Teaching is more than leadership. Some of the teacher's time and effort are directed toward instruction, some toward evaluation. But it is the teacher as a group leader who creates an effective organizational structure and good working environment so that instruction and evaluation activities can take place. A group that is totally disorganized, unclear about its goal . or constantly fighting among its members will not be a good learning group. The pattern includes helping to form and maintain a positive learning environment so that instruction and evaluation activities can take place.

On the first day of class, the teacher faces a room filled with individuals (个体 ). Perhaps a few closely united groups and friendships already exist. But there is no sense of group unity, no set of rules for conduct in the group , no feeling of belonging. If teachers are successful leaders, they will help students develop a system of relationships that encourages working together.

Standards and rules must be set to keep order, make sure of justice and protect individual rights, but do not contradict(相悖) school policy. What happens when one student hurts another's individual rights? Without clear regulations agreeable to the students and teachers, the classroom can become chaotic,(混乱的). Students may break rules they did not know existed. If standards are set without participation from the class, students may spend a great deal of creative energy in destroying the class environment or finding ways to break rules.

No matter how skillful the teacher is in uniting students and creating a positive atmosphere, the task is never complete. Regular maintenance(维持) is necessary. Conflicts arise. The needs of individual members change. A new kind of learning task requires a new or organizational structure. Sometimes outside pressures such as holidays, upcoming tests or sport competitions, or family troubles cause stress in the classroom. One task for the teacher is to recreate a positive environment by helping students deal with conflict , change, and stress.

1.The underlined word “maintain" in Paragraph l probably means

A. keep B. build

C. recreate D. evaluate

2.According to the author, the teacher should .

A. free students from outside pressures

B. set the standards and rules on his own

C. be responsible for a well-organized class

D. focus more on instruction and evaluation

3.From the passage we can lean that .

A. rules cannot be changed once they're formed

B. outside pressures may not cause tension among students

C. if the teacher well units his students, he then will finish his task

D. if rules are not acceptable both to students and teachers, the classroom can be a mess

4.What is the author's main purpose of writing the passage?

A. To provide information for teaching.

B. To show the importance of' teaching a class.

C. To study the teacher's behavior in the classroom.

D. To compare the teacher's behavior with the students' in class.

If you want your life to stand for peace and kindness, it’s helpful to do kind, peaceful things. One of my _______ways to do this is by developing my own helping rituals (习惯). These little_______of kindness are opportunities to be of service and reminders of how good it feels to be kind and helpful.

We live in a rural area of the San Francisco Bay Area. _______of what we see is the beauty of nature. One of the exceptions to the beauty is the_______that some people throw out of their windows as they are_______on the rural roads. One of the few drawbacks(缺点) to living out the boondocks(偏远地区)is that _______services, such as litter collection, are less available than those closer to the city.

A helping ritual that I practice _______ with my two children is picking up litter in our surrounding area. We’ve become so_______ doing this that my daughters will often say to me in animated(兴致勃勃)_______, “There’s some litter, Daddy, stop the car!” And if we have________, we will often pull over and pick it up. It seems strange, but we actually ________ it. We pick up litter in parks, on sidewalks, practically________. Once I even saw a complete stranger picking up litter close to where we ________. He smiled at me and said, “I saw you doing this, and it seemed like a good idea.”

Picking up litter is only one of an endless supply of possible helping rituals. You might like________a door open for people, visiting lonely old people in nursing homes, or shoveling snow from someone else’s driveway. Think of something that seems effortless yet helpful. It’s fun, personally rewarding, and________a good example. Everyone wins.

1.A. favorite B. useful C. unusual D. strange

2.A. methods B. idea C. acts D. knowledge

3.A. More B. Most C. Some D. Any

4.A. litter B. box C. cigarette D. bottle

5.A. driving B. rolling C. walking D. running

6.A. private B. public C. water D. electricity

7.A. strangely B. easily C. regularly D. greatly

8.A. considerate to B. popular with C. familiar with D. used to

9.A. sounds B. voices C. noises D. tones

10.A. time B. oil C. money D. book

11.A. develop B. ignore C. need D. enjoy

12.A. somewhere B. nowhere C. anywhere D. everywhere

13.A. stand B. lie C. live D. stay

14.A. turning B. knocking C. kicking D. holding

15.A. follows B. sets C. makes D. creates

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1.According to the passage, what does B1G1 do?

A. Donate the profits to the people in need.

B. Help consumers purchase their favorite products.

C. Give away something extra when a product is sold.

D. Instruct owners how to operate businesses effectively.

2.How do the members feel about themselves as a part of B1G1?

A. Confident.

B. Proud.

C. Generous.

D. Energetic.

3.What is the purpose of the passage?

A. To invite businesses to B1G1.

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C. To describe the gifts B1G1 gives.

D. To introduce the activities B1G1 involves.

I opened my door to two little girls.I had met Alyssa,six,two weeks before.Since then,she'd waved to me every time she passed my house.

"Hello.Grandma Bonnie!"Alyssa said."This is my little sister,Ariana.She's three."To her very nervous sister,"It's OK,honey.You'll like her."The three-year-old held a "bouquet"(花束)in one hand,and the other gripped(紧握)a tiny notebook and a huge broken crayon."Go on,"her big sister urged,"tell her."

Ariana looked at me seriously."I want to help raise money for my preschool,"she said,holding out her flowers. "So I'm selling these for one dollar a bunch."

I had a hard time hiding my smile.The bouquet consisted of seven oxalis(醡浆草)flowers.Oxalis is a weed almost impossible to get rid of.Obviously Ariana had pulled these flowers out from her own yard or a neighbor's.

Her big sister smiled,"Aren't they lovely,Grandma Bonnie?And they only cost a dollar for the whole bunch.It's all for Ariana's preschool."The girls' plan did amuse me."All right," I agreed,"one dollar coming up."

Alyssa put the bill in her sister's skirt pocket.Then Ariana handed me my purchase."Uh,"I suggested,"why don't you just keep the flowers and the money? Then you could sell the flowers to someone else."Both girls stared at me, horrified."Oh,no,"Ariana cried."We picked them just for you.See,they're beautiful!"

And so they were.A week later,the flowers were twice as many as when my little neighbor handed them to me.What a bargain!

I had called these tiny plants "weeds"—disgusting,worthless things with no right to exist.But in their innocent hearts,those two little girls saw them as a precious creation to treasure and share out of loving hearts to brighten the day of a lonely old "Grandma".

1.Those two little girls paid a visit to the author to .

A. say hello to their new neighbor

B. introduce the little sister to her

C. bring her some beautiful flowers

D. collect money for a special purpose

2.What did the author want to do after knowing the girls' wish?

A. Refuse the girls' request directly.

B. Pay one dollar for the whole bunch.

C. Put the bill into the little girl's pocket.

D. Donate money without accepting flowers.

3.How did the author feel when seeing those tiny plants a week later?

A. Grateful. B. Disgusted.

C. Fortunate. D. Desperate.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A. Sold a Bunch of Flowers B. Picked Flowers Just for You

C. Raised Money for Preschool D. Delighted an Old Grandma

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