C．hurt D．fined
解析：面对强大有经验的对手，裁判担心只有一只胳膊的男孩会“受伤(hurt)”。 答案：C
18．A.sighed B．added
C．approved D．interrupted
解析：根据下句“让他继续”可知比赛没有停止，老师“打断(interrupted)”了暂停比赛的安排。sigh“叹气”；add“加上”；approve“批准，赞成”。
答案：D
19．A.discovery B．difference C．mistake D．decision
解析：根据下句“he dropped his guard(放松了自己的防卫)”可知他的对手犯了严重的“错误(mistake)”。
答案：C
20．A.created B．mastered C．exposed D．watched
解析：老师只教了男孩一个招式，这个招式是跆拳道中最难的，男孩一直训练，肯定是熟练地“掌握(mastered)”了这一招。
答案：B
二、语法填空
I remember the occasion when mother sent me to the main road，about twenty yards away from our house，to invite a passing group of seasonal work-seekers for a meal.She __1__(instruct) me to take a basket along and collect dry cow dung(牛粪) for making a fire. I was then to prepare the meal for the group of work-seekers.
__2__thought of making an open fire outside at midday，and__3__(cook)in a large three-legged pot in that intense heat，was sufficient to upset even an angel.I did not manage to hide my feelings from my mother and，after serving the group，she called me to the veranda(走廊) __4__she usually sat to attend to her sewing and knitting.
__5__straight into my eyes，she asked “Why did you get angry __6__I requested you to prepare a meal for those poor people？”__7__my attempt to deny her blame，using the heat of the fire and the sun as an excuse for my rude behavior，mother，she gave me a firm look，__8__ (say)，“You cannot detect what trouble may lie ahead of you. ”
I__9__ (sudden) realized that if I had refused to offer this group of people a meal，__10__ would be impossible that in my travels some time in the future, I would get these individuals' help.
【文章大意】 小时候，母亲让我到我们家附近的路上邀请那些找季节性工作的人来我家吃午饭。我还得捡干牛粪生火。看到我一脸的不悦，母亲批评了我一顿。我认识到，也许有一天，我会需要这些人的帮助。
1．解析：考查时态。本空在主语后，空格处需填谓语动词，此处指发生在过去的动作，因此应填动词的过去式。
答案：instructed
2．解析：考查冠词。本空在名词前，填定冠词The，表示特指。 答案：The
3．解析：考查非谓语动词。由空格前的and可知，本空与前面的短语“making an open
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fire outside at midday”并列，作介词of的宾语，因此填cooking。
答案：cooking
4．解析：考查定语从句。此处为定语从句，先行词为the veranda，关系词在从句中作地点状语，因此填关系副词where。
答案：where
5．解析：考查非谓语动词。本空应填现在分词Looking作状语。母亲直视着我的眼睛，问我为什么因帮助别人而闷闷不乐。
答案：Looking
6．解析：考查状语从句。根据语境可知，空格处需填连词when，连接时间状语从句，意为“当??的时候”。
答案：when
7．解析：考查介词(短语)。结合语境可知，此处填介词Despite“尽管”或介词短语Regardless of“不顾，不管”都可以。
答案：Despite/Regardless of
8．解析：考查非谓语动词。say与mother之间存在主谓关系，应用现在分词作状语，表示伴随状况。
答案：saying
9．解析：考查词性转化。空格在动词前，应填副词suddenly作状语，修饰动词。 答案：suddenly
10．解析：考查代词。代词it用作形式主语，代替后面的that引导的主语从句。 答案：it
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一、 完形填空
(2015·北京西城区高三二模)
That morning，I stepped into the classroom，ready to share my knowledge and experience with seventy-five students who would be my English Literature class.Having taught in __1__for seventeen years，I had no__2__about my ability to hold their attention and to impress on them my__3__for the literature of my mother tongue.
As I entered the room，I was __4__When the monitor shouted：“Stand up ！”The entire class rose，and I was somewhat __5__about how to get them to sit down again.Once that awkwardness was over，I quickly __6__my calmness and began what I thought was an informed lecture，sure to gain their respect—perhaps__7__their admiration.I went back to my office with the rosy glow which came from a sense of achievement.
I asked my students to keep__8__as homework.However，as I read them，the rosy glow was gradually__9__ by a strong sense of sadness.The first diary said，“Our literature teacher didn't teach us anything today.__10__her next lecture will be better.”Greatly surprised，I read diary after diary，each expressing a__11__theme.“Didn't I teach them anything？I described the entire philosophical
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framework of Western thought and laid the historical__12__for all the works we'll study in class，”I complained.“How__13__they say I didn't teach them anything？”
It was a long term，and it__14__ became clear that my ideas about__15__were not the same as those of my students.I thought a teacher's job was to raise__16__questions and provide enough background so that students could __17__their own conclusions.My students thought a teacher's job was to provide__18__information as directly and clearly as possible.What a difference!
__19__，I benefited a lot，for my experience with my Chinese students has made me a__20__American teacher，knowing how to teach in a different culture.
