单选题I became a teacher because I preferred books and people ______ politics.A thanB toC ratherD against
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I became a teacher because I preferred books and people ______ politics.
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than
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to
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rather
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against
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第1题：
My teacher told me( )to English people as much as I can to practise my English.
A. talking
B. talk
C. talked
D. to talk
正确答案:D
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第2题：
8． —Can you lend me some books?
— _______ I’ ve no books here．
A．I'm afraid not
B．l don-t hope so
C． I'm not afraid
D． I-m afraid
正确答案：A
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第3题：
There is a certain inevitability that ebook sales have now overtaken paperback sales on Amazon’s US site.Amazon’s
Kindle 2 is so light and so cheap that it’s easy to see why people have rushed to buy it.Though I’m still not keen on the design of the Kindle,it is a vast improvement on its predecessor and certainly tolerable.Beyond the device itself,Amazon has done a great job of rolling out Kindle apps,ensuring that people like me-who have an iPad but not a Kindle can still join in the fun.
Once you’re into the Kindle ecosystem,Amazon locks you in tightly-just as Apple does with its iTunes/iPod ecosystem.It’s so easy to buy from Amazon’s store and the books are so cheap that it’s not worth the effort of going elsewhere.
While I remain opposed to Amazon’s DRM(数字版权管理)-indeed,I’m opposed to DRM on any ebooks-I have to admit
that the implementation is so smooth that most Kindle users won’t care at all that their ebooks can’t be moved to other
devices.
The ebook trend is nowhere near peaking.Over the next five years we can expect to see more and more readers move away from printed books and pick up ebooks instead.But I don’t think that will mean the death of the printed book.
There are some who prefer printed books.They like having shelves filled with books they’ve read and books they plan to
read;they like the feel of the book in their hands and the different weights and typefaces and layouts of different titles.In other words,they like the physical form of the book almost as much as the words it contains.
I can sympathize with those people.As I wrote earlier this week,my ideal situation would be for publishers to bundle
e-books with printed ones-in much the same way that film studio DVDs with digital copies of films.There’s no reason to think
that lovers of printed books will change their minds.There will undoubtedly be fewer of them as time goes by because more
people will grow up with ebooks and spend little time with printed ones.However,just as there are people who love vinyl
records(黑胶唱片),even if they were born well into the CD era,there will still be a dedicated minority who love physical books.
Since there are fewer of these people,that will mean fewer bookshops and higher prices for printed books but I don’t think the picture is entirely bleak.There is scope for smaller print runs of lavishly designed printed books and bookshops aimed at
book lovers,rather than the Stieg Larsson-reading masses.With mainstream readers out of the printed book market,
booklovers might even find they get a better experience.
It can be learned that the trend of ebooks______《》（）A.will come to stop any time soon
B.will reach the summit in the near future
C.will meet its heyday when printed books die
D.has already reached its peak答案：B解析：本题考查细节。
由题干中的trend of ebooks定位到原文第三段第一句：The ebook trend is nowhere near Peaking．本题考查电子书的发展趋势。定位句提到，电子书的发展趋势正在无限接近顶峰。换言之，电子书的发展趋势很快就会接近顶峰，综上， B选项正确。
A选项，“电子书的发展趋势很快就会停下来” 为定位句的曲解，故排除。
C选项，“电子书的发展趋势在纸质书消失时将达到顶峰” 为定位句的曲解，故排除。
D选项，“电子书的发展趋势已经达到顶峰”为定位句的曲解，故排除。
故正确选项为B -
第4题：
There is a certain inevitability that ebook sales have now overtaken paperback sales on Amazon’s US site.Amazon’s
Kindle 2 is so light and so cheap that it’s easy to see why people have rushed to buy it.Though I’m still not keen on the design of the Kindle,it is a vast improvement on its predecessor and certainly tolerable.Beyond the device itself,Amazon has done a great job of rolling out Kindle apps,ensuring that people like me-who have an iPad but not a Kindle can still join in the fun.
