Butterfly’s wings
One day a small opening appeared on a cocoon（茧）, a man sat and watched for the butterfly for several hours as it was struggling to __36__ its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten __37__ it could and it could go no further. So the man decided to __38__ the butterfly: he took a pair of scissors and __39__ the remaining part of the cocoon. The butterfly then __40__ easily.
But it has a swollen（肿胀的）body and __41__ wings. The man continued to __42__ the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the __43__ would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would __44__ the time span(跨度). Neither happened! __45__, the butterfly spent the rest of its life __46__ around with a swollen body and small, shriveled（褶皱的）wings. It __47__ was able to fly. What the man did in his __48__ and haste（匆忙）did no good to the butterfly. He didn’t know the __49__ cocoon and the struggle __50__ for the butterfly to get through the tiny __51__ were the natural way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings __52__ it would be ready for flight once it achieved its __53__ from the cocoon.
Sometimes the __54__ is exactly what we need in our life. If we are allowed to go through our life without any __55__, it would not be a good thing to us. We would not be as strong as what we could have been.
| 小题1: | | A．build | B．force | C．form | D．destroy |
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| 小题2: | | A．as far as | B．as long as | C．as soon as | D．as quick as |
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| 小题3: | | A．seize | B．leave | C．bring | D．help |
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| 小题4: | | A．took off | B．made up | C．cut off | D．picked up |
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| 小题5: | | A．spread over | B．came out | C．stayed in | D．flew away |
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| 小题6: | | A．hard | B．strong | C．small | D．large |
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| 小题7: | | A．watch | B．look for | C．look after | D．follow |
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| 小题8: | | A．butterfly | B．wings | C．cocoon | D．scissors |
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| 小题9: | | A．disappear | B．enlarge | C．lose | D．shorten |
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| 小题10: | | A．Luckily | B．Probably | C．In all | D．In fact |
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| 小题11: | | A．crawling | B．approaching | C．running | D．wandering |
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| 小题12: | | A．ever | B．seldom | C．always | D．never |
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| 小题13: | | A．fear | B．kindness | C．evil | D．confidence |
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| 小题14: | | A．restricting | B．loose | C．soft | D．little |
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| 小题15: | | A．prepared | B．wanted | C．allowed | D．required |
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| 小题16: | | A．place | B．room | C．opening | D．space |
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| 小题17: | | A．even if | B．otherwise | C．when | D．so that |
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| 小题18: | | A．life | B．course | C．progress | D．freedom |
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| 小题19: | | A．courage | B．struggle | C．wisdom | D．strength |
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| 小题20: | | A．fun | B．friends | C．difficulty | D．achievement |
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小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:B
小题6:C
小题7:A
小题8:B
小题9:D
小题10:D
小题11:A
小题12:D
小题13:B
小题14:A
小题15:D
小题16:C
小题17:D
小题18:D
小题19:B
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文章讲述了一个善良的人出于好意帮助蝴蝶从茧中出来，但却有了完全相反的结果，就是因为少了破茧成蝶的过程，蝴蝶无法飞。通过这个故事告诉我们生命就是奋斗的过程。
小题1:动词辨析。根据句意可知把身体从小洞中强行挤出来。
小题2:词义辨析。A（远）至（某处）；到……程度；B只要；C一…就；D快达…;根据句意可知这里是指蛾已经达到了最高的程度，卡在那里出不来了。
小题3:动词辨析。看到这种情况决定去帮帮它。
小题4:动词辨析。A脱掉，起飞，成功；B化妆，编造，弥补，组成；C切断;中断；D捡起；由句意可知我用剪刀把茧剪开。
小题5:动词辨析。A传播；B出版，出来；C呆在里面；D飞走。由句意可知是蝴蝶从茧里出来了。
小题6:上下文串联，根据下文47空前的small, shriveled（褶皱的）wings.
