题目内容
It was in my high school science class. I was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on. A came, “Nice shirt,” I smiled from ear to ear. Then another voice said, “That shirt belonged to my dad. Greg’s mother works for my family. We were going to that shirt away, but gave it to her .” I was speechless. I wanted to hide.
I the shirt into the back of the closet and told my mum what had happened. She then dialed her , “I will no longer work for your family,” she told him. That night, Mom told my dad that she couldn’t clean anymore; she knew her life’s was something greater.
The next morning she with the personnel manager at the Board of Education. He told her that without a proper education she could not teach. So Mom decided to a university.
After the first year in college, she went back to the personnel manager. He said, “You are , aren’t you? I think I have a for you as a teacher’s assistant. This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of .” Mom accepted the opportunity very .
For almost five years, as a teacher’s assistant, she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit, feeling . Then one day, the personnel manager and the principal in her classroom. The principal said, “We have watched how you the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hard-working over the last five years. We are all in agreement that you be the teacher of this class.”
My mom spent more than 20 years there. her career, she was voted Teacher of the Year. All of this came about because of the comment（评论） made in the classroom that day. Mom showed me how to handle situations and never give up.
1.A. noise B. voiceC. sound D. tune
2.A. get B. take C. carryD. throw
3.A. otherwise B. anyhowC. instead D. actually
4.A. settled B. pushedC. stored D. put
5.A. teacher B. employerC. director D. adviser
6.A. purpose B. encouragement C. achievementD. victory
7.A. went B. met C. workedD. stayed
8.A. visit B. continueC. attend D. prepare
9.A. seriousB. fortunateC. careful D. responsible
10.A. careerB. dutyC. positionD. part
11.A. learningB. judging C. obeying D. imagining
12.A. patientlyB. eagerlyC. successfullyD. skillfully
13.A. upsetB. frightened C. guilty D. ashamed
14.A. looked upB. went upC. took up D. showed up
15.A. believeB. protect C. treatD. receive
16.A. spiritB. intentionC. action D. attempt
17.A. must B. would C. might D. should
18.A. AtB. DuringC. On D. With
19.A. worthless B. thoughtless C. hopeless D. helpless
20.A. challengingB. differentC. dangerous D. strange
1.B
2.D
3.C
4.D
5.B
6.A
7.B
8.C
9.A
10.C
11.A
12.B
13.A
14.D
15.C
16.A
17.D
18.B
19.B
20.A
【解析】
试题分析：作者因穿了一件母亲的雇主给的衣服而在学校受到嘲笑，骄傲自尊的母亲毅然辞掉自己的工作，为了当一名教师而去接受大学教育，然后经过她自己的努力，凭借着她的爱心母亲从一名助理教师成为了一名真正的教师，母亲自强不息的精神给了作者很大的鼓励。
1.A.噪音；B. 嗓音；C. 声音（自然界的一切声音）；D. 音调。根据空后内容Then another voice said,判断是有人说话，选B。
2.Get sth away“拿走”，take sth away“带走”；carry sth away“搬走”；throw sth away “扔掉”根据下文内容可知作者非常尴尬，由此判断她穿了别人要扔掉的衣服，选D。
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4.…..into the back of the closet判断作者把衣服放了起来，选D。
5.“I will no longer work for your family,”可知作者的母亲是给自己的雇主打电话，选B。
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8.Attend a university “上大学”，根据上文可知母亲因没有受过大学教育而求职被拒，所以她决定去上大学，选C。
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10.……as a teacher’s assistant可知母亲去求职而得到了一个做老师助理的职位，选C。
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Becoming a fireman is a challenging and competitive job today. A fireman’s main duty is decided by the fighting and extinguishment(熄灭) of fire which definitely requires being a strong man, both mentally and physically.
The duty of a fireman includes protection of life and property of the public. They are the servicemen who are decisively selected by an organization to deal with situations like fire. Such type of jobs is one of those few jobs where service is provided for innocent people when they need help immediately. This may include rescuing people from a building at fire, providing them with medical facilities, extinguishing fire in a house or in a large commercial building. Serving people is the main purpose of these professionals（职业）. The satisfaction which a fireman gets from this type of job cannot be compared to any other profession in the world.
Such profession requires top-level commitment and professionalism from those who have chosen it as a career. Fireman should have the highest level of courage and patience to put their lives in danger for the sake of others. They undergo lessons of maintaining patience for long hours and go through complete preparation to become successful and well-organized professional firemen. There are certain tests that are recommended before becoming a fireman.
It’s not that easy to become a fireman nowadays. A fireman is supposed to deal with unexpected situations, and they should be skilled at communicating with others and be self-disciplined at the same time.
In order to be a good fireman, one must undergo（经历、接受） strict local fire department’s training program after passing all the tests. All the fire departments conclude a two-to-four-month course, including classroom training and practical training that cover firefighting techniques, fire avoidance, dangerous materials and urgent situation medical actions. Completing this training, trainees go through the department’s trial period of service that can last from three to six months, depending on the methods of selection.
Firemen usually work both indoors and outdoors. They have to be on duty at all times and mostly work in shifts of at least 8 hours. They are also provided with several benefits which include medical aid plan, pension fund, annual leave and many more.
Title: Fireman
Definition | The servicemen decisively selected by an organization to (1.)_______ situations like fire. |
(2.) | ● Helping innocent people (3.) they need help. ● Rescuing people from a building at-fire and providing them with medical facilities. ● (4.) out fire in a house or in a large commercial building. |
Requirements | ● Having top-level commitment and professionalism. ● Being courageous and (5.) . ● Being strong both in body and (6.) _________. ● Having good (7.) skills. ● Being self-disciplined. |
(8.) | ● Firefighting techniques, fire avoidance, dangerous materials and urgent situation medical actions. ● The department’s trial period of service which possibly (9.)_________ 3～6 months. |
(10.) | Medical aid plans, pension fund, annual leave and many more. |