At present, in many American cities especially, many teachers in the public schools say they are underpaid. They point to jobs such as secretary or truck driver, which often pay more to start than that of a teacher. In many other fields, such as law, medicine, computer science, a beginning worker may make more than a teacher who has taught for several years.
Teaching has never been a profession that attracted people interested in high salaries. It is by history a profession that has provided rewards in addition to money—the satisfaction of sharing knowledge, of influencing others, of guiding young people. But in the past several years, there are more difficulties in teaching, for many, than there are rewards.
Unruly（蛮横的）students, especially in big cities, large classes and a lack of support from the public in terms of money and understanding have led many public school teachers to leave the profession.
As a result, many of the best students, who would have chosen teaching as their life career in the past, are going into other fields.
Another reason for this change in teacher candidates is the changing status（地位）of women in the United States. Until the late 1960s and 1970s, one of the most popular choices for women was teaching. But as other professions, such as law and medicine opened up to women, women stopped pouring into teacher training programs. Thus, a major pool of excellent candidates for the teaching profession dwindled (减少；缩小).
Bit by bit government officials and others realized that the status of the teacher had suffered. They talked about change. But the change in a vast society like the United States is not easy. People’s attitudes have formed over many years, and sometimes change takes many years.
1.The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 1 refers to “_____________”.
A. money B. job C. secretary D. truck driver
2.What is the present situation of the teaching?
A. Teachers work harder and get underpaid.
B. Teachers have no opportunities to work in other fields.
C. Teaching can attract best students to work as a teacher.
D. Teaching can provide rewards as well as high salaries.
3.Many public school teachers turn to other professions because _____________.
A. the government doesn’t financially support them
B. they have to work longer hours than a lawyer
C. their students refuse to listen to them
D. they are not fairly treated
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The back door of the ambulance (救护车) was suddenly shut and the driver ran to the front, jumped into the seat, and started the engine. Inside were the 1parents, Mr. and Mrs. Green, the mother holding their baby daughter, Ally. The little girl had some food stuck in her 2and could hardly 3.
The driver, Mr. White, 4his siren (警报器) and flashing light, and started speeding toward the 5hospital, fighting against 6. The cars ahead of him pulled out of way 7he drove through the busy traffic. From the back of the ambulance the parents were shouting at him to 8, since Ally almost stopped breathing. In front of him he saw some traffic 9, with the red “stop” light shining. Mr. White knew he had no time to lose, so he drove straight past the traffic lights, looking 10his left and right as he did so.
Coming towards him from his right was a 11. The driver had the windows 12, since the car was air-conditioned, and he was playing his radio. He did not hear the ambulance.
The lights were 13, so he drove straight 14into the path of the ambulance. Mr. White tried to stop his ambulance, but it was too late. It hit the taxi. Everyone was shaken but no one was hurt. Mr. White looked back to see 15little Ally was. He was 16to see relief (宽慰) instead of fear in the face of the parents.
“Look!” cried Mrs. Green. “She is 17again.”
“It must have been the crash (撞击),” said her husband. “It 18the food out of her throat.” The baby’s color was turning normal, and she was crying in a loud 19healthy voice.
They were all joyful, and quite forgot about the 20, the taxi, and the lines of cars all around them.
1.A. worried B. excited C. angry D. surprised
2.A. mouth B. nose C. throat D. ear
3.A. talk B. breathe C. cry D. hear
4.A. turned on B. opened on C. turned off D. sped up
5.A. best B. biggest C. first D. nearest
6.A. time B. cars C. policemen D. speed
7.A. that B. as C. there D. if
8.A. stop B. slow down C. hurry D. keep safe
9.A. lights B. signs C. policemen D. marks
10.A. at B. to C. down D. forward
11.A. taxi B. car C. truck D. train
12.A. up B. down C. open D. covered
13.A. red B. green C. yellow D. out
14.A. out B. away C. on D. off
15.A. who B. what C. where D. how
16.A. lucky B. astonished C. worried D. happy
17.A. crying B. breathing C. smiling D. talking
18.A. made B. let C. knocked D. pulled
19.A. and B. with C. or D. but
20.A. driver B. accident C. girl D. reporters
---What a pity! I’ve not got a ticket for the football match.
---Don’t worry. It’ll be broadcast ______.
A. live B. lively C. alive D. living
They are just college graduates and don’t realize what ______ takes to start and run a company.
A. this B. he C. that D. it
The salesman said the car was in good condition, and I was foolish enough to ______ it.
A. take for B. make way for C. fall for D. fall into
______ all our efforts, we still lost the game.
A. Despite B. As if C. Even if D. Though
