I work as a volunteer (志愿者) for an organization that helps the poor in Haiti. Recently I took my son Barrett there for a week, hoping to   16   him.

    Before setting out, I told Barrett this trip would be tiring and   17  . For the first two days, he said almost nothing. I worried the trip was too   18   for a 17-year-old. Then, on day three, as we were   19   over high rocky mountains, he turned to me and grinned (咧嘴笑),“Pretty hard.”

    After that there was no turning back. A five-year-old girl, wearing a dress several sizes   20   large and broken shoes, followed Barrett around, mesmerized (着迷). He couldn’t stop   21  . Later he said   22  , “I wish I could speak French.” I was   23   — this from a boy who hated and   24   French classes throughout school.

    Usually silent, he   25   Gaby, our host, and kept asking questions about the country and its people. He blossomed (活泼起来).

      26  , the moment that really took   27   breath away occurred in a village deep in the mountains. I was   28   a woman villager for an article. 135 centimeters tall, she was small in figure but strong in   29  . Through determination, she had learned to read and write, and   30   to become part of the leadership of the   31   .

   Learning her story, Barrett was as   32   as I by this tiny woman’s achievements. His eyes were wet and there was a   33   of love and respect on his face. He had finally understood the importance of my work .

   When leaving for home, Barrett even offered to stay   34   as a volunteer. My insides suddenly felt struck. This   35   achieved all I’d expected. Soon he will celebrate his 18th birthday. He’ll be a man.

