After my 26 second-graders finished reciting the text, they settled back in their seats. But Duane was still __21__ there. Duane was a bright and lovable student, __22__ his mother, a single parent, had many problems such as drinking. __23__ that he might have had a bad night, I walked over to him to see what was wrong. As he looked up, I could see the __24__ in his dark eyes. “Mrs. Brown, aren’t you going to open my present for you?” he asked __25__. “I put it on your desk.” Getting back his gift from my desk, he handed it to me. I noticed my gift __26__ to be a matchbox. Duane told me that this was really a jewelry box __27__ a matchbox. As I opened it, the __28__ of two beer caps surprised me. Duane __29__ me that they were two earrings. He had noticed that I __30__ wore earrings and wanted me to have some pretty ones. I was __31__ by Duane’s creativity and thoughtfulness. __32__ birth, one of my ears was slightly deformed (畸形的). Fearing that wearing earrings might __33__ to the ear, I avoided wearing them. But how could I __34__ to wear these precious earrings given by this __35__ child? As I placed the earrings on my ears, my __36__ clapped, and Duane stood proudly beside me. Since then, the matchbox remained on my desk. It __37__ me of Duane’s act of kindness and of the lessons he taught me. Although his __38__ at home was bad, Duane continued to see the good in life. Although poor, he still wanted to __39__. Whenever I see Duane’s gift on my desk, I feel encouraged. If I am having __40__ reaching a student, I’ll try to be like Duane and give that student a piece of my heart.
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小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:A
小题6:B
小题7:D
小题8:D
小题9:C
小题10:D
小题11:B
小题12:A
小题13:B
小题14:A
小题15:C
小题16:B
小题17:B
小题18:C
小题19:C
小题20:D
小题1:C。根据上一句可知，其他学生在背完课文后都坐下了，而Duane仍旧站着。其中but是个重要的信息词。
小题2:B。此处作者想要说明的是Duane是个聪明可爱的学生，尽管他的单亲妈妈问题很多。
小题3:B。当作者看到Duane还站着，以为他昨晚可能遇到什么事情，因此过去询问。此处只是作者的一种想法而已，故选B。
小题4:C。根据下文可知，作者没有看Duane送的礼物，所以Duane眼神中透出受到伤害的委屈。
小题5:A。此处disappointedly(失望地)，对应上文中的hurt。
小题6:B。由文意可知，作者没有打开礼物，只是看礼物的外表，“好像(appeared)”是个火柴盒。
小题7:D。Duane告诉作者这是个首饰盒，“而不是(rather than)”火柴盒。as well as和；more than超过；except for除了，均不符合语境。
小题8:D。由文意可知，作者打开盒子，看到的是两个啤酒瓶盖，这让她很吃惊。the sight of看见；一见到。
小题9:C。句意为：Duane告诉我这是两只银耳环。
小题10:D。根据下文“I avoided wearing them”可知，作者因为耳朵有点畸形，所以“从不(never) ”戴耳环。
小题11:B。作者被Duane的创造性和周到的考虑“打动(touched)”了。
小题12:A。由文意可知，作者从一出生，一只耳朵就有点畸形。 Netc oo co .ne t.cnNet组 卷
小题13:B。作者担心戴上耳环，会容易让人注意到自己畸形的耳朵。draw attention to引起……的注意；do harm to对……造成危害；add weight增加重量；have an effect on sth. 对……有影响。
小题14:A。但是面对学生的一片真诚，作者怎么能够“拒绝(refuse)”呢？
小题15:C。根据上文提示，从Duane的家庭背景来看，他是个“特殊的(special)”学生。generous慷慨的；honest诚实的；sad悲伤的，均不符合语境。
小题16:B。作者当着全班学生的面把耳环戴上，这时全班的学生都鼓掌。
小题17:B。每当作者看到那个火柴盒，就会想起Duane的友好以及他的行为给作者的启示。remind sb. of sth.让某人想起某事；convince sb. of sth. 让某人相信某事；prove sth. to sb.向某人证明某事；show sb. sth.向某人展示某物。
小题18:C。根据第一段的提示可知，Duane生活在单亲家庭，而且母亲有很多问题，所以他的生活“环境(situation)”不好。
小题19:C。尽管贫穷，Duane还是乐于“给予(give)”。please取悦；take索取；accept接受，均不符合语境。
小题20:D。每当作者难以触动学生的心灵(即很难和学生沟通)的时候，作者就会像Duane那样，让学生感受到自己的一片真诚。have difficulty (in)doing sth.做……有困难，是固定句型。