My favorite English teacher could draw humor out of the driest material. It wasn
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My favorite English teacher could draw humor out of the driest material. It wasn’t forced on us either. He took Samuel Johnson’s dictionary, Addison’s essays, and many other literary wonders from the eighteenth century and made them hilarious, even at eight o’clock in the morning. The thing that amazed me most was that the first time I read these works on my own, some of them seemed dead, but the second time, after his explanation, I couldn’t believe that I hadn’t seen the humor. The stories and poems and plays were suddenly filled with allusions(典故) and irony and hilarious moments. I learned more from him than from any other teacher.
My least favorite English teacher also made people laugh. Some students found him to be wonderfully funny. Many others did not. He assigned journals over a six-week period, to be written every day. At the end of the six weeks I had a notebook full of bits and pieces about my ideas, short stories, reactions to what we had read, and so on. Our teacher announced that we would be grading each other’s journals. Mine was passed to Joe, that class clown, who always behaved in a funny or silly way. He saw it fit to make a joke of and said, “This writing isn’t fit to line the bottom of a birdcage.” Our teacher laughed at that funny remark. It hurt me so much that the anger from it has driven my writing and teaching ever since.
So what makes the difference? Humor is one of the most powerful tools teachers or writers have. It can build up students and classes and make them excited about literature and writing, or it can tear them apart. It is true that humor is either productive or counter-productive and self-defeating.
小题1:The passage mainly discusses ________.| A．teaching | B．literature | C．humor | D．knowledge |
小题2:The underlined word “hilarious” in Paragraph 1 probably means ________.| A．funny | B．tiring | C．inspiring | D．brilliant |
小题3:The English teacher the writer disliked most ________.| A．was not able to make students laugh | B．hurt his student’s feelings | | C．didn’t let his students do the grading | D．had no sense of humor |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:B |
解析
试题分析：本文叙述了英语老师能从一些干瘪的材料中找出幽默，一些小说、诗和剧本经过老师的解释学生能够读出其中的幽默之处，幽默对于老师和作家是最有力的工具之一。
小题1:C主旨大意题。根据全文的内容可知主要谈论的是幽默的话题，故选C。
小题2:A词义猜测题。根据My favorite English teacher could draw humor out of the driest material. It
wasn"t forced on us either. 这里叙述英语老师能从干瘪的材料中找出幽默，后面是举例，所以猜出这
个词是“滑稽的，可笑的”，故选A。
小题3:B细节理解题。根据It hurt me so much that the anger from it has driven my writing and teaching ever since.最不喜欢的是伤害学生的感情，故选B。 |
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Anna lived on the side of a valley．One summer, there was a very big , and a lot of houses down below Anna＇s were washed away．Anna＇s house was enough to escape the flood, so when the water had and the other houses were there with no roof and no walls and all covered with mud（泥）, her house was just all right．
Her house was quite small, her husband was dead, and she had four children, Anna took in one of the families that had lost in the flood and she her home with them until it was for them to rebuild their house．
Anna＇s friends were when they saw Anna do this．They could not understand why Anna wanted to give so much more work and trouble when she already had quite a few children to ．
“Well,” Anna her friends, “at the end of the First World War, a woman in the town where I then lived found herself very , because her husband had been killed in the and she had a lot of children I have now．The day before Christmas, this woman said to her children, ‘We won’t be able to have much for Christmas this year, so I’m going to only one present to all of us．Now I’ll go and get it．’ She came back with a who was even poorer than they, and who had no parents．‘Here’s our ,she said to her children．
The children were and happy to get such a present．They the little girl, and she grew up as their sister．Such was that Christmas present．”
| 小题1: | | A．accident | B．flood | C．fire | D．earthquake |
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| 小题2: | | A．below | B．big | C．high | D．small |
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| 小题3: | | A．reduced | B．come | C．disappeared | D．appeared |
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| 小题4: | | A．rising | B．standing | C．flowing | D．falling |
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| 小题6: | | A．nothing | B．anything | C．something | D．everything |
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| 小题7: | | A．gave | B．shared | C．found | D．built |
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| 小题8: | | A．necessary | B．important | C．obvious | D．possible |
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| 小题9: | | A．worried | B．disappointed | C．satisfied | D．puzzled |
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| 小题11: | | A．supply | B．grow | C．support | D．educate |
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| 小题12: | | A．asked for | B．talked with | C．turned up | D．explained to |
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| 小题14: | | A．storm | B．rain | C．war | D．flood |
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| 小题15: | | A．because | B．which | C．that | D．as |
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| 小题17: | | A．boy | B．student | C．teacher | D．girl |
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| 小题18: | | A．child | B．daughter | C．present | D．sister |
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| 小题19: | | A．angry | B．lovely | C．excited | D．sorry |
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| 小题20: | | A．disliked | B．gained | C．led | D．welcomed |
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A mouse looked through a crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package: What food might it contain? He was astonished to discover that it was a mouse trap!
Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse declared the warning, “There is a mouse trap in the house, there is a mouse trap in the house.”
The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said, “Mr Mouse, I can tell you this is a grave concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me, I cannot be bothered by it.”
The mouse turned to the pig and told him, “There is a mouse trap in the house.” “I am so sorry, Mr Mouse,” sympathized the pig, “but there is nothing I can do about it but pray; be assured that you are in my prayers.”
The mouse turned to the cow, who replied, “A mouse trap, am I in grave danger, huh?”
So the mouse returned to the house, head down and depressed to face the farmer’s mouse trap alone.
That very night a sound was heard throughout the house, like the sound of a mouse trap catching its prey. The farmer’s wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she did not see that it was an evil snake whose tail the trap had caught. The snake bit the farmer’s wife. The farmer rushed her to the hospital. She returned home with a fever. Now everyone knew to treat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his hatchet to the farmyard for the soup’s main ingredient. His wife’s sickness continued so that friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig. The farmer’s wife did not get well, in fact, she died, and so many people came for her funeral. The farmer had the cow slaughtered to provide meat for all of them to eat.
So the next time you hear that someone is facing a problem and think that it does not concern you, remember that when the least of us is threatened, we are all at risk.
小题1:We may infer that the passage is most probably a ______.| A．fairy tale (神话) | B．Fable (寓言) | C．science fiction | D．news report |
小题2:We could see from the passage that the mouse was ______.| A．kind and warm-hearted | B．well-informed | | C．good at cheating others | D．foolish and rude |
小题3: The underlined word “ingredient” (Paragraph 7) refers to ______.| A．the mouse | B．the pig | C．the snake | D．the chicken |
小题4:What can we learn from the story?| A．Better safe than sorry. | | B．Traps are usually well disguised. | | C．To help others is just to save you. | | D．To keep the balance of nature is the duty of us all. |
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By the age of almost four, Elijah Edney has never had a haircut in his life. But now he can " t wait to visit the barber"s - for two reasons: losing his two - foot - long golden hair will mean that strangers stop mistaking him for a girl; the hair will be donated to charity to provide a wig (假发) for a child with cancer.
Mrs. Edney, who works in a restaurant, says, "Elijah has always had beautiful hair, so I let him grow it as he w8nted. It" s like silk. But now it is at a stage where people mistake him for a girl and he wants it cut into a boy"s haircut. "
Mrs. Edney and her husband want to collect enough money-£350-to process Elijah"s hair for a sick child. She says, "I couldn"t bear to see all Elijah"s beautiful hair go to waste and my mum mentioned charities that have human hair made into wigs. "
Mrs. Edney says, "If we can raise the amount we want, it will mean a family will not have to pay for the wig and can receive it for free. When you"ve got children yourself, you hope that if they lost their hair someone would do the same for them by donating their hair. "
The two-foot-long hair will be donated to the Little Princess Trust (小公主信托基金) to make a wig for children suffering cancer. Elijah keeps telling people he is giving his hair to poor princesses and he is so excited about it.
A spokesman for the Little Princess Trust says, "We"re very grateful to anyone who decides to have their hair cut to donate it to the Little Princess Trust. As a result of hair donations like this, the charity receives real-hair wigs for free to pass on to families whose children have sadly lost their own hair through cancer treatment. "
小题1:Why has Mrs. Edney let Elijah"s hair grow so long?| A．Because Elijah has beautiful hair. | | B．Because she likes long hair. | | C．Because Elijah looks nice with long hair. | | D．Because she wants to donate his hair to charity. |
小题2:Who first thought of charities that use human hair?| A． Elijah"s father. | B． Elijah"s mother. | | C． Elijah himself. | D． Elijah"s grandmother. |
小题3:Elijah"s parents try to raise money to _________.| A．pay the barber for his work | | B．process his hair into a wig | | C．give the Little Princess Trust along with a wig | | D．give a child who lost his hair through cancer treatment |
小题4:What does Elijah think of his hair being given to a charity?| A．He doesn"t care about it. | B．He wants to keep it a secret. | | C．He is excited about it. | D．He feels sad for poor children. |
小题5:According to the last paragraph, the Little Princess Trust________.| A．encourages people to cut their hair to donate it | | B．welcomes and gives thanks for such donations | | C．gives free wigs to children who have lost their hair | | D．provides treatment for children with cancer |
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There was a boy who was sent by his parents to a boarding school (寄宿学校). ____ being sent away, this boy was the ____ student in his class. He was at the top in every ____ always with high marks.
But the boy changed after ____ home and attending the boarding school. His grades started ___. He hated being in a ____. He was lonely all the time. And there were especially dark times when he ____ committing suicide (自***). All of this was because he felt ____ and no one loved him.
His parents started ___about the boy. But they even did not know what was __50with him. So his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and ____ him.
