Many years ago my student asked me the question, “Mrs. Kindred, why do you teach?” Without taking time to reflect, I answered ,“Because someday I might say something that might make a difference in someone’s life.” Even though I was sincere, that wasn’t a very good answer and my student didn’t let it slide. “Let me get this straight,” he said, “You went to college for four years so you could come here every day because you have the hope that someday you might say something that will influence someone?” He shook his head as if I were crazy and walked away looking confused. I’m one of those people who look back and wish they had said something smart or witty, or swift. Even though that particular student might no longer wonder why I teach, there are days when I wonder. On those days, I remind myself of the real reasons I teach: It’s in my blood. My mother was my most influential teacher, and she was a 6th grade reading teacher until her death in 1990. She instilled(逐渐灌输)in me a love of reading and the knowledge that education opens doors. Teaching is a way to make a difference. If you throw a stone in a pond the ripples(波纹) go on and on until they reach the shore. You can’t have ripples without a “stone.” Good teachers throw stones that make a positive difference, and that’s what I strive to do. I genuinely love teenagers. I want to share with others what I know and what I have learned through the years. Life is full of ups and downs, and if I can help students avoid some potholes on the road of life, I want to do so. If they’ll allow me to celebrate their victories with them, I want to do too. Teaching isn’t for everyone, but I know I made the right career choice. 小题1: Why did the student continue to ask the question about the writer’s being a teacher?A.Because he thought her answer was unbelievable. | B.Because the writer was insincere. | C.Because the student was naughty. | D.Because the answer was difficult to understand. | 小题2: According to the text, which of the following is NOT true?A.The writer’s mother has the greatest influence on her. | B.The writer’s answer made the student confused. | C.In the writer’s opinion, some people in the world are unfit to teach. | D.The writer annoyed the student who asked the question. | 小题3: We can infer from the text that .A.the writer was also a good teacher in school | B.the writer often plays with her students beside a pond | C.the writer devotes herself to teaching and her students | D.the writer often accompanies the students on their way home. |
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试题分析:本文讲述了作者对于自己所从事的教师这个职业的理解:为学生打开知识的大门。 小题1:A 推理题。根据文章第二段前3行“Let me get this straight,” he said, “You went to college for four years so you could come here every day because you have the hope that someday you might say something that will influence someone?” He shook his head as if I were crazy and walked away looking confused.可知他认为我的说法很不合理,很疯狂。所以才会继续追问。故A正确。 小题2:D 推理题。根据第二段后3句He shook his head as if I were crazy and walked away looking confused. I’m one of those people who look back and wish they had said something smart or witty, or swift.可知我并没有因为学生说的话而恼怒。在文章第三段里我还是继续思考这个问题。故D正确。 小题3:C 推断题。根据文章最后一段I genuinely love teenagers. I want to share with others what I know and what I have learned through the years. Life is full of ups and downs, and if I can help students avoid some potholes on the road of life, I want to do so. If they’ll allow me to celebrate their victories with them, I want to do too. Teaching isn’t for everyone, but I know I made the right career choice.可知作者热爱教育事业,故C正确。 点评:本文讲述了作者对于自己所从事的教师这个职业的理解。测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力,要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系,对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断;或根据作者所阐述的观点理论,对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释。考生首先要仔细阅读短文,完整了解信息,准确把握作者观点。 |
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One effective way of destroying happiness is to look at something and focus on even the smallest fault. It"s like looking at the tiled(铺瓦的) ceiling and concentrating on the space where one tile is 小题1: . Once I heard a bald(秃头的) man said. “Whenever I enter a room, 小题2: I see is hair." Once you"ve 小题3: what your missing tile is, explore whether getting it will 小题4: make you happy. Then do one of the three things: get it, replace it with a different 小题5: , or forget about it and 小题6: the tiles in your life that are not missing. We all know people who have had a relatively 小题7: life, yet are often unhappy while people who have suffered a great deal but 小题8: remain happy. The first 小题9: is gratitude. All happy people are 小题10: . Ungrateful people cannot be happy. We tend to think that being unhappy leads people to 小题11: , but it"s truer to say that complaining leads to people becoming unhappy. The second secret, is 小题12: that happiness is a byproduct(副产品) of something else. The most obvious 小题13: are those pursuits(追求) that give our lives purpose—anything 小题14: studying insects to playing baseball. The more passions we have, the more happiness we are 小题15: to experience. Finally, the belief that something permanent goes beyond us and that our 小题16: has some larger meaning can help us to feel happier. We 小题17: a spiritual faith, or a philosophy of life. Whatever your philosophy, it should 小题18: this truth: if you choose to find the 小题19: in every situation, you will be blessed, and if you choose to find the awful, you will be cursed. As with happiness itself, this is 小题20: your decision to make.
