Many years ago my student asked me the question, “Mrs. Kindred, why do you teach?” Without taking time to reflect, I answered, “Because someday I might say something that might make a difference in someone’s life.” Even though I was sincere, that wasn’t a very good answer and my student didn’t let it slide.

“Let me get this straight,” he said, “You went to college for four years so you could come here every day because you have the hope that someday you might say something that will influence someone?” He shook his head as if I were crazy and walked away looking confused. I’m one of those people who look back and wish they had said something smart or witty, or swift.

Even though that particular student might no longer wonder why I teach, there are days when I wonder. On those days, I remind myself of the real reasons I teach:

It’s in my blood. My mother was my most influential teacher, and she was a 6th grade reading teacher until her death in 1990. She instilled(逐渐灌输) in me a love of reading and the knowledge that education opens doors.

Teaching is a way to make a difference. If you throw a stone in a pond the ripples go on and on until they reach the shore. You can’t have ripples without a “stone.” Good teachers throw stones that make a positive difference, and that’s what I strive to do.

I genuinely love teenagers.

I want to share with others what I know and what I have learned through the years. Life is full of ups and downs, and if I can help students avoid some potholes on the road of life, I want to do so. If they’ll allow me to celebrate their victories with them, I want to do too.

Teaching isn’t for everyone, but I know I made the right career choice.

What do you think of the writer?

  A. Stupid.         B. Honest.      C. Conservative.     D. Polite.

According to the text, which of the following is NOT true?

  A. The writer’s mother has the greatest influence on her.

  B. The writer’s answer made the student confused.

  C. In the writer’s opinion, some people in the world are unfit to teach.

  D. The writer annoyed the student who asked the question.

Why did the student continue to ask the question about the writer’s being a teacher?

  A. Because he thought her answer was unbelievable.

  B. Because the writer was insincere.

  C. Because the student was naughty.

  D. Because the answer was difficult to understand.

What’s the main idea of the text?

  A. A student’s silly question.            B. A good teacher who likes students.

  C. A confused student.                  D. The reason why I teach.

We can infer from the text that _________.

  A. the writer was also a good teacher in school

  B. the writer often plays with her students beside a pond

  C. the writer devotes herself to teaching and her students

  D. the writer often accompanies the students on their way home

More than half of teachers in a UK survey said they thought plagiarism from the Internet is a problem.

Some students who steal essays wholly  from the Web, they said, are so lazy they don’t even bother to take the ads off the cut-and-pasted text. 58 percent of the teachers interviewed in the Association of Teachers and Lectures(ALT) questionnaire had come across plagiarism among their pupils. Gill Bullen from Itchen College in Southampton, for example, said pieces handed in by two students were the same and significantly better than either of them could have done.” “Not only that, the essays given in didn’t quite answer the title question I had set.” A teacher from Leeds said, “ I had one piece of work so obviously ‘cut and pasted’ that it still contained ads from the Web page” Connie Robinson from Stockton Riverside College, Stockton, said, “ With less able students, it is easy to spot plagiarism as the writing style changes mid-assignment, but with more able students, it is sometimes necessary for teachers to carry out Internet research to find out the source of the plagiarism.” Mary Bousted, general secretary of the ALT, said, “Teachers are struggling under a mountain of cut-and-pasting to spot whether work was the student’s own or plagiarism.” She called for strong policies to oppose plagiarism, and asked for help from the government in providing resources and techniques to delete cheats.

1.What does the underlined word “plagiarism” in Para 1 probably mean?

A.making quotations

B.stealing others’ works or ideas

C.cutting and pasting on the Internet

D.surfing others’ works or ideas

2.According to Para 2 some students are so lazy that they don’t_______.

A.bother to remove the ads

B.want to steal the whole essay

C.check the mistakes on the Internet

D.bother to do the work of cutting and pasting

3.According to Mary Bousted, we can learn that_______.

A.the government doesn’t complete its duty to stop plagiarism

B.it’s very easy for teachers to spot plagiarism

C.plagiarism causes the teachers great trouble

D.only the government can find cheats

4.What can be the best title for the passage?

A.UK students are lazy

B.punishment on plagiarism

C.Internet plagiarism –a problem in UK

D.Hard to prevent plagiarism from the Internet

 

Believing overweight among school children is the result of bake sales, the Education Department of New York declared that bake sales will be banned all through the states, as a part of their new “wellness”policy.

The ban gives a harder time to schools tying to earn money,because of budget difficulties. Bake sales have proven to be highly profitable toward schools with young people because the start-up costs are very small. Allie,a Roslyn High School freshman , agrees that bake sales are needed for school supplies.“l think it’s wrong for schools to ban bake sales because a lot of schools need the money to be raised. Our school could really use the money for new uniforms.”Allie also commented on the bake sales apparent cause of child overweight. “I feel that it is the student’s choice to eat the baked goods. lf they want it, let them have it.”Jessica,another Roslyn High School freshman, had a different opinion.“I feel that children can not always stay away from items such as cupcakes. It might be better if the amount of bake sales were limited, and only allowed students to buy one item.”

New York Education advisors are having trouble coming up with substitute product for students to sell. A plan of advertising healthier foods has come into play. However the department needs to consider if students will go for items like vegetables. Allie and Jessica don’t think so.“Students might not like the healthier foods. This way, the schools are gaining less money.”Allie shares. Another plan to think about is the idea of not selling food products altogether. Alternate programs are being conducted throughout New York schools,such as walk-a-thons, as a healthy way for students to earn money for their schools.

1.The new “wellness”policy is declared in order to_______.

A.help schools out of budget difficulties

B.reduce child overweight caused by bake food

C.help students save money spent on food

D.reduce the price of bake food sold in schools

2.Which of the following statement about Allie is true? 

A.He is rich in experience about the bake sales at schoo1.

B.He agrees to carry out the bake sales ban at schools.

C.He attaches great importance to the school's income.

D.He attaches too much importance to students' health.

3.According to Jessica, the cupcakes____________

A.Don't belong to the bake sales             B.Should't be banned at school

C.Mustn't be sold at schools                 D.can be fully replaced by vegetables

4.Which is both healthy and profitable way for schools to earn money?

A.The bake sales.                         B.The vegetables sales

C.The walk-a-thons.                       D.The food product sales.

5.We can infer from the passage that schools in New York always______.

A.sell baked food to students                B.free students to choose food

C.find ways to earn money                  D.offer chances to earn money

 

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