完形填空A(2015·山西四校高三第二次联考)Shewasonlyaboutfivefeettallandprobablyneverweighedmorethan110pounds.However,MissBessiewasa(n)__1__presenceintheclassroom.From1938to1942,whenIattendedSaintBernard’sHighSchool,shetaughtmealot__2__Irealized.Therewasnevera(n)__3__probleminMissBessie’sclasses.Wedidn’tdaretotroubleawomanwhoknewabouttheBattleofHastingsandcouldalsoplaythepianoand__4__ShakespeareandMilton.MissBessieknewthatmyfamilycouldn’taffordtobuyanewspaper.Sheknewwedidn’t__5__ownaradio.Still,she__6__metolookoutformy__7__andfindsomewaysto__8___what’sgoingonintheworld.__9___Ibecameadeliveryboywhodeliverednewspapers.I__10__madeadollaraweek,butIgottoreadanewspapereveryday.MissBessienoticedthingsthathadnothingtodowithschoolworkbutwerevitaltoayoungster’s__11__.Onceafewclassmatesmadefunofmy___12__overcoat.AsIwasleavingschool,MissBessie___13__meonthebackofthatoldovercoatandsaid，“Carl,neverworryaboutwhatyoudon’thave.Justmakethemostofwhatyoudohave—a(n)__14__．”AmongthethingsthatIdidn’thavewas__15__inthelittlewoodenhouse.Butbecauseofher__16__，Ispentmanyhoursbesideakerosenelamp(煤油灯)readingShakespeare’sworks.MissBessieintroducedme__17__awonderfulworldofpoemsandstories.Sheledmeto___18__thatIcouldwritepoemsaswellasShakespeare.SoIread__19__MissBessietoldmeto,andtriedtorememberthethingssheinsistedthatIstore.Yearslater,herencouragementfinallyledtothatlovelydaywhenMissBessiedroppedmeanote__20__“I’msoproudtoreadyourarticleinTheTimes.”【解题导语】本文讲述了“我”上高中时，深受Bessie老师的启迪和鼓励，最终实现梦想，成为一名作家的故事。1．A.amusingB．toweringC．interestingD．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“有趣的”；exciting意为“令人激动的，激动人心的”。根据空格前的“However”的转折可知，此处与前文中的“onlyaboutfivefeettall”形成对比，故选B项。2．A.morethanB．lessthanC．betterthanD．worsethan解析：选A。在1938年到1942年期间，“我”在SaintBernard高中就读，她教会了“我”许多多于“我”意识到的东西。morethan“比……多”，符合语境。故选A项。3．A.academyB．homeworkC．raceD．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”。根据下文中的“Wedidn’tdaretotroubleawomanwhoknewabouttheBattleofHastingsandcouldalsoplaythepianoand__4__ShakepeareandMilton”可推知，Bessie很博学，学生们都很佩服她，她的课上从来就没有纪律的问题，故选D项。4．A.makeuseofB．makefunofC．makesenseofD．makelightof解析：选C。我们不敢找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。makeuseof意为“利用”；makefunof意为“取笑”；makesenseof意为“理解”；makelightof意为“对……等闲视之，轻视”。故选C项。5．A.evenB．stillC．everD．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“仍然”；ever意为“曾经”；yet意为“还，然而”。根据上文中的“MissBessieknewthatmyfamilycouldn’taffordtobuyanewspaper.”可知，作者家里当时很拮据，收音机对作者家来讲是奢侈品，因此此处表示递进的概念，故选A项。6.A．allowedB．forcedC．turnedD．encouraged解析：选D。她仍然鼓励“我”多为自己的未来着想，多寻找一些办法来了解世界上正在发生的事情。下文中的“Yearslater,herencouragementfinallyledtothatlovelydaywhenMissBessiedroppedmeanote__20__”也是提示，老师鼓励“我”去做那些事情，故选D项。7．A.happinessB．futureC．familyD．mistake解析：选B。与下文...
