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Hello, everyone. It's my honor to recommend (推荐) Educator of the Year. I'm sure everyone has a(n) 1 teacher that they will be able to 2 for years to come. There is one famous teacher that everyone wants to have in our middle school—Ms Sullivan, whose 3 you must often hear at school. Ms Sullivan does a lot of things to make herself 4 .
First of all, she has great enthusiasm for her 5 . She teaches many different classes—Language Arts Enrichment, Writing for Publication and Reader's Theater, though most teachers in middle school only teach one 6 ， such as Math, Social Studies, Science, etc. Ms Sullivan is also responsible for 7 the school play. Every year she devotes her time into 8 an amazing school play. Luckily I have been a part of it and 9 it so much!
In addition, Ms Sullivan always shows her students that she 10 us, whether in our study or in life. Some teachers teach us the lessons in a strict way, 11 Ms Sullivan shows us that she is always 12 like a friend. In writing classes, she makes us have a group discussion first, which I think is a good way to 13 our creative ideas.
Most importantly, she also makes each of her classes 14 . 15 ， I think Ms Sullivan should be Educator of the Year. Even if she doesn't get the honor, she still deserves our respect and love!
这是一篇记叙文。一位学生推荐Ms Sullivan老师成为“年度教师”，说明了Ms Sullivan老师对待工作热情，除此之外，她关爱学生，平易近人，应该当选“年度教师”。
1．A.energetic B．favorite
C．enthusiastic D．responsible
答案：B
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。A.energetic精力充沛的；B.favorite 最爱的；C.enthusiastic热情的；D.responsible负责的。由上文Educator of the Year可知此处是指每个人都有一个最喜爱的老师。故选B。
2．A.follow B．visit
C．remember D．understand
答案：C
解析：考查动词词义辨析。A.follow跟随；B.visit拜访；C.remember 记住；D.understand明白。因为喜爱老师所以会铭记老师很多年。故选C。
3．A.name B．lecture
C．essay D．behavior
答案：A
解析：考查名词词义辨析。A.name名字；B.lecture演讲；C.essay散文；D.behavior行为。你经常会在学校听到Ms Sullivan的名字。故选A。
4．A.humorous B．amusing
C．intelligent D．amazing
答案：D
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。A.humorous幽默的；B.amusing有趣的；C.intelligent聪明的；D.amazing令人惊异的。由上文作者推荐Ms Sullivan当选年度教师可知Ms Sullivan是一个了不起的人。故选D。
5．A.work B．life
C．hobbies D．performance
答案：A
解析：考查名词词义辨析。A.work工作；B.life生活；C.hobbies爱好；D.performance表现。Ms Sullivan是老师，故她对工作有极大的热情。故选A。
6．A.student B．term
C．object D．subject
答案：D
解析：考查名词词义辨析。A.student学生；B.term学期；C.object目标；D.subject科目。上文提到了Ms Sullivan教很多不同的课程，而大多数中学老师只教一个科目。故选D。
7．A.delivering B．deciding
C．directing D．describing
答案：C
解析：考查动词词义辨析。A.delivering发表；B.deciding决定；C.directing指导；D.describing描述。根据后文the school play可知，Ms Sullivan也负责“指导”校园剧，故选C。
8．A.calling on B．putting on
C．depending on D．turning on
答案：B
解析：考查动词短语辨析。A.calling on呼叫；B.putting on举办；C.depending on依赖；D.turning on打开。句意：每年她都花时间举办一场精彩的校园剧。put on此处指“举办；举行”，故选B。
9．A.enjoyed B．expected
C．achieved D．appeared
答案：A
解析：考查动词词义辨析。A.enjoyed喜爱；B.expected期待；C.achieved实现；D.appeared出现。由上文Luckily可知作者非常喜欢校园剧，故选A。
10．A.cares B．controls
C．considers D．requires
答案：A
解析：考查动词词义辨析。A.cares关心；B.controls控制；C.considers考虑；D.requires需要。Ms Sullivan是一位受学生喜爱的老师，是因为她关心她的学生们。故选A。
11．A.unless B．while
C．because D．if
答案：B
解析：考查连词辨析。A.unless除非；B.while当……时候，然而；C.because因为；D.if如果。句意：有些老师以严格的方式教我们这些课程，而沙利文女士向我们展现出，她总是像朋友一样平易近人。while在此处表示前后的对比，相当于but，故选B。
12．A.acceptable B．affordable
C．accessible D．absent
答案：C
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。A.acceptable可接受的；B.affordable 付得起的；C.accessible易接近的；D.absent缺席的。根据后文like a friend可知，Ms Sullivan像朋友一样平易近人。故选C。
13．A.change B．believe
C．affect D．develop
答案：D
解析：考查动词词义辨析。A.change改变；B.believe相信；C.affect 影响；D.develop发展。句意：在写作课上，她让我们先进行小组讨论，我认为这是一个发展我们的创意的很好的方式。故选D。
14．A.living B．lively
C．lovely D．live
答案：B
解析：考查形容词词义辨析。A.living活的；B.lively生动的；C.lovely可爱的；D.live活的。句意：最重要的是，她也让她的每一节课都生动活泼。故选B。
15．A.In particular B．In time
C．In conclusion D．In return
答案：C
解析：考查介词短语辨析。A.In particular尤其；特别；B.In time及时；C.In conclusion总之；D.In return作为回报。最后一段进行总结，“总之，我认为Ms Sullivan应该成为年度教师”。故选C。
