第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I was nine when I arrived at the Children's Home in Nashua，New Hampshire.I failed third grade that year，and barely __41__ it through a second time，and had squeaked through (侥幸通过) fourth grade by the time I reached Pauline Jambard's fifth-grade class at Charlotte Avenue Elementary School.
I was __42__ I wasn't as intelligent as the other kids.__43__，Ms.Jambard took an instant liking to me.Of all the __44__ in school，reading was my favorite.She would tell me，“Terry，you __45__ reading.If you can understand what you're reading，you'll be __46__ than most kids.” After I read all the books in our program，I started reading the classroom's set of Encyclopedia Britannica (《不列颠百科全书》).And gradually I started to really __47__ school life.
That __48__，our school threw a Christmas party for family and community members.My brother and I had no family to __49__.I still remember looking up and seeing Ms.Jambard walk through the front door and __50__ she was there to see me.I was deeply moved.That was the __51__ Christmas of my life!
After I graduated from Ms.Jambard's class，my brother and I __52__，and I lost all touch with my teacher.Years later，I was on a business trip and had to drive through Nashua.I took a chance and __53__Charlotte Avenue Elementary School.I was walking toward her __54__ when she came out into the hallway and said，“Terry!” It was as if I had __55__left!I was in seventh heaven on my flight home.
We have stayed in __56__，and I call Ms.Jambard at least once a year.Because of the __57__she instilled (灌输) in me，I went on to have a __58__career in engineering.I don't know if Ms.Jambard realizes how much she __59__ me，but I'll never forget her __60__and faith in me.
【语篇解读】 本文是记叙文。文章讲述了小学五年级老师关心和鼓励作者的故事。
41.A.ordered B.arranged
C.made D.demanded
答案 C [由上文的I failed third grade that year可知，作者第二次才勉强读完三年级。make it成功做了某事。]
42.A.glad B.convinced
C.lucky D.satisfied
答案 B [由第一段中讲述的作者读了两次三年级，侥幸通过四年级的不光彩经历可推断，作者“确信(convinced)”自己没有其他孩子聪明。]
43.A.However B.Therefore
C.Otherwise D.Besides
答案 A [作者自认为自己不够聪明，“然而(However)”，老师很快对他产生了好感。]
44.A.ideas B.examples
C.facts D.subjects
答案 D [由下文的reading was my favorite可知，在学校所有“科目(subjects)”中，作者最喜欢阅读课。]
45.A.stop B.forget C.keep D.start
答案 C [由下文的If you can understand what you're reading，you'll...than most kids可推断，老师鼓励喜欢阅读的作者“保持(keep)”阅读的习惯。]
46.A.prettier B.smarter
C.braver D.stronger
答案 B [老师鼓励作者如果他能理解所读内容，他就会比绝大多数孩子“聪明(smarter)”。]
47.A.like B.ignore C.fear D.choose
答案 A [有留级经历的作者在老师的鼓励下大量阅读之后渐渐开始“喜欢(like)”学校生活。]
48.A.December B.November
C.October D.September
答案 A [由下文的a Christmas party 可推断，那年“12月份(December)”学校举办了圣诞派对。]
49.A.bother B.thank C.visit D.invite
答案 D [学校为学生家长和社区成员举办圣诞派对，而作者和他的兄弟却没有家人可以“邀请(invite)”。]
50.A.hoping B.guessing
C.doubting D.realizing
答案 D [由下文的I was deeply moved可推断，作者“意识到(realizing)”圣诞派对时老师来看自己。]
51.A.longest B.quietest C.happiest D.busiest
答案 C [由上文的I was deeply moved可推断，因为感受到了老师的关心，那个圣诞节成了作者人生当中“最快乐的(happiest)”圣诞节。]
52.A.moved B.reunited
C.waited D.wandered
答案 A [由下文的I lost all touch with my teacher可推断，毕业后作者和他的兄弟“搬走了(moved)”。]
53.A.closed down B.dropped by
C.looked down D.passed by
答案 B [作者出差期间“顺便拜访了(dropped by)”曾经就读的小学。]
54.A.hospital B.office
C.home D.shop
答案 B [由上文的Charlotte Avenue Elementary School可推断，作者当时正朝着老师的“办公室(office)”走去。]
55.A.sometimes B.always
C.forever D.never
答案 D [由上文的I was walking toward her...when she came out into the hallway and said，“Terry!”可推断，在听到多年未见的恩师呼唤自己的名字时，作者感觉自己似乎“从未(never)”离开过。]
56.A.danger B.need C.trouble D.touch
答案 D [由下文的and I call Ms.Jambard at least once a year可推断，在那次见面之后，作者和老师一直保持“联系(touch)”。]
57.A.confidence B.shame
C.sympathy D.passion
答案 A [上文讲到老师鼓励学习不好的作者坚持读书，作者因此喜欢上了学校生活。据此可推断，老师给了作者“信心(confidence)”。]
58.A.brief B.successful
C.risky D.relaxing
答案 B [因为有了信心，作者在工程领域有了“成功的(successful)”事业。]
59.A.loved B.hurt C.helped D.missed
答案 C
60.A.politeness B.appearance
C.kindness D.ability
答案 C [作者不知道老师是否意识到她对作者的“帮助(helped)”有多大，但是作者将永远不会忘记老师的“好意(kindness)”和对自己的信心。]
