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　　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(培養(yǎng)) in her son. She kissed me again and left.

　　I sat, stunned (驚呆), 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：本文是夾敘夾議的文章。因?yàn)闊o意中自己的一句表揚(yáng)的話語竟然改變了一個(gè)孩子，所以請(qǐng)不要吝嗇你的鼓勵(lì)的語言。

　　1.A.cleaner　　　　　　 B.reporter

　　C.monitor D.teacher

　　答案：D　由空后的I gave an honest account of the students' work可知，我是老師，故D項(xiàng)正確。

　　2.A.Or B.And

　　C.But D.So

　　答案：C　空前指“他的書寫自己都讀不出來”，而空后則說“他是個(gè)聰明的學(xué)生”，前后是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，要用并列連詞but連接并列句，故C項(xiàng)正確。

　　3.A.courage B.abilities

　　C.feelings D.dream

　　答案：B　上一句提到他幾乎是用成年人的理解來討論成年人的話題，所以，他的作業(yè)反映不出的應(yīng)該是他的能力，故ability(能力)符合語境，B項(xiàng)正確。

　　4.A.desperate B.responsible

　　C.unprepared D.unsuitable

　　答案：C　上一句提到當(dāng)西蒙的媽媽進(jìn)入房間時(shí)，我的手掌出汗了。當(dāng)她親吻我的兩頰時(shí)，是我意想不到的事情，也就是我完全沒有做好準(zhǔn)備。desperate絕望的，不顧一切的;responsible負(fù)責(zé)任的;unprepared沒做好準(zhǔn)備的;unsuitable不合適的。由語境可知C項(xiàng)正確。

　　5.A.Because of B.In spite of

　　C.Apart from D.As for

　　答案：A　上一句提到西蒙媽媽的話讓我啞口無言。因?yàn)槲�，西蒙才成了一個(gè)不同的人。because of因?yàn)?in spite of盡管;apart from除……之外(還);as for關(guān)于，至于。由語境可知A項(xiàng)正確。

　　6.A.loved B.envied

　　C.pleased D.criticized

　　答案：A　由前后語境可知，西蒙對(duì)媽媽說的是喜歡(love)我而非envy(妒忌)，please(使?jié)M足)，criticize(批評(píng))，故A項(xiàng)正確。

　　7.A.gradually B.constantly

　　C.recently D.obviously

　　答案：C　由語境可知，此處表示第一次在他人生的前12年里，他近來在朋友家里呆了一下午。gradually逐漸地;constantly 經(jīng)常地;recently近來，最近;obviously顯而易見地。由語境可知C項(xiàng)正確。

　　8.A.self­respect B.self­doubt

　　C.self­pity D.self­defense

　　答案：A　由前后語境可知，西蒙媽媽感激我的是我培養(yǎng)了孩子的自尊(self­respect)而不是self­doubt(自我懷疑)，self­pity(自憐)，self­defense(自衛(wèi))，故 A項(xiàng)正確。

　　9.A.imagining B.observing

　　C.wondering D.regretting

　　答案：C　由前后語境可知，我沒想到西蒙的媽媽會(huì)來，她說的話也是我意想不到的，因此，我驚呆了，接近半個(gè)小時(shí)的時(shí)間在疑惑到底發(fā)生了什么事。imagine想象;observe觀測(cè);wonder疑惑，想知道;regret遺憾，后悔。由語境可知C項(xiàng)正確。

　　10.A.also B.even

　　C.always D.still

　　答案：B　前面西蒙的媽媽提到，我改變了西蒙，此處指“我對(duì)西蒙的改變起了這么大的作用，我甚至不知道”。even甚至，表示遞進(jìn)，符合語境，故B項(xiàng)正確。

　　11.A.expect B.remember

　　C.believe D.accept

　　答案：B　后面提到的某一天發(fā)生的事情應(yīng)該是我記起來的，故remember正確。expect期望，預(yù)料;believe相信;accept接受，均不合語境，故B項(xiàng)正確。

　　12.A.writing B.reviewing

　　C.editing D.giving

　　答案：D　由語境可知，學(xué)生們?cè)谌�班同學(xué)面前作報(bào)告。give reports作報(bào)告，為固定搭配，故D項(xiàng)正確。其他三項(xiàng)write寫;review復(fù)習(xí);edit編輯，均不合語境。

　　13.A.quietly B.repeatedly

　　C.quickly D.firmly

　　答案：A　由空后的speak up(大聲說出來)可知，詹妮是在輕輕的說話，故A項(xiàng)正確。repeatedly重復(fù)地;quickly迅速地;firmly堅(jiān)定地，均不合語境。

　　14.A.lucky B.lonely

　　C.only D.likely

　　答案：C　前一句提到，西蒙是這方面的專家，你只要讓他信服就好了;也就是說，他是唯一一個(gè)你得使其信服的人，故選only，而非lucky幸運(yùn)的，lonely孤獨(dú)的與likely可能的。

　　15.A.entrance B.middle

　　C.front D.back

　　答案：D　前面提到，詹妮說話聲音小，自然是坐在教室后面的同學(xué)聽不見，故D項(xiàng)back符合語境。

　　16.A.slept B.smiled

　　C.shouted D.quarreled

　　答案：B　這就是西蒙變化的轉(zhuǎn)折點(diǎn)。他坐得更直了，注意力更集中了，微笑更多了，變得快樂了。與 sit up straighter, pay more attention，become happy并列的只能是smile，而非sleep(睡覺)，shout(大聲喊), quarrel(吵架)，故B項(xiàng)正確。

　　17.A.intended B.pretended

　　C.refused D.happened

　　答案：D　前面提到，我讓詹妮說話大點(diǎn)聲，因?yàn)樽�在后面的同學(xué)聽不見，而恰好西蒙就是坐在最后一排的最后一名同學(xué)。happen to be碰巧是，符合語境。

　　18.A.change B.praise

　　C.thanks D.visits

　　答案：B　由前面的語境可知，就是無意當(dāng)中的一句表揚(yáng)的話竟然改變了一個(gè)孩子。也就是說，那天最需要表揚(yáng)的孩子就是坐在最后排的那個(gè)。故B項(xiàng)正確。

　　19.A.difficult B.painful

　　C.valuable D.enjoyable

　　答案：C　前面那個(gè)故事使我學(xué)到了我多年教學(xué)生涯的一個(gè)很有價(jià)值的經(jīng)驗(yàn)教訓(xùn)。difficult困難的;painful痛苦的;valuable有價(jià)值的;enjoyable令人愉快的。由語境可知，這件事情讓我受益頗多，自然是有價(jià)值的，故C項(xiàng)正確。

　　20A.early B.slowly

　　C.frequently D.occasionally

　　答案：A　由語境可知，西蒙的改變還不算晚，并且是朝著好的方面改變，因?yàn)檫@樣我很感激。我無意當(dāng)中的一句表揚(yáng)的話語對(duì)西蒙的生活產(chǎn)生了如此巨大的影響。