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【题目】 The person who set the course of my life was a school teacher named Marjorie Hurd. When 1 stepped off a ship in New York Harbor in 1949, I was a nine-year-old war refugee, who had lost his mother and was coming to live with the father he did not know. My mother, Eleni Gatzoyiannis, had been imprisoned and shot for sending my sisters and me to freedom.

I was thirteen years old when I entered Chandler Junior High. Shortly after I arrived, I was told to select a hobby to pursue during“club hours.” The idea of hobbies and clubs made no sense to my immigrant ears, but I decided to follow the prettiest girl in my class. She led me into the presence of Miss Hurd, the school newspaper adviser and English teacher.

A tough woman with salt-and pepper hair and determined eyes, Miss Hurd had no patience with lazy bones. She drilled us in grammar, assigned stories for us to read and discuss, and eventually taught us how to put out a newspaper. Her introduction to the literary wealth of Greece gave me a new perspective on my war-torn homeland, making me proud of my origins. Her efforts inspired me to understand the logic and structure of the English language. Owing to her inspiration, during my next twenty-five years, I became a, journalist by profession.

Miss Hurd retired at the age of 62. By then, she had taught for a total of 41 years. Even after her retirement, she continually made a project of unwilling students in whom she spied a spark of potential. The students were mainly from the most troubled homes, yet she alternately bullied and charmed them with her own special brand of tough love, until the spark caught fire.

Miss Hurd was the one who directed my grief and pain into writing. But for Miss Hurd, I wouldn't have become & reporter. She was the one who sent me into journalism and indirectly caused all the good things that came after.

【1】What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?

A.Hobbies and clubs did not interest the author.

B.The author turned a deaf ear to joining clubs.

C.Hobbies and clubs were inaccessible to immigrants like the author.

D.The author had no idea what hobbies and clubs were all about.

【2】Which of the following caused the author to think of his homeland differently?

A.Stepping on the American soil for the first time.

B.Being exposed to Greek literary works.

C.Her mother's miserable death.

D.Following the prettiest girl in his class.

【3】It can be inferred from Paragraph 4 that

A.Miss Hurd employed a unique way to handle these students.

B.Miss Hurd's contribution was recognized across the nation.

C.Students from troubled homes preferred Miss Hurd's teaching style.

D.The students Miss Hurd taught were all finally fired.

【4】What is the text mainly about?

A.How the author became a journalist.

B.The importance of inspiration in one's life.

C.The teacher who shaped the author's life.

D.Factors contributing to a successful career.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】

本文作者主要介绍了自己的老师Marjorie Hurd小姐，其中重点讲述了Hurd老师对他的人生道路产生的重要影响。Hurd老师让作者了解了希腊文学这一宝贵财富，使得作者对饱受战争蹂躏的祖国，有了新的认识，并为它感到自豪；并让作者学会了英语的逻辑与结构。多亏了Hurd老师的鼓励，在未来的二十五年里，作者成为了一名专业的记者。

【1】词句猜测题。根据上文的介绍Shortly after I arrived, I was told to select a hobby to pursue during “club hours.”(在我到达后不久，我被告知选择一个爱好在“俱乐部时间”。 )，在结合第二段中"…but I decided to follow the prettiest girl in my class．"使用了转折连词but，意为：但是我决定跟着我班里最漂亮的女孩，可以推测出划线的句子表示的意思应与之相反，即虽然我对于爱好和俱乐部毫无概念。故选D

【2】细节理解题。根据第三段中"Her introduction to the literary wealth of Greece gave me a new perspective on my war-torn homeland，making me proud of my origins．(她对希腊文学的介绍给了我一个关于我饱受战争蹂躏的祖国的新视角，使我为我的起源感到骄傲。)"可知，Hurd老师让我了解了希腊文学这一宝贵财富，使得我对饱受战争蹂躏的祖国，有了新的不同的认识，为它感到自豪。故选B。

【3】推理判断题。根据第四段的Even after her retirement, she continually made a project of unwilling students in whom she spied a spark of potential. The students were mainly from the most troubled homes, yet she alternately bullied and charmed them with her own special brand of tough love, until the spark caught fire.(即使在她退休后，她仍然继续从事一个不情愿上学的学生项目，她在这些学生身上发现潜在的火花。学生们主要来自最麻烦的家庭，但她用她自己坚韧的爱敦促他们，直到点燃这些火花。)可知，在Hurd老师退休之后，她继续从事了一项工作：即用她独特地严厉的爱应对帮助不愿意学习的学生发现他们潜在的闪光点。故选A。

【4】主旨大意题。通读全文特别是文章第一句The person who set the course of my life was a school teacher named Marjorie Hurd.可知，本文主要讲述了我的老师Marjorie Hurd对我的人生道路产生的重要影响。C项中的“shaped the author's life”与“ set the course of my life”意思相近。故选C。