The students at Sandy’s high school were badly shaken by the news that a classmate had  11 himself. On the suicide note was written: “It’s hard to  12 when nobody cares if you die.”
Glen, a teacher, realized this was a  13 moment about the importance of making people feel
 14 . He asked his class to imagine they were about to  15  and to write a note “telling someone how and why you  16 him or her.”
Sandy, who had a  17  relationship with her mother, decided to write her mother. Her letter  18  “We’ve had some  19  times and I haven’t always been a very good 20 ,but I know I’m lucky to have you in my life. You’re the  21 person I’ve ever known, And even when I disagree with you, I never  22 you love me and want what’s best for me. Thanks for not  23 up on me”.
When her mom read the note, she cried and hugged Sandy  24 but said little.
The next morning, Sandy found a 25  on her mirror: “Dearest Sandy, I want you to know being your mother is ,by far, the most important thing in my life.  26 I got your note, I thought I had lost your love and  27 . I felt like such a failure. I intended to 28 it all last night. Your note saved my  29 .”
Be careful not to underestimate the  30 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． abandonedD． killed
小題2:
A． liveB． imagineC． struggleD． think
小題3:
A． sadB． finalC． teachableD． great
小題4:
A． ashamedB． valuedC． excitedD． scared
小題5:
A． dieB． failC． retireD． survive
小題6:.
A．missB． hateC． admireD． appreciate
小題7:
A． closeB．casualC．badD．personal
小題8:
A． readB． wroteC． spokeD． told
小題9:
A． freeB． delightfulC． usualD． rough
小題10:
A． daughterB． student C． friendD． trainer
小題11:
A． bestB． wisestC． luckiestD． gentlest
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:A
小題8:A
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：
小題1:D 動詞辨析。A犧牲；B擊�。籆拋棄，遺棄；D殺死；suicide（自殺）可知他殺死了自己。
小題2:A 動詞辨析。A活著；B想象；C努力；D思考；當沒有人在意你的時候，活著會很難。
小題3:C 上下文串聯(lián)。老師從該學生自殺中找到一個適合教育學生的機會。Teachable適合教學的。
小題4:B 形容詞辨析。A羞愧；B有價值；C激動；D害怕；句意：讓人們感覺有價值的重要性。
小題5:A 上下文串聯(lián)。假裝一個學生要自殺，然后讓他寫一個紙條告訴一個人為什么感激這個人。
小題6:D 動詞辨析。A錯過；B討厭；C欽佩；D感激。句意同15.
小題7:A 形容詞辨析。A親密；B隨意；C壞的；D私人；sandy和她的媽媽關(guān)系很親密。
小題8:A 動詞辨析。紙條/通知/布告上所寫內(nèi)容都用動詞：read/say。故A正確。
小題9:D 形容詞辨析。A自由；B快樂的；C通常；D艱難；根據(jù)下文可知他們的生活過的很艱難。
小題10:A 上下文串聯(lián)。這是sandy寫給媽媽的信，應該自稱為：女兒。
小題11:A 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)這封信內(nèi)容她是在向媽媽表示感激，故應該稱對方是對自己最好的人。
小題12:B 動詞辨析。A信任；B懷疑；C考慮；D預測；我從不懷疑你對我的愛。
小題13:C 固定詞組。Give up放棄；謝謝你沒有放棄我。
小題14:D 副詞辨析。A冷酷；B猶豫；C害羞；D緊緊；媽媽緊緊地抱住她什么也沒有說。
小題15:A 上下文串聯(lián)。從下文敘述內(nèi)容說明媽媽在鏡子上給她留下一張紙條。
小題16:B 連詞辨析。句意：直到我收到你的紙條，我要讓你知道做你的媽媽是世界上最美的事情。
小題17:C 名詞辨析。A信心；B勇氣；C尊敬；D心；respect與love一起指愛與尊重。
小題18:A 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)句意可知Sandy的媽媽昨天晚上本來想自殺，因這這個紙條沒有自殺。
小題19:A 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)上文說明她想結(jié)束自己的生命。
小題20:D 名詞辨析。Power力量。不要低估表達對別人的感激的力量。
點評：本文通過一個學生自殺的故事引起老師采取的一個教育活動，來告訴我要表示對別人感激，表示感激會有驚人的力量。本文的設空合理，考查全面，主要在上下文語境中進行詞義的辨析。
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