题目内容
I was shown into the waiting-room, which as I had expected, was full. There were dirty 1 on the wall, and the tattered (撕碎) magazines on the table 2 a great pile of waste paper. I took my seat and decided to 3 the time by watching people around me.
A young man beside me was turning over the 4 of a magazine quickly and nervously. It was 5 to understand what he was looking at for every three minutes or so he would 6 the magazine on to the table, seize 7 , and sink back into his 8 . Opposite me there was a young mother who was trying to keep her son from 9 . The boy had clearly grown tired of 10 . He had placed an ash-tray on the floor and was making plane sounds as he waved a pencil in his hand. Near him an old man was fast 11 ,and the boy's mother was afraid 12 sooner or later her son would 13 the gentleman. At the same time the 14 man next to me kept sighing loudly. At last he got up, walked towards the door and began 15 the pictures on the wall. Soon growing 16 , he snatched one more magazine out of the bottom of the pile and dropped tiredly into a chair. Even the boy had become quiet and was sleeping in her mother's arms.
There was a complete 17 in the room as the door opened and a nurse 18 . The people looked up with a ray of 19 in the eyes, then settled down again as the next 20 patient was let out of the room.
1. A. notice B. pictures C. maps D. holes
2. A. were made of B. changed into C. looked like D. were same as
3. A. cost B. take C. pass D. use
4. A. stories B. articles C. books D. pages
5. A. easy B. possible C. useless D. hard
6. A. throw B. take C. drag D. push
7. A. the others B. other C. another D. the other
8. A. chair B. pocket C. sleep D. picture
9. A. hurting himself B. tearing the magazine C. falling asleep D. making a noise
10. A. sleeping B. waiting C. reading D. playing
11. A. in sleep B. asleep C. sleepy D. sleeping
12. A. what B. that C. then D. before
13. A. do harm to B. knock into C. turn against D. wake up
14. A. old B. kind C. young D. handsome
15. A. drawing B. taking down C. examining D. putting up
16. A. glad B. unhappy C. angry D. uninterested
17. A. loneliness B. hopelessness C. tiredness D. silence
18. A. entered B. turned out C. entered in D. came out
19. A. success B. satisfaction C. joy D. hope
20. A. unlucky B. tired C. lucky D. happy
1-5 BCCDD 6-10 ACADB 11-15 BBDCC 16-20 DDADC
Today, in many high schools, teaching is now a technical miracle of computer labs, digital cameras, DVD players and laptops. Teachers can e-mail parents, post messages for students on online bulletin(公告,告示) boards, and take attendance with a quick movement of a mouse.
Even though we are now living in the digital age, the basic and most important element of education has not changed. Most students still need that one-on-one, teacher-student relationship to learn and to succeed. Teenagers need instruction in English, math or history, but they also want personal advice and encouragement. Kids talk with me about their families, their weekend plans, their favorite TV shows and their relationship problems. In my English and journalism classes, we talk about Shakespeare and persuasive(富有哲理的) essays, but we also discuss college basketball, the war in Iraq and career choices. Students show me pictures of their rebuilt cars, their family vacations, and their newborn baby brothers. This personal connection is the necessary link between teachers and students that no amount of technology can improve upon or replace.
A few years ago I had a student in sophomore English who was struggling with my class and with school in general. Although he was a humorous young man who liked to joke around, I knew his family life was far from ideal. Whenever I approached him about missing homework or low test grades, he always had the same reply, “It doesn’t matter because I’m quitting school anyway.” Even though he always said this in a half-teasing way, I knew he needed to hear my different opinion and my “value of a high school education” lecture. He needed to hear this speech from me. After he left my class, he struggled through the next two years of school. But, he did finally graduate because we kept telling him to hang in there. We’d cared about him finishing school.
Recently, I saw this former student working at a local Italian restaurant. I told him again how proud I was of him. He said that he was hoping to go back to school to become a certified electrician. I encouraged him to get that training.
Students rely on compassionate teachers to guide, to tutor, to listen, to laugh and to cry with them. Teachers provide the most important link in the educational process—the human one.
【小题1】The first paragraph mainly talks about _____________.
| A.the variety of modern teaching methods. |
| B.the wide use of modern technology in education |
| C.the importance of teacher-parent relationship. |
| D.the importance of using modern technology. |
| A.ambitious | B.knowledgeable | C.sympathetic | D.generous |
| A.teachers’ good instruction | B.advanced technology |
| C.teachers’ encouragement | D.personal connection |
| A.example | B.description | C.figure | D.comparison |
Three high students become heroes after their act of saving a baby’s life.
