高考英语一轮单元复习 必修第一册 Welcome Unit 模拟练C卷（适合浙江地区）解析版

必修第一册WelcomeUnit

真题模拟练

（时间：100分钟分值：120分）

第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Thisyear,mostpeoplehaveprobablyspentmoreof2020cancelingtravelplansthanbookingthem,

butit'snottoolatetoreversethattrend.Herearesomevacationsyoucanplanthisfall.

Roadtriptoalocalfarm

Visitingafarmis“numberone''travelpickrightnow.Priceplaysabigroleinthatsuggestion.Apple

picking,forexample,isusuallyveryaffordable,withsomeorchards（果园）offeringproductsbythe

pound,for$1or$2,andothersofferingaflatfeeforanall-you-canfillbagforabout$30.

Visitanationalpark

Thereare421nationalparksintheU.S.,sooddsarcyou'vegotoneindrivingrange.Ifyou'reupfora

challenge,youcanclimbtheHalfDomeinYosemiteorracedownthegreatsanddunesinColorado.The

parksarealsoaffordable.Anannualpass,whichguaranteesentrytoeveryparkforanentirefamily,isjust

$8（）.

Planacampingtrip

Itdoesn'tcostmuchmorethancamping.Moststateshavedozensofdrive-incampsites,whileyoucan

alsofindcabinsinthe$50-$100pernightrange.There'snoshortageofactivities,either—whetherit's

fishing,hiking,bikingorjustperfectingyourcampingrecipe.

RentanRV（露营车；房车）

RVsareaprimeoptionforacheapvacation.UsinganRVforavacationmeansyou'repayingforyour

transportationandlodgingallinone.Also,consideringthatsometwo-personRVscangoforaslittleas

$175-$2OOpernight,youcaneasilyfindyourselftravelingaroundthecountrywithoutbreakingthebank.

1.Whichvacationwouldathrillseekermostprobablychoose?

A.RoadtriptoalocalfarmB.Visitanationalpark

C.PlanacampingtripD.RentanRV

2.Whatdothevacationshaveincommon?

A.Wallet-friendly.B.Environment-friendly.

C.Family-friendly.D.User-friendly.

3.What'stheuniqueadvantageofrentingRVs?

A.Itmakesyourvacationadventurous.

B.Itoffersfreetripsaroundtheworld.

C.Youcankilltwobirdswithonestone.

D.Youmayhavesomeonetokeepyoucompany.

I.B2.A3.C

【语篇解读】这是一篇应用文，介绍了非常省钱的四个度假计划。

1.B【解析】细节理解题。根据文章对Visitanationalpa根的描述，Ifyou'reupfbrachallenge,youcanclimb

theHalfDomeinYosemiteorracedownthegreatsanddunesinColorado.可知，如果你准备迎接挑战，你”J

以去爬约塞米蒂国家公园的半圆山，或者冲下科罗拉多的沙丘。这些活动都是很刺激的活动。故B选项

符合题意。

2.A【解析】细节理解题。文中对四个vacation的描述中分别用到了affordable;cheap;Itdoesn'tcostmuchmore

ihancamping.这样的语言，表明这四个vacation都不贵，而Wallet-friendly的意思就是省钱。故选A。

3.C［解析］细节理解题。根据文章对RentanRV的描述,UsinganRVforavacationmeansyou'repayingfor

yourtransportationandlodgingallinone.用房车度假意味着付一次款可以同时解决交通与住宿两个问题，

而killtwobirdswi【honestone意思是“一箭双雕”。故选C。

Everyonegetsanxiouswhentheworldtakesanuncertaintuni.Andoften,wetreatthatanxietywithalittlepanic

buying.

AstudypublishedlastyearintheJournalofConsumerResearchfoundthatpeoplebuythingsintroubledtimes

asameansofkeepingcontrolovertheirlives.Theresearchersnoledthatutilityitems—specifically,cleaning

products——tendtomovemostquicklyfromstoreshelves.Thehoarding（囤积）oftoiletpaper,asperhapsthemost

fundamentalcleaningproduct,mayrepresentourmostfundamentalfears.Aninvisibleenemymovesslowlyand

quietlytowardsus.Weneedtoholdontosomethinginuncertaintimes.Maybeahoardoftoiletpaperbrings

promises.

