41. A. self－protection　 B. self－improvement　　 C. self－confidence　　 D. self－learning

40. A. always　 　　 　　 B. often　 　　　 　　 C. never　 　　　　　 　　　　 D. seldom

39. A. fear　　　 　　 　　 B. lesson 　 　　　　　 C. chance　　　　 　　　 　　　　　　 D. sense

38. A. suffering　　　 　　 B. object　 　 　　　　　 C. fall　　　 　　　　　　　 　 D. subject

37. A. correct 　　 　　 B. same　 　　　 　　 C. important　 　　　 　　　　 D. natural

36. A. small　　 　　 　　 B. basic　 　　　 　　 C. necessary　 　　　 　　　　 D. large

55．D　 用guess较幽默，也最能反映Trudy成功后的得意心情。

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Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as a　 36　 part of the learning process. But all too often as parents and teachers we disallow this　 37　 right to our children.

When I see a child　 38　 to this kind of pressure, I think of Donnie.

　　 Donnie was my youngest third grader. His　 39 　of failure kept him from classroom games that other children enjoyed. He 40 　answered questions - he might be wrong.

I tried my best to build his　 41. But nothing changed until midterm, when Mary Anne, a student teacher, was assigned (安排)to our classroom.

　 She was young and pretty, and she loved children. My pupils, Donnie included, 42 　her.

　 One morning, we were working math problems at the chalkboard. Donnie had 43　 the problems with painstaking neatness. Pleased with his progress, I 44 　the children with Mary Anne and went for art materials. When I returned, Donnie was in 45 . He’d missed the third problem.

　 My student teacher looked at me in despair. Suddenly her face　 46. From the desk we shared, she got a container filled with pencils.

　 "Look, Donnie," she said, kneeling beside him and gently 47 the tear?stained face from his arms. "I’ve got something to48 you." She removed the pencils, one at a time, and placed them on his desk.

　 "See these 49 , Donnie," she continued. "They belong to Mrs. Lindstrom and me. See how the erasers are 50 ? That’s because we make mistakes too.But we erase the mistakes and try again. That’s what you 51　 learn to do, too."

　　 She kissed him and stood up. "Here," she said, "I’ll leave one of these pencils on 52　 desk so you’ll remember that everybody makes mistakes, 53　 teachers." Donnie looked up with love in his eyes and a smile.

　　 The pencil became Donnie’s　 54 　possession. That, together with Mary Anne’s frequent encouragement, gradually 55　 him that it’s all right to make mistakes - as long as you erase them and try again.

54．B　 因风大多游了14 miles．

53．C　 cross意为“越过、横过、渡过”。

52．D　 Trudy已精废力尽，受到鼓舞后，倾尽余力。