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大英精读3testyourself

PassageOne

AcoupleofyearsagoIspentthedayatanelementaryschoolinNewJersey.Itwasaniceaverageschool,asquareandsolidbuilding,fullofreasonablywell-behavedkidsfrommiddle-classfamilies.Ihandledthreeclasses,andbythetimeIstaggeredoutthedoorIwantedtoliedownfortherestoftheday.

Teaching'sthetoughestjobthereis.Inhisnewmemoir,"TeacherMan,"FrankMcCourtrecallstellinghisstudents,"Teachingisharderthanworkingondocksandwarehouses."Nottomentionwritingacolumn.Icanstareoffintothemiddledistancewithmychin（下巴）inmyhandanytime.Butyougomentallysouthforfiveminutesinfrontofaclassoffifthgraders,andyouaresunk.

Theaveragenewteachertodaymakesjustunder$30,000ayear,whichmaynotlooktoobadforatwenty-somethingwithnomortgage（抵押贷款）andnokids.Butsoonenoughthenewteachersrealizethattheycanmakemoremoneyandnotworkanywherenearashardelsewhere.Afteralifetimeofhearingtheoldlegendsaboutcushy（舒适安逸的）hoursandsummervacations,theyfigureoutthatearlymorningsareforstudentswhoneedextrahelp,eveningsarefortestcorrectionsandlessonplans,andweekendsandsummersareforsecondandeventhirdjobstotrytopaythebills.AccordingtotheDepartmentofEducation,oneineveryfiveteachersleavesafterthefirstyear,andalmosttwiceasmanyleavewithinthree.Ifanybusinesshadthatrateofturnover,someonewoulddosomethingsmartandstrategictofixit.Thisisn'tanybusiness.It'sthemostimportantbusinessaround,thegardenersofthelandscapeofthehumanrace.

Unfortunately,thecurrentwayofdealingwithproblemsineducationistakendirectlyfrombusinesspractice,andit'saterriblefit.Insteadofsimplyacknowledgingthatstartingsalariesarewoefullylowandcommittingtoincreasingthemandfindingthemoneyforreasonablerecurringraises,politicianshavewasteddecadestalkingaboutsomethingcalledmeritpay（奖励工资）.It'saconceptthatworksfineifyou'remakingtoys,butkidsaren'ttoys,andgoodteachingisn'tanassemblyline.

26.Whatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraphaboutteachers?

A.Theyhavetoteachthreeclassesatatime.

B.Theyhaveaveryrewardingjob.

C.Theyprefertoteachchildrenfrommiddle-classfamilies.

D.Theyhaveaveryhardjobtodo.

27.Whydoestheauthorsayteachingistougherthanwritingacolumn?

A.Teachingislikeworkingondocksandwarehouses.

B.Teachingdemandsfullattention.

C.Teachershavetoworkwithchildren.

D.Teachershavenochancetogotraveling.

28.Whatdonewteachersfindoutaftersomepractice?

A.Theirstartingsalaryislowerthanofferedbyotheroccupations.

B.Theyhavetoworkduringvacationstomakeendsmeet.

C.Theyhavetoplantheirtimewelltogeteverythingdone.

D.Theycantakeasecondorevenathirdjobbesidesteaching.

29.Wecaninferfromthefourthparagraphthattheauthorthinks__________.

A.measuresshouldbetakentokeepteachersintheirjobs

B.therateofturnoverinteachingislowcomparedtootheroccupations

C.it'snaturalforanumberofteacherstoquitinthreetofiveyears

D.it'sfairtocallteachersthegardenersofthelandscapeofthehumanrace

30.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofmeritpay?

A.Itwillmakeupforteachers'lowstartingsalaries.

B.Itwillbringdowntheturnoverrateofteachers.

C.Itisagoodfixforcurrenteducationalproblems.

D.Itisnotsuitablefortheteachingprofession.

 PassageTwo

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Iwasbornwithadisabilitythataffectsmysenseofbalance,causingmetowalkwithalimp.Notonlydoesitaffectthefunctionofthelegs,butitalsohasanimpactonthekidneys.

Thedisabilityhashaditsupsanddowns.Asayoungchild,IcanrememberthewayotherchildrenwouldstareatmebecauseofthewaythatIwalked.Thereweremanytimesthatmyschoolmateswouldlaughatmeandcallmenamessimplybecauseoftheirlackofunderstanding,especiallybackinthemid70sandearly80s.Childrenthenwerejustunwillingtotakethetimetolearnwhyoneoftheirclassmatesmightwalk,speakorseemnoticeablydifferentfromthemselves.

NowthatIamanadult,Ihavenoticedthatthestaresandnameshavebeguntofade,andjudgmentsthatoncewerenegativehavebeguntoturntowardacceptance.ThesigningoftheAmericanswithDisabilitiesAct（ADA）hasplayedagreatpartinbreakingdownsomeofthosebarriers（障碍）that,asachild,leftmetofightawarthatseemedtohavenoend.NowIlookbeyondwhatIcan'tdoandfocusonwhatIcan.Ihavelearnedthatlimitationsopendoorsthathavebeenclosed,showingotherwaystomeetourneeds.Ihavealwayslookedatlifeasachallenge,graspingeachobstaclewithopenarms.

Thereisnothinginthisworldthatcomeseasy.Imuststandtallandlookforward,tobeeversoreadyforwhatstillliesahead.Peopleoftenfeelsorryforthosewhowerebornwithsometypeofdisability.Buttheircompassion（怜悯）ismisplaced.

