It was the final examination for physics at a school. The examination was two hours long, and exam papers were given. The teacher was very strict and told the class that any exam paper which was not on his desk in two hours would be refused（拒绝） and the student would fail（不及格）. A half hour into the exam, a student came rushing in and asked the teacher for an exam paper.

"You're not going to have time to finish this," the teacher said slowly as he gave the student a paper.

"Yes, I will," answered the student. He then took a seat and began writing. After two hours, the teacher began to call for the exam papers, and the students stood up and put them on the teacher’s desk, all except the late student, who went on writing. A half hour later, the last student came up to the teacher who was sitting at his desk and busy writing something. He tried to put his exam paper on the stack（摞）of the other papers already there.

"No, you can't, I'm not going to take that in. It's late."

The student became worried. He thought for a while, then he asked the teacher in a low voice," Do you know WHO I am?"

"No, surely I don't," answered the teacher.

"DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?" The student asked again.

"No, and I don't care," said the teacher in a louder voice.

"Good," answered the student, who quickly put his paper in the middle of the stack of exam papers, and rushed out of the room.

1．What did the teacher do before the exam began?

A．He called the names of the students in the classroom.

B．He helped the students write the papers.

C．He told the students some rules about the exam.

D．He said he was very strict and no one can pass it.

2．Why did the student ask “Do you know who I am?” twice?

A．He would play a joke on the teacher.

B．He wanted to tell the teacher he was angry.

C．He was afraid that he would fail the exam.

D．He already had a plan in his mind.

3．What do you think of the teacher’s attitude（态度） to the late student?

A．He was friendly.                                  B．He was polite.

C．He was cold.                                    D．He was careless.

“Get up, get up, Jim. It’s time to get up!” mother said while she was   1  me. I opened my eyes and looked at the clock. “Oh, dear! It’s a quarter to eight already. I’ll be late for school again,” I thought. I  2    out of the bed, washed my face, and then hurried to the bus stop without breakfast. As soon as I   3 the bus, it started running. “I’m sure I can get to school in time,” I said to myself. Suddenly the bus stopped. The bus driver got off the bus, then got on the bus again and said, “I’m sorry, ladies and gentlemen. There’s   4 wrong with the bus. Please get off the bus and wait for another one. ” “I couldn’t wait. The school is not   5 . I’d better run to school,” I thought, and then I began to run. But before I got to school, it began to   6    heavily.

When I  7    the classroom, I was wet shivering (发抖) with cold. The physics teacher had already begun his lesson. It was Mr Smith. He was about fifty years old. All the students were a little afraid of him and—so was I. I liked neither him nor his physics lessons. I hesitated (犹豫) for a moment, and then I opened the door. “I’m very sorry, Mr Smith. I'm late again,” I said with a red face.

“It’s you again, Jim,” Mr Smith said  8  , “I’ve told you not to be late, but you... ” He suddenly stopped and looked at my wet clothes. He turned to   9  and said, “I’m very sorry, my boys and girls,”  With these words he quickly took off his own jacket and handed it to me. “Now, take off your wet coat and put this one on, or you'll catch cold. ” he said kindly.

I went to my seat with Mr Smith’s jacket on. It was a bit larger for me but I felt very  10   in it. I found, for the first time, physics was so interesting and how well I could understand it!

1.                A．catching        B．touching        C．pushing   D．helping

2.                A．jumped         B．moved         C．got  D．ran

3.                A．got off         B．got on          C．got to    D．got in

4.                A．everything      B．nothing         C．anything  D．something

5.                A．far            B．near           C．big  D．small

6.                A．shine          B．snow           C．rain  D．blow

7.                A．entered        B．reached        C．saw  D．left

8.                A．slowly          B．quietly         C．happily   D．angrily

9.                A．me            B．the class        C．the boys  D．the girls

10.               A．cold           B．excited         C．warm D．nervous

I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. I wasn’t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn’t have much to offer.
I then found myself a job, looking after two little girls. It wasn’t too bad at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in. I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week, she’d give me time off the next. But unluckily, it didn’t often work out. I was getting very tired. Because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.
One Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Megan who used to go to school with me. I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification（资格证书）if I wanted to work with children. I didn’t think I would be accepted because I didn’t take many exams in school. She asked me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part-time course. I had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten.
Now I’ve got a full-time job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. I wish I had known earlier that I could have a success, even if I am not top of the class at school.
【小题1】What do you think of the writer when she was a student?