题目内容
Today, in many high schools, teaching is now a technical miracle of computer labs, digital cameras, DVD players and laptops. Teachers can e-mail parents, post messages for students on online bulletin(公告,告示) boards, and take attendance with a quick movement of a mouse.
Even though we are now living in the digital age, the basic and most important element of education has not changed. Most students still need that one-on-one, teacher-student relationship to learn and to succeed. Teenagers need instruction in English, math or history, but they also want personal advice and encouragement. Kids talk with me about their families, their weekend plans, their favorite TV shows and their relationship problems. In my English and journalism classes, we talk about Shakespeare and persuasive(富有哲理的) essays, but we also discuss college basketball, the war in Iraq and career choices. Students show me pictures of their rebuilt cars, their family vacations, and their newborn baby brothers. This personal connection is the necessary link between teachers and students that no amount of technology can improve upon or replace.
A few years ago I had a student in sophomore English who was struggling with my class and with school in general. Although he was a humorous young man who liked to joke around, I knew his family life was far from ideal. Whenever I approached him about missing homework or low test grades, he always had the same reply, “It doesn't matter because I'm quitting school anyway.” Even though he always said this in a half-teasing way, I knew he needed to hear my different opinion and my “value of a high school education” lecture. He needed to hear this speech from me. After he left my class, he struggled through the next two years of school. But, he did finally graduate because we kept telling him to hang in there. We’d cared about him finishing school.
Recently, I saw this former student working at a local Italian restaurant. I told him again how proud I was of him. He said that he was hoping to go back to school to become a certified electrician. I encouraged him to get that training.
Students rely on compassionate teachers to guide, to tutor, to listen, to laugh and to cry with them. Teachers provide the most important link in the educational process—the human one.
- 1.
The first paragraph mainly talks about _____________.
- A.the variety of modern teaching methods.
- B.the wide use of modern technology in education
- C.the importance of teacher-parent relationship.
- D.the importance of using modern technology.
- A.
- 2.
The underlined word “ compassionate” in Para 5 means ____________.
- A.ambitious
- B.knowledgeable
- C.sympathetic
- D.generous
- A.
- 3.
According to the text, the most important element in education is _________.
- A.teachers’ good instruction
- B.advanced technology
- C.teachers’ encouragement
- D.personal connection
- A.
- 4.
The author states his view of education by __________.
- A.example
- B.description
- C.figure
- D.comparison
- A.
Children of America are getting fatter every time. 13% of the children at the age of 6 to 11 are overweight(too fat).
When we look at children's lives today in the USA, we can see the root(origin)of the problem--sports and foods. Young children like sports but they don't have enough around the start of high school. That's especially true for girls. Meanwhile, to make matters worse, schools are becoming much more interested in sports teams. So children are not able to get enough exercise just when they need it the most. There is also the food problem. Children get most of their calories(热量) at restaurants or parties or somewhere else away from home. They often drink too many Cokes. Parents have a lot of fears about telling a child he needs to lose weight-- they are afraid it will push a child into an eating disorder. Some parents fear that pushing children to lose weight means their children will think they're not good enough, or not loved because of their weight. Parents need to come to terms with the fact that the family is very important to the children. The most useful program for children is called "family weight control". This is good news. Mom and Dad, even if they don't have weight problems, have to go through the same program as their children and learn how to get some exercise and how to eat healthily.
【小题1】Why are American children getting fatter? The writer thinks_______.
A.parents also have weight problem as their children |
B.children drink too many Cokes |
C.schools are more interested in sports teams |
D.children have less exercise and eat unhealthily |
A.overweight children are not loved by people |
B.children are afraid to lose weight when they have to |
C.family members can help overweight children a lot |
D.girls don't like to exercise |
A.Higher-calorie. | B.Less sports. |
C.Family weight control. | D.higher-fat foods. |
A."family weight control" will be successful |
B.it will make the children eat much more |
C.their children will not eat better |
D.parents will feel sorry about themselves |