Question

I once worked in a charter school(特许公立学校)．There students with serious problems were put in ___ .So when the year ended in May，only ____students sitting in the classes had been there since the doors____ in August.

Chad was one of them.He started out in my first semester ___ class.He had taken the course twice already ____ earning a credit(学分)，which was ____ at the school.He was too excited at times but fairly bright，and he never ____ a day of school during the first  semester.Chad earned credit for first semester Spanish and moved on to the second.

I noticed a huge ____ in him when he returned from Christmas vacation.He was quieter and worked harder.I was ____ by his big improvement.Towards the end of the spring semester，Chad missed several weeks of school.When he returned.He told me he was soon being sent to “year­round school”．

I ____ the “year­round school” was prison.I was _____ to learn that he had broken into someone's house.____ I wanted to give him an award，some teachers said，“You should give the award to someone else.” I considered it.____ in the end I decided to ____ Chad only on what he had done in my class.

Chad's sentencing had been delayed, and he ____ to school that day.He ___ reacted when I gave him an award for Most Improved.He hugged me ____ and said，“Thank you.Now I have___to show my mom.”

Chad didn't finish second semester Spanish，and he never got ____ for the course.But I'd like to think that ____ made a difference in his life.

1.A.sea  B．town  C．village  D．prison

2.A.a few  B．many  C．plenty of  D．few

3.A.started  B．closed  C．opened  D．broke

4.A.English  B．Chinese  C．Spanish  D．Japanese

5.A.with  B．without  C．on  D．for

6.A.special  B．usual  C．average  D．common

7.A.ignored  B．missed  C．spent  D．wasted

8.A.change  B．fear  C．trouble  D．concern

9.A.confirmed  B．puzzled  C．prevented  D．impressed

10.A.invented  B．recognized  C．discovered  D．realized

11.A.shocked  B．pleased  C．frightened  D．terrified

12.A.Before  B．Until  C．Unless  D．When

13.A.Then  B．But  C．Thus  D．Even

14.A.reward  B．determine  C．judge  D．defend

15.A.made it  B．got it  C．went it  D．caught it

16.A.excitedly  B．slowly  C．normally  D．hardly

17.．A.loosely  B．tightly  C．unwillingly  D．narrowly

18.A.everything  B．anything  C．something  D．nothing

19.A.credit  B．honour  C．support   D．bond

20.A.incident  B．award  C．sentence  D．hug

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.C

5.B

6.D

7.B

8.A

9.D

10.C

11.A

12.D

13.B

14.C

15.A

16.D

17.B

18.C

19.A

20.B

【解析】

1.1】答案 D [由下文中的the year­round school was prison可知，一些有严重问题的学生会被送进监狱。]

2.2】答案 A [因为有学生被送进监狱，所以到学期结束的时候，只有很少的学生待在班级里。]

3.3】答案 C [由上文中的 ended in May 可知，学校在8月开学。因为句子的主语是the doors，故选C。]

4.4】答案 C [由下文中的for first semester Spanish'可知，Chad选的是西班牙语课。]

5.5】答案 B [由语境可知，Chad已经上了两次同一门课。这次又选，说明他没有获得西班牙语的学分。]

6.6】答案 D [由上文有些学生进了监狱可知，完不成学分的现象在特许学校是一种常见的现象。special意为“特殊的；特别的”；usual意为“通常的”；average意为“平均的”；common意为“常见的”。]

7.7】答案 B [由语境可知，Chad没有缺课。ignore意为“忽视；忽略”；miss意为“错过”；spend意为“花费”；waste意为“浪费”。]

8.8】答案 A [由下文中他更安静了，学习更刻苦了可知，“我”注意到圣诞节结束后，Chad发生了巨大的变化。]

9.9】答案 D [由语境可知Chad的进步给“我”留下了深刻的印象。confirm意为“证实；批准”；puzzle意为“困惑”；prevent意为“阻止”；impress意为“使……有印象”。]

10.10】答案 C [由语境可知，“我”发现“year­round school”就是监狱。invent意为“发明”；recognize意为“认出”；discover意为“发现”；realize意为“意识到；实现”。]

11.11】答案 A [因为Chad在学校里表现很好，所以当“我”知道了Chad闯进别人的家时，“我”感到很震惊。shocked意为“震惊的”；pleased意为“高兴的”；frightened意为“害怕的”；terrified意为“恐惧的”。]

12.12】答案 D [由语境可知，当“我”想把进步最快奖给Chad时，有些老师反对。]

13.13】答案 B [由语境可知，“我”经过考虑后还是决定把这个奖给Chad。这与老师们的建议相反，句意表示转折，故选B。]

14.14】答案 C [由语境可知，“我”只想根据一个学生在校的情况评判他。reward意为“报酬；奖赏”；determine意为“决定；决心”；judge意为“判断”；defend意为“保卫”。]

15.15】答案 A [句意：Chad的判决延期了。那天，他上学了。make it to意为 “到达某地”。]

16.16】答案 D [Chad根本就没有预料到老师会给他一个奖。因此当“我”给他进步最快奖时，他几乎没有反应过来。]

17.17】答案 B [Chad非常感激“我”，于是他紧紧地拥抱了“我”。]

18.18】答案 C [句意：我现在有东西给母亲看了。]

19.19】答案 A [由上文多次提到“credit”可知，此处表示Chad还是没有拿到西班牙语的学分。]

20.20】答案 B [由上文中“我”给他颁了进步最快奖可知，“我”希望这一奖项能对他的一生有影响。]