He says the problem with teachers is, “What will a kid learn from someone who chose to become a teacher?” He reminds the other dinner guests that it’s true what they say about teachers: Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach.
I decide to bite my tongue instead of biting his and stop myself from reminding the other dinner guests that it’s also true what they say about lawyers－that they make money from the misfortune of others.
“I mean, you’re a teacher, Taylor,” he says to me.” Be honest. What do you make?”
I wish he hadn’t asked me to be honest, because now I have to teach him a lesson.
You want to know what I make?
I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could.
I can make a C+feel like a great achievement and an A-feel like a failure.
How dare you waste my time with anything less than your very best?
I make parents tremble in fear when I call them:
I hope I haven’t called at a bad time.
I just wanted to talk to you about something Billy said today.
Billy said, “Leave the kid alone. I still cry sometimes, don’t you?”
And it was the bravest act I have ever seen.
I make parents see their children for who they are and what they can be.
You want to know what I make?
I make kids wonder.
I make them question.
I make them criticise.
I make them think.
I make them apologise and mean it.
I make them write, write, write.
And then I make them read.
I teach them to solve math problems that they once thought impossible.
I make them understand that if you have brains then you follow your heart and if someone ever tries to judge you by what you make, you teach them a lesson.
Let me make this simple for you, so you know what I say is true:
I make a great difference! What about you?
小題1:What is the tone of the passage?
A．Upset and disappointed.B．Cheerful and positive.
C．Angry and proud.D．Humorous and light-hearted.
小題2:What do we know about the man that the author is speaking to?
A．He dislikes lawyers.B．He is actually a lawyer.
C．He is respectful to teachers.D．He is in the author’s home.
小題3:What’s the best title of this passage?
A．Requirements of a Good TeacherB．An Argument Between Two Guests.
C．A Dinner ConversationD．What Teachers Make
小題4:The underlined phrase “bite my tongue” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to       .
A．stop myself saying what I really thinkB．say something that is wrong
C．speak out honestly but carelesslyD．keep silent about myself

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:C

試題分析：本文是在聚會時的宴會上的一次談話內(nèi)容，討論的是老師級教育的作用。
小題1:B 推理題。根據(jù)文章中連續(xù)使用的排比句可知本文的風(fēng)格是很歡快地，從I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could.和I can make a C+feel like a great achievement and an A-feel like a failure說明作者也是很積極向上的。故B正確。
小題2:D 推理題。根據(jù)第一段2,3行He reminds the other dinner guests that it’s true what they say about teachers: Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach.說明這是在作者家里進行的一次聚會，故D項正確。
小題3:C 主旨大意題。本文是在聚會時的宴會上的一次談話內(nèi)容，討論的是老師的作用，故Ｃ項正確。
小題4:C 推理題。根據(jù)I decide to bite my tongue instead of biting his and stop myself from reminding the other dinner guests that it’s also true what they say about lawyers－that they make money from the misfortune of others.說明他是想把問題說清楚，故C項正確。
點評：本文考查推理題較多，推理判斷題的答案不可能在文章中直接找到，因此推理時我們務(wù)必要忠于原文，在文章中尋找并確定可推論的依據(jù)，即：已知部分－推論的前提，從中推測出未知部分－推理的結(jié)論，切忌妄加評論，把自己的觀點當(dāng)成作者的觀點。
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When I was about twelve years old, my mother told us that we would not be ___1___ Christmas gifts for lack of money．I felt sad and thought, “What would I say when the other kids asked what I’d ___2___?” Then，three women ___3___ at our house with gifts for all of us．For me they bought a doll．I would no longer have to be ___4___ when I returned to school．
Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my ___5___ Christmas special and memorable there, I ___6___ remembered the women’s visit．I decided that I wanted to create the same feeling of ___7___ for as many children as I could possibly ____8__．
So I ___9__ a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help．We gathered about 125 orphans （孤兒） at the Christmas party．For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies, each with a child’s name．We wanted all of them to know they were ___10__．Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I ___11__ them that they couldn’t open their presents until every child had come forward．Finally the __12___ they had been waiting for came as I called out, “One, two, three．Open your presents!” As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles ___13__ up the room．The __14___ in the room was obvious, and it wasn’t just about toys．It was a feeling---the feeling I knew from that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit．I wasn’t forgotten．Somebody still remembered me．I know I___15___．
小題1:
A．sendingB．receivingC．makingD．exchanging
小題2:
A．foundB．preparedC．gotD．expected
小題3:
A．broke inB．settled downC．showed upD．turned off
小題4:
A．puzzledB．embarrassedC．worriedD．relieved
小題5:
A．presentB．firstC．recentD．previous
小題6:
A．hardlyB．suddenlyC．regularlyD．occasionally
小題7:
A．strengthB．sadnessC．importanceD．safety
小題8:
A．knowB．reachC．rememberD．mention
小題9:
A．kept up withB．caught up withC．came up withD．put up with
小題10:
A．fineB．specialC．helpfulD．normal
小題11:
A．remindedB．waitedC．convincedD．promised
小題12:
A．chanceB．giftC．momentD．reward
小題13:
A．litB．tookC．burnedD．cheered
小題14:
A．a(chǎn)tmosphereB．sympathyC．calmnessD．joy
小題15:
A．matterB．wonderC．doubtD．suppose

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