In 1974, after filling out fifty applications, going through four interviews, and winning one offer, I look what I could get — a teaching job at what I considered a distant wild area: western New Jersey. My characteristic optimism was alive only when I reminded myself that I would be doing what I had wanted to do since I was fourteen 一 teaching English.

School started, but I felt more and more as if I were in a foreign country. Waa this rural area really New Jersey? My students a week off when hunting season began. I was told they were also frequently absent in late October to help their fathers make hay on the farms. I was a young woman from New York City, who thought that “Make hay while the sun shines” just meant to have a good time.

But, still, I was teaching English. I worked hard, taking lime off only to eat and sleep. And then there was my sixth-grade class 一 seventeen boys and five girls who were only six yean younger than me. I had a problem long before I knew it. I was struggling in my work as a young idealistic teacher. I wanted to make literature come alive and lo promote a love of the written word. The students wanted to throw spitballs and whisper dirty words in the back of the room.

In college I had been taught that a successful educator should ignore bad behavior. So I did, confident that, as the textbook had said, the bad behavior would disappear as I gave ray students positive attention. It sounds reasonable, but the text evidently ignored the fact that humans, particularly teenagers, rarely seem reasonable. By the time ray boss, who was also ray taskmaster known to be the strictest, most demanding, most quick to fire inexperienced teachers, came into the classroom to observe me, the students exhibited very little good behavior to praise.

My boss sat in the back of the room. The boys in the class were making animal noises, hitting each other while the girls filed their nails or read magazines. I just pretended it all wasn’t happening, and went on lecturing and tried to ask some inspiring questions. My boss, sitting in the back of the room, seemed to be growing bigger and bigger. After twenty minutes he left, silently. Visions of unemployment marched before my eyes.

I felt mildly victorious that I got through the rest of class without crying, but at my next free period I had to face him. I wondered if he would let me finish out the day. I walked to his office, took a deep breath, and opened the door.

He was sitting in his chair, and he looked at me long and hard. I said nothing. All I could think of was that I was not an English teacher; I had been lying to myself, pretending that everything was fine.

When he spoke, he said simply, without accusation, “You had nothing to say to them.”

“You had nothing to say to them," he repeated. “No wonder they’re bored. Why not get to the meal of the literature and stop talking about symbolism. Talk with them, not at them. And more important, why do you ignore their bad behavior?” We talked. He named ray problems and offered solutions. We role-played. He was the bad student, and I was the forceful, yet, warm, teacher.

As the year progressed, we spent many hours discussing literature and ideas about human beings and their motivations. He helped me identify my weaknesses and my strengths. In short, he made a teacher of me by teaching me the reality of Emerson's words: “The secret to education lies in respecting the pupil.”

Fifteen years later I still drive that same winding road to the same school. Thanks to the help I received that difficult first year, the school is my home now.

55. It can be inferred from the story that in 1974 ______.

A. the writer became an optimistic person

B. the writer was very happy about her new job

C. it was rather difficult to get a job in the USA

D. it was easy to get a teaching job in New Jersey

56. According to the passage, which of the following is most probably the writer’s problem as a new teacher?

A. She had blind trust in what she learnt at college.

B. She didn’t ask experienced teachers for advice.

C. She took too much time off to eat and sleep.

D. She didn’t like teaching English literature.

57. What is the writer’s biggest worry after her taskmaster's observation of her class?

A. She might lose her teaching job.

B. She might lose her students’ respect.

C. She couldn’t teach the same class any more.

D. She couldn’t ignore her students’ bad behavior any more.

58. Which of the following gives the writer a sense of mild victory?

A. Her talk about symbolism sounded convincing.

B. Her students behaved a little better than usual.

C. She managed to finish the class without crying.

D. She was invited for a talk by her boss after class.

59. The students behaved badly in the writer's classes because ______.

A. they were eager to embarrass her

B. she didn't really understand them

C. they didn't regard her as a good teacher

D. she didn’t have a good command of English

60. The taskmaster’s attitude towards the writer after his observation of her class can be best described as ______.

A. cruel but encouraging                        B. fierce but forgiving

C. sincere and supportive                       D. angry and aggressive

The story of the touchstone(探金石) tells of a man who was told that if he could find the touchstone, its magical powers could give him anything he wanted. It could be found, he was 31 , among the pebbles (卵石) of a beach. All he need to do is  32  a stone.If it feels warm, the magical touchstone is 33 .
The man rushed to the beach without delay. When he  34 a pebble that felt cold, he threw it into the sea. He  35 this practice for weeks. Each pebble felt cold, and each pebble was  36 thrown into the sea..
But one morning, he  37 to take hold of a pebble that felt  38 , unlike the other stones. The man, who had  39 noticed the difference, threw it into the sea. He hadn’t  40 to, but he had formed a habit that can be  41 to break.
Any behavior one   42 is strengthened. Repeated often enough, it becomes a(n)  43 . A Spanish proverb says, “Habits are first cobwebs (蜘蛛网), then cables (钢索).” It works well for  44 habits that first trap us like a cobweb. And if we continue the behavior, the  45 grows stronger and can be as difficult to break as a steel cable.  46 some habits can work in our  47 , such as patterns of our lives, positive attitudes and healthy ways of thinking. We form our habits, then our habits form us  48  .
When it  49 habits, practice may not make perfect. But practice will certainly make permanent. So form the habits you want and let them 50  you into the person you want to be.

