When Andrea Peterson landed her first teaching job, she faced the daunting task of creating a music program with almost no money for equipment or supplies in a climate where standards-based learning was the focus and music just provided a break for students and teachers.

For her drive and creativity in overcoming those challenges, she’s been name national teacher of the year.

Principal Waynes Kettler said he’s worked with many outstanding teachers in his 22 years as an educator, but Peterson is “just that one step above anybody I’ve ever worked with before.”

Kettler and others at Monte Cristo Elementary School talk about the ways she has introduced the learning from other classrooms into her music program and her creativity in working around things such as the lack of money for new music.

When students were reading S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders in their regular classroom, Peterson helped them write a 30-minute play with scenes from the book. Then they chose three Broadway tunes that focused on race, equality and social justice, the themes of the book. Peterson composed two other sons herself after classroom discussions about the play and the book.

The honor means a lot to residents of Granie Falls. It’s inspiring to know that people from small towns can even win national honors.

As national teacher of the year, Peterson will spend the next year outside classroom, as a national and international spokeswoman for education.

Not surprisingly, she is a big believer in the value of arts education. She said it’s essential for schools to offer classes such as art or music and physical education because for some kids one of those subjects is the only thing that motivates them to come back to school day after day.

The underlined word “daunting” in Paragraph 1 most probably means ___ .

A. discouraging   B. interesting   C. creative   D. unbearable

When Peterson began her teaching career, _____.

A. music was focus of learning in most schools.

B. the environment was favorable to music teaching.

C. the school lacked teaching facilities for music.

D. financial support for music programs was unavailable.

What is the most important reason that Peterson won the award?

A. She concerned herself with current social problems.

B. She motivated students to learn music with her creativity.

C. She has taught music at the elementary school for 22 years.

D. She made great efforts to arouse students’ interest in literature.

Which of the following is an example of Peterson’s way of teaching music?

A. She wrote plays on themes of race, equality and social justice.

B. She made use of the contents of other classes in her teaching.

C. She organized classroom discussions of Broadway tunes.

D. She helped students compose songs by themselves.

In Peterson’s opinion, ____.

A. art, music and PE classes are all important.

B. more subjects should be offered to students.

C. students should be motivated to attend art classes.

D. arts education is more important than other subjects.

It can be inferred from the text that ____.

A. Peterson’s honor was a surprise for the local people.

B. Peterson’s art classes attracted students back to school.

C. Peterson aroused the local residents’ passion for music.

D. Peterson will change her profession next year.

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When I passed boys who were playing basketball, I always stopped to silently watch them. I really envied them. __36__ as a girl, I once thought that I could never play basketball.

    I am __37__ playing basketball though I don’t play it well. I've had a basketball since I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one __38__ when I was just a kid. But as I grew up it seemed harder and harder for me to enjoy basketball.

At school, __39__ was always the boys who played basketball during PE classes. The girls were only allowed to play volleyball or badminton.

My parents did not __40__ me play basketball at home. "Basketball is not fit for girls," they said. Even I went to play basketball with my friends, boys__41__ at me on the __42__ as if I were an alien.

I was feeling __43__ and had lost hope of playing basketball. __44__, something changed the first day of high school. I made some friends who also __45__ playing basketball. They encouraged me to get back on the court.

One of them told me with a smile, "Go your own __46__, let others talk." This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about __47__   with me almost every day.

I was inspired by them. Confidence and passion __48__ to my heart. I am ready to stand up and play. I will play as well as I can, and for me, even the sky is boundless (无垠的).

Basketball has become an important part of my __49__. I am interested in it. I watch matches and enjoy playing almost every day. Through basketball, not only __50__happy and confident, but also __51__ a lot.

I've heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, "Nothing is impossible." It is from an advertisement on TV. I have __52__ to realize that life is just like playing basketball. You __53__ have an aim. After that, just be confident and __54__ going. Never give up and you'll make it sooner or later.

I love the motto of the NBA.It can __55__ my strong feelings for basketball, "I love this game!"

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37.A.into           B.onto           C.out of              D.for

38.A.complained          B.cared        C.enjoyed    D.explained

39.A.they          B.this            C.that                D.it k+s-5#u 

40.A.encourage             B.forbid               C.let                     D.permit     

41.A.looked        B.glared       C.glanced        D.stared             

42.A.field                       B.court               C.course                    D.campus

43.A.up                   B.down        C.excited             D.satisfied

44.A.Unexpectedly        B.Naturally            C.Unluckily               D.Clearly

45.A.disliked  B.minded      C.enjoyed             D.hated

46.A.effort         B.way         C.business         D.direction

47.A.basketball             B.sports               C.interests                    D.dreams    

48.A.stuck          B.referred      C.turned     D.returned

49.A.dream               B.life                      C.work               D.study

50.A.I feel B.I felt C.do I feel   D.did I feel

51.A.experience      B.grow        C.learn            D.play

52.A.come          B.turned              C.refused             D.happened

53.A.may           B.should         C.will                D.can  

54.A, insist                B.remain         C.keep             D.last  

55.A.inform         B.express         C.ignore       D.connect   

We’re one of the biggest ESL professional organizations in Shanghai, China and we have 10 primary schools, 2 middle schools, and 5 kindergartens in Shanghai and 1 in Suzhou. For these schools, we only need oral English teachers.

