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【题目】完形填空

阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I spent two years homeschooling my boys, Harper and Will.I am a trained Waldorf__1__. Before teaching my boys at home, I had been teaching at Waldorf for many years.

I spent years__2__education in college and had many years of teaching experience.__3__, I learned more about how children learn during those two years than I did from all my teaching training and the books I had read on__4__.

I wanted to give my children a__5__Waldorf experience at home.Therefore, when we started, I__6__a mini-Waldorf school at home, complete with walls, wooden desks, and a large__7__.

Since I had also__8__to homeschool my niece, I had to offer teaching to three__9__grades, as it would be taught in a Waldorf school.During the first couple of months, I would often__10__until midnight preparing three lesson plans: I was getting__11__. I worked hard, but my students seemed to be growing more and more__12__my lessons.

I knew that something had to__13__. I had to relax and let go of my thought of what and when the children should learn.We__14__planning more field trips, which were warmly__15__. They all liked it.

We had a talk with a naturalist about eagles and owls.Then I turned our newly found interest into__16__. We drew pictures of owls and eagles__17__coloured pencils; we read a poem about owls; we learned an American song about the eagle and__18__it on our recorders.

Our__19__became more inspired by the children’s interests, and our days became much lighter and__20__.

【1】A. teacher B. doctor C. writer D. waiter

【2】A. imagining B. improving C. finding D. studying

【3】A. Still B. However C. Or D. Also

【4】A. food B. dressing C. travelling D. education

【5】A. long B. new C. real D. special

【6】A. created B. painted C. visited D. bought

【7】A. bathroom B. kitchen C. bed D. blackboard

【8】A. remembered B. agreed C. seemed D. joined

【9】A. large B. strange C. easy D. different

【10】A. stay up B. wake up C. look up D. stand up

【11】A. excited B. pleased C. tired D. relaxed

【12】A. fond of B. uninterested in C. careful about D. surprised at

【13】A. last B. move C. change D. succeed

【14】A. started B. stopped C. disliked D. minded

【15】A. spent B. talked C. paid D. welcomed

【16】A. methods B. activities C. places D. wishes

【17】A. on B. around C. with D. for

【18】A. answered B. watched C. printed D. played

【19】A. dream B. cost C. learning D. vacation

【20】A. happier B. worse C. cheaper D. bigger

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】B

【4】D

【5】C

【6】A

【7】D

【8】B

【9】D

【10】A

【11】C

【12】B

【13】C

【14】A

【15】D

【16】B

【17】C

【18】D

【19】C

【20】A

【解析】

【语篇解读】作者在家里教三个小孩，一开始孩子们不喜欢他的课，改变教学方法后，他的课程变得受欢迎了。

【1】根据＂had many years of teaching experience＂可知作者是一位接受过训练的＂老师＂。

【2】这里是指作者在大学所＂学＂的专业是教育。

【3】作者虽然接受过教师培训，＂然而＂真正让他明白小孩想怎么学的却是他在家里给小孩上课的那两年教学经历。

【4】作者在大学所学的是教育专业，故可知这里是指关于＂教育＂方面的书。

【5】根据＂complete with walls, wooden desks＂可知作者想给孩子们一种＂真正的＂学校的感觉。

【6】 作者想给孩子们真正的学校的感觉，故在家里＂创建＂了一个小型的学校环境。

【7】上课得用到＂黑板＂，故选D。

【8】这里是指作者也＂同意＂教他的侄女。

【9】因为三个小孩的年龄各不相同，又根据后文的＂preparing three lesson plans＂，可知三个小孩属于＂不同的＂年级。

【10】根据＂until midnight preparing three lesson plans＂可知作者＂熬夜＂备课。

【11】 根据＂I worked hard＂可知作者感觉＂累＂。

【12】根据but的语境，可知虽然作者努力准备，但孩子们＂兴致不高＂。

【13】根据后文作者做出改变的语境，可知他意识到需要做些＂改变＂。

【14】作者意识到需要做些改变，所以＂开始＂去户外上课。

【15】根据＂They all liked it.＂可知去户外上课的举动很受＂欢迎＂。

【16】后边这些都是作者跟孩子们一起参与的＂活动＂。

【17】这里是指＂用＂彩色铅笔来画老鹰。

【18】根据American song和our recorders可知这里是指＂播放＂那首歌。

【19】这里是指从孩子们兴趣出发的＂课＂。

【20】作者做出了一些改变，孩子们也喜欢这些改变，故他们的日子变得比以前＂更开心＂了。