答案 A [由下文的useless可知，漂亮的古董椅子“坏了(broken)”。] 10．A.complained C．shouted
B．laughed D．apologized
答案 D [由上文可知作者的丈夫把漂亮的祖传椅子坐坏了，故二人向主人真诚地“道歉(apologized)”。]
11．A.tired B．angry C．sorry
D．sad
答案 D [珍爱的椅子坏了，主人显然很“伤心(sad)”。] 12．A.allowed C．invited
B．forced D．forbade
答案 C [主人又拿了一把祖传的椅子“邀请(invited)”作者的丈夫坐下。] 13．A.offered B．harmed C．needed
D．stolen
答案 B [由I’m glad可知，除了之前被弄坏的那把椅子，没有椅子再被“损坏(harmed)”。] 14．A.honesty C．courage
B．kindness D．wisdom
答案 B [由上文的they insisted they would have no problem repairing the damage...my husband to sit in it可知，和贵重的椅子相比，主人更看重“友好的行为(kindness)”。]
15．A.possessions C．plants
B．animals D．resources
答案 A [主人面对祖传椅子被损坏的事实仍对作者夫妇友好相待，说明他们认为人比“财产(possessions)”重要。]
16．A.as B．until C．if D．unless 答案 A [他人并不总“像(as)”我们那样珍惜我们所珍惜的东西。] 17．A.bravely B．legally C．swiftly D．carefully
答案 D [由上文作者的丈夫弄坏主人家的贵重椅子的例子可知，人们并不总是“小心翼翼地(carefully)”行动。]
18．A.slowly B．loosely C．quickly 答案 B
19．A.as if
D．firmly
B．in case
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C．even if D．now that
答案 C [如果我们珍惜人，那就最好看淡自己的财物，“尽管(even if)”这样会使我们失去喜爱的东西。hold loosely to看淡。] 20．A.changed C．replaced
B．affected D．controlled
答案 C [祖传的椅子无法替代，人也同样无法“替代(replaced)”。] Ⅲ.阅读理解
When a new school year began in August, students in four classes were greeted by a new teacher.The human resources department had worked on through the summer to attract new teachers.Staff members made out－of－state recruiting (招收) trips.The district changed its website and asked local people to tap their families and friends for job candidates.“We were leaving no stone unturned，” said Dave Ostash, assistant of human resources.Still, when the bell rang on the first day of class, they went short of four teachers.
After years of hiring freezes, schools in the U．S.are in urgent need of more qualified teachers.In California, which educates more children than any other state, the number of teaching certificates issued (签发) has dropped by half in the past decade.The state’s school districts estimate (估计) they will need 21，000 new teachers annually over the next five years.
School administrators and academic researchers point to a variety of reasons for the shortages.During the past years, many districts cut down jobs and are unwilling to recruit new graduates.Debate over testing and renewing lowest performing schools has circled back to teachers.People go to well－paid jobs, jobs that are more respected.Elena Avila, 24, a first－time kindergarten teacher at Union Avenue Elementary School in Los Angeles, said she had wanted to be a teacher since an early age, but began to doubt the decision as she got older.She got a degree in classical studies and volunteered before making up her mind.
To fill their vacancies (空缺), districts are trying everything to attract new teachers.The Fresno Unified School District in California’s San Joaquin Valley has begun advertising openings at movie theaters.At Sierra Sands Unified, half of the
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new employees are not fully certified (证明合格的)；they’re working towards alternative certifications while they teach.It wasn’t until three weeks into the school year that all the vacancies were filled.For the four newest teachers, there was no time to prepare, only dive in.“They’re going and hitting__the__ground__running，” Ostash said.
【语篇解读】 本文是记叙文，题材为社会文化类。美国的很多学校出现了教师短缺的问题。当问题来临时，很多地方都开始想办法解决教师短缺的问题。
1．How many teachers will California recruit in the next five years? A．21，000. C．84，000.
B．42，000. D．105，000.
答案 D [细节理解题。根据第二段中的．..they will need 21，000 new teachers annually over the next five years可知，未来五年加利福尼亚需要105 000名教师。] 2．What caused the shortage of qualified teachers? A．The schools offered higher paid jobs. B．Teachers are more respected than others. C．Many districts refused to hire new graduates. D．The temperature of schools dropped to freezing point.
答案 C [推理判断题。根据第三段中的．..many districts cut down jobs and are unwilling to recruit new graduates可知，很多社区拒绝招收新教师导致了教师的缺乏。] 3．The underlined part “hitting the ground running” in the last paragraph probably means “________”．
A．turning to other people for some help B．setting about doing something right away C．getting well prepared for doing something D．looking forward to succeeding with pleasure
答案 B [词义猜测题。根据第四段中的For the four newest teachers，there was no time to prepare，only dive in可知，这四位新老师没有经过培训就开始工作，因此hitting the ground running这个短语意为“立即做某事”。]
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