完形填空I'm standing in a class of wild 14－year－old girls as they throw paper and howl with laughte
英语试题 10-12
完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I'm standing in a class of wild 14－year－old girls as they throw paper and howl with laughter. They won't ___21___to me.
I was 22 and I didn't know what I was doing. I never wanted to teach. I wanted to be a ____22____. But when I arrived in London, they were short of teachers. My____23____ at teaching were hopeless. When the bell finally rang, I rushed to the ____24____ room, red ____25____anger. The other teachers weren't surprised. "That's 4B, the worst class in school," one said.
I was afraid of our next meeting, but I couldn't give up, because I needed the job. Therefore, I ____26____formal lessons.____27____, I brought topics for class discussions. One of the liveliest talks was about the arguments they had with their ____28____. They paid attention and shared about their families. Then I had them write about themselves. As time went on, their essays became a ____29____ between us. I think they _____30_____ my interest in their lives.
The musical My Fair Lady was playing in the West End, but they had never seen a(n)_____31_____ stage performance. I asked if they would like to see the musical. They thought I was _____32_____. No teacher had ever ____33____ taking them out. A few weeks later, 4B and I were _____34_____ in a theatre. They loved the music and the characters. It was the _____35_____ of their year, and they talked about it for days.
Near the end of the semester, someone_____36_____ on the door of the staff room. The two girls most unwilling to____37____ rules in 4B were there—with flowers. I was _____38_____to know I had touched their lives, but they had also touched mine. When I returned to Australia several years later, I still wanted to be a writer. For the first time in my life, I stopped _____39_____and started writing. My first story was _____40_____, My Fair Ladies. Teaching wasn't the end of my writing career; it was the beginning.
21. A. reply B. hold C. apply D. listen
22. A. director B. writer C. singer D. musician
23. A. efforts B. ambitions C. experiences D. experiments
24. A. sitting B. consulting C. staff D. waiting
25. A. with B. at C. for D. on
26. A. prepared B. abandoned C. attended D. favoured
27. A. Besides B. Instead C. Therefore D. Nevertheless
28. A. parents B. classmates C. friends D. teachers
29. A. topic B. argument C. bridge D. conflict
30. A. ignored B. denied C. restricted D. appreciated
31. A. instructive B. thrilling C. live D. formal
32. A. promising B. joking C. complaining D. protesting
33. A. kept B. minded C. suggested D. avoided
34. A. sitting B. performing C. competing D. singing
35. A. expectation B. success C. fantasy D. highlight
36. A. called B. fell C. knocked D. leaned
37. A. chase B. desert C. dismiss D. observe
38. A. proud B. interested C. curious D. relaxed
39. A. moving B. dreaming C. working D. travelling
40. A. commented B. awarded C. introduced D. titled
【答案】
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I'm standing in a class of wild 14－year－old girls as they throw paper and howl with laughter. They won't ___21___to me.
I was 22 and I didn't know what I was doing. I never wanted to teach. I wanted to be a ____22____. But when I arrived in London, they were short of teachers. My____23____ at teaching were hopeless. When the bell finally rang, I rushed to the ____24____ room, red ____25____anger. The other teachers weren't surprised. "That's 4B, the worst class in school," one said.
I was afraid of our next meeting, but I couldn't give up, because I needed the job. Therefore, I ____26____formal lessons.____27____, I brought topics for class discussions. One of the liveliest talks was about the arguments they had with their ____28____. They paid attention and shared about their families. Then I had them write about themselves. As time went on, their essays became a ____29____ between us. I think they _____30_____ my interest in their lives.
The musical My Fair Lady was playing in the West End, but they had never seen a(n)_____31_____ stage performance. I asked if they would like to see the musical. They thought I was _____32_____. No teacher had ever ____33____ taking them out. A few weeks later, 4B and I were _____34_____ in a theatre. They loved the music and the characters. It was the _____35_____ of their year, and they talked about it for days.
Near the end of the semester, someone_____36_____ on the door of the staff room. The two girls most unwilling to____37____ rules in 4B were there—with flowers. I was _____38_____to know I had touched their lives, but they had also touched mine. When I returned to Australia several years later, I still wanted to be a writer. For the first time in my life, I stopped _____39_____and started writing. My first story was _____40_____, My Fair Ladies. Teaching wasn't the end of my writing career; it was the beginning.
21. A. reply B. hold C. apply D. listen
22. A. director B. writer C. singer D. musician
23. A. efforts B. ambitions C. experiences D. experiments
24. A. sitting B. consulting C. staff D. waiting
25. A. with B. at C. for D. on
26. A. prepared B. abandoned C. attended D. favoured
27. A. Besides B. Instead C. Therefore D. Nevertheless
28. A. parents B. classmates C. friends D. teachers
29. A. topic B. argument C. bridge D. conflict
30. A. ignored B. denied C. restricted D. appreciated
31. A. instructive B. thrilling C. live D. formal
32. A. promising B. joking C. complaining D. protesting
33. A. kept B. minded C. suggested D. avoided
34. A. sitting B. performing C. competing D. singing
35. A. expectation B. success C. fantasy D. highlight
36. A. called B. fell C. knocked D. leaned
37. A. chase B. desert C. dismiss D. observe
38. A. proud B. interested C. curious D. relaxed
39. A. moving B. dreaming C. working D. travelling
40. A. commented B. awarded C. introduced D. titled
【答案】
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