语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was 1972, and I was in second grade. In the classroom the teacher, Ms. Boyette was __1__ aloud to us from Island of the Blue Dolphins. And we had just come to a part of the book where the main __2__ was training a wild dog. I was listening, fascinated by the __3__ of all.
Not far away from me, there seated a boy who always frightened or hurt others, so I was __4__ of this boy. While Ms. Boyette was reading, I kept an eye on him. I __5__ that he was listening too, that he was engaged by the __6__， that he was leaning forward in his seat and listening with all his heart. I __7__ at him, openmouthed. I was struck that this boy was in fact just __8__ me. He was a kid who liked a story. The boy must __9__ my eyes on him, because he turned. Then something __10__ happened. He smiled at me. __11__， I smiled back, unafraid.
Why have I never forgotten this __12__ moment? Why do I still __13__ every detail of it? I think it's because that moment illustrates so beautifully the __14__ of reading out loud. It shows us into a safe room, where the reader and the listener can have that chance to see each other. We humans long not just for the story, not just for the flow of language, but for the __15__ that comes when words are read aloud.,
1．A.shouting B．singing C．talking D．reading
2．A.author B．character C. reader D．listener
3．A.wonder B．silence C．warmth D．comfort
4．A.aware B．terrified C．bored D．guilty
5．A.predicted B．imagined C．promised D．noticed
6．A.speech B．story C．journey D．diary
7．A.pointed B．nodded C．stared D．waved
8．A.behind B．beyond C．around D．like
9．A.ignore B．feel C．meet D．observe
10．A. useful B．natural C．serious D．amazing
11．A.Then B．Again C．Instead D．Besides
12．A.funny B．busy C．lucky D．small
13．A.seek B．organize C．recall D．trust
14．A.power B．courage C．amusement D．ability
15．A.challenge B．knowledge C．choice D．connection