【文章大意】 作者是一位从教十七年的美国老师，教授英国文学，经验丰富。因此，当他面对七十五名中国学生时，他是自信的。但实践证明他错了，他没有注意到不同文化里教育方式的差异。
1．A.England B．America C．China D．Australia
解析：文章最后的American teacher，提示此处B项符合语境。 答案：B
2．A.worry B．idea C．doubt D．skill
解析：前面的“Having taught in __1__for seventeen years”表明作者从教时间长，因此有相当丰富的经验，他对自己的能力是“深信不疑的(had no doubt about...)”。
答案：C
3．A.profession B．admiration C．explanation D．expression
解析：impress on sb.sth.意为“给某人留下印象”。作者作为教授英国文学的老师，当然是以“对英国文学的欣赏”给学生留下深刻的印象。
答案：B
4．A.attracted B．embarrassed C．amused D．shocked
解析：根据后面的“The entire class rose”及“Once that awkwardness was over”可知作者对中国学生班长喊起立的上课礼节感到“震惊(shocked)”，没有思想准备。
答案：D
5．A.puzzled B．sure C．worried D．curious 解析：看到他们这样严肃认真的样子，作者一时有点不知道如何反应，如何让他们落座。puzzled“困惑的”，be puzzled about...“对?? 感到困惑”。
答案：A
6．A.reminded B．returned C．regained D．recovered
解析：文中的“Once that awkwardness was over”提醒读者他开始见到那情景有点局促不安，到很快又“重新获得”平静。regain意为“重新获得”。
答案：C
7．A.more B．even C．yet D．still
解析：admiration是在respect基础上的递进，所以用even符合语境。
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答案：B
8．A.discussions B．notes C．compositions D．diaries
解析：让学生们写日记，作者从中看出他们的看法。keep diaries“记日记”，选D项。
答案：D
9．A.replaced B．frightened C．troubled D．moved
解析：读到学生的日记，原来萦绕在作者心头的自信感被一种强烈的悲伤而取代。be replaced by...意为“被??取代”，所以A项正确。
答案：A
10．A.Later B．Perhaps C．Somehow D．Indeed
解析：表示学生对作者的下一次课的一种期望，但也不肯定。perhaps“也许”，符合语境。
答案：B
11．A.common B．strong C．similar D．strange
解析：每个同学都在日记中表达一个相似的想法，那就是他们没学到东西，或者一无所获。所以选C项。
答案：C
12．A.happenings B．characters C．development D．background
解析：前面讲“I described the entire philosophical framework of Western thought”描述了整个西方哲学思想的框架，后面跟着讲其历史背景，也就是说第一次课作者从宏观角度讲述了往后要学习的内容。所以D项正确。
答案：D
13．A.should B．need C．will D．must
解析：考查情态动词用法，should在此处作“竟然”讲，与前面学生和作者的相反反映是吻合的，所以选A项。
答案：A
14．A.immediately B．certainly C．simply D．gradually 解析：问题的清晰化是要时间的，后面的become clear表明了一个过程。gradually“逐渐地”，符合语境。
答案：D
15．A.admiration B．question C．education D．conclusion
解析：由下文可知作者与中国学生对“教育”的观念是不同的。 答案：C
16．A.difficult B．interesting C．essential D．general
解析：在作者看来，教师的工作就是提出有趣的问题并提供必要的背景知识，然后学生
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通过思考得出自己的结论。要启迪学生思考，问题应该要有吸引力，所以B项正确。
答案：B
17．A.draw B．find C．search D．offer
解析：draw a conclusion“得出结论”，为固定搭配。 答案：A
18．A.special B．standard C．exact D．serious
解析：而中国学生的观念是，老师应该直接将确切的知识教给他们，不是去自己摸索。后文的“as directly and clearly as possible”是提示。
答案：C
19．A.Therefore B．However C．Then D．Though
解析：虽然这中间作者很纠结，但也懂得了一些东西。这里有转折对比的意思。所以选B项。
答案：B
20．A.richer B．happier C．friendlier D．better 解析：作者与其中国学生的经历使作者成为一个更好的老师，一个知道在不同文化背景下如何教书的老师。D项是正确答案。
答案：D
二、 语法填空
__1__being Sunday，I decided to sleep late.But it wasn't long__2__I realized that I had to go to the bookstore to get a reference book our teacher had asked us to buy.__3__ (fear) they would be sold out before I got one，I got up and headed for the bookstore.It was three blocks away，and pretty soon I reached __4__shop.It was not until I entered the shop that it came to my __5__that I forgot to bring any money on me.This meant I __6__do nothing but return home for the money.
__7__， I ran all the way home to fetch the money.After a while，I returned to the shop and bought the book that I wanted.Reading the pages of it，I__8__(feel) it my duty to do well in my studies，and I was sure I could make it.
There will be a few months before I take the College Entrance Examination，and I'll work still__9__(hard) at my lessons.Though there may be difficulties for me.I'm confident that I can achieve my aim and make it into college.I am grateful to my parents__10__ what they've done for me，so that I could concentrate on my studies.
【文章大意】 本文讲述了作者买书的一段故事。
1．解析：考查代词。这里的独立主格结构中，it指时间。句意：这天是星期天?? 答案：It
2．解析：考查状语从句。句式“it is/was not long＋before从句”表示“没过多久??(就)”。
答案：before
3．解析：考查非谓语动词。这里动词用fear的现在分词形式，作原因状语。 答案：Fearing
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