Each of us fails from time to time．If we are wise, we accept these failures as a 1 part of the learning process．But all too often as parents and teachers, we disallow this 2 right to our children．
When I see a child 3 to this kind of pressure, I think of Donnie．
Donnie was my youngest third grader．His 4 of failure kept him from classroom games that other children enjoyed．He 5 answered questions－he might be wrong．
I tried my best to build his 6 ．But nothing changed until midterm, when Mary Anne, a student teacher, was assigned(安排)to our classroom．
She was young and pretty, and she loved children．My pupils, Donnie included, 7 her．
One morning, we were working math problems at the chalkboard．Donnie had 8 the problems with painstaking neatness．Pleased with his progress, I 9 the children with Mary Anne and went for art materials．When I returned, Donnie was in 10 ．He’d missed the third problem．
My student teacher looked at me in despair．Suddenly her face 11 ．From the desk we shared, she got a container filled with pencils．
"Look, Donnie," she said, kneeling beside him and gently 12 the tear stained face from his arms．"I’ve got something to 13 you．" She removed the pencils, one at a time, and placed them on his desk．
"See these 14 , Donnie," she continued．"They belong to Mrs．Lindstrom and me．See how the erasers are 15 ?That’s because we make mistakes too．But we erase the mistakes and try again．That’s what you 16 I learn to do, too．"
She kissed him and stood up．"Here," she said, "I’ll leave one of these pencils on 17 desk so you’ll remember that everybody makes mistakes, 18 teachers．" Donnie looked up with love in his eyes and a smile．
The pencil became Donnie’s 19 possession．That, together with Mary Anne’s frequent encouragement, gradually 20 him that it’s all right to make mistakes－as long as you erase them and try again．
As I drove my blue Buick into the garage, I saw that a yellow Oldsmobile was 1 too close to my space．I had to drive back and forth to get my car into the 2 space．That left 3 enough room to open the door．Then one day I arrived home 4 , and just as I turned off the engine, the yellow Oldsmobile entered its space－too close to my car, 5 ．At last 1 had a chance to meet the driver．My patience had 6 and I shouted at her, “Can’t you see you’re not 7 me enough space?Park farther over．”Banging(猛推)open her door into 8 , the driver shouted back?“Make me!” 9 this she stepped out of the garage．Still, each time she got home first, she parked too close to my 10 ．Then one day, I thought, “What can I do?” I soon found 11 ．The next day she 12 a note on her windshield(挡风玻璃)：
Dear Yellow Oldsmobile,
I’m sorry my mistress(女主人)shouted at yours the other day．She's been sorry about it．I know it because she doesn't sing any more while 13 ．It wasn’t like her to scream 14 ．Fact is, she'd just got bad news and was taking it out on you two．I 15 you and your mistress will 16 her．
Your neighbor,
Blue Buick
When I went to the 17 the next morning, the Oldsmobile was gone, but there was a note on my windshield：
Dear Blue Buick,
My Mistress feels sorry, too．She parked so 18 because she just learned to drive．We will park much farther over after this．I'm glad we can be 19 now．
Your neighbor．
Yellow Oldsmobile
After that, whenever Blue Buick 20 Yellow Oldsmobile on the road, their drivers waved cheerfully and smiled．
(1)
[ ]
A．
driven
B．
parked
C．
stopped
D．
stayed
(2)
[ ]
A．
complete
B．
close
C．
narrow
D．
fixed
(3)
[ ]
A．
quite
B．
nearly
C．
seldom
D．
hardly
(4)
[ ]
A．
hurriedly
B．
first
C．
finally
D．
timely
(5)
[ ]
A．
as usual
B．
as planned
C．
as well
D．
as yet
(6)
[ ]
A．
run into
B．
run about
C．
run out
D．
run off
(7)
[ ]
A．
keeping
B．
saving
C．
offering
D．
leaving
(8)
[ ]
A．
mine
B．
hers
C．
itself
D．
ours
(9)
[ ]
A．
For
B．
With
C．
From
D．
Upon
(10)
[ ]
A．
room
B．
area
C．
front
D．
side
(11)
[ ]
A．
an instruction
B．
a result
C．
an answer
D．
a chance
(12)
[ ]
A．
put
B．
wrote
C．
sent
D．
discovered
(13)
[ ]
A．
working
B．
driving
C．
returning
D．
cooking
(14)
[ ]
A．
on end
B．
so long
C．
like that
D．
any more
(15)
[ ]
A．
hope
B．
know
C．
suppose
D．
suggest
(16)
[ ]
A．
comfort
B．
help
C．
forgive
D．
please
(17)
[ ]
A．
office
B．
flat
C．
place
D．
garage
(18)
[ ]
A．
crazily
B．
eagerly
C．
noisily
D．
early
(19)
[ ]
A．
neighbors
B．
friends
C．
drivers
D．
writers
(20)
[ ]
A．
followed
B．
passed
C．
found
D．
greeted
完型填空：
