While I was waiting to enter university, I saw in a newspaper a teaching job wanted at a school about ten miles from where I   16  . Because I was in great need of   17  and wanted to do something useful, I applied(申請(qǐng)).
Three days later, a letter   18  . It asked me to see the   19  at Croydon. It proved to be an    20  journey—a train to Croydon station, a ten-minute bus ride and then a walk of at   21  a quarter of a mile. It was clearly that the headmaster himself opened the door. He was   22  and round.
“The school” he said, “has a group of twenty-four boys   23  seven and thirteen.”
I should have to teach all the   24  except art,   45  he taught himself. I should have to divide the class into   26  groups and teach them at three different   27  , and I was not  28  at the thought of teaching maths—a subject which I didn’t do very well in at school. It was  29  that I had to teach them on Saturday afternoon because most of my friends would be   30   themselves at that time.
Before I had time to ask about my salary(薪水), he got up to his feet. “ Now,” he said. “ you’d better meet my wife. She is the one who really runs this school.

【小題1】
A.lived
B.played
C.studied
D.worked
【小題2】
A.help
B.money
C.rest
D.force
【小題3】
A.a(chǎn)rrived
B.received
C.returned
D.wrote
【小題4】
A.editor
B.teacher
C.headmaster
D.student
【小題5】
A.comfortable
B.difficult
C.unpleasant
D.short
【小題6】
A.first
B.last
C.least
D.most
【小題7】
A.bad
B.glad
C.short
D.smiling
【小題8】
A.between
B.from
C.by
D.under
【小題9】
A.people
B.subjects
C.boys
D.knowledge
【小題10】
A.who
B.where
C.what
D.which
【小題11】
A.two
B.three
C.four
D.five
【小題12】
A.subjects
B.lessons
C.levels
D.regions
【小題13】
A.glad
B.surprised
C.a(chǎn)ngry
D.sad
【小題14】 A. better
C. more exciting
C. worse
D. nicer
【小題15】
A.enjoying
B.helping
C.studying
D.managing


【小題1】A
【小題1】B
【小題1】A
【小題1】C
【小題1】C
【小題1】C
【小題1】C
【小題1】A
【小題1】B
【小題1】D
【小題1】B
【小題1】C
【小題1】A
【小題1】C
【小題1】A

解析作者是一名即將入學(xué)的大學(xué)生,為生計(jì)他到一所小學(xué)去應(yīng)聘。校長(zhǎng)和他面談時(shí),交待了他所需要傲的復(fù)雜的教學(xué)工作。他在詢問(wèn)報(bào)酬時(shí),校長(zhǎng)卻健不了主,因?yàn)閷W(xué)校是他夫人做主。
【小題1】A。lived住。離作者所住的地方10里路。
【小題1】B。作者是一位即將上大學(xué)的學(xué)生,沒有錢. be short of money缺錢。
【小題1】A。收到一封信。a fetter做主語(yǔ),故不用received。
【小題1】C。信上寫著要作者到Croydon與學(xué)校校長(zhǎng)見面。
【小題1】C。據(jù)上下文,去見面要乘火車、公共汽車和步行。因此旅途根艱難。
【小題1】C。at least至少。跑了至少四分之一里路。
【小題1】C。short個(gè)子矮。他又矮又胖。
【小題1】A。指一個(gè)班有24名7歲至13歲的男孩。
【小題1】B。我將不得不教所有的課程(subjects)。
【小題1】D。which引導(dǎo)非限定性定語(yǔ)從句,修飾art。
【小題1】B。作者要教除藝術(shù)之外的所有功課,應(yīng)該把全班分成三個(gè)組。
【小題1】C。作者要按三種不同的水平進(jìn)行教學(xué)。
【小題1】A。想到要教自己上學(xué)時(shí)不太擅長(zhǎng)的數(shù)學(xué)課,作者有點(diǎn)失望。
【小題1】C。更糟的是(worse)星期六下午還得去教學(xué)生。
【小題1】A。enjoy themselves指作者的朋友星期六下午都玩得快活,與自己形成對(duì)比。

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Then he quickly closed the shop because he decided to follow the dog. He found the dog on the street. The dog was waiting for a green light. Then the dog walked across the road. The dog went to a bus stop. When a bus arrived, the dog checked the number and then got on the bus.

After a while, the dog stood up on his back paws(爪子) to push the “stop” button(按鈕). The bus stopped and the dog got off. Then the butcher followed it to get off the bus.

The dog ran to a house and dropped the bag in front of the front door. It then began to beat its head against the front door. After a while, a big man opened the door and began shouting at the dog. The butcher ran up and shouted at the man, “What are you doing? Your dog is a genius(天才).”

The owner of the dog said, “Genius? No way! I always tell him to take the keys when he goes to the stores. But he never listens to me!”

1 Who was the customer that Sunday morning?

A. A big man.           B. A butcher.    C. A dog.           D. A little boy.

2  How much did the dog pay for the pork chops?

      A. $20.      B. $10.               C. $5.               D. $62.

3 How did the dog take the note?

A. In the bag.             B. On its back.       

C. In its mouth.           D. Around its neck.  

4 Which is NOT right according to the story?

A. The dog stood up on its back paws to push the “stop”

B. The butcher quickly closed the shop to follow the dog.

C. The big man was pleased with his do

D. The butcher thought the dog was a genius.

5 What is the story mainly about?

      A. A customer.        B. A smart dog.    C. A butcher.  D. A big man.

Mo Yan, a well-known Chinese writer, won the Nobel Prize for literature(文學(xué)) in 2012. He was also the first Chinese writer who got this prize in history. When he was interviewed, he said he was only a normal person who could tell stories. He especially thanked his mother. He thought his mother had a strong influence on him.

Mo Yan was born in a poor family in China’s rural area. When he was young, he was a little bit shy because he thought he wasn’t good-looking. His classmates often played jokes on his look. That made him very upset. His mother encouraged him to face the fact bravely. She told him not to look down on(看不起) himself. She said it didn’t matter if a person didn’t have a good look and it was important to work hard and never give up. She hoped that his son would be a useful person in society.

Mo Yan didn’t let her mother down. He worked hard at writing. He wrote many famous novels, such as Hong Gao Liang(《紅高粱》)and Wa(《娃》). His success tells us a truth,“Nobody can beat you unless you beat yourself.”Hold on to your dream and your dream will come true in the end.

6What does Mo Yan do?

A. He is a famous singer.                  B. He is a famous actor.

C. He is a famous writer.            D. He is a famous doctor.

7 When did Mo Yan win the Nobel Prize?

A. In 2010.          B. Last year.               C. In 2013.        D. Last month.

8Why did Mo Yan feel upset when he was a little boy?

A. Because he was poor.

B. Because he couldn’t tell stories.

C. Because his classmates often laughed at his look.

D. Because he didn’t work hard.

9 What is the most important for a person according to the article?

A. Working hard.      B. Money.      C. A good job.        D. A good look.

10 What can we learn from the story?

A. Mo Yan’s classmates were friendly to him.   

B. Mo Yan was born in a rich family.

C. Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize for peace.

D. Mo Yan’s mother helped him a lot.

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