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【题目】 The teacher sat cross-legged in front of the gathering of fourth grade students. She asked them what kinds of things would ____ world peace. Immediately they began offering such ____ as “Get rid of all the bombs.” “There ought to be a ____ against war.” The teacher rose to note each offering on the board. Once the list was ____，she sat again with the children and asked them if there was anything ____ war in their lives.

They were ____ at first but eventually they seemed to begin to ____ that the teacher meant “war”as a metaphor(暗喻). One student said, “My brother declares a war on me when I ____ his things.”“ My Dad blows up at bad drivers，” offered one girl.____ said she did war with one of her dishonest friends.

____ the thought appeared that all violence was in conflict with the idea of ____. Through the discussion the teacher ____ the concept that they could decrease violence and increase peace in their own lives by giving up the ideas of ____ with others. She asked them to spend the rest of the week ____ track of the times when they would choose to carry out peace ____ violence.

By the end of the week the students had experienced dozens of examples ____ violence and conflict had been avoided in their ____ lives.

Eventually the class created a peace movement in the school. They helped rewrite school ____ that decreased conflict. Homework became more inventive and ____. Parent-teacher meetings always ____ activities of the students (a dance, or an art or science exhibit). Cooperation became the primary path to peace.

【1】A. break B. ignore C. increase D. witness

【2】A. cases B. events C. chances D. suggestions

【3】A. law B. will C. deal D. duty

【4】A. missing B. necessary C. simple D. complete

【5】A. but B. like C. against D. after

【6】A. puzzled B. frightened C. excited D. encouraged

【7】A. state B. prove C. realize D. guess

【8】A. receive B. bother C. collect D. reserve

【9】A. Each B. Another C. The one D. The other

【10】A. Luckily B. Suddenly C. Hopefully D. Finally

【11】A. peace B. power C. culture D. wealth

【12】A. returned B. passed C. introduced D. moved

【13】A. joking B. fighting C. discussing D. working

【14】A. wasting B. appointing C. keeping D. finishing

【15】A. aside from B. away from C. regardless of D. instead of

【16】A. that B. where C. whether D. whose

【17】A. political B. traditional C. personal D. natural

【18】A. rules B. decisions C. records D. introductions

【19】A. similar B. familiar C. confusing D. interesting

【20】A. started with B. belonged to C. put up with D. come up to

Answer 1

【答案】【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【4】D

【5】B

【6】A

【7】C

【8】B

【9】B

【10】D

【11】A

【12】C

【13】B

【14】C

【15】D

【16】B

【17】C

【18】A

【19】D

【20】A

【解析】【1】老师问学生什么事情能增进世界和平。increase增进，增大，增加，增强；break“破坏”和下文内容矛盾。

【2】学生们立即开始提出如此或那样的各种建议。suggestion“建议”符合语境。case“例子，情况，案例，证据”虽具有一定的干扰性，但和下文学生提的是“各种建议”不吻合。

【3】 应该有一个反对战争的法律。law法律，法则；duty职责，义务。

【4】 她(老师)把学生提供的建议都写在黑板上，一旦列举的单子被完成……

【5】她又重新和孩子们一起坐下，问道他们日常生活中有没有任何像战争这样的事情发生。

【6】一开始他们有点困惑。puzzled困惑的，茫然的。

【7】但终于他们似乎开始意识到老师说的战争是一种暗喻。realize领悟，认识到，意识到。

【8】一个学生说，我哥哥因为我把他的东西弄乱了对我发动了一场“战争”。bother烦扰，打搅，弄乱。

【9】另一个女孩说，她和她的一个不诚实的朋友发生了“战争”。another＝an other泛指三者或三者以上中的另外一个。

【10】终于这一想法出现了。finally最后，终于。

【11】那就是所有的暴力都是与和平相冲突的想法。peace和平，和睦，安静。

【12】通过讨论老师引入了一种概念。introduce介绍，引进，提出。

【13】那就是他们可以在日常生活中通过放弃那些和他人打架的想法减少暴力和增进和平。fight with sb.与某人打架。

【14】她让他们记录本周剩余时间他们选择和平而不是暴力的次数。keep track of记录。

【15】instead of替代，而不是。

【16】考查定语从句的关系词，先行词examples在定语从句中作地点状语，故用关系副词where引导定语从句。

【17】到了周末学生们在他们个人生活中已经有了数十次避免冲突的经历。personal私人的，个人的，亲自的。

【18】最后这个班级在学校里开创了一个和平运动。他们帮助改写学校减少冲突的规则。rule规则，规章，规定，条例。

【19】作业变得更有创意和有趣。interesting(有趣的，引人入胜的)和inventive(善于创造的，发明的，富于创新的)构成对应关系。

【20】家长老师会总是以孩子们的活动开始，合作成了通向和平的基本途径；start with从……开始；come up to达到，符合。