I’m a teacher. But there are days, like today, when I wonder why. The results of an English quiz taken by my fifth-graders were depressing. Despite my best efforts, the world of pronouns remains a mystery to them. How I wish there were a way to make the study of our language as exciting as a computer game, so the glazed (目光呆滞) looks would not appear in their eyes at the mention of the word “grammar.” I remember my husband’s words: “Why don’t you quit? You’d probably make more money by doing something else, and you wouldn’t have papers to grade every night.”

Tonight I have a stack of papers to grade, which I promised my students I would return tomorrow. But a friend, whom I haven’t seen in a year, is visiting from Belgium, and I told her I would keep this evening free.

Sitting in traffic behind a distant stoplight, it’s hard not to replay the day. A voice reports the body of a local youngster, missing for weeks, has been identified.

This missing child has had a deep effect on my students. They wondered, “If it happened to her, could it happen to me?”

My children had found the answer themselves. They got out their pencils, markers and made cards. Cards were written with words of compassion and love for a mother and father they didn’t know. Cards were filled with red hearts, golden crosses, flowers and angels. Their cards, intended to comfort others, comforted the children themselves by leading them past the anxiety, back into the world of security (安全) that should be theirs.

And then I remember why I’m still teaching. It’s the children. They’re more important than a lifetime filled with quiet evenings and more valuable than a pocket filled with money. My classroom, a child-filled world of discovery, of kindness and of caring is the real world.

It’s time to call my friend. I have promises to keep. She’ll understand. After all, she’s a teacher.

1.The writer wonders why she is a teacher because _____.

A. her students often play games in class

B. teaching is not a well-paid job

C. her students feel bored with grammar

D. she feels frustrated at teaching

2. The students’ attitude to the missing child’s parents might be that of _____.

A. doubt    B. unconcern    C. sympathy     D. tolerance

3.What is the most important according to the writer?

A. A pocket filled with money.

B. The kind and caring children.

C. A lifetime filled with quiet evenings.

D. The freedom to control her own time.

4.What promise will the writer keep?

A. To grade papers that night.  B. To help a student with homework.

C. To accept her husband’s advice. D. To meet her old friend.

短文填词(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)  阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1)汉语提示，2)首字母提示，3)语境提示，在每个空格内填人一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen! I’m Sue                  

Allow me, first of all, on b        of my teachers and classmates1.      

to give you a warm welcome to all of you c         from London. 2.     

It really gives us a great           （快乐）to have you in our school3.       

for a           （短暂的）visit. I believe that you will be glad to 4.     

see how well we Chinese students are          along with our English5.        

learning. We think it a bridge to the        （友谊）between us and6.    

the people throughout the o        world. But, you know, there are still7.      

some students, most of         are boys of science, learning English with8.      

much trouble. So, we hope you would give us some a         on the9.     

language sudy. Finally, let me wish you a pleasant        （停留）here. 10.         

书面表达（满分25分）

最近的一份调查表明中国青少年的体质明显下降，青少年的健康问题日益受到社会的关注。请根据下列提示，以“The health of Chinese youngsters—a big concern”为题，写一篇120词左右的英语短文。

1．现状：青少年体质明显下降，有许多诸如肥胖、近视等健康问题；

2．原因：作业负担过重，睡眠不足，缺乏锻炼；

3．建议：改革现行教育制度，减轻学生负担，使学生有更多睡眠和锻炼的时间。

参考词汇：肥胖 obesity  近视short-sightedness  改革 reform

—We have two seats free here. Which one would you like?

—        ! My mother is coming to see the film with me.

A．None           B．Neither        C．All            D．Both

—Your spoken English is so good. Have you been abroad?

—Yes. I     in London for two years.

A．have stayed    B．stayed         C．had stayed     D．have been staying

        many failures, I have the courage to meet all challenges.

A．Having experienced   B．To experience C．Experienced D．Experience

With the college entrance examination       near, both the parents and the students are more and more anxious.

A．draws          B．drawn          C．drawing        D．is drawing

      I admit that there are problems, I don’t agree that they cannot be solved.

A．While          B．When           C．As             D．For

In the earthquake, parents were willing to do      they could      their children.

    A．whatever；save                   B．whatever；to save

    C．what；saving                     D．what；to save

Faced with the exams, we should work as hard as we can.        , we shouldn’t do it at the cost of our health.

    A．Therefore      B．However        C．Moreover       D．Furthermore