It was in the past two years that Aaron Segura was always sinking at West Mesa High School

It was in the past two years that Aaron Segura was always sinking at West Mesa High School in Albuquerque,  New Mexico. The 16­year­old student was __1__ in golf, but his __2__ was another matter. Aaron was “just walking through the chapters hard” in courses like chemistry, his grades were low, and he was __3__ to dropping out. It was not that Aaron didn't have __4__； it simply didn't exist in his large, impersonal public high school.

Then his mother heard about Albuquerque's Charter Vocational High School(特立职业高中), a place where students __5__ plenty of one­on­one attention. Something else __6__ Aaron even more. His one strong goal was to go into __7__， and Charter Vocational had just the thing for him: an architectural CAD(computer­aided drafting) program.

Aaron __8__ the school at the beginning of his junior year. For the first time, he __9__ himself excited about learning. By the following summer, he had got a(n) __10__ as a draftsman for an architectural firm. His plan was to __11__ drafting professionally after he graduated.

If Aaron has anyone to thank for his __12__ of the fortune, it was Danny Moon, a long­time industrial arts teacher. Moon __13__ a vocational apprenticeship(学徒) program in the mid­1990s, __14__ the Albuquerque school district couldn't pay for any longer.

But two years later, in 2000, Moon's phone rang. The state had recently __15__  a charter school law, and a district official wondered if Moon might be __16__  in opening a vocational charter school. An easy __17__. With this sort of instruction, Moon knew he could __18__ students like Aaron，who might have a __19__ time in traditional high schools. He'd also be filling an increasing __20__ across New Mexico for skilled labor.

1.A.average　　　　　　　 B．excellent        C．curious         D．different

2．A.ability              B．ideal            C．study          D．mission

3．A.certain             B．close            C．cautious       D．eager

4．A.ambition        B．energy            C．courage        D．experience

5．A.pay             B．gain              C．draw        D．bring

6．A.appealed       B．attracted           C．employed      D．comforted

7．A.firm              B．golf               C．chemistry      D．architecture

8．A.applied       B．attended            C．qualified         D．admitted

9．A.recognized      B．enjoyed             C．found       D．devoted

10．A.job            B．condition            C．situation         D．occasion

11．A.pick up        B．make up            C．take up      D．set up

12．A.change      B．progress            C．effort             D．achievement

13．A.realized       B．ran                C．discovered       D．offered

14．A.since       B．until               C．though          D．after

15．A.passed      B．made             C．proved             D．appeared

16．A.crazy       B．fond              C．interested        D．aware

17．A.direction      B．answer           C．promise            D．success

18．A.create      B．worry             C．regret            D．target

19．A.royal       B．tough            C．free           D．short

20．A.demand         B．form     C．order                D．satisfaction

1-5 BCBAB  6-10 BDBCA   11-15 CABBA  16-20 CBDBA

语篇解读：Aaron Segura进入公立高中后，学习成绩一直糟糕透顶。后来他转入了职业高中学习建筑设计，从此他找到了自信，不再消沉。

1.根据but，another matter以及后面所说的Aaron的学业一塌糊涂可知，他在高尔夫球方面应很优秀，前后形成对比。C选项后面的介词应为about。

根据后面一句对Aaron功课的描述，可知他的学习是另一回事，即很差劲。

3．根据前文信息his grades were low，可知他的学业分数很低，他几乎要放弃。be close to“接近，靠近”，注意to在此为介词。

4．Aaron并非胸无大志，而是在这样大的、非个性化的公立高中他没有施展的空间。该空需要考生联系全文内容，尤其是Aaron转校前后的变化进行判断。

5．在这所职业高中，学生可以获得许多一对一的关注。

6．根据后文信息His one strong goal...可知，除了个性化关注还有别的事情吸引着他。若选A，空格后面缺介词to。

7．根据本段后文信息an architectural CAD(computer­aided drafting)program和第三段的a draftsman for an architectural firm可知，此处指Aaron想从事建筑行业。

8．attend the school上学。若选A，空格后面缺介词for。

9．find后面跟复合结构。他发现自己对学习很感兴趣。与前文形成对比。

10．根据as a draftsman for an architectural firm可知，他得到了一份工作。

11．他的目标是毕业后专职从事这个行业。take up“从事”。

12．第一段和第三段形成鲜明的对比，Aaron的人生发生了巨大的转变。

13．run“提供，开设(服务、课程等)”，符合语意。早在20世纪90年代中期，Danny Moon就进行过职业教育实践。

14．until“直到……”，符合语境。

15．pass a law通过一部法律。由上文语境可推断政府现在从立法上开始支持职业教育。后文又说“地方官员想知道Moon是否有兴趣开办一所职业学校”，使答案更为明晰。

16．根据介词in可知此处考查be interested in“对……感兴趣”。A项后面的介词通常为about，B、D后常接of。

17．地方官员询问他是否对开办职业学校感兴趣，而Danny Moon一下子就答应了。

18．target“面向，把……作为目标或者对象”。

19．根据students like Aaron和第一段内容可知答案，因为Aaron在公立高中(学习)很吃力。royal“皇家的，庄严的，高贵的”；tough“困难的，费力的”；free“空闲的，不忙的”；short“短暂的”。

20．从而他也能满足整个新墨西哥州急剧上升的对熟练劳动力的需求。此处暗示了职业教育的重要性。