He's an old cobbler (修鞋匠)  with a shop in the Marais, a historic area in Paris.When I took him my shoes, he at first told me: “I haven't time.Take them to the other fellow on the main street ; he'll fix them for you right away.”
But I'd had my eye on his shop for a long time.Just looking at his bench loaded with tools and pieces of leather, I knew he was a skilled craftsman. “No,” I replied, “the other fellow can't do it well.”
“The other fellow” was one of those shopkeepers who fix shoes and make keys “while-U-wait” ­­­— without knowing much about mending shoes or making keys.They work carelessly, and when they have finished sewing back a sandal strap (鞋带) you might as well just throw away the pair.
My man saw I wouldn't give in, and he smiled.He wiped his hands on his blue apron (围裙), looked at my shoes, had me write my name on one shoe with a piece of chalk and said, “Come back in a week.”
I was about to leave when he took a pair of soft leather boots off a shelf.
“See what I can do?” he said with pride. “Only three of us in Paris can do this kind of work.”
When I got back out into the street, the world seemed brand-new to me.He was something out of an ancient legend, this old craftsman with his way of speaking familiarly, his very strange, dusty felt hat, his funny accent from who-knows-where and, above all, his pride in his craft.
These are times when nothing is important but the bottom line, when you can do things any old way as long as it “pays”, when, in short, people look on work as a path to ever-increasing consumption (消费) rather than a way to realize their own abilities.In such a period it is a rare comfort to find a cobbler who gets his greatest satisfaction from pride in a job well done.
【小题1】Which of the following is true about the old cobbler?

A.He was equipped with the best repairing tools.
B.He was the only cobbler in the Marais.
C.He was proud of his skills.
D.He was a native Parisian.
【小题2】The sentence “He was something out of an ancient legend.” ( paragraph 7 ) implies that______
A.nowadays you can hardly find anyone like him
B.it was difficult to communicate with this man
C.the man was very strange
D.the man was too old
【小题3】According to the author, many people work just to__________.
A.realize their abilitiesB.gain happiness
C.make moneyD.gain respect
【小题4】This story wants to tell us that__________.
A.craftsmen make a lot of moneyB.whatever you do, do it well
C.craftsmen need self-respectD.people are born equal

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.
【小题2】The underlined word “ compassionate” in Para 5 means ____________.
A.ambitiousB.knowledgeableC.sympatheticD.generous
【小题3】 According to the text, the most important element in education is _________.
A.teachers’ good instructionB.advanced technology
C.teachers’ encouragementD.personal connection
【小题4】The author states his view of education by __________.
A.exampleB.descriptionC.figureD.comparison

根据每小题题后的汉语提示,以及句末括号内的英语单词完成句子,并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。
【小题1】This is the most instructive film              since I could remember. (see)
这是我懂事以来看过的最有教育意义的电影了。
【小题2】Don't be too hard on yourself.            what you have is the key to happiness.(content)
不要对自己太苛刻,满足于你所拥有的是幸福的关键。
【小题3】Calm down for a while,      the complicated problems very soon. (simplify)
冷静片刻你就会化繁为简了。
【小题4】The generation gap      for parents ,to understand their children's opinions.  (make)
代沟使得父母很难理解孩子们的想法。
【小题5】If you are unhappy with anything you have bought from us, we will gladly exchange your purchase, or give your money back,                    (prefer)
若您对从我们这买到的任何商品不满意,我们将乐意为您更换或退款,您愿意哪种都行。
【小题6】A person with a severe mental health problem is              to have no close friends than the average. (likely)
有着严重心理疾病的人找不到知心朋友的可能性是普通人的四倍。
【小题7】Charles                   then as I met him in the supermarket five minutes ago.(clean)
查理那时不可能在清理房间,因为我五分钟前才在超市碰到他。
【小题8】It is not how much we do but how much love we put into what we do                      our work most. (benefit)
让我们的工作最受益的不是我们做多少,而是我们有多么热爱自己所做的事。
【小题9】Seated in the studio                  , along with his two students, reoeiving the interview now.(be)
坐在录音棚里的是这位教授和他的两个学生,现正在接受采访。
【小题10】The teacher was making every effort to clarify                  the students. (confuse)
这个老师正全力诠释让学生困惑的地方。

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