9．I was blind.but I was ashamed of it if it was known．I refused to use a white stick and hated askin——青夏教育精英家教网—

9．I was blind，but I was ashamed of it if it was known．I refused to use a white stick and hated asking for help．After all，I was a teenager girl，and I couldn't bear people to look at me and think I was not like them．I must have been a terrible danger on the roads，coming across me wandering through the traffic； motorists probably would have to step rapidly on their brakes．Apart from that，there were all sorts of disasters that used to occur on the way to and from work．
One evening，I got off the bus about halfway home where I had to change buses，and as usual I ran into something．"I'm awfully sorry，"I said and stepped forward only to run into it again．When it happened a third time，I realized I had been apologizing to a lamppost．This was just one of the stupid things that constantly happened to me．So I carried on and found the bus stop，which was a request stop，where the bus wouldn't stop unless passengers wanted to get on or off．No one else was there and I had to try to guess if the bus had arrived．
Generally in this situation，because I hated showing I was blind by asking for help，I tried to guess at the sound．Sometimes I would stop a big lorry and stand there feeling stupid as it drew away．In the end，I usually managed to swallow my pride and ask someone at the stop for help．
But on this particular evening no one joined me at the stop； it seemed that everyone had suddenly decided not to travel by bus．Of course I heard plenty of buses pass，or I thought I did．But because I had given up stopping them for fear of making a fool of myself，I let them all go by．I stood there alone for half an hour without stopping one．Then I gave up．I decided to walk on to the next stop．

16．The girl refused to ask for help because she thoughtD．
A．she might be recognized           B．asking for help looked silly
C．she was normal and independent    D．being found blind was embarrassing
17．After the girl got off the bus that evening，sheC．
A．began to run                    B．hit a person as usual
C．hit a lamppost by accident      D．was caught by something
18．At the request stop that evening，the girlC．
A．stopped a big lorry                   B．stopped the wrong bus
C．made no attempt to stop the bus       D．was not noticed by other people
19．What was the problem with guessing at the sound to stop a bus？B
A．Other vehicles also stopped there．
B．It was unreliable for making judgments．
C．More lorries than buses responded to the girl．
D．It took too much time for the girl to catch the bus．
20．Finally the girl decided to walk to the next stop，hopingA．
A．to find people there               B．to find more buses there
C．to find the bus by herself there    D．to find people more helpful there．

8．It is often complained（抱怨） by French teachers and parents that their kids are less bright than they were．They say young people visit museums less often and spend too much time on the Internet．They only read comics and listen to music，and like American culture more than their own．But is this true？A recent survey shows that many French kids spend their time as other kids always have．
Most French teens love music，with 86% putting it as their top hobby，above the cinema，sport and television．French kids read a lot and like different things，from Japanese cartoons to American novels．Many French people worry that their children watch too many American films and listen to too much American music．But the results of this survey show that French young people like their own culture．
As Silvia Berlin，a student from Paris，says，"I love watching American TV，but I watch more French programmes．I love being French!"

1．Many French teachers and parentsB．
A．think their kids are as clever as they were
B．don't think their kids are as clever as they were
C．think their kids are more clever than they were
D．don't think their kids are clever at all
2．Most French teens'top hobby isD．
A．going to the movies    B．doing sport
C．watching TV            D．listening to music
3．The French kids like all of the following exceptA．
A．Japanese history       B．Japanese cartoons
C．American films        D．American music
4．The last paragraph is designed to tell us thatC．
A．French kids like watching American TV．
B．Silvia Berlin is a student from pairs．
C．French kids love their own culture．
D．French kids like French people．
5．This passage is mainly about a survey ofC．
A．French parents'complaint       B．French kids'study
C．French kids'interests          D．French teachers'complaint．

7．If you take time to explore the different layers of a person，you will find so many unique and interesting things about them that you would never know if there were __________．（　　）

A．

6．"To survive around here，you've got to be tough as nails．Show them who's the boss right from the start．"These words from my teacher stayed with me through my student teaching，but I couldn't seem to put them to use．
With my student teaching behind me，I started out at a school in another part of town and was determined not to face another classroom where I didn't have control．Day one I read my new fourth grade the longest list of rules they'd ever heard．I was the teacher．I was running the show．It was the students'job to sit still，listen，and do as they were told．Much to my surprise，they did just that．Three days went by．Two weeks passed．I was in control．
By the end of September the headmaster was noticing the straight line we maintained while walking．My colleagues praised the class for getting drinks so quietly．Visitors smiled at the straight rows of hard-working，orderly students．I was pleased．
I might have felt even more successful if I hadn't felt I was burning out fast．I found myself being angry with my students，who just sat there，not fully appreciating everything I was doing for them．
I shared my frustration with Mr．Greg，who invited me to observe one of his classes．I didn't want to like his class，and at first I didn't have to．My first impression was of loud voices and of students moving around the room at will．However，the longer I stayed，the more I was amazed．Mr．Greg wasn't being"tough as nails，"and yet this wasn't really chaos（混乱） at all．Students were discussing ideas for their own writing with each other．They didn't seem to need controlling---they were controlling themselves．
"How did you get this to work？"I asked Mr．Greg later that day．"If I gave my kids a time like this，half of them would just sit there and do nothing．"
"It doesn't always work，"he said，"but most kids will cooperate if you give them enough responsibility and enough freedom．"
I thought about that long and hard．I thought I had learned that giving a class freedom could only lead to trouble．Responsibility？My students have plenty of that：they were responsible for turning in their homework and for keeping their desks in order．I certainly agreed with Greg about responsibility．
It took me a while to catch on，but the seeds had been planted．The next week I put Shelley in charge of the weekly report．Matt was asked to bring in some articles for Friday social studies．Francis was glad to take pictures for the class scrapbook（剪贴薄）．Slowly，I realized everyone could participate with a little guidance．
I was catching on to the fact that what was true for me was also true for my students：I worked hard when I felt in control of the situation．And so did they．In a classroom where the teacher did everything，it was only natural that the students stopped working hard．
It didn't happen overnight．But the classroom gradually became a happier place for all of us．I wasn't as tired because I wasn't the only one working．My students---most of them，at least---were working much harder．And they were enjoying it．
Four years later I'm still learning．I still want to run the show．It's often more difficult for me to relax，sit back，and watch a student take charge than to bear the entire responsibility myself．I have to remind myself that the order，the control，when it eventually does come，will be a whole lot easier to live with，easier and happier for all of us．

