Ⅰ.阅读理解
My school stood in a big square playground in southeastern South Dakota.One teacher taught all grades，first through eighth.Most grades had only two or three students.
Our school day started with the flag pledge(誓言)．Then the teacher called one grade at a time to the recitation bench beside her desk.She’d check our work，explain the new lesson，and dismiss us to go back to our own desks and do our new work，all in less than ten minutes per grade.
At noon we ate lunches we had brought.Our lunches were made up of homemade sandwiches and if we were lucky，dessert.My favourite dessert was a fresh pear，and a piece of Mum’s delicious sour cream chocolate cake.
The annual Christmas programme was the most exciting part of the year. We hurried through our lessons during December to allow time to practise poems, songs, and plays.
A few days before the performance, the school board members borrowed equipment from the town and set up a stage across one side of the classroom. We hung bed sheets for curtains.
On the evening of the performance, gasoline lanterns hanging along the walls cast a warm, though not very bright, light over the gathering crowd. We could hardly contain our excitement as we looked from behind the curtains to wave at our parents.
On a spring Sunday in a new term, just before the last day of the school term, everyone in the neighbourhood gathered for a picnic. Our mums set fried chicken, bowls of salad, and desserts on the teacher’s desk and the library table. After the dinner, we played games. One of the school board members brought big buckets of icecream in the afternoon to top off the picnic. How we looked forward to that treat!
I was just nineteen years old when I started my first teaching position in a country school with thirteen students. I felt excited, nervous and happy as I prepared my lunch bucket on the first morning of the term. I can’t remember what kind of sandwiches I packed, but I do remember I put in a fresh pear and a piece of chocolate cake for dessert!
文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者学生时代的美好时光。作者认为尽管生活有时候很艰难，但也很开心。
1．What can we learn about the school the author once attended？ A
A．It had a small number of students .
B．It had no celebrations.
C．It had advanced teaching equipment.
D．It had a small playground.
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第二、三句“One teacher taught all grades, first through eighth. Most grades had only two or three students.(一个老师教所有年级，从一年级到八年级，多数年级只有两三个学生。)”可知，学生的数量很少。故选A项。
2．What can we infer from the description of the picnic？ C
A．The teacher performed many jobs.
B．The students liked hanging lanterns.
C．The local people supported the school.
D．School board members were not expected to attend it.
解析：推理判断题。根据第七段对picnic的描述“...everyone in the neighbourhood gathered for a picnic.(……附近的每个人都聚在一起野餐)Our mums set fried chicken, bowls of salad, and desserts on the teacher’s desk and the library table. (我们的妈妈们准备了炸鸡、好多碗沙拉和甜点放在老师的桌子和图书馆的桌子上。)”可知，当地的人支持学校。故选C项。
3．Why does the author mention a pear and a piece of chocolate cake in the last paragraph？ C
A．These were easy items to pack in a lunch bucket.
B．Fruit and cakes were always good choices for dessert.
C．They reminded her of her golden days as a student.
D．They were the only dessert she ate with her lunch or dinner.
解析：推理判断题。 由第三段最后一句以及最后一段中的“...I do remember I put in a fresh pear and a piece of chocolate cake for dessert！(我确实记得我把一个新鲜的梨和一块巧克力蛋糕作为甜品放了进去。)”可推知，梨和巧克力蛋糕让她想起学生时代的美好时光。故选C项。
4．What can be concluded from the text？ D
A．The author was fond of cooking.
B．The author was very independent.
C．The author earned little from her job.
D．The author was happy though life was hard sometimes.
解析：推理判断题。根据前面几段描述的小时候上学的日子虽然艰辛但很快乐，以及最后一段中的“I felt excited，nervous and happy as I prepared my lunch bucket on the first morning of the term.(当新学期第一天早晨我准备午餐时，我感到兴奋、紧张和高兴。)”可推知，有时候尽管生活很艰难，但作者很开心。故选D项。
