When I entered college in the early 1980s, I had my heart set on being a first-grade teacher．I did all of my observations in others’ first-grade classroom．I interviewed for my first job in a first-grade classroom．At last the district offered me a job-as a fifth-grade teacher in an inner-city building, considered at the time to be one of our district's most difficult tasks．It wasn't the first-grade classroom after I had hoped for, but it was my classroom after I had made such great efforts!
I managed to deal with everything in first year successfully, while working to form relationships with my students was no easy thing, especially with Alexader．He had learning disabilities in both math and reading．The other children were sometimes unfriendly to him．He was a difficult child to get to open up, but I was determined to make efforts．
You can imagine my delight when finally, in late spring, Alexander raised his hand during the math class discussion for the first time ever．Thrilled, I immediately called him．
Well, you can imagine my surprise when he suddenly told a story about his grandma, who had a hole in her head．You see, we were studying fraction(分数)that day, and I had just explained that a fraction is “a part of a whole”．Alexander obviously didn't realize the difference between “whole” and “hole”．“Homophones(同音词)’’I told myself, “had better be tomorrow's English lesson．”
Acknowledging(承认)Alexander that day was exactly what he needed from me．We had suddenly developed a special relationship．Alexander felt such a connection to me after that, that he even went one step further．
I arrived at the school the following morning and was surprised to find Alexander and his grandma waiting for me．Grandma began by saying, “Alexander said he told you that I had a hole in my head．”I smiled nervously and said, “Don't worry．You know kids! They have great imaginations”Grandma replied, “You didn't believe him, did you? ”“No, of course not, ”I said．Well, just at that time, Grandma proudly showed the hole in her head．
I will never forget that day, and the lesson that I learned from being Alexander's teacher．
If a child ever again tells me about a family member with a hole in his or her head, I will believe him or her!
(1)
When offered a job as a fifth-grade teacher, the writer ________
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A．
felt happy for becoming a real teacher
B．
felt sorry for having wasted her energy
C．
felt disappointed at not realizing her dream
D．
didn't believe she could do the work well
(2)
According to the passage, the writer found it difficult to ________
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A．
improve her students’ grade
B．
get her students to listen to her carefully in class
C．
have a good connection with her students
D．
get her students to be friendly to one another
(3)
What can we learn from the passage?
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A．
the writer is an English teacher
B．
Alexander's classmates always made fun of him
C．
the writer was excited to see Alexander wanted to join the discussion
D．
Alexander's grandma was worried about his study
(4)
What did the writer probably do in class after she heard Alexander's story?
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A．
she asked Alexander to prove the truth of the story
B．
she pretended to believe it was true
C．
she praised Alexander for his great imagination
D．
she explained the difference between“whole”and “hole”
(5)
What do you think the writer learned from being Alexander's teacher that day?
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A．
she should teach "Homophones" that day．
B．
she should help Alexander learn fraction better
C．
she should appreciate Alexander's great imagination
D．
she should believe what the kids say even though it is unbelievable．
She took up skating at age 85, made her first movie appearance at age 114, and held a concert in the neighborhood on her 121st birthday．
Whe n it comes to long life, Jeanne Calment is the world’s recordholder．She lived to the ripe old age of 122．So is 122 the upper limit to the human life span(寿命)?If scientists come up with some sort of pill or diet that would slow aging, could we possibly make it to 150－or beyond?
Researchers don’t entirely agree on the answers．“Calment lived to 122, so it wouldn’t surprise me if someone alive today reaches 130 or 135,”says Jerry Shay at the University of Texas．
Steve Austad at the University of Texas agrees．“People can live much longer than we think,”he says．“Experts used to say that humans couldn’t live past 110．When Calment blew past that age, they raised the number to 120．So why can’t we go higher?”
The trouble with guessing how old people can live to be is that it’s all just guessing．“Anyone can make up a number,”says Rich Miller at the University of Michigan．“Usually the scientist who picks the highest number gets his name in Time magazine．”
Won’t new anti-aging techniques keep us alive for centuries?Any cure, says Miller, for aging would probably keep most of us kicking until about 120．Researchers are working on treatments that lengthen the life span of mice by 50 percent at most．So, if the average human life span is about 80 years, says Miller,“adding another 50 percent would get you to 120．”
So what can we conclude from this little disagreement among the researchers?That life span is flexible(有弹性的)，but there is a limit, says George Martin of the University of Washington．“We can get flies to live 50 percent longer,”he says．“But a fly’s never going to live 150 years．”
“Of course, if you became a new species(物种)，one that ages at a slower speed, that would be a different story,”he adds．
Does Martin really believe that humans could evolve(进化)their way to longer life?“It’s pretty cool to think about it,”he says with a smile．
(1)
What does the story of Jeanne Calment prove to us?
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A．
People can live to 122．
B．
Old people are creative．
C．
Women are sporty at 85．
D．
Women live longer than men．
(2)
According to Steve Austad at the University of Texas, ________．
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A．
the average human life span could be 110
B．
scientists cannot find ways to slow aging
C．
few people can expect to live to over 150
D．
researchers are not sure how long people can live
(3)
Who would agree that a scientist will become famous if he makes the wildest guess at longevity?
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A．
Jerry Shay．
B．
Steve Austad
C．
Rich Miller
D．
George Martin
(4)
What can we infer from the last three paragraphs?
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A．
Most of us could be good at sports even at 120．
B．
The average human life span cannot be doubled．
C．
Scientists believe mice are aging at a slower speed than before．
D．
New techniques could be used to change flies into a new species．
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