【小题1】
A.trickedB.informedC.introducedD.traced
【小题2】
A.look onB.cut intoC.knock downD.pick up
【小题3】A made            B. found           C. controlled          D. offered
【小题4】
A.knewB.showedC.graspedD.grabbed
【小题5】
A.decidedB.stoppedC.requiredD.continued
【小题6】
A.immediatelyB.frequentlyC.greatlyD.happily
【小题7】
A.triedB.decidedC.hopedD.happened
【小题8】
A.smoothB.roughC.warmD.cold
【小题9】
A.commonlyB.necessarilyC.hardlyD.quickly
【小题10】
A.designedB.determinedC.failedD.meant
【小题11】
A.hardB.easyC.likelyD.sure
【小题12】
A.forgetsB.showsC.adjustsD.repeats
【小题13】
A.addictionB.instructionC.habitD.regret
【小题14】
A.annoyingB.oldC.influentialD.bad
【小题15】
A.lineB.webC.spiritD.feeling
【小题16】
A.ThenB.ThusC.ButD.Because
【小题17】
A.favorB.memoryC.honorD.wish
【小题18】
A.in forceB.in additionC.in returnD.in vain
【小题19】
A.leads toB.comes toC.belongs toD.points to
【小题20】
A.adjustB.formC.transferD.shape

Growing up is not always easy. When facing difficulties, courage and a spirit of independence can be more useful than crying for __36___! That’s what Hong Zhanhui’s story of__37__ boy to man with family hardships tells us.
Hong was born in 1982 in a poor family in Xihua County, Henan Province. When he was ___38___ 11, his father became mentally ill and one day came back with an abandoned baby girl. A year later, Hong’s mother and younger brother both ___39__home because of poverty and pressure from his sick father.
Their burdens fell onto the 12-year-old’s shoulders: to treat his father’s illness, to ___40___ the adopted sister Chenchen, and to go on to study.
Hong didn’t __41___ . Since a young age, he has worked in part-time jobs to feed his family. At the same time, he has studied at college. To take care of Chenchen , he worked hard to___42__a room near his campus for her, and send her to school.
After Hong’s story went public, people were ___43___to tears by his unselfishness. Hard __44__ his life was, Hong didn’t abandon his father and the adopted ___45__, because they needed his help. With his hard-won money, he even aided other students ___46__against misfortunes.
Today when many tend to worry more about their own happiness, Hong’s deeds ___47__ us of what we usually neglect: Love and care for others. Without these, ___48___ of us could survive.
Hong ___49__ donations from others. He said that he felt encouraged by kind offers, but he could ___50__ his own work. Short of money to buy food, the boy climbed tall trees to get birds’ eggs for his baby sister. He walked two hours at weekends to buy different things to ___51__ around his school to earn money. Through his hard life, the boy developed ___52___ against misfortune that made him a hero in people’s eyes.
Hong’s story shows that with love and willpower, no hardship can ___53__ a person but himself. So when facing difficulties, don’t ___54__ about bad luck. Consider what more you could do for your family and society ___55___ you’ll find the world smiling back.

【小题1】
A.moneyB.foodC.clothesD.help
【小题2】A caring          B. growing     C. moving      D. turning
【小题3】
A.onlyB.alreadyC.everD.still
【小题4】
A.stayedB.wentC.soldD.left
【小题5】
A.bring upB.turn toC.stick toD.devote to
【小题6】
A.give awayB.give upC.run outD.turn down
【小题7】
A.buildB.rent C.butD.paint
【小题8】
A.encouragedB.movedC.inspiredD.made
【小题9】
A.asB.becauseC.unlessD.while
【小题10】
A.brotherB.daughterC.sisterD.uncle
【小题11】
A.strugglingB.learningC.standingD.turning
【小题12】
A.leftB.rememberedC.remindedD.told
【小题13】
A.any oneB.every oneC.noneD.no one
【小题14】
A.threw awayB.turned outC.gave offD.turned down
【小题15】
A.depend onB.stick toC.refer toD.turn to
【小题16】
A.showB.eatC.sellD.share
【小题17】
A.a chanceB.an abilityC.a spiritD.a belief
【小题18】
A.buryB.defeatC.winD.knock
【小题19】
A.worryB.careC.complainD.joke
【小题20】
A.andB.whenC.whileD.until


