Parents are a child’s first teachers. But some parents never learned from good examples. In New York City, Covenant House tries to help homeless young mothers become good parents.
The twelve or so teenagers who live at the shelter attend parenting classes four days a week. The class is called Mommy and Me.
Teacher Delores Clemens is a mother of five and a grandmother. She teaches basic skills, like how to give a baby a bath and how to dress a baby in different seasons.
She remembers one student who learned from her mother not to pick up a crying baby. The mother said that would only make the child needy.
“I said ‘That’s not true. You have to hold your baby! He is crying for a reason. If you never pick him up, he’s going to keep crying. Pick your baby up. Hug(拥抱)him! And she started to do that. They just want a little hugging and a little love. And it works!” Delores Clemens said.
Delores Clemens says her students also learn how to be good mothers by letting themselves be mothered. “I’m doing something for them that never has been done for them before.”
In class, with her baby son, is Natasha. She lived on the streets. She is glad not only for the warmth and shelter of Covenant House. As she told reporter Adam Phillips, she is also glad for the help they offer in looking for a safer life.
“Did you go to high school?”
“Yes.”
“Did you graduate?”
“No, I didn’t. I was in my last year and then, I got pregnant(怀孕)and I got lazy.”
“You look like you are willing to accept responsibility(责任)for that.”
“Yes, I am, and I would like to finish.”
Some teenage mothers wish they themselves could be children again. 18-year-old Placida knows that feeling. “Because you have to get up every two hours in the middle of the night, and you can’t go out and say ‘I am going to buy this for myself.’ No. I have to buy pampers, clothes and food. So now it’s two. So it’s very hard.” Placida said.
【小题1】What did Natasha want to finish high school for?

This is a page from a college information handbooks . It tells you where you can find several different college services and facilities(设施).

                  Where To Find Help In The College

Here are the places of some important college services and facilities.

Rooms numbered 100-130 are on the first floor and those numbered 200-230 are on the second floor of the main college buildings.

                 Students Services Center

Careers                                                    113

The officers can offer you some advice on career choice and applications for high education.

    Accommodation Office                                       114

Mrs. J Mardie is here each afternoon from 1:30 to 4:30 to help with housing problems.

    Medical Room                                              115

Mrs. J Wright, the college nurse ,will help you each morning from 9:30 to12:00 am.

The college doctor will be on duty at the room on Wednesday morning.

      Sports office                                          207

Mrs. B Music can provide information about sporting and keep-fit activities.

       Student Union Office                                  222

A range of service and advice (travel etc.)is provided.

       Food service                                          127

MR G Nunn is the manager and will do his best to help if you ask for a special diet.

       Library                                              215

Besides books this also has photocopying, video, audiovisual and computing facilities.

       Self Access Language Learning Center                   203

Students can attend on a drop-in basis from 9:00 am to 4:15 pm.

1.If you fail to find a place to live in, w here should you go for help?

  A. Room 114      B. Room 207   C. Room 222        D. Room 113

2. If you are not healthy and you want to play sports to help you, you can go to     for

   help.

  A. Mrs. J Marde    B. Mrs. J wright   C. Mrs. B Murie     D. Mr. G Nunn

3. As a foreign student,  you may go to Room 127 to            .

A. ask foe applying for some special food.

B. ask some information about housing.

C. ask for some advice on traveling

D. send e-mail on the computer

4. Which is NOT true ?

A. You are able to watch video programs in the library.

B. The Medical Room doesn’t open until 9:30.

C. The Self Access Language Learning Center is Next to the Student Service Center.

D. The college doctor doesn’t come to the Medical Room every day.

Teaching English as a foreign language is very popular for many travellers. In March I started teaching English in Thailand.
I really love teaching. I knew it could be a lot of fun, especially with my students who are 3-5 years old. But I had no idea just how much I would actually enjoy it. The only reason I started was simple - it was an easy way to make money.
I had no idea Thai children could speak English so well at such a young age. My children could describe colours, shapes, body parts, days of the week and classroom objects!
Two things changed after working. The first one was in the first weeks of teaching, I liked to have my lessons planned out, but things didn't go as expected. Now I am happy to walk into a classroom with whatever I need for the subject.
I guess the other thing would be how much the children trust me. 18 weeks ago these children were unconfident and pretty shy, but now they can't wait to get involved.
In 6 months I have no idea where I will be, but right now I love teaching and enjoy working with the kids every day. Will I teach again - I'd like to think so!

1. 1.

   Where is the writer most probably from?

   1. A.
      Korea
   2. B.
      England
   3. C.
      China
   4. D.
      Japan
2. 2.

   Which of the following is NOT the writer's student?

   1. A.
      May, 4 and a half, who can tell different shapes
   2. B.
      Wilton, 3, who can tell different colors
   3. C.
      Nick, 5, who can count from one to one hundred
   4. D.
      Leonie, 6, who is good at English grammar
3. 3.

   Which of the following is TRUE?

   1. A.
      The writer might be short of money when he traveled in Thailand
   2. B.
      All the children in the writer's class are very naughty
   3. C.
      The writer will never be a teacher again
   4. D.
      The writer never has classes in the classroom
4. 4.

   What is the meaning of the underlined word "unconfident" in Chinese?

   1. A.
      粗心大意的
   2. B.
      缺乏信心的
   3. C.
      不切实际的
   4. D.
      骄傲自满的
5. 5.

   What is best title for the passage?

   1. A.
      Teaching is a good job
   2. B.
      How clever the Thailand children are!
   3. C.
      My travel experience in Thailand
   4. D.
      First time as an English teacher in Thailand