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【題目】 The person who set the course of my life was a school teacher named Marjorie Hurd. When 1 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 my immigrant 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 41 years. 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 & reporter. She was the one who sent me into journalism and indirectly caused all the good things that came after.

【1】What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?

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.

【2】Which of the following caused the author to think of his homeland differently?

A.Stepping on the American soil for the first time.

B.Being exposed to Greek literary works.

C.Her mother's miserable death.

D.Following the prettiest girl in his class.

【3】It can be inferred from Paragraph 4 that

A.Miss Hurd employed a unique way to handle these students.

B.Miss Hurd's contribution was recognized across the nation.

C.Students from troubled homes preferred Miss Hurd's teaching style.

D.The students Miss Hurd taught were all finally fired.

【4】What is the text mainly about?

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.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】

本文作者主要介紹了自己的老師Marjorie Hurd小姐，其中重點(diǎn)講述了Hurd老師對(duì)他的人生道路產(chǎn)生的重要影響。Hurd老師讓作者了解了希臘文學(xué)這一寶貴財(cái)富，使得作者對(duì)飽受戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)蹂躪的祖國(guó)，有了新的認(rèn)識(shí)，并為它感到自豪；并讓作者學(xué)會(huì)了英語(yǔ)的邏輯與結(jié)構(gòu)。多虧了Hurd老師的鼓勵(lì)，在未來(lái)的二十五年里，作者成為了一名專業(yè)的記者。

【1】詞句猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)上文的介紹Shortly after I arrived, I was told to select a hobby to pursue during “club hours.”(在我到達(dá)后不久，我被告知選擇一個(gè)愛(ài)好在“俱樂(lè)部時(shí)間”。 )，在結(jié)合第二段中"…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(cè)出劃線的句子表示的意思應(yīng)與之相反，即雖然我對(duì)于愛(ài)好和俱樂(lè)部毫無(wú)概念。故選D

【2】細(xì)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．(她對(duì)希臘文學(xué)的介紹給了我一個(gè)關(guān)于我飽受戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)蹂躪的祖國(guó)的新視角，使我為我的起源感到驕傲。)"可知，Hurd老師讓我了解了希臘文學(xué)這一寶貴財(cái)富，使得我對(duì)飽受戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)蹂躪的祖國(guó)，有了新的不同的認(rèn)識(shí)，為它感到自豪。故選B。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段的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.(即使在她退休后，她仍然繼續(xù)從事一個(gè)不情愿上學(xué)的學(xué)生項(xiàng)目，她在這些學(xué)生身上發(fā)現(xiàn)潛在的火花。學(xué)生們主要來(lái)自最麻煩的家庭，但她用她自己堅(jiān)韌的愛(ài)敦促他們，直到點(diǎn)燃這些火花。)可知，在Hurd老師退休之后，她繼續(xù)從事了一項(xiàng)工作：即用她獨(dú)特地嚴(yán)厲的愛(ài)應(yīng)對(duì)幫助不愿意學(xué)習(xí)的學(xué)生發(fā)現(xiàn)他們潛在的閃光點(diǎn)。故選A。

【4】主旨大意題。通讀全文特別是文章第一句The person who set the course of my life was a school teacher named Marjorie Hurd.可知，本文主要講述了我的老師Marjorie Hurd對(duì)我的人生道路產(chǎn)生的重要影響。C項(xiàng)中的“shaped the author's life”與“ set the course of my life”意思相近。故選C。