As educators, we often never know the influence we have on our students. It is always wonderful to have ___35___ students visit us and share the successes they have achieved. And those glorious moments, when we can instantly see the influence we have on a student, fuel us to continue making connections hoping to ___36___ in the life of every child.
As a music teacher for twenty-seven years, I have always known that music ___37___ the soul. It can ___38___ all kinds of barriers to reach students in a very special way. It can be the ___39___ for each child to find their light. I would like to share a story about it.
For a few years I was blessed with the opportunity to teach ___40___ students one afternoon a week. One of my most ___41___ students was a five-year-old girl called Vanessa, who had difficulty walking, and could not speak. We ___42___ sat on the floor for our music lessons and Vanessa liked to sit on my lap. One of her favorite songs was “John the Rabbit.” It was a call and response song where I sang the call and the students ___43___ twice while singing the repeating phrase, “Oh, yes!” Vanessa liked to ___44___ her hands together with mine and clap with me. We probably performed that song during every class, Vanessa and I clapping together. But she ___45___ said or sang a word.
One day late in the school year, when the song was finished, Vanessa turned around, looked me dead in the eye, clapped her tiny hands twice and said the words “Oh, yes!” I opened my mouth in ___46___ and for that moment I was the one who could not speak. When my heart ___47___ started beating again, I looked over at the assistant teacher to find her also ___48___. Through music, we had made an awesome connection.
Several years later, I passed Vanessa on the street in town. I stopped my car and waved to say hello. She waved back with a big ___49___ on her face and then clapped her hands twice, imitating the song we had ___50___ so many times in our music class. This precious little girl, ___51___ her connection with music, left an impression on me that will last forever. Every child has the ___52___ to learn and grow. It is up to us as educators to ___53___ the way to reach each and every one of our students. We all must find each child’s ___54___.
【题文1】A. late B. former C. recent D. present
【题文2】A. make it B. make sense C. make a mess D. make a difference
| 小题1: | | A．touches | B．saves | C．abandons | D．feels |
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| 小题2: | | A．get across | B．cut down | C．take over | D．break through |
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| 小题3: | | A．means | B．direction | C．process | D．companion |
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| 小题4: | | A．disabled | B．normal | C．outgoing | D．junior |
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| 小题5: | | A．awful | B．elegant | C．memorable | D．sensitive |
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| 小题6: | | A．partly | B．hardly | C．nearly | D．mostly |
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| 小题7: | | A．sang | B．whispered | C．yelled | D．clapped |
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| 小题8: | | A．strike | B．put | C．hit | D．shake |
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| 小题9: | | A．ever | B．never | C．still | D．even |
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| 小题10: | | A．horror | B．delight | C．astonishment | D．embarrassment |
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| 小题11: | | A．immediately | B．completely | C．slowly | D．finally |
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| 小题12: | | A．scared | B．breathless | C．speechless | D．clumsy |
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| 小题13: | | A．greeting | B．smile | C．expression | D．affection |
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| 小题14: | | A．performed | B．operated | C．trained | D．recorded |
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| 小题15: | | A．upon | B．through | C．from | D．beyond |
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| 小题16: | | A．desire | B．talent | C．ability | D．urge |
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| 小题17: | | A．discover | B．change | C．test | D．make |
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| 小题18: | | A．strength | B．dream | C．light | D．dignity |
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