When I was young, I wanted to be a teacher if I grew up，simply because I wanted to write on the chalkboard！My teachers seemed to be the   36  printers，curving their letters just so，and I wanted to do it   37 ！Now，after "higher education"，and three   38  career paths，I have come back to want to be a   39 ，but my reasons have changed. I was   40  in my years of high school，to have teachers that really   41  me as an individual, and I want to   42  this back.
A teacher's gentleness needs to be shown when    43   or encouraging the students. It is important to make the corrections in order for the students to learn.    44  ，this needs to be done in a    45   that will help to    46   the student to make the changes necessary,___47___  discouraging them from learning.Being patient is also extremely important，because the class needs to know what to    48   from the teacher.This will also help to build a better agreement with the students，and help both the teacher and students to learn more about each other.
If a teacher exhibits a true love of    49   and helping students learn，many of the qualities ___50___ above will just fall into place. The teacher that had the most    51   on me had the best fame in the school. She was strict，and she did demand a lot, but she was able to show us it was               ___52___she cared for us. She knew each of us was worth it，and she knew we each could do it. She __53___ knowledge，gently, firmly, patiently，respectfully, and most effectively. She gently encouraged us to make    54   when we needed to，and    55   us when we did. She was a true teacher, not just someone who taught，and this is the kind of teacher I hope to be.
小題1:
A．funniestB．greatestC．strangestD．cleverest
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A．tooB．eitherC．a(chǎn)lsoD．hard
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A．ordinaryB．familiarC．difficultD．different
小題4:
A．teacherB．doctorC．lawyerD．secretary
小題5:
A．diligentB．a(chǎn)ctiveC．successfulD．fortunate
小題6:
A．cared aboutB．believed inC．longed forD．thought about
小題7:
A．takeB．keepC．giveD．hold
小題8:
A．talkingB．workingC．correctingD．stressing
小題9:
A．BesidesB．MoreoverC．HoweverD．Otherwise
小題10:
A．senseB．classC．meansD．manner
小題11:
A．preventB．motivateC．forceD．forbid
小題12:
A．beyondB．throughC．withoutD．towards
小題13:
A．resultB．hearC．sufferD．expect
小題14:
A．teachingB．learningC．consideringD．treating
小題15:
A．discussedB．referredC．mentionedD．engaged
小題16:
A．goalB．impactC．a(chǎn)ffectD．duty
小題17:
A．whileB．a(chǎn)lthoughC．sinceD．because
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A．passed onB．pulled onC．kept onD．turned on
小題19:
A．decisionsB．choicesC．changesD．a(chǎn)ttempts
小題20:
A．blamedB．ignoredC．helpedD．praised

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:A
小題5:D
小題6:A
小題7:C
小題8:C
小題9:C
小題10:D
小題11:B
小題12:C
小題13:D
小題14:A
小題15:C
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小題17:D
小題18:A
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試題分析：一個(gè)好的老師會(huì)尊重孩子、善解人意，用一顆寬容的心，營(yíng)造一個(gè)富有暖意的課堂，用自己的行動(dòng)去影響學(xué)生。正是因?yàn)樽约河辛诉@樣一個(gè)老師，“我”才選擇了教師這個(gè)職業(yè)。
小題1:考查形容詞最高級(jí)：A．funniest有趣的，B．greatest最偉大的，C．strangest奇怪的，D．cleverest聰明的，文中作者對(duì)老師充滿(mǎn)了敬佩之情，故選greatest。選B。
小題2:考查副詞：A．too也B．either也（不）C．a(chǎn)lso也D．hard困難，作者也想遵循老師所做的事情，also表示“也”時(shí)，只能用于句中或句首，故選A。