第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
An old man was going home late one night with his horse and cart after a hard day’s work. When he was not far from his   21   , the light on the cart went out. He tried to make the lamp     22     again, but he could not.
So he went along the road     23     a light. But a policeman saw the   24    without a light. He     25    the old carter(赶车人).
“No one     26     take a cart along a road at night without a light, ”said the policeman. “You’ve     27     the law. ”
“I    28     a light, but it has just gone out. ”
“I don’t believe that    29   ,” said the policeman . He took out a book and got     30    to write. “What’s your     31     and where do you live?”
“Please don’t take my name, ”said the man. “My house is just over    32     . I haven’t come far without a light. ”
“You came all     33    without a light. What’s your name?”
The carter quickly took the policeman’s hand and put it down hard on the     34     of the lamp. The lamp was still     35    , and it     36    the policeman’s hand. He     37     and he was very angry.
“Now what do you think?” said the carter. “Did I come all the way without a light?”
“No,”said the policeman, “I     38    you now. But I still     39     to know your name. You’ve broken the law now. You’ve burnt a policeman’s hand. So you must come with me to the police station. You’ll be there all     40   . ”
21. A. field     B. family     C. house       D. land
22. A. burning       B. lighting      C. lighted            D. burn
23. A. with     B. without      C. by           D. on
24. A. cart      B. carter     C. the old man        D. house
25. A. caught  B. kept       C. called       D. stopped
26. A. may     B. can        C. might       D. should
27. A. kept     B. observed    C. broken            D. jumped
28. A. have     B. had        C. has had       D. were having
29. A. lies       B. story      C. word        D. remark
30. A. angry   B. excited       C. prepared      D. ready
31. A. name    B. number      C. job          D. family
32. A. here     B. that        C. there        D. this
33. A. the time       B. the way      C. the night     D. by yourself
34. A. side      B. face       C. top          D. surface
35. A. bright   B. dark       C. warm       D. hot
36. A. hurt      B. burnt     C. injured            D. wounded
37. A. jumped B. screamed    C. walked        D. ran
38. A. free      B. trust       C. know       D. believe
39. A. like      B. want      C. hope        D. expect
40. A. year     B. month     C. day          D. night

Nick was not the kind of boy I had expected to spend my summer with. I was hoping to    have a   21  the summer before my busy senior year, but my mother asked me to do her a   22 . One of her colleagues needed a full-time   23 . “You planned to volunteer at the local hospital, why not volunteer to   24  Nick instead?” Then she told me that this six-year-old boy was not a   25  child.
Nick was a lovely little boy who suffered from many disorders. Normal day-care centres would not   26  him. As a baby, he had serious ear infections which left him with equilibrium (平衡) problems. He couldn’t   27  or run properly. I was hesitating (犹豫)   28  I was to take the job when my mother   29 , “Don’t you want to be a nurse in the future? I doubt if you even have the   30 .”
Then I told her I was   31  for the job.
The day started at 7:00 a.m. Nick was my wake-up call! With so much energy and very little   32 , he was quite a mix.
In the park, when he saw all the other children play on the jungle gym and swings (秋千), the boy’s face   33  up — how he wished he belonged to the group of his age! You would think it would be   34  to get a child to go down a slide (滑梯). Believe me, it wasn’t! It took time, a lot of time. But with patience and support, Nick took one step up the slide each day. We worked together to face his   35  and gradually he got closer to taking the slide of his life.
Halfway through the summer, he   36  it to the top of the slide. With my arms   37  him tightly, we flew down the slide! I waited for his reaction. After realizing that he was safe and sound, he gave me a big   38  and asked, “May I go down again, alone?” I had never been happier in my life when I saw this little child climb the ladder and enjoy what other children   39  for granted.  This   40  child taught me that being a nurse means respect, kindness and patience.

【小题1】
A.grade B.courseC.projectD.relaxation
【小题2】
A.serviceB.favourC.businessD.trade
【小题3】
A.nurseB.waitressC.guardD.guide
【小题4】
A.protectB.defendC.attendD.comfort
【小题5】
A.normalB.naughtyC.cleverD.happy
【小题6】
A.admitB.receiveC.acceptD.adopt
【小题7】
A.speakB.playC.standD.walk
【小题8】
A.ifB.whatC.whyD.where
【小题9】
A.suggestedB.arguedC.challengedD.commented
【小题10】
A.energyB.courageC.faithD.time
【小题11】
A.eagerB.sorryC.gratefulD.ready
【小题12】
A.awarenessB.balanceC.knowledgeD.control
【小题13】
A.delightedB.cheeredC.litD.shut
【小题14】
A.difficultB.simpleC.interestingD.terrible
【小题15】
A.fearsB.worriesC.chancesD.situations
【小题16】
A.climbedB.gotC.managedD.made
【小题17】
A.takingB.holdingC.bringingD.greeting
【小题18】
A.kissB.clapC.welcomeD.surprise
【小题19】
A.playB.doC.takeD.enjoy
【小题20】
A.miserableB.smartC.braveD.special

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