Question

My name is Austin, a textile professional from Britain. I ________ the Teaching in Rural Thailand program as a volunteer in August 2013. Everything ________ so smoothly and everyone was extremely kind and nice to me that I had the most wonderful time there.

Everyone was incredibly nice and ________ and then I felt at home right away. Also my host family was amazing. I really found a second family in Thailand and we ________ so well even without speaking the same language. My host mother made a great ________ to learn some English and I did my best to learn a couple of Thai words. Teaching was great fun but quite ________because I was teaching many different classes and all different levels of English. So I always had to first check and then quickly_________to the level of English they had.

But ________ all the previous teachers kept a teacher’s diary and wrote down their ________ with the students, so I could check in ________ what kind of games or exercises they had been doing. Anyway the emphasis is on conversation. And this is best done through little ________ or tests. Students love the competition and teaming up ________ each other. It sometimes takes a bit to ________ them to act because often they are very shy. But ________they warmed up, it was so much fun. I must say I ________all classes and never had a boring moment.

On Sundays I went to temple schools to teach the little ones (5-8 years) together with other teachers from Prangku who teach ________ on Sundays. All the teachers at Prangku are kind and ________ so much of their free time to the school and the students. It is really great. And the students were just wonderful. They were so nice and polite and really _________to learn English. I can only _________ this experience with everyone who enjoys being with children and with everyone who is interested in getting to know a new ________. It’s really wonderful and unforgettable.

1.A. wanted    B. attracted    C. joined    D. gained

2.A. went off    B. worked out    C. broke down    D. picked up

3.A. helpful    B. proud    C. comfortable    D. cautious

4.A. set out    B. took up    C. got along    D. carried on

5.A. decision    B. goal    C. choice    D. effort

6.A. interesting    B. rewarding    C. frightening    D. challenging

7.A. adapt    B. stick    C. object    D. reply

8.A. naturally    B. fortunately    C. gradually    D. frequently

9.A. experiences    B. adventures    C. memories    D. programs

10.A. relief    B. advance    C. return    D. vain

11.A. plans    B. examples    C. games    D. lessons

12.A. for    B. to    C. beyond    D. against

13.A. expect    B. persuade    C. command    D. warn

14.A. once    B. unless    C. while    D. though

15.A. admired    B. attended    C. enjoyed    D. regretted

16.A. secretly    B. actually    C. casually    D. regularly

17.A. devote    B. kill    C. spend    D. waste

18.A. nervous    B. proud    C. wild    D. eager

19.A. offer    B. share    C. gain    D. describe

20.A. language    B. program    C. culture    D. religion

Answer

1. C

2. B

3. A

4. C

5. D

6. D

7. A

8. B

9. A

10. B

11. C

12. D

13. B

14. A

15. C

16. D

17. A

18. D

19. B

20. C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。作者叙述了作为一名志愿者参加泰国乡村教学项目的经历。

1.考查动词辨析。A. wanted想要；B. attracted吸引；C. joined加入；D. gained获得。句意：2013年8月，我以志愿者身份参加了泰国乡村教学项目。作者是自愿加入泰国乡村教学项目。故C 选项切题。

2.考查动词短语辨析。A. went off离开；B. worked out发生；进展；C. broke down打破；D. picked up捡起。句意：一切都进行得很顺利。由“smoothly”可知，B选项切题。

3.考查形容词辨析。句意：每个人都非常友善和乐于助人。A. helpful乐于助人的；B. proud自豪地；C. comfortable舒服的；D. cautious谨慎的。由“incredibly nice”可知，A选项切题。

4.考查动词短语辨析。A. set out着手；B. took up开始从事；C. got along相处融洽；D. carried on继续。句意：我们相处得很好。由“so well”可知，C 选项切题。

5.考查名词辨析。A. decision决定；B. goal目标；C. choice选择；D. effort努力。句意：我的寄宿家庭的母亲努力学习英语。made a great effort“努力做某事”，符合语境。故D选项切题。

6.考查形容词辨析。A. interesting有趣的；B. rewarding有报酬的；C. frightening令人害怕的；D. challenging挑战性的。句意：教学很有趣，但很有挑战性。由“because I was teaching many different classes and all different levels of English.”可知，D选项切题。

7.考查动词辨析。A. adapt适应；B. stick粘贴；C. object反对；D. reply回复。句意：所以我必须先检查一下，然后迅速适应他们的英语水平。adapt to“适应”。故A选项切题。

8.考查副词辨析。A. naturally自然地；B. fortunately幸运地；C. gradually逐渐地；D. frequently频繁地。句意：但幸运的是，所有以前的老师都写了老师的日记，记录了他们和学生的经历。由“but”可知，句意转折。故B选项切题。

9.考查名词辨析。A. experiences经历；B. adventures冒险；C. memories记忆；D. programs节目。句意：但幸运的是，所有以前的老师都写了老师的日记，记录了他们和学生的经历。故A选项切题。

10.考查名词辨析。A. relief减轻；B. advance前进；C. return返回；D. vain徒劳。句意：所以我可以提前核实一下他们做的是什么游戏或练习。in advance“提前”，固定短语。故B选项切题。

11.考查名词辨析。A. plans计划；B. examples例子；C. games游戏；D. lessons课。句意：所以我可以提前核实一下他们做的是什么游戏或练习。由前文“games or exercises”可知，C选项切题。

12.考查介词辨析。A. for因为；B. to朝着；C. beyond超越；D. against反对。句意：学生们喜欢竞赛，喜欢相互合作彼此竞争。故D选项切题。

13.考查动词辨析。A. expect期望；B. persuade说服；C. command命令；D. warn警告。句意：有时需要一点时间来说服他们采取行动。由“because often they are very shy.”可知，B选项切题。

14.考查连词辨析。A. once一旦；B. unless除非；C. while当……时；D. though尽管。句意：一旦他们活跃起来，就会更感兴趣。A选项切题。

15.考查动词辨析。A. admired羡慕；B. attended参加；C. enjoyed喜欢；D. regretted后悔。句意：我喜欢所有的课，从来没有无聊的时刻。由“never had a boring moment”可知，C选项切题。

16.考查副词辨析。A. secretly秘密地；B. actually事实上；C. casually偶然地；D. regularly有规律地。句意：在星期天，我和其他普朗古的老师一起去寺庙学校教小孩子（5-8岁），他们经常在星期天上课。regularly表示普朗古的老师爱岗敬业，乐于奉献。故D选项切题。

17.考查动词辨析。A. devote奉献；B. kill杀；C. spend花费；D. waste浪费。句意：普朗古的所有老师都很善良，把大量的空闲时间都花在了学校和学生身上。devote ....to....“把……奉献……”符合语境，故A选项切题。

18.考查形容词辨析。A. nervous紧张的；B. proud自豪地；C. wild野蛮的；D. eager渴望的。句意：他们很友好，很有礼貌，很想学英语。be eager to do sth“渴望做某事”符合句意。故D选项切题。

19.考查动词辨析。A. offer提供；B. share分享；C. gain获得；D. describe描述。句意：我只能和所有喜欢和孩子在一起的人以及所有对了解一种新文化感兴趣的人分享这种经历。share sth with sb“与某人分享某物”。故B选项切题。

20.考查名词辨析。A. language语言；B. program节目；C. culture文化；D. religion宗教。句意：我只能和所有喜欢和孩子在一起的人以及所有对了解一种新文化感兴趣的人分享这种经历。故C选项切题。