IhadworriedmyselfsickoverSimon’smothercomingtoseeme.Iwasanew andIgaveanhonestaccountofthestudents’work.InSimon’scasethegradeswereawfullylow.Hecouldn’treadhisownhandwriting.

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I had worried myself sick over Simon’s mother coming to see me. I was a new     and I gave an honest account 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 comprehension. His work in no way reflected his       .

So when Simon’s mother entered the room my palms(手掌心) were sweating. I was completely       for her lisses 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 began 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 L had sai “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. desperate             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. self-defence

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

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

分 析：
本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了一个新老师，因为偶然的一句表扬，改变了一个成绩很差的孩子的性格和命运。足可见老师的话对学生有多么重要。老师教给学生知识，而最重要的是通过给孩子鼓励和信心而形式积极的人生观。

1.B.记者；C.班长；D.老师。后面有students’提示。故选D。

2.B.而且；C.但是；D.因此。根据前后意思可知选C。

3.B.能力；C.感情；D.梦想。In no way一点也不。根据常识分析应该选B。

4.B.负责任的；C. 毫无准备的；D. 不合适的。 一开始文章就说Simon的妈妈要来学校她很担心，因为作者对他的印象不好。故选C。

5.B.尽管；C.除了……之外；D.至于。根据后文可知选A。

6.B.嫉妒；C.使高兴；D.批评。根据后面的回想可知，作者的无心夸奖使Simon改变了。

7.B.不断地；C.最近；D.明显地。代入选项分析语境可知，选C。

8.B.自我怀疑；C.自怜；D.自我防御。要根据妈妈所描述的Simon的变化选择。

9.B.观察；C.想知道；D.后悔。作者是无意说的话 。所以不知道究竟是哪一件事。故选C。

10.B.甚至；C.总是；D.仍然。根据前面作者的呆坐苦想可知选B。

11.B.记住；C.相信；D.接受。反复思考的结果应该是想起了。故选B。

12.B.回顾、检查；C.编辑；D.给。give a speech 作报告，故选D。

13.B.反复地；C.快速地；D.紧紧地.结合后面可知Jeanne说话的声音很轻，与A的意思最接近。

14.B.孤独的；C.唯一的；D.很可能。根据后面的it was all because he happen to be the last seat in the last row. 可知，选C。

15.B.中间；C.前面；D.后面。下文有Simon碰巧是最后一排的最后一个孩子。故选D。

16.B.笑；C.喊叫；D.争吵。老师的一句话改变一个孩子的精神面貌。故选B。

17.B.假装；C.拒绝；D.发生。happen to do 碰巧。故选D。

18.B.表扬；C.感谢；D.访问。老师无意的一句表扬改变了一个孩子。故选B。

19.B.痛苦的；C.有价值的；D. 令人愉快的。代入四个选项分析可知，最佳选C。

20.B.慢慢地；C.经常；D.偶尔。在文章开头作者说自己是个新老师。所以选A。

考点：
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