He says the problem with teachers is, “What will a kid learn from someone who chose to become a teacher?” He reminds the other dinner guests that it’s true what they say about teachers: Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach.
I decide to bite my tongue instead of biting his and stop myself from reminding the other dinner guests that it’s also true what they say about lawyers—that they make money from the misfortune of others.
“I mean, you’re a teacher, Taylor,” he says to me. “Be honest. What do you make?”
I wish he hadn’t asked me to be honest, because now I have to teach him a lesson.
You want to know what I make?
I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could.
I can make a C+ feel like a great achievement
and an A－ feel like a failure.
How dare you waste my time with anything less than your very best?
I make parents tremble in fear when I call them:
I hope I haven’t called at a bad time,
I just wanted to talk to you about something Billy said today.
Billy said, “Leave the kid alone. I still cry sometimes, don’t you?”
And it was the bravest act I have ever seen.
I make parents see their children for who they are and what they can be.
You want to know what I make?
I make kids wonder.
I make them question.
I make them criticize.
I make them think.
I make them apologies and mean it.
I make them write, write, write.
And then I make them read.
I teach them to solve math problems
that they once thought impossible.
I make them understand that if you have brains then you follow your heart
and if someone ever tries to judge you by what you make, you teach them a lesson.
Let me make this simple for you, so you know what I say is true;
I make a great difference! What about you?
1.What do we know about the man that the author is speaking to?
A．He is respectful to teachers.
B．He is in the author’s home.
C．He is actually a lawyer.
D．He dislikes lawyers.
2.The underlined phrase “bite my tongue” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to .
A．say something which is wrong
B．speak out honestly but carelessly
C．keep silent about myself
D．stop myself saying what I really think
3.What is the tone(语气) of the passage?
A．Angry and proud.
B．Upset and disappointed.
C．Humorous and light-hearted.
D．Cheerful and positive.
4.What’s the best title of this passage?
A．An Argument between Two Guests B．What Teachers Make
C．Requirements of a Good Teacher D．A Dinner Conversation
Regarded as one of the English language’s most gifted poets, John Keats wrote poetry that concentrated on imagery, human nature, and philosophy. Although Keats didn’t receive much formal literary education, his own studies and passion brought him much success. Additionally, his own life situation influenced his poetry greatly.
Growing up as a young boy in London in a lower middle-class family, the young John didn’t attend a private school, but went to a public one. His teachers and his family’s friends regarded him as an optimistic boy who favored playing and fighting much more than minding his studies. After his father’s death in the early 1800s, followed by his mother’s passing due to tuberculosis (肺结核), he began viewing life differently. He wanted to escape the world and did so by reading anything he could get his hands on.
At around the age of 16, the teenage John Keats began studying under a surgeon so that he too might become a doctor. However, his literary appetite had taken too much of his fancy, especially with his addiction to the poetry of Ehmund Spenser. He was able to have his first full poem published in the Examiner in 1816, entitled O Solitude!If I Must With Thee Dwell. Within two months in 1817, Keats had written an entire volume of poetry, but was sharply criticized by a magazine. However, the negative response didn’t stop his pursuit of rhythm.
John Keats’ next work was Endymion, which was published in May 1818. The story involves a shepherd who falls in love with the moon goddess and leads him on an adventure of one boy’s hope to overcome the limitations of being human. Following Engymion, however, he tried something more narrative-based and wrote Isabella. During this time, John Keats began seeing his limitations in poetry due to his own limit in life experiences. He would have to have the “knowledge” associated with his poems. His next work was Hyperion that would attempt to combine all that he learned. However, a bout (发作) with tuberculosis while visiting Italy would keep him from his work and eventually take his life in 1821.
1.John Keats’ attitude towards life changed because of ________.
A. his early education from school
B. the deaths of his parents
C. Edmund Spenser’s poetry
D. the criticism of a magazine
2.What is the common thing between John Keats and his mother?
A. They read many books.
B. They had a bad childhood.
C. They died of the same disease.
D. They showed strong interest in poetry.
3.What do we know from the passage?
A. Keats received little education at school.
B. Keats once had a chance of becoming a doctor.
C. In 1816 Keats spent two months writing a poem.
D. Endymion was about a real love story.
4.While pursuing his dream of becoming a poet at first, John Keats was ________.
A. determinedB. experiencedC. knowledgeableD. impatient
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) was one of the most popular modern artists. The Pompidou Centre in Paris is showing its respect and admiration for the artist and his powerful personality with an exhibition bringing together over 200 paintings, sculptures, drawings and more. Among the works and masterworks on exhibition the visitor will find the best pieces, most importantly The Persistence of Memory. There is also L’Enigme sans Fin from 1938, works on paper, objects, and projects for stage and screen and selected parts from television programmes reflecting the artist’s showman qualities.
The visitor will enter the World of Dali through an egg and is met with the beginning, the world of birth. The exhibition follows a path of time and subject with the visitor exiting through the brain.
The exhibition shows how Dali draws the viewer between two infinities (无限). “From the infinity small to the infinity large, contraction and expansion coming in and out of focus: amazing Flemish accuracy and the showy Baroque of old painting that he used in his museum-theatre in Figueras,” explains the Pompidou Centre.
The fine selection of the major works was done in close collaboration (合作) with the Museo Nacional Reina Sofia in Madrid, Spain, and with contributions from other institutions like the Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg.
1.Which of the following best describe Dali according to Paragraph 1?
A. Optimistic.B. Productive.C. Generous.D. Traditional.
2.What is Dali’s The Persistence of Memory considered to be?
