完形填空（共15小题，计15分）
通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出一个最佳选项。
Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as a necessary   1  of the learning process. But too often as parents and teachers we deny this same right to our children. We convey(传达)  2   by words or by actions that failure is something to be ashamed of, that nothing but   3  performance pleases us.
  4 I see a child under this kind of pressure ,I think of Jack. He is a shy, nervous perfectionist. He   5 answered questions—he might be   6  .
I try my best to    7 his self-confidence. And I repeatedly  8  God for direction. But   9  changed until midterm, when Mary, a student teacher, came to our classroom.
One day we were working with math problems. Jack had copied the problems with care. 10  with his progress, I left the children with Mary .When I returned, Jack was in tears. He’d missed the third problem.
At that time, Mary got a box  11  with pencils from the desk we shared. “Look, Jack ! I’ve got something to show you.” she said.“ See these pencils, they belong to Mrs. Green and me. See how the erasers are   12  ? That’s because we make mistakes too. But we erase the mistakes and try   13  . That’s what you must learn to do, too.” Jack looked up with  14  in his eyes---the first time I’d see on his face that year.
Jack gradually believe him that it’s all  15 to make mistakes – as long as you erase them and try again.

完形填空（共15小题，计15分）

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出一个最佳选项。

Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as a necessary   1  of the learning process. But too often as parents and teachers we deny this same right to our children. We convey(传达)  2   by words or by actions that failure is something to be ashamed of, that nothing but   3  performance pleases us.

  4 I see a child under this kind of pressure ,I think of Jack. He is a shy, nervous perfectionist. He   5 answered questions—he might be   6  .

I try my best to    7 his self-confidence. And I repeatedly  8  God for direction. But   9  changed until midterm, when Mary, a student teacher, came to our classroom.

One day we were working with math problems. Jack had copied the problems with care. 10  with his progress, I left the children with Mary .When I returned, Jack was in tears. He’d missed the third problem.

At that time, Mary got a box  11  with pencils from the desk we shared. “Look, Jack ! I’ve got something to show you.” she said.“ See these pencils, they belong to Mrs. Green and me. See how the erasers are   12  ? That’s because we make mistakes too. But we erase the mistakes and try   13  . That’s what you must learn to do, too.” Jack looked up with  14  in his eyes---the first time I’d see on his face that year.

Jack gradually believe him that it’s all  15 to make mistakes – as long as you erase them and try again.

1.                A．life            B．part            C．game     D．show

2.                A．neither         B．nor            C．either    D．or

3.                A．high           B．bad            C．top  D．big

4.                A．When          B．While          C．As   D．Although

5.                A．always         B．sometimes      C．ever D．seldom

6.                A．right           B．wrong          C．mistake   D．fail

7.                A．start           B．set            C．establish  D．build

8.                A．told           B．asked          C．said D．spoke

9.                A．something      B．nothing         C．anything D．everything

10.               A．Kind           B．Nice           C．Great D．Pleased

11.               A．filled           B．full            C．deal  D．do

12.               A．broke          B．new           C．good D．worn

13.               A．once          B．again          C．too   D．either

14.               A．disappointment B．sadness        C．fear  D．love

15.               A．right           B．OK            C．well  D．good

　　　 We take most of our photos when we travel, but teens from Massachusetts, US, took photos of every corner of their own communities. And they found things they didn’t know before.

Gang graffiti（青少年团伙涂鸦）on public walls, a mother hugging her son, and abandoned（废弃的）buildings—these are photos teenagers took in Smerville, a city in Massachusetts.

It’s part of program to ask teenagers to care about the safety of their communities. They took photos and found problems.

“I found I was a photographer and I wanted to show people what I saw.” said Faith Blass, 15. Blass found some leaves with holes burned by cigarettes on a street, which expresses a possible smoking problem among teenagers.

“Even though I’ve lived in Somerville my whole life, from this program I got to see a new side of the town,” said Judcine Felix, 16. “I saw it more carefully and saw things I hadn’t seen before.

