F.In some ways，however，very little has changed，particularly where attitudes are concerned.

G.The changes in both lifestyles and attitudes are probably most easily seen amongst younger people.

答案　1.F　2.B　3.A　4.G　5.D

第二节　完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　I had worried myself sick over Simon's mother coming to see me. I was a new ___1___，and I gave an honest account of the students' work. In Simon's case，the grades were awfully low. He couldn't read his own handwriting. ______2______he was a bright student. He discussed adult subjects with nearly adult comprehension. His work in no way reflected his ___3___.

　　So when Simon's mother entered the room，my palms(手掌心) were sweating. I was completely ___4___for her kisses on both my cheeks. "I came to thank you，"she said，surprising me beyond speech. ___5___ me，Simon had become a different person. He talked of how he ___6___ me；he had begun to make friends，and for the first time in his twelve years，he had ___7___spent an afternoon at a friend's house. She wanted to tell me how grateful she was for the ___8___ I had nurtured(培养) in her son. She kissed me again and left.

　　I sat，stunned(惊呆)，for about half an hour，___9___ what had just happened. How did I make such a life­ changing difference to that boy without ____10 knowing it？What I finally came to ____11 was one day，several months before，when some students were ____12 reports in the front of the class. Jeanne spoke ____13____，and to encourage her to raise her voice，I had said，"Speak up. Simon's the expert on this. He is the __14__ one you have to convince，and he can't hear you in the __15__ of the room." That was it. From that day on，Simon had sat up straighter，paid more attention，____16___ more，and became happy. And it was all because he ____17___ to be the last kid in the last row. The boy who most needed ____18___ was the one who took the last seat that day.

　　It taught me the most ____19___ lesson over the years of my teaching career，and I'm thankful that it came ___ 20___ and positively. A small kindness can indeed make a difference.

1.A.cleaner B.reporter

C.monitor D.teacher