2016届高考英语二轮复习强化练：完形填空四 2

　　第一部分(一)寻复现，找答案

　　(2015·云南弥勒统测)

　　The first time I remember noticing the crossing guard was when he waved to me as I drove my son to school. He __1__

　　me with a puzzle—all because he waved to me like someone does __2__

　　seeing a close friend. A big, __3__ smile accompanied his wave. For the next few days I tried to

　　__4__ his face to see if I knew him. I didn't. Perhaps he had __5__

　　me for someone else. By the time I contented myself with the __6__ that he and I were strangers, we were greeting each other warmly every morning like old friends.

　　Then one day the __7__

　　was solved. As I __8__

　　the school he was standing in the middle of the road

　　__9__ his stop sign. I was in line behind four cars. __10__

　　the kids had reached the safety of the sidewalk, he lowered his sign and let the cars

　　__11__. To the first he waved and __12__ in just the same way he had done to me over the last few days. The kids already had the window down and were happily waving their reply. The second car got the same __13__

　　from the crossing guard, and the driver, a stiff­looking(表情刻板的) businessman, gave a brief, almost __14__ wave back. Each following car of kids on their way to school __15__ more heartily.

　　Every morning I continued to watch the man with __16__. So far I haven't seen anyone __17__

　　to wave back. I find it interesting that one person can make such a(n)__18__ to so many people's lives by doing one simple thing like waving and smiling warmly. His __19__ armed the start of my day. With a friendly wave and smiling face he had changed the __20__ of the whole neighborhood.

　　文章大意：一个挥手，一个微笑，看似简单的事情却意味着很多。不信，请看本文的故事。

　　1．A.hit

　　B．disappointed

　　C．presented

　　D．bored

　　答案：C　present sb. with sth.使发生；使经历，此处指“交警使我产生了疑惑”。

　　2．A.on B．from

　　C．during D．about

　　答案：A　on seeing a close friend“一看到一位亲密的朋友”。on doing这个固定结构是表示“一…… 就……”，跟“as soon as”完全同一个意思。

