Question

My Teacher in the School of Life

I spent the opening day of school this year at DeMatha Catholic High School in much the same way I spent the first day of classes ___1___ 30 years ago; I sat in Dr Charles E. Offutt's British literature class, listening to him __2___ what his seniors would learn and get them excited about the journey they would __3__.I'm the principal(校长) of the school now, but for a few minutes I was back in 1975, __4__ what the future held.

I have been learning from Dr Offutt for 30 of the 51 years he has been teaching at DeMatha.He not only taught me to think, he __5__ me, as much by example as___6__， that it was my moral duty to do so and to serve __7__.

Neither of us could know how our __8__ would develop over the years. When I first came back to DeMatha to teach English, I worked for Dr Offutt, then the department chair. After several years, I was __9__ department chair, and our relationship changed __10__. I thought that it might be __11__chairing the department, since all of my former English teachers were still there, but Dr Offutt __12__ me throughout. He knew when to give me __13__ about curriculum, texts and personnel, and when to let me design my own course.

In 1997, I needed his advice about leaving DeMatha to become principal at another school. If he had asked me to stay at DeMatha, I might have. __14__， he encouraged me to seize the new __15__.

Five years ago, I became the __16__ of DeMatha.Once again, Dr Offutt was there for me, letting me know that I could__17__ on him as I tried to fill such big shoes, I've learned from him that great teachers have a(n) __18__ wealth of lessons to teach. __19__ his students don't know it yet, I know how __20__ they are; I'm still one of them.

1．A.mostly　　　B．exactly　　　C．only　　　D．simply

2．A.explain     B．predict       C．speak     D．teach

3．A.keep       B．achieve       C．choose   D．take

4．A.preparing   B．discovering   C．wondering  D．realizing

5．A.assisted    B．reminded      C．advised   D．convinced

6．A.words     B．action        C．explanation  D．models

7．A.the others  B．everyone       C．others   D．anyone

8．A.relationship  B．position      C．situation  D．condition

9．A.pointed    B．named         C．given    D．taken

10．A.already      B．yet       C．still  D．again

11．A.foolish      B．surprising  C．uncertain  D．challenging

12．A.promoted    B．accepted  C．supported  D．welcomed

13．A.advice      B．information  C．notice   D．thought

14．A.Otherwise  B．Therefore  C．Furthermore  D．Instead

15．A.choice     B．opportunity  C．occupation  D．possibility

16．A.teacher     B．principal  C．officer      D．clerk

17．A.live       B．look     C．depend       D．take

18．A.rich      B．little     C．valuable       D．endless

19．A.Once     B．Even if  C．Unless       D．Until

20．A.fortunate  B．curious  C．innocent      D．satisfied

Answer 1

.1. 解析：选B。就在30年前作者在此上第—节课。根据常识可知学校的开学时间与开学第一节课的相同。所以结合the opening day和the first day of classes也可以推断出选B。

2.  解析：选A。由文意可知，当时Dr Offutt是作者的老师，所以应向学生“解释”他们将要学习的内容。

3. 解析：选D。 (that/which)they would take是定语从句，修饰先行词the journey。take the journey是固定搭配，表示“去旅行”。

4．解析：选C。根据but一词可知，作者虽然身为校长，可当年并不知未来如何。

5. 解析：选D。他不仅教作者思考，而且以大量事例让作者“信服”。根据下文中的as much by example可知，是举例让作者相信他的话。

6．解析：选A。他不但用“话语”进行教育，还辅之以例证。此处与前面的taught相呼应。

7. 解析：选C。这么做并且为“别人”服务是作者的道义责任，此处表示泛指“其他人”。

8. 解析：选A。根据第下文中our relationship changed可判断出，选A。

9. 解析：选B。几年后，作者被“任命”为系主席。此处name作动词，表示 “任命；提名”。

10. 解析：选D。第一段开头部分提到作者当时是Dr Offutt的学生，根据上文中的“I worked for Dr Offutt”可知，作者已是教师，而此处又提到作者被提拔，由此可知二人之间的关系 “又”发生了改变。

11. 解析：选D。根据文意可知，作者认为管理这个系的工作极具“挑战”性。

12．解析：选C。根据but一词可知，Dr Offutt自始至终“支持”作者。

13. 解析：选A。上文提到作者很茫然，不知所措，由此可知他给作者提供“建议”。

14. 解析：选D。根据文意可知，如果他当初让作者留在DeMatha，作者也许会这么做。“然而”他鼓励作者接受新的使命。

15. 解析：选B。本段第一句提到作者即将出任另一所学校的校长，由此可知这是一次“机会”。

16．解析：选B。此处与上文中“I'm the principal of the school now...”相呼应。故选B。

17. 解析：选C。上文提到作者遇到困难时他总是提供帮助和支持，由此可判断选C。depend on依靠。

18. 解析：选D。句意为：伟大的老师有“取之不尽的”课程资源财富。

19. 解析：选B。此处表示让步关系，表示“即使；纵然”。句意表示虽然学生还不知道，可作者早已明白。

20. 解析：选A。作者认为学生拥有良师无比“幸运”，因为作者对Dr Offutt这样的优秀老师永远铭记在心。