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

One evening, sitting at the window sewing, my mother called me, “Come here,” she said. “ 1 .” She held my head against her 2 , and after a puzzled moment I felt a 3 foot drumming on my cheek. “You see?” she said, “It’s alive. You can 4 it, can’t you ?” I accepted it, as I accepted everything, without 5 . It was as good a place for the baby to be as any other and I never 6 about why it got in nor how it would finally get out.

A baby would come? I 7 noticed. That there were soon to be 8 of us would not make any difference to me. I had my place, star-like in my small universe. 9 , certainly not a baby, could 10 that.

I was 11 , however. I soon found that things had 12 a great deal. I had never been the 13 . Now I was no longer the youngest. I was simply the one in the 14 . My sister had certain 15 because she was the oldest, and my brother was the baby, the son, the much 16 boy. More than that, he had all sorts of things that never came to me.

As he grew, it became 17 that my brother had been the center of everything. People smiled when they saw him. He made them happy 18 by being there. And he had the sort of childish beauty that always turns heads and draws a second 19 . He was so charming that he was immediately loveable. Later he also turned out to be 20 , although perhaps not quite as clever as I was.

1．A．Look　　　　 B．See　　　　 C．Listen　　　 D．Stop

2．A．stomach　　　 B．back　　　　 C．side　　　　 D．shoulder

3．A．strong　　　 B．hard　　　　 C．soft　　　　 D．tiny

4．A．believe　　　 B．feel　　　　 C．notice　　　 D．touch

5．A．surprise　　 B．delay　　　 C．trouble　　 D．effort

6．A．worried　　　 B．argued　　　 C．regretted　 D．doubted

7．A．hardly　　　 B．certainly　 C．possibly　　 D．willingly

8．A．two　　　　　 B．three　　　 C．four　　　　 D．five

9．A．Anything　　 B．Something　 C．Nothing　　 D．Everything

10．A．improve　　 B．threaten　　 C．compare　　 D．prevent

11．A．curious　　 B．careless　　 C．wrong　　　 D．anxious

12．A．improved　　 B．changed　　 C．increased　 D．disturbed

13．A．oldest　　　 B．youngest　　 C．cleverest　 D．dearest

14．A．family　　　 B．house　　　 C．middle　　　 D．trouble

15．A．manners　　 B．knowledge　 C．opinions　　 D．rights

16．A．admired　　 B．blamed　　　 C．hated　　　 D．loved

17．A．strange　　 B．obvious　　 C．serious　　 D．special

18．A．usually　　 B．curiously　 C．gradually　 D．simply

19．A．look　　　　 B．smile　　　 C．care　　　　 D．comfort

20．A．ordinary　 　 B．perfect 　　　 C．clever 　　 D．similar

One evening, sitting at the window sewing, my mother called me, “Come here,” she said.  “  1   .” She held my head against her   2   , and after a puzzled moment I felt a   3    foot drumming on my cheek. “You see?” “It’s alive. You can  4     it, can’t you?” I accepted it, as I accepted everything, without   5  . It was as good a place for the baby to be as any other and I never   6    about why it got in nor how it would finally get out.

A baby would come? I   7   noticed. That there were soon to be  8    of us would not make any difference to me. I had my place, star-like in my small universe.   9_, certainly not a baby, could   10     that.

     I was   11    , however. I soon found that things had   12   a great deal. I had never been the   13    . Now I was no longer the youngest. I was simply the one in the  14     . My sister had certain   15     because she was the oldest, and my brother was the baby, the son, the much   16    boy. More than that, he had all sorts of things that never came to me.

      As he grew, it became  17    that my brother had been the center of everything. People smiled when they saw him. He made them happy   18    by being there. And he had the sort of childish beauty that always turns heads and draws a second   19   .He was so charming that he was immediately lovable. Later he also turned out to be   20   , although perhaps not quite clever as I was.

1．A． Look                  B． See                   C． Listen                   D． Stop

3．A． strong                B． hard                  C． soft                      D． tiny

4．A． believe                B． feel                   C． notice                   D． touch

5．A． surprise              B． delay                 C． trouble                  D． effort

6．A． worried               B． argued               C． regretted               D． doubted

7．A． hardly                 B． certainly            C． possibly                D． willingly

8．A． two                    B． three                 C． four                      D． five

9．A． Anything             B． Something         C． Nothing                D． Everything

10．A． improve             B． threaten             C． compare               D． prevent

11．A． curious              B． careless             C． wrong                  D． anxious

12．A． improved           B． changed             C． increased              D． disturbed

13．A． oldest                B． youngest            C． cleverest               D． dearest

14．A． family               B． house                C． middle                  D． trouble

15．A． manners            B． knowledge         C． opinions                D． rights

16．A． admired             B． blamed              C． favored                 D． loved

17．A． strange              B． obvious             C． serious                  D． special

18．A． usually              B． nearly                C． gradually               D． simply

19．A． look                  B． smile                 C． care                      D． comfort

20．A． ordinary             B． perfect              C． clever                   D． similar

I arrived in the classroom, ready to share my knowledge and experience with 75 students who would be my English literature class. Having taught in __1__ for 17 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, “ stand up !”

       The entire class rose as I entered the room, and I was somewhat __4_ about how to get them to sit down again, but once that awkwardness( 尴尬 ) was over, I quickly __5 __ my calmness and began what I thought was fact-packed lecture, sure to gain their respect perhaps __6 __ their admiration. I went back to my office with the rosy glow which comes from a sense of achievement.

       My students __7 __ diaries. However, as I read them, the rosy glow was gradually __8__ by a strong sense of sadness. The first diary said, “Our literature teacher didn’t teach us anything today. Perhaps her next lecture will be better.” Greatly surprised, I read diary after diary, each expressing a __9 __ theme ( 主题 ). “Didn’t I teach them anything? I described the entire philosophical（ 哲学的 ）framework of Western thought and laid the historical __10__ for all the works we’ll study in class,” I complained. “How __11__ they say I didn’t teach them anything?”

       It was a long term, and it __12__ became clear that my ideas about education were not the same as _13 _ of my students. I thought a teacher’s job was to raise interesting questions and provide enough background so that students could ___ 14___their own conclusions. My students thought a teacher’s  job was to provide exact information as directly and clearly as possible, What a difference!

       __15__, I also learned a lot, and my experience with my Chinese students has made me a better American teacher, knowing how to teach in a different culture.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14．A．draw                B．get                    C．decide              D．give

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