It was her giggling(咯咯的笑)that drew my attention. Note taking really wasn’t all that funny.
Walking over to the offender, I asked for the . Frozen, she refused to give it to me. I waited, all attention in the classroom on the quiet between teacher and student. When she finally it over, she whispered, “Okay, but I didn’t draw it.”
It was a hand-drawn of me, teeth blackened and the words “I’m stupid” coming out of my mouth.
I managed to fold it up calmly. My mind, , was working angrily as I struggled not to . I figured I knew the two most likely candidates for drawing the picture. It would do them some to teach them a lesson, and maybe it was high time that I did it!
Thankfully, I was able to keep myself .
When there were about six minutes remaining, I showed the class the picture. They were all silent as I told them how this was for me. I told them there must be a reason and now was their chance to write down anything they needed to tell me. Then I let them write silently while I sniffed in the back of the classroom.
As I the notes later, many of them said something like, “I’ve got nothing against you.” or “I’m sorry you were hurt.” Some kids said, “We’re of you.” But two notes, from the girls who I were behind the picture, had a list of issues. I was too , too strict…
Reading those notes, I realized that over the course of this year, instead of my students, I had begun commanding them to . Where I thought I was driving them to success, I was driving them away.
I had some apologies to make. But the next day in the classroom, one boy and one girl each handed me a card. The one by all the boys expressed sincere regret for the ugly joke. The one from the girls asked for .
This was a lesson for both the kids and me. Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the .
A．note B．advice C．reason D．help
A．battle B．competition C．argument D．conversation
A．took B．thought C．turned D．handed
A．statue B．graph C．picture D．poster
A．otherwise B．however C．therefore D．besides
A．leave B．cry C．explain D．argue
A．good B．harm C．favor D．punishment
A．amused B．controlled C．uninterested D．relaxed
A．meaningful B．forgetful C．regretful D．hurtful
A．aside B．above C．beneath D．behind
A．wrote B．finished C．read D．collected
A．proud B．fond C．afraid D．ashamed
A．figured B．promised C．concluded D．saw
A．talkative B．mean C．clumsy D．considerate
A．forcing B．encouraging C．comforting D．teaching
A．appreciate B．apologize C．compromise D．achieve
A．actually B．normally C．immediately D．generally
A．decorated B．offered C．signed D．bought
A．thankfulness B．forgiveness C．compensation D．communication
A．friendship B．education C．knowledge D．future
My dad has been driving a truck for almost his entire life. He’s usually all the weekdays and comes home only at weekends. Sometimes he stays _____for two weeks at a time. ___I don't get to see him as often as I wish, we remain very _____.
My dad is the type of person who doesn't let you ____ up anything that you start. When I was eleven, my father bought me a piano. At first I was so ____ about it that I would spend hours and hours learning how to play. Then it got __. I was so tired of it that I asked if I could stop. Much as I tried, he ____me to go on. Now I have been playing for almost five years. I love it and I' m glad I ___my dad's advice.
My dad is ___talented, for he has been playing the guitar for over 20 years. Under his influence, I also like now. Sometimes my dad can be my biggest . He makes me smile even when I lose in a talent show. Sometimes he can be my biggest critic(批评家). He ignore the small mistakes I make. He encourages me never to lose, because he thinks that all my efforts willone day.
My dad is generous. Every Thursday night, he to read to the children at a children’s club. When he reads, their light up with curiosity about what will happen next. I feel of having a person in my family who cares enough to volunteer to .
I love Dad with all my heart. He’s a hero in my heart and the most wonderful person in the world.
