The students at Sandy's high school were badly shaken by the news that a classmate had __36  himself．The suicide note read: “It’s hard to  37  when nobody cares.”
Glen, a teacher, realized this was a  38  moment about the importance of making people feel _39 ． He asked his class to imagine they were about to  _40  and to write a note "telling someone how and why you _ 41 him or her."
Sandy, who had a   42_  relationship with her mother, decided to write her  _43  . Her letter read: "We've had some  44_ times and I haven't always been a very good _ 45  , but I know I'm lucky to have you in my life． You're the _ 46_ person I've ever known．And even when I disagree with you, I never _ 47 _you love me and want what's best for me．Thanks for not   48  up me.”
When her mom read the note, she cried and hugged Sandy   49 but said little．
The next morning, Sandy found a  50 on her mirror:  "Dearest Sandy,  I want you to know being your mother is, by far, the most important thing in my life． 51_ I got your note , I thought I had lost your love and  52 .  I felt like such a failure．I intended to  53 it all last night．Your note saved my  54 .”
Be careful not to underestimate(低估) the  55 of expressed appreciation. It won't always save a life, but it will always make someone's life better．
小題1:
A．sacrificedB．defeatedC．a(chǎn)bandonedD．killed
小題2:
A．liveB．imagineC．struggleD．think
小題3:
A．sadB．finalC．teachableD．great
小題4:
A．a(chǎn)shamedB．valuedC．excitedD．scared
小題5:
A．die B．failC．retire D．survive
小題6:
A．missB．hateC．a(chǎn)dmireD．a(chǎn)ppreciate
小題7:
A．closeB．casualC．badD．personal
小題8:
A．classmateB．momC．fatherD．teacher
小題9:
A．freeB．delightfulC．pleasantD．rough
小題10:
A．daughterB．studentC．friendD．trainer
小題11:
A．bestB．wisestC．luckiestD．bravest
小題12:
A．trustB．doubtC．considerD．predict
小題13:
A．takingB．goingC．givingD．looking
小題14:
A．coldlyB．hesitantlyC．shylyD．tightly
小題15:
A．noteB．giftC．noticeD．reminder
小題16:
A．SinceB．UntilC．ThoughD．When
小題17:
A．confidenceB．courageC．respectD．heart
小題18:
A．endB．makeC．getD．fall
小題19:
A．lifeB．timeC．moneyD．honor
小題20:
A．pushB．priceC．meaningD．power

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:A
小題6:D
小題7:C
小題8:B
小題9:D
小題10:A
小題11:A
小題12:B
小題13:C
小題14:D
小題15:A
小題16:B
小題17:C
小題18:A
小題19:A
小題20:D

試題分析：本文描述了一位老師利用一位學(xué)生自殺的機會教育自己的學(xué)生表達對別人感激的重要性。
小題1:D 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下文The suicide自殺；說明這個學(xué)生殺死了自己，故D正確。
小題2:A 上下文串聯(lián)。這個學(xué)生自殺了，說明他不想再活下去了。故live正確。
小題3:C 形容詞辨析。A悲哀B最后C教育的D偉大的；老師知道這是一個教育學(xué)生的好機會。
小題4:B 形容詞辨析。A害羞B重要的C興奮D害怕；讓人們感覺到自己很重要的重要性。
小題5:A 動詞辨析。A死亡B失敗C退休D幸存；想象你就要死去，給你感激的人寫一封信。
小題6:D 動詞辨析。A錯過B憎恨C欽佩D感激；老師要求學(xué)生給自己感激的人寫信。
小題7:C 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)下文I haven't always been a very good daughter描述可知Sandy和她媽媽的關(guān)系很不好。故bad正確。
小題8:B 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)49空前her mom說明她是和她的媽媽關(guān)系不好。故B正確。
小題9:D 形容詞辨析。A自由B高興C愉快D艱難；她和媽媽的關(guān)系不好，使用rough修飾。
小題10:A 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)49空前When her mom說明Sandy是一個女性，故使用daughter。
小題11:A 形容詞辨析。A最好B最聰明C最幸運D最勇敢；你是我見過的最好的人。
小題12:B 動詞辨析。A信任B懷疑C考慮D預(yù)測；即使我們意見不一致，我也沒有懷疑你的愛。
小題13:C 短語辨析。Give up放棄；Sandy感謝她的媽媽沒有放棄她。
小題14:D 副詞辨析。A冷酷B猶豫C害羞D緊緊；當(dāng)Sandy到家的時候，媽媽緊緊地抱著她。
小題15:A 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)上文40空后的write a note說明媽媽讀到的是Sandy的note。
小題16:B 連詞辨析。直到我看到你的便條我才知道做你媽媽的重要性。Until直到…才…
小題17:C 名詞辨析。A信心B勇氣C尊敬D心；我原以為我已經(jīng)失去了你的愛和尊敬。
小題18:A 動詞辨析。A結(jié)束B生產(chǎn)C得到D摔倒；我想在昨天晚上結(jié)束這一切，媽媽要自殺。
小題19:A 名詞辨析。A生命B時間C錢D光榮；Sandy是Note挽救了媽媽的生命。
小題20:D 名詞辨析。A推力B價格C意思D力量；永遠不要低估表達對別人感激的力量。
點評：本文描述了一位老師利用一位學(xué)生自殺的機會教育自己的學(xué)生表達對別人感激的重要性。從本篇完型我們可以看出完形的考查趨勢。突出考察學(xué)生詞匯與結(jié)構(gòu)，詞匯與結(jié)構(gòu)這部分既是整個考試的基礎(chǔ)，也是本題考察的重點部分，在以后的復(fù)習(xí)中，要特別重視詞匯與語法的復(fù)習(xí)，重視自己基礎(chǔ)的夯實與提高，只有這樣，才能以不變應(yīng)萬變，在高考中中立于不敗之地。另外在答題注意上下文理解，同時結(jié)合邏輯推理進行答題，題目就能迎刃而解了。
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“What our research has shown is that there is simply too much going on in the brains of teens,” said Blakemore. “The result is that their brain energy and resources are wasted and their decision-making process is badly influenced. Adults, on the other hand, have less grey matter. This means that the brain works far more effectively.”
小題1:The underlined word “solace” in Paragraph 1 may mean _____.
A． noticeB．medicineC．comfortD．a(chǎn)ction
小題2:When making decisions, _____.
A．teens’ brains continue to do much needless work
B．the grey matter in young children’s front brain becomes active
C．people are not likely to be distracted until their late 30s
D．a(chǎn)dults are more independent than teens
小題3:What is the effect of having too much grey matter?
A．It makes us always feel disappointed.
B．It makes us more intelligent.
C．It had a bad effect on the growth of teens.
D．It had a bad effect on decision-making.
小題4:What’s the text mainly about?
A．Teens have different brains from those of children.
B．Adults work more effectively than teens.
C．Grey matter makes teens unable to pay attention.
D．Brain energy is wasted in the brain’s activity.

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