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There was a story many years ago of a school teacher — Mrs. Thompson. She told the children on the first day that she loved them all the same. But that was a lie. There in the front row was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard. He didn’t play well with the other children and he always needed a bath. She did not like him.
Then Mrs. Thompson got to know that Teddy was actually a very good boy before the death of his mother. Mrs. Thompson was ashamed of herself. She felt even worse when, like all her other students, Teddy brought her a Christmas present too. It was his mother’s perfume (香水)
Teddy said, “Mrs. Thompson, today you smell just like my Mom used to.” After the children left, she cried for at least an hour. On that very day, she stopped teaching reading, writing and math. Instead, she began to teach children.
Mrs. Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy. The boy’s mind seemed to come alive. The more she encouraged him, the faster he improved. By the end of the sixth grade, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class.
Six years went by before she got a note from Teddy. He wrote that he had finished high school and she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life. He went to college. Mrs. Thompson got two more letters from him with the last one signed: Theodore Stoddard, M.D. (医学博士).
The story doesn’t end there. On his wedding day, Dr. Stoddard whispered in Mrs. Thompson’s ear, “Thank you, Mrs. Thompson, for believing in me. You made me feel important and showed me that I could make a difference.”
Mrs. Thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back, “Teddy, you have it all wrong. You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn’t know how to teach until I met you.”
34. What did Mrs. Thompson do on the first day of school?
A. She made Teddy feel ashamed.
B. She asked the children to play with Teddy.
C. She changed Teddy’s seat to the front row.
D. She told the class something untrue about herself.
35. What did Mrs. Thompson find out about Teddy?
A. He told lies every now and then.
B. He was quite good at math.
C. He needed care from mother or someone like that.
D. He enjoyed playing with others.
36. In what way did Mrs. Thompson change after she received the gifts?
A. She taught fewer school subjects.
B. She became stricter with her students.
C. She no longer liked her job as a teacher.
D. She cared more about educating students.
37. Why did Teddy thank Mrs. Thompson at his wedding?
A. She had kept in touch with him.
B. She had given him encouragement.
C. She had sent him Christmas presents.
D. She had taught him how to judge people.

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Just 25 years ago, the top three career hopes for young people in Britain were teacher, banker and doctor. Now, they want to be sports star, pop star and actor, according to a survey by the Guardian newspaper.

    Rachel, a character in the popular TV show Glee, may be said to speak for British teenagers. “Nowadays being nobody is worse than being poor.” He said.

    Emma Brockes, a reporter with the Guardian, believes it is “the bad influence of celebrity(名人) culture”  that is to blame. “When children wanted to be doctor, it wasn’t because they were really more interested in the functions of human organs than they are now; you go where the respect is.” She wrote.

    It could explain why there has been such an increase in levels of anxiety and depression. Dr Carlo Stranger, of Tel Aviv University, studied the sense of self for his new book The Fear of Insignificance: Searching for Meaning in the 21st Century. He told the Daily Mail that young people now are “affected by the close connection to the global entertainment network, which has turned ranking and rating people according to wealth and celebrity into an obsession(痴迷).”

    “As humans, we naturally measure ourselves to those around us, but now we live in a global village. We are comparing ourselves with the most ‘important’ people in the world and finding ourselves wanting…” he said. Today, even high achievers constantly fear that they are insignificant when they compare themselves to success stories in the media.

    The way out? Simply stop measuring your achievement through a fantasy of wealth and celebrity. Dr Strenger said that it is a process called “active self-acceptance through a constant search for self-knowledge through life.”

    “The fear of insignificance can only be overcome through strong individual and cultural identity over and above measurable achievement,” he said.

1..Nowadays, young people in Britain want to         .

    A.choose jobs based on interests       B.become famous

    C.be teacher, banker and doctor        D.earn more money

2...According to Emma Brockes, what causes the increasing level of anxiety?

    A.Choices of future careers.           B.Access to the global network.

    C.Bad influences of celebrities.       D.Endless comparison with others.

3...Which of the following is true of Dr Carlo Strenger?

    A.He is a newspaper reporter.          B.He is the spokesman of teenagers.

    C.He tells success stories on TV.      D.He is against ranking people with wealth.

4...Dr Carlo Strenger suggests that young people should         .

    A.seek active self-acceptance          B.stick to their own dreams

    C.make great achievements              D.search for the secret of wealth

5..The text is mainly written to         .