A．on B．with C．out D．in
A．away B．home C．inside D．alone
A．In case B．Even though C．If only D．As if
A．polite B．kind C．different D．close
A．give B．put C．take D．speed
A．nervous B．anxious C．crazy D．familiar
A．rough B．difficult C．disappointing D．boring
A．promised B．persuaded C．reminded D．suggested
A．received B．challenged C．took D．listened
A．physically B．typically C．musically D．exactly
A．chatting B．dancing C．writing D．drawing
A．director B．supporter C．scholar D．sponsor
A．however B．so C．and D．still
A．ever B．often C．never D．even
A．aim B．dream C．strength D．heart
A．come true B．take risks C．pay off D．let out
A．agrees B．likes C．intends D．offers
A．bodies B．arms C．hands D．faces
A．jealous B．optimistic C．proud D．happy
A．help B．read C．work D．drive
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Reginald Andrews had been out of work for more than a year．This 36 father of five children had deeply known his 37 of family heartaches．A few years earlier, his sister Kedra had been shot in the 38 by a young man who robbed the place where she was working．The young man was caught, but Kedra 39 her sight．As a result of his sister’s 40 , Mr．Andrews cared about blind people.
On December 20, 2001, Mr．Andrews was waiting for a train in New York City．The train pulled into the station and stopped．Andrews was getting ready to get 41 the train when something 42 happened．An old blind man, who had 43 the space between two carriages for a door while 44 his way with a stick, suddenly fell 45 the train．Seeing this, Andrews quickly jumped down to the tracks and 46 the blind man to safety．He 47 all the people on the spot with his courage．The news rapidly48 all over the country．Messages began to pour in．Some people 49 sent money and food to Andrews.
Andrews had been at the station 50 he was returning from a job talk．He probably would have been hired, and the public praise made it a 51 thing.
Andrews, however, received 52 attention from the public after about a week of newspaper stories and active 53 to his family．Although most people supposed that the story had come to a happy end, it didn’t quite happen that way．Andrews 54 start his new job, but the factory moved to New Jersey．Andrews didn’t have any way to get to work, so he had to leave．It wasn’t long before he was 55 to job hunting again．Few newspapers, however, would tell their readers what happened to Mr．Andrews after he became a hero.
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Big things were happening in my life the summer after I turned 13. In the middle of that summer, my parents my entire world and turned it upside down they told me they were getting a divorce. I couldn’t believe that our family was going to . Though I always knew my parents weren’t very happy and they often , I still wanted my family to stay the same.
My life changed completely the divorce. My mother and I moved into a small apartment across town, my father and brother, Bill, stayed in our house. I now became a whenever I went to see my dad and Bill on the weekends. And immediately I had my soon-to-be stepfather, Dan, whom I showed no in. I was depressed, especially after Dan and my mother married and I realized that there was no that things could change back to the way they were.
Even though I all Dan’s attempts to get to know me and wasn’t very to him, he never gave up on me. , I began to trust him. I realized that we actually had some things in , especially when it came to movies and TV shows. We a lot of time together hanging out watching TV. That gave us a chance to talk and get
to know each other.
Better still, Dan showed an interest in me that I had never experienced from my own father. Dan was always around when I needed on school or friends. Once I began to warm up to Dan, the three of us began spending a lot of time together. We often went out to eat and took short trips. , I discovered that I had the happy family that I had always wanted.
I now realize my parents were about getting the divorce. Their divorce was the best thing to happen for all of us. My father also found happiness—he and had another child, my half-sister, Michelle.
At 13, I learned an important —change is not always the worst thing that can . Sometimes, it is just what we need the most.
A．created B．shook C．entered D．occupied
A．unless C．when D．until
A．break up B．hold up C．keep up D．show up
A．whispered B．fought C．talked D．competed
A．throughout B．beyond C．before D．after
A．where B．although C．while D．that
A．visitor B．relative C．neighbor D．stranger
A．confidence B．interest C．fear D．anger
A．doubt B．difference C．point D．way
A．forgot B．supported C．resisted D．valued
A．serious B．nice C．bad D．generous
A．Gradually B．Immediately C．Usually D．Regularly
A．mind B．trouble C．common D．order
A．spent B．wasted C．lost D．saved
A．experience B．information C．impression D．advice
A．However B．Besides C．Eventually D．Occasionally
A．wrong B．confident C．guilty D．right
A．remarried B．returned C．changed D．left
A．method B．truth C．skill D．word
B．remain C．continue D．happen
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
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Around twenty years ago I was living in Seattle and going through hard times. I could not find 36work and I found this especially difficult as I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree.
