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Fall,1959，the first day of class at Bethesda Chevy Chase High School was about to begin. “Who，”I asked a senior，“is Mrs. McNamara，my 10 th grade English teacher？”He just ____ and said something about my being in ____.Soon，I understood what he meant. Mrs. McNamara had a pattern of ____ that she repeated again and again. We would have a literature reading task for ____.The next day，when we came to class，there would be two or three topics on the blackboard ___ to the homework reading. We were ____ to write an in­class essay about one of the topics. The following day，she would ____ the corrected and graded essays and each person would be called ____ to stand in front of the class and to ____ his/her essay. The class were required to criticize (評論) that essay，____the grade of everyone in class would be reduced.
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小題1:
A．noddedB．laughedC．a(chǎn)pologizedD．shouted
小題2:
A．troubleB．sorrowC．dangerD．a(chǎn)nger
小題3:
A．behaviourB．evaluationC．a(chǎn)ctivityD．thought
小題4:
A．reviewB．performance
C．practiceD．homework
小題5:
A．a(chǎn)ddedB．relatedC．contributedD．compared
小題6:
A．expectedB．persuadedC．a(chǎn)llowedD．a(chǎn)dvised
小題7:
A．collectB．returnC．sendD．receive
小題8:
A．on purposeB．a(chǎn)t firstC．by chanceD．in turn
小題9:
A．talk throughB．hand overC．read outD．show off
小題10:
A．soB．a(chǎn)ndC．butD．or
小題11:
A．triedB．a(chǎn)doptedC．examinedD．experienced
小題12:
A．undertakenB．a(chǎn)ttemptedC．botheredD．hesitated
小題13:
A．RememberB．PredictC．BearD．Imagine
小題14:
A．playing jokes onB．making a fool of
C．setting a trap forD．taking advantage of
小題15:
A．braveB．carelessC．proudD．selfish
小題16:
A．a(chǎn)boveB．withinC．behindD．below
小題17:
A．tendencyB．preference
C．determinationD．sense
小題18:
A．improvementsB．pains
C．difficultiesD．a(chǎn)dvantages
小題19:
A．trustedB．invitedC．forcedD．permitted
小題20:
A．didB．couldC．hadD．would

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:D
小題5:B
小題6:A
小題7:B
小題8:D
小題9:C
小題10:D
小題11:D
小題12:C
小題13:D
小題14:B
小題15:A
小題16:B
小題17:C
小題18:A
小題19:C
小題20:A

