先通讀短文,掌握其大意,然后從A、B、C、D四個選項中選出一個可以填入相應空白處的最佳答案,并將其標號填入題前括號內。
(一)
I arrived in the classroom, ready to share my knowledge and experience with 75 students who would be in my English Literature class. Having ___1___ in the USA for 17 years, I had no doubt about my ability to hold their ___2___ and to impress on them my admiration for the literature of my mother tongue.
I was shocked when the monitor shouted “___3___!” and the entire class rose as I ___4___ the room, and I was somewhat ___5___ about how to get them to sit down again, but as soon as that awkwardness[尷尬] was over, I quickly ___6___ my calmness and began what I thought was a fact-packed lecture, ___7___ to gain their respect—perhaps even their admiration. I went back to my office with the rosy glow which came from a sense of ___8___.
My students kept diaries. ___9___, as I read them, the rosy glow was gradually ___10___ by a strong sense of sadness. The first diary said, “Our literature teacher didnt teach anything today. Perhaps her next ___11___ will be better.” Greatly surprised, I read diary after diary, each expressing a ___12___ theme. “Didnt teach anything? I described the entire philosophical[哲學的] framework of Western thought and laid the historical background for all the works well study in class, ” I ___13___. “How can they say I didnt teach them anything?”
It was a long term, and it gradually became ___14___ that my ideas about education were not the same as those of my students. I thought a teachers job was to ___15___ interesting questions and provide enough background so that students could ___16___ their own conclusions. My students thought a teachers job was to provide exact information as ___17___ and clearly as possible. What a ___18___!
However, I also learned a lot, and my ___19___ with my Chinese students has made a better American teacher, knowing how to teach in a(n) different ___20___.
( )1. A. taught? ? ? ? ? B. inspected? ? ? ? ? C. studied? ? ? ? D. lived
( ) 2. A. interest? ? ? ? B. seat? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? C. pace? ? ? ? D. attention
( )3. A. Attention? ? ? B. Silent? ? ? ? ? ? C. Stand up? D. Look out
( )4. A. left? ? ? ? ? ? ? B. attended? ? ? ? C. entered? ? D. excited
( )5. A. afraid? ? ? ? ? B. puzzled? ? ? ? ? C. shy? ? ? ? ? D. glad
( )6. A. gathered? ? ? ? B. found? ? ? ? ? ? C. regained? ? D. kept
( )7. A. happy? ? ? ? ? ? B. anxious? ? ? ? ? C. sure? ? ? ? D. eager
( )8. A. failure? ? ? ? ? B. achievement? ? C. teaching? ? D. humour
( )9. A. Worse still? ? ? B. However? ? ? ? C. Though? ? D. Besides
( )10. A. faded? ? B. changed? ? ? C. replaced? ? D. matched
( )11. A. diary? ? B. lecture? ? ? C. performance D. appearance
( )12. A. same? ? ? B. interesting? ? ? C. serious? ? ? D. similar
( )13. A. explained? B. complained? C. taught? ? ? D. guessed
( )14. A. dull? ? ? ? B. clear? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? C. sorry? ? ? ? D. heavy
( )15. A. answer? ? B. raise? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? C. organize? ? ? D. design
( )16. A. get? ? ? ? ? B. receive? ? ? ? ? ? C. make? ? ? ? ? D. draw
( )17. A. quickly? ? ? B. secretly? ? ? ? ? C. directly? ? ? D. easily
( )18. A. success? ? B. difference? ? ? C. pity? ? ? ? ? D. problem
( )19. A. exploration B. experience? ? ? C. work? ? ? ? D. life
( )20. A. class? ? ? ? B. way? ? ? ? ? ? ? C. culture? ? D. society
(二)
In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment. There were few people on the earth, and ___1___ resources seemed to be unlimited. Today things are ___2___. The world has become too crowded. We are ___3___ our natural resources too quickly, and ___4___ we are ___5___ our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we ___6___ to do this, human life ___7___ will not survive.
