Mrs. Thompson, a school teacher, told the children on the first day that she loved them all the same. But that was a lie. There in the front row was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard. He didn’t get along well with the other children and he always needed a bath. She did not like him.
Then Mrs. Thompson got to know that Teddy was a very good boy before the death of his mother. Mrs. Thompson was ashamed of herself. She felt even worse when, like all her other students, Teddy bought her a present, too. It was his mother’s perfume(香水).
Teddy said, “Mrs. Thompson, today you smell just like my mom used to.” After the children left she cried for an hour. On that very day, she stopped being busy teaching reading, writing and math. Instead, she began to care more about the children.
Mrs. Thompson paid more attention to Teddy. The more she encouraged him, the faster he improved. By the end of Grade 6, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class.
Six years went by before she got a note from Teddy. He wrote that he had finished high school, third in his class, and she was still the best teacher he had ever had in his whole life. He went to college. Mrs. Thompson got two more letters from him with the last one signed, Theodore F. Stoddard, M.D.(医学博士).
The story doesn’t end there. On his wedding day, Dr. Stoddard said, “Thank you, Mrs. Thompson, for believing in me. You made me feel good about myself and showed me that I could make a difference.”
Mrs. Thompson, with tears in her eyes, said, “Teddy, you have it all wrong. You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn’t know how to teach until I met you.”
【小题1】What did Mrs. Thompson do on the first day of school?

A.She made Teddy feel sad.
B.She told the class something untrue about herself.
C.She changed Teddy’s seat to the front row.
D.She asked the children to play with Teddy.
【小题2】Why didn’t Teddy get along well with the other children?
A.He always needed a bath.B.Mrs. Thompson did not like him.
C.He felt lonely without his mother.D.He didn’t enjoy playing with others.
【小题3】What does the underlined sentence “Mrs. Thompson was ashamed of herself” mean in the passage?
A.Mrs. Thompson was pleased with what she had done.
B.Mrs. Thompson was angry with the boy’s mother.
C.Mrs. Thompson was surprised that the boy’s mother was gone.
D.Mrs. Thompson was very sorry because she didn’t like the child before.
【小题4】Which of the following is NOT true according to the reading?
A.Mrs. Thompson gave Teddy Stoddard motherly care and encouragement.
B.Teddy had probably become a doctor before he got married.
C.Mrs. Thompson agreed with Teddy that she had made a difference in his life.
D.Teddy thought Mrs. Thompson was the best teacher he had ever had in his whole life.
【小题5】Which of the following can be the best title for the reading?
A.Making a Difference.
B.Not a Really Good Teacher
C.A Clever Student
D.Friendship between Students and Teachers.

 One morning, Wu Li discovered that her classroom had changed. She found that the desks were no longer in rows(排), but pushed together to make eight bigger desks. She was too excited about it for the first two days and she couldn’t listen to the teachers carefully. But soon she and her classmates got used to this new classroom arrangement (安排). “Now our class is quieter,” said Wu. “What’s more, we can come up with our own ideas and learn more through discussion. It’s a better way to study.”

Li Yu liked it, too. He said, “Group members first discuss, and then show ourselves in front of the whole class. It makes us believe in ourselves.” It was part of a reform (改革) at Li’s school—Baita Secondary School. The school made this reform because they wanted to provide students with easier ways to study and more chances to discuss. “Our school hopes it can improve students’ abilities (能力) to study by themselves and work in groups,” said Zhang Yong, the principal of the school.

However, the reform has demanded (要求) more from teachers. Now they have only about 15 minutes to give the lesson which should be taught in 45 minutes before. It is difficult to teach in such a short time. The teachers have to find better ways to teach more effectively.

“The reform demands more, but I’m sure it is helpful,” added Mr Zhang.

1.After the new classroom arrangement it was easier for Wu Li and her classmates to ______ in class.

A. discuss with each other               B. sit in the classroom

C. push desks together                  D. teach a lesson

2.The school made the reform to provide students with _______ to study.

A. noisier classes            B. easier ways    C. more seats             D. fewer chances

3.The Chinese meaning of the word “effectively” in this passage is _________.

A.简单地                      B. 明确地       C. 有效地                  D. 认真地

4.The teachers __________ after the reform.

A. have to find better ways to teach

B. find it easier to teach

C. spend 45 minutes explaining to the students

D. are happy to explain for only 15 minutes

5.The best title of this passage may be “________”.

A. Students’ Friendship  B. Teachers’ Hope   

C. Discussion in Class         D. New Look in Class

 

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Travel Study is a new way to spend your holidays. Have you ever heard about it?

When you have a travel study, you can see Big Ben, Sydney Opera House, the Stature of Liberty and many other buildings. You can visit many places of natural beauty. During your travel study, you may go traveling yourself or with your friends.

When you travel to other countries, you can be served with different new food and know more things about different customs(风俗). You read all these from books in the past, but now you have a chance to know them clearly,②You can also make new friends from different countries, they can help you know more about their own countries.

Maybe you already have foreign teachers in your school to teach you English. But he or she won’t speak English with you all the time. During the travel study, you may speak it every day and almost everywhere because English can help you __①__ people from __①__ countries better.

It also gives you a chance to live alone. You should do all the things by yourself. What should you do if you lose your way in a foreign country? How to book a room and how to buy an air ticket? You should pay attention to all these things. You have to do them by yourself.

1.在①处填上适当的词。  _____________  _____________

2.将②句译成汉语。________________________________________________

3.What can people do when they travel to other countries?

__________________________________________________________________

4.在文中找出与下列句子意思相近的句子。How should you do it if you get lost abroad?

__________________________________________________________________

5.在文中找出最能表达该短文主题的句子。_____________________________

 

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