　　3．A.false B．shy

　　C．apologetic D．bright

　　答案：D　词汇复现题。bright快活而生气勃勃的，与后面19空前的“warmly”同义复现。

　　4．A.research B．study

　　C．recognize D．explore

　　答案：B　study审视；端详；细看，其它选项无此意。句意：我端详他的脸想确认我是否认识他。

　　5．A.praised B．blamed

　　C．mistaken D．respected

　　答案：C　mistake A for B把A错当成B。其它选项无此意，也无此结构。

　　6．A.conclusion B．description

　　C．evaluation D．introduction

　　答案：A　conclusion结论，是第4空的“study”的结果。

　　7．A.argument B．disagreement

　　C．mystery D．task

　　答案：C　词汇复现题。mystery秘密，和第1空后面的“puzzle”同义对应复现。

　　8．A.visited B．approached

　　C．passed D．left

　　答案：B　approach靠近；接近，此处指“我快进学校时，他站在十字路口打出了停车的手势”。

　　9．A.drawing back B．putting on

　　C．handing in D．holding out

　　答案：D　hold out伸出手。指挥交通时，要“伸出手”，做手势命令。

　　10．A.Once B．Before

　　C．Unless D．While

　　答案：A　once一旦。句意：一旦孩子们进入了安全的人行道，他就让车通行。

　　11．A.in B．through

　　C．out D．down

　　答案：B　through通过；通行。

　　12．A.cried B．cheered

　　C．smiled D．gestured

　　答案：C　词汇复现题。文章多处出现wave and smile。

　　13．A.idea B．reply

　　C．notice D．greeting

　　答案：D　词汇复现题。greeting问候；招呼。由常识知，wave and smile是greeting。第6空后有同词复现。

　　14．A.awkward B．angry

　　C．elegant D．patient

　　答案：A　awkward“不优美的；难看的”。由汉语注释“表情刻板的”可知。

　　15．A.came B．responded

　　C．hurried D．appeared

　　答案：B　词汇复现题。respond“回应”，与第13空前的reply同义。此处指后面那一车孩子对他的挥手和微笑的回应更热烈。

　　16．A.surprise B．frustration

　　C．interest

　　D．doubt

　　答案：C　词汇复现题。with interest有兴致地。此处指“我兴致勃勃地看着”。与第17空后的interesting同词复现。

　　17．A.fail B．try

　　C．wish D．bother

　　答案：A　fail to do sth.未做某事。此处指“到现在为止，我没有看到一个人不挥手回应的”。

　　18．A.offer B．sacrifice

　　C．promise D．difference

　　答案：D　make a difference有作用；有关系；有影响。

　　19．A.effectiveness B．cheerfulness

　　C．carefulness D．seriousness

　　答案：B　词汇复现题。cheerfulness“高兴；快乐；愉悦”。该空与该空前的warmly和第3个空的bright同义，都是表示人的愉悦心情的。

　　20．A.trends B．observations

　　C．regulations D．feelings

　　答案：D　feelings“情感；感情”。他的友好的手势和微笑的脸庞改变了周围人的“心情”。

　　(二)看语境，辨词义

　　(2016·大纲版全国卷)

　　Michael Greenberg is a very popular New Yorker.He is not famous in sports or the arts.But people in the streets__1__him, especially those who are __2__.

　　For those people, he is “Gloves” Greenberg.How did he get that__3__？ He looks like any other businessman, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase (公文箱)．But he's__4__.His briefcase always has some gloves.

　　In winter, Mr.Greenberg does not__5__like other New Yorkers, who look at the sidewalk and__6__the street.He looks around at__7__.He stops when he__8__someone with no gloves.He gives them a pair and then he__9__， looking for more people with cold__10__.

　　On winter days, Mr.Greenberg__11__gloves.During the rest of the year, he__12__ gloves.People who have heard about him__13__him gloves, and he has many in his apartment.

　　Mr.Greenberg __14__doing this 21 years ago.Now, many poor New Yorkers know him and __15__ his behavior.But people who don't know him are sometimes__16__ him.They don't realize that he just wants to make them__17__.

　　It runs in the__18__.Michael's father always helped the poor as he believed it made everyone happier.Michael Greenberg feels the__19__.A pair of gloves may be a __20__thing, but it can make a big difference in winter.

　　文章大意：本文是一篇讲述人物事迹的记叙文，主要讲述了一位名叫Michael Greenberg的纽约人冬天在街上给不戴手套的穷人发手套的事情。

　　1．A.know about B．learn from

　　C．cheer for D．look after

　　答案：A　语境理解题。此处指虽然他在体育或艺术方面不出名，但街上的人们都知道他。know about了解；learn from向……学习；cheer for为……欢呼；look after照顾。

　　2．A.old B．busy

　　C．kind D．poor

　　答案：D　词汇复现及语境理解题。根据第五段many poor New Yorkers know him和最后一段的Michael's father always helped the poor可知，此处填poor。

　　3．A.job B．name

　　C．chance D．message

　　答案：B　语境理解题。根据前面一句可知，他是“Gloves” Greenberg。此处问他怎样得到这个名字(name)。

　　4．A.calm B．different

　　C．crazy D．curious

　　答案：B　逻辑推理题。前面一句提到他看起来像其他的商人，此处用but表示转折，暗示他和其他商人是不同的(different)。

　　5．A.act B．sound

　　C．feel D．dress

　　答案：A　语境理解题。根据本句的描述可知，其他的纽约人都是看着人行道，而他却是向四周看，这说明了行为的不同。act扮演，举止，行动；sound听起来，敲响；feel感觉；dress穿。

　　6．A.cross over B．drive along

　　C．hurry down D．keep off

　　答案：C　词语辨析和背景常识题。根据常识可知：在冬天，纽约大街上的人们为了躲避寒冷应该是匆忙赶路。cross over穿过；drive along沿着……开车；hurry down沿着……匆忙走；keep off远离。

