Question

    Our words can be a valuable tool to cheer up a person who is down. By offering some kind words, we can help them face their present and future with courage.

A car accident happened to me when I was four years old, I had a scar (伤疤) below my nose. Because some children laughed ________ me and called me “scarface”, I had little confidence (自信). Although my parents told me that I was ________, I did not see myself that way.

One afternoon, when school ended, I remained in my ________, waiting for my mother. Miss Pratt sat at her desk with other teachers and talked. I looked at the clock and ________ it was time for me to get ready to leave. I put on my wool coat and hat. One of the teachers looked at my ________ and said with a surprise, “Who is that girl? She is really pretty in her clothes.” Miss Pratt's answer was, “I agree, Mary is pretty.”

Pretty! The word surprised me. Teachers would not ________. Maybe it was true that I looked pretty.

At that moment I made up my mind to be the ________ child in my class to learn the tables(乘法表). Whatever it took, and no matter how much time, I would do. No one was going to stop me. This time I ________ myself.

About one week later, Miss Pratt said to the class that I was the first one to learn the tables and she told us she was ________ me. The whole class smiled and gave me a big hand. For the first time, I felt truly good about myself. I knew I was ________ by Miss Pratt's words. This might not happen if I didn't hear those kind words. I will never forget the words.

1.A.over B.at C.with D.like

2.A.pretty B.smart C.brave D.polite

3.A.house B.office C.classroom D.garden

4.A.heard B.realized C.hoped D.suggested

5.A.hair B.back C.head D.face

6.A.lie B.agree C.listen D.help

7.A.last B.first C.second D.third

8.A.lost B.asked C.enjoyed D.trusted

9.A.proud of B.interested in C.angry with D.sad for

10.A.hurt B.controlled C.encouraged D.protected

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.B

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.C

【解析】

文章大意：作者学生因为一场事故而在脸上留下了伤疤，作者因此没有了自信。后来作者受到Pratt小姐说的话鼓舞，最终改变了自己。

1.句意：因为有些孩子嘲笑我，叫我“疤脸”，我几乎没有信心。

考查介词。over从一侧到另一侧；at在；with和……在一起；like像。根据短语laugh at“嘲笑”和后面的me可知，这里要填at，故选B。

2.句意：虽然我的父母告诉我我是很漂亮的。

考查形容词。pretty漂亮的；smart聪明的；brave勇敢的；polite有礼貌的。因为作者脸上有疤痕，所以没有自信。因此这里要填pretty，故选A。

3.句意：我还在教室里。

考查名词。house房子；office办公室；classroom教室；garden花园。.根据前面的when school ended，可知这里要填classroom，表示：我还在教室里。故选C。

4.句意：我看了看钟，意识到是准备离开的时候了。

考查动词。heard听到；realized意识到；hoped希望；suggested建议。根据前面的I looked at the clock可知，这里要填realized，故选B。

5.句意：一个老师看到我的背面。

考查名词。hair头发；back背部；head头部；face脸部。根据老师说的She is really pretty in her clothes可知，老师看到了我的衣服，而不是看到我的头发，头和脸。所以这里要填back，故选B。

6.句意：老师不会撒谎。

考查动词。lie撒谎；agree同意；listen听；help帮助。根据下句Maybe it was true可知，这里要填lie，故选A。

7.句意：我下定决心要成为第一个学会乘法口诀的小孩。

考查序数词。last最后；first第一；second第二；third第三。根据最后一段的I was the first one to learn the tables可知，这里要填first，故选B。

8.句意：没有人会制止我，这次我信任自己。

考查动词。lost丢失；asked问；enjoyed享受；trusted信任。根据前句的No one was going to stop me可知，这里要填trust，故选D。

9.句意：她为我感到骄傲。

考查形容词短语。proud of为……骄傲；interested in感兴趣；angry with感到生气；sad for为…悲伤。因为我成为第一个学会乘法口诀的小孩，所以这里要填proud of，故选A。

10.句意：我知道我受到了Pratt小姐说的话鼓励。

考查动词。hurt伤害；controlled 控制；encouraged鼓励；protected保护。根据前面的分析可知，作者因为老师的说的话而恢复了鼓励，所以这里要填encouraged，故选C。