【原创】适合改编成完形填空的一篇美文：
Forgiveness can enlarge the
future
宽恕能开阔未来
It was probably her giggling that drew my attention.
Sentence diagramming (句子分析)really wasn’t all
that funny as far as I knew.
Walking over to the young
offender, I asked for the note she had in her hands. Frozen, she
refused to give it to me. I waited, all attention in the room on
the quiet battle between teacher and student. When she finally
handed it over she mumbled, “Okay, but I didn’t draw it.”
After getting the class going on a sentence diagramming
competition, I finally had a chance to sneak a peek. It was a
hand-drawn picture of me, dress details down to perfection, teeth
blackened, nostrils flaring, and the words “I’m stupid” coming out
of my mouth. The artist had done an amazing job and there was no
doubt about who it was supposed to be.
I managed to fold it up calmly and return to directing the
competition. My mind, however, was working furiously as I wavered
between wanting to cry and wanting to ream a certain few students
up one side and down the next. I figured I knew the two most likely
candidates for drawing the picture. It would do them some good to
get taken down a notch or two(一两个等级), and
maybe it was high time that I did it!
Thankfully, I was able to keep myself controlled.
When there were about six minutes of class
remaining， I had the kids stop what they were doing
and get out a piece of paper. Then, suppressing（抑制住）
my pride, I showed them the picture. The whole class was
silent as I told them how hurtful this was for me. I told them
there must be a reason behind that now was their chance to tell me
anything they needed to tell me. Then I let them write silently
while I sniffled in the back of the classroom.
As I looked over the notes later, many of them said something like,
“I’ve got nothing against you,” or “I’m sorry your feelings were
hurt.” Some kids said, “We’re afraid of you.” But two notes, from
the girls I figured were behind the picture, had a list of issues.
I was too mean, too strict, and I picked on certain people too
much.
Reading those notes, I realized that over the course of this year
of slipshod work and incomplete assignments I had moved from being
disappointed to being downright angry. Instead of encouraging my
students, I had begun commanding them to achieve. I’d set high
expectations without allowing for grace. Where I thought I was
driving them to success, I was actually driving them away.
I had some apologizing to do. When the kids walked into my
classroom the next day one boy and one girl each handed me a card.
The one signed by all the boys expressed sincere regret for the
ugly joke. The one from the girls asked for forgiveness.
This was a lesson for both the kids and me. Forgiveness does not
change the past, but it does enlarge the future.
附:根据这篇美文改变的完形填空
2011年北京海淀区期中试题
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分, 满20分）
阅读下面短文,
从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was her giggling that drew my
attention. Note taking really wasn’t all that funny.
Walking over to the offender, I asked for
the 36 .
Frozen, she refused to give it to me. I waited, all attention in
the classroom on the quiet
37 between teacher and student.
When she finally
38 it over she whispered,
“Okay, but I didn’t draw it.”
It was a hand-drawn
39 of me, teeth blackened and
the words “I’m stupid” coming out of my mouth.
I managed to fold it up calmly. My
mind, 40 ,
was working angrily as I struggled not
to 41 . I
figured I knew the two most likely candidates for drawing the
picture. It would do them some
42 to teach them a lesson, and
maybe it was high time that I did it!
Thankfully, I was able to keep
myself 43
.
When there were about six minutes remaining, I showed the class the
picture. They were all silent as I told them
how 44 this
was for me. I told them there must be a
reason
45 and now was their chance to
write down anything they needed to tell me. Then I let them write
silently while I sniffed in the back of the classroom.
As I
46 the notes later, many of
them said something like, “I’ve got nothing against you,” or “I’m
sorry you were hurt.” Some kids said,
“We’re
47 of you.” But two notes, from
the girls who I
48 were behind the picture, had
a list of issues. I was too
49 , too strict…
Reading those notes, I realized that over the course of this year,
instead of 50
my students, I had begun commanding them
to 51 . Where
I thought I was driving them to success I
was
52 driving them away.
I had some apologizing to do. But the next day in the classroom,
one boy and one girl each handed me a card. The
one
53 by all the boys
expressed sincere regret for the ugly joke. The one from the girls
asked for
54 .
This was a lesson for both the kids and me. Forgiveness does not
change the past, but it does enlarge
the 55
.
36. A.
note
B.
advice
C.
reason
D. conversation
38. A.
took
B.
thought
C.
turned
D. handed
39. A.
statue
B.
graph
C.
picture
D. poster
40. A.
otherwise
B.
however
C.
therefore
D. besides
41. A.
leave
B.
cry C.
explain
D. argue
42. A.
good
B.
harm
C.
favor
D. punishment
43. A.
amused
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