　　7．A.cars B．people

　　C．street numbers D．traffic lights

　　答案：B　语境理解题。根据后面两句中的someone with no gloves和looking for more people可知选B。

　　8．A.helps B．chooses

　　C．greets D．sees

　　答案：D　语境理解题。根据前一句中的looks around可知此处填sees(看见)。

　　9．A.holds up B．hangs out

　　C．moves on D．turns around

　　答案：C　语境理解题。此处指他给他们一副手套后继续向前走。hold up举起，延误；hang out伸出；move on继续移动/前进；turn around转过身。

　　10．A.hands B．ears

　　C．faces D．eyes

　　答案：A　语境理解题。根据前一句的someone with no gloves可知是寻找手冰冷的人。

　　11．A.searches for B．stores up

　　C．gives away D．puts on

　　答案：C　语境理解题。此处指Mr.Greenberg在冬天给人们发手套。search for寻找；store up储存起来；give away分发，泄露；put on穿上，上演。

　　12．A.borrows B．sells

　　C．returns D．buys

　　答案：D　语境理解题。根据常识可知，Mr.Greenberg在冬天送手套，那么在一年中其他时间他应该买手套，不可能是借手套。故选D。

　　13．A.call B．send

　　C．lend D．show

　　答案：B　语境理解题。句意：听说他的故事的人们就给他寄去(send)手套。

　　14．A.delayed B．remembered

　　C．began D．enjoyed

　　答案：C　语境理解题。句意：Mr.Greenberg在21年前开始(began)做这件事。delay推迟；remember记住；begin开始；enjoy喜欢。

　　15．A.understand B．dislike

　　C．study D．excuse

　　答案：A　语境理解题。后面两句提到有些人不理解他的做法，所以此处指很多纽约人现在理解(understand)他了。dislike讨厌；study学习；excuse为……找借口。

　　16．A.sorry for B．satisfied with

　　C．proud of D．surprised by

　　答案：D　逻辑推理及语境理题。根据后一句中的They don't realize...可知他们对Mr.Greenberg的做法不能理解，所以此处指不知道他的那些人会对他的行为感到意外。be sorry for为……难过；be satisfied with对……满意；be proud of以……为骄傲；be surprised by对……感到吃惊。

　　17．A.smart B．rich

　　C．special D．happy

　　答案：D　语境理解题。根据最后一段中的Michael's father always helped the poor as he believed it made everyone happier.可知选D。

　　18．A.city B．family

　　C．neighborhood D．company

　　答案：B　语境理解题。run in the family是固定搭配，表示“为一家人所共有， 世代相传”。

　　19．A.honor B．pain

　　C．same D．cold

　　答案：C　语境理解题。此处指Michael Greenberg的想法和他父亲一样。honor荣誉；pain疼痛；same相同；cold寒冷。故选C。

　　20．A.small B．useful

　　C．delightful D．comforting

　　答案：A　语境理解题。此处表对比，一副手套虽小(small)，但在寒冷的冬天起到很大的作用。useful有用的；delightful令人愉快的；comforting安慰的。

　　(三)依常识，定答案

　　(2016·福建)

　　From my second grade on，there was one event I feared every year: the piano recital(独奏会)．A recital__1__I had to practice a boring piece of music and perform before strangers.Each year I__2__ask my father if I could skip the recital “just this once”．And each year he'd shake his head，muttering(嘀咕) __3__about building self­confidence and working towards a__4__.

　　So it was with really great__5__that I stood in church one recent Sunday，video camera in hand，and __6__my 68­year­old father sweating in his shirt __7__rising to play the piano in his very first recital.

　　My father had longed to play music since childhood，but his family was poor and couldn't __8__lessons.He could have gone on regretting it，__9__too many of us do.But though he was rooted in his past，he wasn't __10__there.When he retired three years ago，he__11__his church music director to take him as a student.