小題3:考查形容詞：A．ordinary普通的，B．familiar熟悉的，C．difficult困難的， D．different不同的，大學(xué)畢業(yè)之后，作者從事過(guò)三種不同的職業(yè)。根據(jù)句中的three, 可知選different。選D。
小題4:考查名詞：A．teacher教師B．doctor 醫(yī)生C．lawyer律師D．secretary秘書(shū)，作者回來(lái)后想做一名教師，但這時(shí)他選擇做老師的理由變了。選A。
小題5:考查形容詞：A．diligent勤奮的B．a(chǎn)ctive積極的C．successful成功的， D．fortunate幸運(yùn)的，此處作者覺(jué)得在高中的幾年時(shí)間里很幸運(yùn)。選D。
小題6:考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)：A．cared about照顧B．believed in相信C．longed for渴望D．thought about思考，由上文作者認(rèn)為自己幸運(yùn)可推知得到了老師的特別照顧，故選care about。選A。
小題7:考查動(dòng)詞：A．take拿，帶走B．keep 保持C．give 給D．hold持有，作者想把老師給予他的愛(ài)回報(bào)給學(xué)生。give back 表示“歸還，送回”。選C。
小題8:考查動(dòng)詞：A．talking談?wù)揃．working工作C．correcting糾正D．stressing強(qiáng)調(diào)，根據(jù)下文的“it’s important to make the corrections…”可知，這里指糾正學(xué)生的錯(cuò)誤。選C。
小題9:考查副詞：A．Besides在…旁邊B．Moreover還有C．However然而， D．Otherwise否則，根據(jù)下文的“discouraging them from learning”可知，雖然糾錯(cuò)，但是不能傷害學(xué)生，故選however。選C。
小題10:考查名詞：A．sense感覺(jué)B．class班級(jí)C．means手段D．manner方式，為學(xué)生糾錯(cuò)需要用一種正確的方式。In a manner 表示“用一種方式”。Means用介詞by，選D。
小題11:考查動(dòng)詞：A．prevent防止B．motivate激發(fā)C．force 強(qiáng)迫D．forbid禁止，這種方式有助于“激勵(lì)”學(xué)生做出必要的改變。選B。
小題12:考查介詞：A．beyond超出B．through通過(guò)C．without 沒(méi)有D．towards朝，不要因?yàn)榻o學(xué)生糾正錯(cuò)誤而阻礙他們的學(xué)習(xí)。選C。
小題13:考查動(dòng)詞：A．result導(dǎo)致B．hear聽(tīng)見(jiàn)C．suffer 遭受D．expect期待，因?yàn)槿嗨袑W(xué)生都期望從老師那學(xué)到知識(shí)。expect意為“期望”。選D。
小題14:考查動(dòng)詞：A．teaching 教學(xué)B．learning 學(xué)習(xí)C．considering考慮D．treating對(duì)待，此處表示：如果老師既具備教書(shū)的知識(shí)又有愿意幫助學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)的愛(ài)心。老師的職業(yè)是教書(shū)，故選teaching。選A。
小題15:考查動(dòng)詞：A．discussed討論B．referred所指C．mentioned提到D．engaged忙于，以上提到的很多特點(diǎn)就會(huì)變得有條不紊。mention表示“提及，提到”。選C。
小題16:考查名詞：A．goal目標(biāo)B．impact影響C．a(chǎn)ffect 影響（動(dòng)詞）D．duty職責(zé)，給作者影響最大的老師在他們學(xué)校很有名。have an impact on…表示“對(duì)….產(chǎn)生影響”。選B。
小題17:考查連詞：A．while當(dāng)…時(shí)候，雖然，B．a(chǎn)lthough雖然C. since自從， D．because因?yàn)�，她雖然嚴(yán)格，但是卻表明那是因?yàn)樗P(guān)心我們。選D。
小題18:考查詞組：A．passed on傳遞B．pulled on拉上來(lái)C．kept on反復(fù)D．turned on打開(kāi)，這里指老師耐心地為我們傳授知識(shí)。pass on 表示“傳遞，傳播”。選A。
小題19:考查名詞：A．decisions決定B．choices選擇C．changes改變D．a(chǎn)ttempts嘗試，她鼓勵(lì)我們?cè)诒匾獣r(shí)做出改變。上文的“to make the changes necessary”暗示著這里指改變。選C。
小題20:考查動(dòng)詞：A．blamed責(zé)備B．ignored忽視C．helped 幫助D．praised表?yè)P(yáng)，因?yàn)槔蠋煿膭?lì)孩子們創(chuàng)新，所以學(xué)生們做出成績(jī)時(shí)，老師會(huì)標(biāo)語(yǔ)他們，故選praise。選D。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文以記敘為主，描寫(xiě)細(xì)膩，情節(jié)感人，從選項(xiàng)中可以看出，本大題主要還是考查了詞匯的辨析與運(yùn)用，但更加注重綜合語(yǔ)言能力的運(yùn)用，需要根據(jù)上下文，了解詞匯用法的同時(shí)，結(jié)合語(yǔ)境，做出準(zhǔn)確的判斷。
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BASIC was a success because until it came along, there had been no efficient way of getting computers to carry out instructions. Although he had not completed his degree, Gates left university and went to work full time for the new company he had formed called Microsoft.
His next project was the software program that made him famous and very rich. It was called DOS, short for Disk Operating System, and it was purchased by IBM in 1980. Today it is the operating system used in more than 14 million personal computers around the world.