A. One of his masterworks.
B. A successful screen adaptation.
C. An artistic creation for the stage.
D. One of the best TV programmes.
3.How are the exhibits arranged at the World of Dali?
A. By popularity.B. By importance.
C. By size and shape.D. By time and subject.
4.What does the word “contributions” in the last paragraph refer to?
A. Artworks.B. ProjectsC. Donations.D. Documents.
Everybody should have some level of first aid ability, because accidents and medical emergencies can happen anywhere at any time. St John First Aid courses give you the knowledge and confidence to provide effective first aid whenever it’s needed.
First Aid Level 1
Ideal(理想的) for anyone who wants to learn basic first aid or needs to renew their first aid qualification. Courses can be held at St John or your workplace.
Fee: $162(includes GST)
Duration(持续时间): Eight hours
First Aid Level 2
Includes all course content from First Aid Level One, plus an additional half day. Ideal for special first aiders, health and safety managers and anyone who needs a first aid qualification.
Fee: $235(includes GST)
Duration: 12 hours
Pre-Hospital Emergency Care (PHEC)
Advanced training for first aiders who already hold unit standards 6400 and 6402. Ideal for people who require advanced first aid skills or a pre-hospital emergency care (PHEC) qualification for their work.
Fee: $635(includes GST)
Duration: Three days
Child First Aid
Ideal for parents, grandparents and other family caregivers. A recognized qualification for childcare workers.
Fee: $65(includes GST)
Duration: Four hours
Outdoor First Aid
First aid response for accidents and medical emergencies in the wilderness. For groups of eight or more.
Duration: One to two days depending on experience
Sports First Aid
First aid response for common sporting injuries and medical emergencies. Includes ACC injury prevention advice.
Duration: Eight hours.
1.If you want to learn basic first aid at St John, you must ________.
A. know a little about first aid
B. take the course at your workplace
C. have a first aid qualification
D. spend eight hours on the course
2.Pre-Hospital Emergency Care teaches people ________.
A. special first aid skills
B. advanced first aid skills
C. first aid in childcare
D. injury prevention advice
3.The main purpose of the text is to ________.
A. introduce the courses about first aid
B. teach people knowledge of first aid
C. change people’s attitude to first aid
D. let people renew their first aid qualification
When I was eight, I wrote my first poem. My mother read and cried, “Buddy, you didn't really write this beautiful poem!” Shyly, but _____, I said yes. She poured out her ____.“It was nothing short of talent!” “What time will Father be home?” I asked. I could _____ wait to show my work to him. I spent quite some time ____ for his arrival. I wrote the poem out in my finest flourish(花体字), drew a fancy border around it and ____ I placed it right on my father’s plate on the dining table. My father had begun his motion-picture career as a writer. I was sure he would be able to _____ my poem.
At almost 7 o’clock my father burst in. He seemed ____. He circled the dining-room table, complaining about his employees. _____ he paused and glared at his plate. “What is this?” He’s reaching for my poem. “Ben, Buddy has written his first poem!” my mother began. “And it’s beautiful, absolutely amaze...” “If you don’t mind, I’d like to decide for myself.” Father said. I ______ my head as he read that poem. It was only ten lines. But it seemed to take hours. Then I heard him dropping the poem back on the table. Now came the moment of ______. “I think it’s terrible,” he said. I couldn’t look up. My eyes were getting ______.
“Ben, these are the first lines of poetry he’s ever written,” my mother was saying. “He needs encouragement.” “I don’t know why.” My father held his ground. “Isn’t there enough _____ poetry in the world already?” I couldn’t ______it another second. I ran from the dining room crying. Up in my room I ______ myself on the bed and cried the worst of the disappointment out of me.
That may have been the end of the story, but not of its ______ for me. I realized how ____ I had been. I had a mother who said, “I think it’s wonderful!” and a father who drove me to hear with “I think it’s awful.” Every one of us needs that mother force, from which all creation flows; and yet the mother force alone is _____. It needs the balance of the force that _____, “Watch. Listen. Review. Improve.”
Those _______ voices of my childhood ring in my ears through the years, like two opposing winds blowing me. ______ the two poles of confirmation and doubt, both in the name of love, I try to follow my true course.
1.A. proudlyB. slowlyC. anxiouslyD. honestly
2.A. praiseB. surpriseC. criticismD. belief
3.A. seldomB. hardlyC. frequentlyD. instantly
4.A. waitingB. planningC. prayingD. preparing
5.A. embarrassedlyB. confidently
C. nervouslyD. casually
6.A. readB. reviseC. appreciateD. polish
7.A. allergicB. fragileC. tiredD. upset
8.A. ExcitedlyB. SuddenlyC. SurprisinglyD. Instantly
9.A. shookB. raisedC. turnedD. lowered
10.A. truthB. struggleC. discussionD. decision
11.A. wetB. wideC. darkD. blank
12.A. terribleB. elegantC. fluentD. inaccurate
13.A. stopB. seeC. standD. control
14.A. seatedB. threwC. stuckD. kept
15.A. difficultyB. developmentC. significanceD. challenge
16.A. enthusiasticB. fortunate
C. desperateD. ridiculous
17.A. incompleteB. contradictoryC. inappropriateD. constructive
18.A. ordersB. persuadesC. cautionsD. announces
19.A. conflictingB. warning
C. disturbingD. inspiring
20.A. InB. BetweenC. AmongD. For
Among the children ________ by the rich couple ________ a clever boy called Tom.
A. adopted; wereB. adapted; were
C. adopted; wasD. adapted; was