　　For a moment after my father sat down at the keyboard，he __12__stared down at his fingers.Has he forgotten the __13__？ I worried，remembering those split seconds__14__ago when my mind would go blank and my fingers would __15__.But then came the beautiful melody(旋律)，from the __16__fingers that once baited(装饵于) my fishing lines.And I__17__he had been doing what music teachers always stress：__18__the music and pretend the others aren't there.

　　“I'm __19__of him for starting something new at his age，” I said to my son Jeff.

　　“Yeah，and doing it so__20__，” Jeff added.

　　With his first recital，my father taught me more about courage and determination than all the words he used those 30­plus years ago.

　　文章大意：父亲退休后仍然学习钢琴并参加钢琴独奏会的事情给了作者很大的鼓舞。

　　1．A.reflected B．explained

　　C．meant D．proved

　　答案：C　词语辨析题。钢琴独奏会意味着我不得不练习一支无聊的音乐还要在陌生人面前演奏。根据句意可知是表达钢琴独奏会对我的意义，故用meant。

　　2．A.would B．could

　　C．might D．should

　　答案：A　逻辑推理题。此句表示我每年的一个习惯性动作，故用情态动词would。

　　3．A.nothing B．everything

　　C．anything D．something

　　答案：D　逻辑推理题。每年他都摇头，叫我建立自信。这里指嘀咕一些东西，故用something。

　　4．A.goal B．stage

　　C．journey D．chance

　　答案：A　词语辨析题。父亲摇头的同时还说我要朝着一个目标去工作。goal目标；stage舞台，时期，阶段；journey旅行；chance机会，可能性。根据句意可知应选A。

　　5．A.trouble B．satisfaction

　　C．strength D．disappointment

　　答案：B　固定搭配题。with satisfaction满意地。

　　6．A.kept B．sent

　　C．watched D．felt

　　答案：C　推理判断题。由下文可知作者是在看父亲演出，故用watched。

　　7．A.through B．from

　　C．against D．before

　　答案：D　背景常识题。作者的父亲应该是在站起来演奏之前汗流浃背，此处写出了父亲演奏之前的紧张，故用before。

　　8．A.miss B．afford

　　C．select D．understand

　　答案：B　逻辑推理题。前面说父亲家里穷，因此是上不起学，故用afford负担得起。

　　9．A.as B．once

　　C．if D．while

　　答案：A　词语辨析题。他本来能够像我们中很多人一样继续感到遗憾的。as像，按照；once作为连词是“一旦”的意思；if如果；while当……的时候，然而。

　　10．A.educated B．protected

　　C．stuck D．spoilt

　　答案：C　词语辨析题。尽管他老是回忆过去，却没有止步不前。stick粘贴，卡住；educate教育；protect保护；spoil损坏，毁掉。

　　11．A.allowed B．invited

　　C．inspired D．persuaded

　　答案：D　逻辑推理题。父亲已经退休了，年龄大了，要想成为一名学生当然是要说服老师接纳他，故用persuade说服。

　　12．A.roughly B．simply

　　C．merrily D．curiously

　　答案：B　逻辑推理题。由下文可知作者怀疑父亲忘了音符，由此可以推出父亲坐在钢琴前的那一刻仅仅(simply)向下注视着手指，显示出他的紧张。

　　13．A.words B．videos

　　C．notes D．lessons

　　答案：C　背景常识题。演奏音乐当然是与音符(notes)有关，故选C。

　　14．A.decades B．weeks

　　C．hours D．moments

　　答案：A　逻辑推理题。根据第一段可知作者从二年级开始害怕钢琴独奏会，而现在父亲都退休了，故这些事情至少应发生在几十年以前，故选decades。

　　15．A.play B．freeze

　　C．click D．adjust

　　答案：B　逻辑推理题。作者回忆当时演出时紧张的情形——头脑空白，手指僵硬，故选B。

　　16．A.same B．warm

　　C．different D．dirty

　　答案：A　逻辑推理题。弹出优美的旋律和给钓线装诱饵都是来自同一双手，故选A。

　　17．A.predicted B．realized

　　C．imagined D．insisted

　　答案：B　词语辨析题。我意识到他一直在做音乐老师总是强调的事情：专心于音乐，假装没有其他人在那儿。realize意识到；predict预测；imagine想象；insist坚持。

