题目内容
My First Day
I was still shy in the presence of a crowd. And my first day at the new 36 made me a laughing stock（笑柄） of the classroom .I was sent to the blackboard to write my 37 . I knew my name, and knew how to write it , but standing at the blackboard with the 38 of so many pupils on my back made me 39 inside and I was unable to write a single letter.
“Write your name,” the teacher called to me. I 40 the white chalk to the blackboard, as I was about to write, my mind went blank, I could not remember my name, 41 the first letter. Somebody laughed and I became 42 .
“Just forget us and write your name,” the teacher called and walked to my side, 43 at me to give me confidence.
“What is your name?” she asked.
“Richard,” I 44
“Then write it.”
I turned to the blackboard and lifted my hand to write, but then I was 45 again. I tried to 46 my senses but I could remember nothing. I realized how totally I was 47 and I grew weak and leaned my hot forehead 48 the cold blackboard. The room burst into a loud 49 and my muscles froze. I sat and 50 myself. Why did I always appear so dumb 51 I was called upon to perform in a crowd? I knew how to write as well as any other pupil in the classroom, and there was no 52 I could read better than any of them, and I could talk 53 when I was sure of myself. Then why did strange 54 make me freeze? I sat with my ears and neck 55 , hearing the pupils around me whisper, hating myself.
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【解析】 略
发散思维新课堂系列答案阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Temperature is part of my married romance. Coming to New York from Baltimore--where there is just one small snowstorm each year---I was 36 by a fireplace in my new home, with fires 37 all day, just as what ancient people did at a wedding.
My husband, Peter, comes from northern Ontario, where winter 38 from September to May and cold wind is 39. “When Canadians have 30 below, they 40 it.” He says. “Cold wind is for crybabies.”
So to marry this man I had to learn to 41 for serious cold. To get me from Baltimore’s Inner Harbor to Albany’s frozen Hudson, Peter piled me 42 jackets and sweaters, scarves and gloves, even a hat with earflaps. The gift of Sorel boots—comfortably warm at Canada’s 30 below, was a 43 we were getting serious
That first winter together, living in upstate New York, I thought I’d 44. My boots were good below freezing, but my fingers could 45 tie them. Physical adaptation is real, but it came slowly. And there is also emotional 46 to cold. Some days I tell myself that I have enough beach memories to stick to on 47 days and other days I am reminded that living cold does indeed build 48.
49, having a warm house is important. After my first marriage ended, for years I 50 went on a second date with a man whose response to my “I’m cold.” was, “Put on a sweater.” Now I’m married to a man who 51 that cold hands do not mean a warm heart, and that a big oil bill is better than roses. But surprisingly, I’ve grown, too. I am 52, in this new life and climate, to go and look for that cost-saving sweater.
The word comfortable did not 53 refer to being contented. Its Latin root, comfortare, means to strengthen. The Holy Spirit is Comforter: not to make us comfortable, but to make us 54. We 55 not be warm but we are indeed comforted.
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B. set about |
C. set up |
D. set out |
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2.A. lighting |
B. burning |
C. going |
D. flashing |
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3.A. appears |
B. starts |
C. keeps |
D. runs |
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4.A. something |
B. everything |
C. nothing |
D. none |
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5.A. suggest |
B. mean |
C. overlook |
D. enjoy |
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6.A. wear |
B. stand |
C. dress |
D. ride |
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7. A. under |
B. over |
C. inside |
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8.A. remark |
B. sign |
C. warning |
D. show |
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9.A. sleep |
B. forget |
C. die |
D. continue |
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10.A. hardly |
B. easily |
C. tightly |
D. loosely |
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11.A. health |
B. reaction |
C. feelings |
D. adaptation |
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12.A. rainy |
B. freezing |
C. sunny |
D. happy |
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13.A. character |
B. love |
C. hope |
D. hardship |
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B. However |
C. Therefore |
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B. ever |
C. never |
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16.A. wonders |
B. knows |
C. states |
D. decides |
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B. accustomed |
C. interested |
D. willing |
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B. exactly |
C. actually |
D. namely |
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19.A. wild |
B. cold |
C. strong |
D. warm |
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B. must |
C. can |
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Last summer I went through a training program and became a literacy volunteer（扫盲志愿者）. The training I received, though excellent, did not tell me how it was to work with a real student, however. When I began to discover what other people’s lives were like because they could not read, I realized the true importance of reading.
My first student Marie was a 44-year-old single mother of three. In the first lesson, I found out she walked two miles to the nearest supermarket twice a week because she didn’t know which bus to take. When I told her I would get her a bus schedule. She told me it would not help because she could not read it. She said she also had difficulty once she got to the supermarket, because she couldn’t always remember what she needed. Since she did not know words, she could not write out a shopping list. Also, she could only recognize items by sight, so if the product had a different label, she would not recognize it as the product she wanted.
As we worked together, learning how to read built Marie’s self-confidence, which encouraged her to continue in her studies. She began to make rapid progress and was even able to take the bus to the supermarket. After this successful trip, she reported how self-confident she felt. At the end of the program, she began helping her youngest son, Tony, a shy first grader, with his reading. She sat with him before he went to sleep and together they would read bedtime stories. When his eyes became wide with excitement as she read, pride was written all over her face, and she began to see how her own hard work in learning to read paid off. As she described this experience, I was proud of myself as well. I found that helping Marie to build her self-confidence was more rewarding than anything I had ever done before.
As a literacy volunteer, I learned a great deal about teaching and helping others. In fact, I may have learned more from the experience than Marie did.
1.What did the author do last summer?
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A．She worked in the supermarket. |
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B．She helped someone to learn to read. |
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C．She gave single mothers the help they needed. |
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D．She went to a training program to help a literacy volunteer. |
2.Why didn’t Marie go to the supermarket by bus at first?
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A．Because she liked to walk to the supermarket. |
B．Because she lived far away from the bus stop. |
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C．Because she couldn’t afford the bus ticket. |
D．Because she couldn’t find the right bus. |
3.How did Marie use to find the goods she wanted in the supermarket?
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A．She knew where the goods were in the supermarket. |
B．She asked others to take her to the right place. |
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C．She managed to find the goods by their looks. |
D．She remembered the names of the goods. |
4.Which of the following statements is true about Marie?
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A．Marie could do things she had not been able to do before. |
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B．Marie was able to read stories with the help of her son. |
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C．Marie decided to continue her studies in school |
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D．Marie paid for her own lessons. |