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(2017·北京卷)The Fittingin of Suzy Khan
The first time I saw Suzy Khan，I knew I had to help her.She was really small for her age of 12.The boys in my class often 1 about her and laughed their heads off.She would open a book，pretending to read，with tears dropping on the open page.
All I knew was that she was an orphan (孤儿) from Africa.She had just been adopted by a family in town who 2 that the best way for her to learn American ways of life was to be with American kids.I looked down at this 3 girl and promised myself that somehow I would help her.
But how could I help her 4 in with us？There had to be a 5 .
One day，when I went into the classroom，I saw that Suzy had 6 her geography book to a picture of a train，and in her notebook，she had made a(n) 7 copy.
I was surprised and thought that she could do something in the coming
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show.So，I took her to see the art teacher，Miss Parker，and showed her what Suzy had 9 .“Why，it's wonderful，”said Miss Parker，who then showed us a poster she had painted 10 the talent show.“I need more of these，but I just don't have enough 11 .Could you help me，Suzy？”
On the day of the talent show，Suzy's 12 were everywhere—all over the hall and all over the school，each one different.
“And finally，”said Mr.Brown，the schoolmaster，at the end of the show，“we have a (n)
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award.I'm sure you've all noticed the wonderful posters.”Everyone nodded.“One of our own students 14 them.”
I could hear everyone whispering.“Who in our school could draw 15 well？”
Mr.Brown waited a while before saying，“ 16 this student worked so hard on the posters，she deserves a __17__，too.Our mystery(神秘) artist is our new student—Suzy Khan！”
Mr.Brown thanked her for all the wonderful posters and gave her a professional artist's set.“Thank you，”she cried.
I __18__，at that time when I was looking at her excited face，she'd probably never __19__ anything in her whole life.
Everyone started to __20__ their hands.Suzy Khan gave them a shy smile and the applause was deafening.I knew then Suzy was going to be all right.
【语篇导读】 本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了一位新生Suzy Khan刚开始入学时不适应，被班里的同学嘲笑，后来在老师的帮助下，通过自己独立给学校的达人秀画海报而受到校长、老师和同学们称赞的故事。 1．A.joked
B．cared
C．forgot
D．worried
解析 考查动词辨析。大家都嘲笑她laughed their heads off，可知其他同学对她并不友好，班里的男孩子应该是常开她的玩笑，因此选A，开……玩笑。care意为“关心”；forget意为“忘记”；worry意为“担心”。
答案 A
2．A.reported
B．decided
C．complained
D．questioned
解析 考查动词辨析。Suzy 被镇上的一个家庭收养，她的养父母应是“决定”：对于Suzy来说，学会美国生活方式的最好的方法就是和美国孩子待在一起。report意为“报告”；complain意为“抱怨”；question意为“质问，疑问”。