As chief executive officer（首席行政長(zhǎng)官）of Microsoft, Gates is known as a bright man, but one who is not easily satisfied. He is quick to criticize his staff and hates to be questioned about decisions he has made. He was regarded as a loner and unfashionable boring computer nut until his marriage to Microsoft manager Melinda French on New Year's Day 1994. Yet to many people now, Gates, is a person who is, in spite of his great wealth, humble（謙恭）and ordinary. He spends his money carefully. He eats in fast food restaurants and flies economy class. And when praised for Microsoft's great success, he has been heard to say, "All we do is put software in a box and if people see it in the stores and like it, they buy it."
小題1:When he was a teenager, Bill Gates wanted to be a ______.
A．teacherB．doctorC．businessmanD．professor
小題2:When Gates went to Harvard, he ______.
A．was only interested in maths
B．spent most of his time in computer laboratories
C．developed the first computer software program
D．divided his time between his maths studies and the computer laboratories
小題3:Before the development of BASIC, ______.
A．no one was interested in computer software
B．software programs were not considered commercial projects
C．software programs were very expensive
D．no one wanted to pay for computer software
小題4:When the writer says "He was regarded as a loner and unfashionable boring computer nut", he means ______.
A．Bill was so strong-minded that no one could change his mind
B．The only thing that could interest Bill in his life was computer
C．Bill was such a boring young man that nobody would like to talk to him
D．Bill couldn't work out the boring computer programs
小題5:Most people think that Bill Gates is ______.
A．a(chǎn) crazy personB．a(chǎn) person obsessed with making money
C．someone who spends money freelyD．a(chǎn) quite common, normal person

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Arthur Miller was born on October 17th, 1915 and died on February 10th, 2005.Over the course of seven decades(十年) of literature career(文學(xué)生涯), Arthur Miller created some of the most memorable stage plays(舞臺(tái)劇) in American Literature. He is the author of DeathofaSalesmanandTheCrucible. Born and raised in Manhattan, Miller went through the best and the worst of American society.
Arthur Miller's childhood：His father was a productive shop­keeper and clothing manufacturer(制造商) until the Great Depression(大蕭條時(shí)期) dried up nearly all business opportunities.Yet, despite being faced with poverty, Miller made the best of his childhood. He was a very active young man, in love with such sports as football and baseball. When he wasn't playing outside, he enjoyed reading adventure stories. He was also kept busy by his many boyhood jobs. He often worked alongside his father. During other times in his life, he delivered bakery goods and worked as a clerk in a car parts warehouse.
College life: In 1934, Miller left the east coast to attend the University of Michigan. He was accepted into their school of journalism. His experiences during the Depression made him skeptical (懷疑的) about religion. Politically, he began leaning towards the "Left”.And since the theater was the cutting edge way for socio­economic liberals (自由主義者) to express their views, he decided to enter the Hopwood Drama competition. His first play, NoVillain, received an award from the university.It was an impressive beginning for the young playwright; he had never studied plays or playwriting, and he had written his play in just five days!
Miller's later years: In 1987, his autobiography was published. Many of his later plays dealt with personal experience. In particular, his final play, FinishingthePicture mirrors the last days of his marriage to Marilyn Monroe.In 2005, Arthur Miller passed away at the age of 89.
小題1:What can we know about Arthur Miller from Paragraph 2?
A．He was born into a poor family.
B．His father wasn't good at business.
C．He couldn't adjust himself to poverty.
D．He had to do lots of jobs to make a living.
小題2:Arthur Miller began to write plays ________.
A．when he was in college
B．when he was a small boy
C．because his father encouraged him to do so
D．because it was one of his school assignments(作業(yè))
小題3:We can infer from Paragraph 3 that ________.
A．the University of Michigan is on the east coast of the USA
B．Miller's university education made him doubt religion
C．Miller learned playwriting all by himself
D．socio­economic liberals were probably not politically "left”
小題4:Which of the following plays tells the story of Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe?
A．Death of a Salesman.
B．The Crucible.
C．No Villain.
D．Finishing the Picture.
小題5:The passage is intended to________.
A．introduce Arthur Miller's plays
B．tell us about Arthur Miller's childhood
C．explain how Arthur Miller started to write plays
D．give us a brief introduction to Arthur Miller's life

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Like many men at some point, I dream about opening a bar. I plan to call it Work Out. It will cater to married women in need of a little fun. On Friday nights, they will be able to come here and enjoy themselves.
