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1、Week 12ThursdayTask 1：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。(2013浙江，D)In 1974，after filling out fifty applications，going through four interviews，and winning one offer，I took what I could geta teaching job at what I considered a distant wild area：western New Jersey.My characteristic optimism was alive o
2、nly when I reminded myself that I would be doing what I had wanted to do since I was fourteenteaching English.School started，but I felt more and more as if I were in a foreign country.Was this rural area really New Jersey？My students took a week off when hunting season began.I was told they were als
3、o frequently absent in late October to help their fathers make hay on the farms.I was a young woman from New York City，who thought that “Make hay while the sun shines” just meant to have a good time.But，still，I was teaching English.I worked hard，taking time off only to eat and sleep.And then there w
4、as my sixthgrade classseventeen boys and five girls who were only six years younger than me.I had a problem long before I knew it.I was struggling in my work as a young idealistic teacher.I wanted to make literature come alive and to promote a love of the written word.The students wanted to throw sp
5、itballs and whisper dirty words in the back of the room.In college I had been taught that a successful educator should ignore bad behavior.So I did，confident that，as the textbook had said，the bad behavior would disappear as I gave my students positive attention.It sounds reasonable，but the text evid
6、ently ignored the fact that humans，particularly teenagers，rarely seem reasonable.By the time my boss，who was also my taskmaster，known to be the strictest，most demanding，most quick to fire inexperienced teachers，came into the classroom to observe me，the students exhibited very little good behavior to
7、 praise.My boss sat in the back of the room.The boys in the class were making animal noises，hitting each other while the girls filed their nails or read magazines.I just pretended it all wasnt happening，and went on lecturing and tried to ask some inspiring questions.My boss，sitting in the back of th
8、e room，seemed to be growing bigger and bigger.After twenty minutes he left，silently.Visions of unemployment marched before my eyes.I felt mildly victorious that I got through the rest of the class without crying，but at my next free period I had to face him.I wondered if he would let me finish out th
9、e day.I walked to his office，took a deep breath，and opened the door.He was sitting in his chair，and he looked at me long and hard.I said nothing.All I could think of was that I was not an English teacher；I had been lying to myself，pretending that everything was fine.When he spoke，he said simply，with
10、out accusation，“You had nothing to say to them.”“You had nothing to say to them，” he repeated.“No wonder theyre bored.Why not get to the meat of the literature and stop talking about symbolism.Talk with them，not at them.And more important，why do you ignore their bad behavior？” We talked.He named my
11、problems and offered solutions.We roleplayed.He was the bad student，and I was the forceful，yet，warm，teacher.As the year progressed，we spent many hours discussing literature and ideas about human beings and their motivations.He helped me identify my weaknesses and my strengths.In short，he made a teac
12、her of me by teaching the reality of Emersons words：“The secret to education lies in respecting the pupil.”Fifteen years later I still drive that same winding road to the same school.Thanks to the help I received that difficult first year，the school is my home now.【语篇解读】工作难找，好在已经找到；地点偏远，好在工作是我梦寐以求的。
13、在实际工作中，在教学的第一年里，我从the boss身上学到教育的真谛：那就是尊重学生。那之后的15年里，我一直工作在那里，学校已经成为我的家。1It can be inferred from the story that in 1974 _Athe writer became an optimistic personBthe writer was very happy about her new jobCit was rather difficult to get a job in the USADit was easy to get a teaching job in New Jersey
14、答案C推理判断题。根据文章第一段：作者填过五十个申请、参加过四次面试，最后获得了一个工作机会，而且还在偏远地区。可知当时找工作不容易。2According to the passage，which of the following is most probably the writers problem as a new teacher?AShe had blind trust in what she learnt at college.BShe didnt ask experienced teachers for advice.CShe took too much time off to e
15、at and sleep.DShe didnt like teaching English literature.答案A推理判断题。从整篇文章可以看出， 作者勤奋工作、虚心向老教师学习、喜欢文学， 但是她太理想化、太相信书本知识。故选A。3What is the writers biggest worry after her taskmasters observation of her class?AShe might lose her teaching job.BShe might lose her students respect.CShe couldnt teach the same c
16、lass any more.DShe couldnt ignore her students bad behavior any more.答案A细节理解题。根据第五段最后一句“Visions of unemployment marched before my eyes.”知作者因为看到老板生气地走了，眼前出现了自己下岗的一幕想象画面。4Which of the following gives the writer a sense of mild victory?AHer talk about symbolism sounded convincing.BHer students behaved a little better than usual.CShe managed to finish the class without cry