Everyone realizes today that if ___8___ fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none ___9___. Yet, with ___10___ fishing methods, more and more fish are 11. We know that if too many trees are ___12___, forests will disappear and nothing will grow ___13___. Yet, we continue to cut down ___14___ trees. We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste from factories, we will die. ___15___, in most countries waste is still put into the rivers or the seas and there are ___16___ laws to stop this. We know, too, that if the pollution of the world countries is ___17___ at the present rate, in a few years, there will not be enough food. What can we do to ___18___ these problems?
Eat more vegetables and less meat, we will have more food. Land that is used to grow crops ___19___ five times more people than land where animals are kept. If we educate people to ___20___ the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner planet in the future.
( )1. A. man-made? ? B. natural? ? ? ? C. world D. national
( )2. A. changeable? ? B. the same? ? C. different D. original
( )3. A. using up? ? B. saving? ? C. protecting? D. destroying
( )4. A. at the time? ? B. at one time C. at a time? D. at the same time
( )5. A. preventing? ? B. polluting? ? ? C. hurting D. poisoning
( )6. A. continue? ? ? ? B. stop? ? ? ? ? C. start? ? D. begin
( )7. A. on Mars? ? ? ? B. on the moon C. on the earth? D. in the future
( )8. A. too large? ? B. much too? ? ? C. too much? ? ? D. too many
( )9. A. missing? ? ? ? B. left? ? ? ? ? ? ? C. lost? ? ? ? D. alive
( )10. A. modern? ? ? B. old? ? ? ? ? ? ? C. ordinary? ? D. common
( )11. A. brought? ? B. raised? ? ? ? ? C. caught? ? D. sold
( )12. A. given up? ? B. grown up? ? C. broken down D. cut down
( )13. A. on the rock B. on the land? ? C. in the field? ? D. in the water
( )14. A. less or more B. more or less
C. more and more D. less and less
( )15. A. However? ? B. Besides? ? ? ? C. But? ? ? D. While
( )16. A. a little? ? B. little? ? ? ? ? C. a few? D. few
( )17. A. reducing? ? B. developing? ? C. rising? ? ? ? D. raising
( )18. A. settle? ? ? ? B. solve? ? ? ? ? ? C. work out? ? D. wipe
( )19. A. feeds? ? ? ? B. eats? ? ? ? ? ? C. gives? ? D. bear
( )20. A. learn from B. take care of? ?C. look after? ? D. think about
參考答案與解析
(一)
“我”自以為在美國干過17年的教育到中國教授英國文學完全可以得心應手??墒怯捎谥忻牢幕牟煌?,“我”卻很被動。第一節(jié)自認為很成功卻被同學認為“我”什么也沒有講。在他們眼中,老師的工作應盡可能直接清楚地提供準確的信息,并不像在美國那樣老師的工作是提有趣的問題,提供有關背景知識以便讓學生自己得出結論。觀念完全不同。