Yes,Imaynotbeabletorunasfastorperformcertaintasks,butmydisabilitygivesmeabetterlookatlifeandallthat'saroundme.Iwanttobeseennotasadisabilitybutasapersonwhohas,andwillcontinueto,bloom（成长）.SoIdecidedtobecomeanadvocate（倡导者）onbehalfofdisabledAmericans,tofightforourrightsthatforsolonghavebeenignored.

Ifeelthatitonlytakesonepowerfulvoicetochangethemindsofmanynations,andaslongasIhaveamouthtouseandamindtothinkIwillcontinuetoworktobringpeaceuponthedisabledcommunity.

 31.Whydidchildrenstareattheauthorwhenhewasyoung?

A.Hewalkedinanunevenway.

B.Heoftenlosthisbalanceandfelltotheground.

C.Hehadanappearancequitedifferentfromothers.

D.Hespokeinadifferentwayfromothers.

32.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatinthe1970s,disabledchildren________.

A.werenotacceptedbytheirpeers

B.receiveddifferenttreatmentatschool

C.hadfrequentfightswiththeirclassmates

D.hadupsanddownsintheirlife

33.Beingdisabled,theauthor________.

A.haslostmanyabattleinhislife

B.looksatlifeasachallenge

C.focusesonthelimitationshehastosuffer

D.isangryforthemanyopportunitieshehaslost

34.Accordingtotheauthor,hisdisability________.

A.hasgivenhimabetterunderstandingoflife

B.arousedsympathyfrompeoplearoundhim

C.isaconstantbarrierbetweenhimandthecommunity

D.haspreventedhimfromgrowinguptoafullperson

35.Whydidtheauthordecidetobecomeanadvocateforthedisabled?

A.Hestillhasamouthtouseandamindtothink.

B.Hehasgotapowerfulvoicetochangepeople'sminds.

C.ThesigningoftheADAhasfailedtochangeathingintheirlife.

D.Theirrightsarestillbeingignored.

PassageThree

Questions36-40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

I'mcomingoffthisplane,andlandingatLondonairport.I'mlookingaroundforamiddle-agedwoman,myAuntPenn,whoI'veseeninpictures.Thephotographsareoutofdate,butshelookedlikethetypewhowouldwearabignecklace（项链）andflatshoes,andmaybesomekindofnarrowdressinblackorgray.ButI'mjustguessingsincethepicturesonlyshowedherface.

Anyway,I'mlookingandlookingandeveryone'sleavingandthere'snosignalonmyphoneandI'mthinking,"Ohgreat,I'mgoingtobeabandonedattheairportsothat'stwocountriestheydon'twantmein,"whenInoticeeveryone'sgoneexceptthiskidwhocomesuptomeandsays,"YoumustbeDaisy."AndwhenIlookrelievedhedoestooandsays,"I'mEdmond."

"HelloEdmond,"Isay,"nicetomeetyou."Ilookathimhardtotrytogetafeelforwhatmynewlifewithmycousinsmightbelike.

NowletmetellyouwhathelookslikebeforeIforgetbecauseit'snotexactlywhatyou'dexpectfromyouraveragefourteen-year-oldwhatwiththecigaretteandhairthatlookedlikehecutithimselfwithaknifeinthedeadofnight,butasidefromthathe'sexactlylikesomekindofmutt,youknowtheonesyouseeatthedogshelterwhoarekindofhopefulandsweetandputtheirnosestraightintoyourhandwhentheymeetyouwithacertainkindofdignityandyouknowfromthatsecondthatyou'regoingtotakehimhome?

Wellthat'shim.

Onlyhetookmehome.

I'lltakeyourbag,hesaid,andeventhoughhe'sabouthalfamileshorterthanmeandhasarmsaboutasthickasadogleg,hegrabsmybag,andIgrabitbackandsay"Where'syourmom,issheinthecar?

"

Andhesmilesandtakesadragonhiscigarette,which,eventhoughIknowsmokingkillsandallthat,Ithinkisalittlebitcool,butmaybeallthekidsinEnglandsmokecigarettes?

Idon'tsayanythingincaseit'sawell-knownfactthatthesmokingageinEnglandissomethingliketwelveandbymakingabigthingaboutitI'llenduplookinglikeanidiotwhenI'vebarelybeenherefiveminutes.Anyway,hesays,"Mumcouldn'tcometotheairportbecauseshe'sworking,andeveryoneelseseemedtobesomewhereelse,soIdroveheremyself."

36.DaisyflewtoLondonto________.

A.seeEngland

B.livewithheraunt

C.meetEdmond

D.visitafriend

37.BeforeEdmondgreetedher,Daisyfelt________.

A.anxious

B.curious

C.relieved

D.excited

38.EdmondwaitedtilleveryonewasgonebeforegreetingDaisybecause_______.

A.hedidnotwanttotalktoagirlbeforeothers

B.hedidnotgetDaisy'sphonecall

C.hehadneverseenDaisybefore

D.hewaslookingforamiddle-agedwoman

39.WhatdidEdmondlooklikeinDaisy'seyes?

A.Anaverage14-year-old.

B.Alostdog.

C.Anoldfriend.

D.Amanwithdignity.

40.DaisydidnotmakeanycommentaboutEdmondsmokingbecause_______.

A.