A
(2020·成都市毕业班第二次诊断检测)
People often ask how I decide where to go，and I usually get hesitated with my response，as I don't actually have an answer to that.For more than three years，I have been making movements with the universe，traveling from one location to another at seemingly random intervals.
A friend of mine posted a message online asking if anybody was interested in a job teaching English in China.So I jumped on a coming plane.Walking into my first class，I was bombed by 16 strange children who couldn't understand a single word out of my mouth.When I walked out of my last class，six months later，I had made a personal connection with them.Some of my students could barely speak Chinese or English.But somehow，through determination and force，we were connected.
Every class was not only a lesson in English，but in good fellowship，being a role model，being a parent，and being a friend.I became a father to some，an older brother to others.I was loved and adored，feared and hated.I had to learn discipline，and not only how to deal it out，but how to discipline and conduct myself as a role model.But in between the discipline，I had to make learning a fun experience.And they forgave me when I yelled or got upset.And when they lost their tempers or bruised their knees or missed their mommy，I forgave them，kissed their bruises better，and gave them a shoulder to cry on.
Teaching English in China is，by far，the most emotionally rewarding and fulfilling thing I've ever challenged myself to do，I have walked away from this job with a softened heart，knowing that I have made a difference in so many lives.I want that.I want my teaching to be reciprocal because they taught me how to unconditionally open my heart and how to be a more loving and patient person.
语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者在中国教英语的经历及感悟。
1．What can we learn about the writer before he came to China?
A．He didn't have a fixed job.
B．He was a professional writer.
C．He worked in a travel agency.
D．He taught in a language school.
A [考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“For more than three years，I have been...seemingly random intervals”可以推断，作者在来中国之前并没有稳定的工作，故A项正确。]
2．What was the situation like when the author met his students for the first time?
A．Hard. B．Exciting.
C．Touching. D．Inspiring.
A [考查推理判断。根据第二段中的“Walking into my first class，I was bombed by 16 strange children who couldn't understand a single word out of my mouth”可推知，作者第一次见到学生时，情况是艰难的，故选A。touching意为“动人的，令人同情的”；inspiring意为“鼓舞人心的”。]
3．What can we infer about the author from Paragraph 3?
A．He was casual and patient.
B．He was responsible but sensitive.
C．He was cautious but badtempered.
D．He was selfreflective and considerate.
D [考查推理判断。根据第三段中的“I had to learn discipline，and not only how to deal it out，but how to discipline and conduct myself as a role model”可推知，作者善于自我反思，并结合“I forgave them，kissed their bruises better，and gave them a shoulder to cry on”可推知，作者是体贴的，故选D。]
4．What does the underlined word “reciprocal” in Paragraph 4 most probably mean?
A．Beneficial. B．Interacted.
C．Encouraging. D．Acceptable.
B [考查词义猜测。本句是一个主从复合句，根据原因状语从句“because they taught me how to unconditionally open my heart and how to be a more loving and patient person”可知，因为作者的学生教会了他如何无条件地敞开心扉，如何成为一个更有爱心、更有耐心的人，所以他希望自己从事的教学工作是互惠的(自己和学生都有所收获)，B项的含义与画线词的含义最为接近，故选B。]
