二、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

    Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as a  21  part of the learning process. But all too often  22  parents and teachers we disallow this same right to our children.

When I see a child  23   from this kind of pressure, I think of Donnie.

Donnie was my youngest third-grader. His  24   of failure kept him from classroom games that other children enjoyed. He  25   answered questions--- he was afraid he might be wrong. I tried my best to build his  26   . But nothing changed until midterm, when Mary Anne, a student teacher, was assigned to our classroom. She was young and pretty, and she loved children. My pupils, Donnie included, all  27   her very much.

One morning, we were working on maths problems at the chalk-board. Donnie had  28   the problems with pains-taking tidiness. Pleased with his progress, I  29   the children with Mary Anne and went for art materials. When I returned, Donnie was in  30  . He’d missed the third problem.

My student teacher looked at me in despair. Suddenly her face  31   . From the desk we shared, she got a container filled with pencils.

“Look, Donnie,” she said, kneeling beside him and gently  32   the tear-stained(弄脏的) face from his arms. “ I’ve got something to  33   you.” She removed the pencils, one at a time, and placed them on his desk.

“See these   34   , Donnie,” she continued. “ They belong to Mrs. Lindstorm and me. See how the erasers are   35   . That’s because we make mistakes too. But, we erase the mistakes and try again. That’s what you  36   learn to do, too.

She kissed him and stood up. “Here,” she said, “I’ll leave one of these pencils on  37   desk so you’ll remember that everyone makes mistakes,  38   teachers.” Donnie looked up with love in his eyes and a smile.

The   39   became Donnie’s prized possession. That, together with Mary Anne’s frequent encouragement, gradually  40   him that it’s all right to make mistakes--- as long as you erase them and try again.

21．A．small B．basic C．necessary  D．large

22．A．for    B．as      C．to      D．with

23．A．come B．take   C．fall    D．suffer

24．A．fear   B．lesson       C．chance      D．sense

25．A．always      B．Often       C．once  D．seldom

26．A．self-protection  B．self-improvement    C．self-confidence D．self-learning

27．A．respected  B．disliked    C．avoided    D．minded

28．A．written down   B．worked out      C．gone over D．gave in

29．A．left   B．offered     C．missed      D．parted

30．A．surprise    B．astonishment    C．anger D．tears

31．A．darkened  B．brightened       C．pulled       D．loosened

32．A．pushing    B．picking     C．holding     D．lifting

33．A．help  B．show C．reward      D．promise

34．A．pencils     B．mistakes   C．marks       D．containers

35．A．used  B．built  C．worn D．damaged

36．A．may  B．Must        C．dare  D．can

37．A．my    B．someone’s C．the teacher’s     D．your

38．A．still   B．also   C．even  D．not

39．A．pencil       B．words       C．mistake     D．desk

40．A．warned     B．informed  C．persuaded D．reminded

Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as a   1   part of learning process. But all too often as parents and teachers we disallow this  2  right to our children.

When I see a child   3   from 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 to our classroom.

She was young and pretty, and she loved children. My pupils, Donnie included, 7   her.

One morning, we were working on math problems at the chalkboard. Donnie had   8   the problems with pains taking 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 problems.

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 her 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   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.

1．A．small                    B．basic                  C．necessary           D．large

2．A．correct                 B．same                   C．important            D．natural

3．A．suffering               B．object                  C．fall                      D．subject

4．A．fear                      B．lesson                 C．chance                D．sense

5．A．always                  B．often                   C．never                  D．seldom

6．A．self- protection                                      B．self- improvement

       C．self- confidence                                   D．self- learning

7．A．respected              B．disliked                C．avoided               D．minded

8．A．worked out           B．copied                 C．gone over            D．leaned

9．A．left                       B．offered                C．missed                D．parted

10．A．surprise               B．astonishment        C．anger                  D．tears

11．A．darkened             B．brightened           C．pulled                  D．loosened

12．A．lifting                  B．picking                C．holding                D．pushing

13．A．help                    B．show                  C．reward                D．promise

14．A．pencils                B．mistakes              C．marks                 D．containers

15．A．used                   B．built                    C．worn                  D．damaged

16．A．may                    B．must                   C．will                     D．can

17．A．my                     B．someone’s           C．the teacher’s        D．your

18．A．still                     B．also                     C．even                   D．not

19．A．prized                 B．owned                 C．kept                    D．expected

20．A．warned               B．informed             C．persuaded            D．reminded

One day my math teacher asked me to help him save back-up copies of his work in the computer. I then realized I was able to 36 the grades for all of his classes. I showed him how to copy files from one disk to another and he 37 me.

A few days later be asked me to help him again, because he  38 how to do it. When I began to show this to him, some students in my class  39 and began to talk among themselves  40 . Later that day, at lunch time, I was  41 by several of them.

