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Beingtheheadofahighschoolformanyyears,Igrewtiredofbudgetmeetings,fundingcuts,andmanyotheradministrativechoresandstartedtodreamofretirement．Sittingintrafficonaweekdaymorning,Iwouldfindmymindwandering．Iwouldimaginespendingtimewithmygrandchildren,quieteveningswithmywife,traveling,orrediscoveringsomegreatbooks．ItoldmyselfthatIwouldn'tsignmyselfupforanycommittees,anyclasses,oranythingrequiringaschedule.Myfirstdayofretirementcameatlast!Icookedagreatbreakfastformywifeandme,leisurelyreadthepaper,cleanedabitofthehouse,andwroteafewletterstofriends．Onthesecondday,Icookedbreakfast,readthepaper…Onthethirdday,...Thisisretirement?Itriedtotellmyselfthatitwasjustthetransition,thatthosegoldenmomentswererightroundthecorner,andthatIwouldenjoythemsoonenough．Butsomethingwasmissing.Aformercolleagueaskedafavor．AgroupofstudentswasgoingtoJamaicatoworkwithchildreninthepoorestneighborhood．WouldIinterruptmynewfoundhappinessandreturntothestudents,justthisonce?Onetrip．That'sall．Mybagswerepackedandbythedoor.Thetripwasveryinspiring．IwasmovednotonlybythepovertyIsawbutalsobythesenseofresponsibilityoftheyoungpeopleonthetrip．WhenIreturnedhome,Iofferedtoworkonedayaweekwithalocalyouthorganization．TheexperiencewassopositivethatIwassoonvolunteeringnearlyfull-time,workingwithstudentsacrossNorthAmericatoassistthemintheirvoluntarywork.Now，itseems,thetableshaveturned.SomedaysIamtheteacher,otherdaysIamthestudent．Theseyoungpeoplehavereawakenedmycommitmenttosocialjusticeissuesbychallengingmetolearnmoreaboutthesituationintheworldtoday,wherepeoplearestillpoorandsufferbecauseofgreed,corruptionandwar．Mostimportantly,theyhavegivenmetheopportunitytocontinuetoparticipateinhelpingtofindsolutions.Inreturn,Ihelpthemdotheircharitableprojectsoverseas.I'vegonefromrunningoneschooltohelpingoverseetheconstructionofschoolsintwenty-onecountries!1．Whatdidthewriterexpecttodoafterheretired?A．TostayawayfrombusyschedulesB．TowritesomegreatbooksC．TodosomevoluntaryworkD．Toplanforhisfuture2．Theunderlinedpartthetableshaveturned（Paragraph5）meansthatthewriter______.A．improvedthesituationinhisschoolB．felthappytoworkwithstudentsagainC．becamealearnerratherthanateacherD．changedhisattitudetowardhisretiredlife3．Whatdoesthewriterthinkofhisretiredlifenow?A．Disappointing.B．Troublesome.C．Promising.D．Meaningful.词汇及短语：administrative:行政的,管理的;经营的；后方勤务的chore:零星工作(尤指家常杂务)roundthecorner:快到了，将要来临ACD答案解析：1．Whatdidthewriterexpecttodoafterheretired?A．TostayawayfrombusyschedulesB．TowritesomegreatbooksC．TodosomevoluntaryworkD．Toplanforhisfuture解析：A正确作者希望他退休以后做什么？第一段列出了他想做的事，最后一句说了他不想做的事，那就是不再做日程安排紧张的工作。2．Theunderlinedpartthetableshaveturned（Paragraph5）meansthatthewriter______.A．improvedthesituationinhisschoolB．felthappytoworkwithstudentsagainC．becamealearnerratherthanateacherD．changedhisattitudetowardhisretiredlife解析：C正确从这句话的后面可以知道，他从老师变成了学生，就是对这句的解释。3．Whatdoesthewriterthinkofhisretiredlifenow?A．Disappointing.B．Troublesome.C．Promising.D．Meaningful.解析：D正确文章最后一段是对主旨的升华，从作者的描述来看他认为自己做的事有益于社会的，因此是有意义的。参考译文：多年来一直担当一所高中的校长令我厌倦了预算会议，削减拨款等等许多行政琐事，我开始梦想退休。一个普通日子的早晨，当我坐在车上的时候，我的思绪开始游移。我想象陪我的孙子们玩耍，和我的妻子度过安静的夜晚，出门旅游，或是重读一些好书。我对自己说我不会参与任何委员会，不会上课，或是任何需要安排日程的事情。我退休的这一天终于来到啦！我为妻子和自己烹制了一顿丰富的早晨，休闲地看报纸，稍事打扫了下房屋，给朋友写了几封信。第二天，我做早饭，看报纸……第三天……这就是退休生活了？我努力告诉自己这只是个过渡时期，好日子很快就会到来的，我会好好享受。但是一些东西消失了。一位旧同事让我帮个忙。一群学生打算去牙买加，帮助极度贫穷地区的孩子。我是否要打断刚刚找到的“快乐”，回到学生中去，仅此一次？当是一次旅行了。就这样。行李打包好放在了门边。这趟旅行很有启发性。我不仅因为我所见到的穷人而触动，也因为旅途中这些学生的责任感而感动。回到家后，我主动提出每周在一个当地青年组织中工作一天。这样的经历非常有积极意义，以至于我很快就自愿几乎全职工作，和学生们横穿北美去为他们的志愿者工作添一份力量。现在，看来情况发生了转变。有些日子我是老师，其他的日子我是学生。这些年轻人唤醒了我对社会正义事业的责任感，从而不断挑战去了解现今世界的情况，人们因为贪婪，腐败和战争贫困潦倒，备受苦难。最重要的是他们给了我机会继续参与到帮助大军，寻找解决的办法。而作为回报，我帮助他们在海外做慈善项目。我从经营一所学校，到监督21个国家的学校建设！