The little train came to a stop at our station and we got out, very glad to be so near home at last．The 1 part of the journey from London had been quite comfortable; 2 when we had changed into the little train, we were, already tired and dirty, and the 3 run, with its frequent stops at unimportant villages, had only made us 4 tired and dirty．
There was a carriage 5 for us at the station, 6 by two black horses．As soon as we and our bags 7 in, the driver waved his whip and we set off through the snowy forest．Even 8 the forest it was growing dark：it was the 9 day of the year, and the sky was 10 with clouds．Among the trees it seemed as if it was in the middle of a moonless night, the oil lamps on our carriage 11 just enough light for the driver to 12 his way and for us to be able to 13 that we were driving between thick walls of trees．
After 14 seemed like two hours to us(but was actually only an hour), at last we 15 my friends house．First we saw a row of lights 16 came from the windows, and then we were suddenly at the door, 17 about half a dozen children 18 all ages shouting and asking questions 19 together．As we were getting out of the carriage, a fine old lady with white hair came out, 20 I recognized without difficulty as my friend’s mother．
(1)
[ ]
A．
first
B．
next
C．
one
D．
other
(2)
[ ]
A．
because
B．
however
C．
so
D．
but
(3)
[ ]
A．
rapidly
B．
fast
C．
thirsty
D．
slow
(4)
[ ]
A．
even
B．
less
C．
more
D．
much
(5)
[ ]
A．
waited
B．
to wait
C．
waiting
D．
was waiting
(6)
[ ]
A．
pulled
B．
pulling
C．
pushed
D．
pushing
(7)
[ ]
A．
stepped
B．
arrived
C．
already
D．
were
(8)
[ ]
A．
in
B．
near
C．
outside
D．
out
(9)
[ ]
A．
hottest
B．
longest
C．
happy
D．
shortest
(10)
[ ]
A．
covered
B．
hidden
C．
closed
D．
full
(11)
[ ]
A．
sent
B．
gave
C．
did
D．
made
(12)
[ ]
A．
take
B．
look
C．
feel
D．
see
(13)
[ ]
A．
tell
B．
say
C．
speak
D．
talk
(14)
[ ]
A．
it
B．
what
C．
might
D．
having
(15)
[ ]
A．
got
B．
reached
C．
visited
D．
observed
(16)
[ ]
A．
brightly
B．
shining
C．
which
D．
straight
(17)
[ ]
A．
with
B．
and
C．
seeing
D．
meeting
(18)
[ ]
A．
at
B．
in
C．
about
D．
of
(19)
[ ]
A．
every
B．
each
C．
all
D．
put
(20)
[ ]
A．
whom
B．
such
C．
which
D．
so
完型填空：
The survey about childhood in the Third World shows that the struggle for survival is long and hard．But in the rich world, children can 1 from a different kind of poverty of the spirit．
2 , one Western country alone now sees 14, 000 attempted suicides(自杀)every year by children under 15, and one child 3 five needs psychiatric(心理)advice．
There are many good things about 4 in the Third World．Take the close and constant relation between children and their parents, relatives and neighbours for example．In the West, the very nature of work puts distance between 5 and children．But in most Third World villages mother and father do not go miles away each day to work in offices． 6 , the child sees mother and father, relations and neighbours working 7 and often shares in that work．
A child 8 in this way learns his or her role through joining in the community’s 9 ：helping to dig or build, look after animals or babiesmrather than 10 playing with water and sand in kindergarten, keeping pets 11 playing with dolls．
These children may grow up with a less oppressive sense of space and time than the 12 children．Their sense of days and time has a lot to do with the change of seasons and positions of the sun or the moon in the sky．Children in the rich world, 13 , are provided with a watch as one of the 14 signs of growing up, so that they can 15 along with their parents about being late for school times, meal times, bed times, the times of TV shows…
Third World children do not usually 16 to stay indoors, still less in high rise apartments(公寓)．Instead of dangerous roads, “keep off the grass” signs and “don’t speak to strangers”, there is often a sense of 17 to study and play．Parents can see their children outside rather than observe them 18 from ten floors up．
19 , twelve million children under five still die every year through hunger and disease．But childhood in the Third World is not all 20 ．
(1)
[ ]
A．
come
B．
learn
C．
suffer
D．
survive
(2)
[ ]
A．
As usual
B．
For instance
C．
In fact
D．
In other words
(3)
[ ]
A．
by
B．
in
C．
to
D．
under
(4)
[ ]
A．
childhood
B．
poverty
C．
spirit
D．
survival
(5)
[ ]
A．
adults
B．
fathers
C．
neighbours
D．
relatives
(6)
[ ]
A．
Anyhow
B．
However
C．
Instead
D．
Still
(7)
[ ]
A．
away
B．
alone
C．
along
D．
nearby
(8)
[ ]
A．
growing up
B．
living through
C．
playing
D．
working
(9)
[ ]
A．
activity
B．
life
C．
study
D．
work
