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 Angeles 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 wrote a bestselling book 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 been 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 book
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 help raise his or her students’ scores
D.a good teacher has a good influence on his or her students
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I grew up in a tiny Baltimore row house in a faraway mountain area.My parents 1the necessities of life 2they couldn’t give much more.If I asked my father 3a pair of jeans,he would say,“If you want them,make the money and buy them 4.”He wasn’t being mean;he just couldn’t 5them.From age 12 on,I did part-time jobs after school.
When I 6from high school,I joined the navy.Soon I was in a boot camp(新兵训练营) at Parris Island,S.C.,where I learned that life in the navy centered around completing daily 7.These could be anything from cleaning the camp to conducting mock(模拟的) battles.Completing these tasks successfully 8discipline,team-work and responsibility.It didn’t 9whether you were black,white or Asian;everyone worked together for the 10of the company.
I went 11to graduate from the U.S.Naval Academy and later became an officer in the navy.The part of my job I 12most was the consueling(咨询) meetings I 13with the family members of the men and women in my 14,trying to help them deal with the long periods of 15.These proved popular and word of them spread. 16I was being asked to give encouraging 17to business groups,educators and kids across the country.
But I consider the boot camp my first real 18,and my life is still guided by the 19lessons I learned there.It taught me discipline,friendship and the pride related to setting a task every day and working hard to 20it.
1.A.provided B.got C.made D.bought
2.A.while B.but C.so D.or
3.A.about B.with C.for D.of
4.A.themselves B.ourselves C.yourself D.myself
5.A.pay B.find C.produce D.afford
6.A.came B.returned C.escaped D.graduated
7.A.drills B.tasks C.exercises D.reports
8.A.included B.asked C.required D.met
9.A.matter B.mean C.exist D.work
10.A.good B.boss C.rest D.right
11.A.out B.on C.away D.off
12.A.took B.hated C.enjoyed D.did
13.A.ended B.began C.continued D.held
14.A.charge B.situation C.position D.choice
15.A.lessons B.meetings C.training D.separation
16.A.Long before B.Before long
C.As usual D.Once again
17.A.performances B.descriptions
C.speeches D.gifts
18.A.vacation B.place C.job D.travel
19.A.important B.bitter C.normal D.difficult
20.A.gain B.achieve C.show D.match
It is none of your business _______ other people think about you.Believe yourself.
A.how B.what C.which D.when
—Do you need any help,Lucy?
—Yes.The job is _______ I could do myself.
A.less than B.more than
C.no more than D.not more than
The news of the mayor’s coming to our school for a visit was _______ on the radio yesterday.
A.turned out B.found out
C.given out D.carried out
Although _______ my opinion,the old professor didn’t come up with his own.
A.against B.on C.for D.in
