When Andrea Peterson landed her first teaching job, she faced the daunting task of creating a music program with almost no money for equipment or supplies in a climate where standards-based learning was the focus and music just provided a break for students and teachers.

For her drive and creativity in overcoming those challenges, she’s been named national teacher of  the year.

Principal Waynes Kettler said he’s worked with many outstanding teachers in his 22 years as an educator, but Peterson is “just that one step above anybody I’ve ever worked with before.”

Kettler and others at Monte Cristo Elementary School talk about the ways she has introduced the learning from other classrooms into her music program and her creativity in working around things such as the lack of money for new music.

When students were reading S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders in their regular classroom, Peterson helped them write a 30-minute play with scenes from the book. Then they chose three Broadway tunes that focused no race, equality and social justice, the themes of the book. Peterson composed two other songs herself after classroom discussions about the play and the book.

The honor means a lot to residents of Granite Foils. It’s inspiring to know that people from small towns own even win national honors.

As national teacher of the year, Peterson will spend the more year outside the classroom, as a national and international spokeswoman for education.

Not surpassingly. She is a big believe in the white of acts education. She said it’s essential for schools to offer classes such as act or music and physical education because for some kids one of those subjects is the only thing that motivates them to come back to school day after day.

65.The underlined word “daunting” in Paragraph 1 most probably means __________.

A.discouraging   B.interesting   C.creative    D.unbearable

66.When Peterson began her teaching career, ____________.

A.music was a focus of learning in most schools

B.theenvironment was favorable to music teaching

C.the school backed teaching facilities for music

D.immemorial support for music programs was unavailable

67.What is the most important reason that Peterson won the award?

A.She concerned herself with current social problems.

B.She motivated students to learn music with her creativity.

C.She has aught music at the elementary school for 22 years.

D.She make great efforts to amuse students’ interest in literature.

68.Which of the following is an example of Peterson’s way of teaching music?

A.She wrote plays on themes of race, equality and social justice.

B.She made use of the contents of other classes in her teaching.

C.She organized classroom discussions of Broadway tunes.

D.She helped students compose songs by themselves.

69.In Peterson’s opinion, ____________.

A.art music and PE classes are all important

B.more subjects should be offered to students

C.students should be nativated to attend art classes

D.arts education is more important than other subjects

70.It can be inferred from the text that ________.

A.Peterson’s honor was a surprise for the local people

B.Peterson’s art classes attracted students back to school

C.Peterson aroused the local residents’ passion for music

D.Peterson will change her profession next year

 

 

 

Most people believe they don't have imagination. They are wrong. Everyone has imagination, but most of us,once we became adults, forget how to access it. Creativity isn't always connected with great works of art or ideas. People at work and in their free time routinely think of creative ways to solve problems. Maybe you have a goal to achieve,a tricky question to answer or you just want to expand your mind! Here are three techniques to help you.
This technique involves taking unrelated ideas and trying to find links between them. First,think about the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do. Then find an image,word,idea or object,for example,a candle. Write down all the ideas/words associated with candles:light,fire,matches, wax,night,silence,etc. Think of as many as you can. The next stage is to relate the ideas to the job you have to do. So imagine you want to buy a friend an original present; you could buy him tickets to a match or take him out for the night.
   Imagine that normal limitations don't exist. You have as much time/space/money,etc. as you want. Think about your goal and the new possibilities. If,for example,your goal is to learn to ski, you can now practice skiing every day of your life (because you have the time and the money). Now adapt this to reality. Maybe you can practice skiing every day in December,or every Monday in January.
Look at the situation from a different point of view. Good negotiators use this technique in business,and so do writers. Fiction writers often imagine they are the characters in their books. They ask questions: what does this character want? Why can't she get it? What changes must she make to get what she wants? What does she dream about? If your goal involves other people, put yourself “in their shoes”. The best fishermen think like fish!
【小题1】According to the passage, when we become adults, _________ .