Once you’re into the Kindle ecosystem,Amazon locks you in tightly-just as Apple does with its iTunes/iPod ecosystem.It’s so easy to buy from Amazon’s store and the books are so cheap that it’s not worth the effort of going elsewhere.
While I remain opposed to Amazon’s DRM(数字版权管理)-indeed,I’m opposed to DRM on any ebooks-I have to admit
that the implementation is so smooth that most Kindle users won’t care at all that their ebooks can’t be moved to other
devices.
The ebook trend is nowhere near peaking.Over the next five years we can expect to see more and more readers move away from printed books and pick up ebooks instead.But I don’t think that will mean the death of the printed book.
There are some who prefer printed books.They like having shelves filled with books they’ve read and books they plan to
read;they like the feel of the book in their hands and the different weights and typefaces and layouts of different titles.In other words,they like the physical form of the book almost as much as the words it contains.
I can sympathize with those people.As I wrote earlier this week,my ideal situation would be for publishers to bundle
e-books with printed ones-in much the same way that film studio DVDs with digital copies of films.There’s no reason to think
that lovers of printed books will change their minds.There will undoubtedly be fewer of them as time goes by because more
people will grow up with ebooks and spend little time with printed ones.However,just as there are people who love vinyl
records(黑胶唱片),even if they were born well into the CD era,there will still be a dedicated minority who love physical books.
Since there are fewer of these people,that will mean fewer bookshops and higher prices for printed books but I don’t think the picture is entirely bleak.There is scope for smaller print runs of lavishly designed printed books and bookshops aimed at
book lovers,rather than the Stieg Larsson-reading masses.With mainstream readers out of the printed book market,
booklovers might even find they get a better experience.
What can be inferred from Paragraph One 《》（）A.Most people buy Kindle 2 mainly because of its low price.
B.The author of the passage is a loyal customer of Apple products.
C.Amazon’s Kindle 2 surpassed Kindle 1 in designing.
D.The sales of ebook outnumbered those of paperback in the U.S.答案：C解析：本题考查推理。
由题干提示定位到第一段第三句。定位句指出“尽管我还是对Kindle的设计提不起兴趣。但较之第一代确实有了相当大的改进，还是非常不错的”，即Kindle 2在设计上要优于Kindle，综上，C选项正确。
A选项，“大多数人购买Kindle 2主要是由于其价格便宜”，文章第一段第二句指出“亚马逊的电子书Kindle 2 既轻薄又便宜，这也就不难理解人们为何会蜂拥购买”，而非仅仅因为价格原因，故排除。
B选项，“本文作者是 Apple产品的忠实顾客”，文章第一段第四句提到作者有iPad而没有Kindle，但不能由此推出作者是Apple产品的忠实顾客，为过度推断，故排除。
D选项，“在美国，电子书的销量已经超过了纸质书籍的销量”，第一段笫一句指出亚马逊美国网站的电子书籍销量远远超过纸质书籍，而非在全美国，故排除。
故正确选项为C。 -
第5题：
Not until yesterday ___________ anything about the new English teacher.A.have I learned
B.I learned
C.that I learned
D.did I learn答案：D解析：考查倒装结构及时态。当Not until位于句首时，句子要用部分倒装的结构，其结构是：Not until+从句／表时间的词+助动词+主语+谓语。又因句子在叙述昨天的事情，用一般过去时，故选D。 -
第6题：
Because it was too dark at night, I could see _____people on the street.
A. few B. a few C. little D. a little答案：A解析：little和a little修饰不可数名词，people为可数名词，故选项C和D不符合题 意，由题意可知是表示否定，故选用few。 -
第7题：
共用题干
Teaching Is“One of the Least Popular Jobs in the UK”
1. The UK government has just published a report on the future of secondary-school teaching (pupils aged 11-16),and the conclusion of the report is that many secondary schools now face great difficulties in finding people who want to be teachers.Since the 1980s,the number of grad-uates who say they would“seriously consider”teaching as a career has fallen sharply,from 64% in 1982 to just 17%today.The report suggests that urgent action needs to be taken in order to encourage more intelligent young graduates into teaching.
