As soon as I saw her, I understood I was in trouble. The tiny 10-year-old girl was staring at me with that specific facial expression which probably only dentists have to enjoy all day long!

Whatever question I asked, whatever activity I suggested, her reaction was pretty much the same — she was frozen with horror. She was sent to our private language school after having been the worst in English at her key school with a pretty strict ELT syllabus(教学大纲), with her peers﹙同学﹚ teasing her for her mistakes in English. Moreover, her state school teacher called her name. To make things worse, she was under pressure from her family for getting bad marks in English. She was definitely expecting me to carry on the same way with her.

I have to admit that I had been staring at her with probably the same expression for a while before eventually she handed in an absolutely incredible﹙令人难以置信的﹚ composition which I had previously asked the class to write. It was written in perfect handwriting, was full of clever ideas and had correct paragraphing. The girl got her first excellent mark in English, and I praised her generously and from then on I started using her writing skills to support the others. Before doing an oral retelling of a story, she wrote it down. Before presenting her oral project, she was allowed to do the same thing. The day she first put up her hand to orally answer my question addressed to the class I was incredibly﹙非常﹚ happy.

She taught me how to approach withdrawn students — find the skill which they can excel﹙善长﹚ at, in her case writing, and help the student use it to develop other skills!

1.The writer is probably a teacher .

A. in a language training center

B. in a private language school

C. in a state school

D. in a key public school

2.The writer’s first impression of the little girl was that she was .

A. incredibly dull B. hard to cope with

C. far too lovely D. pretty confident

3.The girl came to the school because .

A. she had some special skills

B. she was good at writing poems

C. she felt very uncomfortable at her previous school

D. she is poor at her pronunciation

4.We can conclude that the author .

A. learned something from the girl student

B. focused on how to improve oral English

C. failed to approach the withdrawn student

D. wasn’t experienced in teaching English

阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将题涂黑

I believe in miracles(奇迹)because I’ve seen so many of them.One day,a patient was referred to me who was one hundred and two years old.“There’s a _________ in my upper jaw,”she said.“I told my own dentist it’s nothing,but he _________ I come to see you”

Her eighty-year-old son accompanied her.He would _________ to add something,but she stopped him.She wanted to tell everything herself.I found a large cancer that spread over much of the _________of her mouth.A careful examination later _________ that it was a particularly bad sort of cancer.

During her next appointment,I explained to her the _________ of the problem. She clasped my hand in hers and said,“I know you’re worried about me,but I’m just _________.”

I thought otherwise.After considerable 43 on my part, and kindness on her part because she wanted to _________ me,she agreed to have me refer her to a cancer surgeon.She saw him,but as I expected, _________ treatment.

About six months later she returned to my office,still energetic and _________

“How are you?” I asked.

“I’m just fine,honey,”she responded_________ high spirits.“When can I get stared on fixing my dentures(假牙)?”

Surprised to see her at all,I answered _________,“Let me take a look in your mouth and we’ll see about it. ”

I couldn’t believe my eyes.The cancer that had _________ nearly the entire roof of her mouth was gone—only one small area of redness _________

I had read of such things happening,but had _________ seen them with my own eyes.That was my first miracle.Since then I’ve seen many others,because they keep getting _________to see.In fact,miracles are daily events for me now.And people are a miracle, _________ through them we have a chance to know ourselves and to _________ the miracles of one another.

Since my first miracle,I’ve come to understand that the time and place for a miracle is _________we choose to find it.

1.A. cut B. pain C. wound D. cancer

2.A.declared B. suspected C. promised D. insisted

3.A. refuse B. continue C. attempt D. manage

4.A.roof B. corner C. bottom D. surface

5.A. confirmed B. convinced C. considered D. concluded

6.A. possibility B. importance C. seriousness D. solution

7.A. old B. sick C. fine D. glad

8.A. permission B. support C. approval D. effort

9.A. persuade B. please C. encourage D. astonish

10.A. declined B. provided C. received D. required

11.A. healthy B. elegant C. optimistic D. humorous

12.A. to B. in C. with D. by

13.A. worriedly B. confusedly C. patiently D. confidently

14.A. covered B. reached C. ruined D. grown

15.A. cured B. faded C. expanded D. remained

16.A. ever B. also C. never D. already

17.A. easier B. rarer C. happier D. closer

18.A. or B. so C. yet D. for

19.A. read B. make C. keep D. see

20.A. whatever B. wherever C. whoever D. Whichever

根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

April 22nd every year marks the start of Earth Day, a day that is celebrated annually to raise awareness about our home planet and how we can save it from being damaged. 1.

