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When I was young，I was a terrible student.I didn’t 1 ， 2 she would ask me about school and about what I was reading.Her inability to know what was 3 to me was never more evident than at giftgiving time. talking with my grandmother on the phone
Each Christmas，I would get a package from Grandmother.“Another 4 ，just like every year！” I would think and then put it aside.I would 5 ，I would open Grandmother’s gift.I would read the book and sometimes 7 ，but I didn’t count this as having fun. the text all my latest toys on Christmas morning and for days and even weeks after. 6
Although I was not interested in 8 ，I had great patience with younger children.Seeing how I 9 ，my neighbor 10 ，the idea seemed 11 to me.Slowly the idea took root and I decided to give 12 a try. that I should become a teacher when I grew up.At first her kid with her homework
During my second semester in college，I 13 in my Children’s Literature class.Our teacher 14 a list of classic children’s books.It was then that I wanted to 15 ，but what she knew I 18 —a gift for the soul that would last a lifetime..I raced home and ran to the basement.There on a dusty shelf sat the most amazing collection of children’s books any teacher could 16 to have.My grandmother didn’t 17 me what my little girl mind wanted
I 19 to water the seed my grandmother planted so long ago.I graduated from college，received my master’s degree and became a 20 ，trying my best to plant those tiny seeds in all my students.
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语篇解读 本文是记叙文。作者小时候不喜欢祖母每年圣诞节都送自己一本书当礼物，上大学后才突然发现祖母的书让自己受益匪浅。
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1．A.avoid B．like
C．suggest D．stop
答案 B
解析 由上文中的“I was a terrible student.”可知，“我”不喜欢(like)在电话里和祖母聊天，因为(because)她会问“我”关于学校的事以及“我”正在读什么书。
2．A.because B．though
C．so D．while
答案 A
解析 见上题解析。
3．A.obvious B．available
C．important D．possible
答案 C
解析 儿时的“我”觉得祖母不了解什么对“我”来说是重要的(important)，这一点在她送礼物时表现得尤为明显。
4．A.toy B．phone
C．bag D．book
答案 D
解析 由下文中的“I would read the book”可知，此处指的是祖母像往年一样又送了一本书(book)。
5．A.look for B．play with
C．break down D．clean up
答案 B
解析 由语境可知，“我”会先玩(play with)最新的玩具。
6．A.Suddenly B．Gradually
C．Eventually D．Curiously
答案 C
解析 由“on Christmas morning and for days and even weeks after”可知，过了很长时间后，“我”才最终(eventually)打开祖母送的礼物。
7．A.edit B．memorize
C．improve D．publish
答案 B
解析 “我”在读书的过程中有时会记住(memorize)一些内容。
8．A.school B．Christmas
C．children D．gifts
答案 A
解析 由文章首句中的terrible student可知，“我”对学业(school)不感兴趣。
9．A.provided B．filled
C．left D．helped
答案 D
解析 由下文中的“with her homework”以及“should become a teacher when I grew up”可知，看到“我”如何帮(help)她的孩子做作业，“我”的邻居评论(remark)说“我”长大后应该去当老师。
10．A.reported B．proved
C．remarked D．questioned
答案 C
解析 见上题解析。
11．A.mean B．familiar
C．natural D．ridiculous
答案 D
解析 由于“我”不喜欢学习，所以最初“我”觉得当老师这个想法是荒唐的(ridiculous)。
12．A.college B．sport
C．diet D．job
答案 A
解析 由下文的in college可知，此处指“我”决定尝试上大学(college)。
13．A.slept B．sat
C．waited D．spoke
答案 B
解析 由语境可知，“我”坐(sit)在儿童文学课堂上，老师展示了(show)经典儿童书籍的名单。
14．A.received B．submitted
C．demanded D．showed
答案 D
解析 见上题解析。
15．A.rest B．explain
C．cry D．travel
答案 C
解析 由下文可知，此处指作者发现祖母送的书都是堪称经典的儿童读物，于是就在那时，“我”感动得想哭(cry)。
16．A.agree B．happen
C．afford D．hope
答案 D
解析 由上文中的“most amazing collection of children’s books”可知，这些书是任何一名老师都希望(hope)拥有的。
17．A.tell B．give
C．read D．lend
答案 B
解析 由文章前两段可知，祖母没有给(give)“我”小女孩想要的东西，她给“我”的是她认为“我”需要(need)的东西——一个会让“我”终生受用的礼物。
18．A.needed B．forgot
C．repeated D．doubted
答案 A
解析 见上题解析。
19．A.hesitated B．pretended
C．continued D．refused
答案 C
解析 由下文中的“I graduated from college，received my master’s degree and became”可知，“我”继续(continue)浇灌祖母很久以前播下的知识的种子。
20．A.teacher B．writer
C．manager D．doctor
答案 A
解析 由下文中的“all my students”可知，“我”成了一名教师(teacher)。
