同学们,下面是编辑老师为大家准备的涡阳四中高二下学期英语期末试题。在此，小编预祝大家考试顺利!

阅读下面的短文，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。   At the beginning of the new term, I was told that I was going to teach math in a new class. Hearing that it was a class that several   36   had complained about, I became   37  . Eager to know   38   I can handle this group, I asked the former teacher about the students. She told me that the students were naughty and unwilling to   39   the rules. Especially there was one boy who was lazy and   40   on purpose so that he would be allowed to move back to his father’s house in another state.

41   I met my new students, I   42   to make my class lively. I was surprised and delighted to see they behaved better than I had thought. As I was giving them   43   problems to solve, something amazing happened. The boy who tried to fail was   44   his hand. I nodded. He stood up and gave the absolutely correct answers. I   45   him and smiled gratefully.

Later I told the boy how I was   46   of his efforts and gave him a positive letter to take home. He said, “I   47   you had been my teacher last term. You are the first one to send a   48    note home. I will try to do well in my studies in the future.” He was so   49    that he was almost crying. At the end of the class he thanked me again.

I believe that this student will   50   himself this term. Sometimes we teachers   51   students without seeing their___52___. Too often we   53   the negative rather than the positive.   It is possible for a teacher to   54   students’ attitude with love and   55  . The reward of making a difference in students is great!

36. A. parents B. students  C. teachers  D. classmates

37. A. angry B. curious C. anxious D. excited