B
One of the phrases which greatly puzzled（使……困惑）me was “entertaining angels（天使）unaware”. How could anybody be unaware of entertaining an angel? I’ve never thought that angelic qualities could hide under very ordinary voices and in everyday bodies.
My angel, as it turned out, hid inside the little body of my school teacher, Miss McKenzie. To me she was always a little old lady, with her grey hair framing a round rosy face and caught up in an old-fashioned bun（发髻）on top of her head.
Although I enjoyed Miss McKenzie’s approval（赞同）, I never really felt very close to her. I had never asked her advice as to what I should do when I left school. Surely there was only one thing to do: Get a job and make money as quickly as possible. But Miss McKenzie had other ideas. We in our house knew nothing of scholarships for fatherless children. The idea of a child from a working-class family going to college was the very thing of storybooks.
Unknown to us, she forced the headmaster to put my name forward for a special scholarship open to children who showed a gift, and who would receive further education. He agreed, although he was a bit worried about the cost of keeping me at college for a whole year. No earnings from me, and costs and clothes to be covered, for, of course, only the fees（学费）would be paid if I won.
Miss McKenzie brushed all argument aside. To this day I can remember my complete surprise when, on being asked if she felt I had any special qualities, this elderly teacher banged the desk with her hand, and declared（断言）in an American saying I never thought she knew, “I’d stake（以……打赌）my bottom dollar on this girl!”
I shook at the passion（激情）in her voice, and at her trust in me. “What if I fail her?” I thought to myself. “What if she has to pay all the money back if I let her down?” I had a sense of responsibility and I shouldn’t let her down.
The time at college went by quickly. At the end of my year at college, I was able to lay before her the college gold medal as the year’s top student and a whole pile of awards.
And suddenly as I looked at her, and saw her eyes shining with pride behind the gold-rimmed glasses, I realized how widely she had thrown open the door of chance for me. And I knew for the first time what the phrase “entertaining angels unaware” meant. For there, standing before me in class, was my very own angel, Miss McKenzie.
— An excerpt from Shoes Were for Sunday by Molly Weir
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A. explain why she always kept a safe distance from Miss McKenzie
B. compare the inner qualities of Miss McKenzie with her ordinary appearance
C. point out that she and Miss McKenzie both came from an ordinary family
D. show the influence of the strong trust Miss McKenzie had in her
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A. highly impossible B. of no use C. quite common D. of great importance
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A. The courage to face danger. B. The plan to solve problems.
C. The chance to achieve dreams. D. The duty to do something well.
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A. surprised and encouraged B. ashamed and unwilling
C. uncertain and stressed D. worried and purposeful
（
A. think back on her schooldays and her past achievements
B. express her thankfulness to one of her school teachers
C. stress the importance of equal chance of education
D. encourage readers to find the angels around them
One of the phrases which greatly puzzled（使……困惑）me was “entertaining angels（天使）unaware”. How could anybody be unaware of entertaining an angel? I’ve never thought that angelic qualities could hide under very ordinary voices and in everyday bodies.
My angel, as it turned out, hid inside the little body of my school teacher, Miss McKenzie. To me she was always a little old lady, with her grey hair framing a round rosy face and caught up in an old-fashioned bun（发髻）on top of her head.
Although I enjoyed Miss McKenzie’s approval（赞同）, I never really felt very close to her. I had never asked her advice as to what I should do when I left school. Surely there was only one thing to do: Get a job and make money as quickly as possible. But Miss McKenzie had other ideas. We in our house knew nothing of scholarships for fatherless children. The idea of a child from a working-class family going to college was the very thing of storybooks.
Unknown to us, she forced the headmaster to put my name forward for a special scholarship open to children who showed a gift, and who would receive further education. He agreed, although he was a bit worried about the cost of keeping me at college for a whole year. No earnings from me, and costs and clothes to be covered, for, of course, only the fees（学费）would be paid if I won.
Miss McKenzie brushed all argument aside. To this day I can remember my complete surprise when, on being asked if she felt I had any special qualities, this elderly teacher banged the desk with her hand, and declared（断言）in an American saying I never thought she knew, “I’d stake（以……打赌）my bottom dollar on this girl!”
I shook at the passion（激情）in her voice, and at her trust in me. “What if I fail her?” I thought to myself. “What if she has to pay all the money back if I let her down?” I had a sense of responsibility and I shouldn’t let her down.
The time at college went by quickly. At the end of my year at college, I was able to lay before her the college gold medal as the year’s top student and a whole pile of awards.
And suddenly as I looked at her, and saw her eyes shining with pride behind the gold-rimmed glasses, I realized how widely she had thrown open the door of chance for me. And I knew for the first time what the phrase “entertaining angels unaware” meant. For there, standing before me in class, was my very own angel, Miss McKenzie.
