Question

One morning, the door to the classroom opened and a new teacher, Mrs Cosby, walked in. She looked too ____ to handle us. And we sure gave her a ____ time，but she never lost her temper. And then came the last day of the first month. She ____ a bunch of papers”. We ____ the worst—a test. But oh no, it was something that totally ____ us.

Mrs Cosby asked us to come to the front of the class, and gave each of us a piece of ____, on which she had written what the student had been ____ at during the last month. You see, no one had ever ____ us. No one had ever liked us. We were constantly told what good - for - nothing Students we were. And here, ____，was someone who had been ____ us closely for a month. We made things as difficult for her as we could. And yet she could find something ____ to say about each of us.

Mrs Cosby did this every ____ from then on. Each month we got a piece of paper that emphasized our ____. She commented on my courage, how punctual I was, how good to ____ arguements if I wanted. Her positive attitude transformed our class. We did not want to ____ her feelings anymore. We actually started to ____.

And then came the day of our graduation. Mrs Cosby hugged us and told us with tears in her eyes how ____ she was of us. Then she ____ each one of us a book. All the encouraging words through the years were there, in hard covers.

She said, “I want you each to keep this book and if ever during your life you feel unworthy, ____ this and read how good you are. You can be anything you want to be ____ you believe in yourself. Promise me you’ll remember that!”

1.A. soft    B. short    C. foolish    D. common

2.A. happy    B. hard    C. good    D. valuable

3.A. picked up    B. took out    C. paid for    D. came across

4.A. hoped    B. needed    C. feared    D. dreamed

5.A. disappointed    B. surprised    C. excited    D. satisfied

6.A. sentence    B. comment    C. paper    D. letter

7.A. good    B. angry    C. poor    D. glad

8.A. forgot about    B. played with    C. believed in    D. looked for

9.A. naturally    B. generally    C. gradually    D. suddenly

10.A. teaching    B. praising    C. following    D. observing

11.A. strange    B. positive    C. wrong    D. interesting

12.A. day    B. week    C. month    D. year

13.A. shortcomings    B. mistakes    C. wishes    D. strengths

14.A. start    B. continue    C. settle    D. write

15.A. hurt    B. know    C. understand    D. read

16.A. study    B. play    C. fight    D. joke

17.A. tired    B. proud    C. ashamed    D. kind

18.A. promised    B. bought    C. handed    D. suggested

19.A. remember    B. change    C. borrow    D. open

20.A. even if    B. as long as    C. unless    D. as though

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.C

9.D

10.D

11.B

12.C

13.D

14.C

15.A

16.A

17.B

18.C

19.D

20.B

【解析】 本文为记叙文。本文介绍教师的态度和激励的重要性。一位英语老师接了一个乱班。学生难教，麻烦不断，但她却用自己的爱心来发现学生的优点，用积极的语言来激励他们上进，最终让学生成为优秀的学生而毕业。这说明了老师对学生的态度能影响甚至改变了他们的一生。

1.考查形容词辨析。soft软的，温和的，温柔的；short短的；foolish愚蠢的； common共同的，常见的。根据后一句根本不可能管住我们，可知说她看起来太温和（soft）了，故选A 。

2.考查形容词辨析。 happy幸福的； hard辛苦的，努力的； good好的； valuable有价值的。根据空前的内容可知，这群学生不好管，空后内容说但是她从不发火，可知是这群学生让他日子不好过，让她吃了苦头。故选B项。

3.考查动词短语辨析。然后到了她作为我们老师的第一个月的最后一天。她拿出了一叠纸。picked up拾起，捡起； took out拿出；paid for 为…付报酬； came across遇到，碰到。故选B项。

4.考查动词辨析。hoped希望； needed需要；feared害怕；dreamed梦想。根据后面的the worst—a test.最可怕的试卷，可知是害怕。故选C项。

5.考查动词辨析。 disappointed使失望；surprised使惊讶； excited使激动； satisfied使满意。根据空后的内容可知，不是可怕的考试，以及后面的内容可知，使我们惊讶（surprised）。故选B项。

6.考查名词辨析。sentence 宣判；comment评论；paper纸，试卷；letter信。根据上文She ___3___ a bunch of papers”，可知，给我们一人一张纸（paper），故选C项。

7.考查固定搭配。本句指的是在那张纸上，她写下了该名学生这个月以来做得最好的事情。be good at，为固定搭配，意为“擅长做某事”。故选A项。

8.考查动词短语辨析。 forgot about忘记；played with 和…一起玩，演奏；believed in相信；looked for寻找。 根据空后的No one had ever liked us. We were constantly told what good - for - nothing Students we were.你看，从来没有人喜欢过我们。我们经常被告知我们是些无用的学生。由此可推断出从来没有人相信过（believed in）我们。故填C项。

9.考查副词辨析。 naturally 自然地；generally一般地，大体上地；gradually慢慢地；suddenly突然地。根据上文可知，从来没人相信我们，喜欢过我们，都说我们是无用的。所以现在，突然（suddenly）有那么一个人仔细观察了我们一个月。故填D项。

10.考查动词辨析。 Teaching教学；praising表扬； following 跟从； observing观察。根据第9题可知，选D项。

11.考查形容词辨析。 strange奇怪的；positive正面的，积极的； wrong 错误的； interesting有趣的。根据前面的she had written what the student had been ___7___ at during the last month.可知，她写下了该名学生这个月以来做得最好的事情。所以她还是发现了我们每一个人积极向上的（positive）一面。故选B项。

12.考查名词辨析。 根据后一句Each month we got a piece of paper…，可知是从那以后，考斯比夫人每个月（month）都会这么做。故选C项。

13.考查动词辨析。shortcomings缺点；mistakes错误；wishes愿望； strengths优点，长处。根据后一句“She commented on my courage, how punctual I was,” 但她对我的勇气赞许有加，说我守时。及前面的第11 题可知，说的都是每个人积极的东西，所以一定是优点长处（strengths），故选D项。

14.考查动词辨析。start开始，起动； continue继续； settle安定，解决；write写。说只要我愿意，就能马上解决（settle）争端。故选C项。

15.考查动词辨析。 hurt伤害；know知道；understand理解，明白；read读。根据上文可知，Cosby夫人用她的积极态度改变了我们班。所以我们不想再伤害（hurt）她的心了，故选A。

16.考查动词辨析。study学习，研究；play表演，玩；fight斗争，打仗；joke开玩笑，戏弄。我们开始听讲学习（study），故选A。

17.考查形容词辨析。tired疲劳的； proud自豪的；ashamed羞耻的； kind善良的。然后我们毕业的那天来到了。Cosby夫人和我们每个人拥抱，并含着泪告诉我们她多么以我们为傲（proud）。故选B项。

18.考查动词辨析。promised允诺；bought 购买；handed 递给； suggested建议。然后她递给我们每人一本小册子，故选C项。

19.考查动词辨析。我希望你们留着这本册子，如果你们在日后的生活中觉得自己一无是处，打开它，看看自己有多棒。remember记得；change改变，变化； borrow 借；open打开。因为小册子里写着鼓励的话，所以只有打开（open）才能知道。故筅这D项。

20.考查连词辨析。只要相信自己，你们可以成就任何梦想。even if即使；as long as只要；unless 除非；as though仿佛，好像。根据空前空后的内容可知，是 “只要”的意思，故选B项。