题目内容
Nearly all trees have seeds that fall to the ground, _, and eventually produce new seeds.
A.take root B.taking root C.took root D.to take root
A
When he wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain turned to Hannibal. The relationship between Hannibal and Twain began in November 1839, when Twain’s father decided to leave the village in Florida and move east about 35 miles to the somewhat larger and more prosperous Hannibal, on the banks of the Mississippi River. Twain marked his fourth birthday about a week after the family settled there. He showed little promise of becoming a long-term resident. However, because his health was so poor that his parents probably feared he would not survive childhood.
During the family’s first few years in Hannibal, Twain was too young to understand fully the changes going on around him. About the time the family moved into their new home. Twain’s health improved a lot. Instead of having to lead a quiet indoor life, he could roam the streets of Hannibal. Climb the surrounding hills, explore the area’s caves and splash about in local swimming holes. He reveled in his newfound freedom, spending nearly all his free time playing outdoors with the other boys in town and soon becoming a leader.
Twain’s carefree days did not last long, on March 24, 1847, his father died. For the next six years, his brother Henry, and his sister Pamela lived with their mother in the family home. Twain began taking odd jobs after school to bring in extra money. Within a year of his father’s death, he quit school and became an apprentice (学徒) printer, and when his brother Orion bought the Hannibal Journal in 1851, Twain went to work for him as a printer and editorial assistant. The stories he wrote for Orion’s paper, his first publications, taught him that he much preferred writing to typesetting. Thus, when he decided to leave Hannibal in May 1853, he already had an idea of his future career.
【小题1】 Why did little Mark Twain move and live in Hannibal?
A.Because he wanted to live in a larger and more prosperous city. |
B.Because his father brought him there. |
C.Because he wanted to wrote his novels there. |
D.Because he wanted to become a long-term resident of Hannibal. |
A.As soon as he arrived in Hannibal. |
B.At the time when his family moved into their old home. |
C.After his father died. |
D.At the time when his family moved into their new home. |
A.the happy childhood of Mark Twain |
B.how Mark Twain became a famous writer |
C.how Mark Twain to earn money to support his family |
D.why Mark decided to leave Hannibal |
There are some very good things about open education. This way of teaching allows the students to grow as people, and to develop their own interests in many subjects. Open education allows students to be responsible for their own education, as they are responsible for what they do in life. Some students do badly in traditional classrooms. The open classroom may allow them to enjoy learning. Some students will be happier in an open education school. They will not have to worry about grades or rules. For students who worry about these things a lot, it is a good idea to be in an open classroom.
But many students will not do well in an open classroom. For some students, there are too few rules.These students will do little in school. They will not make good use of open education.Because open education is so different from traditional education, these students may have a problem of getting used to making so many choices.For many students it is important to have some rules in the classroom.They worry about the rules even when there are no rules.Even a few rules will help this kind of students.The last point about open education is that some traditional teachers do not like it. Many teachers do not believe in open education.Teachers who want to have an open classroom may have many problems at their school.
You now know what open education is. Some of its good points and bad points have been explained.You may have your own opinion about open education.The writer thinks that open education is a good idea, but only in theory.In actual fact, it may not work very well in a real class or school. The writer believes that most students, but of course not all students want some structure in their classes.They want and need to have rules.In some cases, they must be made to study some subjects.Many students are pleased to find subjects they have to study interesting. They would not study those subjects if they did not have to.
【小题1】According to the passage, which of the following is NOT the reason why some students like open education?
A.The open classroom may allow them to enjoy learning. |
B.Open education allows students to be responsible for their own future. |
C.Open education allows the students to develop their own interests. |
D.Open education has fewer rules. |
A.the writer believes that all students don’t want some structure in their classes |
B.the writer believes that all students want some structure in their classes |
C.nearly all teachers like open education |
D.only the students that worry about rules or grades a lot like to be in an open classroom |
A.there are too few rules |
B.they hate activities |
C.open education is similar to traditional education |
D.they worry about the rules |
A.Some advantages about open education. |
B.Some disadvantages about open education. |
C.Some students’ feelings in an open education school. |
D.The writer’s opinion about open education is the same as all the students’. |
A.Many students like open education. |
B.Open education is better than traditional education. |
C.Open education is a really complicated (复杂的) idea. |
D.Open education is a good idea in practice. |