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class. Make an effort to show your teacher you are doing your best."
—Jocelyn Howard, 16
"Learn to put your activities in order of importance. School comes first, and if you just study as soon
as you get home, it's OK. You can also relax and play computers or do the other things you enjoy. But
don't settle for (沉溺于) just getting by. Try hard! And don't be afraid to get help from teachers."
—April Madlangbanyan, 17
"If you have trouble getting along with a specific teacher, pray about it. Ask God to help you see that
teacher through HIS EYES, not your own. And talk with that teacher. Good communication can
strengthen any relationship-even with a hard-to-get-along-with teacher."
—Lisa Shaw, 21
"Being a good student means being organized. Remember to bring all your supplies, everything-to
each class every day. Make sure that you'll never skip (逃) class. And when you're in class,really pay
attention! Don't let yourself daydream or write notes to friends. Completing your homework on time is
also important."
—Victoria Walsh, 16
"When you're having trouble getting along with a certain teacher, stay calm! You may not agree with
him or her, but you've got to remember the teacher is the authority (权威) figure. So make sure that you're respectful and open-minded. Ask for a specific time the two of you can talk. Explain yourself and address (探讨) problem, not the teacher."
—Amanda Baken, 18
"Being a good student means studying often, not just cramming (填鸭式的用功) before a test.
Identify (识别) your weak areas. For example, maybe you don't have good reading skills or it's hard for
you to take notes. Once you identify what your weakness is, ask for help in these specific areas. Be willing to go in early or stay after school to get extra help. Go into the school year knowing that being a good
student will require time and effort!"
—Tiffany Irving, 20
B. you should avoid seeing him again
C. you should ask God for help
D. you should look on him as God
B. not finishing your homework on time
C. writing notes to your best friends in your class
D. bringing all your study things to each class, not escaping from class, listening carefully in class
B. Wasting one's time.
C. Doing opposite things.
D. Having gone.
B. Victoria Walsh advises completing your homework on time..
C. Amanda Baken thinks that teachers should respect students.
D. April Madlangbanyan thinks that a good student should be the first to come to school.
B. some teachers said something about school
C. some students talked about something at school
D. some teachers talked about specific students
配对阅读。下面左栏是现代社会的一些问题，右栏是专家的看法或建议。请将问题与看法或建议配对，并将答案写在括号内。
| ( ) 1. Nowadays students work very hard, but many are unhappy. They feel heavy pressure( 压力) from their parents to do well in school. Most students are always being told by their parents to study harder so that they can have a wonderful life. ( ) 2. As it is reported, a number of students killed themselves. Some try to get rid of the feeling of taking drugs. Some join the groups of troublemakers and turn to crime. ( ) 3. Many parents feel that they are not able to help their children and it is the teachers’ work to help their children. ( ) 4. A lot of parents send their children to those schools opening in the evening and on weekends. But they only help students to pass exams and never teach students any real sense of the world. ( ) 5. Many schools usually have rules about everything from the students’ hair to their clothes and the things in their bags. | A. Such strict rules are harmful to the feelings of the students. B. In these schools， students can do whatever they want and they pay no attention to the rules. C. This kind of schools don’t teach students how to get on with others, how to tell right from wrong, how to show love for others. It’s not good to their development. D. Many of them have tried very hard at school but have failed in the exams and have their parents lose hopes. E. Parents should take responsibilities for helping their children with not only their study but also their life. F. This may be a good idea for those very smart students; it may have terrible results for many students who they are not talented(有天才的) enough. We should encourage young children to develop their own interests. G. Such students felt that they are hated by everyone else and they don’t want to go to school any longer. So we should pay more attention to them. Let them know they are not deserted( 被遗弃的 ). |
Mary’s story is not unusual in Britain. According to the latest government figures, pupil absences are rising, despite schools taking a hard line on truancy (逃学)．
Philippa James, a PhD researcher at Cardiff University’s school of social sciences, thinks she knows why: “The more schools improve methods of detection（检查）, the more children work out better methods of deception.” Teenagers told her it was now harder to skip a single lesson, so they’d miss whole days to avoid being caught.