2. The main drawback of secondary teaching,according to the report,is the low salary.Earnings in teaching are much lower than in many other jobs,and this means that fewer and fewer young people decide to be teachers.Joanne Manners,24 is a good example:“I graduated in maths last year,and I was thinking of doing a teacher training course to become a maths teacher,but when I looked into the details , it became clear that teaching isn't a very lucrative（赚钱的）job these days .I saw I could earn twice as much if I worked in marketing or advertising,and so I decided not to become a teacher.”
3 .It's not just about the money,however. The survey concluded that another reason why people don't want to be teachers is that some teenagers behave very badly in school. A lot of schools have problems with discipline,and it seems clear that children do not have the same respect for teachers as in the past.Here's the view of Dave Hallam,an accountant from London:“I think parents are to blame .They should have stricter rules with their children at home and also teach their children to have more respect for teachers.”
4.“I love teaching;it's my passion.I've been a secondary-school teacher of Spanish for ten years now,and although it's a very demanding job,it's very satisfying.When I see my students passing their Spanish exams,or singing along to Spanish pop songs,It makes me feel so proud.” Says Brian Jones,who works in a secondary school in London.So what does he think the government should do to encourage more people to become teachers?“My view is that the government should reduce the burden of work on teachers.I find that I always have too much work to do.”
5.The report is clear that the problem of teacher shortage is a very serious one.It says that the government should raise teachers' pay significantly,to catch up with workers in other professions. It also suggests that the government could launch a nationwide publicity campaign,with some advertisements on TV and in the newspapers,to show the positive sides of teaching to young people. Another solution could be set a maximum number of hours per week that teachers can work,in order to reduce stress on teachers.“Hopefully,”the report concludes,“these solutions can improve the poor image of secondary teaching,and increase the number of young people who want to become teachers in the future.”More and more young people are held back from teaching____.
A: discipline problems
B: Their childhood memories
C: their stress
D: more training
E: because of its low pay
F: Its benefits答案：E解析：由第一段首句“The UK government has just published a report… many secondary schools now face great difficulties in finding people who want to be teachers.”可知，第一段主要讲的是一份关于教师短缺的报告。故选E。
由第二段首句“The main drawback of secondary teaching, according to the report, is the low salary.”可知，第二段主要讲的是教师的低薪问题。故选D。
由第三段首句“It's not just about the money, however.”第二句“The survey concluded that another reason why people don't want to be teachers is that some teenagers behave very badly in school.”和第三句“A lot of schools have problems with discipline , and it seems clear that children do not have the same respect for teachers as in the past.”以及作者借用 Dave Hallam的观点，可知，第三段主要讲的是教师缺乏的其他原因，即学生的不良行为和缺乏纪律。故选A。
由第四段最后“My view is that the government should reduce the burden of work on teachers. I find that I always have too much work to do.”可知，第四段主要讲的是教师繁重的工作负担。故选C。
由第二段首句“The main drawback of secondary teaching, according to the report, is the low salary.”可知，阻止越来越多的年轻人从事中学教育的主要原因是低薪。故选E。
由第三段最后“I think parents are to blame. They should have stricter rules with their children at home and also teach their children to have more respect for teachers.”可以推断，当出现纪律问题时，父母被鼓励去支持教师。故选A。
由第五段第四句“Another solution could be to set a maximum number of hours per week that teachers can work, in order to reduce stress on teachers.”可知，政府应减轻教师的工作负担，以减轻教师的压力。故选C。
由第五段第三句中的“to show the positive sides of teaching to young people”可知，政府应通过宣传教师职业的益处来推广教师职业。故选F。 -
第8题：
I have been hearing-impaired in my life since I was five years old.Putting on hearing aids in the?morning has been just as（21）as brushing my teeth.However I never believed that it should limit?my（22）in any way.