小题21: | A.different | B.missing | C.short | D.broken |
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小题22: | A.nothing | B.none | C.all | D.anything |
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小题23: | A.determined | B.predicted | C.assumed | D.imagined |
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小题24: | A.completely | B.naturally | C.hopefully | D.really |
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小题25: | A.tile | B.brick | C.ceiling | D.house |
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小题26: | A.look on | B.focus on | C.count on | D.decide on |
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小题27: | A.peaceful | B.difficult | C.easy | D.ordinary |
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小题28: | A.certainly | B.merely | C.hardly | D.generally |
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小题29: | A.secret | B.factor | C.rule | D.key |
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小题30: | A.wealthy | B.grateful | C.proud | D.generous |
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小题31: | A.upset | B.quarrel | C.complain | D.depress |
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小题32: | A.admitted | B.assuming | C.proving | D.realizing |
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小题33: | A.sources | B.results | C.answers | D.goals |
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小题34: | A.among | B.from | C.through | D.for |
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小题35: | A.probable | B.possible | C.likely | D.capable |
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小题36: | A.value | B.destination | C.survival | D.existence |
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小题37: | A.need | B.lack | C.demand | D.expect |
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小题38: | A.involve | B.include | C.absorb | D.mean |
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小题39: | A.worst | B.best | C.positive | D.negative |
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小题40: | A.absolutely | B.totally | C.exactly | D.Largely |
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On a cold winter morning I heard someone trying to get their car out of the snow after a snowstorm. After a few minutes I realized they needed a(n) __小题1:__, so I got dressed ,went __小题2:__, and pushed the car. It only took about a minute and, __小题3:__ more cold than sociable(交际的), I walked back to my apartment, __小题4:__ really seeing the driver. Months ___小题5:__ I was at the corner store and the guy in front of me __小题6:_ on paying for the beer I was buying! It felt a bit __小题7:__ and I had to refuse repeatedly. When I __小题8:__ the cashier she told me my stuff was already __小题9:___ and she couldn"t take my money. So, I was walking back home from the store and that __小题10:__ guy is fifty feet in front of me, all the way! It __小题11:__that he"s my neighbor, living in the apartment complex(公寓大楼) just after mine! As we __小题12:__ the stairs of our separate apartment buildings I __小题13:__, "Thanks for the beer!" He replied, "__小题14:__. Thanks for helping me push my car that time!" I didn"t __小题15:_ him and told him it wasn"t me. He said "Oh! Okay. Well, still ... enjoy!" A few days later I __小题16:_ him getting into his car and I realized __小题17:__ he was and that it actually had been me who __小题18:__ him that day! Maybe one day soon I"ll tell him he bought __小题19:__ for the right guy! Either way, it feels nice to help, and when you put __小题20:__ into the world, it eventually comes back to you!
