(河北省衡水中学2009届高三第三次模拟考试)

Louise was 72 years old and she lived by herself．The first thing she noticed when she came downstairs that Sunday morning was that her  21  window was open. In fact，it was so wide open that she had  22  closing it．Then she realized that things were not in their proper    23  ．Finally，when she found her empty  24  on the kitchen table，she realized the awful   25 ．At first, she didn’t know what to do．Then she decided to  26  her son，Derek．

Derek’s wife Sybil answered the phone，“It's your mother，”she  27   him coldly．Louise told Derek about the open window，about things being in the wrong places and about the  28  missing from her purse．

“All right，”said Derek，“Don’t  29  anything．I'll be  30  in half an hour.”

Louise  31   and made herself a pot of tea and some toast．Then she went from room to room wondering  32  anything else was missing．

When Derek arrived，he was content to  33  her looking so calm．“Have you rung the  34    ?”he asked.“No? Then I’ll do that straight away．”So he rang the police．

As it was Sunday，  35  the only detectives were out．However，the police were polite，but vague（含糊的）．“We’ll send  36  round as soon as possible，”they said.

Derek telephoned his wife．“I'm not sure when I'll be home，love．”he told her,“I’ve got to  37  for the police．”While Derek and his mother waited，Derek  38  the catches（挂钩） on the windows and locks on the doors．All of them were old and some of the catches hardly  39  at all．Derek felt   40 ．His mother was an old woman，after all．“I'll have to change all these，”he told her．

21．A．kitchen   　　  B．bedroom   　 C．washroom　　　      D．bathroom

22．A．strength   　　 B．trouble   　　 C．reason 　　　 　     D．puzzle

23．A．positions   　　B．situations   　 C．directions 　 　       D．places

24．A．purse          B．vase          C．pot                 D．envelope

25．A．mistake        B．message       C．news               D．truth

26．A．visit           B．ask           C．ring                 D．punish

27．A．invited         B．informed      C．stated                D．scolded

28．A．money         B．coin          C．note                 D．bill

29．A．say            B．move         C．touch               D．prepare

30．A．round          B．here          C．off               D．away

31．A．sighed         B．relaxed        C．whispered         D．hurried

32．A．how           B．why          C．if                D．where

33．A．realize         B．find          C．know             D．sense

34．A．hospital        B．neighbour     C．police             D．friend

35．A．generally       B．luckily        C．considerably        D．unfortunately

36．A．someone       B．anyone        C．everyone           D．none

37．A．hope          B．ask           C．wait               D．call

38．A．tested         B．repaired       C．fixed               D．examined

39．A．locked         B．worked      C．helped             D．opened

40．A．excited        B．silly        C．worried            D．guilty

 “You must be mad！” said my friends. “Giving up your job now， when there isn't much chance of finding another one， ever！”

But I had already come to my lonely decision. To wake up in the morning with a sense of fear， to force a hasty breakfast down an unwilling throat and then to set off for work with pounding heart and frozen face had become habitual， and I had turned to tranquilizers(镇定剂) to help me along.

It hadn't always been as bad as this. Ten years before I had managed quite well.

I， in common with most other teachers， am rather self??critical， and I knew now I was no longer “managing”.My classes were noisy， the children were not learning very much， and my attempts to cope with changing teaching methods produced very little effect. At one time my very presence in the doorway would be enough to ensure a partial silence. Now they give a vague(含糊的) “Hello， Miss”， and carry on. I had run out of enjoyment and enthusiasm. It was time to stop.

Was it all my own failure？ In fairness to myself， I don't think it was. I had plenty of ideas， I loved my subject， and I liked children.

I had been idealistic. But the reality I faced was bored children， over??stimulated(刺激)by video??watching the night before and tired out by a late bedtime. They were given the wrong food at the wrong time， who came without breakfast to school and then stuffed themselves with gum and chocolates bought on the way； who were “high” with hunger in class and talked restlessly as the cooking smell from the school kitchen came drifting (漂) to all floors.

I had been trying to create the basic conditions in which teaching becomes possible， but I had failed， and no longer had the stomach for the job.

64.The reason why the writer decided to give up her job was probably that　　　　.

A.teaching children wasn't challenging

B.she took no pride in her work

C.teaching had become too much for her

D.she disliked the new teaching method

65.“My very presence in the doorway would be enough to ensure a partial silence” means“　　　　”.

A.I'd very well make some students stop talking simply by standing in the doorway

B.when I came to the doorway， the class would immediately quiet down

C.all the students would become silent on my turning up in the doorway

D.my appearance in the doorway could at least comfort the class

66.The following are all reasons that children couldn't concentrate in class EXCEPT　　　　.

A.they were tired out because they went to bed too late

B.they were burdened with too much homework

C.they were not properly fed by their parents

D.they were over excited by video??watching the night before

67.We can infer from the passage that the writer　　　　.

A.had no love for children at all

B.never truly enjoyed teaching

C.found it difficult to give up her job

D.felt extremely nervous about each coming day

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    Louise was 72 years old and she lived by herself．The first thing she noticed when she came downstairs that Sunday morning was that her  21  window was open. In fact，it was so wide open that she had  22  closing it．Then she realized that things were not in their proper    23  ．Finally，when she found her empty  24  on the kitchen table，she realized the awful   25 ．At first, she didn’t know what to do．Then she decided to  26  her son，Derek．

    Derek’s wife Sybil answered the phone，“It's your mother，”she  27   him coldly．Louise told Derek about the open window，about things being in the wrong places and about the  28  missing from her purse．

    “All right，”said Derek，“Don’t  29  anything．I'll be  30  in half an hour.”

     Louise  31   and made herself a pot of tea and some toast．Then she went from room to room wondering  32  anything else was missing．

    When Derek arrived，he was content to  33  her looking so calm．“Have you rung the  34    ?”he asked.“No? Then I’ll do that straight away．”So he rang the police．

    As it was Sunday，  35  the only detectives were out．However，the police were polite，but vague(含糊的)．“We’ll send  36  round as soon as possible，”they said.

    Derek telephoned his wife．“I'm not sure when I'll be home，love．”he told her,“I’ve got to  37  for the police．”While Derek and his mother waited，Derek  38  the catches(挂钩) on the windows and locks on the doors．All of them were old and some of the catches hardly  39  at all．Derek felt   40 ．His mother was an old woman，after all．“I'll have to change all these，”he told her．

 21．A．kitchen   　　  B．bedroom   　 C．washroom　　　    D．bathroom

 22．A．strength   　　 B．trouble   　　 C．reason 　　　 　   D．puzzle

 23．A．positions   　　B．situations   　 C．directions 　 　     D．Places

 24．A．purse          B．vase          C．pot              D．envelope

 25．A．mistake        B．message       C．news             D．truth

 26．A．visit           B．ask           C．ring             D．punish

 27．A．invited         B．informed      C．stated                   D．scolded

 28．A．money         B．coin          C．note             D．bill

 29．A．say            B．move         C．touch            D．prepare

 30．A．round          B．here          C．off               D．away

 31．A．sighed         B．relaxed        C．whispered         D．hurried

 32．A．how           B．why          C．if                D．where

 33．A．realize         B．find          C．know             D．sense

 34．A．hospital        B．neighbour       C．police             D．friend

 35．A．generally       B．luckily         C．considerably        D．unfortunately

 36．A．someone       B．anyone          C．everyone           D．none

 37．A．hope          B．ask             C．wait               D．call

 38．A．tested         B．repaired          C．fixed              D．examined

 39．A．locked        B．worked           C．helped             D．opened

 40．A．excited        B．silly             C．worried            D．guilty