Question

I arrived in the classroom，ready to share my knowledge and experience with 75 students who would be my English literature class．Having taught in the US for 17 years，I had no   about my ability to hold their attention and to  on them my admiration for the literature of my mother tongue．

I was shocked when the monitor shouted，“    !” The entire class rose as I entered the room，and I was somewhat     about how to get them to sit down again，but once that awkwardness (尴尬) was over，I quickly     calmness and began what I thought was a fact—packed lecture，sure to gain their respect—perhaps    their admiration．I went back to my office with the rosy glow which came from a(n)     of achievement．

My students    diaries．However，as I read them，the happy mood was gradually    by a strong sense of sadness．The first diary said, “Our literature teacher didn’t teach us anything today．    her next lecture will be better．”Greatly surprised，I read diary after diary，each expressing a   theme．“Didn’t I teach them anything? I described the entire philosophical framework (哲学体系) of Western thought and laid the historical    for all the works we’ll study in class，” I complained．“How    they say I didn’t teach them anything?”

It was a long term，and it     became clear that my ideas about education were not the same as    of my students．I thought a teacher’s job was to raise    questions and provide enough background so that students could ＿   their own conclusions．My students thought a teacher’s job was to provide     information as directly and clearly as possible．What a difference!

  ，I also learnt a lot，and my experience with my Chinese students has made me a＿   American teacher, knowing how to teach in a different culture.

1.A．certainty B．idea C．doubt D．experience

2.A．impress B．put C．leave D．fix

3.A．Attention       B．Look out C．At ease D. Stand up

4.A．puzzled B．sure C．curious D．worried

5.A．found     B．returned C．regained D．followed

6.A．more    B．even     C．yet D．still

7.A．thought B．sense C．emotion D．idea

8.A．shared     B．borrowed     C．kept D．read

9.A. replaced      B.  taken   C. caught   D. moved

10.A．Naturally   B．Perhaps C．Fortunately D．Reasonably

11.A．different B．same C．similar D．usual

12.A．happenings B．characters C．development D．background

13.A．should B．need C．will D．must

14.A．immediately B．certainly C．simply D．gradually

15.A．that B．what C．those D．ones

16.A．difficult B．interesting C．ordinary D．unusual

17.A．draw     B．get C．decide D．give

18.A．strange B．standard C．exact D．serious

19.A．Therefore     B．However C．Besides D．Though

20.A．stricter B．happier C．worse D．better

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.B

8.C

9.A

10.B

11.C

12.D

13.A

14.D

15.C

16.B

17.A

18.C

19.B

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了“我”在中国按照自己在美国教学的经验与方法进行教学，但学生很不适应，这使“我”真正理解了文化的差异和“入乡随俗”的含义。

1.名词的辨析和对语境的理解。依据“Having taught in the US for 17 years”可判断，“我”一点也不怀疑自己的能力。A．certainty当然；B．idea主意；C．doubt怀疑；D．experience经历。 故答案选C。

2.动词的辨析和对语境的理解。根据语境，此处表示“我”确信自己一定能吸引他们的注意力，并使他们意识到“我”对自己民族文学的崇拜。impress sth. on sb.“使意识到”；put on“把……放在上面”；fix on“把……固定在上面”；leave通常不与on搭配。依据句意，答案选A。

3.动词短语的辨析和对语境的理解。 中国学生上课时习惯喊起立。A．Attention请注意；B．Look out小心；C．At ease放松；D. Stand up起立。后面也有我想让学生们坐下之类的提示。故答案选D。

4.形容词的辨析和对语境的理解。依据语境，“我”对如何让他们坐下感到”困惑”，A．puzzled迷惑不解；B．sure确定；C．curious好奇； D．worried担心。故答案选A。

5.动词的辨析和对语境的理解。此处是指尴尬已过去，“我”就很快恢复了平静。A．found发现；B．returned归还；C．regained恢复；D．followed跟随。故答案选C。

6.副词的辨析和对语境的理解。“我”确信自己一定能赢得学生的尊敬，甚至会赢得他们的钦佩。A．more更多的；B．even甚至；C．yet仍然；D．still还。故答案选B。

7.名词的辨析和对语境的理解。想到自己会赢得学生的尊敬，甚至赢得他们的钦佩。，我就有一种成就感。A．thought想法；B．sense感觉；C．emotion情绪；D．idea想法。故答案选B。

8.动词的辨析和对语境的理解。学生有记日记的习惯。A．shared分享；B．borrowed借；C．kept保持；D．read读。故答案选C。

9.动词的辨析和对语境的理解。A. replaced取代；B. taken拿走；C.caught抓；D. moved打动。从下文内容可以看出，此处指“我”在读学生的日记时，前面提到的那种成就感被一种悲伤替代了，故答案选A。

10.副词的辨析和对语境的理解。A．Naturally自然地；B．Perhaps 也许；C．Fortunately幸运地；D．Reasonably合情合理地。学生认为，老师第一节课讲得不好，也许第二节课会好些。故答案选B。

11.形容词的辨析和对语境的理解。A．different不同的；B．same相同的；C．similar相似的； D．usual通常的。由上文“Our literature teacher didn't teach us anything today.”以及下文“How_ __ they say I didn't teach them anything？”可推知，每篇日记都表达一个相似的主题，故答案选C。故答案选C。

12.名词的辨析和对语境的理解。A．happenings发生的事；B．characters 性格； C．development 发展；D．background 背景。lay意为“设置”。lay the historical background意为“设置历史背景”。其他选项与上下文语境不符。故答案选D。

13.情态动词的辨析和对语境的理解。A．should应该，竟然；B．need需要；C．will将会；D．must必须。依据语境，此处是指“我”对学生的反映感到意外， should与why，how，who等连用，表示“意外，惊异”。因此答案选A。

14.动词的辨析和对语境的理解。A．immediately立即；B．certainly必定；C．simply仅仅；D．gradually渐渐地。由“It was a long term”可判断，这里表示渐渐变得很清楚，故答案选D。

15.动词的辨析和对语境的理解。A．that那；B．what什么；C．those那些，特指；D．ones那些，泛指。用those指代前面的ideas。如果选ones，须在其前面加定冠词the。故答案选C。

16.动词的辨析和对语境的理解。A．difficult困难的；B．interesting有意思的；C．ordinary平常的；D．unusual不同寻常的。上文提到“I had no_ _about my ability to hold their attention”，可推断，“我”上课时会提出一些有趣的问题，故答案选B。

17.动词的辨析和对语境的理解。get得到；decide决定； give给；draw a conclusion是固定用法，意为“得出结论”。故选A.

18.形容词的辨析和对语境的理解。A．strange奇怪的；B．standard标准的；C．exact精确的；D．serious严肃的。我的学生认为教师应该尽可能清楚直接地为他们提供精确的知识和信息。故答案选C。

19.连词的辨析和对语境的理解。A．Therefore因此；B．However但是；C．Besides而且； D．Though尽管。该段与前面一段构成转折关系，因此答案选However。故选B.

20.形容词的辨析和对语境的理解。A．stricter更严格；B．happier更高兴；C．worse更糟糕；D．better更好。此处表示教中国学生的经历使我成为一个更好的美国老师，表示现在和过去相比较，故答案选D。

考点：故事类阅读。