第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

When I was about 12, I suddenly developed a great passion (strong feeling) for writing poetry. I gave up all my other hobbies, such as 36 stamps, and spent all my 37  time reading poetry and writing it. This habit of writing poetry on every possible time soon got me 38  trouble at school. If a lesson didn’t interest me, I 39 take out my notebook and start 40  poems in class. Of course I 41 this very cautiously, but it was not 42 I got caught. One day while I was 43 writing a poem during a geography lesson, I looked up to 44 the teacher standing over me, fuming with anger because I was not 45 attention. He tore the poem up, with a 46 not to waste time in his lesson.

47 I felt certain that I had written a good poem , 48 that evening I wrote it out again from 49．Not long after, I read 50 a poetry contest and I decided to send in my poem. Weeks later, long after I had given up 51, I got a letter informing me that I had won first 52．Everyone at school was very surprised, 53 the geography teacher, who 54 me more carefully than ever. He 55 that I not write poetry in his class!

36．A．gathering           B．collecting     C．keeping      D．picking

37．A．spare        B．important      C．extra          D．other

38．A．with          B．to             C．into         D．on

39．A．might         B．ought to      C．should      D．would

40．A．writing      B．reading        C．reciting        D．enjoying

41．A．made          B．got           C．opened        D．did

42．A．long ago      B．long before    C．soon after     D．soon before

43．A．happy       B．angry        C．busy         D．sad

44．A．find         B．warn        C．ask          D．answer

45．A．calling             B．devoting     C．giving         D．paying

46．A．notice       B．look        C．warning      D．word

47．A．At the same         B．All the same  C．At the time   D．The same as

48．A．so           B．and          C．as            D．since

49．A．brain         B．memory            C．mind          D．reciting

50．A．through      B．courage      C．hope         D．wish

52．A．victory       B．position      C．prize         D．gift

53．A．expect        B．besides        C．as well as     D．especially

54．A．guarded      B．watched      C．observed      D．inspected

55．A．suggested     B．requested     C．promised      D．insisted

 

There was a story many years ago of a school teacher — Mrs. Thompson. She told the children on the first day that she loved them all the same. But that was a lie. There in the front row was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard. He didn’t play well with the other children and he always needed a bath. She did not like him.

Then Mrs. Thompson got to know that Teddy was actually a very good boy before the death of his mother. Mrs. Thompson was ashamed of herself. She felt even worse when, like all her other students, Teddy brought her a Christmas present too. It was his mother’s perfume (香水)

Teddy said, “Mrs. Thompson, today you smell just like my Mom used to.” After the children left, she cried for at least an hour. On that very day, she stopped teaching reading, writing and math. Instead, she began to teach children.

Mrs. Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy. The boy’s mind seemed to come alive. The more she encouraged him, the faster he improved. By the end of the sixth grade, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class.

Six years went by before she got a note from Teddy. He wrote that he had finished high school and she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life. He went to college. Mrs. Thompson got two more letters from him with the last one signed: Theodore Stoddard, M.D. (医学博士).

The story doesn’t end there. On his wedding day, Dr. Stoddard whispered in Mrs. Thompson’s ear, “Thank you, Mrs. Thompson, for believing in me. You made me feel important and showed me that I could make a difference.”

Mrs. Thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back, “Teddy, you have it all wrong. You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn’t know how to teach until I met you.”

What did Mrs. Thompson do on the first day of school?

A. She made Teddy feel ashamed.

B. She asked the children to play with Teddy.

C. She changed Teddy’s seat to the front row.

D. She told the class something untrue about herself.

What did Mrs. Thompson find out about Teddy?

A. He told lies every now and then.

B. He was quite good at math.

C. He needed care from mother or someone like that.

D. He enjoyed playing with others.

In what way did Mrs. Thompson change after she received the gifts?

A. She taught fewer school subjects.

B. She became stricter with her students.

C. She no longer liked her job as a teacher.

D. She cared more about educating students.

Why did Teddy thank Mrs. Thompson at his wedding?

A. She had kept in touch with him.

B. She had given him encouragement.

C. She had sent him Christmas presents.

D. She had taught him how to judge people.

-Sorry, I couldn’t find the suitable shoes you need.

-      .

A．Thanks anyway

B．No problem

C．Don’t mention it

D．It’s all the same

 

 

 —Would you like to watch the basketball match with me this evening?

   —______. I like basketball very much.

     A. I’d love to            B. Not really     C. I wouldn’t go D. Thank you all the same

 

--- When shall we meet again ?　

--- Make it ____ day you like; it's all the same to me .

A. one 　　　　B. any 　　　　C. another 　　　D. some