Thethingis,it'snotactuallygoinganywhere.Forallthesharpwordsandevensharperelbowsthrownaroundby

thecrazytoiletpapershoppers,theyseemtobemissingoneessentialfact:Thereisnotoiletpapershortage.

AsTheNewYorkTimespointsout,shopownersthatseetheirshelvesemptiedoftenfilluptheshelvesagainin

aday,ofteninjustafewhours.

“Youarenotusingmoreofit.Youarejustfillingupyourclosetwithit,^^JeffAnderson,presidentofpaper

pnxluctmanufacturerPrecisionPaperConverters,tellstheTimes.

Thethingis,thetoiletpapcr-obscsscdshoppershavebeeninfectedwithsomethingmanytimesmorecontagious

（感染性的）thananycoronavirus:fear.

“Peoplearesocialcreatures.Wclooktoeachotherfbrcuesforwhatissafeandwhatisdangerous,“Steven

Taylor,aclinicalpsychologistattheUniversityofBritishColumbia,tsllsFoxNews.“Andwhenyouseesomeonein

thestorepanic-buying,thatcancauseafearcontagioneffect.Peoplebecomeanxiousaheadoftheactualinfection.

Theyhaven'tthoughtaboutthebiggerpicture,likewhatarctheconsequencesofhoardingtoiletpapcr.^^

4.Whydoshoppershaveapanictoiletpaperbuying?

A.Theworldisontheturningpoint.

B.Itguaranteestheirvictoryovercoronavirus.

C.Thereisnoadequatesupplyinthestoreatall.

D.Itcomesasawayofanxietyrelief.

5.Bydescribingthesceneofourdefenseagainstanenemyinparagraph2,theauthorintendsto.

A.explainthereasonsforapanictoiletpaperbuying.

B.warnusofthedangerofanenemy.

C.remindusofthethreatofarycoronavirus.

D.teachusthemethodofhandlingaproblem.

Here'showadispenserworks.Ithasthreebuttonsontopindicatingchoicesforstoriesthatcanbereadinone

minute,threeminutesorfiveminutes.Whenabuttonispushed,ashorstoryisprinted.

Thestoriesarefree.Theyarechosenfromacomputercategoryofmorethan100,000originalsubmissionsby

writerswhoseworkshavebeenevaluatedbyShortEdition'sjudges,andtransmittedoveramobilenetwork.Offerings

canbetailoredtospecificinterests,likechildren'sfictionorromance.ShortEditiongetsstoriesforitscategoryby

holdingwritingcontests.

ShortEditionsetupitsfirstboothin2016andhas150machinesworldwide.4tThcideaistomakepeople

happy,“saidKristanIeroy,directorofShortEdition."Thereistoomuchunhappinesstoday.”

7.Whatdoweknowaboutthestoriessentbydispensers?

A.Theyareeasilyread.

B.Theyareshortinform.

C.Theycanbeboughtfrombooths.

D.Theycanbefoundinmagazines.

8.WhichparagraphshowsthepopularityofstorydispensersinAmerica?

A.Paragraph3.B.Paragraph5.

C.Paragraph6.D.Paragraph7.

9.WhywerethestorydispenserssetupaccordingtoAndrewNurkin0

A.TointroduceFrenchliterature.

B.Togetridofsmartphoneaddiction.

C.Tomakepeoplehaveaccesstoliterature.

D.Toreducethefinancialstressoflibraries.

1().Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.EverythingOldIsNew

B.OnlineReading:aVirtualTour

C.ShortEditionIsGettingPopular

D.TasteofLiterature,atthePushofaButton

【答案】7.B8.A9.C10.D

【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。本文主要讲述了为了能够在快新闻时代和手机成瘾时代复兴文学，法国文学

出版商ShortEdition过去几年在美国设立了3（）多家故事机。

7.细节理解题。根据第五段“Ithasthreebuttonsontopindicatingchoicesforstoriesthatcanbereadinoneminute,

threeminutesorfiveminutes.^^（它顶部有三个按钮，指示可以在一分钟、三分钟或五分钟内读完的故事。）可

知，故事分发器发送的故事都很短。故选B项。

8.推理判断题。根据第三段“Thereisone...WestPalmBeach,Fla.AndShortEditionplanstoannouncemore,

includingattheLosAngelesInternationalAirport.”（在佛罗里达州西棕檎滩的市中心可以找到一些。Short

Edilion计划宣布更多消息，包括在洛杉矶国际机场。）可知，故事分发器在美国很受欢迎。故选A项。

9.细节理解题。根据第四段“Wewantpeopletobeeasilyexposedtoliterature.Wewanttoadvanceliteracy

amongchildrenandinspiretheircreativity.''（我们希望人们能容易地接触文学。我们希望提高儿童的读写能

力，激发他们的创造力。）可知，设置故事分发器的主要目的是使人们有机会接触文学。故选C项。

1（）.主旨大意题。根据第一段“Storiesaresharedinmanyways.Theyaredescribedinbooksandmagazines."（故

