本刊試題研究中心

I was about to explain the meaning of the word “gossamer” （蛛絲） to my five？鄄year？鄄old students. We were learning a poem. I__________1__________because one of them was waving his hand at me.

“Yes？” I asked.

“Once I got caught in a spider web__________2__________I didnt see it，” the boy said.

“Thats gossamer！” I shouted， nearly jumping up. “Gossamer things are hard to see.” Gossamer is also how I might describe the voices of__________3__________young children. I can only hear them when I am close enough. They are not the children speaking with ease. They are the children whose faces are__________4__________if I call on them， or whisper （低語(yǔ)） “I dont know” even when they do__________5? ? . I dont want them to__________6? ? . I want them to be comfortable being__________7? ? .

Shy children usually have less practice in speaking， especially when there are other more children__________8__________to talk. Its a loud world. Though shy children may appear__________9__________to be in the background， they are losing opportunities to participate. Without practice， fear of speaking__________10? ? .

It takes about three weeks， a small bit of__________11__________each day， for each of my 17 students to learn a poem. So far， they have memorized more than five. And now， an obvious__________12__________has happened. The “shyest” children are as eager to read aloud as the__________13__________ones.

Practice is an excellent way to increase__________14__________of shy children while learning a poem. And it is practice that makes them enjoy the__________15__________of the language.

1. A. stopped B. breathed C. argued D. reflected

2. A. or B. until C. because D. although

3. A. curious B. shy C. intelligent D. anxious

4. A. round B. blue C. red D. strange

5. A. play B. ask C. walk D. know

6. A. get up B. take up C. turn up D. give up

7. A. focused B. respected C. heard D. told

8. A. eager B. slow C. careful D. worried

9. A. embarrassed B. puzzled C. amazed D. satisfied

10. A. hides B. grows C. disappears D. falls

11. A. research B. practice C. benefit D. discussion

12. A. accident B. change C. debate D. event

13. A. healthy B. familiar C. outgoing D. impressive

14. A. excitement B. pressure C. resource D. confidence

15. A. beauty B. method C. trouble D. speed