Chen Yanzi has spent almost all her time at a primary school in a village in Shanxi province over the past three years.

She spent three hours getting to the village the first time on rural(农村的) roads from her home in downtown Jincheng, 100 kilometers away. Before leaving for the village, she was a little nervous about it, which she knew nothing about.

“I had never been there and I didn’t know what it was like. I didn’t know what my students would be like,” she said. “However, when I walked into the classroom and saw the Chinese words ‘Welcome, Miss Chen’ written by students, I felt quite warm.”

She started with six students, all in different grades. She taught math and English, as well as music, art and physical education. She tried to understand the needs of each student.

At the beginning, when she started an English lesson for Grade 6, she found the students were too timid to speak up. So when she prepared for the English class, she began adding some interesting activities to make the students more outgoing. After class, Chen would share information about health and daily life to help improve their ability(能力) to care for themselves.

She also told them interesting stories about what was happening outside the village to help them learn about the country and the wider world. “I will never regret spending my early teaching years with children in the village,” she said. “I got a lot of love and happiness here.”

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1.When did Chen become a teacher at the school?

A In 2021.

B In 2020.

C In 2018.

D In 2019.

解析：选D。D数字计算题。根据第一段可知，陈燕子在这所学校任教三年，即她在(2022-3=)2019年成为这所学校的老师。故选D。

2.Why did Chen feel nervous when she was going to the village?

A Because she was new here.

B Because she was not outgoing.

C Because she never went to a village.

D Because she would meet new students.

解析：选A。A推理判断题。根据第二段“Before leaving for the village, she was a little nervous about it, which she knew nothing about.”可知陈燕子在去之前有点紧张，因为她对这个村子一无所知(暗指她是新来的，对村子还不熟悉)。故选A。

3.What can we infer(推断) about Chen?

A She missed her parents very much.

B She tried her best to teach her students.

C She didn’t know a lot about art.

D She made a lot of friends in the village.

解析：选B。B推理判断题。根据第四段“She tried to understand the needs of each student.”和第五段的“So when she prepared for the English class, she began adding some interesting activities to make the students more outgoing.”可知，陈燕子在尽自己所能教这些学生。故选B。

4.What does the underlined word “timid” mean?

A Active.

B Creative.

C Hard-working.

D Shy.

解析：选D。D词义猜测题。根据划线句子后一句中的“to make the students more outgoing”可知，开始的时候学生是因为太“害羞”而不敢大声朗读。故选D。

5.What is the passage mainly about?

A The situation of rural education.

B The story of a young teacher.

C The life in the countryside.

D Students from a village.

解析：选B。B主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知，本文主要讲述了一名年轻女教师在山西农村教书的故事。故选B。