There was a story many years ago of a school teacher—Mrs. Thompson. She told the children on the first day that she loved them all the same. But that was a lie. There in the front row was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard. He didn’t play well with the other children and he always needed a bath. She did not like him.
Then Mrs. Thompson got to know that Teddy was actually a very good boy before the death of his mother. Mrs. Thompson was ashamed of herself. She felt even worse when, like all her other students, Teddy brought her a Christmas present too. It was his mother’s perfume(香水)。
Teddy said, “Mrs. Thompson, today you smell just like my Mom used to.” After the children left she cried for at least an hour. On that very day, she stopped teaching reading, writing and math. Instead, she began to teach children.
Mrs. Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy. The boy’s mind seemed to come alive. The more she encourage him, the faster he improved. By the end of the sixth grade, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class.
Six years went by before she got a note from Teddy. He wrote that he had finished high school, third in his class, and she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole lift. He went to college. Mrs. Thompson got two more letters from him with the last one signed, Theodore F. Stoddard, M. D.(医学博士).
The story doesn’t end there. On his wedding day, Dr. Stoddard whispered in Mrs. Thompson’s ear, “Thank you, Mrs. Thompson, for believing in me. You made me feel important and showed me that I could make a difference.”
Mrs. Thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back, “Teddy, you have it all wrong. You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn’t know how to teach until I met you.”
1.What did Mrs. Thompson do on the first day of school?
A. She made Teddy feel ashamed.
B. She asked the children to play with Teddy.
C. She changed Teddy’s seat to the front row.
D. She told the class something untrue about herself.
2.What did Mrs. Thompson find out about Teddy?
A. He often told lies.
B. He was good at math.
C. He needed motherly care.
D. He enjoyed playing with others.
3.In what way did Mrs. Thompson change?
A. She taught fewer school subjects.
B. She became stricter with her students.
C. She no longer liked her job as a teacher.
D. She cared more about educating students.
4.Why did Teddy thank Mrs. Thompson at his wedding?
A. She had kept in touch with him.
B. She had given him encouragement.
C. She had sent him Christmas presents.
D. She had taught him how to judge people.
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
From the time each of my children started school, I packed their lunches. And in each lunch, I 1a note. Often written on a napkin (餐巾), it might be a thank-you for a 2moment, a reminder of something we were happily expecting, or a bit of 3for the coming test or sporting event.
In early grade school they 4their notes. But as children grow older they becomes self-conscious(有自我意识的), and 5he reached high school, my older son, Marc, informed me he no longer 6my daily notes. Telling him that he no longer needed to 7them but I still needed to write them, I 8until the day he graduated.
Six years after high school graduation, Marc called and asked if he could move 9for a couple of months. He had spent those years well, graduating from college, 10two internship (实习) in Washington, D.C., and 11, becoming a technical assistant in Sacramento, 12short vacation visits, however, he had lived away from home. With his younger sister leaving for college, I was 13happy to have Marc back. Since I was 14making lunch for his younger brother, I 15one for Marc, too. Imagine my 16when I got a call from my 24-yere-old son, 17his lunch.
“Did I do something 18? Don’t you love me 19,Mom?” were just a few of the questions he threw at me as I 20asked him what was wrong.
“My note, Mom,” he answered. “Where’s my note?”
1.A. carried B. found C. included D. held
2.A. difficult B. special C. comfortable D. separate
3.A. congratulation B. improvement C. explanation D. encouragement
4.A. loved B. answered C. wrote D. examined
5.A. lately B. by the way C. by the time D. gradually
6.A. received B. understood C. enjoyed D. collected
7.A. copy B. read C. take D. send
8.A. held up B. gave up C. followed D. continued
9.A. out B. home C. to college D. to Sacramento
10.A. organizing B. planning C. comparing D. completing
11.A. hopefully B. finally C. particularly D. certainly
12.A. Because of B. Instead of C. Except for D. As for
13.A. especially B. immediately C. equally D. generally
14.A. once B. again C. still D. even
15.A. packed B. fetched C. bought D. filled
16.A. fear B. surprise C. anger D. disappointment
17.A. waiting for B. worrying about C. caring for D. asking about
18.A. wrong B. funny C. strange D. smart
19.A. any more B. enough C. once more D. better
20.A. interestingly B. bitterly C. politely D. laughingly
It was in New Zealand ___ Elizabeth first met Mr. Smith.
A. that B. how C. which D. when
The house still needed a lot of work, but ___ the kitchen was finished.
A. instead B. altogether C. at once D. at least
Little Johnny felt the bag, curious to know what it ____.
A. collected B. contained C. loaded D. saved
Liza ___ well not want to go on the trip—she hates traveling.
A. will B. can C. must D. may