TeachingwasaprofessionIhadneverseriouslyconsideredthoughseveralofmystorieshadbeenpublished.IacceptedthejobwithouthesitationasitwouldallowmetowearatieandgobythenameofMr.Davis.MyfatherwentbythesamenameandIlikedtoimaginepeoplegettingthetwoofusconfused.“Waitaminute”someonemightsay“areyoutalkingaboutMr.DavistheretiredmanorMr.Davistherespectablescholar?”

ThepositionwasofferedatthelastminuteandIwasgiventwoweekstoprepareaperiodIspentsearchingforbriefcase(公文包)andstandingbeforemyfull-lengthmirrorrepeatingthewords“Helloclass.I’mMr.Davis.”SometimesIwouldgivemyselfanaggressivevoice.SometimesIwouldsoundexperienced.ButwhenthedayeventuallycamemynerveskickedinandthetrueMr.Daviswasthere.Isoundednotlikeathoughtfulprofessorbutrathera12-year-oldboy.

Iarrivedintheclassroomwithpapercardsdesignedintheshapeofmapleleaves.Ihadcutthemmyselfoutoforangeconstructionpaper.Isawninestudentsalongalongtable.IhandedoutthecardsandthestudentswrotedowntheirnamesandfastenedthemtotheirbreastpocketsasIrequired.

“Allrightthen”Isaid.“Okayherewego.”ThenIopenedmybriefcaseandrealizedthatIhadneverthoughtbeyondthismoment.Ihadbeenthinkingthatthestudentswouldbethefirsttotalkofferingtheirthoughtsandopinionsontheeventsoftheday.IhadimaginedthatIwouldsitattheedgeofthedeskoverlookingaforestsofhands.Everystudentwouldyell.“Calmdownyou’llallgetyourturn.Oneatatimeoneatatime!”

AterriblesilenceruledtheroomandseeingnootheropinionsIinspectedthestudentstopullouttheirnotebooksandwriteabriefessayrelatedtothethemeofdeepdisappointment.

36.Theauthortookthejobtoteachwritingbecause______.

A.hewantedtobeexpected

B.hehadwrittensomestoried

C.hewantedtopleasehisfather

D.hehaddreamedofbeingateacher

37.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph2?

A.Hewouldbeaggressiveinhisfirstclass.

B.Hewaswell-preparedforhisfirstclass.

C.Hegotnervousuponthearrivalofhisfirstclass.

D.Hewaitedlongforthearrivalofhisfirstclass.