Question

Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, having enough experience and knowledge, we will regard these failures (失败) as a necessary and ______ part of learning. But often as parents and teachers, we don’t _____this right (权利) to our children.

Donnie was a student in my class. His ______ about failure kept him away from classroom games which other children enjoyed. He _____ answered my questions—he was afraid of making mistakes.

I tried my best to build his self-confidence. But nothing changed ____ midterm, when Mary, a new teacher, came. She was young and pretty, and she was loved by every student _____ Donnie. She made a big difference to Donnie later.

One morning, Donnie copied the math problem clearly and ______, but he missed the fourth problem and began to cry with his head in his arms.

I didn’t know what to do. Suddenly, a smile __on Mary’s face. From the desk she got a box that _____ pencils. “Look, Donnie,” she said gently, kneeling (蹲在) beside him. “I’ve got something to ______ you.” She took out the pencils, one at a time, and placed them on his desk.

“See these pencils, Donnie,” she continued. “They ____ Mrs. Landon and me. See how the erasers are worn (磨损)? That’s because we make mistakes, too. But we erase the mistakes and try again. That’s what you ___ learn to do, too.”

She kissed him and stood up, “here,” she said, “I’ll leave one of these pencils on ______ desk, so you’ll remember that everybody makes mistakes, even teachers.” Donnie looked up with _______ in his eyes and a smile.

The pencil became Donnie’s prize. That, together with Mary’s encouragement, gradually made him understand ___ the meaning of making mistakes is ---it’s all right to make mistakes as long as you erase them and try again.

1.A. similar    B. active    C. important    D. interesting

2.A. offer    B. pass    C. send    D. lend

3.A. spirit    B. worry    C. excitement    D. pleasure

4.A. always    B. usually    C. often    D. seldom

5.A. since    B. because    C. until    D. although

6.A. including    B. except    C. without    D. with

7.A. simply    B. carelessly    C. casually    D. carefully

8.A. appeared    B. froze    C. disappeared    D. lost

9.A. was made of    B. was covered by    C. was filled with    D. was close to

10.A. tell    B. show    C. ask    D. thank

11.A. come to    B. prefer to    C. point at    D. belong to

12.A. might    B. could    C. must    D. can’t

13.A. your    B. his    C. her    D. my

14.A. hate    B. love    C. fear    D. sadness

15.A. how    B. why    C. where    D. what

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.C

6.A

7.D

8.A

9.C

10.B

11.D

12.C

13.A

14.B

15.D

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了一名教师如何让一位学生 树立自信的全过程。故事感人又非常值得学习，同时呼吁老师和家长要把面对失败的权利提供给孩子，让他们从失败中学会成长。

1.句意：我们把这些失败当作学习的必要和重要的部分。A. similar相似的；B. active积极的；C. important重要的；D. interesting有趣的。根据空格前的we regard these failures as a necessary and及下文的learning可知，我们应该把这些失败当作学习的必要的且重要的部分。故选C。

2.句意：我们没有把这个权利提供给我们的孩子。A. offer提供；B. pass通过；C. send 发送；D. lend借。根据But often as parents and teachers…可知，此处表示转折，指老师和父母并没有把这项权利提供给孩子，offer sth. to sb.把某物提供给某人，故选A。

3.句意：他对失败的担心使他远离了其他孩子喜欢的课堂游戏。A. spirit精神；B. worry 担忧；C. excitement 兴奋；D. pleasure愉快，娱乐。根据下文he was afraid of making mistakes可知，这里是指他担心失败，故选B。

4.句意：他很少回答我的问题，他怕出错。A. always总是；B. usually通常；C. often 经常；D. seldom极少。根据下文…he was afraid of making mistakes可知，他因担心犯错而很少回答问题，故选D。

5.句意：但直到学期中期才发生变化。A. since自从；B. because 因为；C. until 直到……才；D. although尽管。根据下文It was her who made a big difference to Donnie later. 可知，这种情况一直到学期中Mary老师的到来，才得以改变，故选C。

6.句意：她爱每一个学生包括唐尼在内。A. including包括；B. except除……之外； C. without 没有；D. with与……在一起。根据every student可知，其中包括Donnie，故答案选A。

7.句意：Donnie认真清晰地抄写数学题。A. simply简单地；B. carelessly粗心地； C. casually漫不经心地；D. carefully仔细地。根据空格前的clearly可知，他在仔细、清楚地抄写题目，故答案选D。

8.句意：突然，玛丽的脸上露出了笑容。A. appeared出现；B. froze结冰；C. disappeared 消失；D. lost丢失。根据下文“…she said gently，kneeling beside him”可知，此处是指她的脸上露出笑容，故选A。

9.句意：她从书桌上拿出一个装满铅笔的盒子。A. was made of由…… 制成 ；B. was covered by被 ……覆盖；C. was filled with用……装满；D. was close to接近，靠近。此处是指一个装满铅笔的盒子，故答案选C。

10.句意：我有东西要给你看。A. tell告诉；B. show展示；C. ask询问；D. thank谢谢。根据下文She removed the pencils, one at a time, and placed them on his desk. 可知，此处意为：我有些东西给你看，故答案选B。

11.句意：它们属于兰德勒夫人和我。A. come to到达；B. prefer to更喜欢；C. point at 指向；D. belong to属于。根据下文we make mistakes too可知，此处指它们属于我和Mrs. Landon. 故答案选D。

12.句意：这也是你必须学会去做的。A. might可能；B. could 能够；C. must 必须； D. can’t不能。根据上句内 容可知此处是教导他一定要学会消灭错误，重新尝试。故答案为C项。

13.句意：我将把这些铅笔中的一支放在你的书桌上。A. your你的；B. his他的；C. her她的；D. my我的。根据The pencil became Donnie's prize．可知，此处指她将把一支铅笔留在Donnie的桌子上，故选A。

14.句意：Donnie抬头看，眼睛里充满了爱，脸上带着笑容。A. hate憎恨；B. love 喜欢，爱； C. fear 害怕；D. sadness悲伤。根据空格后面的a smile可知，他的眼睛里充满了“爱”，故答案选B。

15.句意：那只铅笔，加上玛丽的鼓励，逐渐使他明白了犯错误的意义是什么。A. how怎么样；B. why为什么；C. where 在哪儿；D. what什么。根据下文it's all right to make mistakes？ as long as you erase them and try again可知，此处指渐渐地，他明白了犯错的意义是什么，指具体的内容，故选D。

点睛：完形填空考查的是单词、语法、句式等的综合能力，对于每个学生来说都是难点。 在所给的每篇文章中都有一定量的生词，要通过语法关系，猜测整句句义，然后做题。 这就要求你既要有足够的单词量，还要有对整句的把握能力。首先花几分钟进行整体的阅读，弄清楚时间，人物及情节。不提倡看一个做一个，平时的学习中要注意多积累固定句型，考试时才能准确判断出相应的知识点。如果是考查名词，动词的词义辨析，一定要结合上下文去找出相关的信息，切记要有耐心，如第2小题，根据上下文可知应是把权利提供给孩子们，答案选A。