During my 17 years I have met many people who don′t know about（23）disabilities and deal?with（24）by stereotyping（对某人有固定的看法）inc.My teacher would not let me sit past the?second row because they（25）I would not be able to hear.People tend to speak（26）than nor-mal when they see my thick plastic hearing aids in my ears.However,my hearing disability has made?me a stronger person.Because I wear hearing aids I have to prove that I am not（27）or mentally?limited.I have to work harder and earn top grades in school to earn the（28）of my teachers.In?shorts,I′ve had to run faster,catch better and score more points to prove I am not physically（29）.
I don′t fit in with people who are deaf and（30）as a way to communicate.I consider myself no?difference from anyone else.And I am not"half deaf"with my hearing aids（31）；I can hear just?as well as anyone else.
In my struggle to prove I am（32）to my non-disabled peers（同龄人）I have made myself?better than the average teenager.I won the all-star（33）on my softball team.I have made myself a（34）through my published poetry and articles.
Instead of giving up,I have proven that I can do anything I want.I truly believe I would not be?the（35）person I am today if I did not have a hearing disability.
第（34）题选A.doctor
B.player
C.lawyer
D.writer答案：D解析：句意为：“我通过发表诗歌和文章把自己培养成一名作家。” -
第9题：
I strongly believe that understanding is more important than love, especially when it comes to parenting and intimate relationships. As a psychologist for more than twenty years I can tell you that I have never had an adult looking back at her childhood and complaining that her parents were too understanding. And similarly, I have met many divorced people who still love each other but yet they never really understood each other. The painful reality is that love is just not enough. I"ll admit that there are people who I love and who I still need to better understand. I hope I"ll continue my work to understand them. The willingness to understand is very important. It is not always easy, but healthy love is strengthened by the willingness to understand. Love without understanding will wilt like flowers without water. Our egos are what seem to get in the way of understanding those who we love and care about. Often it is our need to be right that makes what others think and feel so wrong for us. I have certainly been quite guilty of this in some of my relationships. As I have written repeatedly in my books, empathy, is truly the emotional glue that holds all close relationships together. Empathy allows us to slow down and try to walk in the shoes of those we love. The deeper our empathy, the deeper—and healthier—our love. Not all relationships are meant to be. Yet all relationships that are meant to flourish in a healthy way, must stress understanding just as much, if not more, than love.Why are we unable to understand the others sometimes
- A、Because we are caring the others too much.
- B、Because it is quite difficult to understand the others.
- C、Because we believe we are always right.
- D、Because the others have done something wrong.
正确答案:C -
第10题：
单选题It was not until the accident happened_______.Awhen I became aware of my foolishness
Bwhen my foolishness became obvious
Cthat did I realize my foolishness
Dthat I became aware of my foolishness
正确答案： B解析： -
第11题：
单选题What happened after books became cheaper?APeople didn’t want to buy books.
BPrinting was invented in China.
CKnowledge and ideas spread quickly.
DThe Internet was introduced to people soon.
正确答案： A解析：
细节理解题。根据文章第三段可知，当书变得便宜以后，知识和思想传播得很快。 -
第12题：
单选题Because it was too dark at night, I could see _____ people on the street.Afew
Ba few
Clittle
Da little
正确答案： C解析：
people为可数名词，little和a little修饰不可数名词，few和a few修饰可数名词。由题意可知是表示否定，故用few。 -
第13题：
When I was a child, I enjoyed ________ picture－books.A、reading
B、read
C、to read
D、have read
正确答案:A
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第14题：
1 don-t know what should I do with these books．（改为简单句）
I don-t know what_________ _________with these books．
正确答案：
35. to do -
第15题：
There is a certain inevitability that ebook sales have now overtaken paperback sales on Amazon’s US site.Amazon’s
Kindle 2 is so light and so cheap that it’s easy to see why people have rushed to buy it.Though I’m still not keen on the design of the Kindle,it is a vast improvement on its predecessor and certainly tolerable.Beyond the device itself,Amazon has done a great job of rolling out Kindle apps,ensuring that people like me-who have an iPad but not a Kindle can still join in the fun.
