Question

完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I was a new teacher, and I gave an honest mark on the students’ work. In Brain’s ___________, the grades were awfully low. He couldn’t read his own handwriting. But he was a ___________ student. He discussed adult subjects with nearly adult understanding. His work in no way reflected(反映) his___________.

I had worried myself sick over Brain’s mother coming to see me. So when Brain’s mother entered the room, my palms(手掌) were ___________ . I was completely unprepared for her kisses on both my cheeks. “I came to thank you,” she said, surprising me beyond speech. ___________ me, Brain had become a different person. She talked of how he ___________ me, he had begun to make friends, and for the first time in his twelve years, he had ___________ spent an afternoon at a friend’s house. She wanted to tell me how ___________ she was for the self-respect I had developed in her son. She kissed me again and left.

I sat, surprised, for about half an hour, ___________ what had just happened. How did I make such a life-changing difference to that boy without___________ knowing it? What I finally came to___________ was one day, when some students were___________ performances in front of the class. Jeanne spoke ___________ , and to encourage her to raise her voice, I said, “Speak up. Brain is the expert on this. He is the ___________ one you have to convince, and he can’t hear you in the ___________ of the room.” That was it. From that day on, Brain had sat up ___________ , paid more attention, smiled more, and became happy. And it was all because he ___________ to be the last kid in the last row. The boy who most needed ___________ was the one who took the last seat that day.

It taught me the most___________ lesson over the years of my teaching career, and I’m thankful that it came early and positively. A small kindness can indeed make a ___________ .

1.A. case B. mind C. opinion D. condition

2.A. ordinary B. bright C. curious D. generous

3.A. ability B. courage C. feelings D. dream

4.A. shaking B. sweating C. clapping D. waving

5.A. Because of B. In spite of C. Apart from D. In favor of

6.A. loved B. impressed C. pleased D. criticized

7.A. gradually B. steadily C. recently D. obviously

8.A. delightful B. grateful C. respectful D. painful

9.A. imagining B. wondering C. observing D. regretting

10.A. also B. even C. always D. still

11.A. expect B. accept C. believe D. remember

12.A. writing B. making C. editing D. speaking

13.A. silently B. firmly C. calmly D. quietly

14.A. lucky B. lonely C. very D. likely

15.A. entrance B. middle C. front D. back

16.A. straighter B. higher C. lower D. smoother

17.A. intended B. claimed C. attempted D. happened

18.A. change B. praise C. thanks D. visits

19.A. difficult B. lively C. valuable D. enjoyable

20.A. living B. difference C. effect D. breakthrough

Answer 1