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Steve, a twelve-year-old boy with alcoholic parents, was failing. Surprisingly, he could read.     21  his good reading skills, Steve had been failing since first grade. Steve was a big boy, yet, he went unnoticed...    22   Miss White.
Miss White was a smiling, beautiful, young lady. For the first time in his    23  life, Steve couldn’t take his eyes off his teacher; yet,    24  he failed. In the middle of the first term, the entire seventh grade was    25  for basic skills. Steve hurried through his tests, and    26  to dream of other things, as the day passed slowly. One day, Miss White’s    27  voice broke into his daydreams. “Steve!” Startled (吓了一跳), he    28  to look at her. “Pay attention!” She began to    29  the test results. “You all did pretty well,” she told the class, “   30  one boy, and it breaks my    31  to tell you this, but...” She hesitated, pinning Steve to his seat with a sharp    32 . “... The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class!”
After that, Steve still    33  do his homework. “Just try it,” Miss White said one day. “Steve! Please! I care about you!” Wow! Suddenly, Steve got it! Someone cared about him? Someone, so beautiful and perfect, cared about him! Steve went home from school,    34 , that afternoon.
The following Monday he arrived at school on time, and waited for Miss White to enter the classroom. She walked in, all sparkle and smiles! Immediately, she gave a    35  on the weekend homework. Steve was the first to    36  his paper. With a look of    37 , Miss White took his paper. Steve walked back to his desk, his heart beating strongly within his chest.
Miss White’s face was in total    38 ! Suddenly, her face broke into a bright smile. The smartest boy in the seventh grade had just    39  his first test! From that moment   40  was the same for Steve.

小题1:

A．In honor of

B．In spite of

C．In addition to

D．In case of

小题2:

A．to

B．before

C．until

D．upon

小题3:

A．rich

B．young

C．fresh

D．simple

小题4:

A．still

B．even

C．also

D．forever

小题5:

A．observed

B．corrected

C．selected

D．tested

小题6:

A．struggled

B．agreed

C．continued

D．declared

小题7:

A．cheerful

B．impatient

C．enthusiastic

D．shy

小题8:

A．decided

B．managed

C．turned

D．forgot

小题9:

A．go over

B．run over

C．turn over

D．hand over

小题10:

A．except

B．due to

C．as for

D．up to

小题11:

A．will

B．record

C．heart

D．back

小题12:

A．pain

B．stare

C．sense

D．contrast

小题13:

A．wouldn’t

B．needn’t

C．mustn’t

D．shouldn’t

小题14:

A．amused

B．doubtful

C．approved

D．thoughtful

小题15:

A．survey

B．speech

C．report

D．quiz

小题16:

A．give up

B．hand in

C．turn down

D．come across

小题17:

A．respect

B．curiosity

C．surprise

D．fear

小题18:

A．victory

B．shock

C．sadness

D．confidence

小题19:

A．escaped

B．taken

C．missed

D．passed

小题20:

A．nothing

B．something

C．anything

D．everything

答案

小题1:B

小题2:C

小题3:B

小题4:A

小题5:D

小题6:C

小题7:B

小题8:C

小题9:A

小题10:A

小题11:C

小题12:B

小题13:A

小题14:D

小题15:D

小题16:B

小题17:C

小题18:B

小题19:D

小题20:A

文章讲述的是一个从来没有通过考试的学生，因为老师的一句话，一句鼓励，从而转变了，向着好的方向发展

小题1:句意理解，尽管他有很好的阅读技能，但是他自从一年级就一直不及格。

小题2:句意理解，他是个大个子，然而，他一直不引起人们的注意，直到怀特夫人的出现

小题3:上下文，因为他是个学生，因此该处指的是在他年轻的生命中，第一次无法把眼睛从老师的身上移开。

小题4:句意理解，然而他还是考试没及格

小题5:上下文，根据下文的 Steve hurried through his tests可知，该句指的是的整个年级都要参加考试

小题6:句意理解，该处指的是他像往常一样，继续想些其他的东西，跟上课考试无关的事情

小题7:上下文，根据下文pay attention可知，老师对他的表现不满意，因此选择贬义词，

小题8:句意理解，他转过头来看老师，

小题9:词组，go over 检查，复习 run over碾过 turn over 转交 hand over移交，该处句意为，老师在查看考试的结果

小题10:上下文，根据The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class可知，老师说所有人都很好，除了一个孩子，

小题11:句意理解，此处意为告诉你们这个结构让我很伤心，

小题12:句意理解，此处指的是老师用严厉的眼光盯着他看。

小题13:根据still可知，他仍然考试不及格，仍然不会去做作业wouldn't意为不会去干某事

小题14:上下文，根据Someone cared about him? Someone, so beautiful and perfect, cared about him!可知，这是他内心的想法，因此该处意为他深思着回家了。

小题15:上下文，根据后文的Steve was the first to 36 his paper可知，老师对周末的作业进行测试

小题16:句意理解，他是第一个交试卷的学生 hand in意为上交

小题17:上下文，以前steve表现都不好，试卷作的也不好，这次第一个交试卷了，因此老师感到很惊讶。

小题18:句意理解，老师看到他的试卷后被他试卷的内容震惊了，

小题19:上下文，根据上文可知，这是steve第一次通过考试

小题20:句意理解，从那时起，对于steve来说，一切都已经发生了变化。