Question

    I'm standing in a class of wild 14-year-old girls as they throw paper and cry with laughter. They won't_________me.

I, aged 22, had wanted to be a ___________ But when I arrived in London, they were_________ of teachers. My efforts at teaching were __________. When the bell finally rang, I __________to the staff room, red with anger. The other teachers weren't __________ . “That's 4B, the worst class in school,” one said.

I feared our next__________，but I couldn't escape. I ________the job. So, I gave up formal lessons._________， I brought topics for class discussions. One of the liveliest talks was about the arguments they had with their parents. They paid attention and _________about their lives. I was fascinated. So I had them write about themselves. Most wrote about families with little money and big problems.__________ time went on, their articles became a_______between us. I ________ their humor, toughness and insight, and I think they appreciated my _________in their lives.

Near the end of the term, someone __________ the door of the staff room. The two naughtiest girls in 4B were there with flowers. I was proud to know I had touched their lives, but they had also _________ mine. I enjoyed teaching and getting along with _________ .

When I returned to Australia several years later, I _________wanted to be a writer. For the first time in my life, I stopped __________and started writing .My first story was titled, My Fair Ladies. Teaching wasn't the___________of my writing career; it was the beginning.

1.A.talk to B.listen to C.agree to D.connect to

2.A.poet B.teacher C.headmaster D.writer

3.A.upset B.tired C.short D.worried

4.A.clear B.worthwhile C.hopeless D.great

5.A.turned B.rushed C.referred D.moved

6.A.kind B.curious C.surprised D.angry

7.A.meeting B.discussion C.problem D.quarrel

8.A.took B.did C.needed D.got

9.A.Luckily B.However C.Finally D.Instead

10.A.shared B.told C.cared D.argued

11.A.When B.As C.Because D.If

12.A.friendship B.border C.bond D.reminder

13.A.respected B.improved C.spotted D.admired

14.A.confidence B.interest C.lesson D.knowledge

15.A.pushed open B.stood by C.knocked on D.looked through

16.A.influenced B.touched C.inspired D.followed

17.A.staff B.teenagers C.friends D.parents

18.A.ever B.even C.still D.regularly

19.A.dreaming B.travelling C.working D.thinking

20.A.stop B.limit C.origin D.end

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.C

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.C

9.D

10.A

11.B

12.C

13.D

14.B

15.C

16.B

17.B

18.C

19.A

20.D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了年轻的作者怀揣作家梦来到伦敦，却成为了一名教师，面对一班比较顽劣的学生，他想出了一套办法拉近了与学生们的距离。由此作者也获取了一些力量，从而勇敢地去追逐自己的梦想，成为了一名作家。

1.考查动词短语辨析。句意：她们不会听我说话的。A. talk to与……交谈；B. listen to听；C. agree to同意；D. connect to连接。前句已经描绘出了作者身为老师面对的这个班级的乱象，扔纸团的，哭闹大笑的，所以不会有人听他说话。故选B项。

2.考查名词词义辨析。句意：22岁的我，曾想要成为一名作家。A. poet诗人；B. teacher老师；C. headmaster校长；D. writer作家。与后文中18小题所在句“wanted to be a writer”呼应，作者原本是想当个作家的。故选D项。

3.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但是到了伦敦后，发现他们缺老师。A. upset沮丧的；B. tired疲劳的；C. short短缺的；D. worried担忧的。结合文段内容，正是因为伦敦这边教师紧缺，所以作者从事了教师这一职业，be short of意为“缺乏，缺少”。故选C项。

4.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我在教学上做出的努力显得很绝望。A. clear清楚的；B. worthwhile值得的；C. hopeless绝望的；D. great伟大的。联系第一段学生们的表现和下文作者“red with anger”的反应，可见他上课时的努力并未得到回报，所以显得绝望。故选C项。

5.考查动词词义辨析。句意：下课铃响，我急冲冲地走向了办公室，怒火中烧。A. turned转向；B. rushed冲进；C. referred涉及，参考；D. moved移动。根据 red with anger可知，作者怒火中烧，所以下课走急冲冲地走向了办公室。故选B项。

