There are many similarities between the teacher’s work and the actor’s. However, the fact that a good teacher has some of the gifts of a good actor __1__ mean that he will indeed be able to act well on the stage; for there are very important differences __2__ the teacher’s work and the actor’s work. The actor has to speak words which he has learned __3__; he has to repeat exactly the same work each time he plays a certain part; __4__his movements and the way he uses his voice are usually fixed __5__. What he has to do is to make all these carefully learned words and actions seem natural on the stage.

       The good teacher works in __6__ different way. His audience takes an active part in his play, they ask and answer question, they __7__ orders, and if they don’t understand something, they say so. The teacher therefore has to suit his act __8__ the need of his audience which is his class.

       I have known many teachers who were fine actors in __9__ but were unable to play a part in a stage-play because their brains would not keep discipline; they could not keep strictly to __10__.

Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph．There is one extra heading which you do not need．

1______To be a good teacher, you need some of the gifts of a good actors: you must be able to hold the attention and interest of your audience; you must be a clear speaker, with a good, strong, pleasing voice which is fully under your control; and you must be able to act what you are teaching, in order to make its meaning clear．

2______Watch a good teacher, and you will see that he does not sit unmoved before his class: he stands the whole time he is teaching; he walks about, using his arms, his hands and fingers to help him in his explanations, and his face to express feeling．Listen to him, and you will hear the loudness, the quality and the musical note if his voice always changing according to what he is talking about．

3______The fact that a good teacher has some of the gifts of a good actor doesn’t mean that he will indeed be able to act well in the stage, for there are very important differences between the teacher’s work and the actor’s．The actor has to speak words which he has learnt by heart; he has to repeat exactly the same words each time he plays a certain part, even his movements and the ways in which he uses his voice are usually fixed beforehand．What he has to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem natural; on the stage．

4______A good teacher works in quite a different way．His audience takes an active part in his play: they ask questions, they obey orders, and if they don’t understand something, they say so．The teacher therefore has to suit his act to the needs of his audience, which in his class．He cannot learn his part by heart, but must invent it as he goes along．

5______As a good teacher presently, you must take your audience as your friends, take care of them, help them and give them enough freedom and space．I have known many teachers who were fine actors in class but were unable take part in a stage play because their brains wouldn’t keep discipline: they could not keep strictly to what another had written．

         To be a good teacher, you need some of the gifts of a good actor; you must be able to hold the attention and interest of your audience; you must be a clear speaker, with a good, strong, pleasing voice which is fully under your control; and you must be able to act what you are teaching, in order to make its meaning clear.
Watch a good teacher, and you will see that he does not sit still before his class： he stands the whole time he is teaching; he walks about, using his arms, hands and fingers to help him in his explanations, and his face to express feelings. Listen to him, and you will hear the loudness, the quality (音色) and the musical note of his voice always changing according to what he is talking about.
The fact that a good teacher has some of the gifts of a good actor doesn’t mean that he will indeed be able to act well on the stage, for there are very important differences between the teacher’s work and the actor’s. The actor has to speak words which he has learnt by heart; he has to repeat exactly the same words each time he plays a certain part, even his movements and the ways in which he uses his voice are usually fixed beforehand (预先). What he has to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem natural on the stage.
A good teacher works in quite a different way. His audience takes an active part in his play: they ask and answer questions, they obey orders, and if they don’t understand something, they say so. The teacher therefore has to meet the needs of his audience, which is his class. He cannot learn his part by heart, but must invent it as he goes along.
I have known many teachers who were fine actors in class but were unable to take part in a stage-play because they could not keep strictly to what another had written.
51. What is the text about ?
A. How to become a good teacher.
B. What a good teacher should do outside the classroom.
C. What teachers and actors could learn from each other.
D. The similarities and differences between a teacher’s work and an actor’s.
52. The word “audience” in the fourth paragraph means ____ .
A. students                      B. people who watch a play
C. people who not on the stage     D. people who listen to something
53. A good teacher ____ .
A. knows how to hold the interest of his students
B. must have a good voice
C. knows how to act on the stage 
D. stands or sits still while teaching
54. In what way is a teacher’s work different from an actor’s ?
A. The teacher must learn everything by heart .
B. He knows how to control his voice better than an actor .
C. He has to deal with unexpected situations .
D. He has to use more facial expressions .
55. The main difference between students in class and a theatre audience is that ____.
A. students can move around in the classroom
B. students must keep silent while theatre audience needn’t
C. no memory work is needed for the students
D. the students must take part in their teachers’ plays

