My favorite English teacher could draw humor out of the driest material. It wasn't forced on us either.  He took Samuel Johnson's dictionary, Addison's essays, and many other literary wonders from the eighteenth century and made them hilarious, even at eight o'clock in the morning. The thing that amazed me most was that the first time I read these works on my own some of them seemed dead, but the second time, after his explanation, I couldn't believe that I hadn't seen the humor. The stories and poems and plays were suddenly filled with allusions (典故) and irony (反諷) and hilarious moments. I learned more from him than from any other teacher.
My least favorite English teacher also made people laugh. Some students found him to be funny. Many others did not. He assigned journals over a six week period, to be written every day. At the end of the six weeks I had a notebook full of bits and pieces about my ideas, short stories, reactions to what we had read, and so on. Our teacher announced that we would be grading each other's journals. Mine was passed to Joe, that class clown, who always behaved in a funny or silly way. He saw it fit to make joke of and said, " This writing isn't fit to line (襯墊) the bottom of a birdcage. " Our teacher laughed at that funny remark. It hurt me so much that the anger from it has driven my writing and teaching ever since.
So what makes the difference? Humor is one of the most powerful tools teachers or writers have. It can build up students and classes and make them excited about literature and writing, or it can tear them apart. It is true that humor is either productive or counter-productive and self-defeating.
小題1:The passage mainly discusses ________.
A．teachingB．literature
C．humorD．knowledge
小題2:The underlined word "hilarious" in Paragraph 1 probably means ________.
A．funnyB．tiring
C．inspiringD．brilliant
小題3:The English teacher the writer disliked most ________.
A．was not able to make students laugh
B．hurt his students' feelings
C．didn't let his students do the grading
D．had no sense of humor

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:B

試題分析：本文敘述了英語老師能從一些干癟的材料中找出幽默，一些小說、詩和劇本經(jīng)過老師的解釋學生能夠讀出其中的幽默之處，幽默對于老師和作家是最有力的工具之一。
小題1:主旨大意題。根據(jù)全文的內(nèi)容可知主要談?wù)摰氖怯哪脑掝}，故選C。
小題2:詞義猜測題。根據(jù)My favorite English teacher could draw humor out of the driest material. It wasn't forced on us either. 這里敘述英語老師能從干癟的材料中找出幽默，后面是舉例，所以猜出這個詞是“滑稽的，可笑的”，故選A。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)It hurt me so much that the anger from it has driven my writing and teaching ever since.最不喜歡的是傷害學生的感情，故選B。
點評：所謂主旨大意題，就是指那些針對文章的主要內(nèi)容、主題、標題或?qū)懽髂康乃O(shè)置的問題。這類題主要考查同學們在理解全文的基礎(chǔ)上運用概括、判斷、歸納、推理等邏輯思維方法對文章進行高度概括或總結(jié)的能力。
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A．how B．whyC．becauseD．whether
小題17:
A．put B．carry C．leaveD．rest
小題18:
A．onB．byC．a(chǎn)bove D．for
小題19:
A．valuable B．selfishC．usefulD．precious
小題20:
A．GrandpaB．the deaf C．others D．the blind

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

Michael GreenBerg is a very popular New Yorker. He is not famous in sports or the  arts, But people in the streets  36 him, especially those who are   37  .
For those people, he is "Gloves" GreenBerg. How did he get that  38 ?
He looks like any otner Businessman, wearing a suit and carrying a Briefcase (公文箱). But he's  39 _. His Briefcase always has some gloves。
In winter,Mr.GreenBerg does not  40 like other New Yorkers,who look at the sidewalk and  41 the street.He looks around at   42 .He stops when he   43 someone with no gloves.He gives them a pair and then he   44 ,looking for more people with cold   45 .
On winter days,Mr.GreenBerg   46 gloves.During the rest of the year,he   47 gloves.People who have heard aBout him   48 him gloves,and he has many in his apartment.
Mr. GreenBerg     49   doing this 21 years ago. Now, many poor New Yorkers know him and      50     his Behavior. But people who don't know him are sometimes    51   him. They don't realize that he just wants to make them   52   .
It runs in the   53  .Michael's father always helped the poor as he Believed it made everyone happier. Michael GreenBerg feels the   54  .A pair of gloves may Be a   55  thing,But it can make a Big difference in winter.
小題1:
A．know aBoutB．learn fromC．cheer forD．look after
小題2:
A．oldB．BusyC．kindD．poor
小題3:
A．ioBB．nameC．chanceD．message
小題4:
A．calmB．differentC．crazyD．curious
小題5:
A．a(chǎn)ctB．soundC．feelD．dress
小題6:
A．cross overB．drive alongC．hurry downD．keep off
小題7:
A．carsB．peopleC．street numBersD．traffic lights
小題8:
A．helpsB．choosesC．greets D．sees
小題9:
A．holds upB．hangs outC．moves onD．turns around
小題10:
A．handsB．earsC．faces D．eyes
小題11:
A．searches for B．stores up C．gives away D．puts on
小題12:
A．Borrows B．sells C．returnsD．Buys
小題13:
A．call B．send C．lendD．show
小題14:
A．delayed B．rememBered C．Began D．enjoyed
小題15:
A．understand B．dislikeC．studyD．excuse
小題16:
A．sorry forB．satisfied withC．proud ofD．surprised By
小題17:
A．smartB．richC．specialD．happy
小題18:
A．cityB．familyC．neighBorhoodD．company
小題19:
A．honorB．painC．sameD．cold
小題20:
A．smallB．usefulC．delightfulD．comforting

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