Once you’re into the Kindle ecosystem,Amazon locks you in tightly-just as Apple does with its iTunes/iPod ecosystem.It’s so easy to buy from Amazon’s store and the books are so cheap that it’s not worth the effort of going elsewhere.
While I remain opposed to Amazon’s DRM(数字版权管理)-indeed,I’m opposed to DRM on any ebooks-I have to admit
that the implementation is so smooth that most Kindle users won’t care at all that their ebooks can’t be moved to other
devices.
The ebook trend is nowhere near peaking.Over the next five years we can expect to see more and more readers move away from printed books and pick up ebooks instead.But I don’t think that will mean the death of the printed book.
There are some who prefer printed books.They like having shelves filled with books they’ve read and books they plan to
read;they like the feel of the book in their hands and the different weights and typefaces and layouts of different titles.In other words,they like the physical form of the book almost as much as the words it contains.
I can sympathize with those people.As I wrote earlier this week,my ideal situation would be for publishers to bundle
e-books with printed ones-in much the same way that film studio DVDs with digital copies of films.There’s no reason to think
that lovers of printed books will change their minds.There will undoubtedly be fewer of them as time goes by because more
people will grow up with ebooks and spend little time with printed ones.However,just as there are people who love vinyl
records(黑胶唱片),even if they were born well into the CD era,there will still be a dedicated minority who love physical books.
Since there are fewer of these people,that will mean fewer bookshops and higher prices for printed books but I don’t think the picture is entirely bleak.There is scope for smaller print runs of lavishly designed printed books and bookshops aimed at
book lovers,rather than the Stieg Larsson-reading masses.With mainstream readers out of the printed book market,
booklovers might even find they get a better experience.
Why does the author believe that the surging sales of ebooks won’t mean the death of the printed book 《》（）A.Because a minority will stick to their love of printed books.
B.Because the majority of book lovers won’t change their minds.
C.Because people always hold nostalgic feelings towards printed books.
D.Because people will return to the printed books as time goes by.答案：A解析：本题考查细节。
由题干中的the death of the printed book定位到第五段最后一句。本题考查作者认为电子书不会造成纸质书籍消亡的原因。定位句提到“然而，正如有些生活在CD时代却依然热爱黑胶唱片的人一样，会有少数人仍然坚定地爱着纸质书”，由此可知，仍有一部分人会坚持购买纸质书籍，综上，正确答案为A。
B选项，“大部分纸质书籍爱好者不会改变选择”；第五段第四句指出“随着时间的流逝，这群人的数量无疑会减少，因为更多的人将养成电子阅读习惯，在纸质书上花费的时间将越来越少”，由此可知大部分书籍爱好者会改变阅读习惯，而非坚持原来的选择，故排除B。
C选项，“因为人们对于纸质书籍总是抱有怀旧情怀”，在原文中未提及，故排除。
D选项，“随着时间的流逝，人们会重新选择阅读纸质书籍”，在原文中未提及，故排除。
故正确选项为A -
第16题：
I didn′ t understand ____________. so I raised my hand to ask.A.what my teacher says
B.what does my teacher say
C.what my teacher said
D.what did my teacher say答案：C解析：考查宾语从句的语序及时态。句意为“我不理解老师说的话，所以我举手提问”。本题前面的分句中含有what引导的宾语从句，宾语从句的语序一律用陈述句语序。排除B、D。因为主句是过去时态，所以从句也要用过去时态的某种形式。故选C。 -
第17题：
Do you have any idea what you would like to be and do after graduation? A lot of people don′! begin thinking about careers until they reach junior or senior year, which, in my opinion, is too late.
When people are trying to decide what they want to do, it helps to know something they love. Ever since I was little, I′ve always been doing someone′s hair, make-up or nails, starting with Barbie dolls and progressing to humans. Over the years my family has really inspired me to do this and now I fix friends′ and family members′ hair for weddings, dances and other big events.
I have been thinking about what I would like to do for a career since middle school. I did some research and discovered that I might really enjoy being a cosmetologist, so I went to my hair stylist and asked her lots of questions about what it takes to reach her level and what she would recommend I do. I considered her advice and then did more research.
