because of 2016学年高二上学期期中联考英语试题(3)

I know a woman who always found an excuse to love. I met her working at the most difficult job of my life - as a helper in an after-school daycare center. I was completely 36 for the work; I had no training and my temperament（性格）seemed _37_ . I reminded 38 that I was hired to B. regardless of C. in addition to D.to be particularly unsuited to the5watch the children, play with them and lead arts and crafts - not fix all of their problems, of which there were many. And my 39 help was Mrs. Tucker, a 73-year-oldretired social worker who worked with me. All that stood 40 _ the kids and disaster was me and a 73-year-old woman. And I wasn't that strong a defense! But I soon learned that Mrs. Tucker was a 41 with these children. “Some children just need more _42_ ,” she always said. A case in point was Timmy. Timmy received special help at school because of his 43 problems. He wasdevelopmentally delayed. He often fought with other children and was a compulsive hair-puller. I could never get close to Timmy - he did not trust anyone. Anyone, that is, 44 Mrs. Tucker. He 45 to her. He genuinely loved her because, I cameto believe, she loved him. One day a 46_ broke out between Timmy and one of the other children. Afterseparating them, Mrs. Tucker directed Timmy to sit in a chair. He 47_ ,“I HATE YOU, Mrs. Tucker! You're a “I know you 49 48 old lady! I hate you! ”me right now, Timmy,” she said firmly, “but I'm sure notgoing to let you pull the other children's _50_ .” After a while Timmy had calmed down and Mrs. Tucker called him over. His cheeks were still _51 and bore dried tear streaks(痕迹). I could not hear their conversation, but I saw Timmy put his arms around her neck. When I walked by I heard him say, “I'm sorry I called you a mean old lady, Mrs. Tucker.” I knew he 52 it. A little later Mrs. Tucker said to me, “Timmy justneeds more love than other children.” On another 53 I heard Timmy's mother say, “You work 54 with him, Mrs. Tucker. He doesn't respond to anybody like he doesto you.” Maybe so, but sometimes “magic” is just 55 word for “love.” 36. A. ready 37. A. situation 38. A. him 39. A. best 40. A. over 41. A. master 42. A. time 43. A. mental adolescent 44. A. beside B. except6B. fit B. position B. them B. only B. between B. monster B. strength B. emotionalC. prepared C. honor C. myself C. very C. before C. mother C. conflict C. physicalD. unprepared D. case D. ourselves D. usual D. behind D. professor D. love D.C. besidesD. except for45. A. responded respected 46. A. debate 47. A. claimed 48. A. kind 49. A. misunderstand 50. A. arm 51. A. dirty 52. A. liked 53. A. aspect 54. A. hard 55. A. aB. repaidC. repliedD.B. battle B. declared B. mean B. love B. hair B. cute B. pretended B. hand B. out B. anotherC. fight C. informed C. greedy C. trust C. leg C. clean C. got C. side C. magic C. the otherD. war D. screamed D. funny D. hate D. clothes D. angry D. meant D. occasion D. wonder D. the第四部分： 阅读理解（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分） 请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。