Question

My son, Sam, struggled through elementary school. But his sixth grade teacher took the time to ____ Sam’s strengths and inspired him to be a better student.

On Valentine’s Day, my eleven-year-old son Sam ____ me to allow him to buy his teacher an enormous red heart-shaped box filled with chocolates. We compromised，and he ____ her a smaller but respectably sized heart. On his small ____ , $4.99 was a huge investment, and I was touched by his ____ .

Sam has not always loved teachers. He doesn’t yet admit that he ____ school, but he does like to hang out in his classroom after three o’ clock, and he is ____ about some class projects.

Last year, Sam’s most memorable achievement was having the longest “missing assignment” list in the ____ fifth grade. He ____ all year to keep his head above the academic sea. Many nights Sam sank into tears of ____ while working his way through another pile of homework.

I must admit I was ____ when I first met Mrs. Hogan. She was a ____ teacher. She seemed so young and sweet and inexperienced. How was this new teacher going to ____ a boy who had feared school?

As Iobserved this teacher’s ____ with my son at the end of each day, I realized that Sam’s inattentiveness and disorganization were not the ____ things that Mrs. Hogan noticed. She recognized Sam as a knowledgeable, capable student who loved to read. He managed to meet her ____.

Sam began to do his homework without numerous reminders ____ a major search through his crowded backpack. He brought home less and less class work. He ____ six A’s on his second-quarter report card.

I ____ don’t know how much of this miracle is due to the magic of Mrs. Hogan. I do know that my son loves his sixth grade teacher, and I think there is a ____ in relationships that can inspire children when nothing else can.

1.A. improve B. encourage C. push D. drive

2.A. advised B. promised C. allowed D. begged

3.A. bought B. agreed C. rejected D. met

4.A. standard B. Age C. budget D. basis

5.A. will B. cleverness C. generosity D. bravery

6.A. likes B. hates C. attends D. misses

7.A. annoyed B. excited C. surprised D. worried

8.A. remarkable B. favorable C. honorable D. entire

9.A. struggled B. intended C. failed D. continued

10.A. regret B. surprise C. frustration D. pleasure

11.A. interested B. concerned C. moved D. wrong

12.A. working B. caring C. rising D. beginning

13.A. lift up B. stay up C. sit up D. get up

14.A. cooperation B. relationship C. interaction D. discussion

15.A. precious B. interesting C. obvious D. primary

16.A. questions B. requests C. demands D. expectations

17.A. although B. or C. if D. so

18.A. marked B. accepted C. earned D. left

19.A. clearly B. strongly C. yet D. still

20.A. mass B. magic C. handwriting D.plan

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.C

11.B

12.D

13.A

14.C

15.D

16.D

17.B

18.C

19.D

20.B

【解析】

試題分析：文章介紹作者的兒子Sam在五年級時，學(xué)習(xí)有困難，但在六年級的時候，由于老師的鼓勵和肯定，他有了很大的改變和提高。

1. A. improve“提高”； B. encourage“鼓勵”； C. push“推動”； D. drive“駕駛；驅(qū)趕；迫使（某人）做某事”，根據(jù)下半句“ inspired him to be a better student.”可知，該句句意為“他六年級的老師‘鼓勵’他的長處，激勵他成為一名更好的學(xué)生�！惫收�確答案為B.

2.A. advised“建議”； B. promised“允諾，答應(yīng)”； C. allowed“允許”； D. begged“乞求”，根據(jù)下文“We compromised”（我們相互折中了一下），可知Sam乞求我讓他給老師買個大大的心形的裝滿巧克力的盒子，故正確答案為D.

3.A. bought “買”； B. agreed“同意”； C. rejected“拒絕”； D. met“遇到”，根據(jù)上文“ to allow him to buy his teacher an enormous red heart-shaped box filled with chocolates.”，可知該句意為“Sam給他的老師買了一個用小點的但體面的心形的盒子裝的巧克力”，即謂語動詞為 bought “買”，故正確答案為A.

4.A. standard “標(biāo)準(zhǔn)”； B. age“年齡”； C. budget “預(yù)算”； D. basis“基礎(chǔ)”，根據(jù)該句中的“$4.99 was a huge investment”（4.99美元是一個巨大的投入。）可知，他的“預(yù)算”很小。故正確答案為C.

5. 考查名詞辨析。A. will“意志”； B. cleverness“聰明”； C. generosity“慷慨”；D. bravery“勇敢”，根據(jù)上文“ On his small ____ , $4.99 was a huge investment,”可知他花了對于他來說很多的錢來給老師買禮物，故“我”被他的“大方”所感動了。故正確答案為C.

6. 動詞辨析。. A. likes “喜歡”； B. hates“討厭”； C. attends“參加”； D. misses“想念；錯過”，根據(jù)下文“ but he does like to hang out in his classroom after three o’ clock,”（但是他不喜歡在3點后的班級里無所事事。）but表示轉(zhuǎn)折，所以Sam has not always loved teachers. He doesn’t yet admit that he ____ school,（Sam一直不喜歡老師。他（也）不承認(rèn)他‘喜歡’學(xué)校。）故正確答案為A.