To my 37I was driving a school bus to 38my family. I had been through five 39with a company and one day they 40to say I did not get the job. I went to the bus barn, feeling 41.
Later that afternoon, 42doing my rounds through a quiet suburban neighborhood I had an inner wave 43from deep inside me and I thought “Why has my 44become so hard?” “Give me a sign, I asked, a physical sign, not some inner 45type of thing.”
Immediately after this internal（内心的） scream I 46the bus over to drop off a little girl and as she 47she handed me an earring saying I should keep it 48somebody looked for it. The 49was stamped metal, painted black and said “BE HAPPY”. Then it struck me. I had been putting all of my 50into what was wrong with my life 51than what was right!
One night there was a phone call for me from the 52at a large hospital. She asked me whether I 53do a report for 200 hospital workers. I said 54and got the job.
My day with the hospital workers 55very well. I got a great welcome and many more days of work. To this day I KNOW that it was because I changed my attitude to gratitude.
A. satisfyingB. probable
particularD. considerate
A. joy B. luckshame D. surprise
A．meet B．supply C．provide D．support
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
The beginning of a Frank Sinatra song drifted across the dance floor and I knew my dad would call out and request that, which for most people is very 36 .
As he walked towards me to ask for the first 37 , I could see there were 38 in his eyes .I grasped the side of my chair, 39 myself up with my arms ,and grabbed the two metal sticks which keep me 40 as I stood to take his hand.
It took all my will to 41 my own tears and inside a voice kept 42 : “Don’t fall over ,Martine.” We grabbed each other and in some way shuffled（穿梭）out a dance for the whole of the song.
For my dad, it was a turning point. He had 43 his friends on his 70th birthday he would lead his daughter in the first dance, 44 he had done so many times before .Almost a year after the suicide bomb on the London Underground train which blew 45 both my legs above the knee ,I had managed to realize his 46 .Like so much that has happened over the last 12 months, there was something 47 about the moment.
Today, on July 1, as I face the first anniversary of the terrorist 48 , I am preparing to leave the country for a while. I know I 49 be celebrating the fact that I am alive, 50 I do not feel able to remain in London for the event.
Psychologically, I am a different person. I am very body conscious. When I go out I am 51 that children will make fun of me on my artificial legs. In my wheelchair I cover my lower half with a blanket 52 what remains of my body draws 53 glances.
Despite my brave claims of what I would do when I left the hospital in March, the reality is that I will 54 be able to do many things .I thought I would be able to wear my artificial legs all day ,to run ,to go out alone. But that is just not possible.
I keep asking myself, 55 does it become normal? Is this normal now?
36．A．believable B．difficult C．interesting D．simple
37．A．permission B．dance C．action D．time
38．A．smiles B．hopes C．tears D．sorrows
39．A．took B．carried C．raised D．turned
40．A．balanced B．supplied C．experienced D．equipped
41．A．keep up B．hold back C．put away D．send off
42．A．saying B．concluding C．ringing D．suggesting
43．A．persuaded B．permitted C．pleased D．promised
44．A．so B．but C．as D．while
45．A．away B．down C．over D．out
46．A．attempt B．effort C．decision D．dream
47．A．positive B．unreal C．pleasant D．true
48．A．attacks B．activities C．accidents D．situations
49．A．could B．should C．must D．might
50．A．and B．or C．but D．while
51．A．astonished B．guilty C．puzzled D．scared
52．A．in time B．on purpose C．in case D．in need
53．A．continuous B．steady C．angry D．curious
54．A．never B．seldom C．nearly D．almost
55．A．whether B．when C．why D．where