题目内容
Being the head of a high school for many years, I grew tired of budget meetings, funding cuts, and many other administrative chores(杂务). I started to dream of retirement. Sitting in traffic on a weekday morning, I would find my mind wandering. I would imagine spending time with my grandchildren, quiet evenings with my wife, traveling, or rediscovering some great books. I told myself that I wouldn’t sign myself up for any committees, any classes, or anything requiring a schedule.
My first day of retirement came at last! I cooked a great breakfast for my wife and me, leisurely read the paper, cleaned a bit of the house, and wrote a few letters to friends. On the second day, I cooked breakfast, read the paper… On the third day, … This is retirement? I tried to tell myself that it was just the transition(过渡), that those golden moments were right round the corner, and that I would enjoy them soon enough. But something was missing.
A former colleague asked a favor. A group of students was going to Jamaica to work with children in the poorest neighborhoods. Would I interrupt my newfound “happiness” and return to the students, just this once? One trip. That’s all. My bags were packed and by the door.
The trip was very inspiring. I was moved not only by the poverty I saw but also by the sense of responsibility of the young people on the trip. When I returned home, I offered to work one day a week with a local youth organization. The experience was so positive that I was soon volunteering nearly full-time, working with students across North America to assist them in their voluntary work.
Now, it seems, the tables have turned. Some days I am the teacher, other days I am the student. These young people have reawakened my commitment(责任感) to social justice issues by challenging me to learn more about the situation in the world today, where people are still poor and suffer because of greed, corruption and war. Most important, they have given me the opportunity to continue to participate in helping to find solutions. In return, I help them do their charitable projects overseas. I’ve gone from running one school to helping oversee the construction of schools in twenty-one countries!
【小题1】
What did the writer expect to do after he retired?
A.To write some great books. |
B.To stay away from busy schedules. |
C.To teach his grandchildren. |
D.To plan for his future. |
Why did the writer decide to go to Jamaica?
A.He wasn’t satisfied with his retired life. |
B.He couldn’t refuse his colleague’s favor. |
C.He was concerned about the people there. |
D.He missed his students in that country. |
The underlined part “the tables have turned” (Paragraph 5) most probably means that the writer ______.
A.improved the situation in his school |
B.felt happy to work with students again |
C.changed his attitude toward his retirement |
D.became a learner rather than a teacher |
What does the writer think of his retired life now?
A.Meaningful. | B.Troublesome. |
C.Relaxing. | D.Disappointing. |
【小题1】B
【小题1】A
【小题1】D
【小题1】A
解析
A nine-year-old kid was sitting at his desk when suddenly there was a puddle (/JC^C)between his feet and the front of his trousers was wet.He thought his heart was going to stop because he couldn't possibly imagine how this had happened.It had never happened before, and he knew that when the boys found out he would never hear the end of jt. When the girls found out, they would never speak to him again as long as he lived.
He prayed this prayer, "Dear God, I need help now! Five minutes from now I'm dead meat!" He looked up from his prayer and here came the teacher with a look in her eyes that said he had been discovered.As the teacher was walking toward him, a classmate named Susie was carrying a goldfish bowl full of water.Susie tripped (绊倒) in front of the teacher and dumped (倒) the bowl of water in the boy's lap.The boy pretended to be angry, but all the while was saying to himself, "Thank you.Lord!"
Now all of a sudden, instead of being the object of ridicule, the boy was the object of sympathy.The teacher rushed him downstairs and gave him gym shorts to put on while his trousers dried out.All the other children were on their hands and knees cleaning up around his desk.The sympathy was wonderful.But as life would have it, the ridicule that should have been his had been transferred (转移) to someone else—Susie.She tried to help, but they told her to get out.
When school was over, the boy walked over to Susie and whispered, "You did that on purpose, didn't you?" Susie whispered back, "I wet my trousers once, too!"
【小题1】The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 means ____ .
A.the boys would never play with him |
B.the boys would treat him as usual |
C.he would hardly hear any praise from the boys |
D.he would be laughed at by the boys endlessly |
A.excitement | B.relief | C.anxiety | D.anger |
A.They offered him dry clothes. |
B.They laughed at the boy rudely, |
C.They helped the boy do the cleaning. |
D.They urged the boy to get out angrily, |
A.The boy asked her to do so. |
B.She just did it by accident. |
C.The teacher tripped her on purpose. |
D.She knew the boy's embarrassment. |