Some teachers are unforgettable. They lead by example and never lose their smile. They change lives. Eileen Madden is one of them. Her students must think she was born with an eraser and a piece of chalk in her hand.
“It’s a joy to get up early every morning to be the first one here,” say the 55-year-old Holy Ghost School third grade teacher. Madden arrives shortly after 6 am to prepare her classroom and work on the school breakfast program.
“My family all went to St. Teresa’s School,” she says. “I always said, ‘One day, I’m going to e back and get one of those big desks.’”
With a watchful eye always on the lookout for “one of those big desks”, Madden returned to St. Teresa after graduating from college and taught second grade at the Olneyville neighborhood elementary school until it was burnt in a fire in 1990 and had to be closed. Madden then went to Holy Ghost School where she started as a second-grade teacher and then moved up one grade level.
“I take care of setting up and serving breakfast,” she says. “In winter it is still dark when I arrive here.” Madden praises Holy Ghost School Principal Carol Soltys and the school’s workers for their continued support. “It’s a family,” she said.
Her class is small this year with 15 students, including some from the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Haiti, Guatemala, Nigeria and Ghana. Madden admits that she’s encouraged by her former students, now grown-ups, who want their own children to enjoy a similar experience in a safe, good environment. “They tell others, ‘I send my child to Eileen Madden’s School, ’” she adds.
【小题1】What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 suggest?A．Eileen Madden was very smart as a child.B．Eileen Madden is a very good teacher.C．Eileen Madden has done a lot for her studentsD．Eileen Madden always has an eraser in her hand.【小题2】We can learn from paragraph 2 that Eileen Madden .A．is in her late fifties now.B．always teaches Grade 3C．often arrives at school very early.D．cooks breakfast for all her students by herself.【小题3】What does Eileen Madden most probably think of the workers of Holy Ghost School?A．Lazy but kindB．Careful but helplessC．Hard to get along withD．Kind and helpful.【小题4】The last paragraph suggests that .A．Eileen Madden often gives lessons to small classes.B．Eileen Madden is remembered by all her former students.C．Eileen Madden thinks her former students think too highly of her.D．Eileen Madden’s former students are very happy to let her teach their children.【小题5】What is implied in the passage?A．Holy Ghost School is a very small school.B．St. Teresa’s School will be open again soon.C．Eileen Madden decided to be a teacher when she was young.D．Eileen Madden was very happy to leave St. Teresa’s School.B
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(答案→)B
解析：【小题1】B 推理题。人们说她天生就带着黑板擦和粉笔，是想说明她天生就是老师的料子，故B正确。
【小题2】C 细节题。根据第二段第2句Madden arrives shortly after 6 am to prepare her classroom and work on the school breakfast program.说明她早早到学校给孩子准备早餐，故C正确。
【小题3】D 推理题。根据第五段2,3行Madden praises Holy Ghost School Principal Carol Soltys and the school’s workers for their continued support. “It’s a family,” she said.说明她认为这个学校的工作人员就像家人一样善良乐于助人，故D正确。
【小题4】D 推理题。根据文章最后一句“They tell others, ‘I send my child to Eileen Madden’s School, ’说明这些以前的学生都很喜欢她能让自己的孩子接受她的教育，他们很开心，故D正确。
【小题5】C 推理题。根据第三段One day, I’m going to e back and get one of those big desks.’说明在小时候她就想在这所学校里教书，想有一种大桌子—老师用的桌子。故C正确。