大英精读3 test yourself.docx
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PassageOne
AcoupleofyearsagoIspentthedayatanelementaryschoolinNewJersey.Itwasaniceaverageschool,asquareandsolidbuilding,fullofreasonablywell-behavedkidsfrommiddle-classfamilies。
Ihandledthreeclasses,andbythetimeIstaggeredoutthedoorIwantedtoliedownfortherestoftheday。
Teaching’sthetoughestjobthereis.Inhisnewmemoir,”TeacherMan,"FrankMcCourtrecallstellinghisstudents,”Teachingisharderthanworkingondocksandwarehouses."Nottomentionwritingacolumn.Icanstareoffintothemiddledistancewithmychin(下巴)inmyhandanytime。
Butyougomentallysouthforfiveminutesinfrontofaclassoffifthgraders,andyouaresunk。
Theaveragenewteachertodaymakesjustunder$30,000ayear,whichmaynotlooktoobadforatwenty—somethingwithnomortgage(抵押贷款)andnokids。
Butsoonenoughthenewteachersrealizethattheycanmakemoremoneyandnotworkanywherenearashardelsewhere。
Afteralifetimeofhearingtheoldlegendsaboutcushy(舒适安逸的)hoursandsummervacations,theyfigureoutthatearlymorningsareforstudentswhoneedextrahelp,eveningsarefortestcorrectionsandlessonplans,andweekendsandsummersareforsecondandeventhirdjobstotrytopaythebills.AccordingtotheDepartmentofEducation,oneineveryfiveteachersleavesafterthefirstyear,andalmosttwiceasmanyleavewithinthree。
Ifanybusinesshadthatrateofturnover,someonewoulddosomethingsmartandstrategictofixit。
Thisisn'tanybusiness.It’sthemostimportantbusinessaround,thegardenersofthelandscapeofthehumanrace。
Unfortunately,thecurrentwayofdealingwithproblemsineducationistakendirectlyfrombusinesspractice,andit'saterriblefit。
Insteadofsimplyacknowledgingthatstartingsalariesarewoefullylowandcommittingtoincreasingthemandfindingthemoneyforreasonablerecurringraises,politicianshavewasteddecadestalkingaboutsomethingcalledmeritpay(奖励工资)。
It'saconceptthatworksfineifyou’remakingtoys,butkidsaren’ttoys,andgoodteachingisn'tanassemblyline.
26。
Whatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraphaboutteachers?
A。
Theyhavetoteachthreeclassesatatime.
B.Theyhaveaveryrewardingjob。
C.Theyprefertoteachchildrenfrommiddle-classfamilies.
D.Theyhaveaveryhardjobtodo。
27.Whydoestheauthorsayteachingistougherthanwritingacolumn?
A.Teachingislikeworkingondocksandwarehouses.
B.Teachingdemandsfullattention。
C。
Teachershavetoworkwithchildren。
D。
Teachershavenochancetogotraveling.
28.Whatdonewteachersfindoutaftersomepractice?
A.Theirstartingsalaryislowerthanofferedbyotheroccupations.
B。
Theyhavetoworkduringvacationstomakeendsmeet.
C。
Theyhavetoplantheirtimewelltogeteverythingdone.
D.Theycantakeasecondorevenathirdjobbesidesteaching。
29。
Wecaninferfromthefourthparagraphthattheauthorthinks__________.
A.measuresshouldbetakentokeepteachersintheirjobs
B。
therateofturnoverinteachingislowcomparedtootheroccupations
C.it’snaturalforanumberofteacherstoquitinthreetofiveyears
D。
it'sfairtocallteachersthegardenersofthelandscapeofthehumanrace
30.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofmeritpay?
A.Itwillmakeupforteachers’lowstartingsalaries.
B.Itwillbringdowntheturnoverrateofteachers.
C.Itisagoodfixforcurrenteducationalproblems。
D。
Itisnotsuitablefortheteachingprofession.
PassageTwo
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Iwasbornwithadisabilitythataffectsmysenseofbalance,causingmetowalkwithalimp。
Notonlydoesitaffectthefunctionofthelegs,butitalsohasanimpactonthekidneys.
Thedisabilityhashaditsupsanddowns。
Asayoungchild,IcanrememberthewayotherchildrenwouldstareatmebecauseofthewaythatIwalked.Thereweremanytimesthatmyschoolmateswouldlaughatmeandcallmenamessimplybecauseoftheirlackofunderstanding,especiallybackinthemid70sandearly80s。
Childrenthenwerejustunwillingtotakethetimetolearnwhyoneoftheirclassmatesmightwalk,speakorseemnoticeablydifferentfromthemselves.
NowthatIamanadult,Ihavenoticedthatthestaresandnameshavebeguntofade,andjudgmentsthatoncewerenegativehavebeguntoturntowardacceptance。
ThesigningoftheAmericanswithDisabilitiesAct(ADA)hasplayedagreatpartinbreakingdownsomeofthosebarriers(障碍)that,asachild,leftmetofightawarthatseemedtohavenoend.NowIlookbeyondwhatIcan'tdoandfocusonwhatIcan。
Ihavelearnedthatlimitationsopendoorsthathavebeenclosed,showingotherwaystomeetourneeds.Ihavealwayslookedatlifeasachallenge,graspingeachobstaclewithopenarms。
Thereisnothinginthisworldthatcomeseasy。
Imuststandtallandlookforward,tobeeversoreadyforwhatstillliesahead.Peopleoftenfeelsorryforthosewhowerebornwithsometypeofdisability。
Buttheircompassion(怜悯)ismisplaced.