小题7:词义辨析。A观察；B寻找；C照顾；D跟随，采纳；由下文可知那个人仍然在观察这蝴蝶的情况。
小题8:上下文串联。变大的应该是翅膀。
小题9:动词辨析。A消失；B变大；C失去；D缩短；由后面的the time span的可知是D。
小题10:词义辨析。A幸运地；B可能地；C共计；D事实上；实际上蝴蝶根本没有能飞起来，与希望相反。
小题11:动词辨析。A爬行；B靠近；C奔跑；D想知道；根据上下文可知这只蝴蝶最终没有飞起来，只能在地上爬行。
小题12:上下文串联。解析同上。
小题13:名词辨析。根据上文可知那个人是出于好意，帮助蝴蝶从茧里出来。
小题14:词义辨析。A有限制的；B松散的；C柔软的；D小的；由上文可知茧子的限制和要求蝴蝶从小小的洞里出来的努力都是一种自然的让液体从蝴蝶的进入翅膀的过程。
小题15:动词辨析。解析同上。
小题16:名词辨析。解析同49。
小题17:连词辨析。A即使；B否则，要不然；C当…时；D以至于；由上下文可知是以便于它一旦获得了自由就准备飞翔。
小题18:名词辨析。解析同上。
小题19:上下文串联。根据句意可知奋斗正是我们人生需要的，如果我们没有经历奋斗就完成了，对于我们的人生也是没有好处的。
小题20:名词辨析。解析同上。 |
核心考点
试题【Butterfly’s wingsOne day a small opening appeared on a cocoon（茧）, a man sat and 】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
George, when your big brother and your little dog and I walked you up to school today, you had no idea how I was feeling.
You were so excited. You had packed and unpacked your pencils and safety scissors in your backpack a dozen times. I am really going to miss those lazy mornings when we waved your brother and sister off to school.
Because you are my youngest, I had learned a few things by the time you came along. I found out that the seemingly endless days of babyhood are gone like lightning. I blinked（眨眼）, and your siblings（兄弟姐妹） were setting off for school as eagerly as you did this morning, I was one of the lucky ones; I could choose whether to work or not. By the time it was your turn, the shining prizes of career advancement and a double income had lost their brightness. A splash（溅水）in the pool with you in your bright red boots or "just one more" rereading of your favorite book, Frog and Toad Are Friends, meant more. You didn"t go to preschool and I hope that doesn"t hold you back. You learned numbers by helping me count the soda cans we returned to the store.
I have to admit that in my mind’s eye, an image of myself while you"re in school has developed, I see myself updating all the photo albums and starting that novel I always wanted to write. As the summer wound down and more frequent quarrels erupted（爆发） between you and your siblings, I was looking forward to today. And then this morning, I walked you up the steep hill to your classroom and you gave me one of your characteristically fierce, too-tight hugs. This time you were ready to let go before I was.
Maybe someday you will deliver a kindergartner to the first day of school. When you turn at the door to wave good-bye, he or she will be too deep in conversation with a new friend to notice. Even as you smile, you"ll feel something warm on your cheek.
小题1:What does the author mean by the underlined sentence in the 3rd paragraph?| A．She gave up the job with a big salary and prizes. | | B．She could only recall her good job at home now. | | C．Many good jobs with better pay attracted her but she didn’t take them. | | D．Compared with bringing up the baby, work seemed to fade to her. |
小题2:Which statement is NOT TRUE about George"s family according to the letter?| A．George"s parents gave birth to three children. | | B．The Georges is a double income family. | | C．They recycled soda cans. | | D．The children had more arguments during the summer. |
小题3:The passage tries to show us ________.| A．how excited a child will be on his first day to school | | B．how deeply a mother loves her child | | C．how many efforts a mother has made to raise a child | | D．how a mother plans her future life after her children go to school |
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Always Changing
Mark is leaving, and I’m feeling kind of sad.
You probably don’t know Mark, but you might be lucky enough 36 someone just like him. He’s been the heart and soul of the office for a couple of years combining 37 professional skills with a sweet and gentle nature.
And now he’s moving on to an exciting new professional 38 . It sounds like it could be the chance of a lifetime, and we’re 39 for him. But that doesn’t make it any easier to say goodbye to him.
Life has a way of throwing these curve(曲线)balls 40 us. Just when we start to get comfortable with a person, a place or a situation, something comes along to 41 the recipe.
Our ability to cope with change 42 to a great degree, our peace, happiness and contentment in life.
But how do we do that? A friend of mine is fond of reminding us that“survivability depends upon 43 .”And then there’s Chris the California surf-rat, who once told me that the answer to life’s problems can be 44 in four words:“Go with the flow.”
I’m not exactly sure , but I think Chris was saying that life is a series of 45 —both good and bad . No matter how excellent your skill , there will always be life-influencing factors over which you have no 46 . The truly successful person expects the unexpected, and is prepared to 47 adjustments should the need arise-as it almost 48 does.
