湖北省黄冈中学等八校2015届高三12月第一次联考英语试卷_高中英语试卷

湖北省黄冈中学等八校2015届高三12月第一次联考英语试卷

　　Mrs. Thompson was required to receive each child’s past records and she put Teddy's off until last. However, when she received his file, she was surprised. Teddy’s first and second grade teachers both wrote, “Teddy is a bright child with a ready laugh. He has good manners...he is a joy to be around.” While his third grade teacher wrote “His mother's death has been hard on him but tried to do his best.” Teddy's fourth grade teacher wrote, “Teddy is withdrawn, sometimes sleeps in class and doesn’t show much interest in school…” By now, Mrs. Thompson realized the problem and she was ashamed of herself.

　　By Christmas, Mrs. Thompson got presents wrapped in beautiful paper, except for Teddy’s. His present was clumsily wrapped in the heavy, brown paper. Some children even laughed when she found a rhinestone（人造钻石） bracelet with some stones missing, and a bottle with one-quarter full of perfume. But she stifled the children’s laughter when she exclaimed(大声说) how pretty the bracelet was, putting it on, and dabbing(涂) some of the perfume on her wrist. Teddy stayed after school that day and said, “Mrs. Thompson, today you smelled just like my mom used to.” After the children left, she cried. On the very day, she quit teaching reading, and writing, and arithmetic. Instead she began to teach children.

　　Mrs. Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy. By the end of the year, Teddy had become the best in the class. A year later, she found a note from Teddy, telling her that she was the best teacher he ever had in his whole life. Six years later she got another note from Teddy saying that he had finished high school. Four years later, she got another letter, saying that he would soon graduate from college with the highest of honors. Then four more years another letter came. The letter explained that she was still the best and favorite teacher he ever had. But now his name was a little longer----the letter was signed, Theodore F. Stoddard, MD.