    A.talk about job choices               B.analyse a social phenomenon

    C.encourage celebrity culture          D.introduce three famous people

 

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My name is Scott and I am 36 years old. I have spent most of my adult life doing an   36  job, so I had a very cynical (愤世嫉俗的) view of life and the world around me. I saw no point in trying to   37  my life or the lives of the people around me.
Two years ago my wife   38  me to return to school and work toward a career where I would find satisfaction. So I entered Long Beach City College to pursue a   39  in history. Last term I took a political science class. The   40  Dr. Rock had such a great effect on me. He   41  in the Air Force, worked in the U.S. nuclear program and served in the White House. When I asked another instructor   42  someone who was so overqualified(资历过高的)worked at a small community college, she   43  told me because he wanted to.
This   44  me, so I asked Dr. Rock himself why he did not pursue a better role in his career. What he told me has changed my   45  forever. He told me that by working at the college he  would be able to   46  the kinds of students he believed would make a   47  in the world. He said that   48  the right motivation and support, the students he taught could become the future leaders of our country. He said that he preferred the inner city   49  because the students there showed the   50  promise and cared deeply for their education.
Dr. Rock paid attention to the needs of the community. He taught me how to care and   51  us to take part in our community in any way we   52  .
I thought that I was the   53  one that was affected by his lessons, but at the end of the term I found that the entire class had felt the same   54  that came over me. Dr. Rock taught us how to   55    our country, our community and ourselves.

【小题1】
A.unfamiliarB.impatientC.unsatisfyingD.Irregular
【小题2】
A.betterB.feelC.respectD.Taste
【小题3】
A.informedB.suggestedC.orderedD.Convinced
【小题4】
A.rewardB.degreeC.successD.Career
【小题5】
A.headmasterB.instructorC.officerD.Classmate
【小题6】
A.servedB.playedC.assistedD.Succeeded
【小题7】
A.whereB.howC.whyD.Whether
【小题8】
A.angrilyB.hurriedlyC.simplyD.Nervously
【小题9】
A.frightenedB.interestedC.worriedD.Troubled
【小题10】
A.feelingB.spiritC.familyD.Life
【小题11】
A.rememberB.calmC.watchD.Reach
【小题12】
A.differenceB.decisionC.promiseD.Choice
【小题13】
A.beyondB.throughC.withD.For
【小题14】
A.collegeB.environmentC.educationD.Background
【小题15】
A.strongestB.usualC.deepestD.Most
【小题16】
A.forcedB.encouragedC.warnedD.Invited
【小题17】
A.hadB.didC.shouldD.Could
【小题18】
A.fewB.justC.onlyD.First
【小题19】
A.timeB.pressureC.changeD.Reaction
【小题20】
A.care aboutB.make forC.turn toD.appeal to

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“I had a test and didn’t want to do it, so I pretended to be ill”, says 13-year-old Mary. But Mary did not enjoy her day off. “It was boring. I wished I had gone to school.”

Mary’s story is not unusual in Britain. According to the latest government figures, pupil absences are rising, despite schools taking a hard line on truancy (逃学).

Dr Philip James from Cardiff University thinks she knows why: “As schools make more efforts to find and punish missing students, students find better ways to avoid being caught.”

For several years, James has researched teenager truancy and discovered that most truancy was “a response to factors within the school”. Students that skip school are not necessarily less advanced or less intelligent. They complained of teachers who failed to engage them, and of “boring” lessons. “Many of them really enjoy school and believe in education, but drop out when aspects of it are ineffective.” James says.

The views of students like Adam, who believes that skipping lessons has little impact on his schooling, are common. “I only take off for a lesson, or a couple of days. It doesn’t affect my education,” he told James.

James believes that schools need to address the question of why pupils want to leave in the first place. “Pupils need help from the start.” she says. “Schools need to look at the reasons for truancy rather than the number, so that instead of walking away from school, students have the skills and chances to talk through problems and make a change.”

1.What is one of the reasons that many students skip school according to James’ study?

A.They feel they have fallen behind in their studies.

B.They have no interest in school education.

C.They now have more interesting things to do.

D.They find some lessons and teachers uninteresting.

2.The underlined phrase “taking a hard line” (Paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to “________”.

A.experiencing a problem with

B.having a strict attitude towards

C.finding it difficult to deal with

D.having little success with

3.The writer used Adam’s comments (Paragraph 5) to show that ________.

A.school education needs improvement

B.good students also need a break from school

C.schools need to pay more attention to truancy

D.many students believe occasional truancy isn’t serious

4.What does Dr James suggest schools do about truancy?

A.Fire all their unqualified teachers.

B.Improve communication with students.

C.Develop better ways to discover truancy.

D.Introduce more serious punishments.

 

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