That doesn"t mean you don"t keep trying to make all your 49 come true．It just means that when things come up that aren"t 50 in your plan，you work around them—and then you move on。
“Change，indeed，is painful， 51 ever needful，”said philosopher Thomas Carlyle．“And if memory has its force and worth，so also has 52 .”
we"re going to miss Mark. But rather than stay on the 53 of our parting，we"ll focus on our hopes for a brighter future－for him，and for us．And then we"ll go out and 54
everything we can to make that future happen． 55 our plans change--again.
| 小题1: | | A．know | B．greet | C．imagine | D．recognize |
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| 小题2: | | A．extra | B．good | C．correct | D．precise |
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| 小题3: | | A．agreement | B．destination | C．experience | D．opportunity |
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| 小题4: | | A．pleased | B．pity | C．anxious | D．curious |
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| 小题6: | | A．provide | B．use | C．change | D．try |
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| 小题7: | | A．produce | B．determine | C．protect | D．preserve |
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| 小题8: | | A．habit | B．communication | C．belief | D．adaptability |
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| 小题9: | | A．summed up | B．held up | C．made up | D．put up |
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| 小题10: | | A．accidents | B．records | C．events | D．problems |
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| 小题11: | | A．difference | B．control | C．power | D．trouble |
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| 小题13: | | A．always | B．never | C．already | D．seldom |
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| 小题14: | | A．decisions | B．promises | C．dreams | D．solutions |
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| 小题15: | | A．eventually | B．exactly | C．immediately | D．surprisingly |
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| 小题16: | | A．yet | B．also | C．even | D．still |
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| 小题17: | | A．future | B．parting | C．attempt | D．hope |
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| 小题18: | | A．complaint | B．attention | C．sadness | D．sympathy |
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| 小题19: | | A．do | B．demand | C．face | D．seize |
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| 小题20: | | A．Until | B．Before | C．If | D．After |
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Eye See You
Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others. -- Jonathan Swift
I walked into a wild third-grade classroom. Music was playing _36_, children were under tables applying make-up, kids were throwing a football indoors, and students were _37_ wherever they could find _38_. I was a mid-year _39_. The previous _40_ said he could no longer manage these children and _41_ without notice during the holiday break.
As soon as I walked in the room, I realized why he _42_. I sat down _43_ in my chair and began reading their _44_ softly. After each name, I _45_, asking God to help me understand that child. I then nailed a _46_ to the wall next to the chalkboard and began _47_ my name and a reading assignment on the board. I then asked each child to come to me, and tell me their names and what they wanted to learn. It was a _48_ task, because only two children there wanted to learn something! Rules were _49_, boundaries established, parents contacted. But the mirror saved the day -- no, the year! Unbeknownst(不知的) to the children, the mirror allowed me to see their every _50_ while I was writing on the board. They soon became _51_ as to how I knew who was misbehaving while I was writing on the board. When one student finally asked me, I told him I had a special teacher’s eye in the back of my head that my hair _52_. At first they did not believe me. _53_ they did begin to exhibit better behavior, especially while I wrote on the board, thinking I had magical _54_. I never told them differently. Why _55_ a good thing?
| 小题1: | | A．softly | B．clearly | C．loudly | D．peacefully |
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| 小题2: | | A．speaking | B．laughing | C．standing | D．dancing |
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| 小题3: | | A．space | B．music | C．partner | D．joke |
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| 小题4: | | A．representative | B．replacement | C．reference | D．reward |
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| 小题5: | | A．teacher | B．headmaster | C．director | D．leader |
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| 小题6: | | A．retired | B．remained | C．resigned | D．returned |
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| 小题7: | | A．went | B．came | C．left | D．disappeared |
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| 小题8: | | A．angrily | B．restlessly | C．indifferently | D．quietly |
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| 小题9: | | A．names | B．faces | C．figures | D．minds |
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| 小题10: | | A．prepared | B．prayed | C．protected | D．preferred |
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| 小题11: | | A．board | B．mirror | C．cross | D．picture |
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| 小题12: | | A．noting | B．copying | C．writing | D．drawing |
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| 小题13: | | A．difficult | B．different | C．distant | D．direct |
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| 小题14: | | A．dated | B．written | C．worked | D．set |
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| 小题15: | | A．make | B．move | C．matter | D．mind |
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| 小题16: | | A．pleased | B．puzzled | C．known | D．worried |
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| 小题17: | | A．covered | B．hooked | C．hung | D．displayed |
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| 小题19: | | A．view | B．scene | C．eyes | D．vision |
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| 小题20: | | A．mix up | B．bring up | C．mess up | D．burn up |
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We all have storms through our lives. But we have no right to make everyone else suffer with our own 31 .
The carpenter I 32 to help me restore an old farmhouse had just finished a(n) 33 first day on the job. A flat tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw quit, and now his truck 34 to start.
While I drove him home, he sat in stony 35 .
