二. 完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，共30分）

    阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的所给选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可 以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I had worried myself sick over Simon’s mother coming to see me. I was a new    11  _, and I gave an honest account of the students’ work. In Simon’s case, the grades were awfully low. He couldn’t read his own handwriting. ___12____he was a bright student. He discussed adult subjects with nearly adult comprehension. His work in no way reflected his ___13_____.

So when Simon’s mother entered the room, my palms(手掌心) were sweating. I was completely ___14____for her kisses on both my cheeks. “I came to thank you,” she said, surprising me beyond speech. ____15____ me, Simon had become a different person. He talked of how he ____16____ me, he had began to make friends, and for the first time in his twelve years, he had ___17____ spent an afternoon at a friend’s house. She wanted to tell me how grateful she was for the ____18____ I had nurtured(培养) in her son. She kissed me again and left.

I sat, stunned (惊呆), for about half an hour, ___19____what had just happened. How did I make such a life-changing difference to that boy without ____20___ knowing it? What I finally came to ___21____was one day, several months before, when some students were     ____22____reports in the front of the class, Jeanne spoke ___23____, and to encourage her to raise her voice, I had said, “Speak up. Simon’s the expert on this. He is the ___24____ one you have to convince, and he can’t hear you in the ____25____of the room.” That was it. From that day on, Simon had sat up straighter, paid more attention, ____26____ more, and became happy. And it was all because he ____27____to be the last kid in the last row. The boy who most needed____28____ was the one who took the last seat that day.

It taught me the most ___29____ lesson over the years of my teaching career, and I’m thankful that it came ____30____ and positively. A small kindness can indeed make a difference. 

11. A. cleaner   B. reporter  C. monitor  D. teacher

12. A. Or  B. And  C. But              D. So

13. A. courage B. abilities  C. feelings D. dream

14. A. desperate        B. responsible C. unprepared D. unsuitable

15. A. Because of  B. In spite of C. Apart from D. As for

16. A. loved              B. envied C. pleased D. criticized

17. A. gradually           B. constantly C. recently D. obviously

18. A. self-respect B. self-doubt C. self-pity D. self-defence

19. A. imagining B. observing C. wondering D. regretting

20. A. also B. even  C. always D. still

21. A. expect B. remember C. believe D. accept

22. A. writing             B. reviewing C. editing D. giving

23. A. quietly B. repeatedly C. quickly D. firmly

24. A. lucky              B. lonely C. only D. likely

25. A. entrance B. middle  C. front  D. back

26. A. slept               B. smiled C. shouted     D. quarreled

27. A. intended            B. pretended C. refused      D. happened

28. A. change             B. praise C. thanks          D. visits

29. A. difficult B. painful C. valuable        D. enjoyable

30. A. early B. slowly C. frequently D. occasionally
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