A.most of us are no longer creativeB.we can still learn to be more creative
C.we are not as imaginative as childrenD.we are unwilling to be creative
【小题2】The second technique suggests that you just imagine
A.setting a goal is as simple as skiing
B.new possibilities will soon appear
C.December and January are the best months for skiing.
D.you have every resource to achieve your goal
【小题3】The phrase “put yourself in their shoes” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______  .
A.dress yourself like themB.think as they would
C.do as they ask you toD.put on their shoes
【小题4】We learn from the third technique that a good salesman should ask himself “ _________ ?”.
A.what do I usually doB.what did my boss tell me to do
C.what are my customers' needsD.how should I sell my products

                                      D
Wilma was born on June 23, 1940 in St Bethlehem, Tennesse. By the time she was 6, Wilma Rudolph was given metal braces (支架) to aid her in walking. She started receiving treatment with help from her family. A few years later, she walked without any assistance into the church.
When she was in junior high, she joined the basketball team. She finally made an appeal to compete in games again and when her wish was finally permitted, she amazed everyone by leading the team to an undefeated season and the state championships. Though they lost the championship title in the end, Wilma Rudolph earned the attention of the women’s track coach,Ed Template at Tennessee State University and was invited to join the "Tigerbelles".Her efforts paid off as she turned out to be so good that the Tigerbelles invited her to join them in the national Olympic team trails. Not only did she make it into the team, but she won a bronze medal in the 4×100 m relay at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Four years later, Rudolph set a world 200 m record (22.9 seconds) at the 1960 US Championships. At the Rome Olympics in 1960, she competed in the 100 m, 200 m and 4×100 m relay, and equaled the world record of 11.3 seconds in the semifinals (半决赛) of the 100 m. She won the final by three metres in 11.0 seconds, but it was not accepted as a world record.
Wilma Rudolph’s extraordinary achievements in Rome made her a darling of the European press who gave her the nickname "The Black Gazelle (羚羊)" and "The Black Pearl". She also became the first woman in American history to win 3 gold medals in the Olympics and was crowned "the Fastest Woman in the World", Wilma Rudolph’s spirit inspired people such as Jackie Joyner Kersee and Florence Griffith Joyner who became the next woman to win 3 gold medals.
【小题1】What problem did Wilma face according to Paragraph 1?

A.Not being able to speak.B.Not being able to walk.
C.Losing her sight.D.Losing her hearing.
【小题2】We learn that Wilma broke the world record in________.
A.the 4×100m relay at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics
B.the semifinals of the 100m at the Rome Olympics
C.the 200m at the 1960 US Championships
D.the final of the 100m at the Rome Olympics
【小题3】 How many people that at least won 3 Olympics gold medals in American history are
mentioned in the passage?
A.One.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.

 

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Most people believe they don’t have much imagination. They are    1.Everyone has imagination, but most of us, once we become adults, forget how to    2it. Creativity isn’t always   3with great works of art or ideas. People at work and in their free time   4think of creative ways to solve problems. Maybe you have a goal to achieve, a tricky question to answer or you just want to expand your mind! Here are three techniques to help you.

Making connections This technique involves taking   5ideas and trying to find links between them. First, think about the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do. Then find an image, word, idea or object, for example, a candle. Write down all the idea/words   6with candles: light, fire, matches, wax, night, silence, etc. Think of as many as you can. The next stage is to relate the   7to the job you have to do. So imagine you want to buy a friend an original   8; you could buy him tickets to match or take him out for the night.

NO limits! Imagine that normal limitations don’t   9. You have as much time/space/money, etc. as you want. Think about your goal and the new   10.If your goal is to learn to ski,   11, you can now practise skiing every day of your life (because you have the time and the money). Now    12this to reality.  Maybe you can practise skiing ever day in December, or every Monday in January.

Be someone else! Look at the situation from a    13point of view. Good businessmen use this technique in trade, and so do writes. Fiction writers often imagine they are the   14in their books. They ask question: What does this character want? Why can’t she get it? What changes must she make to get what she wants? If your goal involves other people, put yourself in their    15. The best fishermen think like fish!

1.A. wrong              B. unbelievable    C. reasonable      D. realistic

2.A. put up with        B. catch up with   C. make use of     D. keep track of

3.A. equipped           B. compared        C. covered         D. connected

4.A. skillfully         B. routinely       C. vividly         D. deeply

5.A. familiar           B. unrelated       C. creative        D. imaginary

6.A. presented          B. marked          C. lit             D. associated

7.A. ideas              B. ambitions       C. achievement    D. technique

8.A. experience         B. service         C. present         D. object

9.A. work               B. last            C. exist           D. change

10.A. possibilities     B. limitations     C. tendency        D. practice

11.A. in fact           B. in particular   C. as a whole      D. for example

12.A. devote            B. adapt           C. lead            D. keep

13.A. private           B. global          C. different       D. practical

14.A. features          B. themes          C. creatures       D. characters

15.A. positions         B. dreams          C. images          D. directions

 

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