--- Oh, no!  It’s ten to seven already and I’ll be late.

--- _____ . That clock is half an hour fast. You have enough time to go there.

That morning, I stepped into the classroom, ready to share my knowledge and experience with seventy-five students who would be my English Literature class. Having taught in  1 for seventeen years, I had no  2  about my ability to hold their attention and to  3  on them my admiration for the literature of my mother tongue.

I was shocked when the monitor shouted, "  4  !" The entire class rose as I entered the room, and I was somewhat  5  about how to get them to sit down again, but once that awkwardness was over, I quickly  6  my calmness and began what I thought was a fact-packed lecture, sure to gain their respect—perhaps  7  their admiration. I went back to my office with the rosy glow which came from a sense of achievement.

My students  8  diaries. However, as I read them, the rosy glow was gradually  9  by a strong sense of sadness. The first diary said, "Our literature teacher didn’t teach us anything today.  10  her next lecture will be better." Greatly surprised, I read diary after diary, each expressing a  11  theme. "Didn’t I teach them anything? I described the entire philosophical framework of Western thought and laid the historical  12  for all the works we’ll study in class," I complained." How _13  they say I didn’t teach them anything?"

It was a long term, and it  14  became clear that my ideas about education were not the same as_15 of my students. I thought a teacher’s job was to raise   16  questions and provide enough background so that students could  17 their own conclusions. My students thought a teacher’s job was to provide _18_ information as directly and clearly as possible. What a difference!

_19 , I also learned a lot, and my experience with my Chinese students has made me a  20  American teacher, knowing how to teach in a different culture.

1.                A．the UK         B．the US          C．China    D．Australia

2.                A．worry          B．idea            C．doubt    D．experience

3.                A．impress         B．put            C．leave     D．fix

4.                A．Attention       B．Look out        C．At ease   D．Stand up

5.                A．puzzled         B．sure           C．curious   D．worried

6.                A．found          B．returned        C．regained  D．followed

7.                A．more          B．even           C．yet D．still

8.                A．passed         B．borrowed       C．read     D．kept

9.                A．replaced        B．taken           C．caught    D．moved

10.               A．Naturally        B．Perhaps        C．Fortunately     D．Reasonably

11.               A．different        B．strong          C．similar D．usual

12.               A．happenings      B．characters      C．development   D．background

13.               A．should         B．need           C．will   D．must

14.               A．immediately     B．certainly        C．simply     D．gradually

15.               A．that           B．what           C．those     D．ones

16.               A．difficult         B．interesting      C．ordinary   D．unusual

17.               A．draw           B．look           C．search    D．offer

18.               A．strange         B．standard        C．exact D．serious

19.               A．Therefore       B．However        C．Besides    D．Though

20.               A．normal         B．happy          C．good D．better

第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Man-made Causes
Man-made causes probably do the most damage. There are many man-made causes.  21  is one of the biggest man-made problems. Pollution  22  in many shapes and sizes. Burning fossil fuels is one thing that causes pollution. Fossil(化石) fuels(燃料)are fuels made of organic matter such as coal, or oil. when fossil fuels are burned they  23  a green house gas called CO2. Also mining coal and oil allows methane to escape. How does it escape? Methane(甲烷)is  24  in the ground.  25  coal or oil is mined you have to dig up the earth a little. When you dig up the fossil fuels you dig up the methane as well.
Another major man-made  26  of Global Warming is population. More people  27  more food, and more methods of transportation, right? That means more methane because  28  will be more burning of fossil fuels, ­ 29  more agriculture. Now you’re probably thinking, “Wait a minute, you said agriculture is going to be damaged by Global Warming, but  30  you’re saying agriculture is going to help cause Global Warming?” Well, have you  31 been in a barn filled with animals and you smell something  32 ? You re  33  methane. Another source of methane is manure. Because more food is needed we have to raise food. Animals like cows are a source of food which means more manure and methane. Another problem  34  the increasing population is  35 . More people means more cars, and more cares means more pollution. Also, many people have more than one car.
Since CO2 contributes to global warming, the increase in population makes the problem worse because we breathe out CO2.  36 , the trees that change our CO2 to oxygen are being demolished because we’re using the land that we cut the trees down from as property  37 our homes and buildings. We are not replacing the trees(an important part of our ecosystem), so we are  38  taking  39  of our natural resources and giving nothing back in  40 .
21．A．Pollution            B．Damage               C．Fossil           D．Transportation
22．A．goes                   B．comes                 C．takes            D．moves
23．A．give off                    B．look out               C．burn away     D．take in
24．A．originally           B．mostly                 C．naturally       D．usually
25．A．Because             B．When                  C．While           D．But
26．A．reason                B．excuse                 C．cause            D．problem
27．A．eats                    B．takes                   C．produces       D．means
28．A．it                        B．there                   C．that               D．they
29．A．and                           B．or                        C．though         D．but
30．A．then                   B．there                   C．before          D．now
31．A．ever                   B．yet                      C．still               D．even
32．A．Pleasant             B．terrible                C．sweet           D．nice
33．A．feeling               B．using                   C．looking        D．smelling
34．A．of                       B．as                        C．with                    D．for
35．A．pollution            B．population          C．warming             D．transportation
36．A．Also                   B．However             C．Therefore      D．Thus
37．A．as                       B．for                       C．like               D．to
38．A．quickly               B．constantly           C．surely           D．usually
39．A．use                      B．part                      C．hold                    D．advantage
40．A．return                 B．turn                      C．general         D．total

