My wood-shop teacher, Mr. August J. Bachmann,...

My wood-shop teacher, Mr. August J. Bachmann, was the most influential teacher I ever had.I had gotten into ______ in his class: Another student had pushed me into a wood lathe (车床), and I became _____ and began to hit him. Mr. Bachmann stopped the ______, but instead of sending me to the office, he sat me down and asked a simple question:“Penna, why areyou ______ your life? Why aren't you going to college?”

I didn't know anything about ______ . No one had ever considered that a fatherless boy from the poorest neighborhood had a ______. That day, instead of rushing off for ______ , he stayed and explained possible______ options to me. At the end of our ______ , he sent me to see a secretary who had a child at a state college. This was in 1962.

Well, 53 years have passed, and what have I done with the ______he gave me? I gained a PhD from Fordham University when I was only 29. I ____

English and social studies and then ________ the chain of command from teacher to headmaster.I've sat on the board(董事会) for Magnet Schools of America and ______ that organization at the United Nations. I've won a number of prestigious (声望很高的) educational awards. ______ where would I be if atruly ______ teacher had not taken the time out of his lunch period to speak to me?It was ______ only his confidence in me that pushed me forward.I have

____ his kindness hundreds of times by encouraging misguided youngsters to ______ higher. If I have ______ any children, it is because of him. If I have been a ______ educator, it is because I had a great role model in Mr. Bachmann.

1.A. debt　　 B. water　　 C. prison　　 D. trouble

2.A. afraid　　 B. angry　　 C. brave　　 D. curious

3.A. play　　 B. game　　 C. fight　　 D. quarrel

4.A. wasting　　 B. ending　　 C. changing　　 D. living

5.A. schools　　 B. colleges　　 C. friendship　　 D. teamwork

6.A. role　　 B. try　　 C. job　　 D. future

7.A. work　　 B. rest　　 C. lunch　　 D. emergency

8.A. education　　 B. interest　　 C. exercise　　 D. career

9.A. talk　　 B. class　　 C. trip　　 D. silence

10.A. money　　 B. knowledge　　 C. luck　　 D. experience

11.A. chose　　 B. quitted　　 C. taught　　 D. learned

12.A. set up　　 B. moved up　　 C. gave up　　 D. took up

13.A. founded　　 B. supported　　 C. helped　　 D. represented

14.A. So　　 B. Or　　 C. But　　 D. And

15.A. caring　　 B. honest　　 C. clever　　 D. humorous

16.A. after all　　 B. without question　　 C. in reality　　 D. beyond expectation

17.A. repaid　　 B. shown　　 C. recognized　　 D. received

18.A. jump　　 B. climb　　 C. aim　　 D. feel

19.A. praised　　 B. surprised　　 C. understood　　 D. saved

20.A. successful　　 B. confident　　 C. strict　　 D. special

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

My teacher Mr. Bush is the most positive person I’ve ever met. He has the ability to _____positiveness to young students.

He always smiles and never gets ____ at students. Once I met some ____ because I felt overshadowed by my brother, who seemed to be doing great in every way. Hopelessness ___ me whenever I was in a classroom. But that all ____ when I met my teacher for life, Mr. Bush. Having found out about my problems, he just kept ____ me. Because of Mr. Bush, my world was filled with ____ and power.

A few weeks ago, everyone in my class was feeling a bit ____ because of a bad day at school. But things got ____ after a close of Mr. Bush’s class. He drew a picture on the whiteboard that ____ a half-full glass of water. He then said, “Class, the point of view in which you look at things will ____ your feelings. Like this glass of water; some people see it and think ‘What! Only half a glass of water. How ____ I am.’ Whereas other people think ‘Wow, I’m so thirsty. Great! Half a glass of water for me!’ It all is in the ____ you think.”

Mr. Bush’s ____ way of thinking always makes me feel glad and ____. I will always remember him.