Felix took pictures of broken benches and a broken light bulb in the area where she used to live. She said she was shocked to see how bad the condition of the area is, compared with where she lives now.

More than 400 photos are on display in a city hall. One police officer said the photos were wonderful and caught people’s attention.

“This project taught us to read between the lines. Everything is not simply what it seems. Blass said. She said that the project is more than just adults getting children to do things instead it gave them a voice and taught them responsibility.

53. What did the teenagers from Massachusetts really do?

A. They draw pictures on public walls.　

B. They helped clear the abandoned buildings.

C. They worked for their communities as volunteers.　

D. They took photos of their communities and found problems.

54. When Blass found some leaves were burned with holes, she suggested that ____.

A. the area might not safe because there have been a fire.

B. it was done by some teenagers and they might smoke.

C. no other photographer had ever found this problem.

D. the cleaners on this street didn’t work hard.

55. From the story, we know that Felix _____________.

A. took pictures of the communities where she lives now.

B. doesn’t like the area where she lives now.

C. once moved from one community to another.

D. couldn’t believe the bad condition of her living area is.

56. What does the phrase “read between the lines” mean?

A. To learn how to read and memorize the lines.

B. To watch the blanks carefully between the lines.

C. To try to understand one’s real feelings from what they say or write.

D. To learn what responsDoes working out a math problem give you a headache?

Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as a necessary 　31 of the learning process. But too often as parents and teachers we deny this same right to our children. We convey(传达) 32 　by words or by actions that failure is something to be ashamed of, that nothing but 　33　 performance pleases us.

34 I see a child under this kind of pressure ,I think of Jack. He is a shy, nervous perfectionist. He 　35 answered questions—he might be 　36 .

I try my best to 　37 his self-confidence. And I repeatedly 　38 　God for direction. But 　39 changed until midterm, when Mary, a student teacher, came to our classroom.

One day we were working with math problems. Jack had copied the problems with care. 40 with his progress, I left the children with Mary .When I returned, Jack was in tears. He’d missed the third problem.

At that time, Mary got a box 　41 with pencils from the desk we shared. “Look, Jack ! I’ve got something to show you.” she said.“ See these pencils, they belong to Mrs. Green and me. See how the erasers are 　42　 ? That’s because we make mistakes too. But we erase the mistakes and try 　43 . That’s what you must learn to do, too.” Jack looked up with 　44 in his eyes---the first time I’d see on his face that year.

Jack gradually believe him that it’s all 　45 to make mistakes – as long as you erase them and try again.

31. A. life　　　　　　　　　　 B. part　　　　　　　　　　　 C. game　　　　　　　　　　　 D. show

32. A. neither　　　　　　　　 B. nor　　　　　　　　　　　 C. either　　　　　　　　　　　 D. or

33. A. high　　　　　　　　　　 B. bad　　　　　　　　　　　 C. top　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. big

34. A. When　　　　　　　　 B. While　　　　　　　　　　 C. As　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Although

35. A. always　　　　　　　　 B. sometimes　　　　　　 C. ever　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. seldom

36. A. right　　　　　　　　　 B. wrong　　　　　　　　　 C. mistake　　　　　　　　　　 D. fail

37. A. start　　　　　　　　　 B. set　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. establish　　　　　　　　　 D. build

38. A. told　　　　　　　　　　 B. asked　　　　　　　　　　 C. said　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. spoke

39. A. something 　　　　 B. nothing　　　　　　　　　 C. anything　　　　　　　　　 D. everything

40. A. Kind　　　　　　　　　 B. Nice　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Great　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Pleased

41. A. filled　　　　　　　　　 B. full　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. deal　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. do

42. A. broke　　　　　　　　　 B. new　　　　　　　　　　　 C. good　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. worn

43. A. once　　　　　　　　　 B. again　　　　　　　　　　 C. too　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. either

44. A. disappointment　　 B. sadness　　　　　　　　 C. fear　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. love

45. A. right　　　　　　　　　 B. OK　　　　　　　　　　　 C. well　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. good