— An excerpt from Shoes Were for Sunday by Molly Weir
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B
）4. The writer writes paragraphs 2-5 in order to .A. explain why she always kept a safe distance from Miss McKenzie
B. compare the inner qualities of Miss McKenzie with her ordinary appearance
C. point out that she and Miss McKenzie both came from an ordinary family
D. show the influence of the strong trust Miss McKenzie had in her
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A
）5. The underlined sentence in paragraph 3 shows that it was for a child from a working-class family to go to college.A. highly impossible B. of no use C. quite common D. of great importance
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D
）6. What does the underlined word “responsibility” mean?A. The courage to face danger. B. The plan to solve problems.
C. The chance to achieve dreams. D. The duty to do something well.
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A
）7. In paragraph 6, the writer felt when she heard Miss McKenzie’s passionate voice.A. surprised and encouraged B. ashamed and unwilling
C. uncertain and stressed D. worried and purposeful
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B
）8. The writer’s main purpose of writing this passage is to .A. think back on her schooldays and her past achievements
B. express her thankfulness to one of her school teachers
C. stress the importance of equal chance of education
D. encourage readers to find the angels around them
答案：4. B 5. A 6. D 7. A 8. B
解析：
【分析】
本题为记叙文阅读理解，需结合原文内容逐一分析各题：
1. 第4题：先梳理2-5段内容，第2段描写Miss McKenzie普通的外貌，第3段写“我”与她的距离，第4-5段写她暗中帮“我”申请奖学金，核心是对比她的外在普通与内在的善意（天使般的帮助），据此判断选项。
2. 第5题：定位第3段划线句“the very thing of storybooks”，理解其含义为“仅存在于故事中的事”，进而判断工人阶级孩子上大学的可能性。
3. 第6题：定位“responsibility”所在语境，结合“不能让她失望”的表述，推测词义。
4. 第7题：定位第6段，抓住“complete surprise”和“感受到信任”的关键信息，判断“我”的情绪。
5. 第8题：梳理全文主线，围绕Miss McKenzie帮助“我”的事迹，判断作者的写作目的。
【解析】
4题：第2段描写Miss McKenzie普通的外貌，第3段体现“我”与她的距离，第4-5段展现她暗中帮“我”申请奖学金的善意，核心是对比她的外在普通与内在的天使般品质，对应B选项，故选B。
5题：第3段划线句“the very thing of storybooks”意为“只有故事里才有的事”，说明工人阶级孩子上大学几乎不可能，对应A选项，故选A。
6题：“responsibility”所在句意为“我有______，不能让她失望”，结合语境，此处指做好某事的义务，对应D选项，故选D。
7题：第6段提到“我”听到Miss McKenzie充满激情的声音时的“complete surprise”（惊讶），以及感受到她的信任，对应A选项“惊讶且被鼓舞”，故选A。
8题：全文讲述Miss McKenzie像天使一样帮助出身工人阶级的“我”获得教育机会，核心是表达对她的感激之情，对应B选项，故选B。
【答案】
4. B 5. A 6. D 7. A 8. B
【知识点】
阅读理解细节理解、词义猜测、主旨大意
【点评】
本题为记叙文阅读理解，考查学生对文章细节、词义及主旨的理解，需结合原文语境分析选项，难度适中，适合初中阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.5
本题为记叙文阅读理解，需结合原文内容逐一分析各题：
1. 第4题：先梳理2-5段内容，第2段描写Miss McKenzie普通的外貌，第3段写“我”与她的距离，第4-5段写她暗中帮“我”申请奖学金，核心是对比她的外在普通与内在的善意（天使般的帮助），据此判断选项。
2. 第5题：定位第3段划线句“the very thing of storybooks”，理解其含义为“仅存在于故事中的事”，进而判断工人阶级孩子上大学的可能性。
3. 第6题：定位“responsibility”所在语境，结合“不能让她失望”的表述，推测词义。
4. 第7题：定位第6段，抓住“complete surprise”和“感受到信任”的关键信息，判断“我”的情绪。
5. 第8题：梳理全文主线，围绕Miss McKenzie帮助“我”的事迹，判断作者的写作目的。
【解析】
4题：第2段描写Miss McKenzie普通的外貌，第3段体现“我”与她的距离，第4-5段展现她暗中帮“我”申请奖学金的善意，核心是对比她的外在普通与内在的天使般品质，对应B选项，故选B。
5题：第3段划线句“the very thing of storybooks”意为“只有故事里才有的事”，说明工人阶级孩子上大学几乎不可能，对应A选项，故选A。
6题：“responsibility”所在句意为“我有______，不能让她失望”，结合语境，此处指做好某事的义务，对应D选项，故选D。
7题：第6段提到“我”听到Miss McKenzie充满激情的声音时的“complete surprise”（惊讶），以及感受到她的信任，对应A选项“惊讶且被鼓舞”，故选A。
8题：全文讲述Miss McKenzie像天使一样帮助出身工人阶级的“我”获得教育机会，核心是表达对她的感激之情，对应B选项，故选B。
【答案】
4. B 5. A 6. D 7. A 8. B
【知识点】
阅读理解细节理解、词义猜测、主旨大意
【点评】
本题为记叙文阅读理解，考查学生对文章细节、词义及主旨的理解，需结合原文语境分析选项，难度适中，适合初中阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.5