事可以通过多种方式共享。它们在书籍和杂志中都有描述。）可知，文章介绍的是有关阅读的话题。第二段

ShortEdition...todeliverfictionatthepushofabuttonatrestaurants.universitiesandgovernmentoffices.可知，*去

国文学出版商ShortEdition过去几年在美国设立了30多家故事分发机。在餐厅，大学，政府办公室只需要按

一下按钮既可以阅读小说。因此推断D项“轻按一下按钮，即可品味文学作品”为最佳标题。故选D项。

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

Friendshipisaveryimportanthumanrelationshipandeveryoneneedsgoodfriends.Buttherearctimesinour

livessuchaswhenwehaverecentlymovedintoanewtown,orchangedourschoolsorjobs.Suchchangesoften

leaveuswithoutafriend._1_Butformanyofus,theprocessisdifficultandrequirescourage.Belowaresome

helpfulsuggestionsonhowtomakeandkeepfriends.

Associatewithothers.

Thefirststeptomakefriendsisassociatingwithpeople.Youcangotopublicplacestomeetnewpeople.

Besides,youwillneedtomakeyourselfknownbybecominganactivememberofsuchplaces.

Startaconversation.

Startingaconversationisthesecondmostimportantstepinmakingnewfriends.—2—Youcanalways

starttheconversation.Beingabletomakesmalltalkisaveryusefulskillinrelating（关联的）witho:hcrpeople.

3

Choosingfriendswithcommoninterestsisimportantinbuildingfriendshipastheseinterestsalwaysbringyou

andyourfriendtogether.Hangingoutwillalwaysbeapleasantexperience.

Letitgrow.

Itisagoodthingtostayintouch.However,trynottopressyournewfriendwithcalls,messagesorvisitsasthis

wouldlikelywearhimorheroutandfinallyyoumayloseyourfriend.—4—Thebestfriendshipsaretheones

thatgrownaturally.

Enjoyyourfriendship.

Thebestwaytoenjoyyourfriendshipistoallowyourfriendstobethemselves._5_Trynottochange

themfromwhotheyaretowhatyouwantthemtobe.Becomethekincoffriendyouwillwantyourfriendtohe.

A.Becheerful.

B.Dothingstogether.

C.Don'twaittobespokento.

D.Trynottofindfaultwithycurfriend.

E.Makingnewfriendscomeseasyforsomepeople.

F.Forafriendshiptodevelopyouneedtostayintouch.

G.Soyouwillneedtogiveyourfriendtimetoreacttoyou.

【语篇解读】本文是说明文。作者介绍了如何交朋友并就维持友谊给出了几点建议：一要和其他的人

联系；二要主动开始和别人交流；三是可以和朋友一起做事：四让友谊自然发展；五享受友谊。

1.答案与解析：E根据设空上句“Suchchangesoftenleaveuswithoutafriend”可知，来到陌生的地方当

然需要交新的朋友。故选E。

2.答案与解析：C根据设空上句“Startingaconversationisthesecondmostimportantstepinmakingnew

friends”可知，不要等着别人和你说话，你要主动和别人说话。故选

3.答案与解析：B根据设空下句"Choosingfriendswithcommoninterestsisimportantinbuilding

friendshipastheseinterestsalwaysbringyouandyourfriendtogether”可知,和你的朋友一起做事。故选B。

4.答案与解析：G根据设空下句“Thebestfriendshipsaretheonesthatgrownaturally”可知，要慢慢地来

不要急，要给朋友考虑的时间。故选G。

5.答案与解析：D根据设空下句"Trynottochangethemfromwhotheyaretowhatyouwantthemtobe”

可知，不要对你的朋友吹毛求疵。故选D。

第二部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C利D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

AfterIgraduatedfromcollege,Itriedtofindwork.Iappliedeverywherebutnoone1me.FinallyI2

ajobinagrouphomeformentallydisabledpeople.Itwasn't3work.Ourworkincludedthefeeding,

dressing,andsafetyofourclients（委托人）.Alsowehadtotakethemtotheirsupportedjobs,andhelpthemto

4theirbehaviorswhentheyactedout.Itwasadifficultjobemotionally（感情上）andIreallywasn't5

fbrit.Infact,Ididn't6logotoworkeachday.

