都是一个机会，让我们把事情做好，带着爱和欢乐生活，让这个世界变得更美好，所以不要浪费任何一天，故C项正确。

20.考查动词词义辨析。句意：一直坚持不懈。A. learning学习；B. trying尝试、努力；C. asking问；D. thinking思考。上文说不要浪费任何一天，尽你所能做到最好，此处是说要一直坚持努力，故B项正确。