As a volunteer teacher, I traveled a long way to a village school in Longzhou, Guangxi. On my way th

As a volunteer teacher, I traveled a long way to a village school in Longzhou, Guangxi. On my way there, I ______ the school and the children there.“It must be new and big. Flowers are everywhere,” I said to myself. ______ I got so upset when I arrived there. It didn’t look like a school at all! How small! And there were only ______ rooms! One was for Grades 1, 2 and 3; one was for Grades 4, 5 and 6; the third one was for me.

The only comfort was that the children welcomed me ______ on my first day. They asked me a lot of questions, and I told them stories about myself and my life in Shanghai. The next day, I gave them a ______ to find out their levels (水平). To my surprise, though the test was very ______, over half of the students failed (不及格). But they all wanted to learn new things. I knew they ______ me.

Now I’m busy preparing lessons for them every night. I can see that they are doing better and better ______ my help. I learn a lot from them too. I understand ______ lives better now, and we are good friends. I’m very happy, and the experience is ______ very useful for me. I love the small school and the children.

【1】A. thought about B. set up C. looked after D. tried out

【2】A. And B. Or C. But D. So

【3】A. two B. three C. four D. five

【4】A. carelessly B. poorly C. quietly D. warmly

【5】A. calendar B. notice C. test D. letter

【6】A. easy B. boring C. creative D. expensive

【7】A. missed B. needed C. trained D. controlled

【8】A. with B. under C. at D. of

【9】A. his B. her C. our D. their

【10】A. never B. also C. still D. either

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【5】C

【6】A

【7】B

【8】A

【9】D

【10】B

【解析】

本文介绍了我去广西龙舟的一所乡村学校做志愿者教师的经历。那里的学校非常小，只有三间房，学生水平差。我帮助他们学得更好，也从他们身上学到很多东西。我爱这所学校和孩子们。

【1】A

考查动词短语及语境的理解。A. thought about 思考； B. set up 建立；C. looked after 照顾； D. tried out尝试；句意：在我去那里的路上，我想起了那里的学校和孩子们。根据后文的“It must be new and big. Flowers are everywhere,” I said to myself.可知我在想那里的学校是什么样子，故选A。

【2】C

考查连词及语境的理解。A. And 而且； B. Or或者； C. But 但是； D. So所以；句意：但是当我到那里，我感到非常悲伤。根据前文的“It must be new and big. Flowers are everywhere,”我认为那里非常好，后半句I got so upset可知我感到悲伤，前后表示转折关系，故用连词but，故选C。

【3】B

考查数词及语境的理解。A. two 二； B. three三；C. four 四； D. five五；句意：只有三个房间。根据后文的One was for Grades 1, 2 and 3; one was for Grades 4, 5 and 6; the third one was for me.可知这里只有三个房间，故选B。

【4】D

考查副词及语境的理解。A. carelessly粗心地； B. poorly 贫穷地； C. quietly 安静地；D. warmly温暖地；句意：唯一的安慰是在第一天孩子们热情地欢迎我。根据The only comfort可知让我感到安慰的事，应是孩子们热情地欢迎我，故选D。

【5】C

考查名词及语境的理解。A. calendar 日历； B. notice 通知；C. test 实验，测试； D. letter信；句意：第二天，为了查明他们的水平，我给他们进行了一个测试。根据后文的To my surprise, though the test was very ___6___,可知此处指的是测试，故选C。

【6】A

考查形容词及语境的理解。A. easy 容易的； B. boring 无聊的； C. creative 创造性的； D. expensive昂贵的。句意：令我感到惊讶的是，尽管这次测验非常容易，一半以上的学生不及格。根据though表示让步关系，后半句的over half of the students failed (不及格).可知此处表示虽然测验简单，但是有一半以上的学生不及格，故选A。

【7】B

考查动词及语境的理解。A. missed 想念； B. needed 需要； C. trained 训练； D. controlled控制；句意：我知道他们需要我。根据前文的But they all wanted to learn new things.可知他们想要学习新东西，因此他们需要我，故选B。

【8】A

考查介词及语境的理解。A. with 和……一起； B. under 在……下面； C. at 在；D. of……的；句意：我能看到他们在我的帮助下正做得越来越好。with one’s help在某人的帮助下，故选A。

【9】D

考查代词及语境的理解。A. his 他的；B. her 她的；C. our我们的； D. their他们的；句意：我听说他们的生活现在更好了，我们是好朋友。根据I learn a lot from them too.可知此处指的是他们的生活，故选D。

【10】B

考查副词及语境的理解。A. never从不； B. also 也，位于肯定句句中； C. still 仍然； D. either也，用于否定句句末。句意：我很高兴，那次经历对我来说也非常有用。此处是肯定句，表示也对我有用，故用also，故选B。