小题21: | A.entry | B.push | C.handle | D.drag |
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小题22: | A.upward | B.downstairs | C.backwards | D.outside |
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小题23: | A.feeling | B.looking | C.proving | D.turning |
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小题24: | A.unless | B.until | C.without | D.by |
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小题25: | A.ago | B.later | C.within | D.away |
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小题26: | A.insisted | B.depended | C.reflected | D.held |
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小题27: | A.awkward | B.joyful | C.curious | D.pleasant |
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小题28: | A.offered | B.charged | C.reached | D.rang |
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小题29: | A.turned down | B.checked out | C.set aside | D.paid for |
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小题30: | A.strange | B.same | C.great | D.junior |
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小题31: | A.finds out | B.turns out | C.carries out | D.works out |
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小题32: | A.walked up | B.settled down | C.dried up | D.turned around |
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小题33: | A.whispered | B.shouted | C.declared | D.acknowledged |
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小题34: | A.No way | B.No wonder | C.No problem | D.No doubt |
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小题35: | A.expect | B.remember | C.mind | D.appreciate |
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小题36: | A.saw | B.heard | C.observed | D.sensed |
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小题38: | A.offered | B.comforted | C.rewarded | D.helped |
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小题39: | A.stuff | B.car | C.beer | D.apartment |
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小题40: | A.good | B.quality | C.benefit | D.energy |
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When I was younger it seemed that the super hero was Batman or Spiderman. As I grew up, I looked to real people with some of these qualities to be my super hero including being strong, honest, friendly, brave, skilled, hardworking, and reliable. The person I think of when I hear these words is my dad. My dad is one of the toughest people I have ever met. He has been through it all. When I was five, 60 percent of his body was burned. In 1999 he fell from a tree, breaking his arm and shattering his ankle. In 2004, he had a liver transplant (移植) after being on the list for six years after a bad blood transfusion that gave him Hepatitis C. Now, my dad is 45 years old and feels better than he has in 15 years. My dad is one of the most reliable people I know. Anything I ask of him, he does. Whenever he tells me he is going to do something, it is always done before I get home from work. Whenever I need my dad, he is there. When I was ten and he told me my grandmother was going to die, I felt really down. He was the one there trying to cheer me up. My dad has worked hard for everything he has. At home, he is always busy doing projects and has painted every room in our house. After our shop was built, he constructed an office you would think a professional built. When I do something stupid, he helps me fix it. Of course, he does his complaining, but I know he likes fixing things just as much as I like tearing them up. My dad has been one of the greatest parts of my life. I have learned a lot from watching him and I don’t believe I will ever meet anyone like him. I hope when I grow up, I can possess the same qualities as my dad, and have someone look up to me as a good role model. This is why my dad is my hero. 小题1:The author describes his father as reliable mainly _________.A.by appearance | B.by example | C.by comparison | D.by behavior | 小题2:What does the underlined word “shattering” mean in Paragraph 2?A.breaking | B.transplanting | C.burning | D.destroying | 小题3:The second paragraph is mainly about ___________?A.the reasons why 60% of Father’s body was burned. | B.the successful skin transplant in 2010. | C.the sufferings Father has gone through in the last 15years. | D.the operations that Father had through his 45 years of struggle | 小题4:Which of the following can best describe the father?A.busy, tough and reliable | B.strong, skilled and optimistic | C.tough, reliable and hardworking | D.rough, reliable and friendly | 小题5:Which of the following can best serve as the title of this passage?A.My Father—My Hero | B.My Father and I | C.A Man Who Survived | D.A Good Model to Respect |
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My mother has been a true inspiration to me and changed the way I look at life.Since my birth she has made it evident that I would become __1 and that I would be one of the great ones.She has taught me that I can do anything if I put my__2 to it. As a young boy, I struggled to achieve tasks that came 3__ to others.I had problems with writing, reading and especially Speaking.I didn"t talk the way __4__ kids did and did not respond, to questions or stay alert (警觉的) to my surroundings.;My reading was poor 5 with teachers helping me, and my speech was hard to __6___My writing was not at the 7 it should have been.Even simple things like knowing-my left from my right or being able to snap my fingers (弹手指) were 8 . My mother 9 all my challenges and as a professor with a PH.D, decided to __10 the situation early in my development.She didn"t want me to 11 .After-a while, we did indeed get over all the problems that had 12 me.She spent hours every day _13_ me everything I needed to know, determined to help me learn._14__ her I would not be anywhere close to the level I am now. In addition, she gave __15__ for my life.She told me what to do and what not to do. Her expectations have always been high 16_ she knows that I can do it.For that, I thank her.She would not allow her son to be incapable.She never __17__ on me, and to this day she tells me education is a must.I will be a 18__ person if I continue to follow her lead.She encourages me to study hard for my 19__and attend college. She used her gifts as a__20__ to help a child—her child—and now I have the opportunity to become something.