“Hey, could you help us change our grades in math? We’ll 42 you…”

I could not believe what I was hearing．I could get some reward for something very  43 ．" All right．I'll do it．" The next day my math teacher  44 me to help him out．When he was not paying attention, I began to change their grades from F's to A's．

I soon became very  45  among my friends．They began to treat me like a god with a magical 46 ．I began to change the grades of students．Word  47  quickly and I became very rich．

Everything was going fine  48  I was called into the headmaster's office．When I got there, my teacher was mad, and the headmaster had an angry  49  in his eyes．"I have known you for three years now．I don't want to 50  what your teacher said, but I'm afraid that I must．He has too much  51  , " he said．" Do you have anything to say  52  yourself?" he asked．

"No．" I said finally．I did not realize how serious my actions had been．I had violated the   53 of my teacher, and the headmaster．And there was no way  54 ．I was forced to leave my school．

That was a good  55 for me．

1.A．access           B．submit         C．change         D．mark

2.A．congratulated                      B．admired        C．thanked    D．accepted

3.A．doubted          B．remembered     C．reminded       D．forgot

4.A．recognised                         B．noticed        C．complained D．identified

5.A．tentatively      B．quietly        C．sincerely      D．angrily

6.A．appointed                          B．approved       C．approached D．appreciated

7.A．pay              B．praise         C．donate         D．inspire

8.A．familiar                           B．simple         C．interesting    D．pleasant

9.A．forced           B．advised        C．encouraged     D．got

10.A．optimistic                        B．popular        C．sensitive  D．grateful

11.A．energy          B．strength       C．right          D．power

12.A．escaped                           B．slipped        C．spread     D．enlarged

13.A．until           B．since          C．as             D．after

14.A．sight                             B．look           C．light      D．feeling

15.A．believe         B．ignore         C．oppose         D．influence

16.A．experience                        B．pressure       C．confidence D．evidence

17.A．to              B．by             C．for            D．of

18.A．intention                         B．honor          C．promise    D．trust

19.A．away            B．off            C．back           D．down

20.A．lesson    B．skill    C．story    D．example

 

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

    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 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 our classroom .

She was young and pretty , and she loved children . My pupils , Donnie included , all   42     her.

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 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 .

A．small     B．basic        C．necessary        D．large

A．correct B．same C．important  D．natural

A．suffering       B．object      C．fall    D．subject

A．fear      B．lesson      C．chance      D．sense

A．always B．often       C．never       D．seldom

A．self protection B．self improvement C．self confidence D．self learning

A．respected      B．disliked    C．avoided    D．minded

A．worked out B．copied  C．gone over        D．learned

A．left       B．offered    C．missed     D．parted

A．surprise      B．astonishment    C．anger       D．tears

A．darkened     B．brightened       C．pulled      D．loosened

A．lifting        B．picking    C．holding    D．pushing

A．help    B．show       C．reward     D．promise

A．pencils       B．mistakes   C．marks      D．containers

A．used    B．built        C．worn       D．damaged

A．may    B．must        C．will   D．can

A．my      B．someone’s       C．the teacher’s    D．your

A．still      B．also C．even        D．not

A．prized  B．own C．kept  D．expected

A．warned       B．informed C．persuaded        D．reminded

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   2   this same right to our children.

When I see a child   3   from 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 was afraid 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 to our classroom. She was young and pretty, and she loved children. My pupils, Donnie included, all   7   her very much.

One morning, we were working on math problems at the chalkboard. Donnie had   8   the problems with pains-taking tidiness. 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 (弄脏的) 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   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   19   became Donnie’s prized 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.

1．A．small                 B．basic               C．necessary    D．large

2．A．give                  B．disallow           C．offer               D．permit

3．A．come                B．take                 C．fall                  D．suffer

4．A．fear                   B．lesson              C．chance            D．sense

5．A．always                     B．often               C．never               D．seldom

6．A．self-protection    B．self-improvement    

C．self-confidence    D．self-learning

7．A．respected           B．disliked                   C．avoided                   D．minded

8．A．worked out        B．written down           C．gone over           D．learned

9．A．left                    B．offered                   C．missed                    D．parted

10．A．surprise           B．astonishment           C．anger                 D．tears

11．A．darkened          B．brightened           C．pulled                  D．loosened

12．A．lifting              B．picking                   C．holding                   D．pushing

13．A．help                 B．show                      C．reward                   D．promise

14．A．pencils             B．mistakes                 C．marks                     D．containers

15．A．used                B．built                    C．worn                        D．damaged

16．A．may                B．must                       C．ought                        D．can

17．A．my                  B．someone’s           C．the teacher’s         D．your

18．A．still                  B．also                        C．even                       D．not

19．A．pencil              B．words                     C．mistake                   D．desk

20．A．warned            B．informed                 C．persuaded            D．reminded