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(2021·山西四校高三其次次联考) She was only about five feet tall and probably never weighed more than 110 pounds. However, Miss Bessie was a(n)__1__ presence in the classroom. From 1938 to 1942, when I attended Saint Bernard’s High School, she taught me a lot __2__ I realized.
There was never a(n)__3__problem in Miss Bessie’s classes. We didn’t dare to trouble a woman who knew about the Battle of Hastings and could also play the piano and __4__ Shakespeare and Milton.
Miss Bessie knew that my family couldn’t afford to buy a  newspaper. She knew we didn’t  __5__ own a radio. Still, she __6__ me to look out for my __7__ and find some ways to __8___  what’s going on in the world. __9___  I became a delivery boy who delivered newspapers. I __10__ made a dollar a week, but I got to read a newspaper every day.
Miss Bessie noticed things that had nothing to do with schoolwork but were vital to a youngster’s  __11__.  Once a few classmates made fun of my  ___12__ overcoat. As I was leaving school, Miss Bessie ___13__ me on the back of that old overcoat and said，“ Carl, never worry about what you don’t  have. Just make the most of what  you do have—a(n) __14__．”
Among the  things that I didn’t have was  __15__  in the little wooden house. But because of her __16__， I spent many hours beside a kerosene lamp( 煤油灯 ) reading Shakespeare’s works. Miss Bessie introduced me __17__ a wonderful world of poems and stories. She led me to  ___18__ that I could write poems as well as Shakespeare.
So I read __19__ Miss Bessie told me to, and tried to remember the things she insisted that I store. Years later, her encouragement finally led to that lovely day when Miss Bessie dropped me a note __20__  “ I’m so proud to read your article in The Times.”
【解题导语】　本文叙述了“我”上高中时，深受Bessie老师的启迪和鼓舞，最终实现幻想，成为一名作家的故事。
1．A.amusing            B．towering
C．interesting    D．exciting
解析：选B。然而，Bessie 在教室里很高大。amusing意为“好笑的”；towering意为“高大的”；interesting意为“好玩的”；exciting意为“令人感动的，感动人心的”。依据空格前的“However”的转折可知，此处与前文中的“only about five feet tall”形成对比，故选B项。
2．A.more than    B．less than
C．better than    D．worse than
解析：选A。在1938年到1942年期间，“我”在Saint Bernard高中就读，她教会了“我”很多多于“我”意识到的东西。more than“比……多”，符合语境。故选A项。
3．A.academy    B．homework
C．race    D．discipline
解析：选D。academy意为“学术”；homework意为“作业”；race意为“赛跑，种族”；discipline意为“纪律”。依据下文中的“We didn’t dare to trouble a woman who knew about the Battle of Hastings and could also play the piano and __4__ Shakepeare and Milton”可推知，Bessie很博学，同学们都很佩服她，她的课上从来就没有纪律的问题，故选D项。
4．A.make use of    B．make fun of
C．make sense of      D．make light of
解析：选C。我们不敢这样一位女士的麻烦，她了解Hastings战役，而且还能够弹钢琴，并了解莎士比亚和弥尔顿。make use of意为“利用”；make fun of意为“取笑”；make sense of意为“理解”；make light of 意为“对……等闲视之，轻视”。故选C项。
5．A.even      B．still
C．ever      D．yet
解析：选A。Bessie知道“我家”甚至连台收音机都没有。even意为“甚至”；still意为“仍旧”；ev
er意为“曾经”react to sth；yet意为“还，然而”。依据上文中的“Miss Bessie knew that my family couldn’t afford to buy a newspaper.”可知，作者家里当时很拮据，收音机对作者家来讲是铺张品，因此此处表示递进的概念，故选A项。
6. A．allowed      B．forced
C．turned      D．encouraged
解析：选D。她仍旧鼓舞“我”多为自己的将来着想，多查一些方法来了解世界上正在发生的事情。下文中的“Years later, her encouragement finally led to that lovely day when Miss Bessie dropped me a note __20__”也是提示，老师鼓舞“我”去做那些事情，故选D项。
7．A.happiness    B．future
C．family    D．mistake
解析：选B。与下文中的“what’s going on in the world”相呼应，老师鼓舞“我”通过一些途径去探究自己的将来，不要被自己的家庭条件所限制，故选B项。
8．A.catch up with    B．come up with
C．keep up with      D．put up with
解析：选C。catch up with意为“赶上”；come up with意为“想出”；keep up with意为“生疏，了解”；put up with意为“容忍”。依据下文中的“read a newspaper”可知，通过报纸人们可以了解到世界上正在发生的事情，与时俱进，从而不落伍，故选C项。
9. A．So    B．And
C．Because      D．As
解析：选A。于是“我”成了一个送报纸的报童。依据语境可知，上下句表示规律上的因果关系，本句是结果，故选A项。
10. A．always      B．merely
C．sometimes    D．almost
解析：选B。依据空格后的“but I got to read a newspaper every day”的转折可知，当时“我”去送报的酬劳很低，故选B项，merely意为“仅仅”。
11．A.appearance      B．health
C．development    D．performance
解析：选C。Bessie留意到一些与课堂作业没有关系，却对年轻人的进展至关重要的一些事情。appearance意为“外貌”；health意为“健康”；development意为“进展”； performance意为“表现”。结合下文中的例证可知，Bessie更重视同学的内在进展，故选C项。
12．A.colourful    B．modern
C．informal      D．used
解析：选D。曾经有几个同学称赞“我”的旧外套。依据下文中的“that old overcoat”可知，此处选D项，used“旧的”。
13. A．patted    B．hit
C．struck    D．pulled
解析：选A。当“我”要离开学校时，Bessie拍拍“我”背上的那件旧外套说：“Carl, 永久不要担忧你没有的东西。充分利用你所拥有的东西——你的头脑。”pat 意为“轻拍”；hit意为“撞击”；strike“碰撞，击打”；pull“拉，拽”。依据语境可知，老师在劝慰作者，故选A项。
14．A.house    B．overcoat
C．radio      D．brain
解析：选D。与穿着形成对比，而且是“我”所拥有的，也是老师所看重的应当是人的头脑，故选D项。
15．A.money    B．electricity
C．water    D．gas
解析：选B。“我”家那个小木屋里还没有电。依据下文中的“a kerosene lamp(煤油灯)”可知，此处应选B项。

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