It was her giggling(咯咯的笑)that drew my attention. Note taking really wasn’t all that funny.

It was her giggling(咯咯的笑)that drew my attention. Note taking really wasn’t all that funny.
　　Walking over to the offender, I asked for the . Frozen, she refused to give it to me. I waited, all attention in the classroom on the quiet between teacher and student. When she finally it over, she whispered, “Okay, but I didn’t draw it.”
　　It was a hand-drawn of me, teeth blackened and the words “I’m stupid” coming out of my mouth.
　　 I managed to fold it up calmly. My mind, , was working angrily as I struggled not to . I figured I knew the two most likely candidates for drawing the picture. It would do them some to teach them a lesson, and maybe it was high time that I did it!
　　Thankfully, I was able to keep myself .
　　When there were about six minutes remaining, I showed the class the picture. They were all silent as I told them how this was for me. I told them there must be a reason and now was their chance to write down anything they needed to tell me. Then I let them write silently while I sniffed in the back of the classroom.
　　 As I the notes later, many of them said something like, “I’ve got nothing against you.” or “I’m sorry you were hurt.” Some kids said, “We’re of you.” But two notes, from the girls who I were behind the picture, had a list of issues. I was too , too strict…
　　Reading those notes, I realized that over the course of this year, instead of my students, I had begun commanding them to . Where I thought I was driving them to success, I was driving them away.
　　I had some apologies to make. But the next day in the classroom, one boy and one girl each handed me a card. The one by all the boys expressed sincere regret for the ugly joke. The one from the girls asked for .
　　This was a lesson for both the kids and me. Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the .
【小题1】A．noteB．advice C．reason D．help【小题2】A．battleB．competition C．argumentD．conversation【小题3】A．tookB．thoughtC．turned D．handed【小题4】A．statue B．graph C．picture D．poster【小题5】A．otherwiseB．however C．therefore D．besides【小题6】A．leave B．cry C．explainD．argue【小题7】A．goodB．harmC．favor D．punishment【小题8】A．amusedB．controlled C．uninterestedD．relaxed【小题9】A．meaningfulB．forgetfulC．regretful D．hurtful【小题10】A．aside B．above C．beneath D．behind【小题11】A．wroteB．finishedC．readD．collected【小题12】A．proudB．fondC．afraidD．ashamed【小题13】A．figuredB．promisedC．concludedD．saw【小题14】A．talkativeB．meanC．clumsyD．considerate【小题15】A．forcingB．encouragingC．comfortingD．teaching【小题16】A．appreciateB．apologizeC．compromiseD．achieve【小题17】A．actuallyB．normallyC．immediatelyD．generally【小题18】A．decoratedB．offeredC．signedD．bought【小题19】A．thankfulnessB．forgiveness C．compensationD．communication【小题20】A．friendshipB．educationC．knowledgeD．futureA

(答案→)A 解析：一次令人不愉快的玩笑让作者意识到自己对学生的严加管教实际上背离了自己的初衷，他们需要的是鼓励，而不是命令。【小题1】考查名词辨析：A. note便条，笔记，B. advice 建议，C. reason 原因，D. help帮助，女孩儿咯咯的笑声吸引了作者的注意，作者认为记笔记没有那么可笑，就向“冒犯者”要“笔记”。 上文的“Note taking”是线索提示。 答案：A 【小题2】考查名词辨析：A. battle战斗，B. competition竞争，C. argument 争论，D. conversation对话，在教室里所有的注意都在老师与学生无声的战斗（battle）。答案：A 【小题3】考查动词短语辨析：A. took over接管，B. thought over仔细想，C. turned over翻过来，D. handed交上来，固定短语搭配。她们最终交了上来，答案：D【小题4】考查名词辨析：A. statue雕像，塑像，B. graph 图表，C. picture图画，D. poster海报，后面的“for drawing the picture”也是线索提示。 答案：C【小题5】考查副词辨析：A. otherwise否则，B. however然而，C. therefore因此，D. besides 此外，我想冷静的将它折叠，然而，我的思想却很生气。这里表示转折，答案：B 【小题6】考查动词辨析：A. leave离开，B. cry哭，C. explain解释，D. argue 争论，“I sniffed in the back of the classroom”是线索提示。表示我努力不要哭出来， 答案：B 【小题7】考查名词辨析：A. good好处，B. harm 害处，C. favor恩惠，D. punishment 惩罚，do sb. good表示“对某人有好处”。 给她们一个教训对他们是有好处的，答案：A。【小题8】考查形容词辨析：A. amused娱乐，消遣，B. controlled 控制，C. uninterested 不感兴趣， D. relaxed放松，谢天谢地，我可以控制住自己，答案：B 【小题9】考查形容词辨析：A. meaningful 有意义的， B. forgetful健忘的，C. regretful懊悔的，D. hurtful有伤害的， “I’m sorry you were hurt.”可知这张画像深深地“伤害”了作者。答案：D 【小题10】考查副词辨析：A. aside在一边，B. above在上方，C. beneath在下面，D. behind在后面，其后所在句揭示了画像背后的原因。 答案：D 。【小题11】考查动词辨析：A. wrote写，B. finished完成，C. read读，D. collected收集，后来我 读了学生写的条子，答案：C 【小题12】考查形容词辨析： A. proud骄傲，B. fond喜欢，C. afraid 害怕，D. ashamed羞愧， be afraid of害怕，说明有的学生说害怕老师，答案：C 【小题13】考查动词辨析：A. figured认为，B. promised答应，C. concluded总结，D. saw看见，与后面的“I figured...”相呼应，表示作者“认为”她们是画像背后的“真凶”。figure表示“认为”她们是画像背后的“真凶”。figure表示“认为，认定(某事将发生或属实)”。 答案：A 【小题14】考查形容词辨析：A. talkative健谈的，B. mean刻薄的，C. clumsy笨拙的，D. considerate体贴从too strict…可知学生认为作者太刻薄，太严厉了，答案：B 【小题15】考查动词辨析：A. forcing强迫，B. encouraging鼓励，C. comforting安慰，D. teaching教，而不是鼓励（encouraging）学生。答案：B 【小题16】考查动词辨析： A. appreciate 欣赏；感激，B. apologize 道歉，C. compromise 妥协，D. achieve 取得，从success可知作者开始采用命令的方式迫使学生“完成”。 答案：D 【小题17】考查副词辨析：A. actually实际上，B. normally正常地，C. immediately立刻地，D. generally普通地，我认为我是在驱使他们成功，而实际上我是将他们赶走了。答案：A 【小题18】考查动词辨析：A. decorated装饰，B. offered提供，C. signed签名，D. bought 买，其中一张有所有男孩的签名。答案：C 【小题19】考查名词辨析：A. thankfulness感激，B. forgiveness 原谅，C. compensation补偿，D. communication[交流，由“Forgiveness does...”可知，女生们请求作者的“原谅”。答案：B 【小题20】考查名词辨析：A. friendship友谊，B. education 教育，C. knowledge知识，D. future未来，和 the past相对，故选D，表示“将来”。原谅不能改变过去，但可以展望未来。 答案：D

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