As a music teacher，I have always known that music touches the soul. It can __16___all kinds of barriers to reach students in a very special way. It can be the ___17__for each child to find their light. I would like to___18__ a story about it.

   For a few years I was__19___ with the opportunity to teach disabled students. One of my most__20___ students was a five-year-old girl called Vanessa，who had difficulty walking，and could not speak.We__21____ sat on the floor for our music lessons and Vanessa liked to__22___ on my lap．One of her favorite songs was John the Rabbit. It was a call and response song where I sang the call and the students__23___ twice while singing the repeating phrase，“Oh，yes！” Vanessa liked to __24___her hands together with mine and clap with me. We probably performed that song during every class，Vanessa and I clapping together. But she __25___ said or sang a word.

   One day，when the song was finished，Vanessa turned around，__26___ me in the eyes，clapped her tiny hands twice and said the words“Oh，yes！” I opened my mouth in __27___ and for that moment I was the one who could not speak. When my heart  __28___ started beating again，I looked over at the assistant teacher to find her also  __29___ .Through music，we had made an awesome(enjoyable) connection.

   Several years later，I met Vanessa on the street in town. She waved with a big __30___ on her face and then clapped her hands twice，imitating the song we had __31___ so many times in our music class. The little girl，__32___ her connection with music，left an impression on me that will last forever. Every child has the__33___ to learn and grow. It is up to us to__34___ the way to reach each and every one of our students. We all must find each child's__35___.

16.   A. get across          B .put away              C .take over            D .break through

17.   A .means              B. direction              C. process              D. effort

18.   A. add                   B. talk                      C. share               D. write

19.   A. blessed              B. tired                   C. covered              D. filled

20.   A troublesome        B. Hardworking        C. memorable         D .sensitive

21.   A. most                   B. almost                 C. nearly                 D .mostly

22.   A. stand                  B .sit                        C. lie                     D. jump

23.   A. sang                   B. said                     C .followed              D. clapped

24.   A. strike                  B. put                       C. give                    D. shake

25.   A. ever                   B. never                   C. still                      D. even

26.   A. looked                B. saw                      C. glared                 D. noticed

27.   A. horror                 B. delight                 C. astonishment      D. embarrassment

28.   A immediately         B. fortunately           C. slowly                  D. finally

29.   A. happy                 B grateful                 C .speechless         D .hopeless

30.   A. greeting             B. smile                    C. expression          D .sign

31.   A .performed          B. operated             C trained                 D. organized

32.   A. upon                  B. through               C. from                    D. beyond

33.   A. standard            B. ability                   C. plan                    D. freedom

34.   A .discover             B. invent                  C. test                     D. make

35.   A. strength             B. dream                  C .light                    D. weakness

As a music teacher，I have always known that music touches the soul. It can 36 all kinds of barriers to reach students in a very special way.It can be the  37 for each child to find their light.I would like to 38 a story about it.

For a few years I was  39 with the opportunity to teach disabled students.One of my most 40  students was a five-year-old girl called Vanessa，who had difficulty walking，and could not speak.We  41 sat on the floor for our music lessons and Vanessa liked to  42  on my lap．One of her favorite songs was John the Rabbit.It was a call and response song where I sang the call and the students  43  twice while singing the repeating phrase，“Oh，yes！” Vanessa liked to  44 her hands together with mine and clap with me.We probably performed that song during every class，Vanessa and I clapping together.But she  45  said or sang a word.

One day，when the song was finished，Vanessa turned around， 46 me in the eyes，clapped her tiny hands twice and said the words“Oh，yes！” I opened my mouth in  47  and for that moment I was the one who could not speak.When my heart  48  started beating again，I looked over at the assistant teacher to find her also  49 .Through music，we had made an awesome connection.

Several years later，I met Vanessa on the street in town.She waved with a big 50  on her face and then clapped her hands twice，imitating the song we had 51  so many times in our music class.The little girl， 52  her connection with music，left an impression on me that will last forever. Every child has the 53  to learn and grow. It is up to us to  54  the way to reach each and every one of our students.We all must find each child's  55 .