答案 B
3．A.rich
B．proud
C．tiny
D．popular
解析 考查形容词辨析，上下文信息题目。由第一段“She was really small for her age of 12”中的small可以看出Suzy的相貌不符合她12岁的年龄，太显小了。small一词给此处提供了答案信息，因此选择C.tiny小的。rich意为“富有的”；proud意为“骄傲的，自豪的”；popular意为“受欢迎的”。
答案 C
4．A.come
B．fall
C．fit
D．tie
解析 考查动词辨析。结合句意以及标题可以看出现在作者在思考如何帮助Suzy适应新生活，fit in with sb和某人相处融洽；适应。因此选C项。come意为“来到”；fall意为“掉落”；tie意为“系”。
答案 C
5．A.manner
B．pattern
C．choice
D．way
解析 考查名词辨析。结合句意：我怎么样才能帮助她适应呢？总会有一个方法的。因此D项way正确。manner意为“礼仪；方式”；pattern意为“图案”；choice意为“选择”。
答案 D
6．A.read
B．taken
C．opened
D．put
解析 考查动词辨析。由空后to a picture of a train可以看出此处应该是打开课本，翻到书上的一幅火车图片并在练习本上临摹这幅画，因此选择C选项。read意为“阅读”；take意为“带走”；put意为“放”。
答案 C
7．A.free
B．perfect
C．final
D．extra
解析 考查形容词辨析。由空后作者惊讶的态度I was surprised...来看，Suzy所画的东西应该是很逼真，结合句意，因此选B项。free意为“自由的，免费的”；final意为“最后的”；extra意为“额外的”。
答案 B
8．A.art
B．talk
C．quiz
D．talent
解析 考查上下文信息。由10空后面的the talent show，看出D项正确。art意为“艺术”；talk意为“谈话”；quiz意为“测验”。
答案 D
9．A.colored
B．written
C．carved
D．drawn
解析 考查动词辨析。作者给Miss Parker看的应该是Suzy所画的东西，因此选D。color意为“上色，涂色”；write意为“写”；carve意为“雕刻”。
答案 D
10．A.at
B．after
C．for
D．around
解析 考查介词辨析。结合句意，Miss Parker此时展示的是她为这次达人秀所画的海报，for the talent show。at意为“在……”；after意为“在……之后”；around意为“在……周围”。
答案 C
11．A.room
B．time
C．paper
D．interest
解析 考查名词辨析。从空后来看，Miss Parker此时向Suzy求助帮忙画海报，此空应是没有足够“时间”画才向Suzy求助，因此选B项。room意为“房间，空间”；paper意为“纸”；interest意为“兴趣”。
答案 B
12．A.gifts
B．books
C．photos
D．posters
解析 考查上下文信息。根据下文信息，13空后面的I'm sure you've all noticed the wonderful posters，应是Suzy所画的海报能够在各处看到，因此选D项。gift意为“礼物”；book意为“书”；photo意为“照片”。
答案 D
13．A.special
B．academic
C．national
D．royal
解析 考查形容词辨析。结合句意，此时校长Mr.Brown应是想要给Suzy嘉奖，而这个奖应是一个“特殊的”荣誉，因此选A项。academic意为“学院的，学术的”；national意为“国家的”；royal意为“皇家的”。
答案 A
14．A.painted
B．found
C．printed
D．collected
解析 考查动词辨析。结合句意，them指代海报，我们自己的一位学生画了海报。因此选A。find意为“找到”；print意为“打印”；collect意为“收集”。
答案 A
15．A.very
B．that
C．quite
D．too
解析 考查副词辨析。结合句意，此处学生们好奇谁能够画的那么好，that＝so意为“那么”，因此选 B，very意为“非常”；quite意为“十分”；too意为“太”。
答案 B
16．A.If
B．Though
C．Unless
D．Since
解析 考查连词。结合句意，既然Suzy在海报上花了很大功夫，她应该受到嘉奖。因此选D。if意为“如果”；though意为“尽管，虽然”；unless意为“除非，如果不”。
答案 D
17．A.prize
B．rank
C．rest
D．place
解析 考查名词辨析。结合句意，deserve a prize应受嘉奖，因此选A。rank意为“排名”；rest意为“休息”；place意为“地方”。
答案 A
18．A.replied
B．realized
C．remembered
D．regretted
解析 考查动词辨析。结合句意，当我看到她兴奋的脸时，我意识到，Suzy也许一生中从未拥有过这样的时刻。因此选 B。reply意为“回复”；remember意为“记得”；regret意为“后悔，遗憾”。
答案 B
19．A.offered
B．valued
C．owned
D．controlled
解析 考查动词辨析。结合句意，对于Suzy来说，她应是从未拥有过这些，因此选C。offer意为“主动提供”；value意为“珍惜”；control意为“控制”。
答案 C
20．A.clap
B．wave
C．raise
D．shake
解析 考查动词辨析。结合句意，此处其他学生开始为Suzy鼓掌，从空后applause能够看出此处应为clap，因此选A。wave意为“挥舞”；raise意为“举起”；shake意为“摇晃；颤抖”。
答案 A