65．What can be learnt from the first two paragraphs about the writer's student teaching？B
A．He was always too tough with his students．
B．He was unable to get his students under control．
C．His students called him boss from the beginning．
D．His teacher praised him for his hard work．
66．Which of the following best describes the writer's feeling as a new teacher before his observation of Mr．Greg's class？D
A．Very pleased
B．Exhausted and annoyed
C．Quite upset
D．Satisfied and doubtful
67．Which of the following about Mr．Greg's class impressed the writer most？C
A．The students made too much noise
B．The students obeyed all his orders．
C．The students were the boss in his class
D．The students moved around at will．
68．According to the writer，what prevented his students from working hard when he was in control？A
A．Lack of responsibility
B．Too much free time．
C．Lack of guidance
D．Too little cooperation
69．The last paragraph is mainly aboutC．
A．the direct result of the writer's hard work
B．the writer's great pleasure in teaching
C．the writer's effort to put students in charge
D．the responsibilities shared by students
70．Which is the best title of the passage？B
A．Pleasure in Teaching
B．Order in the Classroom
C．Hard Work of a Teacher
D．Responsibilities of a Teacher．

5．One day I was full of anxiety to do some （26）Bfor an important oral exam in the local library，but people kept（27）Dme．I was getting annoyed and of course，I wasn't able to（28）C．Suddenly I heard someone singing behind me．I （29）A and glared at the person who was singing．It was a tall girl about the same age as me．
The fact that she looked like a sensitive，friendly girl didn't matter．If anything，it made me even angrier．"How could she be so selfish？"I thought（30）C．
I picked up my books，glared at her and whispered coldly，"Thanks to your （31）B，I've been unable to study．You're so （32）A!"
I left the library in such a hurry that I left the most important textbook （33）D．when I got home two hours later，I found that textbook gone．I was so（34）C that I almost cried．Just then，the phone rang，a gentle voice （35）Athe speaker as Jenny and asked if I was Jane．After（36）B that I was，she said that she had noticed I'd left my book in the library and as my （37）D was in it，she'd asked a librarian to get my phone number f．She said that she didn't live far away and could bring it around for me if I needed it．
I sighed with（38）Band agreed to meet her at the convenience store down the road．Of course you've （39）C who Jenny was．She was the girl I had shouted at for singing in the library．When I recognized her in the convenience store，I was filled with （40）D and apologized for my ruled behavior．I felt so（41）B，but Jenny just laughed，saying she was glad to see that I'd also left my （42）A in the library!I couldn't help laughing at this and I invited her back to my apartment for a quick cup of tea．
Ever since then we've been best friends and we got along really well．To be honest，I trust her more than any one else．I often think how（43）C I am．If Jenny hadn't been a kind person who was willing to （44）D my shortcomings，I would（45）Bhave experienced such true friendship．

26．A．research	B．revision	C．work	D．experiment
27．A．watching	B．asking	C．warning	D．disturbing
28．A．speak	B．improve	C．concentrate	D．follow
29．A．turned around	B．turned down	C．turned off	D．turned over
30．A．sadly	B．hopelessly	C．angrily	D．crazily
31．A．practice	B．noise	C．attitude	D．existence
32．A．selfish	B．active	C．sensitive	D．stupid
33．A．out	B．around	C．aside	D．behind
34．A．nervous	B．careless	C．upset	D．forgetful
35．A．introduced	B．considered	C．took	D．remembered
36．A．deciding	B．confirming	C．realizing	D．thinking
37．A．address	B．class	C．writing	D．name
38．A．comfort	B．relief	C．confidence	D．satisfaction
39．A．recognized	B．found	C．guessed	D．heard
40．A．courage	B．energy	C．doubt	D．shame
41．A．worried	B．sorry	C．terrible	D．excited
42．A．glare	B．expression	C．virtue	D．friendship
43．A．considerate	B．pleased	C．luck	D．grateful
44．A．overcome	B．share	C．hide	D．forgive
45．A．ever	B．never	C．seldom	D．still