A teacher of English as a second language is the 2004 Teacher of the Year in the United States .Kathy Mellor of Rhode Island will spend the next year as an international spokeswoman for education. President Bush and his wife, Laura ,honored her during a ceremony at the White House last week.
For the past nineteen years ,Kathy Mellor has taught English as a second language at Davisville Middle School in North Kingstown, Rhode Island ,in the northeastern United States .She redesigned the program for E.S.L students at her school to provide each student with one to three periods per day in classes for English learners .How much instruction the students get depends on their level of skill in listening ,speaking ,reading and writing. The amount of time they spend in these classes in reduced as their level of English increases.
A teacher describes this as the most successful E.S.L. program in North Kingstown. She also praises Kathy Mellor for providing help to students and their families by forming a local parents group for speakers of other languages .This improved their ability to help their children.
Kathy Mellor earned a master’s degree in education from Rhode Island College. She studied teaching English as a second language.
She was chosen for the national honor of Teacher of the Year from among top teachers in each of the fifty states .As Teacher of the Year ,Kathy Mellor will travel around the United States and to other countries .She will talk about the importance of education and the work of teachers.
1.This passage is mainly about________.
A．Teacher of the Year 2004 in the United States
B．Ms Mellor’s English teaching instruction
C．Ms Mellor’s teaching skills of learning English
D．praises to Ms Mellor from other teachers
2.What does “E.S.L.” in the passage stand for?
A．English study learners. B．English speaking and listening.
C．English special learners. D．English as a second language.
3.From this passage we can learn that ________.
A．middle school teachers from each state are honored Teachers of the Year
B．middle school teachers in the USA have to get master’s degrees
C．Ms Mellor’s students have no problems in learning English
D．the American government pays much attention to education
完形填空（共y小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Not too long ago ,an incident that happened at Walt Disney touched me greatly. A guest 36 out of our Polynesian Village resort（度假胜地）at Walt Disney was asked how she 37 her visit .She told the front-desk clerk she had had a (n) 38 vacation ,but was heartbroken about 39 several rolls of Kodak color film she had not yet 40 .At that moment she was particularly 41 over the loss of the pictures she had shot at our Polynesian Luau , 42 this was a memory she especially treasured.
Now ,please understand that we have no written service rules 43 lost photos in the park. 44 ,the clerk at the front desk 45 Disney’s idea of caring for our 46 . She asked the woman to leave her a couple rolls of 47 film , promising she would take care of the rest of our show at Polynesian Luau.
Two weeks later the guest received a 48 at her home .In it were photos of all the actors of our show,49 signed by each performer. There were also 50 of the public procession（游行队伍）and fireworks in the park ,taken by the front-desk clerk in her own 51 after work. I happened to know this 52 because this guest wrote us a letter .She said that 53 in her life had she received such good service from any business.
Excellent 54 does not come from policy (政策性的)handbooks .It comes from people who 55 and from a culture that encourages and models that attitude.
1.A．working B．checking C．trying D．staying
2.A．expected B．realized C．paid D．enjoyed
3.A．disappointing B．wonderful C．uncomfortable D．important
4.A．taking B．dropping C．losing D．breaking
5.A．developed B．taken C．washed D．loaded
6.A．silly B．nervous C．calm D．sad
7.A．when B．where C．as D．which
8.A．covering B．finding C．making D．keeping
9.A．Excitedly B．Fortunately C．Therefore D．Quietly
10.A．understood B．reminded C．trusted D．discovered
11.A．workers B．guests C．managers D．clerks
12.A．printed B．shot C．unused D．recorded
13.A．film B．card C．camera D．packet
14.A．frequently B．personally C．alone D．actually
15.A．rules B．pictures C．handbooks D．performances
16.A．case B．work C．time D．position
17.A．story B．place C．photo D．show
18.A．only B．almost C．never D．nearly
19.A．advice B．experience C．quality D．service
20.A．care B．serve C．like D．know
--- Have you finished reading Jane Eyre?
--- No, I _________ my homework all day today.
A am doing B will do C has done D do
The boy’s new electric toy car was _________ envy of his friends.
A a B the C / D an
The workers _________ the glasses and marked on each box “This Side Up”.
A carried B delivered C pressed D packed
The Summer Palace is really beautiful. In fact I doubt whether China has ________ park.
A. a more beautiful B. a most beautiful
C. the most beautiful D. a beautiful
