阅读理解。AyearaftergraduationIwasofferedapositionteachingawritingclass.TeachingwasaprofessionIhadneverseriouslyconsideredthoughseveralofmystorieshadbeenpublished.Iacceptedthejobwithouthesitati
阅读理解。
AyearaftergraduationIwasofferedapositionteachingawritingclass.Teachingwasaprofession
Ihadneverseriouslyconsideredthoughseveralofmystorieshadbeenpublished.Iacceptedthejob
withouthesitationasitwouldallowmetowearatieandgobythenameofMr.Davis.Myfatherwent
bythesamenameandIlikedtoimaginepeoplegettingthetwoofusconfused."Waitaminute"someone
mightsay"areyoutalkingaboutMr.DavistheretiredmanorMr.Davistherespectablescholar?"
ThepositionwasofferedatthelastminuteandIwasgiventwoweekstoprepareaperiodIspent
searchingforbriefcase(公文包)andstandingbeforemyfull-lengthmirrorrepeatingthewords"Hello
class.I'mMr.Davis."SometimesIwouldgivemyselfanaggressivevoice.SometimesIwouldsound
experienced.ButwhenthedayeventuallycamemynerveskickedinandthetrueMr.Daviswasthere.
Isoundednotlikeathoughtfulprofessorbutrathera12-year-oldboy.
Iarrivedintheclassroomwithpapercardsdesignedintheshapeofmapleleaves.Ihadcutthem
myselfoutoforangeconstructionpaper.Isawninestudentsalongalongtable.Ihandedoutthecards
andthestudentswrotedowntheirnamesandfastenedthemtotheirbreastpocketsasIrequired.
"Allrightthen"Isaid."Okeyherewego."ThenIopenedmybriefcaseandrealizedthatIhadnever
thoughtbeyondthismoment.Ihadbeenthinkingthatthestudentswouldbethefirsttotalkofferingtheir
thoughtsandopinionsontheeventsoftheday.IhadimaginedthatIwouldsitattheedgeofthedesk
overlookingaforestsofhands.Everystudentwouldyell."Calmdownyou'llallgetyourturn.Oneata
timeoneatatime!"
Aterriblesilenceruledtheroomandseeingnootheropinions.Iinspectedthestudentstopullouttheir
notebooksandwriteabriefessayrelatedtothethemeofdeepdisappointment.
1.Theauthortookthejobtoteachwritingbecause_____.
A.hewantedtobeexpected
B.hehadwrittensomestoried
C.hewantedtopleasehisfather
D.hehaddreamedofbeingateacher
2.Whatcanwelearnabouttheautho