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As a new teacher at Doull Primary School in Denver, Kyle Schwartz thought of a simple way to get to know her third graders, most of whom came from   16  families. She asked them to complete the   17  “I wish my teacher knew…” and share something about themselves.

Their   18  answers gave the teacher a chance to understand her students’ difficulties. “I wish my teacher knew I have no pencils to do my homework,”   19  one child. “I wish my teacher knew sometimes my reading homework is not signed（签名）, because my mom is not   20  a lot,” wrote another. Some shared hope for the   21  . “ I wish my teacher knew that I want to go to college.”

“Some notes are really heartbreaking,” Schwartz tells ABC News. “I care   22  about each of my students and I don’t want them to be poor forever.” She explains, “ I hoped to know   23  I could better support them. So I   24  to let them tell me what I needed to know. That was why I created the fill-in-the-blank exercise.”

  25  the third graders were allowed to answer anonymously（匿名）, most wanted to include names. And some were even excited to read their notes out loud.   26  one shy girl who bravely said that she was lonely. “After she told the class, ‘I don’t have friends to   27  me,’ I was worried what they would do.” Schwartz tells Us Weekly. “However, I felt encouraged to see how much support the other kids offered   28  . They invited  her to play at break and sit with them at lunch. You see,   29  have an unusual ability to express empathy（同情）.”

“The results have been   30  ,” says Schwartz. “It speaks to the importance of giving people a voice and really listening to them.”

1.A. traditional           B. friendly           C. poor          D. small

2.A. postcard            B. note              C. letter          D. diary

3.A. honest              B. polite             C. usual          D. right

4.A. suggested           B. copied            C. repeated        D. wrote

5.A. free                B. careless           C. famous        D. angry

6.A. society             B. course            C. research           D. future

7.A. secretly             B. deeply           C. nervously         D. directly

8.A. where             B. why              C. how              D. when

9.A. decided            B. refused           C. forgot             D. learned

10.A. Unless           B. Though             C. Because            D. Once

11.A. like              B. from             C. against         D. except

12.A. look for          B. talk about           C. depend on       D. play with

13.A. him             B. you                  C. her            D. me

14.A. children           B. teachers           C. parents          D. reporters

15.A. boring            B. surprising           C. worrying         D. relaxing

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.A

6.D

7.B

8.C

9.A

10.B

11.A

12.D

13.C

14.A

15.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了一位丹佛的小学老师Kyle Schwartz是一个新来的老师，她想弄清楚学生的情况，所以让学生填一个表格，学生都非常诚实地把自己的想法写了出来，有的还大胆地读出来了，没有想到的是同学们都很有同情地去帮助同学。

1.考查形容词及语境的理解。A. traditional传统的；B. friendly友好的； C. poor 贫穷的； D. small小的。句意：作为丹佛一个 Doull 小学的老师，Kyle Schwartz 想起一个简单的方法来了解她的三年级的学生，他们大多数来自贫穷家庭。根据I don’t want them to be poor forever可知，大部分是贫困家庭的学生。故选C。

2.2】考查名词及语境的理解。A. postcard 明信片； B. note便条，记录，笔记；C. letter 信；D. diary日记。句意：她请他们完成一个便条“我希望我的老师了解……”。根据“Some notes are really heartbreaking,”可知，这些是学生写的便条上的内容。故选B。

3.3】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. honest诚实的；B. polite礼貌的；C. usual通常的； D. right正确的。句意：他们诚实的答案给老师一个了解她的学生困难的机会。根据“It speaks to the importance of giving people a voice and really listening to them.”可知，学生说出了自己的心声。所以他们的答案都是诚实的。故选A。

4.4】考查动词及语境的理解。A. suggested 建议；B. copied 复制； C. repeated 重复；D. wrote写。句意：一个孩子写道：我希望我的老师知道我没有铅笔做作业。根据That was why I created the fill-in-the-blank exercise.或“I wish my teacher knew sometimes my reading homework is not signed（签名）, because my mom is not 20 a lot,” wrote another.可知，这是让学生填的一张表。所以这是学生写的。故选D。

5.5】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. free空闲的，自由的；B. careless粗心的；C. famous出名的； D. angry生气的。句意：我希望我的老师知道有时我的阅读作业没有签名，是因为我的妈妈没有空。根据my reading homework is not signed（签名）可知，是因为妈妈没有空，而没有签名。故选A。

6.6】考查名词及语境的理解。A. society社会；B. course课程； C. research研究；D. future未来。句意：一些学生分享了对未来的希望。根据“ I wish my teacher knew that I want to go to college.”上大学是未来的事情。故选D。

7.7】考查副词及语境的理解。A. secretly秘密地；B. deeply深深地；C. nervously紧张地；D. directly直接地。句意：我深深地关心我的每一个学生，我不想他们永远受穷。根据I don’t want them to be poor forever.” 可知，老师深深地关心着孩子们的未来。 故选B。

8.8】考查连词及语境的理解。A. where 哪里；B. why 为什么；C. how 如何，怎样； D. when什么时间。句意：我希望知道如何更好地支持他们。因为I could better support them.句中缺少的是状语，根据句意 故选C。

9.9】考查动词及语境的理解。A. decided决定；B. refused 拒绝； C. forgot忘记；D. learned学会。句意：因此我决定让他们告诉我我需要知道什么。根据That was why I created the fill-in-the-blank exercise.”

可知，填表的目的是了解学生的情况。故选A。

10.0】考查连词及语境的理解。A. Unless除非；B. Though尽管；C. Because 因为；D. Once一旦。句意：尽管三年级的学生可以匿名回答问题，但是大多数学生想要写上名字。根据句意故选B。

11.1】考查介词及语境的理解。A. like像；B. from来自； C. against反对；D. except除了。句意： 如一位害羞的女孩勇敢地说她是孤独的。根据some were even excited to read their notes out loud. 后面是对前面的举例。大声说出自己的想法。故选A。

12.2】考查动词短语及语境的理解。A. look for寻找； B. talk about 谈论；C. depend on依靠；D. play with和某人玩。句意：我没有和我玩的朋友。根据one shy girl who bravely said that she was lonely.可知，感到孤独的人是没有什么朋友的。故选D。

13.3】考查代词及语境的理解。A. him他；B. you你； C. her 她；D. me我。句意：可是，看到其他的孩子提供给她的帮助我感到很受鼓舞。根据They invited her to play at break and sit with them at lunch.可知，这里是提供给那个小女孩的帮助。 故选C。

14.4】考查名词及语境的理解。A. children孩子；B. teachers老师； C. parents父母；D. reporters记者。句意：你看，孩子们有一个不寻常的能力来表达同情心。根据They invited her to play at break and sit with them at lunch.可知，这里是提供给那个小女孩的帮助的孩子们。 故选A。

15.5】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. boring令人烦恼的；B. surprising令人吃惊的；C. worrying 令人担心的；D. relaxing令人放松的。句意：结果是令人吃惊的。根据It speaks to the importance of giving people a voice and really listening to them.”可知，让学生说出自己的心声，结果令人吃惊的。故选B。

考点：学校教育类短文。