Question

    It was my first year of teaching. I was young and inexperienced, and had class after class of twenty kids just waiting for me to make a mistake.

After a particularly long night of grading papers and thinking about how many weeks I'd left until I could breathe, I had one of those mornings when I began to question my job choice. I'd become a teacher to help kids. Instead, I felt like I couldn't even help myself anymore. It was just Mother's Day, and as I sat at my desk surrounded by lesson plans, I wondered how I'd ever have enough energy to have children of my own.

That was when I heard a knock at my door. One of my students came in — the cool basketball-playing country boy who had accidentally broken my favorite snow globe so that I couldn't display nice things in my classroom. He handed me a large flower that probably came from his family's farm. He'd stuck a bird feather in it.

''I got you a Mother's Day gift,'' he said in a low voice. Most middle school and high school teachers don't receive presents. Christmas and Teacher Appreciation Day had already come and gone without any gifts. I was so shocked that I just stared.

Made nervous by my silence, he said, ''You know…since you're like a mother to us, I thought you should get a present, too.''

I smiled and told him he was the sweetest person in the entire world, and that I just loved it. Based on his smile, I knew I'd done enough work of making him feel quite proud of himself. What made that twelve-year-old bring me a homemade present? I'll never know. Once he left the room, I locked the door. And I cried. That moment helped me get through the rest of the school years.

1.What did the author think of her job as a teacher at the beginning?

A.Interesting. B.Tiring.

C.Rewarding. D.Demanding.

2.How did the boy feel when he gave his teacher the present?

A.Excited. B.Shocked.

C.Unwilling. D.Shy.

3.How did the author react when she was given the flower?

A.She was moved to tears.

B.She didn't accept the present.

C.She was too surprised to say anything.

D.She stared at the boy in puzzlement.

4.Which of the following encourages the author to continue teaching?

A.The sincere love from students.

B.Her positive attitude to life.

C.Her strong interest in teaching.

D.The achievements in her work.

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。本文讲述作者教书的第一年，年轻又缺乏经验，很疲惫。有一个孩子送了她母亲节礼物，支撑她继续教下去。

1.

推理判断题。根据第二段的After a particularly long night of grading papers and thinking about how many weeks I'd left until I could breathe, (在一个特别漫长的改卷之夜，我想着，还有几个星期我才能呼吸。)可推测，作者在刚开始当老师时，感觉很疲惫。B. Tiring.(劳累的)符合以上推测，故选B项。

2.

推理判断题。根据第四段的''I got you a Mother's Day gift,'' he said in a low voice.(他用很低的声音说：“我给你带了母亲节的礼物。”)和第五段的Made nervous by my silence，he said, ''You know…since you're like a mother to us, I thought you should get a present, too.''(他被我的沉默弄得很紧张，说：“你知道……既然你对我们来说像个母亲，我想你也应该得到一份礼物。”)可知，孩子说话声音很小，而且结结巴巴。由此推测，孩子在送礼物时很害羞。D. Shy.(害羞的)符合以上推测，故选D项。

3.

细节理解题。根据第四段的Most middle school and high school teachers don't receive presents. Christmas and Teacher Appreciation Day had already come and gone without any gifts. I was so shocked that I just stared.(大多数初高中老师不会收到礼物。圣诞节和教师节已经过了，礼物也就没有了。我感到非常震惊，只是看着。)和第五段的Made nervous by my silence(他被我的沉默弄得很紧张)可知，作者因为收到礼物特别意外，以至于说不出任何话来。C. She was too surprised to say anything.(她太意外，以至于什么也没说)符合以上说法，故选C项。

4.

推理判断题。根据五段的Made nervous by my silence, he said, ''You know…since you're like a mother to us, I thought you should get a present, too.''(他被我的沉默弄得很紧张，说：“你知道……既然你对我们来说像个母亲，我想你也应该得到一份礼物。”)和最后一段的That moment helped me get through the rest of the school years.(那一刻帮我度过了余下的教书岁月。)可推测，是学生对作者的爱，让她度过了余下的教书岁月。A. The sincere love from students.(来自学生的真挚的爱)符合以上说法，故选A项。