Yes,Imaynotbeabletorunasfastorperformcertaintasks,butmydisabilitygivesmeabetterlookatlifeandallthat’saroundme。
Iwanttobeseennotasadisabilitybutasapersonwhohas,andwillcontinueto,bloom(成长).SoIdecidedtobecomeanadvocate(倡导者)onbehalfofdisabledAmericans,tofightforourrightsthatforsolonghavebeenignored。
Ifeelthatitonlytakesonepowerfulvoicetochangethemindsofmanynations,andaslongasIhaveamouthtouseandamindtothinkIwillcontinuetoworktobringpeaceuponthedisabledcommunity。
31。
Whydidchildrenstareattheauthorwhenhewasyoung?
A。
Hewalkedinanunevenway.
B。
Heoftenlosthisbalanceandfelltotheground.
C。
Hehadanappearancequitedifferentfromothers。
D。
Hespokeinadifferentwayfromothers.
32.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatinthe1970s,disabledchildren________.
A。
werenotacceptedbytheirpeers
B。
receiveddifferenttreatmentatschool
C.hadfrequentfightswiththeirclassmates
D.hadupsanddownsintheirlife
33。
Beingdisabled,theauthor________。
A.haslostmanyabattleinhislife
B。
looksatlifeasachallenge
C。
focusesonthelimitationshehastosuffer
D.isangryforthemanyopportunitieshehaslost
34.Accordingtotheauthor,hisdisability________。
A.hasgivenhimabetterunderstandingoflife
B.arousedsympathyfrompeoplearoundhim
C.isaconstantbarrierbetweenhimandthecommunity
D。
haspreventedhimfromgrowinguptoafullperson
35。
Whydidtheauthordecidetobecomeanadvocateforthedisabled?
A。
Hestillhasamouthtouseandamindtothink。
B。
Hehasgotapowerfulvoicetochangepeople’sminds.
C。
ThesigningoftheADAhasfailedtochangeathingintheirlife。
D。
Theirrightsarestillbeingignored。
PassageThree
Questions36—40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
I'mcomingoffthisplane,andlandingatLondonairport。
I’mlookingaroundforamiddle—agedwoman,myAuntPenn,whoI’veseeninpictures。
Thephotographsareoutofdate,butshelookedlikethetypewhowouldwearabignecklace(项链)andflatshoes,andmaybesomekindofnarrowdressinblackorgray.ButI'mjustguessingsincethepicturesonlyshowedherface.
Anyway,I'mlookingandlookingandeveryone’sleavingandthere'snosignalonmyphoneandI’mthinking,”Ohgreat,I'mgoingtobeabandonedattheairportsothat’stwocountriestheydon'twantmein,”whenInoticeeveryone'sgoneexceptthiskidwhocomesuptomeandsays,"YoumustbeDaisy."AndwhenIlookrelievedhedoestooandsays,"I’mEdmond."
"HelloEdmond,"Isay,"nicetomeetyou."Ilookathimhardtotrytogetafeelforwhatmynewlifewithmycousinsmightbelike.
NowletmetellyouwhathelookslikebeforeIforgetbecauseit’snotexactlywhatyou’dexpectfromyouraveragefourteen-year—oldwhatwiththecigaretteandhairthatlookedlikehecutithimselfwithaknifeinthedeadofnight,butasidefromthathe'sexactlylikesomekindofmutt,youknowtheonesyouseeatthedogshelterwhoarekindofhopefulandsweetandputtheirnosestraightintoyourhandwhentheymeetyouwithacertainkindofdignityandyouknowfromthatsecondthatyou’regoingtotakehimhome?
Wellthat’shim。
Onlyhetookmehome。
I’lltakeyourbag,hesaid,andeventhoughhe'sabouthalfamileshorterthanmeandhasarmsaboutasthickasadogleg,hegrabsmybag,andIgrabitbackandsay"Where’syourmom,issheinthecar?
”
Andhesmilesandtakesadragonhiscigarette,which,eventhoughIknowsmokingkillsandallthat,Ithinkisalittlebitcool,butmaybeallthekidsinEnglandsmokecigarettes?
Idon’tsayanythingincaseit’sawell-knownfactthatthesmokingageinEnglandissomethingliketwelveandbymakingabigthingaboutitI’llenduplookinglikeanidiotwhenI’vebarelybeenherefiveminutes.Anyway,hesays,"Mumcouldn'tcometotheairportbecauseshe’sworking,andeveryoneelseseemedtobesomewhereelse,soIdroveheremyself.”
36.DaisyflewtoLondonto________.
A。
seeEngland
B。
livewithheraunt
C.meetEdmond
D.visitafriend
37。
BeforeEdmondgreetedher,Daisyfelt________。
A.anxious
B.curious
C.relieved
D。
excited
38.EdmondwaitedtilleveryonewasgonebeforegreetingDaisybecause_______。
A.hedidnotwanttotalktoagirlbeforeothers
B。
hedidnotgetDaisy’sphonecall
C.hehadneverseenDaisybefore
D。
hewaslookingforamiddle—agedwoman
39.WhatdidEdmondlooklikeinDaisy’seyes?
A.Anaverage14-year-old。
B.Alostdog.
C.Anoldfriend。
D.Amanwithdignity。
40。
DaisydidnotmakeanycommentaboutEdmondsmokingbecause_______.
A
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