On arriving, he invited me in to meet his family. As we walked toward the front door, he paused 36 at a small tree, 37 tips of the branches with both hands.
When opening the door, he underwent a(n) 38 transformation. His tanned face was wreathed in smiles, and he 39 his two small children and gave his wife a kiss.
The next day my 40 drove me to ask him about what I had seen. “Oh, that’s my trouble tree,” he replied. “I know I can’t 41 having troubles on the job, but the troubles don’t 42 to the house with my family. So I just 43 them up on the tree. Then in the morning I pick them up again.”
“ 44 thing is,” he smiled, “when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there aren’t nearly as 45 as I remember the night before.”
Putting 46 around our problems is a really good idea --- it prevents our difficulties from spilling over onto loved people, who can’t do anything about our problems. Why 47 them if they can’t help us?
So, plant yourself a trouble tree outside and use it 48 you come home. Be grateful that you have loved ones to go home to 49 your loved one is simply your beloved dog. And when you picked up your troubles on the way each morning, be 50 that they’re not as heavy as they were the night before.
| 小题1: | | A．unhappiness | B．mistakes | C．helplessness | D．carelessness |
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| 小题2: | | A．informed | B．hired | C．trusted | D．recommended |
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| 小题3: | | A．enjoyable | B．smooth | C．rough | D．dull |
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| 小题4: | | A．intended | B．desired | C．hesitated | D．refused |
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| 小题5: | | A．amazement | B．astonishment | C．embarrassment | D．silence |
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| 小题6: | | A．regularly | B．unusually | C．briefly | D．directly |
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| 小题7: | | A．cutting | B．damaging | C．watching | D．touching |
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| 小题8: | | A．exciting | B．amazing | C．confusing | D．annoying |
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| 小题9: | | A．hugged | B．greeted | C．thanked | D．waved |
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| 小题10: | | A．preference | B．sufferings | C．curiosity | D．doubt |
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| 小题11: | | A．avoid | B．consider | C．continue | D．stand |
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| 小题12: | | A．lack | B．belong | C．exist | D．stay |
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| 小题14: | | A．Sad | B．Terrible | C．Funny | D．Ridiculous |
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| 小题15: | | A．many | B．few | C．good | D．light |
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| 小题16: | | A．defence | B．boundaries | C．sympathy | D．secret |
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| 小题17: | | A．burden | B．equip | C．expose | D．entertain |
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| 小题18: | | A．however | B．whenever | C．wherever | D．whatever |
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| 小题19: | | A．so long as | B．now that | C．even if | D．in case |
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| 小题20: | | A．shameful | B．proud | C．astonished | D．grateful |
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It was graduation day at the university where I work and a beautiful day quite unlike the first graduation I attended as a young professor．On that cold day years ago, as we watched the students walking into the hall, one of my colleagues turned to me and said, "Graduation will be one of the happiest and one of the saddest time of your life．" At my inquiry, he answered, "Because the students you have gotten to know have to leave．"
As years went by, my previous confusion about my colleague"s words no longer existed．When I came across naughty students, I have had to rethink why I chose to be a teacher．It obviously isn"t the money．Once a former computer science student of mine called me, asking me if I wanted to have a change．He was working at Nintendo Corporation．His salary was higher than my current one, though I have more education and have worked for over a decade．With my programming skills, he said he could get me hired．I thanked him, but declined his kind offer．
A few days before this current graduation, while working on final grades, I found a note a student had slipped in with her homework．She thanked me for being her teacher and said the things she had learned in my class—not about math, but about life—would be things she would remember long after the math skills had faded away．As I finished reading, I remembered why I had become a teacher．
Now, on this sunny graduation day, as I again observed the sea of blue hats and gowns, I did so with renewed dedication （奉献） and a deeper sense of satisfaction—I will always be grateful that I am a teacher．
小题1:Hearing his colleague"s description of graduation for the first time, the author __________．| A．quite agreed with his colleague | | B．was very puzzled | | C．thought it very funny | | D．was very sad |
小题2:The computer science student called up the author because he___________．| A．wanted to inform the author of his present job | | B．tried to persuade the author to work with him | | C．wanted the author to share his joy and satisfaction | | D．thought the author wasn"t fit to be a teacher |
小题3:The underlined part “blue hats and gowns” refers to___________．| A．university colleagues | B．graduates" clothes | | C．life memories | D．decorations in the hall |
小题4:The author wrote this passage to __________．| A．express his devotion to being a teacher | | B．compare two different graduation ceremonies | | C．talk about the meaning of graduation | | D．give advice on how to be a good teacher |
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