　　18．A.pass over B．turn up

　　C．bring in D．concentrate on

　　答案：D　词语辨析题。concentrate on专心于；pass over避免提及；turn up出现，将音量调大；bring in引进，赚得。根据上题解析可知选D。

　　19．A.ashamed B．aware

　　C．tired D．proud

　　答案：D　固定搭配题。be proud of对……感到自豪。

　　20．A.casually B．anxiously

　　C．nicely D．frequently

　　答案：C　逻辑推理题。作者为父亲感到骄傲，告诉儿子，儿子称赞爷爷做得如此好，故选C。

　　(四)据搭配/结构，知答案

　　(2015·福建)

　　One of the easiest things in the world is to become a fault­finder.However，life can be __1__ when you are not busy finding fault with it.

　　Several years ago I __2__ a letter from seventeen­year­old Kerry，who described herself as a world­class fault­finder，almost always __3__ by things.People were always doing things that annoyed her，and __4__ was ever good enough.She was highly self­critical and also found fault with her friends.She became a really __5__ person.

　　Unfortunately，it took a horrible accident to change her __6__.Her best friend was seriously hurt in a car crash.What made it almost __7__ to deal with was that the day before the __8__，Kerry had visited her friend and had spent the whole time criticizing her __9__ of boyfriends，the way she was living，the way she related to her mother，and various other things she felt she needed to __10__.It wasn't until her friend was badly hurt that Kerry became __11__ her habit of finding fault.Very quickly，she learned to appreciate life rather than to __12__ everything so harshly(刻薄)．She was able to transfer her new wisdom to other parts of her __13__ as well.

　　Perhaps most of us aren't as extreme at fault­finding，__14__ when we're honest，we can be sharply __15__ of the world.I'm not suggesting you __16__ problems，or that you pretend things are __17__ than they are，but simply that you learn to allow things to be as they are—__18__ most of the time，and especially when it's not a really big __19__.

　　Train yourself to “bite your tongue”，and with a little __20__，you'll get really good at letting things go.And when you do，you'll get back your enthusiasm and love for life.

　　文章大意：文章通过一则事例说明在生活中总是吹毛求疵的话，日子会变得很艰难，人们应该学会宽容，并介绍了挑剔者重新获得对生活的爱和热情的技巧。

　　1．A.lonely B．great

　　C．quiet D．uneasy

　　答案：B　句意为：然而，当你不再忙于挑错时，生活会变得美好。lonely意为“孤独的”；great意为“美好的”；quiet意为“安静的”；uneasy意为“心神不宁的；担心的”。从4、5空所在的句子People were always doing things that annoyed her，...可以看出，喜欢找茬的人是不开心的，而相反，如果不忙于挑错，生活会很美好，故选B项。

　　2．A.received B．answered

　　C．expected D．rejected

　　答案：A　背景常识题。句意为：几年前我收到一位叫克里的17岁女孩的来信……后文介绍信件的内容，所以这里表达的是“收到了”来信。receive意为“收到”；answer意为“回答”；expect意为“期望”；reject意为“拒绝”。故选A项。

　　3．A.threatened B．interrupted

　　C．bothered D．spoiled

　　答案：C　句意为：……几乎总是被(各种)事情困扰。threaten意为“威胁”；interrupt意为“打断”；bother意为“烦扰”；spoil意为“溺爱；宠坏”。再结合该空后的“人们总是做各种各样的事情烦扰她”，其中annoy与bother意义相近，故选C项。