1.A.pass on B.apply for C.consist of D.give up

2.A.strict B.patient C.mad D.curious

3.A.friends B.needs C.realities D.difficulties

4.A.drowned B.resisted C.cured D.relaxed

5.A.happened B.changed C.solved D.included

6.A.forgiving B.calming C.encouraging D.calling

7.A.sunshine B.fear C.surprise D.disappointment

8.A.cheerful B.down C.eager D.afraid

9.A.warmer B.higher C.better D.happier

10.A.served B.filled C.bought D.showed

11.A.hurt B.care about C.give away D.affect

12.A.pleased B.unfortunate C.bright D.perfect

13.A.way B.direction C.end D.past

14.A.different B.optimistic C.special D.important

15.A.proud B.careful C.lonely D.hopeful

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

For most of my 20 years as a teacher, summer vacation was my time to relax. So why was I standing in the schoolyard of an unfamiliar school, wearing myself out for a summer teaching job? The extra paychecks were nice, but I lacked the energy of my younger colleagues. Like Stella. She was in her early twenties, and made keeping up with the kids look effortless. She reminded me of myself, back when I was a bright-eyed student teacher at Ramona Elementary…

I’d never forget my first day. I was too full of energy. Nervous energy. My supervising teacher was watching, and I wanted to make a good impression. I asked my third graders to take out their crayons for the day’s lesson. All of them obeyed. Except one. A girl with two long, dark braids(辫子). Everyone called her Estrellita, or “little star.” Why was she unprepared for class? I demanded to know.

“My sister has my crayons,” she said.

“You should each have your own crayons,” I told her. “That’s no excuse.”

“There are 10 children in my family,” Estrellita said quietly, her big brown eyes never leaving my face. “We have to take turns.”

I was taken aback. I’d completely misjudged the situation. All day Estrellita’s words played on my mind. The next morning I bought a pack of crayons to leave on Estrellita’s desk. She was so happy! That experience taught me an important lesson. Every student had a unique set of challenges—it was my mission to help my students overcome them. That mission used to energize(激励 )me.

Rest was almost over. Stella turned to me and we started chatting. “How long have you been teaching?” she asked. I told her I’d started twenty years before, at Ramona Elementary.

“I went to school there twenty years ago!” Stella said. I looked at her again, this time really seeing her. Those big brown eyes. That long, dark hair...

“Did you use to have two long braids?” I said. “We called you Estrellita… ”

Stella shouted. “ You ! You gave me the crayons!”

She’d become a teacher. To help students like I did. Even doing something that small mattered.

That summer, I threw myself into teaching with a renewed sense of purpose. Estrellita had taught me a lesson once again.

1.How did the author feel according to Paragraph 1?

A. She felt relaxed.　　 B. She felt very tired.

C. She was still excited.　　 D. She was proud of herself.

2.Why didn’t Estrellita take out her crayons?

A. She had to share them.　　 B. She was being naughty.

C. She forgot to bring them.　　 D. She lost them before the class.

3.Which can replace the underlined part “taken aback” in Paragraph 6?

A. fairly serious.　　 B. quite pleased.

C. very surprised.　　 D. extremely angry.

4.What did the author learn through Stella?

A. Never make excuses.　　 B. Why her job mattered.

C. How to be a good teacher.　　 D. To be a giver, not a receiver.

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Mr. Hadley was my 6th grade teacher. I was a tall thin girl weighing barely a hundred pounds. I ended up taking a lot of36especially from the boys, because of my appearance. I became an extremely37young lady.

One day38in the 6th grade class was told by Mr. Hadley that we would be39to stand up in front of the class and read the40that we had completed.

When my turn came, I41to stand up in front of all those students and 42to their tricks. Mr. Hadley came over to me and again43me to read my report. I gave it back to him. He walked to the front of the44and said, "Yvonne has a very good report here and I think everyone45to hear her read it. If I hear anyone making46noises or making fun of her in any way, I will let you fail right here and now. Understood?"

Mr. Hadley walked back to me and47me the paper, asking me to go to the front of the class. I walked to the front of the class on legs48were shaking and I felt a(n)49in my chest. Everyone were all quiet, including those boys. I stood there trying to gain50.

Mr. Hadley walked over to me putting his arm around me, "You can do it. I have51in you!" His words helped calm me. I52the report and instead of the kids laughing at me and53me, they all stood up and clapped their hands.

