Question

    I never planned to be a teacher. I was headed for a law school, for a real career. Teaching was something to “get out of my system”. I would teach a couple of years and then go to get a real job. After the first couple of years, I promised myself I would leave if I didn’t love my job any more. Twenty-nine years later, that day still has not come.

So, why do I stay? I stay because I laugh and learn every day. The children are funny, insightful, and honest. If my shoes don’t match my outfit, they tell me. If my argument that Invisible Man is an important twentieth century classics doesn’t convince them, they tell me.

I stay because every single day is different. Some days, my lessons are great, and I have classes of students who are engaged in reading, writing and thinking. Some days, my lessons fall flat, and I realize that I need to start from scratch — even after 29 years.

I stay because I love to see the children realize that they have learned something — whether it’s how to craft an argumentative thesis sentence or how to understand the effect of repetition in The Declaration of Independence. I love to see the children write well; I love the feeling of reading a well-argued essay, and I love smiling as I write a final “Awesome job!” on a paper on which a student has worked hard.

I stay because what I’ve learned in 29 years is that I do have a “real” job — the most real job there is. It’s the one that leads to other jobs, that helps to create good thinkers who go on to be productive in our society, and that supports our community as it grows and times change. My job is among the ones that matter most.

1.The author became a teacher because he ____________.

A. needed money to go to a law school B. loved dealing with children

C. loved teaching very much D. failed to get a “real” job

2.We can infer from Paragraph 2 that the author _________.

A. often pays no attention to his outfit B. is good at convincing his students

C. enjoys his time with his students D. doesn’t read many classics

3.According to Paragraph 4, the author continues to teach most probably because ________.

A. teaching makes him feel he can make a difference to children

B. teaching makes him realize every day is different

C. he can learn a lot of things from teaching

D. he likes to be praised by his students

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A. What the author has learned as a teacher.

B. What the author thinks of being a teacher.

C. Why the author didn’t choose to become a lawyer.

D. Why the author chooses to stay as a teacher.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。记叙了作者讲述了选择继续从事老师这个职业的多个原因。

1.细节理解题。由第一段第三句 I would teach a couple of years and then go to get a job any more 和第一段最后一句 Twenty-nine years later, that day still has not come 可知，作者本只打算做几年的老师然后再找一份工作，然而29年过去了这一天依旧没有到来，因此作者始终没有找到理想的工作。故正确答案为D。

2.推理判断题。文章第二段作者主要说明了他与学生们一起欢笑一起学习，彼此间坦诚的相处，一起度过了愉快的时光。故正确答案为C。

3.细节理解题。由第四段第一句 I stayed because I love to see the children realize that they have learned something…in The Declaration of Independence 可知，作者满足于看到学生们掌握了知识和技能，这令他很有成就感。故正确答案为A。

4.主旨大意题。文章主要讲述了作者选择继续从事老师这个职业的多个原因。A项，作者通过当老师学到了什么。B项，作者对当老师有什么看法，不符合文意。C项，作者为什么选择成为老师，均不符合文意。故正确答案为D。