See, I have a gift for business. I am, as my wife Zsa Zsa likes to note, “A man with a million ideas, none of them very good.” Speaking of Zsa Zsa, she is fed up with this plain little life I’ve made for us——too many kids, too many chores, mind – numbing debt. The other day, she said she thought we needed a new family car. “Sure. How about an 87 Lincoln?” I said, and saw my dear Zsa Zsa age about 20 years, and become her mother right before my eyes.
Yes, money is our madness. Last year, we thought we had found a little cushion when I published a book about the life here in suburban America. It sold 12 copies——six of them to my mother. Four other copies went to various aunts and uncles, who used them for martini coasters (杯墊), then sold them at yard sales. The two remaining copies went to perfect strangers. (I think I owe you dinner, whoever you are. Call me, OK? We’ll arrange something.)
When the book didn’t take off, I wrote a TV show. Then I penned a short novel based on the earlier TV idea that didn’t sell. Currently, I am at work on a set of encyclopedias(百科全書(shū)). In a month, I plan to sell them door – to – door.
Such is the life of a writer, sending off the most personal thoughts possible to his hard drive. I am a writer, but also the breadwinner in my family. I’m at the keyboard at 6 almost every morning, hoping to tap out one idea——just one——that will take us up the hill, to the mountain, to the top.
小題1:According to the passage, the author is leading a/an         life.
A．enjoyableB．wealthyC．hardD．comfortable
小題2:By saying “Sure. How about an 87 Lincoln?”, the author          .
A．promised it to his wifeB．was showing off their fortune
C．thought his wife would like itD．was just joking
小題3:What was the result of the book the author mentioned in the 3rd paragraph?
A．It didn’t sell well at all.
B．He sold it door – to – door.
C．He made a lot of money from it.
D．It was really a cushion for his family.
小題4:What does the underlined word “cushion” mean ?
A．Comfortable seat.
B．Financial help.
C．Unexpected success.
D．Best-selling book.
小題5:From the account above, which of the following statements is true?
A．He has a real gift for business.
B．He isn’t serious enough about life.
C．He is a hard – working writer.
D．His wife is satisfied with their plain life.

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Success is often measured by the ability to overcome adversity. But, it is often the belief of others that gives us the courage to try.
J. K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter book series, began writing at age 6. In her biography, she remembers with great fondness when her good friend, Sean, whom she met in secondary school, became the first person to encourage her and help build the confidence that one day she would be a very good writer.
“He was the first person with whom I really discussed my serious ambition to be a writer. He was also the only person who thought I was bound to be a success at it, which meant much more to me than I ever told him at the time.”
Despite many setbacks Rowling persevered in her writing, particularly fantasy stories. But it wasn't until l990 that she first conceived the idea about Harry Potter. As she recalls, it was on a long train journey from London to Manchester that “the idea of Harry Potter simply fell into my head. To my immense frustration(沮喪), I didn't have a functioning pen with me, and I was too shy to ask anybody if I could borrow one. I think, now, that this was probably a good thing, because I simply sat and thought, for four(delayed train) hours, and all the details bubbled up in my brain, and this scrawny, black-haired, bespectacled boy who didn't know he was a wizard became more and more real to me.”
That same year, her mother passed away after a ten-year battle with multiple sclerosis, which deeply affected her writing. She went on to marry and had a daughter, but separated from her husband shortly afterwards.
During this time, Rowling was diagnosed with clinical depression. Unemployed, she completed her first novel in area cafes, where she could get her daughter to fall asleep. After being rejected by l2 publishing houses, the first Harry Potter novel was sold to a small British publishing house.
Now with seven books that have sold nearly 400 million copies in 64 languages, J. K. Rowling is the highest earning novelist in history. And it all began with her commitment to writing that was fostered by the confidence of a friend !
小題1:Who believed J. K. Rowling was to be a good writer?
A．Her friend Sean. B．Her mother.C．Her daughter.D．Her husband.
小題2:Rowling first came up with the idea about Harry Potter         .
A．a(chǎn)t the age of 6 B．on a train journey
C．a(chǎn)fter her mother's death D．in her secondary school
小題3:She felt frustrated on the train because         .
A．her train was delayed for four hours
B．she didn't have a pen with her
C．her mind suddenly went blank
D．no one would offer her help
小題4:It can be concluded from Paragraph 5 and 6 that Rowling is         .
A．open-mindedB．warm-heartedC．good-naturedD．strong-willed
小題5:The text mainly tells us         .
A．hardship makes a good novelist
B．the courage to try is a special ability
C．you can have a wonderful idea everywhere
D．encouragement contributes to one's success

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