Question

While I was waiting to enter university, I saw an advertisement in a newspaper. It said that a teacher      at a school. The school was about ten miles from where I lived. I was in great need of money and wanted to do      useful, so I applied (申请).

Three days later, a letter         . It asked me    the principal(校长) of the school at Croydon. It was really a(n)     journey-- a train to Croydon station, a ten-minute bus ride and then a walk of   a quarter of a mile. At last, I arrived there, feeling very hot and nervous. When I    at the door, a man opened it. He was short and round.

“The school,” he said, “has a group of twenty-four boys    the age of seven and thirteen.” According to the man, I should have to teach all the subjects    art, which the man himself taught the class art. I should have to    the class into three groups and teach them in turn at three different levels, and I was quiet disappointed at the     of teaching math --a subject which I wasn't very good at. It was        that I had to teach them on Saturday afternoon because most of my friends would be     themselves at that time.

      I had time to ask about my salary (薪水), the man got up to his feet. “Now,” he said, “you'd better      my wife. She is the one who really runs this school.”

1.A. wants           B. wanted         C. was wanted    D. was wanting

2.A. something      B. everything    C. anything       D. nothing

3.A. improved        B. arrived       C. dropped        D. developed

4.A. catch           B. to catch       C. see           D. to see

5.A. comfortable     B. wonderful    C. unimportant    D. unpleasant

6.A. at least       B. at first      C. at last         D. at most

7.A. looked        B. knocked        C. shut          D. turned

8.A. among          B. from           C. between         D. both

9.A. as well as    B. besides        C. including       D. except

10.A. connect      B. divide         C. join           D. tear

11.A. idea         B. news            C. service       D. agreement

12.A. better       B. harder         C. worse          D. nicer

13.A. helping      B. enjoying        C. studying      D. cleaning

14.A. Though      B. Because        C. Unless        D. Before

15.A. meet         B. to meet         C. met           D. will meet

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.D

10.B

11.A

12.C

13.B

14.D

15.A

【解析】

1.1】考查动词的时态和语态。结合句意，可知是一个老师被需求，此处过去分词表被动修饰teacher，故选B。

2.2】考查不定代词辨析。句意为，我非常需要钱，所以我做了一些有用的事情。something一些事情，everything每件事情，anything任何事情，nothing没有事情，故选A。

3.3】考查动词辨析。句意为，三天后，到了一封信。improved提高，arrived到达，dropped跌落，developed发展。故选B。

4.4】考查动词辨析。句意为，让我去见校长。ask sb. to do sth. 让某人做某事，故排除A和C，catch抓住，see看，故选D。

5.5】考查对语境的理解和形容词辨析。联系下文，坐火车到车站，又坐了10分钟的公共汽车，然后又走了一段路程，可知是不愉快的行程。comfortable舒服的，wonderful棒的，unimportant不重要的，unpleasant不愉快的，故选D。

6.6】考查介词短语辨析。句意为，走了至少四分之一英里的路程。at least至少，at first首先，at last最后，at most至多，故选A。

7.7】考查动词辨析。句意为，当我敲门的时候，一个人把门打开了。looked看，knocked敲，shut关闭，turned转向。故选B。

8.8】考查介词辨析。句意为，学校有24个7—13岁的男孩子。between…and…在两者之间，故选C。

9.9】考查动词辨析。句意为，通过那人，我知道了我要教除了美术外的所有学科，美术由那个男人教。as well as也，besides除了…之外（还有），including包含，except除了，故选D。

10.10】考查动词辨析。句意为，我要把学生们分成三组。divide…into…的意思是把…分为…，故选B。

11.11】考查名词辨析。句意为，我对让我教数学这个观点很失望，因为我不擅长数学。idea观点，news新闻，消息，service服务，帮助，agreement同意，故选A。

12.12】考查对语境的理解和形容词辨析。联系下半句，我的大部分朋友会再那个时间玩得很开心，可知让我周六下午教师更糟糕的。better更好，harder更努力的，worse更坏的，nicer更好的，故选C。

13.13】考查动词辨析。句意为，我的大部分朋友会再那个时间玩得很开心。enjoy oneself 玩得开心。

14.14】考查连词辨析。句意为，在我有时间要问薪水之前。Though尽管，Because因为，Unless除非，Before在…之前。故选D。

15.15】考查动词的用法。句意为，你最好问问我的妻子。had better最好，后面接动词的原形，故选A。