小题1: | A.everything | B.nothing | C.anything | D.something |
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小题2: | A.mind | B.brain | C.feelings | D.work. |
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小题3: | A.smoothly | B.strongly | C.frequently | D.easily |
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小题4: | A.average | B.ordinary | C.normal | D.come on |
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小题6: | A.hear | B.write | C.read | D.understand |
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小题7: | A.level | B.length | C.speed | D.degree |
| 小题8:A.problems B, excuses C.worries D: duties
小题9: | A.suffered | B.observed | C.removed | D.tolerated |
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小题10: | A.study | B.find | C.change | D.keep |
| 小题11:A.fight B.struggle G.strike D.challenge
小题12: | A.interrupted | B.disturbed | C.terrified | D.troubled |
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小题13: | A.teaching | B.giving | C.supporting | D.reminding |
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小题14: | A.Without | B.Except | C.Besides | D.Beyond |
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小题15: | A.information | B.advice | C.promise | D.expectation |
| 小题16:A.before B: though C.because D.unless
小题17: | A.setup | B.gave up | C.pushed up | D.looked up |
| 小题18:A.rich B.famous C; successful D.powerful
小题19: | A.training | B.grades | C.experiments | D.abilities |
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小题20: | A.woman | B.doctor | C.sister | D.teacher |
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The car, running along the well-lit road now sank in darkness. I broke the 36 on purpose, for fear that the driver was too tired to drive. “When do you go back home in the evening?”“9 o’clock after this trip.” Then when do you come out in the morning?”I 37 another question. “9 o’ clock, too—just as if I worked at an office.” His easiness surprised me, because every time I ride a taxi, what I 38 from the driver are only complaints that they have to work from morning till night, it’s hard to earn money, they’re often 39 by the police, or that their leaders are seated 40 , enjoying the fruits. But this driver told me, “I find it 41 to be a section chief as I was before. I like driving just for pleasure. It’s fortunate that I 42 drive without a passenger. So I earn two or three thousand Yuan a month with ease. Yes, I never 43 an empty taxi. If it goes southward, I go northward. If it goes along a highway, I turn into a narrow street…” His words showed his 44 with his life and the pride he 45 in his job. Such feelings are so 46 among people nowadays as oxygen in high mountain. How many people nowadays can show high ideals by simple living and go far with a calm mind? I couldn’t help feeling moved when finding such a state of mind in a stranger on a cold 47 .
小题1: | A.window | B.car | C.silence | D.promise |
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小题2: | A.threw out | B.gave away | C.put up | D.led to |
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小题3: | A.suffer | B.request | C.benefit | D.hear |
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小题4: | A.detected | B.ordered | C.fined | D.seized |
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小题5: | A.noisy | B.lazy | C.tired | D.hungry |
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小题6: | A.exciting | B.disappointing | C.tiring | D.amazing |
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小题7: | A.hardly | B.usually | C.actually | D.immediately |
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小题8: | A.follow | B.admire | C.envy | D.meet |
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小题9: | A.intelligence | B.satisfaction | C.competition | D.honesty |
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小题10: | A.made | B.held | C.caught | D.took |
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小题11: | A.rare | B.comfortable | C.special | D.unique |
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小题12: | A.morning | B.night | C.moment | D.season |
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