From that day on the kids never made fun of me again and some54made friends with me. I continued to be quite shy all through school55from that day on I knew if I had to stand up in front of class again. I could do it.

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When I was in junior high school, I was really a bad boy．My history teacher—Mr．Oven criticized me a lot because I was naughty（淘气的）in his class．By the end of the first semester, I’d had enough of his words and had decided that I would get my revenge（报复）on him.

The opportunity arose one morning when Mr．Oven was called to the office for a certain reason．While Mr．Oven left, my company Billy and I took Mr．Oven’s lunch bag from under his desk．I opened his sandwich and placed a worm（虫子） in between the two slices of breaD． We put it back and closed it．To keep it in memory, Billy took photos of the whole process．We laughed for weeks over this.

Well, it all went south during Thanksgiving break．Billy’s mother found the pictures in his room, and demanded that he should tell her where these pictures were from．Billy told his mother the whole story, and Mr．Oven was informeD． Not only was I punished from school for two weeks, but also I was kicked off the football and basketball team．Before I could return to school, I had to turn in a 1000-word essay on what I did and why I did that．I really felt embarrassed every time I saw Mr．Oven in the hallway for the rest of the school year．I felt a little regret that Mr．Oven left our school the next year．

1.Mr．Oven criticized me a lot because________.

A． I didn’t go to his class

B． I was naughty in my homework

C． I didn’t answer his questions

D． I disobeyed his rules in class

2.How can you imagine Mr．Oven would act when he had his lunch?

A． He would cry out, shocked that the worm lay in his sandwich．

B． He would eat it as usual when he had his sandwich.

C． He would be glad to eat his delicious sandwich with the worm.

D． He would be very hungry when he found the worm in his sandwich.

3.The underlined sentence “Well, it all went south during Thanksgiving break.” in Paragraph 3 probably means________．

A． Billy and I went south during Thanksgiving break.

B． All the students left on Thanksgiving break.

C． All the students went south on Thanksgiving break.

D． It was not until Thanksgiving break ended that the secret was let out.

4.Which one was NOT true according to the article?

A． He had to eat the sandwich he had made for Mr．Oven.

B． He was kicked off the football and basketball team.

C． He had to be punished to leave school for two weeks.

D． He had to write a 1000-word essay to admit his mistake.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Mr Slanter, my literature teacher, to whom I_________a lot of thanks for my achievement in the art careers will be retired next month.

A.own B.owe C.offer D.award

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Mom was a teacher most of her life. When she wasn't in the classroom, she was educating her children or grandchildren; correcting our grammar; starting us on collections of butterflies, flowers or rocks; or inspiring a discussion on her most recent ''Book of the Month Club'' topic. Mom made learning fun.

It was sad for my three brothers and me to see her suffering in her later years. At eighty-five, she suffered a stroke and she went steadily downhill after that.

Two days before she died, my brothers and I met at her nursing home and took her for a short ride in a wheelchair. While we waited for the staff to lift her limp body back into bed, Mom fell asleep. Not wanting to wake her, we moved to the far end of the room and spoke softly.

After several minutes our conversation was interrupted by a muffled sound coming from across the room. We stopped talking and looked at Mom. Her eyes were closed, but she was clearly trying to communicate with us. We went to her side.

'' Whrr, '' she said weakly.

''Where? '' I asked. ''Mom, is there something you want? '' ''Whrr, '' she repeated a bit stronger. My brothers and I looked at each other and shook our heads sadly.

Mom opened her eyes, sighed, and with all the energy she could gather said, '' Not was. Say were! ''

It suddenly occurred to us that Mom was correcting brother Jim’s last sentence. ''if it was up to me…''

Jim leaned down and kissed her cheek. ''Thanks, Mom, '' he whispered. We smiled at each other and once again shook our heads…

1.What does the underlined words ''went steadily downhill'' mean in the 2nd paragraph?

A.went lower and lower B.went worse and worse

C.went down the hill D.went downstairs

2.When Mom said, ''Whrr'', what did she really want to do?

A.She wanted to tell her sons her will.

B.She wanted to have something to eat before she died.

