Some teachers are unforgettable. They lead by example and never lose their smile. They change lives. Eileen Madden is one of them. Her students must think she was born with an eraser and a piece of chalk in her hand.
“It’s a joy to get up early every morning to be the first one here,” say the 55-year-old Holy Ghost School third grade teacher. Madden arrives shortly after 6 am to prepare her classroom and work on the school breakfast program.
“My family all went to St. Teresa’s School,” she says. “I always said, ‘One day, I’m going to come back and get one of those big desks.’”
With a watchful eye always on the lookout for “one of those big desks”, Madden returned to St. Teresa after graduating from college and taught second grade at the Olneyville neighborhood elementary school until it was burnt in a fire in 1990 and had to be closed. Madden then went to Holy Ghost School where she started as a second-grade teacher and then moved up one grade level.
“I take care of setting up and serving breakfast,” she says. “In winter it is still dark when I arrive here.” Madden praises Holy Ghost School Principal Carol Soltys and the school’s workers for their continued support. “It’s a family,” she said.
Her class is small this year with 15 students, including some from the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Haiti, Guatemala, Nigeria and Ghana. Madden admits that she’s encouraged by her former students, now grown-ups, who want their own children to enjoy a similar experience in a safe, good environment. “They tell others, ‘I send my child to Eileen Madden’s School, ’” she adds.
小題1:What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 suggest?
A．Eileen Madden was very smart as a child.
B．Eileen Madden is a very good teacher.
C．Eileen Madden has done a lot for her students
D．Eileen Madden always has an eraser in her hand.
小題2:We can learn from paragraph 2 that Eileen Madden __________.
A．is in her late fifties now.
B．a(chǎn)lways teaches Grade 3
C．often arrives at school very early.
D．cooks breakfast for all her students by herself.
小題3:What does Eileen Madden most probably think of the workers of Holy Ghost School?
A．Lazy but kind
B．Careful but helpless
C．Hard to get along with
D．Kind and helpful.
小題4:The last paragraph suggests that ______________.
A．Eileen Madden often gives lessons to small classes.
B．Eileen Madden is remembered by all her former students.
C．Eileen Madden thinks her former students think too highly of her.
D．Eileen Madden’s former students are very happy to let her teach their children.
小題5:What is implied in the passage?
A．Holy Ghost School is a very small school.
B．St. Teresa’s School will be open again soon.
C．Eileen Madden decided to be a teacher when she was young.
D．Eileen Madden was very happy to leave St. Teresa’s School.

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:D
小題5:C

試題分析：小題1:B 推理題。人們說她天生就帶著黑板擦和粉筆，是想說明她天生就是老師的料子，故B正確。
小題2:C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段第2句Madden arrives shortly after 6 am to prepare her classroom and work on the school breakfast program.說明她早早到學(xué)校給孩子準(zhǔn)備早餐，故C正確。
小題3:D 推理題。根據(jù)第五段2,3行Madden praises Holy Ghost School Principal Carol Soltys and the school’s workers for their continued support. “It’s a family,” she said.說明她認(rèn)為這個學(xué)校的工作人員就像家人一樣善良樂于助人，故D正確。
小題4:D 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一句“They tell others, ‘I send my child to Eileen Madden’s School, ’說明這些以前的學(xué)生都很喜歡她能讓自己的孩子接受她的教育，他們很開心，故D正確。
小題5:C 推理題。根據(jù)第三段One day, I’m going to come back and get one of those big desks.’說明在小時候她就想在這所學(xué)校里教書，想有一種大桌子—老師用的桌子。故C正確。
點評：文章介紹了一位對教育很有熱情且能改變學(xué)生一生的老師。本文對于推理能力要求較高，要求考生要特別注意根據(jù)文章細(xì)節(jié)而推導(dǎo)出的細(xì)節(jié)含義。
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A．BeforeB．BehindC．BeyondD．Against
小題8:
A．nervousB．shyC．calmD．a(chǎn)ngry
小題9:
A．caredB．talkedC．a(chǎn)skedD．worried
小題10:
A．informationB．offerC．introductionD．support
小題11:
A．AgainB．ThenC．ThusD．However
小題12:
A．hiddenB．filledC．decoratedD．covered
小題13:
A．tookB．closedC．filledD．came
小題14:
A．beforeB．a(chǎn)fterC．whenD．that
小題15:
A．EvenB．StillC．JustD．Ever
小題16:
A．As usualB．For one thingC．In factD．In general
小題17:
A．LessB．PlentyC．MoreD．None
小題18:
A．pleasureB．surpriseC．joyD．regret
小題19:
A．ofB．withC．onD．in
小題20:
A．dreamB．storyC．a(chǎn)ffairD．incident

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Jenny went to visit her friends in New York last weekend. Her friends met her at the airport on Friday afternoon and drove her to the hotel. They had dinner at a Chinese restaurant and went to see a film after that.
　Jenny and her friends set out early on Saturday morning for a farm and stayed there until Sunday morning. During their stay, they went fishing and swimming in the small river on the farm. They played football in the field and enjoyed a big meal around a camp fire（篝火）, singing and dancing till late into the night.
　Nobody could get up early on Sunday morning. So when they got back to New York City, it was about three o’clock in the afternoon. They drove right to the airport because Jenny didn’t want to miss her plane back home. Jenny only stayed in New York for two nights but she had a great time with her friend.
小題1:Jenny went to New York________.
A．to do some shopping
B．to see her friends
C．to spend her summer holiday
D．to find a job
小題2:How did Jenny get to New York?
A．By train.B．By bus.C．By plane.D．On foot.
小題3:Where did Jenny and her friends go on Saturday?
A．To the farm.B．To the Chinese restaurant.
C．To the airport.D．To the railway station.
小題4:When did Jenny go back home?
　 
A．On Saturday afternoon.B．On Sunday morning.
C．On Saturday evening.D．On Sunday afternoon.

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