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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。因為無意中自己的一句表揚的話語竟然改變了一個孩子，所以請不要吝嗇你的鼓勵的語言。

　　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“他是個聰明的學生”，前后是轉折關系，要用并列連詞but連接并列句，故C項正確。

　　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)反映不出的應該是他的能力，故ability(能力)符合語境，B項正確。

　　4.A.desperate B.responsible

　　C.unprepared D.unsuitable

　　答案：C　上一句提到當西蒙的媽媽進入房間時，我的手掌出汗了。當她親吻我的兩頰時，是我意想不到的事情，也就是我完全沒有做好準備。desperate絕望的，不顧一切的;responsible負責任的;unprepared沒做好準備的;unsuitable不合適的。由語境可知C項正確。

　　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。因為我，西蒙才成了一個不同的人。because of因為;in spite of盡管;apart from除……之外(還);as for關于，至于。由語境可知A項正確。

　　6.A.loved B.envied

　　C.pleased D.criticized

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

　　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 經常地;recently近來，最近;obviously顯而易見地。由語境可知C項正確。

　　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來，她說的話也是我意想不到的，因此，我驚呆了，接近半個小時的時間在疑惑到底發(fā)生了什么事。imagine想象;observe觀測;wonder疑惑，想知道;regret遺憾，后悔。由語境可知C項正確。

　　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，符合語境，故B項正確。

　　11.A.expect B.remember

　　C.believe D.accept

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

　　12.A.writing B.reviewing

　　C.editing D.giving

　　答案：D　由語境可知，學生們在全班同學面前作報告。give reports作報告，為固定搭配，故D項正確。其他三項write寫;review復習;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項正確。repeatedly重復地;quickly迅速地;firmly堅定地，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，他是唯一一個你得使其信服的人，故選only，而非lucky幸運的，lonely孤獨的與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聽不見，故D項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折點。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，我讓詹妮說話大點聲，因為坐在后面的同學聽不見，而恰好西蒙就是坐在最后一排的最后一名同學。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，就是無意當中的一句表揚的話竟然改變了一個孩子。也就是說，那天最需要表揚的孩子就是坐在最后排的那個。故B項正確。

　　19.A.difficult B.painful

　　C.valuable D.enjoyable

　　答案：C　前面那個故事使我學到了我多年教學生涯的一個很有價值的經驗教訓。difficult困難的;painful痛苦的;valuable有價值的;enjoyable令人愉快的。由語境可知，這件事情讓我受益頗多，自然是有價值的，故C項正確。

　　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，因為這樣我很感激。我無意當中的一句表揚的話語對西蒙的生活產生了如此巨大的影響。