C.She wanted to correct the mistakes Jim made while talking.

D.She wanted to give her sons something before she died.

3.Which of the following statements is FALSE according to the passage?

A.Mom was a good teacher and never gave up her teaching.

B.Mom was always making her teaching fun.

C.Mom didn't forget her teaching until she died.

D.Mom stopped teaching when she was at home.

4.What does the writer think of his mother?

A.He loved her but was tired of his mother's teaching.

B.His mother should have forgotten her teaching and enjoyed the rest of her life.

C.His mother was great because she devoted herself to teaching.

D.His mother was an excellent teacher before she was retired.

5.Which of the following is the best title of this passage?

A.Once a Teacher, Always… B.Mom's Will

C.A Teacher’s Life D.A Teacher’s Devotion

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Mr Smith was a strict headmaster, but ______ all the teachers and students in our school showed respect for.

A. that          B. the one        C. one              D. who

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

A good teacher is many things to many people. In my own experience, the people I respect the most and think about the most are the teachers who demanded the most discipline (纪律) from their students.

I miss one teacher in particular that I had in high school. I think she was a good teacher because she was a very strict person. I remember very clearly a sign on her classroom door. It was a simple sign that said,　　 "Laboratory: in this room the first five letters of the word was stressed not the last seven." In other words, labor for her was more important than oratory, which means making speeches.

She prepared her work very carefully and told us to do the same. We got lots of homework from her. Once she had broken her arm, and everybody in the class thought that maybe the homework load would be reduced, but it continued just the same. She checked our work by stamping her name at the bottom of the papers to show that she had read them.

I think sometimes teachers who demand the most are liked the least. But as time goes by, this discipline really seems to benefit the students.

1.Which of the following is considered a good teacher by the writer?

A. A patient teacher.

B. An honest teacher.

C. A strict teacher.

D. An easy-going teacher.

2.When the teacher's arm was broken, she _____.

A. gave her students the usual amount of homework

B. gave her students less homework

C. asked her students to check the homework themselves

D. gave her students more homework

3.What's the writer's opinion of discipline?

A. It makes the students dislike their teachers.

B. It does good to the students in the long run.

C. It's too much for young children.

D. It does more harm than good to the students.

4.What's the Chinese for the underlined word "oratory"?

A. 演讲　　 B. 讲稿

C. 访谈　　 D. 采访

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Rich and Famous

Twenty years ago the most common ambition of American children was to be a teacher, followed by working in banking and finance, and then medicine. But today’s situation is quite different. 1. Instead they most commonly say they want to be a sports star, or an actor—in other words, they hope to become a celebrity.

According to experts, young people desire these jobs largely because of the wealth and the fame. 2. Let’s take athletes and singers as an example. Their careers are short-lived. Many athletes’ best time only lasts a few years and singers can have a very limited career. The field that was once the focus of their lives becomes something they have little or no involvement in. As a result, they’ll have a feeling of worthlessness and a lack of control. 3. The truth is quite simple: they have been so far removed from it for so long.

In spite of these disadvantage, there is greater ambition than ever among young people to achieve that status. They are not satisfied just making a living—they want to be rich and famous. Globally, more and more TV shows provide talent competitions where winners can achieve their goals in just a few weeks or months. 4. They unrealistically believe that this lifestyle is easily obtained and leads to great satisfaction.

While many people argue that there is nothing wrong with having such ambitions, others feel that this trend will finally lead to dissatisfaction as more and more people are unable to reach their goals. 5. That means they ignore the simple fact that great effort is needed before success. As a result, many people won’t realize their childhood dreams, which could have a negative effect on their happiness.

A. The younger generation don’t favor these professions any more.

B. In many ways this has been brought about by the celebrity culture.

C. Unfortunately, they do not always have a positive effect on people’s life.

D. Besides, it can be difficult for them to adapt back to a normal everyday life.

E. People no longer have a sense of satisfaction once their goals have been achieved.

F. This quick way of gaining wealth and fame creates a celebrity culture among people.

G. The reason is that they don’t realize it takes talent and hard work to be rich and famous.

高二英语七选五困难题查看答案及解析