Many years ago my student asked me the question, "Mrs. Kindred, why do you teach?" Without taking time to reflect, I answered, "Because someday I might say something that might make a difference in someone's life." Even though I was sincere, that wasn't a very good answer and my student didn't let it slide.
"Let me get this straight," he said, "You went to college for four years so you could come here every day because you have the hope that someday you might say something that will influence someone?" He shook his head as if I were crazy and walked away looking confused. I'm one of those people who look back and wish they had said something smart or witty, or swift.
Even though that particular student might no longer wonder why I teach, there are days when I wonder. On those days, I remind myself of the real reasons I teach:
It's in my blood. My mother was my most influential teacher, and she was a 6th grade reading teacher until her death in 1990. She instilled(逐渐灌输) in me a love of reading and the knowledge that education opens doors.
Teaching is a way to make a difference. If you throw a stone in a pond the ripples go on and on until they reach the shore. You can't have ripples without a "stone." Good teachers throw stones that make a positive difference, and that's what I strive to do.
I genuinely love teenagers. I want to share with others what I know and what I have learned through the years. Life is full of ups and downs, and if I can help students avoid some potholes on the road of life, I want to do so. If they'll allow me to celebrate their victories with them, I want to do too.
Teaching isn't for everyone, but I know I made the right career choice.Why did the student continue to ask the question about the writer’s being a teacher?
| A．Because he thought her answer was unbelievable. |
| B．Because the writer was insincere. |
| C．Because the student was naughty. |
| D．Because the answer was difficult to understand. |
What do you think of the writer?
| A．Stupid. | B．Honest. | C．Conservative. | D．Polite. |
According to the text, which of the following is NOT true?
| A．The writer’s mother has the greatest influence on her. |
| B．The writer’s answer made the student confused. |
| C．In the writer’s opinion, some people in the world are unfit to teach. |
| D．The writer annoyed the student who asked the question. |
We can infer from the text that _________.
| A．the writer was also a good teacher in school |
| B．the writer often plays with her students beside a pond |
| C．the writer devotes herself to teaching and her students |
| D．the writer often accompanies the students on their way home |
What’s the main idea of the text?
| A．A student’s silly question. | B．A good teacher who likes students. |
| C．A confused student. | D．The reason why I teach. |
第II卷（非选择题共35分）
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：短文填空：（每小题1分，共10分）
阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示；2）首字母提示；3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该单词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意思准确、拼写正确
Here is an _____(奇闻)about a killer whale called Old Tom. 76.________
As a whaler， I w_____ it during an annual whales migration . 77._______
Old Tom came to the s_____(海滨) to inform us of a baleen 78._______
whale nearby. Without _______we jumped into the boat following 79________
Old Tom. Using a ________(望远镜) we saw some killers were 80.________
hunting a baleen whale through t_____. We killed the whale 81.________
at last. Its body was d_____ swiftly by killers down into 82.________
the _____ of the sea. We started turning our boat around to 83.________
go home and, in the ________ , Old Tom and the others were 84.________
having a good feed on its ____ and tongue. 85.________
第二节语法填空(共10小题；每小题1．5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入
一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答卷标号为
31—40的相应位置上。
Crying marriage? 31 (surprise), isn't it? Factually, the custom of crying
marriage existed a long time ago in many areas of Southwest China's Sichuan
Province, and 32 (remain) in fashion 33 the end of the Qing Dynasty.Though not so popular as before, the custom is still observed by people in manyplaces, especially Tujia people, who view it as a 34(necessary) to marriage procedure.
It is very much 35 same in different places of the province. According to
elderly people, every bride had to cry at the wedding.36,the bride's neighbors
would look down upon 37 as a poorly cultivated girl and she would become the
thelaughingstock of the village. In fact, there were cases 38 which the bride wasbeaten by her mother for not crying at the wedding ceremony.
In a word, crying at wedding is a 39 by custom to set off the happiness of
the wedding through falsely sorrowful words. However, in the 40 (arrange)
marriages of the old days of China, there were indeed quite a lot of brides who cried
over their unsatisfactory marriage and even their miserable life.
第二卷
第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节短文填词（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
A basketball match between the teachers and the students was
held on F_____ afternoon, March 4,2009 in our school stadium 76_______
The match began at 2:30 and it l_____ for an hour. It was really 77________
wonderful. The teachers had much more e ____ while the students 78________
were energetic. The scores ______(上升) by turns. The excited 79________
audience ______(欢呼) for every score. Then there were only two 80_________
______ left and the score was 60:60,which made all the players and 81 ________
audience very ______(紧张). At last the teachers team scored 82. ________
four more points and the teachers _____ the match. Though we 83._________
all f_____ a bit pity for the students, they said they had tried84__________
their best and they were happy and quite satisfied with _____(自己). 85______
第II卷（共35分）
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：短文填词（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示；2）首字母提示；3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整的写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。
Though great progress has been made in science these years, there
are still many people in p_____ conditions in sole parts of the world. 76. ___________
They make their l_____ by collecting and selling used things. Their 77. ___________
Children cannot go to school because they have no e_____ money to 78. ___________
Send their children there. Why do you think so many people still _____ 79. ___________
from poverty now? The answer lies _____ the population explosion. 80. ___________
A president of a ____(发展中) country once said: “ It was we who are to 81. ___________
____ for the poverty because we used to produce children without limit.” 82. ___________
Although these few words _____(听起来) simple enough and strange, 83. ___________
they have clearly pointed out one of the _____(原因) of the poverty. 84. ___________
It’s a good lesson for us to learn in f_____. 85. ___________
第二卷（共35分）
V．短文填词(共10空；每空1分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1)汉语提示；2)首字母提示；3)语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。
Many school students have difficulty in English listening．Here are
some t for you．We hope they can help you in one way or other． 76．
Before you start to listen to something，you need to (放松)． 77．
Don’t get n or excited．The first sentence tells a lot about the whole 78．
passage，so you’d listen carefully．When you’re listening，try to do 79．
some (思考)．For example，you call think of the following questions： 80．
What h，when，where and how? What was the result and what 81．
does the speaker want to tell us? This，you may understand the 82．
passage better．It’s n for you to remember some important facts． 83．
You may hear words you don’t know, but don’t spend too much time 84．
them．Very often，you’ll find outthey mean later when you goon 85．
with the listening．