The students are quieting down in their seats. The teacher begins to give lessons. Then she asks a question for the class to answer, and the students all react in separate ways.

Each student is special with different strengths and weaknesses. Because of this fact, different students learn differently. While some may learn by quickly answering the teacher's question, speaking up with ease and comfort, others may learn just as well by listening to their classmates and teacher speak. These students should not be punished for learning the way they do, but when teachers grade class participation (参与), that is exactly what they are doing.

According to a survey carried out by Bonnie M. Miller, a professor at University of Massachusetts Boston, 60%of her students believe that grading participation does not encourage them to participate more in class. They feel more comfortable expressing their thoughts if they know what they say will not be given a number later on.

Some other students believe that when class participation is graded, teachers are awarding outgoing students while punishing shy ones. Grading class participation sends the message that shy students are not good students. It makes them feel like they should be outgoing, loud, and able to learn by talking, which makes them feel uncomfortable.

In my experience with classes where class participation was graded, I felt difficult to do well. For example, instead of being able to fully focus on what my teacher and classmates said, my mind would race with the things that I could possibly share in the class discussion. Either I would be too slow in raising my hand, or feel too nervous to lift it at all. Imagining my falling grades, wishing that I could somehow be a more outgoing person, suddenly my thoughts would be interrupted by the sound of my classmates getting up to leave, and I would realize that I learned nearly nothing that class.

What's more, by focusing on the students who talk the most in class, teachers fail to award students who may be good listeners-a skill that is as important as being able to talk in front of a group of people.

Teachers can increase class participation by providing different ways of grading participation that are acceptable to different personalities and learning ways. For example, they can give students opportunities to write their ideas.

Most importantly, teachers should create classrooms where students want to learn.

1.According to the passage, in a class where participation is graded, ________.

A.most students are likely to act actively

B.some students feel stressed to be who they are

C.students are forced to listen to their classmates

D.students are encouraged to learn the way they prefer

2.The writer talks about his own experience in Paragraph 5 to explain ________.

A.why students care much about grades

B.why listening is as important as speaking up

C.how grading participation influences learning process

D.how students feel when preparing for speaking up in class3

3.What's the writer's main purpose in writing the passage?

A.To remind teachers of the importance of grading properly in class.

B.To tell students the effect their personalities have on learning.

C.To encourage teachers to keep students active in class.

D.To provide students with ways to participate in class.

假设你是李平,你的英国朋友Mary给你发邮件询问你在新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情期间是怎么度过的,请你根据以下表格要点写一封信回复她。

项目

活动内容

日常生活

①每天早晨7:30起床,吃早餐,然后开始上网课

②假期学会了做饭所以一有时间就给爸爸妈妈做饭

为抗击疫情所做工作

①利用业余时间积极参加社区志愿者活动如帮助量体温,分发传单、填表等

②把自己的压岁钱全部捐献给武汉

③通过画画向医护人员表达敬意

感受

我感到……

注意:

1.词数:100词左右,短文的开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数;

2.短文需包括表中所有要点,内容可适当发挥,以使行文连贯;

3.参考词汇:网课classes online, 社区community, 捐献donate, 传单leaflets, 新冠肺炎NCP(novel coronavirus pneumonia) 。

Dear Mary,

I am glad to receive your email. You asked me to share with you what I did in the epidemic situation. Here are my experiences.

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Thank you for your concern. I am looking forward to your reply.

Yours,

Li Ping

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