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

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

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

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

1.A. account B. talk C. explanation D. consideration

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

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

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

5.A. self-respect B. self-doubt C. self-pity D. self-defense

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

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

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

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

10.A. persuade B. convince C. advise D. approve

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

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

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

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

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

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.B

11.D

12.D

13.B

14.C

15.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述了一个关于教育的故事。作者不经意的一句表扬改变了孩子--西蒙的人生。作者在文章的最后指出：小小的善举确实能够产生很大的影响。

1. an account of sth解释某事，故选A。

2.But he was a bright student. He discussed adult subjects with nearly adult comprehension.西蒙是一个聪明的学生，他几乎会使用成人的思维和理解力来讨论事情，但是他的成绩绝不能反映出他的能力。A勇气；B能力；C情感；D梦想。故选B。

3.I was completely for her kisses on both my cheeks.西蒙母亲亲吻了我的脸颊，而我之前对此完全没有心理准备。根据前文可知，作者紧张得手心直冒汗，而西蒙母亲的举动让作者感到意外。A绝望的；B负责任的；C未准备的；D不合适的。故选C。

4.he had spent an afternoon at a friend’s house西蒙最近在一个朋友家度过了一个下午。西蒙妈妈举的例子都是最近发生的，A逐渐地；B不断地；C最近；D明显地。故选C。

5.She wanted to tell me how grateful she was for the I had nurtured(培养) in her son.西蒙妈妈想为作者帮助西蒙培养起来他的自尊心而感激作者，A自尊；B自我怀疑；C自怜；D自我防御。故选A。

6.I sat, stunned (惊呆), for about half an hour, what had just happened.我呆坐在那里半个小时，一直在思考究竟发生了什么事。A想象；B观察，庆祝；C怀疑，想知道；D遗憾，后悔。故选C。

7.What I finally came to was one day...我最后所回忆起来的是有一天......，A期望；B记得；C相信；D接受。故选B。

8.when some students were reports in the front of the class一些学生在课堂前面作演讲。give reports作演讲，作报告，A写；B评论；C编辑；D给予。故选D。

9.and to encourage her to raise her voice”可知，作者想鼓励她提高声音，说明之前Jeanne的声音很小，A安静地；B重复地；C快速地；D坚定地。故选A。

10.Simon’s the expert on this. He is the only one you have to ,西蒙是这方面的专家，你只需要说服他一人。A劝说；B使信服；C建议；D批准，通过。故选B。

11.because he to be the last kid in the last row”可知，西蒙坐在最后一排，A入口；B中间；C前面；D后面。故选D。

12.从那天起，西蒙坐的笔直，更加注意听讲，更多地微笑，变得很开心。这都是因为他正好坐在最后一排（作者无意间那西蒙来鼓励Jeanne大声地把话讲出来）。happen to do sth碰巧做某事。A打算；B假装；C拒绝；D发生，碰巧。故选D。

13.The boy who most needed was the one who took the last seat that day.班里最需要表扬的，就是坐在最后一个座位的人。A改变；B表扬；C感谢；D看望，拜访。故选B。

14.It taught me the most lesson over the years of my teaching career在以后的教学生涯中，这件事给了作者最宝贵的经验，A困难的；B疼痛的，痛苦的；C宝贵的，贵重的；D有趣的，愉快的。故选C。

15.and I’m thankful that it came and positively.让作者感到庆幸的是，这个经验教训发生在作者任职教师的早起，并起到了积极的作用。A早，提早，早期；B缓慢地；C频繁地；D偶尔。故选A。

考点：故事类短文阅读