I used Aveda′ s website to get information on the Aveda Institute and what type of credit (贷款) I would need from high school to apply. I found their institute has three parts: theoretical knowledge, practical experience, and professional business-building skills. For the past few years, I have been looking at Aveda in more and more detail. This school not only offers cosmetology, but also massage therapy. I grew up in Minnesota (美国中北部的一个州), so I plan to apply to the institute in Minneapolis that several people have highly recommended. It helps students become "future industry leaders in hair care, skin care, makeup and total body wellness". It is affordable and everyone there is friendly and understanding.
Having done the groundwork and thinking about what I′d like to do after high school, I know that I will definitely pursue my dream of becoming a cosmetologist.
Why does the author think it′s too late for people to start thinking about careers in junior or senior year?A.Because he/she began to think about them when very young.
B.Because many people are too old to learn.
C.Because a lot of people can't grasp the opportunity.
D.Because many people have little they love.答案：A解析：推断题。根据第二段可知，作者很小的时候，就开始想这个问题了。 -
第18题：
共用题干
Teaching Is“One of the Least Popular Jobs in the UK”
1. The UK government has just published a report on the future of secondary-school teaching (pupils aged 11-16),and the conclusion of the report is that many secondary schools now face great difficulties in finding people who want to be teachers.Since the 1980s,the number of grad-uates who say they would“seriously consider”teaching as a career has fallen sharply,from 64% in 1982 to just 17%today.The report suggests that urgent action needs to be taken in order to encourage more intelligent young graduates into teaching.
2. The main drawback of secondary teaching,according to the report,is the low salary.Earnings in teaching are much lower than in many other jobs,and this means that fewer and fewer young people decide to be teachers.Joanne Manners,24 is a good example:“I graduated in maths last year,and I was thinking of doing a teacher training course to become a maths teacher,but when I looked into the details , it became clear that teaching isn't a very lucrative（赚钱的）job these days .I saw I could earn twice as much if I worked in marketing or advertising,and so I decided not to become a teacher.”
3 .It's not just about the money,however. The survey concluded that another reason why people don't want to be teachers is that some teenagers behave very badly in school. A lot of schools have problems with discipline,and it seems clear that children do not have the same respect for teachers as in the past.Here's the view of Dave Hallam,an accountant from London:“I think parents are to blame .They should have stricter rules with their children at home and also teach their children to have more respect for teachers.”
4.“I love teaching;it's my passion.I've been a secondary-school teacher of Spanish for ten years now,and although it's a very demanding job,it's very satisfying.When I see my students passing their Spanish exams,or singing along to Spanish pop songs,It makes me feel so proud.” Says Brian Jones,who works in a secondary school in London.So what does he think the government should do to encourage more people to become teachers?“My view is that the government should reduce the burden of work on teachers.I find that I always have too much work to do.”
5.The report is clear that the problem of teacher shortage is a very serious one.It says that the government should raise teachers' pay significantly,to catch up with workers in other professions. It also suggests that the government could launch a nationwide publicity campaign,with some advertisements on TV and in the newspapers,to show the positive sides of teaching to young people. Another solution could be set a maximum number of hours per week that teachers can work,in order to reduce stress on teachers.“Hopefully,”the report concludes,“these solutions can improve the poor image of secondary teaching,and increase the number of young people who want to become teachers in the future.”The government should promote teaching as a career by advertising______.
