Question

Read the following passage and then answer the questions

Like so many teachers，I try hard to make each of my students feel they are special. I'm not a mother, so I look at my students as my children. In short year I have the opportunity to touch their lives. I want to teach each child that he or she is special because of who he or she is. During one year of teaching of fifth- grade class, I was shown how important my actions and lessons were.

It was toward the end of January when I started seeing notes passed around. This was unusual because the students had many opportunities to speak with each other while doing class activities. And because the notes were between students who weren't friends.There was not a certain individual initiator(发起人） of the notes nor was there just one receiver. They were simply circulating on a regular basis.

These notes were passed for a few days before I asked several students caught with them why they were being passed. I then lectured the whole class on their disrespect to me as I was trying to teach, while they passed papers. I didn't read the notes but placed them in the trash can.

After a week or two, I thought I had put an end to the note passing because the activity subsided. As January changed to February thoughts turned towards Valentine's day, but there was very little of the usual talk that goes on this holiday. The art teacher taught them to make big envelopes to hold their valentines and those were taped to the desks. I passed out a class list of names, so students could address their valentines. Finally on the day before the holiday, the students asked if they would be having a party. I asked them if they thought the last hour of the day would be a fair arrangement, and they agreed. Later they pushed for a 90 minute time period. And I gave them the old line, we will see how the rest of the day goes first.

On valentine's day we went through the morning lessons with no problem. I was surprised at how calm they were, considering what a holiday like valentine's day could do to ten-year-olds. Before the students went to lunch, I told them we would celebrate when we came back. They finally showed some excitement. When I went back to the cafeteria to pick my students up from lunch, they were not there.The assistant principal said the music teacher had taken them. I walked around the building to the music department and circled back toward the cafeteria. In the doorway was the music teacher who was waiting to greet me. The cafeteria had been cleared with the exception of one chair in the middle of the room. My students all stood before me on the stage as the music teacher walked me to the lone chair in the center of the room.

Candi, my shy little one spoke into the microphone. “We wanted to do something very special for you because you do so many special things for us. We had many ideas but decided you would like this one the very most. We have put together a talent show for you as our present. We hope you enjoy it.

Each student performed for me that day, there was dancing, singing, a roller blade routine set to music, a piano piece, a poetry reading. Every child did something in that show. I watched in disbelief. They had organized an entire variety show on their own. There was a master of ceremonies, props, scenery and equipment. All the notes that had been passed weeks before were plans for after school meetings to prepare and organize the show. They had asked for the help of the music teacher to help them get permission to use the stage and operate the sound system.

After an hour long performance to an audience of one beaming teary-eyed teacher, the show ended with all the students lined up on the stage. Together they said, “We knew the best gift we could give you would be a part of us. Happy Valentine's day.”

I have never felt so much love on valentine's day for the students and for being a teacher.

Questions 1 to 5. Judge if the following statements agree with the information given in the passage. Choose A for TRUE if the statements agree with it; choose B for FALSE if the statements don’t agree with it; choose C for NOT GIVEN if the information the statements carry is not mentioned anywhere in the passage.

1.The teacher regarded her students as her own kids because she didn’t have a child.

2.The students in her class didn’t respect the teacher and always passed on note in class.

3.Her students practised their performance for the talent show at school every day.

4.Her students were too young to show interest in Valentine’s day.

5.The students showed their love to the teacher in an unexpected way with the help of the music teacher.

Questions 6 to 9. Match the following words with their meanings in the passage. Note that there are four choices more than you need.

6.circulating

7.subsided

8.taped

9.beaming

A.recorded

B.died down

C.smiling

D.shining

E.stuck

F.passing around

G.moving easily

Question 10. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D.

10.What is the best title for the passage?

A.My gifted and loving students B.Special gifts on Valentine’s Day

C.Love first, teaching second D.A memorable talent show.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.B

5.A

6.F

7.B

8.E

9.C

10.B

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。本文主要讲述了学生们背着作者在音乐老师的帮助下，私下组织演出，在情人节这天为作者展示他们自己才艺的演出，这一特别的礼物，虽然在准备中出现了传纸条的小误会，但老师还是很感动。

1.