Oneofourclientswasayoungmanwhocouldn't7andwouldoftenbehavebadlywhenwantingto

expresssomething.Hedid8walkingoutside,however,sotheotherworkerswouldoftenhavemetakehim

forawalkuptheroadto9himdown.Onedaywhenwewereout10Isuddenlyfeltsomething

touchmyfingers.Theyoungmanwastryingto11myhand.12pushingitaway,Itookhis13

andwewalkedalongtogetherinthesunshine.Thenasweturnedtoheadbacktothehome,I14it.Therewas

alightshininginhiseyes.Itwasfulloflove,happinessandgoodness.InthatmomentIsawpasthis15

behaviors.Isawwhohereallywas.

LittledidIknowthat16wouldhelppreparemefbrmyowntwosons'mentalillness.Itwouldhelpme

toteethe17thatlaywithinthemaswellandleanithatcaringforthemwasnota18butanhonor.Il

wouldhelpmetorealizetheywere（obemygreatest19Theytaughtmehowtoliveandhowtolove.They

showedmetheonlywaytomakesurethatloveandhappinessliveonourplanetisto20themthereourselves.

1.A.acceptedB.understtxxlC.helpedD.praised

2.A.createdB.offeredC.gotD.refused

3.A.dangerousB.easyC.safeD.difficult

4.A.changeB.judgeC.controlD.show

5.A.sorryB.readyC.thankfulD.regretful

6.A.askB.agreeC.promiseD.want

7.A.talkB.hearC.seeD.learn

8.A.haleB.practiceC.considerD.enjoy

9.A.calmB.breakC.letD.pull

10.A.runningB.ridingC.walkingD.traveling

11.A.hurtB.holdC.liftD.beat

12.A.InsteadofB.ExceptforC.AsforD.Alongwith

13.A.bagB.clothesC.handD.head

14.A.sawB.gaveC.receivedD.lost

15.A.interestingB.troublingC.shyD.natural

16.A.skillB.progressCideaD.experience

17.A.secretB.lightC.sadnessD.dream

18.A.businessB.methodC.resultD.duty

19.A.friendsB.supportersC.teachersD.students

20.A.findB.putC.expectD.hide

1.A词语辨析题。根据上文“大学毕业后，我努力找工作”可知，此处应指“我到处申请，但没有人接受

我"。accept接受；understand理解;help帮助；praise表扬。故A选项正确。

2.C词语辨析题。根据语境可知，最后，作者在一家智障人士之家找到了一份工作。create创造;offer提

供;gel得到；refuse拒绝。故C选项正确。

3.B词语辨析题。根据下文的“我们的工作包括给客户喂饭、穿衣和负责他们的安全“可知，这份工作并

不容易。dangerous危险的；easy容易的；safe安全的；difficult困难的。故B选项正确。

4.C词语辨析题。根据上文可知，作者在智障人士之家工作，此处指“我们还必须带他们去做他们被支持

的工作，并帮助他们在行动时约束他们的行为“。change改变;judge判断;cont⑹约束;show展示。故C选项正

确c

5.B词语辨析题。根据上文“在情感方面，这是一个困难的工作”可知，作者对这份工作还没有做好准

备csorry遗憾的；ready准备好的；thankful感激的；regretful后悔的。故B选项正确。

6.D词语辨析题。根据上文可知，作者没有准备好，带有工作情绪，因此此处应指“事实上，我不想每天

都去上班“。ask询问；agree同意；promise许诺；want想要。故D选项正确。

7.A词语辨析题。根据下文对两人散步时，两人只是进行了肢体上的接触而没有语言的交流可知，这个

客户不会说话。故A选项正确。

8.D逻辑推理题。根据下文“其他的工作人员经常让我带他沿路散步”可知，这个年轻的客户喜欢出去散