I climbed the stairs slowly , carrying a big suitcase , my father following with two more . By the time I got to the third floor , I was__26   and at the same time feeling lonely . Worse still , Dad__27   a step and fell , sending my new suitcases __28  down the stairs . “Damn !"he screamed , his face turning red . I knew __29  was ahead . Whenever Dad's face turns red , __30  !

How could I ever __31 him to finish unloading the car__32  screaming at me and making a scene in front of the other girls , girls I would have to spend the__33  of the year with? Doors were opening and faces peering out(探出),as Dad walked__34  close behind . I felt it in my bones that my college life was getting off to a(n) __35 start.

“__36 the room quickly ,"I thought . “Get him into a chair and calm down ."

But__37  , would there be a chair in Room 316? Or would it be a(n) _38 room? __39  I turned the key in the lock and__40  the door open , with Dad__41  complaining(抱怨)about a hurting knee or something . I put my head in , expecting the__42  . But to my __43 , the room wasn't empty at all ! It had furniture , curtains , a TV , and even paintings on the walls.

And there on a well?made bed sat Amy,my new __44 ,dressed neatly.Greeting me with a nod , she said in a soft voice , “Hi , you must be Cori . Then , she__45  the music and looked over at__46 .“And of course , you're Mr Faber ,"she said, __47  .“Would you like a glass of iced tea?" ?Dad's? face turned decidedly __48   before he could bring out a “yes".

I knew __49  that Amy and I would be __50   and my first year of college would be a success.

26．A．helpless           B．lazy            C．anxious        D．tired

27．A．took              B．minded          C．missed         D ．picked

28．A．rolling            B．passing         C．dropping       D．turning

29．A．suffering          B．difficulty       C．trouble        D．danger

30．A．go ahead          B．look out        C．hold on        D．give up

31．A．lead              B．help           C．encourage      D．get

32．A．after             B．without         C．while          D．besides

33．A．best             B．beginning        C．end            D．rest

34．A．with difficulty      B．in a hurry       C．with firm steps     D．in wonder

35．A．fresh             B．late             C．bad                D．unfair

36．A．Search            B．Find             C．Enter              D．Book

37．A．in fact            B．by chance         C．once more           D．then again

38．A．small             B．empty            C．new                D．neat

39．A．Finally             B．Meanwhile        C．Sooner or later      D．At the moment

40．A．knocked           B．forced           C．pushed             D．tried

41．A．yet               B．only             C．even               D．still

42．A．worst             B．chair            C．best               D．tea

43．A．regret            B．disappointment   C．surprise          D．knowledge

44．A．roommate          B．classmate        C．neighbour         D．companion

45．A．turned on         B．turned down      C．played            D．enjoyed

46．A．Dad               B．me               C．the door          D．the floor

47．A．questioning       B．wondering         C．smiling          D．guessing

48．A．red               B．less pale         C．less red         D．pale

49．A．soon              B．there             C．later            D．then

50．A．sisters           B．friends           C．students         D．fellows

That morning, I stepped into the classroom, ready to share my knowledge and experience with seventy-five students who would be my English Literature class. Having taught in  1 for seventeen years, I had no  2  about my ability to hold their attention and to  3  on them my admiration for the literature of my mother tongue.
I was shocked when the monitor shouted, "  4  !" The entire class rose as I entered the room, and I was somewhat  5  about how to get them to sit down again, but once that awkwardness was over, I quickly  6  my calmness and began what I thought was a fact-packed lecture, sure to gain their respect—perhaps  7  their admiration. I went back to my office with the rosy glow which came from a sense of achievement.
My students  8  diaries. However, as I read them, the rosy glow was gradually  9  by a strong sense of sadness. The first diary said, "Our literature teacher didn’t teach us anything today.  10  her next lecture will be better." Greatly surprised, I read diary after diary, each expressing a  11  theme. "Didn’t I teach them anything? I described the entire philosophical framework of Western thought and laid the historical  12  for all the works we’ll study in class," I complained." How _13  they say I didn’t teach them anything?"
It was a long term, and it  14  became clear that my ideas about education were not the same as_15 of my students. I thought a teacher’s job was to raise   16  questions and provide enough background so that students could  17 their own conclusions. My students thought a teacher’s job was to provide _18_ information as directly and clearly as possible. What a difference!
_19 , I also learned a lot, and my experience with my Chinese students has made me a  20  American teacher, knowing how to teach in a different culture.