I once worked in a charter school(特許公立學(xué)校)．There students with serious problems were put in ___ .So when the year ended in May，only ____students sitting in the classes had been there since the doors____ in August.
Chad was one of them.He started out in my first semester ___ class.He had taken the course twice already ____ earning a credit(學(xué)分)，which was ____ at the school.He was too excited at times but fairly bright，and he never ____ a day of school during the first  semester.Chad earned credit for first semester Spanish and moved on to the second.
I noticed a huge ____ in him when he returned from Christmas vacation.He was quieter and worked harder.I was ____ by his big improvement.Towards the end of the spring semester，Chad missed several weeks of school.When he returned.He told me he was soon being sent to “year­round school”．
I ____ the “year­round school” was prison.I was _____ to learn that he had broken into someone's house.____ I wanted to give him an award，some teachers said，“You should give the award to someone else.” I considered it.____ in the end I decided to ____ Chad only on what he had done in my class.
Chad's sentencing had been delayed, and he ____ to school that day.He ___ reacted when I gave him an award for Most Improved.He hugged me ____ and said，“Thank you.Now I have___to show my mom.”
Chad didn't finish second semester Spanish，and he never got ____ for the course.But I'd like to think that ____ made a difference in his life.
小題1:
A．seaB．townC．villageD．prison
小題2:
A．a(chǎn) fewB．manyC．plenty ofD．few
小題3:
A．startedB．closedC．openedD．broke
小題4:
A．EnglishB．ChineseC．SpanishD．Japanese
小題5:
A．withB．withoutC．onD．for
小題6:
A．specialB．usualC．a(chǎn)verageD．common
小題7:
A．ignoredB．missedC．spentD．wasted
小題8:
A．changeB．fearC．troubleD．concern
小題9:
A．confirmedB．puzzledC．preventedD．impressed
小題10:
A．inventedB．recognizedC．discoveredD．realized
小題11:
A．shockedB．pleasedC．frightenedD．terrified
小題12:
A．BeforeB．UntilC．UnlessD．When
小題13:
A．ThenB．ButC．ThusD．Even
小題14:
A．rewardB．determineC．judgeD．defend
小題15:
A．made itB．got itC．went itD．caught it
小題16:
A．excitedlyB．slowlyC．normallyD．hardly
小題17:
A．looselyB．tightlyC．unwillinglyD．narrowly
小題18:
A．everythingB．a(chǎn)nythingC．somethingD．nothing
小題19:
A．creditB．honourC．supportD．bond
小題20:
A．incidentB．a(chǎn)wardC．sentenceD．hug