A: discipline problems
B: Their childhood memories
C: their stress
D: more training
E: because of its low pay
F: Its benefits答案：F解析：由第一段首句“The UK government has just published a report… many secondary schools now face great difficulties in finding people who want to be teachers.”可知，第一段主要讲的是一份关于教师短缺的报告。故选E。
由第二段首句“The main drawback of secondary teaching, according to the report, is the low salary.”可知，第二段主要讲的是教师的低薪问题。故选D。
由第三段首句“It's not just about the money, however.”第二句“The survey concluded that another reason why people don't want to be teachers is that some teenagers behave very badly in school.”和第三句“A lot of schools have problems with discipline , and it seems clear that children do not have the same respect for teachers as in the past.”以及作者借用 Dave Hallam的观点，可知，第三段主要讲的是教师缺乏的其他原因，即学生的不良行为和缺乏纪律。故选A。
由第四段最后“My view is that the government should reduce the burden of work on teachers. I find that I always have too much work to do.”可知，第四段主要讲的是教师繁重的工作负担。故选C。
由第二段首句“The main drawback of secondary teaching, according to the report, is the low salary.”可知，阻止越来越多的年轻人从事中学教育的主要原因是低薪。故选E。
由第三段最后“I think parents are to blame. They should have stricter rules with their children at home and also teach their children to have more respect for teachers.”可以推断，当出现纪律问题时，父母被鼓励去支持教师。故选A。
由第五段第四句“Another solution could be to set a maximum number of hours per week that teachers can work, in order to reduce stress on teachers.”可知，政府应减轻教师的工作负担，以减轻教师的压力。故选C。
由第五段第三句中的“to show the positive sides of teaching to young people”可知，政府应通过宣传教师职业的益处来推广教师职业。故选F。 -
第19题：
共用题干
Teaching Is“One of the Least Popular Jobs in the UK”
1. The UK government has just published a report on the future of secondary-school teaching (pupils aged 11-16),and the conclusion of the report is that many secondary schools now face great difficulties in finding people who want to be teachers.Since the 1980s,the number of grad-uates who say they would“seriously consider”teaching as a career has fallen sharply,from 64% in 1982 to just 17%today.The report suggests that urgent action needs to be taken in order to encourage more intelligent young graduates into teaching.
2. The main drawback of secondary teaching,according to the report,is the low salary.Earnings in teaching are much lower than in many other jobs,and this means that fewer and fewer young people decide to be teachers.Joanne Manners,24 is a good example:“I graduated in maths last year,and I was thinking of doing a teacher training course to become a maths teacher,but when I looked into the details , it became clear that teaching isn't a very lucrative（赚钱的）job these days .I saw I could earn twice as much if I worked in marketing or advertising,and so I decided not to become a teacher.”
3 .It's not just about the money,however. The survey concluded that another reason why people don't want to be teachers is that some teenagers behave very badly in school. A lot of schools have problems with discipline,and it seems clear that children do not have the same respect for teachers as in the past.Here's the view of Dave Hallam,an accountant from London:“I think parents are to blame .They should have stricter rules with their children at home and also teach their children to have more respect for teachers.”
4.“I love teaching;it's my passion.I've been a secondary-school teacher of Spanish for ten years now,and although it's a very demanding job,it's very satisfying.When I see my students passing their Spanish exams,or singing along to Spanish pop songs,It makes me feel so proud.” Says Brian Jones,who works in a secondary school in London.So what does he think the government should do to encourage more people to become teachers?“My view is that the government should reduce the burden of work on teachers.I find that I always have too much work to do.”
5.The report is clear that the problem of teacher shortage is a very serious one.It says that the government should raise teachers' pay significantly,to catch up with workers in other professions. It also suggests that the government could launch a nationwide publicity campaign,with some advertisements on TV and in the newspapers,to show the positive sides of teaching to young people. Another solution could be set a maximum number of hours per week that teachers can work,in order to reduce stress on teachers.“Hopefully,”the report concludes,“these solutions can improve the poor image of secondary teaching,and increase the number of young people who want to become teachers in the future.”Parents are encouraged to back the teacher up when there are______.