　　4．A.anything B．everything

　　C．something D．nothing

　　答案：D　句意为：人们总是做各种各样的事情烦扰她，从来没有什么事情足够好(令她满意)。根据句意可知选nothing，表示完全否定。

　　5．A.caring B．boring

　　C．interesting D．surprising

　　答案：B　caring意为“关心他人的”；boring意为“令人厌烦的，乏味的”；interesting意为“有趣的”；surprising意为“令人惊讶的”。根据该空前一句“她对自己及朋友都很挑剔，总是吹毛求疵”可知，她是个“令人厌烦的人”。故选B项。

　　6．A.attitude B．plan

　　C．measure D．explanation

　　答案：A　attitude意为“态度”；plan意为“计划”；measure意为“措施”；explanation意为“解释”。克里的挑剔是一种对待生活的“态度”，且本段介绍克里的一个朋友发生了事故，这件事迫使她改变了自己的态度。故选A项。

　　7．A.urgent B．unnecessary

　　C．certain D．impossible

　　答案：D　urgent意为“急迫的”；unnecessary意为“没必要的”；certain意为“确定的”；impossible意为“不可能的”。下文告诉我们，克里在朋友出事的前一天晚上，按自己的生活态度把朋友生活上的各个方面数落了一遍，态度极为苛刻。这让克里觉得自己的所作所为难以接受，很难面对自己曾经对朋友这样吹毛求疵的事实。

　　8．A.occasion B．event

　　C．accident D．adventure

　　答案：C　本句话介绍的是克里在事故发生之前对朋友挑剔的事情，又根据段首的a horrible accident可知“事故”是一个时间节点，由此可推断这里是表达“在事故前一天”。故选C项。

　　9．A.memory B．notice

　　C．evidence D．choice

　　答案：D　memory意为“记忆”；notice意为“注意”；evidence意为“证据”；choice意为“选择”。由语境可知，这里指的是“选择”男友。故选D项。

　　10．A.hear B．contribute

　　C．express D．admit

　　答案：C　根据句意“……以及其他各种她觉得需要表达(她的意见)的事情”，句中9空前的criticizing意思是“批评”，与选项C“表达(某人的意见)”意义相近。故选C项。

　　11．A.aware of B．afraid of

　　C．curious about D．confused about

　　答案：A　句意为：直到她朋友严重受伤后，她才意识到自己挑剔的习惯。(become)aware of意为“(开始)意识到”；(become)afraid of意为“(变得)害怕”；(become)curious about意为“(变得)对……好奇”；(become)confused about意为“(变得)对……困惑”。此处指的是朋友的遭遇使她意识到了自己的这一坏习惯，故选A项。

　　12．A.discuss B．realize

　　C．judge D．settle

　　答案：C　句意为：很快，她学会了欣赏生活而不是刻薄地去评判每一件事。judge“评判”与前文中的criticize相呼应，与appreciate“欣赏”形成对比，表明她的态度的转变。故选C项。

　　13．A.family B．life

　　C．career D．education

　　答案：B　句意为：她能够把这种新的智慧运用到生活的其他方面。family意为“家庭(成员)”；life意为“生活”；career意为“事业”；education意为“教育”。根据12空前的appreciate life可知，该空选life最合适。故选B项。

　　14．A.so B．or

　　C．but D．for

　　答案：C　句意为：也许我们大部分人并不是极端地吹毛求疵，但当我们坦率起来时，也可能会尖锐地评判这个世界。so表结果；or表选择；but表转折；for表原因。根据语境可知这里表转折，故选C项。

　　15．A.proud B．sure

　　C．hopeful D．critical

　　答案：D　根据句中的when we're honest可知，每个人都可能会尖锐地评判(criticize)这个世界。其余选项中，proud意为“自豪的”；sure意为“确信的”；hopeful意为“有希望的”，均不符合语境。故选D项。

　　16．A.face B．create

　　C．solve D．ignore

　　答案：D　本句话是对首句的进一步解释，句意为：我不是建议你忽略问题，或者假装事情要比他们本身更好，不过仅仅是允许事情按自己的规律发展……句中的or表示选择，根据句中的not suggesting和pretend可知用“忽略”合适。

