Question

     In fact,all decisions come down to choosing whether to open a door or close it.I have learned that opening a door always makes life more interesting.

     A few years ago,I was living in a small world. I worked as a teacher in a very small high school. My life was quite simple. Then one day I had an opportunity to teach in a large school. The students there came from different countries. But the school was far away from my village. So I asked myself, ‘‘Should I go to that strange place to teach? Or should I stay at home?”In my hometown I was safe and comfortable.

     Finally,I decided to go. I thought this was the best decision in my life. In that large school,I learned a lot about very different cultures. I also found that just a smile or a hug could make people understand each other. My new students made me feel welcome. We had a lot of fun. It was wonderful to live in a very different area of the country. So I was lucky that I didn’t close the door to the chance,or I would miss all of those wonderful experiences.

1. The writer may come from       .

   A. a big city   B. a small town

   C. the countryside   D. a big town

2. The underlined word “opportunity”means “       ”in Chinese.

   A. 机会 B.能力 C.时间   D. 经历

3. In this passage,which of these events happened first?

   A. The writer didn’t decide to teach in a large school.

   B. The writer was a teacher in a small high school.

   C. The writer got a chance to teach in a large school.

   D. The writer taught in a large high school.

4. After the writer got the chance to teach in another school,what did she do first?

   A. She went to the big school at once.

   B. She decided not to go to the large school.

   C. She had to decide whether to go or not.

   D. She did nothing but stay at home.

5. In this passage,which of these events happened last?

   A. The writer felt safe and comfortable at home.

   B. The writer didn’t learn a lot about different cultures.

   C. The writer wasn’t happy to make the decision.

   D. The writer had a lot of fun with her new students.

Answer 1

l. C  由 “ But the school was far away from my village." 可判断，作者来自农村。

2. A画线部分的单词与名词chance同义，意为“机会”。

3. B  由“I worked as a teacher in a very small high school."可知，作者刚开始是一所小学校的教师。

4. C  由“So I asked myself ,* Should I go to that strange place to teach? Or should I stay at home?’ ”可判断，当她有机会到另一• 所学校时，她不得不作出决定是否去那所学校。

5. D  由“My new students made me feel welcome. We had a lot of fun. ”可知，她和新学校的学生们在一起很快乐。