For several years, James has researched student truancy of 60 teenagers, aged 13 and 14, including Mary, to see how the teenagers truant, for how long, and why.
Through online conversations and face-to-face interviews, she discovered that most truancy was “a response to factors within the school”. Truants are not necessarily less advanced or less intelligent. They complained of teachers who failed to engage them, and of “boring” lessons. “Many truants really enjoy school and believe in education, but drop out when aspects of it were ineffective.” James says.
The views of students like Adam, who believes that skipping lessons has little impact on his schooling, were common. “I only take-off for a lesson, or a couple of days. It doesn’t affect my education,” he told James.
James’ study concludes that schools need to address the question of why pupils want to leave in the first place. “Pupils need help from the start.” she says. “It’s a two-way process – schools must be responsive. We need to look at the reasons for truancy rather than the number, so that instead of walking away from school, students have the skills and chances to talk through problems and make a change.”
小题1:What is one of the reasons for school truancy according to James’ study?
| A．Truants are fallen behind in their studies. |
| B．Truants have no interest in school subjects. |
| C．Truants have more interesting things to do. |
| D．Truants are not satisfied with the teachers. |
| A．experiencing a problem with | B．having a strict attitude towards |
| C．finding it difficult to solve | D．having little success with |
| A．school education is not efficient and needs improvement |
| B．it’s a popular belief that occasional truancy won't cause much harm |
| C．school truancy is becoming more serious and needs more concern |
| D．even good students may sometimes need a break from school |
| A．Schools should solve the problem of teachers. |
| B．Schools should be more active in helping beginner truants. |
| C．Schools should have a better control of hidden truants. |
| D．Schools should find out who truant and how they it. |
“I had a Welsh speaking test. I'd had to memorize a paragraph in front of the whole class. I just couldn’t do it,” says 13-year-old Mary. “I pretended to be ill.” But Mary did not enjoy her day off. “I watched TV all day — it was boring. I wished I had gone to school.”
Mary’s story is not unusual in Britain. According to the latest government figures, pupil absences are rising, despite schools taking a hard line on truancy (逃学)．
Philippa James, a PhD researcher at Cardiff University’s school of social sciences, thinks she knows why: “The more schools improve methods of detection（检查）, the more children work out better methods of deception.” Teenagers told her it was now harder to skip a single lesson, so they’d miss whole days to avoid being caught.
For several years, James has researched student truancy of 60 teenagers, aged 13 and 14, including Mary, to see how the teenagers truant, for how long, and why.
Through online conversations and face-to-face interviews, she discovered that most truancy was “a response to factors within the school”. Truants are not necessarily less advanced or less intelligent. They complained of teachers who failed to engage them, and of “boring” lessons. “Many truants really enjoy school and believe in education, but drop out when aspects of it were ineffective.” James says.
The views of students like Adam, who believes that skipping lessons has little impact on his schooling, were common. “I only take-off for a lesson, or a couple of days. It doesn’t affect my education,” he told James.
James’ study concludes that schools need to address the question of why pupils want to leave in the first place. “Pupils need help from the start.” she says. “It’s a two-way process – schools must be responsive. We need to look at the reasons for truancy rather than the number, so that instead of walking away from school, students have the skills and chances to talk through problems and make a change.”
【小题1】What is one of the reasons for school truancy according to James’ study?
| A．Truants are fallen behind in their studies. |
| B．Truants have no interest in school subjects. |
| C．Truants have more interesting things to do. |
| D．Truants are not satisfied with the teachers. |
| A．experiencing a problem with | B．having a strict attitude towards |
| C．finding it difficult to solve | D．having little success with |
| A．school education is not efficient and needs improvement |
| B．it’s a popular belief that occasional truancy won't cause much harm |
| C．school truancy is becoming more serious and needs more concern |
| D．even good students may sometimes need a break from school |
| A．Schools should solve the problem of teachers. |
| B．Schools should be more active in helping beginner truants. |
| C．Schools should have a better control of hidden truants. |
| D．Schools should find out who truant and how they it. |
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