细节理解题。由文中“I'm not a mother, so I look at my students as my children.”可知，作者不是一个妈妈，也就说明他没有自己的孩子，所以他把他的学生看作是自己的孩子。本题提到的作者把学生当作自己的孩子，是因为他没有自己的孩子与原文相符合，故选A。

2.

细节理解题。从文中“It was toward the end of January when I started seeing notes passed around. This was unusual because the students had many opportunities to speak with each other while doing class activities.”可知，作者在一月份看到有孩子在传纸条，而且作者认为这很不寻常，因为学生在课堂活动时有彼此很多说话的机会的，由此可以判断出通常学生是不会传纸条的，同时从下文中“All the notes that had been passed weeks before were plans for after school meetings to prepare and organize the show.”可知，学生们传纸条是为给老师一个节日礼物而私下讨论用的，并不是不尊重老师，所以本题里提到的孩子们不尊重老师，总是传纸条的事情与原文不符，故选B。

3.

细节理解题。题中提到学生们为了这场表演每天练习，而且由文中“Every child did something in that show. I watched in disbelief. They had organized an entire variety show on their own.”可知学生们自己组织了这次表演，自己准备，但没有提到本题中所说他们为了表演每天进行练习，故选C。

4.

细节理解题。从文中“Together they said, “We knew the best gift we could give you would be a part of us. Happy Valentine's day.”可知，学生们在情人节向老师告白，他们知道给老师最好的礼物就是展现他们自己，题中提到的学生们太小对情人节没有任何兴趣与原文是不相符的，故选B。

5.

细节理解题。从文中“All the notes that had been passed weeks before were plans for after school meetings to prepare and organize the show. They had asked for the help of the music teacher to help them get permission to use the stage and operate the sound system.”可知学生们为了给老师一个惊喜，没有告诉老师，私下自己组织，偷偷传纸条来讨论准备，是老师不知道的，而且在组织这次演出时向音乐老师寻求帮助，所以题中提到的他们在音乐老师的帮助下以出乎意料的方式向他们的老师展示了他们的爱与原文相符。故选A。

6.

词句猜测题。从文中“And because the notes were between students who weren't friends. There was not a certain individual initiator(发起人） of the notes nor was there just one receiver. They were simply circulating on a regular basis.”可知，传纸条的同学也不是朋友，他们在传纸条时，既没有某一个是纸条的发起人，也不仅仅是一个接受者，他们就是简单地以一定规律为基础进行着，说明他们应该是循环传递纸条。所以circulating是循环的意思，故选F项。

7.

词句猜测题。从文中“.After a week or two, I thought I had put an end to the note passing because the activity subsided. As January changed to February thoughts turned towards Valentine's day,”可知，一两周之后，老师认为这个传纸条事情已经结束了，而且已经转向情人节了，所以这里老师是认为传纸条活动逐渐减少了，平息了，因此subsided是逐渐平息，减少的意思，故选B项。

8.

词句猜测题。从文中“The art teacher taught them to make big envelopes to hold their valentines and those were taped to the desks.”美术老师教他们制作大信封来装他们的情人节礼物。可知，划线单词是动词的被动语态，结合选项，只有A和E两项是动词被动语态，又根据句中那些信封与桌子的关系，可知划线动词不可能是被记录的意思，所以taped是粘贴的意思，故选E项。

9.

词句猜测题。从文中“After an hour long performance to an audience of one beaming teary-eyed teacher, ”和“I have never felt so much love on valentine's day for the students and for being a teacher.”可知，长达一个小时的表演，作为一个观众，老师眼里满含眼泪，而且根据最后一段可知，老师在情人节这一天感受到了来自学生的爱，所以老师是既感动又高兴，即老师是热泪盈眶的笑，所以beaming是笑的意思，故选C项。

10.

主旨大意题。从全文可知，孩子们传纸条，私下求助音乐老师帮他们组织演出，这些都是老师不知道的，孩子们为了表达对老师的爱，在情人节那天为老师亲自表演他们的才艺，这让老师既惊喜又意外，而且满满的感动。所以“情人节特别的礼物”，是短文的最佳标题。故选B项。