When I met him, I had a lot of anger inside of me. I’ve lived my whole life in Spanish Harlem, but in my neighborhood, there are shoot-ups all the time. I know kids who have been shot or beaten up. I have friends who ended up in prison. I could have ended up that way, too, but Mr. Clark wouldn’t let that happen.
Mr. Clark worked long hours, making sure I did my work. My grades rose. In fact, the scores of our whole class rose. One day, he took our class to see The Phantom of the Opera, and it was the first time some kids had ever been out of Harlem. Before the show, he treated us to dinner at a restaurant and taught us not to talk with our mouths full. We did not want to let him down.
Mr. Clark was selected as Disney’s 2000 Teacher of the Year. He said he would draw three names out of a hat; those students would go with him to Los Angles to get the award. But when the time came to draw names, Mr. Clark said, “You’re all going.”
On graduation day, there were a lot of tears. We didn’t want his class to end. In 2001, he moved to Atlanta, but he always kept in touch. He started giving lectures about education, and created a bestseller based on his classroom rules, The Essential 55. In 2003, Mr. Clark took some of us on a trip to South Africa to deliver school supplies and visit orphanages （孤儿院）. It was the most amazing experience of my life. It’s now my dream to one day start a group of women’s clubs, helping people from all backgrounds.
1.Without Mr. Clark, the writer _________.
A. might have put into prison B. might not have won the prize
C. might have joined a women’s club D. might not have moved to Atlanta
2.The Essential 55 is ___________.
A. a show B. a speech
C. a classroom rule D. a bestseller
3.How many students’ names were finally drawn out of a hat by Mr. Clark？
A. None B. Three
C. Fifty-five D. All
4.In the passage, the writer intends to tell us that ___________.
A. Mr. Clark went to South Africa because he liked traveling
B. Mr. Clark helped to set up a group of women’s clubs
C. a good teacher can raise his or her students’ score
D. a good teacher has a good influence on his or her students
5.What is the writer’s attitude towards Mr. Clark？
A. He speaks highly of Mr. Clark.
B. He looks down upon Mr. Clark.
C. He doesn‘t show his attitude towards Mr. Clark.
D. He takes a neutral （中立的）attitude towards Mr. Clark.
Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue (美德).
William Bennett
Thanksgiving Day was coming. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun assignment (作业) — to draw a picture of for which they were thankful.
Most of the class might be considered poor, but still many would the holiday with turkey and other traditional food of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the subject of most of her students’ art. And they were.
But Douglas made a(an) kind of picture. Douglas was a different kind of boy. He was the teacher’s true child of weak and unhappy. As other children played at , Douglas used to stand close by her side. One could only guess at the pain that Douglas felt behind those sad .
Yes, his picture was different. When he was asked to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a . Nothing else. Just an empty hand.
His abstract (抽象的) picture caught the of his classmates. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers turkeys. Another suggested a police officer, because the police protect and people. Still others guessed it was the hand of God, for God feeds us. And so the discussion went on — until the teacher almost forgot the young artist .
When the children had gone on to other assignments, she stopped at Douglas’ desk, bent down, and him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and murmured, “It’s yours, teacher.”
She recalled the when she had taken his hand and walked with him here or there, as she had the other students. How she had said, “Take my hand, Douglas, we’ll go outside.” Or, “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” Or, “Let’s do this together.” Douglas was very for his teacher’s hand. Brushing aside a tear, she went on with her work.
The story speaks of more than thankfulness. It says something about teachers teaching and parents parenting and friends showing friendship, and how much it means to the Douglases of the world. They might not always say thanks, but they’ll remember the hand that out.
1.A. anything B. somethingC. nothingD. everything
2.A. congratulate B. spendC. celebrateD. consider
3.A. good B. interestingC. excitingD. different
4.A. break B. restC. deskD. first
5.A. noses B. handsC. facesD. eyes
6.A. gift B. personC. handD. turkey
7.A. thought B. descriptionC. respectD. imagination
8.A. raise B. needC. buyD. show
9.A. look atB. care forC. take awayD. drive off
10.A. himselfB. itselfC. herselfD. themselves
11.A. saidB. askedC. talkedD. spoke
12.A. chancesB. formsC. waysD. times
13.A. muchB. manyC. oftenD. long
14.A. thankfulB. helpfulC. carefulD. beautiful
15.A. movesB. holdsC. reachesD. puts
--I really didn’t know how to thank you enough. -- __________.
A. It doesn’t matter B. OK
C. No problem D. Think nothing of it
I’ve worked with child before, so I know what ________ in my new job.
A. expected B. to expect
C. expecting D. expect
— Guess yesterday.
—I think you went to see the movie The Lion King.
A. where did I go B. when I did it
C. what did I doD. what I did
he girl sitting next to me on the plane was very nervous, for she before.
A. hasn’t flown B. hadn’t flown
C. didn’t fly D. wasn’t flying
