Ⅰ.完形填空
Most of us remember our teachers.One or two might slip the 1 ,but even the most unimportant ones have some 2 on us.Then there are those who remain guides for life.For me there was Dr Wylie—his unusual ways threw new 3 on maths.And my English teacher,Dr Parry, 4 my science and maths-focused brain to the joys of literature.I didn’t realize it at the time,but those two 5 shaped my future.
As a journalist I 6 major events,but I cared only shallowly.Now as a teacher,I communicate with just a group of teenagers,but I care 7 :those struggling to make friends,those 8 in with the wrong crowd or those doing brilliantly.I have made them 9 poems by heart and we are going to be listening to classical music. 10 ,I am trying to build up their cultural capital,to broaden their eyes and to 11 them to worlds beyond their own.
I’ve found that most people don’t think of teaching as being quite as 12 as writing for newspapers.Tell people you are a journalist,and at least some will 13 it interesting. 14 you tell someone you are a teacher,you can see memories of their school days 15 back,and fear flash in their eyes.So teaching isn’t for the faint-hearted(胆怯的).It can be 16 work—but is there anything worthwhile in life that isn’t?Some classes can be 17 at times.But don’t believe how terrible and self-centred teenagers are.They are 18 and full of potential.It is my job—and my 19 pleasure—to help them achieve it and to give them the solid 20 that will let them blossom.
1.A.memory B.ear
C.hand D.ability
2.A.expectation B.expression
C.influence D.reaction
3.A.light B.doubt
C.question D.blame
4.A.sent B.opened
C.asked D.helped
5.A.students B.colleagues
C.workers D.teachers
6.A.lived with B.dealt with
C.fought with D.came with
7.A.typically B.interestingly
C.deeply D.powerfully
8.A.taking B.giving
C.filling D.falling
9.A.learn B.lose
C.break D.organize
10.A.In sight B.In short
C.In cash D.In order
11.A.introduce B.apply
C.contribute D.settle
12.A.permanent B.well-paid
C.attractive D.shocking
13.A.keep B.prove
C.want D.consider
14.A.If B.Unless
C.Because D.Where
15.A.bring B.step
C.flood D.look
16.A.easy B.amusing
C.comfortable D.tough
17.A.friendly B.common
C.challenging D.natural
18.A.unwise B.amazing
C.foolish D.careless
19.A.slight B.possible
C.quick D.absolute
20.A.service B.roots
C.mottoes D.roles
Ⅱ.语法填空
We’ve all turned to sad music to make us feel 1 (good) at some point in our lives,but why does doubling down on the sadness help drag us out of the mire(泥沼)?
A new study sheds light on what’s going on inside our brains 2 we match our music to our feelings.It looks like sad music can be enjoyable—rather than 3 (simple) depressing—because it triggers positive memories that can help to lift our mood.Psychologist Adrian North from Curtin University in Australia says there 4 (be) two groups of possible 5 (explain) for why we enjoy listening to sad music like this:one from social psychology,and one from cognitive neuroscience(认知神经学).
In terms of social psychology,one way of 6 (think) about this is that we feel much better about 7 (we) if we focus on someone who’s doing even worse,a process known as downward social comparison.Everything’s going to be okay,because this person 8 (have) an even worse day than you are.
Another theory from social psychology is that people like to listen 9 music that mirrors the tone of their current life circumstances—the songs act as 10 sort of tuning fork(音叉) for our own situations and they resonate(共鸣) with us.