1.                A．get across       B．put away        C．take over D．break through

 

2.                A．means         B．direction        C．process   D．effort

 

3.                A．add            B．talk            C．share D．write

 

4.                A．blessed         B．tired           C．covered  D．filled

 

5.                A．troublesome     B．Hardworking     C．memorable    D．sensitive

 

6.                A．most           B．almost          C．nearly    D．mostly

 

7.                A．stand          B．sit             C．lie   D．jump

 

8.                A．sang           B．said            C．followed  D．clapped

 

9.                A．strike          B．put            C．give D．shake

 

10.               A．ever           B．never          C．still   D．even

 

11.               A．looked         B．saw            C．glared D．noticed

 

12.               A．horror         B．delight         C．astonishment   D．embarrassment

 

13.               A．immediately     B．fortunately      C．slowly D．finally

 

14.               A．happy          B．grateful        C．speechless D．hopeless

 

15.               A．greeting        B．smile          C．expression D．sign

 

16.               A．performed      B．operated       C．trained    D．organized

 

17.               A．upon          B．through        C．from  D．beyond

 

18.               A．standard        B．ability          C．plan  D．freedom

 

19.               A．discover        B．invent          C．test  D．make

 

20.               A．strength        B．dream         C．light  D．weakness

 

 

第二节  完形填空   阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

As a music teacher，I have always known that music touches the soul．It can  3 6  all kinds of barriers to reach students in a very special way．It can be the  37  for each child to find their light．1 would like to  38  a story about it．

For a few years 1 was blessed with the opportunity to teach 39 students．One of my most  40  students was a five-year-old girl called Vanessa，who had difficulty walking，and could not speak．We  41  sat on the floor for our music lessons and Vanessa liked to 42 on my lap(膝上)．One of her favorite songs was “John the Rabbit．”It was a clapping and response song where I sang the call and the students  43  twice while singing the repeating phrase，“Oh，yes” Vanessa liked to  44 her hands together with mine and clap with me．We probably performed that song during every class，Vanessa and I clapping together．But she 45  said or sang a word．

One day，when the song was finished，Vanessa turned around，46  me in the eye，clapped her tiny hands twice and said the words “Oh，yes!” I opened my mouth in 47  and for that moment 1 was the one who could not speak．When my heart 4 8  started beating again I looked over at the assistant teacher to find her also 49 .k^s*5#u Through music we had made an awesome connection．

Several years later，I met Vanessa on the street in town．She waved with a big  50 on her face and then clapped her hands twice，imitating the song we had  51 so many times in our music class．The little girl，52 her connection with music，left an impression on me that will last forever．Every child has the  53 to learn and grow．It is up to us to 54  the way to reach each and every one of our students．We all must find each child’s  55．

36．A．get across    B．put away        C.take over          D．break through

37．A．means       B．direction          C.process         D．effort

38．A．add               B．talk                C.share              D．write

39．A．disabled         B．normal                 C.sad                 D．silly

40．A．troublesome  B．hardworking   C.memorable     D．sensitive

41．A．most            B．almost          C.nearly                   D．mostly

42．A．stand            B．sit                C.1ie                    D．jump

43．A．sang             B．said              C.followed            D．clapped

44．A．strike           B．put               C.give                  D．shake

45．A．ever             B．never            C.still                   D．even

46．A．1ooked         B．saw              C.glared                   D．noticed

47．A．horror          B．delight          C.astonishment      D．embarrassment

48．A．immediately  B．fortunately    C.slowly             D．finally

49．A．happy           B．grateful        C.speechless        D．hopeless

50．A．greeting        B．smile            C.expression     D．sign

51．A．performed    B．operated        C.trained              D．organized

52．A．upon            B．through        C.from              D.  beyond

53．A．standard       B．ability          C.plan                  D．necessity

54．A．discover       B．invent           C.test                    D．make

55．A．virtue           B．dream           C.1ight            D．rhythm