1. Green-up your home

This is one of the most common things that people do whenever Earth Day rolls around, that is, switch off(关闭) their lights. 2. Conserve(节约) energy by switching off all power or electricity points whenever they are not in use. In addition, take out all the plugs from plug points even after switching them off.

2. 3.

Cars, being the greatest source of air pollution, can be left at home this weekend. 4. Other greener choices are carpooling, riding a bike or you can also walk if you want a healthier choice and if your workplace is not that far away from your home.

3. Be a little dirty

No, we don’t mean it ‘that way’. We simply mean to say, don’t take a bath. Yes, conservation of water is super essential. A day or two without a bath won’t harm you, but it will certainly do a lot of good for our planet. A daily shower isn’t a matter of health; it’s a matter of comfort. 5.

The future of our planet is in your hands!

A. Started in the year 1970, Earth Day is now celebrated in more than 190 countries each year.

B. Showering every day can wash away the natural oils that our skin and hair need.

C. Do something every day that will improve your surroundings to make the planet a better place

to live in.

D. Traveling via public transport is the better choice.

E. Leave your cars at home.

F. Below, we have made a list of things you can do to celebrate Earth Day.

G. However, this is not something you should do just for a day or for only an hour.

A

From the jagged (锯齿状的) peaks of the Himalayas to the powerful Yangtze River that flows into the Pacific, China’s vast terrain (地带) and varied climate make it the sixth most biologically diverse nation on the planet.

Since 1998, The Nature Conservancy has been working in China’s northwest Yunnan Province to protect some of the amazing natural and cultural diversity unique to this country for its future generations. In cooperation with Chinese local and state government agencies, the Conservancy established the Yunnan Great Rivers Project, which protects an area about the size of West Virginia.

Did you know?

●China contains 10% of the world’s total species.

●At least 15% of China’s mammal species and 8% of its bird species are found nowhere else on Earth.

●Nearly 15,000 plant species are native to Yunnan Province.

●Yunnan is home to 75% of Tibetan medicinal herbs and 30 endangered species.

What is the Nature Conservancy trying to do?

Education for Sustainability (可持续性)

The Nature Conservancy recognizes that environmental education is an important element of working closely with local communities to achieve sustainable conservation results. In response, the Conservancy launched a new program called Education for Sustainability which tests means of teaching and learning that combine conservation goals, social justice, and appropriate development and participation in a vision and mission for personal and social change.

Promoting Green Tourism

Tourism is both an environmental threat and an economic opportunity, with the potential to provide extremely needed income to northwest Yunnan. The Conservancy is working with local communities, government agencies, and tourism enterprises(企业) to develop strategies for “green” tourism which will limit the footprint of mass tourism while generating income for local people. In addition to combining tourism development and management at our five action sites, we assisted with regional marketing efforts to promote eco-tourism opportunities.

1.Among the most biologically diverse nations on the planet, China ranks _______.

A. tenth B. sixth C. fifteenth D. eighth

2.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text?

A. The Nature Conservancy has been working in China’s northwest Yunan Province.

B. The Nature Conservancy cooperated agencies in the Yunnan Great Rivers Project.

C. Nearly 10% of the world’s plant species are native to Yunnan Province.

D. For the moment the Nature Conservancy is devoting itself to education for sustainability as well as eco-tourism.

3.To develop strategies for eco-tourism, the Nature Conservancy is working with the following EXCEPT _________.

A. West Virginia B. local communities

C. government agencies D. tourism enterprises

4.Which of the following best shows the author’s attitude towards tourism?

A. We should greatly promote tourism as it has no disadvantages.

B. Tourism is extremely helpful to people in Yunnan.

C. Tourism does no good to our environment.

D. Tourism is an opportunity for the economy as well as threat to the environment.

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