My teacher

sp;  14   of doing things: he put his head down, gave a sudden loud shout and started to push his way towards the front of the crowd as hard as he   15   .

　　The women around him became very   16   when they saw what he was doing, and began to   17   him. “Why can't you behave (行为) like a   18   ?” they shouted.

　　“Ladies,” he   19   them, “I have been behaving like a gentleman for the past half hour, and it has got me nowhere, so now I am   20   to behave like a lady!”

1. A. busy　　B. lazy　　C. unwilling　　D. forgetful

　　[解析]由后文可知是因为忙，而不是因其他原因。  答案：A

2. A. beyond　　B. around 　　C. before　　D. after

　　[解析]圣诞礼物当然要在圣诞节前买。　　答案：C

3. A. never　　B. seldom　　C. sometimes　　D. usually

　　[解析]本句与后句形成对比。　　答案：D

4. A. slowly　　B. quickly 　　C. eagerly 　　D. happily

　　[解析]快点吃完，好去买东西。答案：B

5. A. car　　B. house　　C. office　　D. restaurant  答案：C

6. A. clothes　　B. sandwiches 　　 C. food　　D. presents

　　[解析]临近圣诞，大家都在买礼物，本句中的also有明确的提示作用。

　　答案：D

7. A. politely 　　B. quietly　　 C. alone 　　D. freely

　　[解析]要和下文联系起来看，起初West还是一派绅士风度。   答案：A

8.A. men　　B. women　　C. children 　　D. strangers

　　[解析]可根据下文判断。   答案：B

9. A. examining 　　B. choosing　　C. selling　　D. buying

　　[解析]往卖东西的柜台那边挤。   答案：C

10. A. because 　　B. and　　C. however　　D. but

　　[解析]此处的转折为后来他采取粗鲁的行动埋下伏笔。    答案：D

11 .A. past　　B. behind　　C. over　　D. against

　　[解析]后来者都到他前面去。    答案：A

12. A. even　　B. ever　　C. just　　D. always    答案：C

13. A. there　　B. where　　C. as　　D. when

　　[解析]本句强调半小时后他仍呆在原来的地方。    答案：D

14. A. idea　　B. way　　C. measure 　　D. attitude     答案：B

15. A. could　　B. would 　　 C. did　　D. had     答案：A

16. A. surprised　　B. angry 　　C. afraid     D. nervous      答案：B

17. A. ask　　B. notice　　C. scold 　　D. attack

　　[解析]受挤撞的妇女们对他这种粗鲁行为的反应当然是气愤并予以指责。

　　答案：C

18. A. woman　　B. lady　　C. man　　D. gentleman

　　[解析]妇女们责问他为何不像绅士。      答案：D

19. A. answered　　 B. told      C. pleased 　　D. feared   答案：A

20. A. realizing　　B. admiring　　C. agreeing　　D. starting

　　[解析]最后一段是故事的幽默所在。面对女士们的行为和责问，West反唇相讥：我像绅士一样呆了半个小时，毫无作用，所以现在我要像女士们那样干了。   答案：D

 

 

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Discuss and write:
　　1. What’s the cause of Helen’s success, herself or her great teacher?
　　2. What’s Annie’s opinon on educating Helen?
　　If you were a teacher, what is the most important method on educating the students?

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