　　17．A.rarer B．better

　　C．stranger D．worse

　　答案：B　根据上题的解释，“假装”可能是事情的好的方面，因此用better合适。

　　18．A.at least B．at last

　　C．by far D．so far

　　答案：A　句意为：……不过仅仅是允许事情按自己的规律发展——至少在大多数时候……at least意为“至少”；at last意为“最后”；by far意为“(与形容词、副词的比较级或最高级连用)最；无疑；很”；so far意为“到目前为止”。根据语境可知，修饰时间状语“大多数时间”用at least搭配更合适。故选A项。

　　19．A.task B．deal

　　C．result D．duty

　　答案：B　背景常识题。句意为：……尤其是当它不是真正的大事时。task意为“任务”；deal意为“协议；交易”；result意为“结果”；duty意为“义务”。对比前面的things可知用deal最合适，not a big deal表示“不是什么大事”，故选B项。

　　20．A.practice B．speech

　　C．rest D．pity

　　答案：A　句意为：训练自己“忍住不说”，经过一点点练习，你会真正地学会顺其自然。practice与train对应，符合语境，故选A项。

　　(五)析逻辑，找答案

　　(2016·浙江)

　　I had worried myself sick over Simon's mother coming to see me.I was a new __1__， 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.__2___ he was a bright student.He discussed adult subjects with nearly adult comprehension.His work in no way reflected his__3___ .

　　So when Simon's mother entered the room, my palms(手掌心)were sweating.I was completely__4___ for her kisses on both my cheeks.“I came to thank you，” she said, surprising me beyond speech.__5__ me, Simon had become a different person.He talked of how he__6__ me, he had begun to make friends, and for the first time in his twelve years, he had __7___ spent an afternoon at a friend's house.She wanted to tell me how grateful she was for the __8___I had nurtured(培养) in her son.She kissed me again and left.

　　I sat, stunned (惊呆), for about half an hour, __9__ what had just happened.How did I make such a life­changing difference to that boy without __10___ knowing it? What I finally came to __11___ was one day, several months before, when some students were __12___ reports in the front of the class, Jeanne spoke __13__， and to encourage her to raise her voice, I had said, “Speak up.Simon's the expert on this.He is the __14___ one you have to convince, and he can't hear you in the __15___ of the room.” That was it.From that day on, Simon had sat up straighter, paid more attention, __16__ more, and became happy.And it was all because he __17__to be the last kid in the last row.The boy who most needed __18___ was the one who took the last seat that day.

　　It taught me the most__19__ lesson over the years of my teaching career, and I'm thankful that it came __20___ and positively.A small kindness can indeed make a difference.

　　文章大意：本文主要讲述了“我”作为一位新老师所经历的一件意想不到的事情：一个成绩非常差，书写糟糕的孩子的母亲竟然来感谢我对孩子的教导。感谢“我”给孩子带来的改变，“我”经过一番思索之后才恍然大悟。

　　1．A.cleaner B．reporter

　　C．monitor D．teacher

　　答案：D　词汇复现及逻辑推理题。根据下文中提到的I gave an honest account of the students' work.和后面的描述可知，“我”是一名新老师。

　　2．A.Or B．And

　　C．But D．So

　　答案：C　逻辑推理题。根据上面的叙述the grades were awfully low和He couldn't read his own handwriting可知：他的成绩差并且字也不好看，“但是”他是一个“bright”的学生。由此可知，上下句之间表示转折关系。

　　3．A.courage B．abilities

　　C．feelings D．dream

　　答案：B　逻辑推理题。他很聪明，能用成人的理解力去讨论成人的问题，他的作品(写的字)绝不可能反映出他的能力(ability)。

　　4．A.desperate B．responsible

　　C．unprepared D．unsuitable

　　答案：C　逻辑推理题。前文写到手心都是汗，后文提到Simon妈妈的吻以及感谢，加上第一段描述孩子成绩差，“我”又是个新老师，所以完全没有预料到(unprepared)Simon妈妈竟然是这么热情。