6.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：其他老师并不觉得惊讶。A. kind善良的；B. curious好奇的；C. surprised惊奇的；D. angry生气的。从下句一位解释说这个班是全校最差的班来看，老师们对此已经习以为常了，所以作者灰头土脸地回来并不让他们感到意外。故选C项。

7.考查名词词义辨析。句意：下次见到她们我有点害怕，但我不能退缩。A. meeting会见，遇见；B. discussion讨论；C. problem问题；D. quarrel吵架。这里指作者对下一次上课有些畏惧担心，也就是与学生们见面。故选A项。

8.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我需要这份工作。A. took带走；B. did干，做；C. needed需要；D. got得到。前句说明了作者不能退缩逃避，这里解释原因应该是他需要这份工作。故选C项。

9.考查副词词义辨析。句意：取而代之的是，我找了一些话题来进行班级讨论。A. Luckily幸运地；B. However然而；C. Finally最后地；D. Instead而不是。分析前后句逻辑关系可知，作者没有选择正式课程而是进行了话题讨论课，要用instead表示“取而代之的是”。故选D项。

10.考查动词词义辨析。句意：她们提高了注意力，纷纷分享起自己的生活。A. shared分享；B. told告诉；C. cared在意；D. argued争辩。这里指同学们参与到讨论中来，也就是分享自己的故事。故选A项。

11.考查连词辨析。句意：随着时间的推移，她们的文章成了我们之间的纽带。A. When当……时；B. As随着；C. Because因为；D. If如果。分析句子可知，这里要表达“随着时间流逝”的意思，要用as来引导时间状语。故选B项。

12.考查辨析。句意：随着时间过去，她们的文章成了我们之间的纽带。A. friendship友谊；B. border边界；C. bond联系；D. reminder提醒的事物。就是通过这种授课形式，作者与班里的学生们建立起了联系。故选C项。

13.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我欣赏她们的幽默、韧性和洞察力。A. respected尊重；B. improved提高；C. spotted认出；D. admired羡慕，赞美。这里空白处与下句的appreciated对应，要表达作者身为老师对学生们在作文中表现出来的东西的赞赏。故选D项。

14.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我觉得她们也感谢我对她们生活感兴趣。A. confidence信心；B. interest兴趣；C. lesson课程；D. knowledge知识。作者想出的话题吸引学生们讲出自己的生活故事，在学生们看来老师应该是对她们的生活充满好奇和兴趣的。故选B项。

15.考查动词短语辨析。句意：期末时，有人敲响了办公室的门。A. pushed open推开；B. stood by旁观；C. knocked on敲；D. looked through浏览。下文中指出是班里的两个女孩来给我送花，所以这里应该是先敲了办公室的门。故选C项。

16.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我很骄傲自己触动了她们的人生，不过她们也触动了我。A. influenced影响；B. touched触动，打动；C. inspired鼓舞；D. followed跟随。作者的行为让孩子们深受触动，孩子们也让作者感动，这里与下句的touched对应。故选B项。

17.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我很喜欢教这些青少年们，喜欢和他们待在一起。A. staff职工；B. teenagers青少年；C. friends朋友；D. parents父母。根据上文I'm standing in a class of wild 14-year-old girls ，显然指作者的教的这些学生们。故选B项。

18.考查副词词义辨析。句意：几年后我回到澳大利亚，我仍然想当个作家。A. ever曾经；B. even甚至；C. still仍然；D. regularly定期地。从下文作者开始创作第一部作品可知，作者仍然想要也从事了作家这个职业。故选C项。

19.考查动词词义辨析。句意：人生中第一次，我停止了梦想一些东西，然后开始写我的第一个故事。A. dreaming梦想；B. travelling旅行；C. working工作；D. thinking思考。根据started writing 可知，这里指作者停止只是在心里梦想，而开始真正进行写作。故选A项。

20.考查名词词义辨析。句意：教师不会是我写作生涯的终点。A. stop停止；B. limit限制；C. origin起源；D. end结束，末尾。根据下文 it was the beginning，从事教师工作没有让作者放弃对写作梦想的追求，所以这里表示他从这时起才开始自己的写作生涯，所以教师不会是我写作生涯的终点，而是起点。故选D项。