19. A. attracting　 B.　 sheltering C. driving D.　 prohibiting

18. A. active　 B. boring　 C. careless　 D.　 practical

17. A. separate　 B. shared　 C. spiritual　 D.　 social

16. A. hurt　 B. puzzled　 C. cost　 D. disappointed

40.A 考察形容词辨析及上下文串联。A早期地；B缓慢地；C频繁地；D偶然地；根据文章第一行I was a new teacher得知这是在我是一名新老师的时候发生的事情，所以A项符合上下文。

[长难句解析]

What I finally came to remember　 was one day, several months before, when some students were giving reports in the front of the class, Jeanne spoke quietly , and to encourage her to raise her voice。

[翻译]我最后记得的是几个月前的一天，当一些学生在班级前面发表演讲的时候，Jeanne的声音很小，为了鼓励他提高声音，我说…

[分析]本句中的What I finally came to remember是一个主句从句，what既是引导词也在句中作为动词remember的宾语；在后面的宾语从句中有一个四件状语从句when some students were giving reports in the front of the class，后面句中还有一个不定式to encourage her to raise her voice在句中做目的状语。

十八（2014重庆卷 ）

　　　　 　　　　　　　　　A

Five months after my husband Steve died，I woke up one morning to the maddening sound of a leaking faucet (水龙头）.I knew it needed repairs badly，but it 16 me so much just to think of it.

All our 17 life, I was the “artist,” bringing to our house much imagination. Steve was the “ 18 ” one. He had a real gift for handling chores (家务活），19 me from unpleasant repair jobs.

But how could such a good man have his life cut short so suddenly! I had been so sad and angry that I completely 20 the house. That leaky faucet somehow awakened me to the fact that I now had to 21 the challenge of getting things fixed.

　　 I got a workman named Ahmed. Entering the house，he stopped before a picture of Steve and me. “Doesn’t your husband 22 this kind of work?” he asked. “It’s not hard. ”

“He died months ago. When he was alive, he did all the repair jobs 23 I said quietly. Ahmed looked at me 24 , but didn’t reply. He fixed the faucet, adjusted the dishwasher door, and replaced a showerhead. Apparently he was gifted as Steve had been.

He did a(n) 25 job. I asked him to name his fee. “No charge, Ma’am,” he said. “My father died early, and the neighbors helped my family through. ”

By fixing a faucet, Ahmed mended my soul. Although I would sure carry the pain of 26 with me along, Ahmed reminded me of the abundant 27 in the world.

39.C 考察形容词词义辨析及语境串联。A困难的；B痛苦的；C珍贵的；重要的；D愉快的，快乐的；这件事情给了我的教育事业一个很珍贵的教训，我很感激它是在我刚刚开始教书时出现的。故C正确。

38．B 考察名词词义辨析及语境串联。A改变；B表扬；C感谢；D参观；访问；所有这一切都因为碰巧他是班级里坐在最后一排的孩子，也是最需要表扬的孩子。通常被老师忽视坐在教室后面的孩子都需要表扬和鼓励。故B正确。

37.D 考察动词词义辨析及语境串联。A打算，意图；B假装；C拒绝；D发生；碰巧；所有这一切都因为碰巧他是班级里坐在最后一排的孩子，也是最需要表扬的孩子。本句表示我并不是有意要表扬Simon。故D正确。

36.B 考察动词词义辨析及语境串联。A睡觉；B微笑；C喊叫；D争吵；从那天开始Simon坐得更直了，更认真，笑得更多也变得开心了。根据后面的happy说明选项里的smile与此相符合。故B正确。

35.D 考察名词辨析及上下文串联。A入口处；B中央；D前面；D后面；我说：他在教室的后面听不见你的话。根据38空后who took the last seat that day.可知Simon的确坐在教室的最后。故D正确。