Andrew Willis, 15, his brother Chris, 13, and friend Reece Galea, 14, were walking along Swallow Drive on their way to school on May 23, when Nicholle Price ran out of her house, shouting for help. Her six-month-old son Corey had swallowed (吞下) an earring (耳环) and the young mother couldn’t ring for help because something was wrong with her phone. The three teenagers rushed to the aid of Ms Price, called an ambulance (救护车), calmed her down and waited with her until the ambulance arrived before heading to school.
Ms Price, Corey and his grandmother Joyce Finnie visited the school last Thursday to thank the boys for their kind action. “It’s good to know that there are still some good people who will stop and help,” Ms Price said. “While I was shouting for help, a woman walking her dog went straight past, without stopping. I don’t know what would have happened if these boys had not stopped.”
The teenagers were shocked at the attention they received at school for their heroic act but admitted that the incident was nerve-racking(刺激神经的). “We heard her shouting so we knew something wasn’t right,” Andrew said. “We thought someone had died. It was scary (惊慌的) but we just did what we had to do.”
Just as proud as the boys’ parents is their principal, Tim McCallum.
After two days in hospital, Corey has now fully recovered. “He’s got two new teeth to show,” Ms Price said. “I have to keep a closer eye on him. He’s into everything now and grabs whatever he finds to put it straight into his mouth.”
【小题1】The three high students were _____ when a woman ran out of her house shouting for help.
| A.playing near the house |
| B.on their way to school |
| C.walking their dogs nearby |
| D.on their way back from school |
| A.how dangerous the case was |
| B.how brave the three boys were |
| C.why the three teenagers’ action was heroic |
| D.how clever the three boys were |
| A.they didn’t expect they would be given so much praise |
| B.they felt excited to have become so famous after the incident |
| C.they were supposed to receive so many prizes for their good deed |
| D.they were proud of the attention they received at school for their heroic deed |
| A.How a baby was saved after swallowing an earring |
| B.Why the mother shouted for help |
| C.Baby life saved: teenage heroes earn high praise |
| D.A mother came to school to thank 3 teenagers |
Blind photography sounds strange.But a striking exhibition of photographs in California argues that it develops as a result of the contemporary art.The show "Sight Unseen", at the California Museum of Photography until Aug.29, includes everything: underwater scenes, landscapes, abstracts and everything else you might expect from a "sighted" photographer.
How do the blind take their photographs? Some rely on assistants to set up and then describe the shots (镜头) , and others just point and shoot in the right place."Just like any good artists," says McCulloh."They have their unique ways of operating." One participating photographer is Pete Eckert, an artist with multiple degrees in design and sculpture who only turned to photography after losing his vision in the mid-1990s.He opens the shutter (快门) on his camera and then uses flashlights, lights, and candles to paint his scene on film.A former fashion photographer in Chicago, Weston, lost his vision due to AIDS in 1996 and focuses on images of destruction and disability.His photos are also a star of the show.
What do gallery-goers say? "I was very impressed by it.The technique and experience was amazingly different," says John Hesketh, a printmaker in Anaheim."You never have a sense of feeling sorry for these people because they've worked very hard to prove their value."
Beyond the praise, however, the exhibition also makes a great example for disabled people everywhere.That point was explained in early May during a discussion on the TV show.At the very end of the talk, one attendee expressed his opinion."This exhibition is extraordinary and revolutionary for many reasons.I think that by being an artist with a disability, you are continuing the work of those people who fought for basic civil rights to gain access and to have a voice.In that way, it's so wonderful that your photographs say it all."
【小题1】From the passage we know that some blind people take photos by .
| A.describing the things to their assistants. |
| B.holding the camera and shooting randomly. |
| C.opening the shutter with the help of others. |
| D.using special equipment designed for them. |
| A.were not born blind. |
| B.do jobs related to art. |
| C.focus on different subjects. |
| D.like photos of destruction. |
| A.They admire the blind photographers' hard work. |
| B.They feel really sorry for those blind photographers. |
| C.They think some have good techniques while others not. |
| D.They can understand the real meaning of each photograph. |
| A.the California Museum of Photography receives praises for holding the show. |
| B.the public have a chance to know what the blind people are concerned about. |
| C.the blind photographers have a good place to show their works. |
| D.the exhibition can be very inspiring to the blind in the world. |