It was a rainy morning and the children, mainly boys with various learning difficulties, refused to settle for the start of the lesson. As an inexperienced teacher, I tried every means to get them to be  16 , but in vain. my panic was rising and I could feel my heart beating wildly. This was the  17   of my job as a music teacher, I thought—teaching was not for me. Then I had an idea. Hoping that no one would notice that I was  18  inside, I threw my voice as far as it would reach: “Put your heads on the desks and close your  19 ! We are going on a journey.”

  20 , the children fell silent. “Now what should I do?” I thought to myself. Reaching over to my collection of CDs, I blindly  21 , put it in the machine and played it.

Obediently (顺从地), my class lay their heads on their desks, closed their eyes and  22 . When the music started, the room was filled with the most beautiful tones and musical colors I could have ever imagined. All the children were  23 . When the music finished, I asked them all to raise their  24  slowly so that we could share our musical journeys.

At this point, when all the children were willing to share their experiences, I began to learn how to  25 . The music allowed me to learn that teaching is about sharing and respect, tears and smiles, the knowing and the  26  and, most of all, an understanding of each other. This was the power that  27  in the classroom could have.

1.

A glad

B safe

C kind

D quiet

解析：选D。D　考查形容词在语境中的辨析。glad高兴；safe安全；kind和蔼的，善良的；quiet 安静。根据上文中refused to settle for the start of the lesson可知孩子们拒绝安静下来开始上课，可知此处是使他们安静。

2.

A end

B aim

C rule

D plan

解析：选A。A　考查名词在语境中的辨析。end 结束；aim 目的；rule 规则；plan 计划。根据下文中I thought—teaching was not for me．可知作者认为无法使学生安静意味着自己教学生涯的结束。

3.

A guessing

B shaking

C responding

D laughing

解析：选B。B　考查动词在语境中的辨析。guess猜测；shake 颤抖，摇晃；respond回答，回应，响应；laugh 大笑。因为无法使学生安静，所以我的内心害怕得发抖。

4.

A eyes

B mouths

C books

D doors

解析：选A。A　考查名词在语境中的辨析。eyse眼睛；mouths嘴；books 书；doors门。根据下文中的closed their eyes可知。

5.

A Punctually

B Importantly

C Amazingly

D Obviously

解析：选C。C　考查副词在语境中的辨析。punctually 准时地；importantly 重要的是；amazingly 令人惊讶的是；obviously 显而易见地。根据上下文可知，自己一句话使孩子们安静了下来，自己都觉得很吃惊。

6.

A passed one on

B gave one back

C turned one in

D took one out

解析：选D。D　考查动词短语在语境中的辨析。pass on传递；give back 归还；turn in 上交；take out。拿出我伸手去拿CD，随意拿出一张，放在机器里然后播放起来。

7.

A slept

B nodded

C waited

D continued

解析：选C。C　考查动词在语境中的辨析。sleep 睡眠；nod 点头；wait 等候；continue 继续。孩子们顺从地把头放在桌子上，闭上眼睛，然后等待着(老师播放音乐)。

8.

A talking

B singing

C dancing

D listening

解析：选D。D　考查动词在语境中的辨析。Talking讨论；singing唱歌；dancing跳舞；listen 倾听。当音乐响起时，所有的孩子都在认真倾听。

9.

A legs

B heads

C arms

D shoulders

解析：选B。B　考查名词在语境中的辨析。根据上文，lay their heads on the desks，可知孩子们是将头放在桌子上。

10.

A teach

B imagine

C play

D understand

解析：选A。A　考查动词在语境中的辨析。根据下文，此时作者明白了如何教学：教学是分享和尊重。

11.

A unprepared

B unspoken

C unknown

D unforgotten

解析：选C。C　考查形容词在语境中的辨析。unprepared 没准备好的；unspoken 未说出的；unknown 未知的；unforgotten 未忘记的。根据上文tears和smiles 是一组反义词，可知此处所选和the knowing也应该是一组反义词。

12.

A games

B music

C tears

D knowledge

解析：选B。B　考查名词在语境中的辨析。根据前文“The music allowed me to learn that teaching is about sharing and respect, tears and smiles, the knowing and unknown and, most of all,an understanding of each other.”可知这些都是音乐的好处，所以作者发现了音乐在教室里的魔力。