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　　I had worried myself sick over Simon's mother coming to see me.I was a new __1__， and I gave an honest account of the students' work. In Simon's case, the grades were awfully low. He couldn't read his own handwriting.__2__ he was a bright student. He discussed adult subjects with nearly adult comprehension. His work in no way reflected his __3__.

　　So when Simon's mother entered the room, my palms(手掌心) were sweating. I was completely __4__ for her kisses on both my cheeks. “I came to thank you，” she said, surprising me beyond speech.__5__ me, Simon had become a different person. He talked of how he __6__ me, he had begun to make friends, and for the first time in his twelve years, he had __7__ spent an afternoon at a friend's house. She wanted to tell me how grateful she was for the __8__ I had nurtured(培养) in her son. She kissed me again and left.

　　I sat, stunned (惊呆), for about half an hour，__9__ what had just happened. How did I make such a life­changing difference to that boy without __10__ knowing it? What I finally came to __11__ was one day, several months before, when some students were __12__ reports in the front of the class. Jeanne spoke __13__， and to encourage her to raise her voice, I had said, “Speak up. Simon's the expert on this. He is the __14__ one you have to convince, and he can't hear you in the __15__ of the room.” That was it. From that day on, Simon had sat up straighter, paid more attention, __16__ more, and became happy. And it was all because he __17__ to be the last kid in the last row. The boy who most needed __18__ was the one who took the last seat that day.

　　It taught me the most __19__ lesson over the years of my teaching career, and I'm thankful that it came __20__ and positively. A small kindness can indeed make a difference.

　　文章大意：本文是夹叙夹议的文章。因为无意中自己的一句表扬的话语竟然改变了一个孩子，所以请不要吝啬你的鼓励的语言。

　　1.A.cleaner　　　　　　 B.reporter

　　C.monitor D.teacher

　　答案：D　由空后的I gave an honest account of the students' work可知，我是老师，故D项正确。

　　2.A.Or B.And

　　C.But D.So

　　答案：C　空前指“他的书写自己都读不出来”，而空后则说“他是个聪明的学生”，前后是转折关系，要用并列连词but连接并列句，故C项正确。

　　3.A.courage B.abilities

　　C.feelings D.dream

　　答案：B　上一句提到他几乎是用成年人的理解来讨论成年人的话题，所以，他的作业反映不出的应该是他的能力，故ability(能力)符合语境，B项正确。

　　4.A.desperate B.responsible

　　C.unprepared D.unsuitable

　　答案：C　上一句提到当西蒙的妈妈进入房间时，我的手掌出汗了。当她亲吻我的两颊时，是我意想不到的事情，也就是我完全没有做好准备。desperate绝望的，不顾一切的;responsible负责任的;unprepared没做好准备的;unsuitable不合适的。由语境可知C项正确。

　　5.A.Because of B.In spite of

　　C.Apart from D.As for

　　答案：A　上一句提到西蒙妈妈的话让我哑口无言。因为我，西蒙才成了一个不同的人。because of因为;in spite of尽管;apart from除……之外(还);as for关于，至于。由语境可知A项正确。

　　6.A.loved B.envied

　　C.pleased D.criticized

　　答案：A　由前后语境可知，西蒙对妈妈说的是喜欢(love)我而非envy(妒忌)，please(使满足)，criticize(批评)，故A项正确。

　　7.A.gradually B.constantly

　　C.recently D.obviously

　　答案：C　由语境可知，此处表示第一次在他人生的前12年里，他近来在朋友家里呆了一下午。gradually逐渐地;constantly 经常地;recently近来，最近;obviously显而易见地。由语境可知C项正确。

　　8.A.self­respect B.self­doubt

　　C.self­pity D.self­defense

　　答案：A　由前后语境可知，西蒙妈妈感激我的是我培养了孩子的自尊(self­respect)而不是self­doubt(自我怀疑)，self­pity(自怜)，self­defense(自卫)，故 A项正确。

　　9.A.imagining B.observing

　　C.wondering D.regretting

　　答案：C　由前后语境可知，我没想到西蒙的妈妈会来，她说的话也是我意想不到的，因此，我惊呆了，接近半个小时的时间在疑惑到底发生了什么事。imagine想象;observe观测;wonder疑惑，想知道;regret遗憾，后悔。由语境可知C项正确。

　　10.A.also B.even

　　C.always D.still

　　答案：B　前面西蒙的妈妈提到，我改变了西蒙，此处指“我对西蒙的改变起了这么大的作用，我甚至不知道”。even甚至，表示递进，符合语境，故B项正确。

　　11.A.expect B.remember

　　C.believe D.accept

　　答案：B　后面提到的某一天发生的事情应该是我记起来的，故remember正确。expect期望，预料;believe相信;accept接受，均不合语境，故B项正确。

　　12.A.writing B.reviewing

　　C.editing D.giving

　　答案：D　由语境可知，学生们在全班同学面前作报告。give reports作报告，为固定搭配，故D项正确。其他三项write写;review复习;edit编辑，均不合语境。

　　13.A.quietly B.repeatedly

　　C.quickly D.firmly

　　答案：A　由空后的speak up(大声说出来)可知，詹妮是在轻轻的说话，故A项正确。repeatedly重复地;quickly迅速地;firmly坚定地，均不合语境。

　　14.A.lucky B.lonely

　　C.only D.likely

　　答案：C　前一句提到，西蒙是这方面的专家，你只要让他信服就好了;也就是说，他是唯一一个你得使其信服的人，故选only，而非lucky幸运的，lonely孤独的与likely可能的。

　　15.A.entrance B.middle

　　C.front D.back

　　答案：D　前面提到，詹妮说话声音小，自然是坐在教室后面的同学听不见，故D项back符合语境。

　　16.A.slept B.smiled

　　C.shouted D.quarreled

　　答案：B　这就是西蒙变化的转折点。他坐得更直了，注意力更集中了，微笑更多了，变得快乐了。与 sit up straighter, pay more attention，become happy并列的只能是smile，而非sleep(睡觉)，shout(大声喊), quarrel(吵架)，故B项正确。

　　17.A.intended B.pretended

　　C.refused D.happened

　　答案：D　前面提到，我让詹妮说话大点声，因为坐在后面的同学听不见，而恰好西蒙就是坐在最后一排的最后一名同学。happen to be碰巧是，符合语境。

　　18.A.change B.praise

　　C.thanks D.visits

　　答案：B　由前面的语境可知，就是无意当中的一句表扬的话竟然改变了一个孩子。也就是说，那天最需要表扬的孩子就是坐在最后排的那个。故B项正确。

　　19.A.difficult B.painful

　　C.valuable D.enjoyable

　　答案：C　前面那个故事使我学到了我多年教学生涯的一个很有价值的经验教训。difficult困难的;painful痛苦的;valuable有价值的;enjoyable令人愉快的。由语境可知，这件事情让我受益颇多，自然是有价值的，故C项正确。

　　20A.early B.slowly

　　C.frequently D.occasionally

　　答案：A　由语境可知，西蒙的改变还不算晚，并且是朝着好的方面改变，因为这样我很感激。我无意当中的一句表扬的话语对西蒙的生活产生了如此巨大的影响。