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

小題1:答案　D　[由下文中的the year­round school was prison可知，一些有嚴重問題的學(xué)生會被送進監(jiān)獄。]
小題2:答案　A　[因為有學(xué)生被送進監(jiān)獄，所以到學(xué)期結(jié)束的時候，只有很少的學(xué)生待在班級里。]
小題3:答案　C　[由上文中的 ended in May 可知，學(xué)校在8月開學(xué)。因為句子的主語是the doors，故選C。]
小題4:答案　C　[由下文中的for first semester Spanish'可知，Chad選的是西班牙語課。]
小題5:答案　B　[由語境可知，Chad已經(jīng)上了兩次同一門課。這次又選，說明他沒有獲得西班牙語的學(xué)分。]
小題6:答案　D　[由上文有些學(xué)生進了監(jiān)獄可知，完不成學(xué)分的現(xiàn)象在特許學(xué)校是一種常見的現(xiàn)象。special意為“特殊的；特別的”；usual意為“通常的”；average意為“平均的”；common意為“常見的”。]
小題7:答案　B　[由語境可知，Chad沒有缺課。ignore意為“忽視；忽略”；miss意為“錯過”；spend意為“花費”；waste意為“浪費”。]
小題8:答案　A　[由下文中他更安靜了，學(xué)習(xí)更刻苦了可知，“我”注意到圣誕節(jié)結(jié)束后，Chad發(fā)生了巨大的變化。]
小題9:答案　D　[由語境可知Chad的進步給“我”留下了深刻的印象。confirm意為“證實；批準”；puzzle意為“困惑”；prevent意為“阻止”；impress意為“使……有印象”。]
小題10:答案　C　[由語境可知，“我”發(fā)現(xiàn)“year­round school”就是監(jiān)獄。invent意為“發(fā)明”；recognize意為“認出”；discover意為“發(fā)現(xiàn)”；realize意為“意識到；實現(xiàn)”。]
小題11:答案　A　[因為Chad在學(xué)校里表現(xiàn)很好，所以當(dāng)“我”知道了Chad闖進別人的家時，“我”感到很震驚。shocked意為“震驚的”；pleased意為“高興的”；frightened意為“害怕的”；terrified意為“恐懼的”。]
小題12:答案　D　[由語境可知，當(dāng)“我”想把進步最快獎給Chad時，有些老師反對。]
小題13:答案　B　[由語境可知，“我”經(jīng)過考慮后還是決定把這個獎給Chad。這與老師們的建議相反，句意表示轉(zhuǎn)折，故選B。]
小題14:答案　C　[由語境可知，“我”只想根據(jù)一個學(xué)生在校的情況評判他。reward意為“報酬；獎賞”；determine意為“決定；決心”；judge意為“判斷”；defend意為“保衛(wèi)”。]
小題15:答案　A　[句意：Chad的判決延期了。那天，他上學(xué)了。make it to意為 “到達某地”。]
小題16:答案　D　[Chad根本就沒有預(yù)料到老師會給他一個獎。因此當(dāng)“我”給他進步最快獎時，他幾乎沒有反應(yīng)過來。]
小題17:答案　B　[Chad非常感激“我”，于是他緊緊地擁抱了“我”。]
小題18:答案　C　[句意：我現(xiàn)在有東西給母親看了。]
小題19:答案　A　[由上文多次提到“credit”可知，此處表示Chad還是沒有拿到西班牙語的學(xué)分。]
小題20:答案　B　[由上文中“我”給他頒了進步最快獎可知，“我”希望這一獎項能對他的一生有影響。]
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Humans might be the most highly-evolved species on the planet, but most animals possess skills we can only dream of having. Imagine how much electricity we could save if we could see in the dark the way cats do. Imagine leaping from tree to tree like a monkey. Giraffes, which are otherwise calm and good-natured, sleep only 4.6 hours a day.
We realized a long, long time ago that nature provides the best blueprint for invention. We’ve borrowed canals from beavers and reflectors from cat’s eyes. Although the words “bionics”(仿生學(xué)) became popular only after the 1960s, history shows that nature has always provided ideas on solving everyday problems. Our archives(檔案) don’t go back to the time of Leonardo da Vinci and his bird-like flying machines, but we can take you to the late 19th century, where we applied those same principles for building our first practical airplanes.
To prepare for their flight at Kitty Hawk, the Wright brothers studied the movements of pigeons to figure out how they stayed high up when they were heavier than air. Their success inspired scores of successors to improve on the airplane by studying various aspects of nature. One of Orville Wright’s pupils caught and stuffed seagulls to examine their wingspan. Meanwhile, two French inventors examined spinning sycamore(梧桐) seeds in an effort to apply those same motions, reversed, to a helicopter .
Some examples are more obvious than others. The outside of the airplane designed by the Wright brothers looks like a minimalistic(簡單抽象藝術(shù)) structure. On the other hand, Barney Connett’s fish submarine actually looks like a fish.
Some bio-inspired concepts have yet to be invented. In the 1960s, the US Army commissioned several university professors to conduct research on the motor skills animals in hope of applying those same abilities to tanks. Tanks that run like horses or jump like grasshoppers(螞蚱)-sounds shocking, doesn’t it? But imagine how life would change if we could achieve that.
小題1:“Cats”, “monkeys” and “giraffes” mentioned in paragraph 1 are examples to show______.
A．they are highly-evolved species as humans
B．a(chǎn)nimals have skills that humans do not possess
C．humans can learn animals’ skills
D．they are skillful in different ways
小題2:What happened after the Wright brothers’ success?
A．People carried out a systematic study on pigeons.
B．People studied more animals and plants to develop the airplane.
C．People could fly their airplane for fun.
D．People kept their airplane at a French gallery.
小題3:Which of the following is true about the research carried out by the US Army?
A．It has cost a large sum of money.
B．It has changed our life.
C．It has improved the abilities of tanks
D．It has not succeeded yet.
小題4:What does the writer want to tell in the passage?
A．many inventions get ideas from nature.
B．Some animals possess unique skills.
C．People should protect nature.
D．Bionics is far from perfect

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