They sat on the bank of the lake near the school. The father started asking him some casual questions about his classes, teachers and ____. After some time his dad said, “Do you know, son, why I am here today?”
The boy answered back, “To ___- my grades?”
“No, no,” his dad replied. “I am here to tell you that you are the most ___ person for me. I want to see you ____. I don’t care about grades. I care about you. I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY LIFE.”
These words ____ the boy’s eyes to be filled with tears. He ____ his dad. They didn’t say anything to each other for a long time.
Now the boy had ____ he wanted. He knew there was someone on this earth who cared for him deeply. He ___ the world to someone. And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him ____!
| 小题1: | | A．After | B．Before | C．When | D．While |
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| 小题2: | | A．hardest | B．naughtiest | C．brightest | D．dullest |
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| 小题3: | | A．exam | B．activity | C．game | D．class |
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| 小题4: | | A．coming | B．returning | C．leaving | D．reaching |
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| 小题5: | | A．rising | B．increasing | C．reducing | D．dropping |
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| 小题6: | | A．group | B．term | C．company | D．party |
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| 小题7: | | A．led to | B．felt like | C．thought back | D．looked for |
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| 小题8: | | A．worthless | B．careless | C．concerned | D．annoyed |
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| 小题9: | | A．caring | B．turning | C．worrying | D．speaking |
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| 小题10: | | A．crazy | B．true | C．possible | D．wrong |
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| 小题11: | | A．talk with | B．listen to | C．tell to | D．care about |
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| 小题12: | | A．family | B．friends | C．study | D．grades |
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| 小题13: | | A．realize | B．analyze | C．check | D．test |
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| 小题14: | | A．outstanding | B．important | C．famous | D．familiar |
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| 小题15: | | A．happy | B．excellent | C．interested | D．satisfied |
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| 小题16: | | A．caused | B．wanted | C．encouraged | D．forced |
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| 小题17: | | A．answered | B．ignored | C．hated | D．hugged |
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| 小题18: | | A．nothing | B．something | C．everything | D．anything |
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| 小题19: | | A．showed | B．meant | C．intended | D．expressed |
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| 小题20: | | A．sad | B．angry | C．pleasant | D．joyful |
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When I walked into the house after school, the first thing I noticed was a box with items I recognized from my dad’s office.
“What are you doing at home?” I asked casually.
“Andrew, I was today,” he answered quietly.
I was sure he was joking. “No, you weren"t. Why are you at home?”
Then I noticed his and realized he was telling me the truth. My father has always been a hard worker and prided himself on his career. our family has been his joy, and I guess I have his work for granted.
My father’s unemployment many changes in our lives. For starters, he was at home all the time, which meant my bed had to be , my room cleaned up, and my done right after school. I would come home every day to find him at the computer jobs. I began to notice how he seemed, and how losing his job affected his self-esteem, though he tried to be . For the first time, I my dad as vulnerable (易受伤的). He asked my brother and me to less. I gave up my pocket money, it wasn’t much. I felt I was doing the right. I also found a part-time job.
After several difficult months of searching, my dad to go in a totally different direction. He that he never wanted to be laid off again, so he was going to start his own business. Day by day, I watched him it, and I admired how much time and he expended. I knew he was a hard worker, but watching him in action really affected me.
Although this was one of the experiences for our family, it taught me a lot about dealing with adversity (逆境), and will be my foundations for success.
| 小题1: | | A．taken off | B．put off | C．laid off | D．called off |
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| 小题2: | | A．finally | B．really | C．frequently | D．especially |
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| 小题3: | | A．happiness | B．kindness | C．loneliness | D．seriousness |
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| 小题4: | | A．Supporting | B．Providing | C．Offering | D．Shooting |
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| 小题5: | | A．regarded | B．taken | C．viewed | D．looked |
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| 小题6: | | A．came out | B．brought about | C．gave off | D．let out |
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| 小题7: | | A．made | B．sold | C．banned | D．applied |
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| 小题8: | | A．job | B．homework | C．fun | D．time |
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| 小题9: | | A．falling into | B．putting up | C．keeping on | D．searching for |
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| 小题10: | | A．depressed | B．patient | C．smart | D．honest |
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| 小题11: | | A．disappointed | B．optimistic | C．anxious | D．appropriate |
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| 小题12: | | A．considered | B．remembered | C．refused | D．predicted |
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| 小题13: | | A．earn | B．enjoy | C．spend | D．find |
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| 小题14: | | A．even so | B．if only | C．even though | D．as if |
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| 小题15: | | A．hoped | B．decided | C．dreamed | D．expected |
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| 小题16: | | A．advised | B．informed | C．explained | D．insisted |
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| 小题18: | | A．strength | B．power | C．force | D．energy |
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| 小题19: | | A．never | B．seldom | C．always | D．hardly |
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| 小题20: | | A．worst | B．best | C．most | D．least |
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