Question

It was in my high school science class. I was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on.

A      came, “Nice shirt,” I smiled from ear to ear. Then another voice said, “That shirt belonged to my dad. Greg’s mother works for my family. We were going to       that shirt away, but gave it to her      .”I was speechless. I wanted to hide.

I       the shirt in the back of the closet and told my mum what had happened. She then dialed her         , “I will no longer work for your family,” she told him. That night, Mom told my dad that she couldn’t clean anymore; she knew her life’s       was something greater.

The next morning she        with the personnel manager at the Board of Education. He told her that without a proper education she could not teach. So mom decided to       a university.

After the first year in college, she went back to the personnel manager. He said, “You are   __    , aren’t you? I think I have a        for you as a teacher’s assistant. This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of       .” Mom accepted the opportunity very       .

For almost five years, as a teacher’s assistant, she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit, feeling       . Then one day, the personnel manager and the principal   __  _  in her classroom. The principal said, “We have watched how you        the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hard – working        over the last five years. We are all in agreement that you        be the teacher of this class.”

My mom spent more than 20 years there.       her career, she was voted Teacher of the Year. All of this came about because of the        comment made in the classroom that day. Mom showed me how to handle        situations and never give up.

1.A．noise        B．voice  C．sound D．tune

2.A．get   B．take              C．carry   D．throw

3.A．otherwise         B．anyhow       C．instead        D．actually

4.A．settled     B．pushed        C．stored          D．stuck

5.A．teacher    B．employer    C．director       D．adviser

6.A．purpose   B．encouragement  C．achievement       D．victory

7.A．went                  B．met     C．worked        D．stayed

8.A．visit B．continue     C．attend          D．prepare

9.A．serious     B．fortunate              C．careful         D．responsible

10.A．career   B．duty    C．position       D．part

11.A．learning B．judging        C．obeying       D．imagining

12.A．patiently         B．eagerly        C．successfully         D．skillfully

13.A．upset     B．frightened  C．guilty  D．ashamed

14.A．looked up       B．went up       C．took up        D．showed up

15.A．believe  B．protect        C．treat   D．receive

16.A．spirit      B．intention     C．action D．attempt

17.A．must                B．would C．might  D．should

18.A．At  B．During         C．On       D．With

19.A．worthless       B．thoughtless C．hopeless               D．helpless

20.A．challenging    B．different     C．dangerous  D．strange

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.D

5.B

6. A

7.B

8.C

9.A

10.C

11.A

12.B

13.A

14.D

15.C

16.A

17.D

18.B

19.B

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：因为作者在同学面前受到嘲笑这件事情，改变了作者母亲的一生，由一个普通的家庭清洁工转变成了一个很有作为的老师。故事告诉我们：面对问题，要永不放弃。

1.考查名词：A．noise噪音，B．voice嗓音，C．sound声音，D．tune语调，当“我”在教室前面完成一项任务的时候，听到一个声音。此处指人发出的声音，故用voice。选B

2.考查动词：A．get得到，B．take拿走，C．carry携带，D．throw扔，前面的一个同学说这件衬衫很好，而后面的同学说那件衣服本来是他们家想要扔掉的。throw away 意思是“扔掉”。选D

3.考查副词：A．otherwise否则，B．anyhow不管怎样，C．instead代替，D．actually实际上，根据上文可知，这件衬衫本来是要扔掉的，却没有扔掉，而是给了作者的母亲。选C

4.考查动词：A．settled安定，B．pushed推，C．stored储存，D．stuck卡住，刺入，句意：回到家之后，“我”把这件衣服放在橱子的最里面。stick sth in/through sth 是“随手将某物戳进/放进某物中”的意思。选D

5.考查名词：A．teacher老师，B．employer老板，雇主，C．director主任，D．adviser导师，作者的母亲随后就打电话给她的雇主，告诉他们以后她不会再在他们家工作了。选B

6.考查名词：A．purpose目的，B．encouragement鼓励，C．achievement成就，D．victory胜利，句意：妈妈告诉爸爸，她以后再也不从事打扫的工作，她人生的目的应该在某件更重大的事情上。所以，本题应该选择A 项。

7.考查动词：A．went      去，B．met遇到，C．worked工作，D．stayed停留，逗留，第二天早上，妈妈就去见学校委员会的人事主管。meet with 是“和…会面”的意思。选B

8.考查动词：A．visit参观，B．continue继续， C．attend参加，D．prepare准备，人事主管告诉妈妈，没有接受合适的教育是不能做老师的，因此妈妈决定上大学。attend a university 意思是“上大学”。选C

9.考查形容词：A．serious严肃的，B．fortunate幸运的，C．careful仔细的，D．responsible负责人的，句意：在大学上了一年后，妈妈又回到人事主管那里，因此人事主管问她：你是认真的吗？所以选A

10.考查名词：A．career事业，B．duty职业，C．position位置，D．part部分，句意：我想这儿有一个位置可以给你——助教。选C

11.考查动词：A．learning学习，B．judging判断，C．obeying遵守，D．imagining想象，这个职位就是对付那些智力、学习有问题的学生。选A

12.考查副词：A．patiently耐心的，B．eagerly渴望的，C．successfully成功地D．skillfully熟练地，从上下文可知妈妈很渴望从事这样的工作，所以本题选择eagerly。选B

13.考查形容词：A．upset不安的，难过的，B．frightened害怕的，C．guilty有罪的，内疚的， D．ashamed羞愧的，在这么多年里，妈妈看到老师们放弃那些孩子，感到很难过。选A

14.考查动词短语：A．looked up抬头，查询，B．went up上来，C．took up从事，占据，开始学习，D．showed up出现，露面，有一天，那位人事主管和校长出现在妈妈的课堂上。show up 是“出现，露面”的意思。选D

15.考查动词：A．believe相信，B．protect保护，C．treat对待，D．receive接受，校长说：在过去的五年中，我们已经看到你是怎么对待这些孩子以及你们是如何进行交流的??treat 是“对待”的意思。选C

16.考查名词：A．spirit   精神，B．intention意图，C．action行动，D．attempt试图，人事主管和校长很敬佩作者的母亲努力工作的精神。spirit 是“精神”的意思，其他选项不合文意。选A

17.考查情态动词：A．must必须，B．would会，C．might可能，D．should应该，句意：我们一致同意，你应该成为这个班的老师。选D

18.考查介词：A．At在…地方，B．During在…期间，C．On在…上面，D．With和…一起，在她的职业生涯中，她曾被选为年度突出的老师。选B

19.考查形容词：A．worthless一文不值，B．thoughtless不体贴人的;没有思想的C．hopeless  无望的，D．helpless无助的，从上文可知，作者妈妈能有这样的成果，完全是因为那个学生说过的话，而那个学生说这话的时候是毫不考虑的，所以用thoughtless。选B

20.考查形容词：A．challenging有挑战性的，困难的，B．different不同的，C．dangerous       危险的，D．strange奇怪的，妈妈的经历让“我”明白如何去处理一些困难的情况，并且永远不放弃。选A

考点：考查故事类短文