Question

    It was my first day at Grade 6. And the first lesson was _____ English. When I was doing nothing, Mr Gough, our new English teacher, _____ into the classroom.

To my surprise, he held up a book, The Collected Works of Edgar Allan Poe, and asked if _____ had read it. I put my hand up, because Poe was my favourite writer. Mr Gough asked if I really understood _____ the author tried to say in his book. My reply made him smile, and he asked me _____ an essay on that subject.

After that, English classes became a new interest for me. Mr Gough thought that students had to act out a play to understand English. “_____ just read it,” he said.

As time passed, we developed a real friendship. He encouraged me to be a _____ in the future. When I left school, he said to me, “You have a gift for writing, Tony, and one day you'll come to realize how _____ it is. Make use of it if you want your life to be compete.”

_____ have passed. Now every time I sit down to write ______, I think of Mr Gough. He was more than just an English teacher, because he also taught me useful lessons in life.

1.A.boring B.bored C.interesting D.interested

2.A.walks B.walked C.was walking D.is walking

3.A.someone B.everyone C.none D.anyone

4.A.if B.when C.what D.how

5.A.wrote B.writing C.to write D.written

6.A.Not B.Don't C.Won't D.Doesn't

7.A.teacher B.actor C.waiter D.writer

8.A.useful B.beautiful C.careful D.thankful

9.A.A year B.Some year C.Years D.Every year

10.A.anything new B.something new C.new anything D.new something

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.C

6.B

7.D

8.A

9.C

10.B

【解析】

本文介绍了作者起初不喜欢英语。在高老师的有趣的课堂上，而对英语产生了新的喜好。从而走上了写作的道路。本文表达了作者对老师的感激之情。

1.句意：第一节课是无聊的英语。

boring没趣的，形容事或物；bored厌倦的，是形容人的；interesting有趣的，形容事或物；interested感兴趣的，是形容人的。根据“When I was doing nothing”当我无所事事时。以及下文的句子“After that, English classes became a new interest for me.”在那之后，英语课成了我的新兴趣。可知，作者认为第一节课是无聊的英语。排除C/D；英语是物，因此用形容词boring来修饰。故选A。

2.句意：当我无所事事时，我们的新英语老师高老师走进了教室。

选项A为三单；选项B为过去式；选项C为过去进行时；选项D为现在进行时。根据“It was my first day at Grade 6.”可知，本文介绍的是六年级的事情，因此应该用一般过去时。故选B。

3.句意：令我惊讶的是，他拿出一本书，埃德加·爱伦·坡的作品集，问是否有人读过。

A. someone某人；B. everyone每人；C. none没有一个；D. anyone (用于否定句、疑问句，也用于if或whether之后，代替someone) 任何人。本题空前面的if引导条件从句的，因此应该选择anyone。符合语境。故选D。

4.句意：高夫老师问我是否真的明白作者在书中想说的话。

if如果；when什么时候；what什么；how怎样。分析句子Mr Gough asked if I really understood 4 the author tried to say in his book.结构可知，本题缺少的是say的宾语，在所给的选项中只有what可以做say的宾语。故选C。

5.句意：我的回答使他笑了，他让我写一篇关于这个问题的文章。

选项A为过去式；选项B为动名词；选项C为动词不定式；选项D为过去分词。本题考查ask sb. to do sth.：叫某人做某事。故选C。

6.句意：他说：“别光看。”

分析句子“ 6 just read it,” he said.的结构可知，本题是否定祈使句。否定祈使句只能用don’t来完成。故选B。

7.句意：他鼓励我将来当一名作家。

teacher老师；actor演员；waiter服务员；writer作家。根据“You have a gift for writing, Tony, and one day you'll come to realize how 8 it is.”托尼，你有写作的天赋，总有一天你会意识到写作是多么有用。可知，高老师是鼓励我将来当一名作家。故选D。

8.句意：托尼，你有写作的天赋，总有一天你会意识到写作是多么有用。

useful有用的；beautiful美丽的；careful精心的；thankful感谢的。根据“You have a gift for writing, Tony, and one day you'll come to realize how 8 it is.”托尼，你有写作的天赋，总有一天你会意识到写作是多么 _______。可知，应该选择useful有用的；符合语境。故选A。

9.句意：几年过去了。

A year一年；Years几年；Every year每一年。在所给的选项中，选项B应该用some years，排除；选项A是一年；选项D是每年。都不符合语境。再根据谓语have可知，应该用years。故选C。

10.句意：现在每当我坐下来写点新东西的时候，我都会想起高夫老师。

根据形容词修饰不定代词，要后置，排除C/D；anything用于否定句或疑问句中，而本句话是陈述句，因此应该用something。故选B。