15.The person who set the course of my life was a school teacher named Marjorie Hurd.When I was stepped off a ship in New York Harbor in 1949,I was a nine-year-old war refugee,who had lost his mother and was coming to live with the father he did not know.My mother,Eleni Gatzoyiannis,had been imprisoned and shot for sending my sisters and me to freedom.
I was thirteen years old when I entered Chandler Junior High.Shortly after I arrived,I was told to select a hobby to pursue during"club hours."The idea of hobbies and clubs made no sense to myimmigrant ears,but I decided to follow the prettiest girl in my class.She led me into the presence of Miss Hurd,the school newspaper adviser and English teacher.
A tough woman with salt-and-pepper hair and determined eyes,Miss Hurd had no patience with lazy bones.She drilled us in grammar,assigned stories for us to read and discuss,and eventually taught us how to put out a newspaper.Her introduction to the literary wealth of Greece gave me a new perspective on my war-torn homeland,making me proud of my origins.Her efforts inspired me to understand the logic and structure of the English language.Owing to her inspiration,during my next twenty-five years,I became a journalist by profession.
Miss Hurd retired at the age of 62.By then,she had taught for a total of 41years.Even after her retirement,she continually made a project of unwilling students in whom she spied a spark of potential.The students were mainly from the most troubled homes,yet she alternately bullied and charmed them with her own special brand of tough love,until the spark caught fire.
Miss Hurd was the one who directed my grief and pain into writing.But for Miss Hurd,I wouldn't have become a reporter.She was the catalyst that sent me into journalism and indirectly caused all the good things that came after.
66.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph Two most probably mean?D
A.Hobbies and clubs did not interest the author.
B.The author turned a deaf ear to joining clubs.
C.Hobbies and clubs were inaccessible to immigrants like the author.
D.The author had no idea what hobbies and clubs were all about.
67.Which of the following caused the author to think of his homeland differently?C
A.Stepping on the American soil for the first time.
B.Her mother's miserable death.
C.Being exposed to Greek literary works.
D.Following the prettiest girl in his class.
68.It can be inferred from Paragraph Four thatD.
A.Miss Hurd's contribution was recognized across the nation.
B.Students from troubled homes preferred Miss Hurd's teaching style.
C.The students Miss Hurd taught were all finally fired.
D.Miss Hurd employed a unique way to handle these students.
69.The passage is mainly concerned withC.
A.how the author became a journalist.
B.the importance of inspiration in one's life.
C.the teacher who shaped the author's life.
D.factors contributing to a successful career.
分析 本文作者主要介紹了自己的老師Marjorie Hurd小姐,其中重點講述了Hurd老師對他的人生道路產(chǎn)生的重要影響.例如文中提到:Hurd老師讓我了解了希臘文學這一寶貴財富,使得我對飽受戰(zhàn)爭蹂躪的祖國,有了新的認識,并為它感到自豪;她的努力使我學會了英語的邏輯與結(jié)構(gòu);多虧了她的鼓勵,在我未來的二十五年里,使我成為了一名專業(yè)的記者.
解答 答案:66-69 DCDC
66.D 細節(jié)推理題 結(jié)合上文的介紹,并根據(jù)第二段中"…but I decided to follow the prettiest girl in my class."使用了轉(zhuǎn)折連詞but,意為:但是我決定跟著我班里最漂亮的女孩,可以推測出劃線的句子表示的意思應(yīng)與之相反,即雖然我對于愛好和俱樂部毫無概念;故選D
67.C 細節(jié)理解題 根據(jù)第三段中"Her introduction to the literary wealth of Greece gave me a new perspective on my war-torn homeland,making me proud of my origins."可知,Hurd老師讓我了解了希臘文學這一寶貴財富,使得我對飽受戰(zhàn)爭蹂躪的祖國,有了新的認識,并為它感到自豪;故選C
68.D 內(nèi)容歸納題 通讀第四段可知,在Hurd老師退休之后,她繼續(xù)從事了一項工作即用她獨特地嚴厲的愛,幫助不愿意學習的學生發(fā)現(xiàn)他們潛在的閃光點;故選D
69.C 主旨大意題 通讀全文可知,本文主要講述了我的老師Marjorie Hurd對我的人生道路產(chǎn)生的影響.故選C
點評 本文屬于人物故事類的文章.做本題時,可以快速瀏覽全文,掌握文章大意,并且把握作者的寫作思路;其次結(jié)合問題,可在文中相應(yīng)位置通過細節(jié)理解,或概括大意找出最恰當?shù)拇鸢福?/p>