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】
通读全文可知，文章讲述了作者的小学老师Miss McKenzie像天使一样，在作者来自工人阶级家庭、几乎不可能上大学的情况下，帮助作者申请奖学金，改变了作者的人生，最终作者意识到这位老师就是“未被察觉的天使”，核心是表达对老师的感谢。针对各题的解题思路如下：
1. 第4题：分析2-5段内容，第2段写老师普通的外貌，第3段体现作者对老师的普通认知，第4-5段展现老师帮助作者的内在品质，段落通过对比老师的外在普通与内在的善良支持，对应选项B。
2. 第5题：第3段划线句“the very thing of storybooks”意为“仅存在于故事中的事”，说明工人阶级孩子上大学几乎不可能，对应选项A。
3. 第6题：结合第6段上下文，作者怕让老师失望，“responsibility”指做好某事的责任，对应选项D。
4. 第7题：第6段作者被老师的激情声音震撼，同时感到惊讶并受鼓励，对应选项A。
5. 第8题：全文围绕老师帮助作者的经历，核心是表达对老师的感谢，对应选项B。
【解析】
4题：2-5段中，第2段描述Miss McKenzie的普通外貌，第3段体现作者对她的普通认知，第4-5段展现她帮助作者申请奖学金的内在品质，段落通过对比她的外在普通与内在的善良、支持，符合选项B的表述，故选B。
5题：第3段划线句“the very thing of storybooks”意思是“仅存在于故事中的事情”，说明工人阶级家庭的孩子上大学是几乎不可能的，对应选项A“highly impossible”，故选A。
6题：根据第6段上下文，作者担心让老师失望，“responsibility”在此处指“做好某事的责任”，对应选项D，故选D。
7题：第6段作者被老师的激情声音震撼，同时感到惊讶（没想到老师会如此支持自己）并受到鼓励，对应选项A“surprised and encouraged”，故选A。
8题：全文叙述老师帮助作者改变命运的经历，最后作者意识到老师是“未被察觉的天使”，核心是表达对老师的感谢，对应选项B，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）、阅读理解（词义猜测）、阅读理解（主旨大意）
【点评】
本文是一篇记叙文，通过回忆老师帮助自己的经历，考查学生对文章细节、词义、段落作用及主旨的理解，需要学生结合上下文分析选项，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.5
通读全文可知，文章讲述了作者的小学老师Miss McKenzie像天使一样，在作者来自工人阶级家庭、几乎不可能上大学的情况下，帮助作者申请奖学金，改变了作者的人生，最终作者意识到这位老师就是“未被察觉的天使”，核心是表达对老师的感谢。针对各题的解题思路如下：
1. 第4题：分析2-5段内容，第2段写老师普通的外貌，第3段体现作者对老师的普通认知，第4-5段展现老师帮助作者的内在品质，段落通过对比老师的外在普通与内在的善良支持，对应选项B。
2. 第5题：第3段划线句“the very thing of storybooks”意为“仅存在于故事中的事”，说明工人阶级孩子上大学几乎不可能，对应选项A。
3. 第6题：结合第6段上下文，作者怕让老师失望，“responsibility”指做好某事的责任，对应选项D。
4. 第7题：第6段作者被老师的激情声音震撼，同时感到惊讶并受鼓励，对应选项A。
5. 第8题：全文围绕老师帮助作者的经历，核心是表达对老师的感谢，对应选项B。
【解析】
4题：2-5段中，第2段描述Miss McKenzie的普通外貌，第3段体现作者对她的普通认知，第4-5段展现她帮助作者申请奖学金的内在品质，段落通过对比她的外在普通与内在的善良、支持，符合选项B的表述，故选B。
5题：第3段划线句“the very thing of storybooks”意思是“仅存在于故事中的事情”，说明工人阶级家庭的孩子上大学是几乎不可能的，对应选项A“highly impossible”，故选A。
6题：根据第6段上下文，作者担心让老师失望，“responsibility”在此处指“做好某事的责任”，对应选项D，故选D。
7题：第6段作者被老师的激情声音震撼，同时感到惊讶（没想到老师会如此支持自己）并受到鼓励，对应选项A“surprised and encouraged”，故选A。
8题：全文叙述老师帮助作者改变命运的经历，最后作者意识到老师是“未被察觉的天使”，核心是表达对老师的感谢，对应选项B，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）、阅读理解（词义猜测）、阅读理解（主旨大意）
【点评】
本文是一篇记叙文，通过回忆老师帮助自己的经历，考查学生对文章细节、词义、段落作用及主旨的理解，需要学生结合上下文分析选项，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.5