小題1:答案　B　[從后面對10年級英語老師的敘述可知選B。上課的第一天，“我”詢問一個高年級的學生關于Mrs. McNamara的情況，結果對方哈哈大笑，他知道，在后面她的課堂上有我難受的時候。對方不會因為“我”的詢問而“道歉、喊叫”。]
小題1:答案　A　[他認為“我”到這個老師的班上學習會有“我”難受的時候。]
小題1:答案　C　[從文章敘述的作者的經(jīng)歷看，老師給“我們”的作文評分，再由同學評論“我”的作文，因此這是老師組織的一種教學活動，而不是老師對“我們”的評價。]
小題1:答案　D　[下文提到the homework reading判斷選D。老師給“我們”布置的家庭作業(yè)是回家后進行閱讀。]
小題1:答案　B　[第二天到學校，老師就在黑板上寫下兩或三個與“我們”頭一天的課外閱讀相關的話題作為寫作任務。這里用(be) related to表示“與……有關”。A項“添加”；C項“做貢獻”；D項“比較”。]
小題1:答案　A　[這是老師讓學生根據(jù)話題寫課堂作文，因此用expect sb to do sth表示“期待某人做某事”。B項“說服”；C項“允許”；D項“勸告”。]
小題1:答案　B　[第二天老師就把“我們”交的作文發(fā)下來，還給“我們”。而這些作文已經(jīng)被老師批改過且評過分。從動作的順序看，前面提到讀書、寫文章、修改、評分，因此這里表示把作文發(fā)還給“我們”。]
小題1:答案　D　[依次叫學生到全班學生面前。A項“故意”；B項“起初”；C項“偶然地”。]
小題1:答案　C　[老師把作文批改并發(fā)給“我們”后，此時要求“我們”依次當著全班同學的面朗讀自己的作文，因此選C表示“朗讀，宣讀”。]
小題1:答案　D　[本題有一定難度。語境表示老師要求班上每個學生都要對被朗讀的文章進行評論，否則的話，全班同學都要挨罰：降低成績。]
小題1:答案　D　[作者在回顧“我”第一次嘗到苦頭時的情景，用experience表示“體驗”她的教學方法。]
小題1:答案　C　[這里用bother to do sth表示“為某事操心”�！拔摇钡谝淮紊纤恼n時，懶得去做老師布置的課外閱讀。undertake to do sth表示“許諾做某事”，不符合語境。]
小題1:答案　D　[這是回顧過去的經(jīng)歷。老師布置的課外閱讀“我”沒有看，因此寫的作文是什么內(nèi)容，有多糟糕，并且當堂朗讀自己的作文，這是什么滋味，有多尷尬就可想而知了。]
小題1:答案　B　[這里用make a fool of表示“捉弄”，“我”讓自己在全班同學面前出丑。]
小題1:答案　A　[從語境的邏輯關系判斷選A。在Mrs. Mc Namara的課堂上，任何人都會遇到讓自己尷尬的情景，要嘲笑別人需要勇氣，而這樣做也是愚蠢的，因為這樣的情況隨時會降臨到嘲笑別人的同學身上。]
小題1:答案　B　[“我”在這次經(jīng)歷中感覺到的尷尬是發(fā)自內(nèi)心的，同時“我”也下定決心不再這樣。]
小題1:答案　C 　[“我”下定決心，從此認真對待學習，堅決不讓這樣的事情再次發(fā)生。]
小題1:答案　A　[老師把“我們”的書面作文都存檔放好，因此很容易從“我們”的作業(yè)中看到“我們”的成長與進步。]
小題1:答案　C　[從前面敘述的故事可知，這樣的活動是老師的教學安排，任何人都不能逃避，因此選C，老師督促/逼著我們這樣做。]
小題1:答案　A　[這里用did代替前面的could improve myself.老師讓“我”認識到自己的真實情況，以使“我”進步，在她的督促下，“我”進步了。]
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In our world today, the media and entertainment industries are constantly focusing on beauty over brains. Movies, television shows, commercials, and magazines all make use of models and actors whose physical attributes(特性) will sell their product.
As our country is trying to reduce the obesity numbers, eating disorder statistics continue to increase due to the push for thinner people. While obesity is a serious medical condition that can lead to many health problems, many of us try to lose weight for appearance purposes. Children as young as elementary school age have begun to worry about the numbers that appear on the scale. In my opinion, it seems that “fat” has become the new“ugly”.
Two weeks ago, 37-year-old Wisconsin television reporter Livingston, who is 235 pounds, received an email from a man named Krause. In the email Krause attacked her, writing,“Your physical condition hasn’t improved for many years. Surely you don’t consider yourself a suitable example for this community’s young people, girls in particular.”
Today, it seems that a vast majority of people care more about how they look and appear to their peers rather than what is inside. The truth is that every person is built differently; we all come in different shapes and sizes. Just because someone is heavier, that doesn’t mean they eat large amounts of junk food around the day. Likewise, even though a person is thin, that doesn’t mean they are necessarily healthy and fit.
If you are reading this and you struggle with your weight or your appearance, please recognize that you are beautiful and special in your own way. You are worth so much more than you realize, and even if I don’t know you, understand that I respect and support you. Beauty is not defined by size; it is defined by how we treat others and respect ourselves. In the words of the talented film actress Kirstie Alley, “There’s a lot more to life than how fat or thin you are.”
小題1:With so many people losing weight, it will end in        .
A．models’ and actors’ appearance in ads
B．the fall of media and entertainment industries
C．more and more people becoming obesity
D．more people’s suffering from eating disorder
小題2:The underlined phrase “the numbers that appear on the scale” in the second paragraph may mean     .
A．intelligenceB．weightC．patienceD．strength
小題3:The writer used the example of Jennifer Livingston to show        .
A．people think “fat” looks ugly
B．fat people are becoming cleverer
C．physical condition is good
D．young people never follow example
小題4:What Kirstie Alley said means         .
A．people should pay attention to the appearance
B．there is no need for any people to go on diet
C．people are beautiful when they concern others
D．there’s always someone who understands and supports you

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