55. A. salad B. life C.
picnic D. hope
答案 36.C 37.A 38.B 39.D 40.D 41.C 42.B 43.A 44.A 45.D 46.D 47.C 48.C 49.B 50.B 51.D 52.D 53.B 54.A 55.C
Passage 20
(山东省诸城等四县市2008年高考适应性训练)
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 37 this same right to our
children．
When I see a child suffer from this kind of 38 ，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
was afraid he might be wrong．I tried
my best to build his
41 ．But
nothing changed until mid-term，when
Mary Anne，a student teacher，was
assigned to our classroom．She was
young and pretty，and she loved
children．Many pupils，Donnie
included，all 42 her very much．
One morning，we were working on
math problems at the chalkboard．Donnie
had 43 the problems with
pains-taking tidiness．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 tern-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 54 became Donnie's prized
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．