To be a good teacher, you need some of the gifts of a good actor; you must be able to hold the attention and interest of your audience; you must be a clear speaker, with a good, strong, pleasant voice which is fully under your control; and you must be able to act what you are teaching, in order to make its meaning clear.

Watch a good teacher, and you will see that he doesn’t sit still before his class; he stands the whole time he is teaching; he walks about, using his arms, hands and fingers to help him in his explanations, and his face to express feelings.

There are very important differences between the teacher’s work and the actor’s.

The actor has to speak words which he has learnt by heart; he has to repeat exactly the same words each time he plays a certain part, even his movements and the ways in which he uses his voice are usually fixed beforehand(预先).What he has to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem natural on the stage. A good teacher works in quite a different way. His audience take an active part in his play: they ask and answer questions, they obey orders, and if they don’t understand anything, they say so. The teacher can’t learn his part by heart, but must invent it as he goes along.

I have known many teachers who are fine actors in class but are unable to take part in a stage-play because they can’t keep strictly to what another has written.

26. What does the underlined word “gifts” mean?

     A. presents      B. knowledge      C. skills       D. advantages

27. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

  A. A good teacher should speak clearly.

  B. A good teacher should sit still before his class and speak with his body language.

  C. A good actor should speak as others have asked him to do.

  D. A good actor should repeat exactly the same words each time he plays a certain part.

28. The skills of a good teacher are ________ .

A. draw his students’ attention            

B. change his voice when needed

C. act out what he is teaching             

D. all the above

29. From the passage, we know_______________.

  A. a good teacher should be a good actor    

B. a good teacher may be unable to act well on the stage

C. a good actor should be a good teacher     

D. a good actor may act well in class

30. The title (标题)of the passage is _____________.

  A. How to be a good teacher             

B. How to be a good actor

  C. A good teacher’s knowledge           

D. A good actor’s behavior

To be a good teacher, you need some of the gifts of a good actor; you must be able to hold the attention and interest of your audience; you must be a clear speaker, with a good, strong, pleasant voice which is fully under your control; and you must be able to act what you are teaching, in order to make its meaning clear.

Watch a good teacher, and you will see that he doesn’t sit still before his class; he stands the whole time he is teaching; he walks about, using his arms, hands and fingers to help him in his explanations, and his face to express feelings.

There are very important differences between the teacher’s work and the actor’s.

The actor has to speak words which he has learnt by heart; he has to repeat exactly the same words each time he plays a certain part, even his movements and the ways in which he uses his voice are usually fixed beforehand(预先).What he has to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem natural on the stage. A good teacher works in quite a different way. His audience take an active part in his play: they ask and answer questions, they obey orders, and if they don’t understand anything, they say so. The teacher can’t learn his part by heart, but must invent it as he goes along.

I have known many teachers who are fine actors in class but are unable to take part in a stage-play because they can’t keep strictly to what another has written.

26. What does the underlined word “gifts” mean?

     A. presents      B. knowledge      C. skills       D. advantages

27. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

  A. A good teacher should speak clearly.

  B. A good teacher should sit still before his class and speak with his body language.

  C. A good actor should speak as others have asked him to do.

  D. A good actor should repeat exactly the same words each time he plays a certain part.

28. The skills of a good teacher are ________ .

A. draw his students’ attention

B. change his voice when needed

C. act out what he is teaching

D. all the above

29. From the passage, we know_______________.

  A. a good teacher should be a good actor

B. a good teacher may be unable to act well on the stage

C. a good actor should be a good teacher

D. a good actor may act well in class

30. The title (标题)of the passage is _____________.

  A. How to be a good teacher

B. How to be a good actor

  C. A good teacher’s knowledge

D. A good actor’s behavior