7.A. annoyed“惱怒的”； B. excited“興奮的”； C. surprised“驚訝的”； D. worried“擔(dān)心的”，根據(jù)上文“ but he does like to hang out in his classroom after three o’ clock,”（但是他不喜歡在3點后的班級里無所事事。）”及該空所在“and he is ____ about some class projects.”and表示語意上的并列關(guān)系，所以該句句意為“對一些科目他感覺到‘興奮’。”，故正確答案為B.

8.A. remarkable“值得注意的，顯著的”； B. favorable“贊同的；有利的”； C. honorable“可敬的，光榮的”； D. entire“全體的，完全的”，該句句意：“去年Sam最值得記憶的成就是在‘整個’五年級不見的作業(yè)最多。”故正確答案為D.

9.A. struggled“斗爭；努力”； B. intended“打算”； C. failed“失敗”； D. continued“繼續(xù)”，因為當(dāng)時 Sam 的學(xué)業(yè)狀況極差，用“struggle”一詞，可描寫出他在學(xué)海中艱難地“掙扎”的狀況。故正確答案為A.

10.A. regret“后悔，遺憾”； B. surprise“驚訝”； C. frustration“挫折，失敗”； D. pleasure“快樂”，該句句意：“很多夜晚當(dāng)他努力地做另外一堆作業(yè)的時候都會流下‘挫敗’的淚水�！惫收�確答案為C.

11.A. interested“感興趣的”； B. concerned“擔(dān)心的，掛慮的；關(guān)切的，關(guān)心的”； C. move“感動的”； D. wrong“錯的”，根據(jù)下一句“ She seemed so young and sweet and inexperienced.”Mrs．Hogan 似乎是個沒經(jīng)驗的新老師，所以第一次見到這位老師時不免有些“擔(dān)心”。故正確答案為B.

12.A. working “工作”； B. caring“關(guān)心”； C. rising“升起，上漲”； D. beginning“開始”，仍是根據(jù)下文“She seemed so young and sweet and inexperienced.”可知這個老師是剛開始工作的老師，故正確答案為D.

13.A. lift up“舉起，提起；鼓舞”； B. stay up “熬夜”； C. sit up “端坐；熬夜”； D. get up“起床”，該句句意：“這樣一個新老師是否有能力‘激勵’一個已經(jīng)怕上學(xué)的孩子呢？”故正確答案為A.

14. A. cooperation “合作”；B. relationship “關(guān)系；C. interaction “互動”； D.discussion“討論”，該句句意：“在我觀察老師和‘我’兒子在每天的‘互動’的時候”，故正確答案為C.

15.A. precious“寶貴的”； B. interesting“有趣的”； C. obvious“顯而易見的”； D. primary“首要的，主要的；初期的”，根據(jù)下一句“She recognized Sam as a knowledgeable, capable student who loved to read. ”（老師認(rèn)為Sam是個愛讀書的有知識的、有能力的學(xué)生。）所以該句“ I realized that Sam’s inattentiveness and disorganization were not the ____ things that Mrs. Hogan noticed.”句意為“Sam的不專心和無序不是老師‘主要’注意的事情。”故正確答案為D.

16.A. questions“問題”； B. requests“請求，要求”； C. demands“要求；需求”； D. expectations“期待”，該句句意：“Sam達(dá)到了老師的‘期望’�！保ㄉ衔臎]提到老師對他有什么要求），故正確答案為D.

17.A. although “雖然，盡管”； B. or “或者”； C. if “如果”； D. so“所以”，該句句意：“Sam開始做作業(yè)不需要一遍遍的提醒或是在背包里尋找（作業(yè)）�！贝颂帯疤嵝选焙汀皩ふ摇笨梢杂眠x項B. or表示選擇關(guān)系，故正確答案為B.

18. A. marked“標(biāo)記”；B. accepted“接受”； C. earned“掙得；贏得”； D. left“離開”，該句句意：“在第二季度的成績單上他‘得’了6個A.”，故正確答案為C.

19. A. clearly“清楚地”； B. strongly“強(qiáng)烈地”； C. yet“仍然”（用于否定句中）； D. still“仍然，依然”（用于肯定句中），該句句意：“‘我’‘依然’不知道這個奇跡有多大程度上依賴與 Mrs. Hogan的魔力�！惫收�確答案為D.

20. A. mass“大量，大多；塊，堆，團(tuán)”； B. magic“魔法”； C. handwriting “書寫”； D. plan“計劃”，該句句意：“‘我’知道‘我’兒子喜歡他六年級的老師，而且‘我’認(rèn)為在人與人的關(guān)系中存在著可以激勵孩子的‘魔法’”，故正確答案為B.

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