备战2021高考英语阅读之记叙文（一）（A）It was the beginning of another school year. I had agreed to teach all struggling students in need of critical intervention(介入). I knew what lay aheadtough work hours overlaid with guilt, consumed with essays that needed feedback and lesson plans with best practice strategies. No wonder people always acknowledge my teaching career with, “Im_glad_its_you_and_not_me.”Suddenly, my mind transported me to my first few years of teaching.“Peter Potter，” I called from my name list, trying to control my laughter.“Laughlin McLaughlin？” Surely these were not real names.“Emotionally disabled. keeps them separated from the other kids.，” the vice headmaster commanded. This was my first teaching assignment.Surely this year could never be as discouraging as those first few. In my new classroom, I looked into the face of Jason. At eleven, his mother was killed in an accident, leaving him with physical, academic, and certainly emotional scars. I looked at another student, Robert, standing at the door; my vice headmaster asked if I would take him, even though he was an eleventh grader in my tenth grade class.But then there were and are stories of success of Dustin, in Graduate School for Electrical and Computer Engineering; of Michael, now a teacher in a city school; of Willie. I thought of the thousands of students whose lives have touched mine far more than I could have ever touched theirs.I broke from my daydream, a smile spreading across my face. Sadness, tears, challenges, fears yes, teaching is filled with all of these yet, it is also filled with laughter and smiles, hope, dreams, and rewards beyond measure.“Im glad its you and not me.” Those words resounded in my mind once again.1What might the authors job be like?AEasy. BBoring. CInteresting. DChallenging.2What does the underlined sentence imply?AThese people would like to teach.BThese people did not like the author.CThese people would not want this job.DThese people wanted to learn from the author.3Why did the author mention Jason and Robert?ATo stress the importance of family education.BTo show her regrets about taking up teaching.CTo express her dissatisfaction with the school.DTo introduce the basic situation of her students.4How did the author feel thinking of the successful students?AShe was doing a worthwhile job.BShe could never go back to the past.CShe was the inspiration behind the success stories.DShe would never make greater achievements in the future.（B）New Haven, ConnecticutA surprise awaited students in Yale who showed up for Professor Laurie Santoss class. They got slips of paper that said, “No class today.” There was only one rule for the students unexpected free timeThey were not allowed to study, but to relax. Since exams and papers were coming up, everyone was tired and stressed. At this moment they were touched. With around applause, nine students hugged Santos, and two burst into tears.Yet, cancelling class was not just a break. It was also a challenge, as she was asking them to stop worrying about their grades, even if it was just an hour. One student went to the Yale University Art Gallery for the first time in her four years at Yale. A group of students went to a recording studio and played a new song. More people were outside, and more were smiling. Thats why about 1,200 students were taking Santoss class, called “Psychology and the Good Life”， the largest class in Yales 317year history. Even nonYale students had the chance to take Santoss class. It was offered as an online course and she immediately became an Internet hit.Skyler Robinson, one of her students, was at a loss for a while about what to do during his break, and then decided to take a nap. “It was a great nap，” he commented. Santos designed the class after she realized that her students kept busy through long days that seemed far more depressing and joyless than her own college years. “They feel theyre in this crazy rat race. Theyre working so hard that they cant take a single hour off. Thats awful.”The ideas behind the class are simple. Santos said, “It is the hope that science can help students find peace among all the stresses and difficulties they face at college.” The lessons include showing more gratitude, performing acts of kindness and increasing social connections. The students really wanted to learn to lead a happy life in a sciencedriven way. Santos also noted the psychological happening of “miswanting”， which led people to work towards the wrong goals in life.One week, Santos asked students to exercise. Another week, she wanted them to get more sleep. They worked hard to keep some new habits. Social science research led to many new understandings of how people find happiness. She thinks her class can change Yale, or rather, not just Yale.1How did students respond to the cancelling class?AThey expressed their concern