　　5．A.Because of B．In spite of

　　C．Apart from

　　D．As for

　　答案：A　逻辑推理题。前句Simon的妈妈说是来谢谢“我”，而谢谢的原因从后句可以推出来，Simon变得不一样，会交朋友等，这都是由于“我”。 because of由于，因为。

　　6．A.loved B．envied

　　C．pleased D．criticized

　　答案：A　词语辨析题。从前后文语境来看，孩子是喜欢(love)老师的。envy嫉妒；please取悦；criticize批评。

　　7．A.gradually B．constantly

　　C．recently D．obviously

　　答案：C　词语辨析题。gradually逐渐地；constantly连续不断地；recently最近；obviously明显地。此处表示“最近他12年来第一次可以在朋友家待一下午”。

　　8．A.self­respect B．self­doubt

　　C．self­pity D．self­defense

　　答案：A　逻辑推理题。self­respect自尊；self­doubt自我怀疑；self­pity自我怜惜；self­defense自我保护。Simon妈妈是想要告诉老师孩子的改变，此处肯定选择褒义词，表示孩子正在向好的方向发展，A项符合上下文语境。

　　9．A.imagining B．observing

　　C．wondering D．regretting

　　答案：C　逻辑推理题。“我”惊呆了，花了半个小时坐在那边一直在想刚刚发生了什么，事情是不是真的。wonder想知道。

　　10．A.also B．even

　　C．always D．still

　　答案：B　逻辑推理题。她很困惑在自己是个新老师甚至(even)不了解这个孩子的情况的时候为什么Simon会变化那么大？

　　11．A.expect B．remember

　　C．believe D．accept

　　答案：B　逻辑推理题。前文交代坐在那儿花了半小时的时间在想，后文交代是几个月前的某一天，说明作者是在记起(remember)为什么Simon变化会那么大。

　　12．A.writing B．reviewing

　　C．editing

　　D．giving

　　答案：D　逻辑推理题。根据下文中的in the front of the class和动词spoke，说明是在作报告。give a report作报告。

　　13．A.quietly B．repeatedly

　　C．quickly D．firmly

　　答案：A　词语辨析题。后文“我”鼓励Jeanne要speak up。说明原来Jeanne声音太小了，只有A选项合适。quietly安静地；repeatedly重复地；quickly迅速地；firmly坚定地。

　　14．A.lucky

　　B．lonely

　　C．only D．likely

　　答案：C　词语辨析题。他是唯一(only)一个你必须说服的人。lucky幸运的；lonely孤单的；only仅仅；likely可能的。

　　15．A.entrance B．middle

　　C．front D．back

　　答案：D　逻辑推理题。此处表示“你说话声音不大的话最后一排的人听不到”。

　　16．A.slept

　　B．smiled

　　C．shouted D．quarreled

　　答案：B　原词复现题。“我”在鼓励Jeanne的时候，提到了Simon，Simon觉得自己被老师关注到了，所以开始变得不同，再根据后面的and became happy可知B项正确。

　　17．A.intended B．pretended

　　C．refused

　　D．happened

　　答案：D　逻辑推理题。根据上下文的表述，“我”明白过来根源是碰巧(happen)他坐在最后一排，于是才有了这样的一个故事的发生与转变。

　　18．A.change B．praise

　　C．thanks D．visits

　　答案：B　逻辑推理题。Simon是由于“我”在鼓励Jeanne的时候顺带得到了“我”的肯定，于是便变得不同了，说明孩子特别需要肯定，需要表扬(praise)。

　　19．A.difficult B．painful

　　C．valuable D．enjoyable

　　答案：C　词语辨析题。“我”认为这一次经历带给“我”最有价值的一次课。difficult困难的；painful痛苦的；valuable有价值的；enjoyable享受的。

　　20．A.early

　　B．slowly

　　C．frequently D．occasionally

　　答案：A　逻辑推理题。“我”很感激这件事发生在“我”教学生涯的早期，前文提到作者是位新老师。early符合语境。