Sam has not always loved teachers. Once he publicly admitted that he __6__ school, and he was __7__ with some class projects.
Last year, Sam’s most __8__ achievement was having the longest “missing assignment” list in the entire fifth grade. He __9__ all year to keep his head above the academic sea. Many nights Sam sank into tears of __10__ while working his way through another pile of homework.
I must admit I was __11__ when I first met Mrs. Hogan. She was a __12__ teacher. She seemed so young and sweet and inexperienced. How was this new teacher going to __13__ a boy who had learned to hate school?
As I observed this teacher’s __14__ with my son at the end of each day, I realized that Sam’s inattentiveness and disorganization were not the __15__ things that Mrs. Hogan noticed about him. She recognized Sam as a knowledgeable, capable student who loved to read. He, in return, rose to her expectations __16__.
Sam began to do his homework without numerous __17__ or a major search through his crowded backpack. He brought home less and less class-work. He __18__ six A’s on his second-quarter report card.
I still don’t know how much of this __19__is due to the magic of Mrs. Hogan. I do know that my son loves his sixth–grade teacher, and I think there is a magic in relationships that can __20__ children when nothing else will.
语篇解读：文章讲的是作者厌学的儿子萨姆在小学六年级幸运地遇到了一个年轻的老师霍根
夫人。她用“magic”—encouragement的方法创造了奇迹：将萨姆变成了一个优秀学生。
1.A. motive change 【答案】B
【解析】A. motive刺激；B. encourage鼓励；C. push推动；D. change改变。根据下
半句“ inspired him to be a better student.”可知应该是“鼓励encourage”.句意：他六年级的老师鼓励他发挥其长处，激励他成为一名更好的学生。故选B。
2.A. allocated B. promised advocated 【答案】C
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B. encourage C. push D.
C. begged D.
【解析】A. allocate分配，分派；B. promise承诺；C. beg祈求，恳求；D. advocate
提倡。根据句意“情人节的时候，我11岁的儿子萨姆恳求我允许他给他的老师买一大盒红心心形盒子装的美味巧克力”，故选C。本题等第三空填好后，答案就很明显了。
3.A. compromised argued 【答案】A
【解析】A. compromise折中，妥协；B. agree同意；C. refuse拒绝；D. argue争论，
辩论。前文“to buy his teacher a big red heart filled with delectable chocolates”表明萨姆想买一个礼物，再根据后文“he bought her a small but respectably sized heart”可知萨姆买了小一号的礼物。所以作者应该是跟儿子采取了“妥协，折中”的方法。故选A。
4.A. size savings 【答案】B
【解析】A. size尺码大小；B. budget预算，预算费；C. plan计划；D. saving储蓄，
存款。(4.99美元是一个巨大的投入。)可知，他可用于 “预算的钱(实际就是从父母那里得到的零用钱)”很少。故选B。
5.A. instruction bravery 【答案】C
【解析】A. instruction指令；B. cleverness聪明；机灵；C. generosity慷慨；D. bravery
勇敢。根据上文可知他花了对于他来说很多的钱来给老师买礼物，故作者被他的“大方”所感动了。故选C。
6.A. liked finished 【答案】B
B. hated
C. attended
D.
B. cleverness
C. generosity
D.
B. budget
C. plan
D.
B. agreed
C. refused
D.
