Tired of telling students to ask questions and to think about what they were doing, Damien Hynes, a high school geography teacher in Australia, decided to do an experiment to test what he had long been thinking．He wrote some well-organized nonsense （something untrue） on the blackboard．The students simply copied it but very few asked any questions．This shows that students are willing to believe anything given by teachers．The story is repeated in support of the Project for Enhancing Effective Learning （PEEL）．
PEEL was carried out by some teachers and researchers in Melbourne who had concluded that normal teaching methods seldom achieve their intended goals; what the teachers think they are teaching is one thing and what the students actually learn is something else．Students’ lack of an over-all view of learning goals and their concentration on test scores make them see each lesson as a separate activity．
Researchers realized that many students do not come into class empty-headed but have their own explanations of how the world works．Their own ideas can remain important to them even when they differ from scientific explanations that are learned later．In fact such ideas are hardly affected by traditional teaching．Students accept the teacher’s scientific explanation, but do not drop their own．They simply keep both and use them practically: in a class test, they copy the teacher’s idea, but in real life they use their own．
Clearly what was needed was to make students understand their learning process（过程）, and this is what the PEEL teachers set out to deal with．On the surface,（表面） a class being taught by PEEL methods only differs from an ordinary class in being a little noisier, because more people are talking．But there are some meaningful changes．Students are given much more time to express their views, and teachers don’t make immediate judgment．The students are allowed to guide what is done in class and their own ideas are always respected．This draws their attention to the actual learning process, and they become responsible for their own progress．
【小题1】The aim of Hynes’ experiment was to ______．

Tired of telling students to ask questions and to think about what they were doing, Damien Hynes, a high school geography teacher in Australia, decided to do an experiment to test what he had long been thinking.He wrote some well-organized nonsense （something untrue） on the blackboard.The students simply copied it but very few asked any questions.This shows that students are willing to believe anything given by teachers.The story is repeated in support of the Project for Enhancing Effective Learning （PEEL）.
PEEL was carried out by some teachers and researchers in Melbourne who had concluded that normal teaching methods seldom achieve their intended goals; what the teachers think they are teaching is one thing and what the students actually learn is something else.Students’ lack of an over-all view of learning goals and their concentration on test scores make them see each lesson as a separate activity.
Researchers realized that many students do not come into class empty-headed but have their own explanations of how the world works.Their own ideas can remain important to them even when they differ from scientific explanations that are learned later.In fact such ideas are hardly affected by traditional teaching.Students accept the teacher’s scientific explanation, but do not drop their own.They simply keep both and use them practically: in a class test, they copy the teacher’s idea, but in real life they use their own.
Clearly what was needed was to make students understand their learning process（过程）, and this is what the PEEL teachers set out to deal with.On the surface,（表面） a class being taught by PEEL methods only differs from an ordinary class in being a little noisier, because more people are talking.But there are some meaningful changes.Students are given much more time to express their views, and teachers don’t make immediate judgment.The students are allowed to guide what is done in class and their own ideas are always respected.This draws their attention to the actual learning process, and they become responsible for their own progress.

1. 1.

   The aim of Hynes’ experiment was to ______.

   1. A.
      show that students didn’t think about what they learnt
   2. B.
      prove the effectiveness of the project known as PEEL
   3. C.
      test students’ general knowledge about geography
   4. D.
      encourage students to ask more questions in class
2. 2.

   Why did some teachers and researchers carry out PEEL?

   1. A.
      To ensure teachers do scientific work.
   2. B.
      To help students get higher test scores.
   3. C.
      To find the differences between what is taught and learnt.
   4. D.
      To help normal teaching methods achieve their goals.
3. 3.

   An important difference between PEEL and non-PEEL classes is that in the PEEL classes ______.

   1. A.
      the teacher does not give the usual scientific explanations
   2. B.
      students always have their own knowledge of the subject
   3. C.
      more attention is paid to the students’ own ideas
   4. D.
      the best explanations are given by the students
4. 4.

