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1、高考英语一轮总复习 Unit 3 Computers课时作业 新人教版必修2.阅读理解A(xx浙江卷)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 only when I remin
2、ded myself that I would be doing what I had wanted to do since I was fourteen teaching 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 also frequently ab
3、sent 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 was my sixthgrade
4、class seventeen 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 e alive and to promote a love of the written word.The students wanted to throw spitballs and whisper
5、 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 evidently ignored the f
6、act 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 praise.My boss sat
7、 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 the room，seemed to be
8、 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 class without crying，but at my next free period I had to face him.I wondered if he would let me finish out the day.I walked to his o
9、ffice，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，without accusation，“You had
10、 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 problems and offered solu
11、tions.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 teacher of me by teaching me
12、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.文章大意作者讲述了自己在老板的帮助下，明白了自己在教学过程中所存在的问题：自己并没有真正了解学生。1It can
13、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解析：推理判断题。从文章第一段中的“In 1974，after filling out fifty applications，going through fou
14、r interviews，and winning one offer”可知。答案：C2According 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 eat and sleep.DShe didnt l
15、ike teaching English literature.解析：推理判断题。从文章第四段中的“In college I had been taught.but the text evidently ignored the fact”可推知。答案：A3What 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 th
16、e same class any more.DShe couldnt ignore her students bad behavior any more.解析：细节理解题。从文章第五段最后一句“Visions of unemployment marched before my eyes.”可知。答案：A4Which 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 crying.DShe was invi