7.A. bored worried 【答案】A
B. excited C. desperated D.
【解析】A. bored无聊的，无趣的；B. excited兴奋的；C. desperated绝望的；D. worried
着急的，担忧的。从上文：萨姆不喜欢老师，又不喜欢学校，我们可以推断：萨
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姆应该是“对班级一些活动感到毫无兴趣/感到乏味”，故选A。be desperated for渴望得到。
8.A. enjoyable memorable 【答案】D
【解析】A. enjoyable 快乐的，令人愉快的；B. favorable有利的，赞成的；C. reasonable
合理的；D. memorable显著的，难忘的。这句话是正话反说，根据“having the longest ‘missing assignment’ list”说明这段经历在萨姆记忆中应该是刻骨铭心的。句意：去年，萨姆最难以忘记的成就是在整个五年级得了最长的清单，清单上面写着“未完成的作业”。故选D。
9.A. struggled continued 【答案】A
【解析】A. struggle挣扎，奋斗；B. succeed成功；C. fail失败；D. continue继续。
根据上文的描述说明萨姆对于作业是穷于应付的，故只能“在学海里苦苦挣扎”。句意：一整年他都在学海里苦苦挣扎。故选A。
10.A. regret pleasure 【答案】C
【解析】A. regret后悔，悔恨；B. anger生气，怒火；C. frustration挫折；D. pleasure
压力。根据上下文的描述说明作业多，萨姆应付不过来或者不会做，只得在学海里苦苦挣扎，内心肯定会感到挫折的。句意：很多夜晚萨姆含着挫败的泪水，从一摞作业奋战到另一摞作业。故选C。
11.A. interested amazed 【答案】B
【解析】A. interested感兴趣的；B. concerned关心的；C. moved感动的；D. amazed
惊讶的。根据下一句“She seemed so young and sweet and inexperienced.” 霍根夫人似乎是个没经验的新老师，所以作者第一次见到这位老师时不免有些“担心”。故选B。
12. A. loving beginning 【答案】D
【解析】A. loving钟情的，忠诚的；B. caring有同情心的；C. domineering跋扈的；
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B. favorable C. reasonable D.
B. succeeded C. failed D.
B. anger C. frustration D.
B. concerned C. moved D.
B. caring C. domineering D.
专横的；D. beginning刚开始工作的。根据后文“She seemed so young and sweet and inexperienced”中的“young和inexperienced”以及后文的“this new teacher”可以推测“她是一个刚开始工作(参加工作)的老师”。故选D。
13.A. win over take in 【答案】C
B. pick out
C. lift up
D.
14.A. descriptions discussions 【答案】C
B. instructions C. interactions D.
【解析】A. description 描述，描写；B. instruction指令，命令；C. interaction
互动；D. discussion讨论。跟上文的“observe观察”最佳匹配的词就是“interaction互动”，因为其它三个词都重在语言的表述，对于语言的表述，更多的应该是“倾听listen”。故选C。
15.A. trivial primary 【答案】D
【解析】A. trivial不重要的，琐碎的；B. vital至关重要的；C. peculiar特殊的，
罕见的；D. primary主要的；初级的。根据下一句“She recognized Sam as a knowledgeable, capable student who loved to read. (老师认为萨姆是个爱读书的、有知识的、有能力的学生)”可知霍根夫人重新判断萨姆，而不是注意萨姆“最初的”坏习惯。
16.A. gradually generally 【答案】A
【解析】A. gradually逐渐地；B. rarely很少，几乎不；C. occasionally偶尔地；D.
generally一般地。根据上一句“She recognized Sam as a knowledgeable, capable student who loved to read. (老师认为萨姆是个爱读书的有知识的、有能力的学生)”和下文“Sam began to do his homework…”可以判断“萨姆没有辜负老师的期望”。故选A。
17.A. occasions suggestions
B. reminders
C. rules
D.
B. rarely
C. occasionally
D.
B. vital
C. peculiar
D.
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【答案】B
18.A. lost left 【答案】C
【解析】A. lost丢失，失去；B. accept接受；C. earn挣的，赢得；D. left离开。由
于萨姆的努力，顺理成章，他获得了优异成绩。句意：在第二季度的成绩报告单上他赢得了六个A。故选C。
19.A. independence miracle 【答案】D
【解析】A. independence独立；B. meaning意义；C. recovery恢复；D. miracle奇迹。
在霍根夫人的教导下那个讨厌上学、学习纪律性的萨姆发生了如此巨大的变化，所以作者认为这种变化确实是个“奇迹”。故选D。
20.A. await inspire 【答案】D
【解析】A. await等待；B. cure治愈，治疗； C. control控制；D. inspire激励，鼓
舞。本句是对全文的概括，并对首段中的“inspire”进行了呼应。句意：我认为别的教育方法不起激励作用时，有一种人际关系上的魔力却能够激励孩子们。故选D。
B. cure
C. control
D.
B. meaning C. recovery
D.
B. accepted
C. earned
D.
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