Question

    The world needs love and many people need our help. Several years ago，my teachers asked me to take part in a program that helps those who are_____. Each week, I spend an hour in the classroom helping with schoolwork，art projects，games and other_____, including eating. My mother is a teacher, so I am used to helping children；however, I found that working with children with special needs would_____my life forever.

At first, I thought it would be_____to be with the children who are so different, but gradually I found there' ssomething special about these students. So there was no need to worry about it. Each Thursday I was welcomed by the smiling faces of Thomas, Joey and Missy. Thomas has to sit on the wheelchair. He communicates with simple words_____yes or no. Joey, a deaf girl, always welcomed me with a big smile. Missy was born with a kind of_____and it makes her really small for her age. In a normal classroom, it would be common to hear a teacher comfort a child who is tapping his pencil, speaking_____, or making unnecessary noises. However, here, shouts, cries, and other noises are_____. They' re signs of excitement and different ways of communicating.

Working with children with special needs has changed my life. It has made me_____others' needs. One of my teachers believes that we should be part of something bigger than______. I never realized how true this was until I worked with these children. I believe everyone should get out and do something that makes a difference.

1.A.uneducated B.homeless C.disabled

2.A.courses B.competitions C.activities

3.A.change B.waste C.save

4.A.nervous B.relaxing C.lively

5.A.except B.like C.against

6.A.ability B.illness C.habit

7.A.clearly B.politely C.loudly

8.A.mentioned B.stopped C.encouraged

9.A.refuse B.notice C.influence

10.A.ourselves B.yourselves C.themselves

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.A

4.A

5.B

6.B

7.C

8.C

9.B

10.A

【解析】

本文介绍了这个世界需要爱并且许多人需要帮助。我就参加了这样的一个项目。这个节目就是去帮助那些残疾人。

1.句意：几年前，我的老师让我参加一个帮助残疾人的项目。

考查形容词词义辨析。uneducated未受教育的；homeless无家可归的；disabled残疾的。根据sit on the wheelchair坐在轮椅上；Joey，a deaf girl乔伊，一个聋女，故选C。

2.句意：每周，我都会在教室里花一个小时帮助他们完成作业、艺术项目、游戏和其他活动，包括吃饭。

考查名词词义辨析。courses课程；competition竞争；activities活动．根据schoolwork，art project，games and other…，including eating功课，艺术项目，游戏和其它的肯定是活动了，包括吃饭，故选C。

3.句意：我母亲是一名教师，所以我习惯于帮助孩子；但是，我发现与有特殊需要的孩子一起工作会永远改变我的生活。

考查动词词义辨析。change 改变；waste浪费；save节省。考查固定词组change one's life 改变某人的生活。故选A。

4.句意：一开始，我以为和如此不同的孩子在一起会很紧张，但渐渐地，我发现这些学生有些特别。

考查形容词词义辨析。nervous紧张的；relaxing 放松的；lively活泼的。根据后句but gradually I found there's something special about these students．So there was no need to worry about it可以推出前面的At first，I thought it would be…to be with the children who are so different起初我想与这些特殊的孩子在一起肯定紧张。故选A。

5.句意：他用“是”或“否”这样简单的词交流。

考查介词词义辨析。except除…之外；like像；against反对．根据前句Thomas has to sit on the wheelchair，那么可以推出后面He communicates with simple words like yes or no他就用像yes或者no这样的简单的单词交流。故选B。

6.句意：米西生来就有一种病，对她这个年纪来说，这使她显得很渺小。

考查名词词义辨析。ability能力；illness疾病；habit习惯。根据Missy was born with a kind of…and it makes her really small for her age．米西相对于她的年龄来说真的很小，推测出那肯定是疾病使她这样。故选B。

7.句意：在正常的教室里，经常会听到老师安慰正在敲铅笔、大声说话或发出不必要的声音的孩子。

考查副词词义辨析。clearly清晰地；politely 礼貌地；loudly大声地。根据speaking…，or making unnecessary noises．和发出没有必要的噪音相并列的意思应该是大声说话。故选C。

8.句意：然而，在这里，叫声、哭声和其他噪音是被鼓励的。

考查动词词义辨析。mentioned提及；stopped停止；encouraged鼓励。根据前文In a normal classroom，it would be common to hear a teacher comfort a child who is tapping his pencil，speaking和后文They're signs of excitement and different ways of communicating．所以 However，here，shouts，cries，and other noises are…然而，这儿，大声喊，哭和其它的噪音都应该被鼓励，因为他们是残疾儿童。故选C。

9.句意：它让我注意到别人的需要。

考查动词词义辨析。refuse拒绝；notice注意；influence影响。根据Working with children with special needs has changed my life．与这些特殊需要的孩子在一起改变了我的生活，It has made me…others' needs，推知应该是它使我注意其他人的需要。故选B。

10.句意：我的一位老师认为我们应该成为比我们自己更伟大的事物的一部分。

考查反身代词词义辨析。ourselves我们自己；yourselves你们自己；themselves他们自己。根据One of my teachers believes that we should be part of something bigger than…我的一位老师相信我们应该怎样，说的是我们自己，应和从句的主语we保持一致。故选A。