My Teacher in the School of Life I spent the opening day of school this year at DeMatha Catholic High School in much the same way I spent the first day of classes __1__ 30 years ago; I sat in Dr. Charles E. Offutt's British literature class, listening to him __2__ what his seniors would learn and getting them excited about the journey they would __3__, I'm principal(校长) of the school now, but for a few minutes I was back in 1975, __4__ what the future held. I have been learning from Dr. Offutt for 30 of the 51 years he has been teaching at DeMatha. He not only taught me to think, he __5__me, as much by example as __6__, that it was my moral duty to do so and to serve __7__. Neither of us could know how our __8__would develop over the years. When I first came back to DeMatha to teach English, I worked for Dr. Offutt, then department chair. After several years, I was __9__ department chair, and our relationship changed __10__. I thought that it might be __11__ chairing the department, since all of my former English teachers were still there, but Dr. Offutt__12__ me throughout. He knew when to give me __13__ about curriculum, texts and personnel, and when to let me design my own course. In 1997, I needed his advice about leaving DeMatha to become principal at another school. If he had asked me to stay at DeMatha, I might have. __14__, he encouraged me to seize the new __15__. Five years ago, I became __16__ of DeMatha. Once again, Dr. Offutt was there for me, letting me know that I could __17__ on him as I tried to fill such big shoes. I've learned from him that great teachers have a(n) __18__ wealth of lessons to teach. __19__ his students don't know it yet, I know how __20__ they are; I'm still one of them.
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小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:D
小题6:A
小题7:C
小题8:A
小题9:A
小题10:D
小题11:D
小题12:C
小题13:A
小题14:D
小题15:B
小题16:B
小题17:C
小题18:D
小题19:B
小题20:D
小题1:B exactly“确切地，整整”。
小题2:A 本句意思是：听他向学生们解释要完成的任务。因此用explaining。
小题3:D 所填词与journey构成固定短语take a journey，意思是“旅行”。
小题4:C 此处是非谓语动词作状语，根据后文的future可知此处是“想知道”之意，因此选C。
小题5:D 本句意思是：他不但教我思考这件事，还通过……使我信服，因此此处填convinced。
小题6:A 此处用words，意思是“言语，话语”。
小题7:C 句子意思是：这么做和帮助别人是我道义上的责任，故用others。
小题8:A 文章整体就是在说明“我”和老师的关系，因此此处用relationship。
小题9:A 此处意思是：我被任命为系主任，故用appointed。
小题10:D 由前文的“I worked for Dr. Offutt”可知我们的关系是师生，原来他是系主任，我是普通老师，现在我是系主任，他是普通老师，所以说我们的关系“再次”变化了，用again。
小题11:D 本句意思是：我认为领导一个系很有挑战性，因此选D。
小题12:C support“支持”。本句意思是：Dr. Offutt始终支持我。
小题13:A 根据后文的“I needed his advice about leaving DeMatha to become principal at another school”可知此处用advice, give sb. advice“给某人提建议”。 小题14:D 所填词位于句首，且后面有逗号，用副词，意思应为“而不是”，因此用instead。
小题15:B 与前文的seize搭配，用opportunity(机会，良机)。
小题16:B 根据第一自然段中的“I‘m principal of the school now”，可知此处用principal(校长)。
小题17:C 所填词与空后的on构成固定短语，意思是“依靠，取决于”，因此用depend。
小题18:D 本句意思是：我从他那里学会优秀的老师应有的无尽的教学财富。故用endless(无尽的，无休止的)。
小题19:B 此处所填词引导让步状语从句，意思是“即使，虽然”，用even if。
小题20:D句意是：我知道他们多满意。