题目内容
Ms Petoskey, my seventh grade teacher at Queen of Apostles was, and still is, the greatest teacher. She was creative with her teaching styles; every new day she brought a new way of leaning literature, by using a game rap song, and other things.
I must say, the kids in my class sometimes didn’t listen to the teachers carefully, but Ms Petoskey was able to attract their attention. Her literature classroom had bean bags and fun chairs to sit in while we read, and our desks were always set up in special positions—all around the room. It looked messy when you walked in the room, but we liked it! She let us choose who we sat next to, but once we talked too much, she would move us. She allowed us to make her classroom our home.
She was passionate (热情的) about her job. She let us choose the books we wanted to read next, which made me more interested in books. It wasn’t what we had to read, but what we wanted to read. Whenever we would present ideas about literature or poems, her eyes would light up and she would become excited.
She always made sure everyone was having fun in her class and brought cakes to the classroom every Friday for our silent reading time. She was patient when we got out of hand. She was always cheerful, which made me enjoy coming to school. Ms Petoskey is the teacher I still visit and chat with (even after five years). She is the teacher I can thank for making me enjoy reading !
64. The writer used all of the following words to describe Ms Petoskey EXCEPT “__________”.
A. creative B. passionate C. patient D. humorous
65. What does the underlined word “messy” in Paragraph 2 mean ?
A. Exciting. B. Untidy. C. Interesting. D. Relaxing.
66. We can learn from the passage that Ms Petoskey ___________________ .
A. often has classes outside the classroom
B. usually begins her class either with a game or a rap song
C. allows students to read the books that they really want to read
D. often encourages students to read books as loudly as possible
67. The best title for this passage is “___________”.
A. A literature lover B. My interest in literature
C. My wonderful school life D. An unforgettable teacher
DBC D
After spending a year in Brazil on a student exchange program, her mother recalled, Marie Colvin returned home to find that her classmates had narrowed down their college choices. “Everyone else was already admitted to college,” her mother, Rosemarie Colvin, said from the family home. “So she took our car and drove up to Yale and said, ‘You have to let me in.’?”
Impressed—she was a National Merit(全国英才) finalist who had picked up Portuguese in Brazil—Yaledid, admitting her to the class of 1978, where she started writing for The Yale Daily News “and decided to be a journalist,” her mother said.
On Wednesday, Marie Colvin, 56, an experienced journalist for The Sunday Times of London, was killed as Syrian forces shelled the city of Homs. She was working in a temporary media center that was destroyed in the attack.
“She was supposed to leave Syria on Wednesday”, Ms. Colvin said. “Her editor told me he called her yesterday and said it was getting too dangerous and they wanted to take her out. She said she was doing a story and she wanted to finish it. ”
Ms. Colvin said it was pointless to try to prevent her daughter from going to conflict zones. “If you knew my daughter,” she said, “it would have been such a waste of words. She was determined, she was enthusiastic about what she did, it was her life. There was no saying ‘Don’t do this.’ This is who she was, absolutely who she was and what she believed in: cover the story, not just have pictures of it, but bring it to life in the deepest way you could.” So it was not a surprise when she took an interest in journalism, her mother said.
1.From the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 we can infer that .
A. Yale University was her last choice
B. Yale must keep its promise to Marie
C. Marie Colvin was confident of herself
D. Marie Colvin was good at persuading
2.Marie Colvin’s story suggests some of the best qualities of being a journalist are .
A. patience and confidence
B. honesty and curiosity
C. flexibility and creativity
D. determination and courage
3.Which of the following is the correct order to describe Marie Colvin’s life?
a. She was doing a story in Syria and got killed.
b. She was admitted to Yale University.
c. She studied in Brazil as an exchange student.
d. She was hired by The Sunday Times of London.
e. She began to take an interest in journalism.
A. d→e→c→a→b B. c→b→e→d→a
C. e→d→c→b→a D. b→c→d→e→a
4.What can be the best title of the text?
A. Covering Stories in a Dangerous Conflict Area
B. Applying for Top Universities, a Successful Case
C. Recalling Her Daughter, a Journalist Killed in Syria
D. Choosing Lifelong Careers Based on Your Own Interest