Question

In high school I had a math teacher, Mrs．Davies, who took her job seriously and expected her students to put forth the same degree of commitment． Strict but fair, she held our attention with her time-proven approach． One of her          was for students who were more advanced academically． I chose to              it and soon realized that the course was a bit over my head． I       with the complex problems that others seemed to learn without much effort

One Friday we were tested     our ability to use a theorem（定理） that no one in the class thoroughly understood． The teacher would      our papers based on our ability to progress through the problem which easily filled two pages of formulaic notations（公式符号）． I was absolutely     ． Finally, I didn't use the required theorem． Instead, I decided to use more familiar theorems to arrive at an     ． I knew I had failed because I hadn't done the   43   assignment．l became resigned to my fate．

Our test papers were      back the following Monday． Everyone received a "C" except for me To my surprise,  I received an "A"． I     that there must be a mistake． I watched     as the teacher approached my desk, smiled, and asked for my test     back． She then went back to copy my work onto the blackboard,      the class how I had arrived at the correct answer． "Mathematics is meant to be a creative tool, pushing our minds to a rewarding answer," she said with confidence．      I didn't use the required theorem, she seemed genuinely proud of how I'd worked through the problem． The class saw her fold my test paper and put it into her textbook． She announced that it would be      with future classes

My teacher would have been justified in giving me a      grade． Instead, she used the    to deeply influence a student who often struggled． And after forty years, I still cherish the     ． It helped change my self-image． I     up to a broad boundary of possibilities which has made my life an adventure． She understood that teaching went beyond strict demands and could be used to   ．Thank you, Mrs．Davies．

1.A． ways          B． tasks          C．tests          D． classes

2.A． run           B． take           C．teach          D． like

3.A． compared      B． struggled      C．connected      D． argued

4.A． on            B． at             C．of             D． for

5.A． explain       B． collect        C．print          D． grade

6.A． tired         B． curious        C．lost           D． content

7.A． effect        B． end            C．answer         D． interest

8.A． completed     B． proved         C．fixed          D． required

9.A． handed        B． held           C．thrown         D． dated

10.A． hoped        B． assumed        C．declared       D． dreamed

11.A． angrily      B． regretfully    C．disappointedl  D． nervously

12.A． paper        B． score          C．question       D． method

13.A． helping      B． following      C．showing        D． praising

14.A． Since        B． Unless         C．Though         D． Because

15.A． shared       B． exchanged      C． practiced     D． checked

16.A． friendly     B． failing        C． corrected     D． wrong

17.A． possibility  B． creation       C． intention     D．opportunity

18.A． change       B． memory         C． school        D． life

19.A． opened       B． kept           C． made          D． looked

20.A． learn        B． survive        C．inspire        D． manage

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.C

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.B

11.D

12.A

13.C

14.C

15.A

16.B

17.D

18.B

19.A

20.C

【解析】

1.本空考查名词基本含义的辨析。A． ways 方法；B． tasks任务；C．tests测试； D． classes班级。根据下文的for the students，应是classes。故选D。

2.本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。A． run 跑；B． take带走；C．teach教；D． like喜欢。take a class/lesson上课。故选B。

3.本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。A． compared比较；B． struggled挣扎，斗争，努力；C．connected连接；D． argued争论。根据下文的the complex problems说明作者学习这些复杂的问题很吃力、努力。故选B

4.本空考查介词基本含义的辨析。test sb. on sth.就……测试某人。on就，关于。故选A。

5.本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。A． explain解释；B． collect收集；C．print打印； D． grade分级，分等，分类。根据下文的based on our ability可知是根据我们的能力将试卷分类。故选D。

6.本空考查形容词基本含义的辨析。A． tired疲劳的；B． curious好奇的；C．lost丢失的，迷路的；D． content满意的。根据下文应是“我迷惑不解”，也就是我迷惑了，不知道如何解答题目。故选C。

7.本空考查名词基本含义的辨析。A． effect影响；B． end结尾；C．answer回答； D. interest兴趣。根据前文的问题可知解出答案arrive at an answer。故选C。

8.本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。A． completed完成；B． proved证明； C．fixed修理；D． required要求。根据前文的required判断。故选D。

9.本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。A． handed递给；B． held举行；C．thrown扔；D． dated追溯。hand back the papers发放试卷。根据下文的the following Monday应是老师阅完试卷发回给学生。故选A。

10.本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。A．hoped希望；B．assumed 假定，猜想；C．declared声明；D．dreamed梦想。根据前文别人都得了C，而我得了A，应是“猜想”。故选B。

11.本空考查副词基本含义的辨析。A． angrily生气地；B． regretfully遗憾地；C．disappointedly失望地；D． nervously紧张地。根据前文的there must be a mistake这是作者的猜想，作者应是很紧张地看着老师走进他的课桌。故选D。

12.本空考查名词基本含义的辨析。A． paper纸；B． score 分数；C．question问题； D． method方法。根据前文的paper判断是作者认为老师想要回试卷。故选A。

13.本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。A． helping帮助；B．following跟随；C．showing展示；D． praising表扬。根据前文copy my work onto the blackboard是老师将作者的试卷展示给学生们。故选C。

14.本空考查连词基本含义的辨析。A． Since自从；B． Unless除非；C．Though尽管，虽然；D． Because因为。根据空后的主从句之间的关系判断。故选C。

15.本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。A．shared分享；B．exchanged交换；C．practiced练习；D．checked检查。根据前文是老师以作者为骄傲，此处将作者的试卷珍藏以便分享给老师今后的学生。故选A。

16.本空考查形容词基本含义的辨析。A．friendly友好的；B failing失败的；C corrected更正的；D wrong错误的。该句是与过去事实相反的虚拟语气，“我的老师本来能够公正地给我评个不及格”。故选B。

17.本空考查名词基本含义的辨析。A． possibility可能；B． creation创造；C． intention意欲，打算；D． opportunity机会。“相反，她使用了这次能够深刻影响一个正在奋斗的孩子的机会。”故选D。

18.本空考查名词基本含义的辨析。A．change改变；B．memory 记忆；C．school 学校；D．life生活。根据前文，这次记忆让作者一生铭记。故选B。

19.本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。A． opened打开，敞开；B． kept保持；C． made制作；D． Looked看。open up to向……敞开。我打开了一个广泛的可能性边界,这使我的生活一场冒险。故选A。

20.本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。A． learn 学会；B． survive生存下去；C．inspire激励；D． manage管理。根据下文的thank you判断，是老师的激励让作者心存感激。故选C。