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　　On my first day of teaching, all my classes are going well. 1 a teacher was going to be something easy and sure, I decided. Then came Period 7, the last class of the day.

　　As I walked 2 the room, I heard furniture crash. Rounding the corner, I saw one boy pinning 3 to the floor. “Listen, you retard!” yelled the one on the bottom. “I don't 4 a damn about your sister!”

　　“You keep your hands 5 her, you hear me?” The boy on 6 threatened.

　　I drew 7 my short frame and asked them to stop 8 . Suddenly 14 pairs of eyes were fixed on my face. I knew I did not 9 convincing. Glaring at each other and me, the two boys slowly 10 their seats. At that moment, the teacher from 11 the hall stuck his head in the door and shouted at my students to sit down, shut up and do 12 I said. I was left 13 powerless.

　　I tried to teach the lessons I had prepared, but was 14 a sea of guarded faces. As the class was leaving, I kept back the boy who had instigated（挑起）the fight, I'll call him Mark. “Lady, don't 15 your time,” he told me, “we're the retards.” Then Mark wandered 16 the room.

　　Dumbstruck, I 17 into my chair and wondered 18 I should have become a teacher. Was the only 19 for problems like this to get out? I told myself I'd suffer for one year, and after my marriage the next summer I'd do something 20 rewarding.

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

— What a tiring evening!

　　 — Oh, it's good to sit down after all that standing.

　　 —   1  

　　 — I don't think I've ever felt so tired in my life.   2____

　   — And the heat. _3______

　　 — We shouldn't have accepted the invitation in the first place.

　　 — ____4   We've only been to a party.

　　 — You're right. We must be getting old.

　　 — Come on. ___5    We'd feel better.

　　A．I'm not that tired.

　　B．Let's have some coffee.

　　C．What 's more, I didn't sleep well last night.

　　D．But we shouldn't have felt so tried.

　　E．A good night's sleep will put you right again.

　　F．I could just sit here for ever and ever, and never get up.

　　G．All that silly talk, and the drink and the cigarette smoke

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

— What a tiring evening!

　　 — Oh, it's good to sit down after all that standing.

　　 —   1  

　　 — I don't think I've ever felt so tired in my life.   2____

　   — And the heat. _3______

　　 — We shouldn't have accepted the invitation in the first place.

　　 — ____4   We've only been to a party.

　　 — You're right. We must be getting old.

　　 — Come on. ___5    We'd feel better.

　　A．I'm not that tired.

　　B．Let's have some coffee.

　　C．What 's more, I didn't sleep well last night.

　　D．But we shouldn't have felt so tried.

　　E．A good night's sleep will put you right again.

　　F．I could just sit here for ever and ever, and never get up.

　　G．All that silly talk, and the drink and the cigarette smoke

第三部分阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
阅读短文，从每题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中，选出最佳选项.
A
Years of storms had taken their toll on the old windmill（风车）. Its wheel, rusted and fallen, lay silent in the lush bluegrass.
　　I hadn‘t walked across our old farm in fifteen years. Fifteen years ago，rain or shine, I used to walk this path each day to see Greta. She always made me smile, even after my sister and I had just had a big quarrel. I would help Greta with her chores. Then we would enjoy her delicious homemade chocolate cookies and ice cream. Being confined to a wheel chair didn‘t stop Greta from being a great cook.
　　Greta gave me two of the greatest gifts I‘ve ever received. First, she taught me how to read. She also taught me that when I forgave Sister for our quarrels, it meant I wouldn‘t keep feeling like a victim(受害者). Instead, I would feel sunny.
　　Mr. Dinking, the local banker, tried to foreclose on Greta‘s house and land after her husband passed away. Thanks to Pa and Uncle Johan, Greta got to keep everything. Pa said that it was the least he could do for someone talented enough to teach me to read!
　　Soon folks were coming from miles around to buy Greta‘s homemade cakes, pies, breads, cookies, cider, and ice cream. Greta even had me take a big apple pie to Mr. Dinking who became one of her best customers and friends. That‘s just what Greta was.  She could turn anyone into a friend!
　　Greta always said, "Dear, keep walking in sunshine!" No matter how terrible my day started, I always felt sunny walking home from Greta‘s house---even beneath the winter starlight.
　　I arrived at Greta‘s house today just after sunset. An ambulance had stopped a few feet from her door, its red lights flashing. When I ran into the old house, Greta recognized me right away.
　　She smiled at me with her unforgettable twinkling blue eyes. She was almost out of breath when she reached out and softly touched my arm. Her last words to me were "Dear, keep walking in sunshine!"
56. Which would be the best title for the passage?
A. What Greta taught me              B. Greta would never die
C. The past sunny days               D. Keep walking in sunshine
57. What can we know about Greta from the passage?
A. She was kind and forgiving         B. She was rich and generous
C. She was energetic and confidence    D. She was practical and helpful
58. The author used to go to see Greta every day mainly because _____.
A. Greta could treat the author with delicious food
B. Greta could give the author comfort
C. the author could learn how to read from Greta
D. the author could learn something valuable from Greta
59. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Greta lived a hard and lonely life.
B. Greta was loved and respected by all the people there.
C. Greta must be a relative of the author’s family.
D. The author had been out of touch with Greta for fifteen years.