题文
While I was waiting to enter university, I saw an advertisement in a newspaper –a teaching job wanted at a school. The school was about ten miles from where I lived. I was in great of money and wanted to do something useful, so I .
Three days later, a letter arrived. It asked me to meet the principal of the school at Croydon. It proved to be a(n) journey -a train to Croydon station, a ten-minute bus ride and then a walk of a quarter of a mile.
A man who was short and round seemed to be the principal and he opened the door for me. "The school," he said, "has a group of twenty-four boys between seven and thirteen years old." According to the man, I should have to teach all the subjects art, which the man himself taught. I should have to the class into three groups and teach them at three different levels, and I was not glad at the of teaching Maths -a subject which I wasn't good at. It was that I had to teach them on Saturday afternoon because most of my friends would be themselves at that time.
Before I had time to ask about my ,the man got up to his feet. "Now," he said,“You'd better meet my wife. She is the one who really runs this school.”
小题1:A．fearB．needC．dangerD．control小题2:A．appliedB．arranged C．announced D．accepted小题3:A．comfortable B．boringC．shortD．unpleasant小题4:A．at firstB．at mostC．at leastD．at last小题5:A．besidesB．exceptC．including D．about小题6:A．cutB．divideC．turnD．gather小题7:A．actionB．wayC．movement D．thought小题8:A．worseB．betterC．harderD．nicer小题9:A．helpingB．believing C．enjoyingD．losing小题10:A．fundB．valueC．award D．pay
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:B
小题6:B
小题7:D
小题8:A
小题9:C
小题10:D
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解析
这篇短文主要介绍了作者因为急需钱于是申请了一份在学校当老师的工作。在经过不断的倒车后到达了那个学校。一个男人接待了他。他被告知要教除了艺术外的所有科目。还没等他问酬金，那个人去告诉他，他的妻子才是真正掌管学校的人。这真是令人不愉快的经历。
小题1:考查名词及语境的理解。A. fear 害怕B. need 需要C. danger危险D. control控制。根据上下文可知我急需钱，想做点有用的事情。故选B。
小题2:考查动词及语境的理解。A. applied 申请B. arranged安排C announced宣布D. accepted接受。根据上下文可知我申请了这个职位。故选A。
小题3:考查形容词及语境的理解。A comfortable 舒服的B. boring 无聊的C short 短的D. unpleasant令人不愉快的。根据下文路上不断的倒车，可知那是个令人不愉快的旅行。故选D
小题4:考查词组及语境的理解。A at first起初 B. at most 至多C at least至少D. at last最后，根据句意，至少一英里的十五分钟的步行路程。故选C。
小题5:考查介词及语境的理解。A. besides 除了……还有 B. except除了 C including 包括D. about关于。根据后文本人教艺术可知除了艺术,我应该教所有的科目。故选B。
小题6:考查动词及语境的理解。根据后文teach them at three different levels,可知我把学生要分成三组。A. cut 切B. divide分C turn变成 D. gather使聚集。根据句意，故选B。
小题7:考查名词及语境的理解。根据后文a subject which I wasn't good at.可知我对教数学的想法不愉快。.A. action行为动作B. way 方法方式 C movement 活动D. thought想法，思想。根据句意，故选D。
小题8:考查形容词及语境的理解。A. worse更糟 B. better更好C harder更困难 D. nicer更漂亮。根据句意，更糟的是我我不得不周六下午教他们。故选A。
小题9:考查动词及语境的理解。因为我的大部分朋友在那时会玩的很愉快。enjoy oneself ,玩的高兴，过得愉快。根据句意，故选C。
小题10:考查名词及语境的理解。我还没有来的及问我的薪水，那个人站起来说他的妻子才是真正掌控这个学校的人。A. fund 基金 B. value 价值 C. award奖D. pay支付，薪金。根据句意，故选D。
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