步chate讨厌;praclice练习；consider考虑;enjoy喜欢。故D选项正确。

9.A词语辨析题。根据上文“在想要表达某件事的时候经常表现得很不好”可知，此处指带他去散步，是

为了让他能平静卜来。calmdown平静下来；breakdown损坏；letdown使失望；pulldown拆毁。故A选项正确。

10.C词语辨析题。根据上文可知，作者经常带这个年轻人外出散步，此处应指“有一天我们外出散步

时，我突然感到有什么东西碰了碰我的手指run奔跑;ride骑;walk散步;travel旅行。故C选项正确。

11.B词语辨析题。根据语境可知，此处应指“那个年轻人试图握住我的手“。hurt伤害;hold握住；lift举起；

beat击打。故B选项正确。

12.A逻辑推理题。根据下文“我们一起在阳光下走着”可知，此处应指“我没有把他的手推开，而是牵起

他的手Insteadof不是而是;Exceptfor除了；Asfor至于;Alongwith随同。故A选项

正确。

13.C逻辑推理题。根据语境可知，此处指“我牵起他的手bag背包;clothes衣服;hand手;head头。故C选

项正确。

14.A词语辨析题。根据下文“池的眼睛里闪着光。它充满了爱、幸福和善良。”可知，此处应指“当我们

转身回家时，我看到了它“。see看到;give给与；receive收到；lose失去。故A选项正确。

15.B词语辨析题。根据上文“在想要表达某件事的时候经常表现得很不好”及“他的眼睛里闪着光。它充

满了爱、幸福和善良。”可知，此处应指“在那一刻，我看穿了他令人不安的行为。看到了他真实的一面。”

inieresl有趣的；［rouble令人不安的;shy害羞的;naturalg|然的。故B选项正确。

16.D词语辨析题。根据语境可知，此处应指“我几乎不知道那段经历会帮助我为自己两个儿子的精神疾

病做准备。"skill技能;progress进步;idea观点；experience经历。故D选项正确。

17.B词语辨析题。根据下文的\^而］山。］］可知，此处指“它将帮助我看到他们内心的光明“。secret秘密;

light光明；sadness悲伤;dream梦想。故B选项正确。

18.D词语辨析题。根据上文可知，作者在照顾自己的儿子，比处应指“并让我明白照顾他们不是一种责

任，而是•种荣誉"。business事情;method方法;result结果;duty责任。故D选项正确。

19.C词语辨析题。根据下文“他们教我如何生活，如何去爱。”可知，此处指作者认为他们是他最棒的老

师,friend朋友；supporter支持者；【eacher老师；sludent学生。故C选项正确。

20.B词语辨析题。根据语境可知，此处应指“他们告诉我，确保爱和幸福生活在我们这个星球上的唯一

方法就是我们自己把它们留在那里。'*nd发现;put放;cxpcci期盼;hide隐藏。故B选项正确。

第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Sendinggiftsvariesgreatlyfromcountrytocountry.InAustralia,Canada,theUnitedStates

1.Europeancountries,sendinggiftsisrarelyexpected.Whileseenasanicegesture,itismoreimportantto

avoid2.(give)highlypersonalgiftssuchasclothing.Whenvisiting(hehomeofacolleaguefromoneof

these3.(country),itisnormallyappropriatetobringagifttothehostess.

InAmerica,4.(expense)giftsaredefinitelyout.Agood5.(choose)istotakethedeserving

persontodinner,orto6.enterlainmenlorasportingevent.7.thecontrary,giftgivingisa

traditionalcustominJapan.InJapanthepropergiftisthought8.(express)thegiver'struefriendship,

gratitudeandrespectfar9.(well)thanwordscan.SoifyouplantovisitJapanortohaveanyJapanese

visityouhere,beprepared.

Australiaisknownforitsfriendlinessandinformality.Somodestgifts,suchasadiary,apaperweight,ora

coffeecupmight1().(present)toafriend.Atatradeshow,T-shirts,tics,baseballcaps,orapinmaybe

appropriatesouvenirs.Anythingmorethanthesetypesofgiftscouldcauseembarrassment.

