An amazing teacher

Years ago a John Hopkins professor gave a group of graduate students this task: Go to the slums（贫民窟）. Took 200 boys, between the ages of 12 and 16, and 31  their background and environment, then 32  their chances for the future.

The students, after consulting social statistics, talking to the boys, and collecting much data， concluded that 90 percent of the boys would 33  some time in prison.

Twenty-five years later 34  group of graduate students was given the job of 35  the prediction. They went back to the same area. Some of the boys---by then 36 ---were still there, a few had died, some had moved away, but they got in touch with 180 of the 37 200.They found that only four of the group had ever been sent to 38 .

Why was it that these men, who had lived in a breeding place of crime, had such a surprisingly good record? The researchers were 39  told,“Well, there was a teacher…”

They pressed（追问）further, and found that in 75 percent of the cases it was the same woman. The researchers went to this teacher, now living in a home for retired teachers. How had she had this brilliant 40  on that group of children? Could she give them any reason why these boys should have remembered her?

“No,” she said,“No，I really couldn’t.”And then， thinking back 41  the years, she said musingly（沉思地）,42  to herself than to her questioners,“Ｉloved those boys…”

1.                A．look into        B．make up        C．show up D．result in

2.                A．control         B．arrange         C．desert    D．predict

3.                A．cost           B．spend          C．take D．waste

4.                A．others          B．the other       C．another   D．other

5.                A．cursing         B．convincing       C．applying D．testing

6.                A．teachers        B．students        C．men D．professors

7.                A．native          B．rare            C．recorded D．discouraged

8.                A．slums          B．society         C．prison    D．school

9.                A．continually      B．optimistically     C．curiously  D．officially

10.               A．reflection       B．harmony        C．effect D．existence

11.               A．before         B．after           C．in    D．over.

12.               A．less            B．more          C．better     D．worse

An amazing teacher
Years ago a John Hopkins professor gave a group of graduate students this task: Go to the slums（贫民窟）. Took 200 boys, between the ages of 12 and 16, and 31  their background and environment, then 32  their chances for the future.
The students, after consulting social statistics, talking to the boys, and collecting much data， concluded that 90 percent of the boys would 33  some time in prison.
Twenty-five years later 34  group of graduate students was given the job of 35  the prediction. They went back to the same area. Some of the boys---by then 36 ---were still there, a few had died, some had moved away, but they got in touch with 180 of the 37 200.They found that only four of the group had ever been sent to 38 .
Why was it that these men, who had lived in a breeding place of crime, had such a surprisingly good record? The researchers were 39  told,“Well, there was a teacher…”
They pressed（追问）further, and found that in 75 percent of the cases it was the same woman. The researchers went to this teacher, now living in a home for retired teachers. How had she had this brilliant 40  on that group of children? Could she give them any reason why these boys should have remembered her?
“No,” she said,“No，I really couldn’t.”And then， thinking back 41  the years, she said musingly（沉思地）,42  to herself than to her questioners,“Ｉloved those boys…”

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处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One cold evening, I was waiting outdide for a taxi in New York city. Later, I was   1by a man in his thirties. Obviously, he was angry, complaining

how  2New Yorks were. I knew my   3would only be about 10 minutes and a part of me wanted to keep  4and just move on, but I also wanted to try and connect.

I asked him why. He told me he had just come from JFK airport  5a custmer, which means $70 in lost fare(车费), a fairly big deal. I tried to share his

6.  Gradually, he calmed down. He mentioned he had read an article    7that the happiest people are those who give.   8,he hoped to have more chance to

9in his life, I was starting to    10being with him!

Arriving at my destination , I paid him, giving a generous tip. I alsopulled out an extra $20 and said, “Sir, I share the same    11of giving with you. Here's an extra little bit.   12it ,since you’re alreday   13$70 from JFK. But, if you want to experience the   14of the gift, give it to the next   15.”

For a monment I thought I was so   16! But the driver   17me by saying, “Sir,   I have a  18idea. You give that $20 to a homeless person and I will gift the next rider for free.”

It was an honor meeting the driver and learning the lesson of    19,everyone is able to give and surprise   20with their generisity.

1.A．taken up         B．picked up      C．sent up        D．put up

2.A．serious          B．cruel          C．horrible       D．strict

3.A．ride             B．flight         C．way            D．distance

4.A．free             B．calm           C．busy           D．silent

5.A．with             B．without        C．for            D．to

6.A．delight          B．worry          C．unhappiness    D．surprise

7.A．saying           B．writing        C．telling        D．speaking

8.A．Otherwise        B．However        C．Besides        D．therefore

9.A．give             B．share          C．take           D．forgive

10.A．mind            B．regret         C．enjoy          D．hate

11.A．idea            B．action         C．practice       D．story

12.A．Forget          B．Keep           C．Put            D．Pay

13.A．up              B．in             C．down           D．out

14.A．force           B．energy         C．strength       D．power

15.A．passenger       B．conductor      C．stranger       D．tourist

16.A．bad             B．cool           C．silly          D．simple

17.A．disappointed    B．satisfied      C．surprised      D．encouraged

18.A．better          B．further        C．worse          D．newer

19.A．what            B．when           C．which          D．how

20.A．one             B．another        C．other          D．some

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　　Late one night, Jack was woken up by a terrible cry in the street outside his house. It 1 as if a terrible fight was going on, and as Jack loved nothing 2 than to watch a fight in the street, he opened his window and looked out. He saw 3 fighting just outside his front door, 4 when they saw him watching them, they went away and found the corner of the house and 5 to shout at and hit each other there.

　　Jack didn't want to 6 anything 7 he ran down and opened his front door, but as it was a cold night, he wrapped (包) himself in a blanket 8 he went out.

　　He walked to the 9 of his house and 10 it. The two men were 11 shouting and fighting. Jack went 12 them to see the fight 13 and to try to find out 14 the men were fighting about. But as 15 as he was close to them, they 16 fighting, attacked (袭击) him, caught his blanket and 17 away with it.

　　Jack was too 18 to run after them, so he could do 19 but go back to bed 20 his blanket.

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