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In my living room,there is a plaque (匾) that advises me to“Bloom (开花) where you are planted.” It reminds me of Dorothy.I got to know Dorothy in the early 1980s,when I was teaching Early Childhood Development through a program with Union College in Barbourville,Kentucky.The job responsibilities required occasional visits to the classroom of each teacher in the program.Dorothy stands out in my memory as one who“bloomed”in her remote area.
Dorothy taught in a school in Harlan County,Kentucky,Appalachian Mountain area.To get to her school from the town of Harlan,I followed a road winding around the mountain.In the eight­mile journey,I crossed the same railroad track five times,giving the possibility of getting caught by the same train five times.Rather than feeling excited by this drive through the mountains,I found it depressing.The poverty level was shocking and the small shabby houses gave me the greatest feeling of hopelessness.
From the moment of my arrival at the little school,all gloom (忧郁) disappeared.Upon arriving at Dorothy’s classroom.I was greeted with smiling faces and treated like a queen.The children had been prepared to show me their latest projects.Dorothy told me with a big smile that they were serving poke greens salad and cornbread for“dinner”(lunch).In case you don’t know,poke greens are a weed­type plant that grows wild,especially on poor ground.
Dorothy never ran out of reports of exciting activities of her students.Her enthusiasm never cooled down.When it came time to sit for the testing and interviewing required to receive her Child Development Associate Certification,Dorothy was ready.She came to the assessment and passed in all areas.Afterward,she invited me to the one­and­only steak house in the area to celebrate her victory,as if she had received her Ph.D.degree.After the meal,she placed a little box containing an old pen in my hand.She said it was a family heirloom (传家宝),but to me it is a treasured symbol of appreciation and pride that cannot be matched with things.
小题1:“Early Childhood Development”in Paragraph 1 refers to________.
A.a program directed by Dorothy
B.a course given by the author
C.an activity held by the students
D.an organization sponsored by Union college
小题2:In the journey,the author was most disappointed at seeing________.
A.the long track
B.the poor houses
C.the same train
D.the winding road
小题3:Upon arriving at the classroom,the author was cheered up by________.
A.a warm welcome
B.the sight of poke greens
C.Dorothy’s latest projects
D.a big dinner made for her
小题4:What can we know about Dorothy from the last paragraph?
A.She was invited to a celebration at a restaurant.
B.She got a pen as a gift from the author.
C.She passed the required assessment.
D.She received her Ph.D.degree.
小题5:What does the author mainly intend to tell us?
A.Whatever you do,you must do it carefully.
B.Whoever you are,you deserve equal treatment.
C.However poor you are,you have the right to education.
D.Wherever you are,you can accomplish your achievement.

小题1:B
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:D
本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要讲述了作者作为一个项目的评估专家去拜访一位贫困山区的教师的故事。开始一路上的穷困景象让作者很沮丧,但后来这位教师以及她的学生们的热情和乐观使作者深受感动且印象深刻。
小题1:解析:选B。细节理解题。根据第一段的第三句“...when I was teaching Early Childhood Development through a program with Union College in Barbourville,Kentucky.”可知,Early Childhood Development是由作者任教的一门课程,故B项正确。Early Childhood Development不是Dorothy指导的项目,她只是参与作者从事的项目的一位教师,A项错误;Early Childhood Development也不是学生举办的一次活动,C项错误;Early Childhood Development是一门课程,而不是由Union College发起的一个组织,D项错误。
小题2:解析:选B。细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句:“...the small shabby houses gave me the greatest feeling of hopelessness.”可知,看到破旧的小屋时作者感到最失望,而不是看见“长长的轨道”“同一列火车”或“蜿蜒的道路”时,所以正确答案是B。
小题3:解析:选A。推理判断题。推理判断就是根据已知的材料内容、已有的经验和知识结构,进行合乎上下文情景的推断。因此,不能只看语言文字堆积成的表象材料,而应读懂语言背后的意思。根据第三段第二句“Upon arriving at Dorothy’s classroom,I was greeted with smiling faces and treated like a queen.”可知作者一到Dorothy的教室,就受到了“女王”般的待遇,即受到了热烈欢迎,所以正确答案是A。
小题4:解析:选C。细节理解题。根据最后一段第四句“She came to the assessment and passed in all areas.”可知她通过了所需的评估,所以正确答案是C。A、B两项的描述与原文相反,应该是她请作者去吃饭庆祝,并送给作者一支钢笔;原文中说她像得到博士学位一样高兴,而不是真的得到了博士学位,故D项错误。
小题5:解析:选D。主旨归纳题。作者在文章开头提到了那块有着不寻常意义的匾上的字,“Bloom where you are planted.”,即“在你被播种的地方开花”,并通过一个真实的故事告诉我们,不管我们在哪里,都可以实现自己的梦想,取得成就,所以正确答案是D。
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The ____ lesson I had to learn was to believe in myself. I am not talking about simply the kind of ____ that helps me down so unfamiliar staircase alone. I _____ something bigger than that: a confidence that I am, despite being ____, a real, positive person; that there is a special place where I can make myself fit.
It took me years to discover and strengthen this confidence. It had to start with the easy and simple things. _____ a man gave me an indoor baseball. I thought he was laughing at me and I was ____. “I can’t use this,” I said. “Take with you,” he urged me, “and roll it around.” The words _____ in my head. “Roll it around!” By rolling the ball I could ____ where it went. This gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought ___ before; playing baseball. At Philadelphia’s Overbrook School for the Blind I ___ a successful variation of baseball. We called it ground ball.
I have set ahead of me a series of goals and then tried to reach them, one at a time. I had to be clear about my  ___. It was no good crying for something that I knew at the start was ____ out of reach because that only invited bitterness of failure. I would fail something anyway, _____ on the average I made progress.
小题1:
A.skyB.cloud C.sunshineD.mist
小题2:
A.helpfulB.wonderfulC.hopefulD.successful
小题3:
A.disasterB.environmentC.incidentD.wonder
小题4:
A.manageB.tryC.want D.prefer
小题5:
A.lost B.leftC.used D.cared
小题6:
A.purposeB.potential C.pressure D.preparation
小题7:
A.energyB.happinessC.luckD.blindness
小题8:
A.hardestB.dullestC.simplestD.easiest
小题9:
A.self-respect B.self-controlC.self-confidenceD.self-defence
小题10:
A.thinkB.consider C.guessD.mean
小题11:
A.imperfectB.perfectC.unfairD.fair
小题12:
A.LaterB.Soon C.OnceD.Then
小题13:
A.worried B.encouraged C.shockedD.hurt
小题14:
A.stuckB.impressed C.occupied D.held
小题15:
A.see B.hear C.notice D.observe
小题16:
A.importantB.unimportantC.possible D.impossible
小题17:
A.invented B.discovered C.instructed D.directed
小题18:
A.experience B.advantagesC.knowledgeD.limitation
小题19:
A.hardlyB.wildlyC.highlyD.deeply
小题20:
A.so B.forC.butD.and

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