20．Many years ago my student asked me the question，"Mrs．Kindred，why do you teach？"Without taking time to reflect，I answered，"Because someday I might say something that might make a difference in someone's life．"Even though I was sincere，that wasn't a very good answer and my student didn't let it slide．
"Let me get this straight，"he said，"You went to college for four years so you could come here every day because you have the hope that someday you might say something that will influence someone？"He shook his head as if I were crazy and walked away looking confused．I'm one of those people who look back and wish they had said something smart or witty，or swift．
Even though that particular student might no longer wonder why I teach，there are days when I wonder．On those days，I remind myself of the real reasons I teach：
It's in my blood．My mother was my most influential teacher，and she was a 6th grade reading teacher until her death in 1990．She instilled（逐漸灌輸） in me a love of reading and the knowledge that education opens doors．
Teaching is a way to make a difference．If you throw a stone in a pond the ripples go on and on until they reach the shore．You can't have ripples without a"stone．"Good teachers throw stones that make a positive difference，and that's what I try to do．
I genuinely love teenagers．
I want to share with others what I know and what I have learned through the years．Life is full of ups and downs，and if I can help students avoid some potholes on the road of life，I want to do so．If they'll allow me to celebrate their victories with them，I want to do too．
Teaching isn't for everyone，but I know I made the right career choice．

21．Why did the student continue to ask the question about the writer's being a teacher？A
A．Because he thought her answer was unbelievable．
B．Because the writer was insincere．
C．Because the student was naughty．
D．Because the answer was difficult to understand．
22．What do you think of the writer？B
A．Stupid．          B．Honest．
C．Conservative．    D．Polite．
23．According to the text，which of the following is NOT true？D
A．The writer's mother has the greatest influence on her．
B．The writer's answer made the student confused．
C．In the writer's opinion，some people in the world are unfit to teach．
D．The writer annoyed the student who asked the question．
24．What's the main idea of the text？D
A．A student's silly question．
B．A good teacher who likes students．
C．A confused student．
D．The reason why I teach．

分析 學(xué)生向我提出了這么一個問題：為什么要從事教育事業(yè)？學(xué)生的提問也讓我認真思考了這個問題，原因就是母親的影響、自己對教育的執(zhí)著和對學(xué)生的熱愛．

解答 21．A 推理題．根據(jù)文章第二段前3行"Let me get this straight，"he said，"You went to college for four years so you could come here every day because you have the hope that someday you might say something that will influence someone？"He shook his head as if I were crazy and walked away looking confused．可知他認為我的說法很不合理，很瘋狂．所以才會繼續(xù)追問．故A正確
22．B 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第一段最后一句 Even though I was sincere，that wasn't a very good answer and my student didn't let it slide．可知作者作為一名教師，首先是很誠實的．故選項B是正確的．
23．D 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第二段最后兩句He shook his head as if I were crazy and walked away looking confused．I'm one of those people who look back and wish they had said something smart or witty，or swift．可知面對學(xué)生的提問．作者沒有生氣，而是認真思考．結(jié)合選項，故選D
24．D 主旨大意題．根據(jù)第三段Even though that particular student might no longer wonder why I teach，there are days when I wonder．On those days，I remind myself of the real reasons I teach，可知在文中作者主要陳述了自己從事教育事業(yè)的原因．故選D．

點評 本文是科教類閱讀理解．做這類題材閱讀理解時要求考生對文章通讀一遍，做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進行仔細分析，結(jié)合選項選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據(jù)．

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