单选题 While I was waiting to enter a university, I saw in a newspaper a teacher job 1 at a school about ten miles from where I lived. Being very short of money and wanting to do something 2 , I applied, fearing as I did so, that without a degree and with no 3 of teaching my chances of getting the job were slight.
4 , three days later, a letter arrived, calling me to Croydon for a 5 with the headmaster. It proved to be a 6 journey—a train to Croydon station, a ten-minute bus ride and then a walk of at least a quarter of a mile. As a result I arrived there, feeling too hot to be nervous. It was clear the 7 himself that opened the door. He was short and round. "The school," he said," is made up of one class of twenty-four between seven and thirteen. " I should have to teach all the subjects 8 art, which he taught himself. I should have to 9 the class into three groups and teach them 10 at three different levels, and I was 11 at the thought of teaching math—a 12 at which I wasn"t very 13 at school. Worse perhaps was the idea of having to teach them on Saturday afternoon because most of my friends would be 14 themselves at that time.
Before I had time to ask about my 15 , he got up to his feet. "Now," he said, "you"d better meet my wife. She is the one who really runs this school".
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[考点] 词义辨析题
[解析] 本句句意为“我从报纸上看到一所离我的住处10英里远的学校需要一名教师”。keep:保持;lose:丢失;want:想要,需要;found:建立。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[考点] 词义辨析题
[解析] harmful:有害的;useful:有用的;funny:滑稽的;sectet:秘密的。故选B。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[考点] 逻辑推理题
[解析] material:物质;means:方式;books:书;experience:经验。结合上下文可得知作者没有教学经验,故选D。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[考点] 语法结构题
[解析] however“但是”,表转折,可位于句首、句中和句尾,用逗号与句子隔开,符合句意,故选A。though:虽然,so:因此;and:和。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[考点] 词义辨析题
[解析] 本句大意“但是三天之后,我收到了一封信,通知我去和校长见面。”match:比赛;meeting:会议,见面;quarrel:吵架;sight-seeing:观光,游览。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[考点] 逻辑推理题
[解析] 结合上下文可知作者经过多次转车之后才到达目的地,而且天气很热,因此旅程并不愉快,故选A。difficult:困难的,麻烦的;pleasant:愉快的;short:短的;comfortable:舒适的。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[考点] 逻辑推理题
[解析] 因为上文提到要去和校长见面,因此“显而易见是校长亲自开的门。”teacher:教师;headmaster:校长;student:学生;door-keeper:看门的人。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[考点] 词义辨析题
[解析] 本句大意为“我必须要教除了美术之外所有的课程,美术则校长亲自教”。besides:除了……之外还;without:没有;except:除了;beside:在旁边。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[考点] 词语搭配题
[解析] connect:连接;join:参加;tear:撕碎;divide:分成。divide into:分成……,为固定搭配,故选D。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[考点] 词语搭配题
[解析] 结合上下文可知作者将学生分成了三组,并依次轮流教授三种不同程度的课程。in order:按次序的;in sight:看得见;in short:总之;in turn:轮流。故选D。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[考点] 词语搭配题
[解析] be excited at:对……兴奋;be disappointed at:对……失望;be glad at:对……高兴;be angry at:对……生气。结合上下文可知作者在学校时,数学学得并不好,因此一想到要教数学,就感到很沮丧。故选B。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[考点] 词义辨析题
[解析] lesson:课,教学单元;book:书;subject:科目,课程;problem:问题。故选C。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[考点] 词语搭配题
[解析] be good at表示“擅长……”符合句意,故选D。poor:穷的,可怜的;interested常与in搭配,意为“对……感兴趣”;weak:虚弱的。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[考点] 词语搭配题
[解析] enjoy oneself为习惯搭配,意为“玩得痛快”,符合句意,故选B。watch:观看;study:学习;help:帮助。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[考点] 词义辨析题
[解析] 文章前面介绍了作者的具体工作内容,因此此处应与工资有关,故选D。work:工作;job:工作;office:办公室;salary:工资。