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(2017·青岛检测)Last year, I taught in a special school where students have severe learning and behavioral difficulties.
Another teacher and I had spent weeks teaching the children __1__ behavior for public outings. Unexpectedly, only a few students, __2__ Kyle, had not earned the privilege(特殊待遇) of going out. He was determined to make his disappointment __3__．
In the corridor(走廊) between classrooms, he began __4__， cursing, and swinging at anything __5__ striking distance. Once his outburst died down, he did what he’d done when he was __6__ at all his previous schools. He __7__．
I heard someone shout, “Call the police！” But I ran __8__ him. Kyle ran faster than me, but I would at least be able to keep him in my __9__ and know he was alive.
After several blocks of running, Kyle __10__ his pace. Then he stopped. He stood still and watched me __11__. I had no idea what I was going to say or do but I kept walking closer. The school principal and an officer got out of a police car. They spoke __12__ to Kyle, who willingly climbed into the back of the vehicle. I couldn’t hear what was said, but I didn’t take my eyes off Kyle’s face, even as they __13__．
I couldn’t help but feel that I had __14__ him, and that I should have done or said more. I __15__ my feelings with a speech therapist who was __16__ with Kyle’s history. “No one ever ran after him before, Rachel，” she said. “No one. They just let him go.”
Things __17__ the day I ran after him, even though I wasn’t able to __18__ him from the mess he was in. It was the day I didn’t throw my hands in the air and decide he was too fast, a waste of time and __19__. It was the day my mere presence was enough to make a big __20__．
[解题导语] 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者讲述了自己在特殊学校当老师期间所经历的一件事。问题学生Kyle因没被允许参加集体出游而发飙，当别人打电话叫警察时，作者出于担心跟随Kyle跑了出来，当作者终于追上Kyle时，警车却把似乎有所触动的Kyle带走了。本文表明了某些简单的行为也能产生大的影响。
1．A.wild C．gentle
B．appropriate D．noble
B 解析：A项意为“野蛮的，疯狂的”；B项意为“恰当的，合适的”；C项意为“温柔的”；D项意为“高贵的，贵族的”。由上文可知，作者是在特殊学校当老师，故此处指为了给集体出游做准备，作者教孩子们恰当的举止行为。故选B。
2．A.except C．including
B．beside D．referring
C 解析：A项意为“除了”；B项意为“在……旁边”；C项意为“包括”；D项意为“提到”。此处提到只有几个学生没有获得出游的特殊待遇，结合下文Kyle的行为可知，这几个学生中包括Kyle。故选C。
3．A.gone C．disappear
B．known D．said
B 解析：根据下文Kyle的行为可知，他想让别人知道他的失望，使用make sth.known结构，表示“使某事让别人知道”。故选B。
4．A.screaming C．heating
B．speaking D．learning
A 解析：根据语境可知，此处描述Kyle感情爆发的情形，scream意为“尖叫”，符合语境。故选A。
5．A.beyond C．within
B．out of D．off
C 解析：A项意为“超越，在……较远的一边”；B项意为“在……外”；C项意为“在……里面，在……范围内”；D项意为“离开”。Kyle因失望而开始哭闹，将他能够得着的东西摇来晃去。故选C。
6．A.angry C．terrified
B．excited D．sad
A 解析：由上文可知，Kyle生气了，感情爆发了。angry意为“生气的”，符合语境。故选A。
7．A.jumped C．fought
B．cried D．ran
D 解析：由下文可知，Kyle跑走了，作者去追赶他。故选D。
8．A.before C．with
B．besides D．after
D 解析：由下文的“Kyle ran faster than me”可知，此处指作者追赶他。run after意为“追赶”，符合语境。故选D。
9．A.mind C．sight
B．side D．need
C 解析：根据空格后面的“know he was alive”可知，虽然Kyle比作者跑得快，但是作者至少可以让Kyle保持在自己视线之内，知道他还活着。sight意为“视线，视野”，符合语境。故选C。
10．A.sped C．slowed
B．kept D．stopped
C 解析：根据下一句“Then he stopped.”可知，跑过几个街区之后，Kyle放慢了脚步，然后停了下来。slow意为“减速，放慢”，符合语境。故选C。
11．A.approach C．say
B．leave D．move
A 解析：根据下一句中的“walking closer”可知，此处指Kyle看着作者走近。approach意为“走近”，符合语境。故选A。
12．A.happily C．cheerfully
B．excitedly D．calmly
D 解析：A项意为“高兴地”；B项意为“兴奋地”；C项意为“快乐地，高兴地”；D项意为“平静地”。此处校长和警官应是心平气和地与Kyle说话，以免刺激到Kyle激动的情绪。故选D。
13．A.walked away C．ran away
B．drove away D．put away
B 解析：A项意为“走开”；B项意为“赶走，(把车)开走”；C项意为“逃离”；D项意为“把……收起来，把……放好”。根据上文中的“got out of a police car”可知，此处应指他们把警车开走。故选B。
14．A.helped C．failed
B．forgot D．permitted
C 解析：由空格后面的“that I should have done or said more”可知，作者感到自己让Kyle失望了。fail sb.意为“使某人失望，有负于某人”。故选C。
15．A.experienced C．compared
B．wrote D．shared
D 解析：A项意为“经历，体验”；B项意为“写”；C项意为“比较”；D项意为“分享”。由下文提到的作者和言语治疗专家的谈话可知，作者和治疗专家分享了他的感觉。故选D。
16．A.together C．satisfied
B．familiar D．special
B 解析：由下文提到的作者和言语治疗专家的谈话可知，这位言语治疗专家对Kyle的情况非常熟悉。be familiar with意为“对……熟悉”。故选B。
17．A.stayed C．happened
B．remained D．changed
D 解析：由上文可知，以前Kyle跑出去时不曾有人追过他，他们只是任他跑走，但是这次作者追了出去。因此，此处指“在我追他的那天情况改变了”。change意为“改变”，符合语境。故选D。