There were times when it was only schoolchildren who felt sick before they got their grades.But now teachers in Germany are scared, too, as they are being graded by their students.

Many teachers are opposed to it.They don’t mind being evaluated.But they are upset because the results are then being posted on the Internet and accessible to millions of Internet users.On the website www. spickmich.de during the past four months students have posted evaluations of 100,000 teachers.

The teachers are graded on categories such as “motivated”, “good instruction,” “easy examinations”, or even “sexy.” Many teachers think that their privacy has been violated.

The creators of the website say that the students are only being offered the chance to provide teachers with some feedback about their classroom instruction.Bernd Dicks, who founded the website with three friends, says that the students are largely quite satisfied with their teachers.On a grading scale of one to six, the teachers’ average grade is 2.7 and it has been improving lately.He often says the impression is that students are bullying(欺负) their teachers.But there is also bullying of the students by teachers.  

“Teachers must also learn to live with criticism,” he added.But still, the website is not totally immune from manipulation(操纵), as one teacher near the northern city of Hanover recently proved.He registered himself on the website as a student and then rated his own teaching colleagues highly.Within a few days, seven of his colleagues were listed in the top 10 rankings of Germany’s best teachers.

45. Many teachers are opposed to the website because        .

A.their privacy has been violated         B.they are afraid of being assessed

C.their evaluations are unfair       D.the results are not satisfying

46.The founders of the website intended to         .

A.get the students to know their teachers better

B.conduct a survey on teachers’ performances

C.help the teachers to improve their teaching

D.change the teachers’ ways of giving instructions

47.From what the teacher in Hanover did, we can infer         .

A.he intended to help his colleagues

B.there was some disadvantage of the website

C.his colleagues were more popular than him

D.he wanted to know how he was evaluated

48.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A.Teachers get graded by pupils  B.Teachers are angry with website

C.Teachers need self-assessment        D.New invention in assessing teachers

There lived a king who liked art. One day an artist offered to  paint the most beautiful picture in the world on the wall of his palace.

So he king said, “ All right, you may work on one of the walls in the new hall. ”

Just then, another artist said, “Please allow me to work on the opposite wall. I shall make exactly what that man will make on the opposite wall. Moreover, I shall do so without looking at his work. I would even request you to have a thick curtain put up between the two walls so the either of us cannot see the other. ”

Everyone in the king’s court, including the king and the first artist was surprised. So the king decided to give the man a chance.

The following day, a thick curtain was put into place and both the artists got to work. The first artist brought in a regular supply of paint, oil and water. But the second one would come with a cloth and a bucket of water every day.

A month later the first artist said that his work was completed and invited the king to come.

So the king sent the message to the second artist, saying he was coming to see their works that evening.

After seeing the first artist’s wall, the king was very impressed with the painting and gave him a huge sum of money as a reward. He then asked for the curtain to be opened up.

The same painting was seen on the opposite wall too! It was exactly like the one on the first wall. But this man had not seen what was going on, on the other side of the curtain.

The man said simply, “It’s very easy I just polished the wall every day! ”

It was a wall made of white marble. The fellow polished it till it shone like a mirror. The reflection of the painting across the room showed up in it!

56.A thick curtain was put up between the two walls in order to __________.

A.help them concentrate on their work

B.keep the first artist’s painting a secret

C.prevent their painting from being seen

D.make it hard for them to exchange ideas

57.Why did the first artist receive a huge sum of money from the king?

A.His painting satisfied the king.

B.His painting was the best the king has ever seen.

C.He painted better than the second artist.

D.The king promised to give him a reward.

58.How was the king feeling when he saw the second wall ?

A.Surprised and excited.           B. Fascinated and doubtful.

C.Satisfied and curious.            D. The paintings on the wall.

59.What would be best title of the text?        .

A.A king who loved art            B.Two artists and the king

C.Whose painting is better?        D.The painting on the wall

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