第二节 词语填空
通读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。(共10小题,计10分)
Do you believe that we can have an important influence on anyone we meet?The right words at just the right time could 31 someone’s life.
When I was 3 years old, my parents discovered I was 32 .After asking many doctors and parents of other deaf children, they decided not to put me in a special school.Although I seemed outgoing, my self-esteem(自尊心) was quite low.On my first day at school, the other kids 33 me because of my hearing aid and the way I talked. I was hurt deeply and I saw myself as a(n) 34 kid.
Mrs. Green, my 35 , changed all of that with a single three-word phrase.One morning, she asked the class a question.Sitting at my desk silently, I 36 her lips(嘴唇)and raised my hand right away.She called on me in front of the blackboard.I took a deep breath and 37 answered Mrs. Green’s question.
I will 38 forget what happened next. Mrs. Green pointed directly at me. With sparkling(闪光的)eyes and a big smile she cried:“That’s right, Ben!”
For the first time in my young life, my confidence(自信)rose.At that moment, I decided that no matter how many 39 I may face, I can overcome(克服)them.Thanks to those three 40 words, my whole life changed from that moment.
31.A.end B.change C.lose
32.A.blind B.deaf C.fat
33.A.made fun of B.took care of C.made friends with
34.A.ugly B.smart C.handsome
35.A.driver B.doctor C.teacher
36.A.read B.touched C.reached
37.A.nervously B.lazily C.carelessly
38.A.often B.ever C.never
39.A.aims B.difficulties C.interests
40.A.unkind B.bitter C.simple
答案及解析：
31. 本题考查动词词义辨析。“end”意为“结束”;“change”意为“改变”;“lose”意为“失去”。根据前文“Do you believe that we can have an important influence on anyone we meet?”(你相信我们能对我们遇到的任何人产生重要影响吗?)以及后文描述主人公因老师的一句话而改变生活可知，此处表达的是恰当的话语能在恰当的时候改变某人的生活，“change someone’s life”符合语境，所以答案选B。
32. 本题考查形容词词义辨析。“blind”意为“失明的”;“deaf”意为“失聪的”;“fat”意为“胖的”。根据后文“because of my hearing aid”(因为我的助听器)可知，主人公是失聪的，所以答案选B。
33. 本题考查动词短语辨析。“make fun of”意为“取笑，嘲笑”;“take care of”意为“照顾”;“make friends with”意为“和……交朋友”。根据后文“I was hurt deeply”(我被深深地伤害了)可知，其他孩子因为主人公的助听器和说话方式而嘲笑他，所以答案选A。
34. 本题考查形容词词义辨析。“ugly”意为“丑陋的”;“smart”意为“聪明的”;“handsome”意为“英俊的”。结合前文被其他孩子嘲笑，主人公自尊心低，可知他把自己看作是一个丑陋的孩子，这里“ugly”更能体现主人公当时自卑的心理，所以答案选A。
35. 本题考查名词词义辨析。“driver”意为“司机”;“doctor”意为“医生”;“teacher”意为“老师”。根据后文“One morning, she asked the class a question.”(一天早上，她问了全班一个问题。)可知，Mrs. Green是主人公的老师，所以答案选C。
36. 本题考查动词词义辨析。“read”有“读(唇语)”的意思;“touch”意为“触摸”;“reach”意为“到达”。因为主人公失聪，所以是通过看老师的嘴唇来理解问题，“read her lips”表示“读她的唇语”，符合语境，所以答案选A。
37. 本题考查副词词义辨析。“nervously”意为“紧张地”;“lazily”意为“懒惰地”;“carelessly”意为“粗心地”。结合前文主人公自尊心低，以及这是他第一次在全班面前回答问题，可知他此时是紧张的，“nervously”符合语境，所以答案选A。
38. 本题考查副词词义辨析。“often”意为“经常”;“ever”意为“曾经”;“never”意为“从不”。根据后文“my whole life changed from that moment.”(我的整个人生从那一刻起改变了。)可知，老师的话对主人公影响很大，他永远不会忘记接下来发生的事情，“never”符合语境，所以答案选C。
39. 本题考查名词词义辨析。“aim”意为“目标”;“difficulty”意为“困难”;“interest”意为“兴趣”。根据后文“I can overcome them.”(我能克服它们。)可知，此处表达的是无论要面对多少困难，“difficulties”符合语境，所以答案选B。
40.本题考查形容词词义辨析。“unkind”意为“不友好的”;“bitter”意为“苦涩的”;“simple”意为“简单的”。根据前文“a single three - word phrase”(一个三个单词的短语)以及后文老师说的“That’s right, Ben!”可知，这三个单词是很简单的，“simple”符合语境，所以答案选C。