16. A. comfort             B. please               C. attract              D. educate

17. A. rough                       B. dangerous        C. troublesome     D. violent

18. A. little                 B. much               C. fast                         D. slow

19. A. moving              B. running            C. climbing           D. looking

20. A. too                           B. very                 C. even                 D. so

21. A. joking                       B. crying              C. shouting           D. smiling

22. A. patiently            B. regretfully        C. lightly              D. cheerfully

23. A. ashamed             B. disappointed            C. determined      D. surprised

24. A. took up              B. went in for      C. fought against  D. called off

25. A. befriended          B. disregarded      C. avoided            D. recognized

26. A. Thus                         B. Even                C. Meanwhile       D. However

27. A. my                           B. his                   C. our                         D. her

28. A. asking                       B. interviewing            C. arranging          D. describing

29. A. brain                        B. wish                 C. will                         D. health

30. A. appeared            B. struggled          C. hesitated           D. failed

31. A. village                      B. city                  C. organization      D. state

32. A. pleased              B. bored               C. puzzled            D. touched

33. A. combination       B. composition      C. connection        D. satisfaction

34. A. in                     B. behind              C. out                          D. away

35. A. interview           B. flight               C. article                     D. trip


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Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as a 36 part of the learning process. But all too often as parents and teachers we disallow this 37 right to 高考资源网our children.
When I see a child 38 to this kind of pressure, I think of Donnie.
Donnie was my youngest third grader. His 39 of failure kept him from classroom games that other children enjoyed. He 40  answered questions — he might be wrong.
I tried my best to build his  41. But nothing changed until midterm, when Mary Anne, a student teacher, was assigned(安排)to 高考资源网our classroom.
She was young and pretty, and she loved children. My pupils, Donnie included, 42 her.
One morning, we were working math problems at the chalkboard. Donnie had 43 the problems with painstaking neatness. Pleased with his progress, I 44 the children with Mary Anne and went for art materials. When I returned, Donnie was in 45 . He’d missed the third problem.
My student teacher looked at me in despair. Suddenly her face 46. From the desk we shared, she got a container filled with pencils.
"Look, Donnie," she said, kneeling beside him and gently 47 the tear stained face from his arms. "I’ve got something to 48 you." She removed the pencils, one at a time, and placed them on his desk.
"See these  49 , Donnie," she continued. "They belong to Mrs. Lindstrom and me. See how the erasers are 50 ? That’s because we make mistakes too. But we erase the mistakes and try again. That’s what you 51 learn to do, too."
She kissed him and stood up. "Here," she said, "I’ll leave one of these pencils on 52  desk so you’ll remember that everybody makes mistakes, 53 teachers." Donnie looked up with love in his eyes and a smile.
The pencil became Donnie’s 54 possession. That, together with Mary Anne’s frequent encouragement, gradually 55 him that it’s all right to make mistakes — as long as you erase them and try again.
36. A. small        B. basic          C. necessary            D. large
37. A. correct      B. same          C. important          D. natural
38. A. turn          B. object           C. refer              D. subject
39. A. fear          B. advice          C. chance                  D. sense
40. A. always      B. often         C. sometimes         D. seldom
41. A. self-protection                B. self-improvement
C. self-confidence               D. self-learning
42. A. respected     B. disliked        C. avoided             D. mined
43. A. worked out  B. copied          C. gone over          D. leaned
44. A. left               B. offered         C. missed                  D. parted
45. A. surprise           B. astonishment    C. anger                D. tears
46. A. darkened      B. brightened           C. pulled             D. loosened
47. A. lifting       B. picking        C. holding             D. pushing
48. A. help         B. show         C. reward                  D. promise
49. A. pencils      B. mistakes      C. marks             D. containers
50. A. used         B. built         C. worn              D. damaged
51. A. may         B. must          C. will               D. can
52. A. my               B. someone’s      C. the teacher’s         D. y our
53. A. still          B. also           C. even              D. not
54. A. prized       B. given              C. kept               D. expected
55. A. warned      B. informed     C. persuaded          D. Reminded

I work as a volunteer(志愿者)for an organization that helps the poor in Haiti. Recently I took my son Barrett there for a week, hoping to 36 him.

Before setting out, I told Barrett this trip would be tiring and 37. For the first two days, he said almost nothing. I worried the trip was too 38 for a 17-year-old. Then, on Day three, as we were 39 over high rocky mountains, he turned to me and grinned(咧嘴笑), “Pretty hard. ”

After that there was no turning back. A five-year-old girl, wearing a dress several sizes 40 large and broken shoes, followed Barrett around, mesmerized (着迷). He couldn’t stop 41 . Later he said 42. “I wish I could speak French.” I was 43 -this from a boy who hated and 44 French classes throughout school.

Usually silent, he 45 Gaby, our host, and kept asking questions about the country and its people. He blossomed(活泼起来).

46 , the moment that really took 47 breath away occurred in a village deep in the mountains. I was 48 a woman villager for an article. 135 centimeters tall, she was small in figure but strong in 49 . Through determination, she had learned to read and write, and 50 to become part of the leadership of the 51 .

Learning her story, Barrett was as 52 as I by this tiny woman’s achievements. His eyes were wet and there was a 53 of love and respect on his face. He had finally understood the importance of my work.

When leaving for home, Barrett even offered to stay 54 as a volunteer. My insides suddenly felt struck. This 55 achieved all I’d expected. Soon he will celebrate his 18th birthday. He’ll be a man.

1.A. comfort     B. please          C. attract                  D. educate

2.A. rough           B. dangerous        C. troublesome          D. violent

3.A. little             B. much                C. fast                     D. slow

4.A. moving          B. running           C. climbing                D. looking

5.A. too                 B. very                   C. even                    D. so

6.A. joking               B. crying             C. shouting                  D. smiling

7.A. patiently        B. regretfully         C. lightly                    D. cheerfully

8.A. ashamed       B. disappointed      C. determined             D. surprised

9.A. took up             B. went in for        C. fought against       D. called off

10.A. befriended     B. disregarded   C. avoided                   D. recognized

11.A. Thus           B. Even                   C. Meanwhile          D. However

12.A. my               B. his                     C. our                         D. her

13.A. asking              B. interviewing      C. arranging               D. describing

14.A. brain                B. wish               C. will                      D. health

15.A. appeared         B. struggled          C. hesitated                 D. failed

16.A. village             B. city                     C. organization           D. state

17.A. pleased            B. bored              C. puzzled                   D. touched

18.A. combination   B. composition   C. connection             D. satisfaction

19.A. in                 B. behind             C. out                       D. away

20.A. interview        B. flight               C. article                    D. trip

 

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