We also own an international school whose name is Shanghai World Foreign Language Primary and Middle School. For this school, we need classroom teachers and subject teachers to teach Science, PE, and Music in English.

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2. Subject Teacher Position in Shanghai World Foreign Language Middle School (From 1st Sep 2009, 10 months)

3. Oral English teachers in Shanghai Changning Experimental Primary School (From 3rd March 2009, 3 months)

●Basic requirements for the Positions

1. Native English speakers for all of the above positions

2. Bachelor Degree at least (Position 1 and 2) with related teaching experience

3. TESOL or related certificate (Position 3)

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●Salary, International Travel Allowance and Bonus

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We will offer you part or full international travel allowances depending on how long you will work for us. Generally, we will pay you a return ticket for one year contract.

1.The ESL professional organization in Shanghai wants to take on         .

A. some language teachers to work in Shanghai

B. some native English teachers to work in Suzhou

C. some language teachers to work in Suzhou

D. some native English teachers to work in Shanghai

2.Those who are going to work for the organization will         .

A. prepare teaching materials themselves

B. get at least $6,000 a month

C. get international travel allowances

D. buy their return tickets themselves

3.If you want to be hired as a classroom teacher by the above organization, you should         .

A. speak several languages

B. have Bachelor Degree

C. present good teaching plans

D. know how to teach middle school students

4.The passage is probably taken from a         .

A. novel    B. travel guide  C. news report  D. Website

 

Pupils work harder in lessons if they are taught by a man, a study has claimed. Male teachers are more likely to improve pupils' self-esteem and are judged by pupils to be more fair, according to a study published by the Department for Education.                                                             

But there is a significant shortage of male teachers, especially in primary schools, with reports last month indicating that almost one in three primaries has an all-female teaching staff. The latest figures heightened fears that schools are becoming dominated (主宰) by women and children are being denied access to male role models in the classroom.                        

Researchers at the London School of Economics and Westminster University conducted an experiment in which each of 1,200 pupils in 29 schools was given £2. They could use the money to "buy" up to 10 questions at a cost of 20p each, which they then had to answer. If they were right they were given an extra 20p, but if they were wrong they lost 20p. Boys and girls who had a male teacher chose on average almost half a question more than those taught by women, indicating that they had a more positive outlook on the rewards of effort, the the study said.                                             

Researchers wrote: "One of the most significant results featured in this experiment is the positive effect of male teachers on effort. The experiment suggests that higher ability pupils either believed that the teacher would reward them more favorably or had a preference for working hard to please the teacher."                                                      

According to the Good Teacher Training Guide, 86 per cent of new teachers entering primary schools are female, along with 62 per cent of those entering secondary schools.                                             

Professor Alan Smithers, of Buckingham University, said: "This is an interesting and somewhat surprising finding, but it does underline the importance of having a good mix of male and female teachers in classes."

1.Which of the following is true of the passage?   

A. Male teachers are more fair than female teachers.

B. Now most primary schools are in need of teachers.

C. Most people are afraid that their children can't get access to male teachers.

D. The author thinks that male teachers are better than female teachers.

2.What is the author's attitude to the finding that pupils work harder in lessons if they are taught by a man?    

A. He is for the finding.

B. He is against the finding.

C. He doesn't show his opinion about it.

D. He thinks it’s interesting and somewhat surprising.

3.What does the author mainly tell us in the 3rd paragraph?    

A. Researchers at the London School of Economics and Westminster University conducted an experiment.

B. Students could use the money to "buy" up to 10 questions and then had to answer them.

C. Boys and girls who had a male teacher chose on average almost half a question more than those taught by women.

D. The experiment shows that students taught by male teachers had a more positive outlook on the rewards of effort.

4.It can be inferred that         .   

A. one third of primaries has an all female staff

B. if a student is taught by a man teacher, he will think that if he works harder he will make greater progress

C. 86 per cent of new teachers entering primary schools are female

D. this finding is interesting and surprising

5.Where can we find the passage?    

A. It is from a PE section on the Internet.

B. It is from an educational magazine.

C. It comes from the social section of a newspaper.

D. It comes from an English teaching book.

 

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