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 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. 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.
【小题1】
What is the text about?

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 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. 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.

1.

What is the text about?

2.

The word “audience” in the fourth paragraph means ____.

3.

A good teacher ____.

4.

In what way is a teacher’s work different from an actor’s?

5.

The main difference between students in class and a theatre audience is that ____.

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 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. 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.

1. 1.

   What is the text about?

   1. A.
      How to become a good teacher.
   2. B.
      What a good teacher should do outside the classroom.
   3. C.
      What teachers and actors could learn from each other?
   4. D.
      The similarities (相似处) and differences between a teacher’s work and an actor’s.
2. 2.

   The word “audience” in the fourth paragraph means ____.

   1. A.
      students
   2. B.
      people who watch a play
   3. C.
      people who not on the stage
   4. D.
      people who listen to something
3. 3.

   A good teacher ____.

   1. A.
      knows how to hold the interest of his students
   2. B.
      must have a good voice
   3. C.
      knows how to act on the stage
   4. D.
      stands or sits still while teaching
4. 4.

   In what way is a teacher’s work different from an actor’s?

   1. A.
      The teacher must learn everything by heart.
   2. B.
      He knows how to control his voice better than an actor.
   3. C.
      He has to deal with unexpected situations.
   4. D.
      He has to use more facial expressions.
5. 5.

   The main difference between students in class and a theatre audience is that ____.

   1. A.
      students can move around in the classroom
   2. B.
      students must keep silent while theatre audience needn’t
   3. C.
      no memory work is needed for the students
   4. D.
      the students must take part in their teachers’ plays

Watch good teachers, and you will see that they do not sit motionless before their class: They stand the whole time they are teaching, they walk about, using their arms, hands and fingers to help them in their explanations, and their faces to express feelings. Listen to them, and you will hear the loudness, the quality and the musical note of their voices always changing according to what they are talking about.

The fact that good teachers have some of the gifts of good actors does not mean that they will indeed be able to act well on the stage: There are very important differences between the teachers’ work and the actors’. Actors have to speak words which they have learnt by heart, they have to repeat exactly the same words each time they play a certain part, even their movement and the ways in which they use their voices are usually fixed before. What they have to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem natural on the stage.

Good teachers work in quite a different way. Their audience take an active part in the play: They ask and answer questions, they obey orders, and if they do not understand something, they say so. Teachers therefore have to suit their act to the needs of their audience, which is their class. They cannot learn their part by heart, but must invent it as they go along.

I have known many teachers who were fine actors in class but were unable to take   part in a stage play because their brains would not keep discipline: They could not keep strict to what another had written.

1. The passage mainly tells us ________________.

A. what a good teacher is

B. how to be a good teacher

C. the difference between a teacher and an actor

D. the way to become a good teacher

2. To be a good teacher, which of the following is not needed?

A. He should be able to hold the audience’s attention.

B. He must have a clear but low and soft voice.

C. He should be able to act what he’s teaching.

D. He doesn’t sit in a chair with an expressionless face.

3. Teachers in class have to ________________.

A. create a group of audience

B. meet their students’ needs

C. be told what to do by their students

D. invent a certain part of a play

4. The passage seems to suggest that a good teacher may not be a good actor because ________________.

A. they are nervous on the stage

B. their brains are out of control

C. they miss their students

D. they are not used to saying what others have written

5. Which of the following has the same meaning as the underlined word “motionless”?

A.　　  still　　　　  　　　　　　   　　   

B.　　  quiet

C.　　  silent　　    　　　　　　  

D.　　 calm

To be a good teacher, you need some of the gifts of 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.

Watch good teachers, and you will see that they do not sit motionless before their class: They stand the whole time they are teaching, they walk about, using their arms, hands and fingers to help them in their explanations, and their faces to express feelings. Listen to them, and you will hear the loudness, the quality and the musical note of their voices always changing according to what they are talking about.

The fact that good teachers have some of the gifts of good actors does not mean that they will indeed be able to act well on the stage: There are very important differences between the teachers’ work and the actors’. Actors have to speak words which they have learnt by heart, they have to repeat exactly the same words each time they play a certain part, even their movement and the ways in which they use their voices are usually fixed before. What they have to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem natural on the stage.

Good teachers work in quite a different way. Their audience take an active part in the play: They ask and answer questions, they obey orders, and if they do not understand something, they say so. Teachers therefore have to suit their act to the needs of their audience, which is their class. They cannot learn their part by heart, but must invent it as they go along.

I have known many teachers who were fine actors in class but were unable to take   part in a stage play because their brains would not keep discipline: They could not keep strict to what another had written.

1. The passage mainly tells us ________________.

A. what a good teacher is

B. how to be a good teacher

C. the difference between a teacher and an actor

D. the way to become a good teacher

2. To be a good teacher, which of the following is not needed?

A. He should be able to hold the audience’s attention.

B. He must have a clear but low and soft voice.

C. He should be able to act what he’s teaching.

D. He doesn’t sit in a chair with an expressionless face.

3. Teachers in class have to ________________.

A. create a group of audience

B. meet their students’ needs

C. be told what to do by their students

D. invent a certain part of a play

4. The passage seems to suggest that a good teacher may not be a good actor because ________________.

A. they are nervous on the stage

B. their brains are out of control

C. they miss their students

D. they are not used to saying what others have written

5. Which of the following has the same meaning as the underlined word “motionless”?

A.　　  still　　　　  　　　　　　   　　   

B.　　  quiet

C.　　  silent　　    　　　　　　  

D.　　 calm