1. A。從“我”自認為會非常成功等來看,這應歸功于“我”在美國教書17年的經驗。
2. D。此處說“我”在美國教書17年,“我”對課堂上吸引學生的注意力(hold ones attention) 及講授英國文學方面的能力是充滿自信的。
3. C。從后面的 and the entire class rose 和 …h(huán)ow to get them to sit down again等來看,此處說的是當老師上課時班長喊“起立”的動作讓“我”很震驚。
4. C。本文寫的是“我”在中國講授美國文學時所發(fā)生的故事。根據(jù)中國課堂實際,教師走進課堂班長喊“起立”,故此處應選 entered。
5. B。由下文特別“我”把這一情況看作是尷尬等可知,“我”不適應這種喊“起立”的場面,竟一時不知怎樣讓學生坐下。be puzzled意為“迷惑,不知所措”。
6. C此處說的是尷尬過后,“我”迅速鎮(zhèn)定下來,開始講已備好的課。regain ones calmness 指“平靜下來”。
7. C。由第一段最后提到的,“我”很自信能吸引學生的注意力等以及此空前句 I quickly…a fact-packed lecture來看,(“我”認為)一定(sure)會贏得他們的尊敬—甚至是他們的羨慕”。
8. B。從上面的“會贏得學生的尊敬甚至他們的羨慕”以及 the rosy glow來看,此處說當“我”回到辦公室時有一種“成就”感。
9. B。前面說自己有成就感,此處說通過看學生日記,得知學生對那節(jié)課評價并不高,與“我”原先的想法大不一樣,故此處用 however 表示轉折。
10. C。由學生的日記可看出,他們對“我”的那節(jié)課評價不高,甚至認為那節(jié)課什么也沒講,因此原先的 the rosy glow 就漸漸被 a strong sense of sadness 所取代(replaced)了。
11. B。由上下文可知這是“我”到中國教書時所發(fā)生的事,第一節(jié)課因不適應而出現(xiàn)了尷尬局面,此處說的是學生日記中的希望,即也許她的下一節(jié)課會更好。lecture 指大學里的“(講授)課”。
12. D。從第一個學生日記中寫的 Our literature teacher didnt teach anything today 到后面的“我”的自問 Didnt teach anything 等來看,所有的學生都表達了一個相似的問題—老師什么也沒講,故此處用similar。由于其前冠詞為 a,故用 similar。若冠詞為 the,則可選 same。
13. B?!拔摇闭J為課備得很好,課后“自我”感覺良好,而這些日記告訴“我”那節(jié)課上得很糟糕,此處說的是“我”抱怨的話。
14. B。前面談的是“我”對那節(jié)課的感受,這里談的是一個學期下來,“我”終于明白了學生為什么認為“我”那節(jié)課沒講什么的原因了,即“我的有關教育的看法與我的學生的看法不同”已很清楚了,故用 clear。
15. B。根據(jù)詞語搭配和“老師”的職責可知,此處用raise,句意為“我”認為老師的工作就是“提”一些有趣的問題,給他們提供足夠的背景以讓他們自己得出結論。
16. D。根據(jù)搭配習慣,此處應選 draw,構成短語 draw conclusions。
17. C。與“我”的觀點相反,“我”的學生認為老師的職責就是盡可能直接、清楚地為學生提供準確的信息。
18. B?!拔摇睂逃目捶ê汀拔摇钡膶W生對教育的看法形成鮮明對比,故用 difference。
19. B此處說的是“我”的教學實踐(經驗)使“我”成為一名更好的教師。
20. C。這里是說:“我”的經驗使“我”能夠知道怎樣在不同的文化背景中教書了。
(二)
1. B。地球上的資源應是自然的,且下文也出現(xiàn)了 natural resources。
2. C。以前人們不注意保護環(huán)境,但如今“不同了”。
3. A。我們正在過快地“用完”自然資源。
4. D。/
5. B。我們在過快地用完自然資源的“同時”我們也在用化學物質“污染”環(huán)境。
6. A。從句意看,如果我們“繼續(xù)”污染環(huán)境的話,地球上的人類將不能生存。
7. C。我們污染環(huán)境,當然是對“地球上”的人有影響。
8. D。fish 是可數(shù)名詞。
9. B。如果我們從海中捕撈太多的魚,不久就不會有魚“剩下”。
10. A?,F(xiàn)在的捕魚方法是越來越“現(xiàn)代化”。
11. C。魚只能是被“捕撈”。
12. D。從下文中的 we continue to cut down trees 可知,此處應是越來越多的樹被cut down。
13. B。種東西應該是在“土地上”。
14. C。從句首的“yet”可以看出,我們仍然在砍伐“越來越多的”樹。
15. A。從句子意思看,此句是表轉折,再加之空缺處又用了逗號隔開,所以選 however(然而)。
16. D?,F(xiàn)在還“沒有”法律來阻止廢水直接流入河中或海洋。
17. C。被污染的國家以現(xiàn)在的比率“增加”的話,幾年后,我們的糧食將會短缺。
18. B。解決問題只能用“solve”。
19. A。用來種莊稼的土地能夠“養(yǎng)活”更多的人。
20. D。教育人們“思考”文章中出現(xiàn)的問題。