(10)
[ ]
A．
by
B．
from
C．
through
D．
with
(11)
[ ]
A．
and
B．
but
C．
or
D．
so
(12)
[ ]
A．
Eastern
B．
good
C．
poor
D．
Western
(13)
[ ]
A．
at any moment
B．
at the same time
C．
on the other hand
D．
on the whole
(14)
[ ]
A．
easiest
B．
earliest
C．
happiest
D．
quickest
(15)
[ ]
A．
care
B．
fear
C．
hurry
D．
worry
(16)
[ ]
A．
dare
B．
expect
C．
have
D．
require
(17)
[ ]
A．
control
B．
danger
C．
disappointment
D．
freedom
(18)
[ ]
A．
anxiously
B．
eagerly
C．
impatiently
D．
proudly
(19)
[ ]
A．
Above all
B．
In the end
C．
Of course
D．
What’s more
(20)
[ ]
A．
bad
B．
good
C．
rich
D．
poor
完型填空：
We may look at the world, around us, but somehow we manage not to see it until whatever we've become used to suddenly disappears． 1 for example, the neatly-dressed woman I 2 to See－or look at－on my way to work each morning．
For three years, no matter 3 the weather was like, she was always waiting at the bus stop around 8∶00 a.m．On 4 days, she wore heavy clothes and a pair of woolen gloves．Summertime 5 out neat, belted cotton dresses and a hat pulled low over her sunglasses． 6 , she was an ordinary working woman．Of course, I 7 all this only after she was seen no more．It was then that I realized how 8 I expected to see her each morning．You might say I 9 her．
“Did she have an accident?Something 10 ?” I thought to myself about her 11 ．Now that she was gone, I felt I had 12 her．I began to realize that part of our 13 life probably in-eludes such chance meetings with familiar 14 ：the milkman you see at dawn, the woman who 15 walks her dog along the street every morning, the twin brothers you see at the library．Such people are 16 markers in our lives．They add weight to our 17 of place and belonging．
Think about it． 18 , while walking to work, we mark where we are by 19 a certain building, why should we not mark where we are when we pass a familiar, though 20 , person?
(1)
[ ]
A．
Make
B．
Take
C．
Give
D．
Have
(2)
[ ]
A．
happened
B．
wanted
C．
used
D．
tried
(3)
[ ]
A．
what
B．
how
C．
which
D．
when
(4)
[ ]
A．
sunny
B．
rainy
C．
cloud
D．
snowy
(5)
[ ]
A．
took
B．
brought
C．
carried
D．
turned
(6)
[ ]
A．
Clearly
B．
Particularly
C．
Luckily
D．
Especially
(7)
[ ]
A．
believed
B．
expressed
C．
remembered
D．
wondered
(8)
[ ]
A．
long
B．
often
C．
soon
D．
much
(9)
[ ]
A．
respected
B．
missed
C．
praised
D．
admired
(10)
[ ]
A．
better
B．
worse
C．
more
D．
less
(11)
[ ]
A．
disappearance
B．
appearance
C．
misfortune
D．
fortune
(12)
[ ]
A．
forgotten
B．
lost
C．
known
D．
hurt
(13)
[ ]
A．
happy
B．
enjoyable
C．
frequent
D．
daily
(14)
[ ]
A．
friends
B．
strangers
C．
tourists
D．
guests
(15)
[ ]
A．
regularly
B．
actually
C．
hardly
D．
probably
(16)
[ ]
A．
common
B．
pleasant
C．
important
D．
faithful
(17)
[ ]
A．
choice
B．
knowledge
C．
decision
D．
sense
(18)
[ ]
A．
Because
B．
If
C．
Although
D．
However
(19)
[ ]
A．
keeping
B．
changing
C．
passing
D．
mentioning
(20)
[ ]
A．
unnamed
B．
unforgettable
C．
unbelievable
D．
unreal
完型填空：
Tim Becker and his neighbors are doing something to make their neighborhood a trouble-free area．
When Tim Becker gets in his car to go shopping, he doesn’t 1 drive to a store and back home．He always looks 2 and down the streets of his neighborhood．He looks for anything 3 such as strange cars, loud noises, 4 windows, or people gathering on street corners．
Tim 5 to a neighborhood watch group in Stoneville, Indiana, USA．The neighborhood watch group 6 on the third Wednesday of every month．That’s 7 Tim gets together with about ten of his neighbors to discuss community 8 ．Members of the neighborhood watch group want to help the police 9 their homes, streets and families safe．
Tina Stedma, president of 10 neighborhood watch group, agrees with Tim．
“People seem to think that crime happens to other people but not 11 them．Well, it’s never happened to me,” she said, “but I don’t think anyone has the 12 to steal from other people or, to make them feel 13 sitting in their own homes．”
Alex, a member of the group, said that all the neighbors 14 out for one another．“We 15 each other’s homes．We keep watch on the neighborhood at night and on weekends．Usually a 16 of four or five of us goes out together．If something doesn’t look right, then we call the 17 ．For example, if we notice a group of teenagers who seem to be looking for 18 , or someone destroying property(财产)，we report to the police．”
Alex feels the neighborhood watch groups 19 a lot in keeping crime down．Her husband Jim agrees, “Police are good people, but they can’t do 20 ”．