［解题导语］本文是一篇说明文，介绍了美国、日本、澳大利亚等国不同的送礼物习惯。

1.and解析：考查连词。根据空前的“Australia,Canada,theUnitedStates”和空后的“Europeancountries”可

知，空处前后为并列关系，故用并列连词ando

2.giving解析：考查动名词。avoiddoingsth.为固定搭配，意为“避免做某事”，故填giving。

3.cpuatrks解析：考查名词的数。根据空前的these可知，可数名词country应当用复数形式。

4.e^nsixe解析：考查形容词。空处修饰后面的名词gifts,故用形容词形式。

5.choice解析：考查名词。根据空前的形容词good和不定冠词A可以判断，空处应用名词的单数形

式C

6.an解析•：考查不定冠词。该处泛指“一次娱乐活动“，entertainment的读音以元音音素开头，故用an。

7.On解析：考查固定搭配。onthecontrary为固定搭配，意为“与此相反”。

8.toexpress解析：考查动词不定式。此处表示“在日本，恰当的礼物被认为表达了送礼物者真正的友谊

beihoughttodosth.为固定搭配，意为“被认为...”，故用动词不定式。

9.toter解析：考查比较级。根据空后的than可知，该处用well的比较级。

10.bc^rcscntcd解析：考查被动语态。该句主语modestgifts和动词present之间是被动关系，故用被动

语态。

第三部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节：应用文写作（满分15分）

假设你是李华，你校打算邀请ProfessorSmith做一次励志演讲（motivationalspeech）,请给他写一封

邀请信，信的内容包括：1.说明写信的目的2.告知时间和地点

注怠：1.词数为8U左右。2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贺。

DearProfessorSmith,

Yourssincerely,

LiHua

DearProfessorSmilh,

I'mwritingtoinviteyoutodeliverainotivationalspeech,whichisscheduledtobegivenonMay30th,in

theschoolhall.

Thethemeofyourspeechwillbemainlyonhowtomakeourdreamscometruethroughpersonalefforts.

Andwe'reeagertohearyoutalkaboutyourownexperiencesanduniqueviewsonsuccessorfailure,which

webelieveinspireallofustostudyhardtoachieveourlifegoals.Whafsmore,wehopeyoucouldshare

someefficientlearningmethodswithus.

Iwouldappreciateitmuchifyoucouldcome.Lookforwardtoyourreplyatyourearliestconvenience.

Yourssincerely,

LiHua

【分析】本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求考生写一封邀请信，邀请ProfessorSmith做一次励志演讲。

【详解】1.词汇积累（4个以上,含4个）o发表：give-*deliver预计:plan—►bescheduledto有效的:

useful—>efficient感谢：thank—>appreciate

2.句式拓展。简单句变复合句：

原句：What'smore,wehopeyoucouldsharesomeefficientlearningmethodswithus.

拓展句：What'smore,wehopeyoucouldsharesomelearningmethods,whichareveryefficienttous.

【点睛】[高分句型1]I'mwritingtoinviteyoutodeliveramotivationalspeech,whichisscheduledtobegivenon

May30th.intheschoolhall.（运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句）

[高分句型2]Andwe'reeagertohearyoutalkaboutyourownexperiencesanduniqueviewsonsuccessorfailure,

whichwebelieveinspireallofustostudyhardtoachieveourlifegoals.（运用了which引导的非限制性定语从

句〕

第二节：读后续写（满分25分）

阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。续写的词数应为150左右。

Afterfillingoutfiftyapplications,goingthroughfourinteniews,andwinningoneoffer,IlookwhatIcould

get-ateachingjobatwhatIconsideredadistantwildarea:westernNewJersey.Mycharacteristicoptimismwas

divsonlywhenIremindedmyselfthatIwouldbedoingwhatIhadwantedtodosinceIwasfourteen—teaching

English.

Schoolstarted,Iwas(cachingEnglish.Iworkedhard,takingtimeoffonlytocatandsleep.Andthentherewas

mysixth-gradeclass---seventeenboysandfivegirlswhowereonlysixyearsyoungerthanme.Ihadaproblemlong

beforeIknewit.Iwasstrugglinginmyworkasayoungidealisticteacher.Iwantedtomakeliteraturecomealive

andtopromotealoveforthewrittenword.Thestudentswantedtothrowspitballsandwhisperdirtywordsinthe

backoftheroom.

IncollegeIhadbeentaughtthatasuccessfuleducatorshouldignorebadbehavior.SoIdid,confidentthat,as

thetextbookhadsaid,thehadbehaviorwoulddisappearasIgavemyindentspositiveattention.Itsoundsrcasonnhle,

butthetextevidentlyignoredthefactthathumans,particularlyteenagers,rarelyseemreasonable.Bythetimemv

boss,whowasalsomytaskmasterknowntobethestrictestmostdemanding,mostquicktofirsinexperienced

teachers,ca