   What is Damien Hynes？

   1. A.
      He is a teacher who teaches geography in a high school in Australia
   2. B.
      He is a geography teacher and a researcher in Australia
   3. C.
      He is a teacher teaching geography in a high school in Austria
   4. D.
      He is a high school geography teacher in Austria.

Last weekend, I was walking across the village green(草坪) when I saw an elderly gentleman on the bench, just overlooking the duck pond. I thought he looked a bit forlorn(被遗弃的) so I went over and sat next to him.

       After a few   36    about how nice the weather was and how there were a lot of ducks in the pond today, he told me how he used to come with his wife and watch the children feed the ducks with their mums. They didn't have any   37    of their own..So they cherished being together even more.

       He explained he had been married for 54 years   38    his wife died and how much he missed    39     all the little things with her, like a beautiful sunset. He now lives in a care home. I remarked at how wonderful it must've been to have been married for so long and to have so many happy memories. He took out a large    40   and wiped his eyes and said he had one regret that in all that time he   41    told her how much he really loved her.

       He showed me a photograph of them when they were young. The photo was taken more than 50 years ago. He couldn't believe how the time had   42   . I tried to comfort him by explaining that his wife would be still    43    over him and he could talk to her   44    he wants and that she knows how much he loved her because she can see into his heart. 

       The old man tried to   45    for blurting out his life story but I hushed him and said how privileged I felt he could talk to me and how much it meant to me.

       The   46    I learned from this chance encounter is that we must tell the ones close to us how much we love and care for them and not take them for granted.

       Don't   47    your kind acts until tomorrow; do them today because time flies.

A. discussionB. comments  C. quarrels      D. communication

A. children B. ducks      C. pond       D. home

A. before     B. when      C. after       D. unless

A. doing      B. carrying     C. sharing       D. buying

A. paper      B. rubber     C. brush      D. handkerchief

A. never      B. often       C. sometimes  D. constantly

A. passed on B. passed awayC. passed by   D. passed off

A. watching B. looking      C. seeing     D. observing

A. every timeB. any time    C. some time  D. the time

A. blame    B. cry         C. regret      D. apologize

A. thing     B. class       C. lesson     D. knowledge

A. put up   B. put down    C. put away    D. put off

Last weekend, I was walking across the village green(草坪) when I saw an elderly gentleman on the bench, just overlooking the duck pond. I thought he looked a bit forlorn(被遗弃的) so I went over and sat next to him.

         After a few   36    about how nice the weather was and how there were a lot of ducks in the pond today, he told me how he used to come with his wife and watch the children feed the ducks with their mums. They didn't have any   37    of their own..So they cherished being together even more.

         He explained he had been married for 54 years   38    his wife died and how much he missed    39     all the little things with her, like a beautiful sunset. He now lives in a care home. I remarked at how wonderful it must've been to have been married for so long and to have so many happy memories. He took out a large    40   and wiped his eyes and said he had one regret that in all that time he   41    told her how much he really loved her.

         He showed me a photograph of them when they were young. The photo was taken more than 50 years ago. He couldn't believe how the time had   42   . I tried to comfort him by explaining that his wife would be still    43    over him and he could talk to her   44    he wants and that she knows how much he loved her because she can see into his heart. 

         The old man tried to   45    for blurting out his life story but I hushed him and said how privileged I felt he could talk to me and how much it meant to me.

         The   46    I learned from this chance encounter is that we must tell the ones close to us how much we love and care for them and not take them for granted.

         Don't   47    your kind acts until tomorrow; do them today because time flies.

1.A. discussionB. comments   C. quarrels       D. communication

2.A. children   B. ducks       C. pond        D. home

3.A. before       B. when       C. after        D. unless

4.A. doing         B. carrying        C. sharing         D. buying

5.A. paper        B. rubber     C. brush       D. handkerchief

6.A. never         B. often        C. sometimes  D. constantly

7.A. passed on          B. passed awayC. passed by   D. passed off

8.A. watching  B. looking          C. seeing     D. observing

9.A. every timeB. any time      C. some time   D. the time

10.A. blame     B. cry            C. regret      D. apologize

11.A. thing       B. class        C. lesson      D. knowledge

12.A. put up     B. put down     C. put away      D. put off