Question

Barditch High School decided to hold an All-School Reunion．Over 450 people came to the event．There were tours of the old school building and a picnic at Confederate Park．Several former teachers were on hands to tell stories about the old days．Ms．Mabel Yates, the English teacher for fifty years, was wheeled to the Park．

Some eyes rolled and there were a few low groans(嘟囔声)when Ms．Yates was about to speak．Many started looking at their watches and coming up with excuses to be anywhere instead of preparing to listen to a lecture from an old woman who had few kind words for her students and made them work harder than all the other teachers combined．

Then Ms．Yates started to speak:

“I can’t tell you how pleased I am to be here．I haven’t seen many of you since your graduation, but I have followed your careers and enjoyed your victories as well as crying for your tragedies．I have a large collection of newspaper photographs of my students．Although I haven’t appeared in person, I have attended your college graduations, weddings and even the birth of your children, in my imagination．”

Ms．Yates paused and started crying a bit．Then she continued:

“It was my belief that if I pushed you as hard as I could, some of you would succeed to please me and others would succeed to annoy me．Regardless of our motives, I can see that you have all been successful in you chosen path．”

“There is no greater comfort for an educator than to see the end result of his or her years of work．You have all been a great source of pleasure and pride for me and I want you to know I love you all from the bottom of my heart．”

There was a silence over the crowd for a few seconds and then someone started clapping．The clapping turned into cheering, then into a deafening roar(呼喊)．Lawyers, truck drivers, bankers and models were rubbing their eyes or crying openly with no shame all because of the words from a long forgotten English teacher from their hometown．

1.What activity was organized for the school reunion?

   A．Telling stories about past events． 

B．A picnic on the school playground．

   C．Sightseeing in the park．        

D．Graduates’ reports in the old building．

2.What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?

   A．Some graduates were too busy to listen to Ms．Yates’ speech．

   B．Some people got tired from the reunion activities．

   C．Many graduates disliked Ms．Yates’ ways of teaching．

   D．Most people had little interest in the reunion．

3.We can learn from Ms．Yates’ speech that she _____________．

   A．attended her students’ college graduations                      

   B．gave her students advice on their careers

   C．kept track of her students’ progress    

   D．went to her students’ wedding ceremonies

4.What was Ms．Yates’ belief in teaching teenagers?

   A．Hard-pushed students are more likely to succeed．

   B．Pressure on students from teachers should be reduced．

   C．Teachers’ knowledge is the key to students’achievements．

   D．Students’ respect is the best reward for teachers．

5.Which of the following can best describe Ms．Yates?__________．

   A．Reliable and devoted．              

B．Strict but caring．

   C．Proud but patient．                                              

D．Tough and generous．               

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.A

5.B

【解析】文章讲述了一位严厉且非常有爱心的老师在校友聚会上的一次发言。

1.细节题。根据第一段第3行Several former teachers were on hands to tell stories about the old days可知A正确。

2.推理题。根据第二段3,4行who had few kind words for her students and made them work harder，说明这个老师对学生很严格，以及第二段前面所说学生看手表，找理由走开等等说明她并不是非常受学生的欢迎。故C正确。

3.细节题。根据文章第4段内容I have a large collection of newspaper photographs of my students．可知这位老师记录自己学生取得的那些成就，故C正确。

4.推理题。根据文章倒数第3段1,2行It was my belief that if I pushed you as hard as I could, some of you would succeed to please me and others would succeed to annoy me．可知他认为那些被严格要求的学生最有可能成功，故A正确。

5.推理题。这位老师对学生非常严格，但是同时对学生取得进步也非常的高兴，说明B正确。文章没有提及值得信赖，骄傲，耐心，慷慨等。