A: discipline problems
B: Their childhood memories
C: their stress
D: more training
E: because of its low pay
F: Its benefits答案：A解析：由第一段首句“The UK government has just published a report… many secondary schools now face great difficulties in finding people who want to be teachers.”可知，第一段主要讲的是一份关于教师短缺的报告。故选E。
由第二段首句“The main drawback of secondary teaching, according to the report, is the low salary.”可知，第二段主要讲的是教师的低薪问题。故选D。
由第三段首句“It's not just about the money, however.”第二句“The survey concluded that another reason why people don't want to be teachers is that some teenagers behave very badly in school.”和第三句“A lot of schools have problems with discipline , and it seems clear that children do not have the same respect for teachers as in the past.”以及作者借用 Dave Hallam的观点，可知，第三段主要讲的是教师缺乏的其他原因，即学生的不良行为和缺乏纪律。故选A。
由第四段最后“My view is that the government should reduce the burden of work on teachers. I find that I always have too much work to do.”可知，第四段主要讲的是教师繁重的工作负担。故选C。
由第二段首句“The main drawback of secondary teaching, according to the report, is the low salary.”可知，阻止越来越多的年轻人从事中学教育的主要原因是低薪。故选E。
由第三段最后“I think parents are to blame. They should have stricter rules with their children at home and also teach their children to have more respect for teachers.”可以推断，当出现纪律问题时，父母被鼓励去支持教师。故选A。
由第五段第四句“Another solution could be to set a maximum number of hours per week that teachers can work, in order to reduce stress on teachers.”可知，政府应减轻教师的工作负担，以减轻教师的压力。故选C。
由第五段第三句中的“to show the positive sides of teaching to young people”可知，政府应通过宣传教师职业的益处来推广教师职业。故选F。 -
第20题：
I strongly believe that understanding is more important than love, especially when it comes to parenting and intimate relationships. As a psychologist for more than twenty years I can tell you that I have never had an adult looking back at her childhood and complaining that her parents were too understanding. And similarly, I have met many divorced people who still love each other but yet they never really understood each other. The painful reality is that love is just not enough. I"ll admit that there are people who I love and who I still need to better understand. I hope I"ll continue my work to understand them. The willingness to understand is very important. It is not always easy, but healthy love is strengthened by the willingness to understand. Love without understanding will wilt like flowers without water. Our egos are what seem to get in the way of understanding those who we love and care about. Often it is our need to be right that makes what others think and feel so wrong for us. I have certainly been quite guilty of this in some of my relationships. As I have written repeatedly in my books, empathy, is truly the emotional glue that holds all close relationships together. Empathy allows us to slow down and try to walk in the shoes of those we love. The deeper our empathy, the deeper—and healthier—our love. Not all relationships are meant to be. Yet all relationships that are meant to flourish in a healthy way, must stress understanding just as much, if not more, than love.From the passage we know that （）.
- A、the author complains about her parents" being too understanding
- B、the author has been studying marriages for more than 20 years
- C、people divorced mainly because they didn"t love each other
- D、some people divorced because they couldn"t understand each other
正确答案:D -
第21题：
Which are syntactically valid statement at// point x？（） class Person { private int a； public int change（int m）{ return m； } } public class Teacher extends Person { public int b； public static void main（String arg[]）{ Person p = new Person（）； Teacher t = new Teacher（）； int i； // point x } }
- A、 i = m；
- B、 i = b；
- C、 i = p.a；
- D、 i = p.change（30）；
- E、 i = t.b.
正确答案:D,E -
第22题：
单选题It was not until the accident happened _____.Awhen I became aware of my foolishness
Bwhen my foolishness became obvious
Cthat did I realize my own folly
Dthat I became aware of my own foolishness
正确答案： D解析：
本题考查强调句型。句意：直到事故发生我才意识到自己的愚蠢。“It is/ was+被强调部分+that/ who”构成强调句型。本题是对句中“not until the accident happened”的强调，只能用that来引导，且要用陈述语序。 -
第23题：
单选题Careth: Good afternoon. I’ve just joined the library. How many books can I take out? Eunice: You can take two books, and keep them for ten days. If you haven’t finished, you can renew them. Careth: How do I do that? ________ Eunice: No, you can telephone. Tell us the titles of the books, and the date they are due for return. Eunice: These two books have been lended.AWhy can’t I keep them for a longer time?
BMust I visit the library?
CHow much could I be fined?
DCan I lend them to my friends?
正确答案： D解析：
从Eunice的回答“不，你可以打电话”，可以推知Careth的问题是“我必须亲自去图书馆吗？”