Do you know what American students have to do in their schools? In America, at the beginning of the term, students must choose their courses and teachers first. While in China students usually have no chances to choose their courses and teachers.

Choosing is very important for your grades in America. So at the first term, don’t choose too many courses, or you’ll feel very nervous and it may influence your study. Then you have to ask for some teaching plans. There is some information about subjects, time arranging, marks and textbooks. At the same time, you must choose the teachers. Different teachers have different teaching methods. If the teacher is called “killer” by the last grade, many students will give up choosing him. Because this kind of teacher will leave too much homework, too many exams and give too low grades.

There is another thing after you choose the courses and the teachers. How to buy textbooks makes each student feel hard. The textbooks in America are very expensive. Each copy is about $30～$50. In order to save money, many students buy some used textbooks, and some students usually borrow textbooks from the school library. You must get enough ready before classes. In class, discussing is very important. The teacher encourages you to raise questions or show your own opinions. They don’t usually ask you to sit well. Instead they allow you to sit or stand everywhere you like. They don’t give you much homework to do. You can learn some knowledge and do exercises by yourself.

请根据短文内容回答问题。

1.When must American students choose their courses and teachers?

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2.Why do American students choose teachers?

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3.How can they get the textbooks?

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4.What is important in class?

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5.What do you think of American school life? (请自拟一句话作答)

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American schools are quite different from those in China. In America, at the beginning of the term, students must select their courses and teachers first. While in China students usually have no chances to select their courses and teachers.

Selecting is very important for your grades in America. So at the first term, don’t select too many courses, 74.or you’ll feel very nervous and it may influence your study. Then you have to ask for some teaching plans. There is some information about subjects, time arranging, marks and textbooks. At the same time, you must choose the teachers. Different teachers have different teaching methods. If the teacher is called “killer” by the last grade, many students will give up choosing him. Because this kind of teacher will leave too much homework, too many exams and give too low grades.
There is another thing after you select the course and the teacher. How to buy textbooks makes each student feel hard. The textbooks in America are very expensive. Each copy is about $30～50. In order to save money, many students buy some used textbooks, and some students usually borrow textbooks from the school library. You must get enough ready before class. In class, discussing is very important. 75. 老师鼓励你提出问题或展示你自己的观点。They don’t usually ask you to sit well. Instead they allow you to sit or stand everywhere you like. They don’t give you much homework to do. You can learn some knowledge and do exercises by yourself. So in American schools, you must do almost all things yourself.
根据文章内容，补全71、72句中所缺单词、短语或句子。
【小题1】 At the beginning of the new term, American students have to ask for some teaching plans and get their textbooks ready besides ____________________.
【小题2】 The teacher____________________will always leave too much homework, too many exams and give too low grades.
【小题3】 根据文章内容回答问题。
Why do many students in America buy used textbooks ?
【小题4】 请将文中黑体字译成汉语。
【小题5】 请将划线句子译成英语。

阅读下面的短文，按要求完成各项任务。

   Ludwing van Beethoven is the most famous classical composer of the Western world. People Will remember him for his powerful music and for continuing to compose after he became deaf.

  Ludwing  Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany on December 16,1770. It was said that his father was very strict with him. Although he disliked his father's teaching methods, Beethoven still did as he was told by his father. Beethoven began to show his talent in music. At the age of seven he could perform well enough to appear in public. He soon became famous as a young musician.

   In 1798 Beethoven noticed that he began to lose his hearing. But he never gave up composing and playing. He wrote the popular Moonlight Sonata.(月光鸣奏曲）in 1801. By 1819 he was totally deaf. He chose to fight against destiny(命运）. After Beethoven turned deaf, he created some famous symphonies, including the Destiny Symphony.

   Beethoven died in March 1827. Although he died more than 180 years ago, Beethoven is still influencing the music world.

1. 请将右边的两个标题与左边相应的段落连线。（1分）

 Paragraph 1

Paragraph 2          a. Beethoven went on composing and playing after turning deaf

                   b. When Beethoven was a child, he showed his talent in music.

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Paragraph 4

2.从文中找出与所给意思相同或相近的句子。（1分）

Beethoven didn't like his father's teaching way, but he did what his father told him.

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3.把文中划线的句子译成汉语。（1分）

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4.回答问题。（1分）

Why do you think Beethoven is still influencing us, though he has been dead for long?

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5.根据短文中的信息，完成表格，每空词数不限。（4分）

When Ron Clark began teaching in 1995, his teacher gave him this advice, “If you can influence the life of one child, you’ll be a success.” Up to now, Ron still doesn’t agree with that advice. When Ron entered a class, he decided to change every student’s life for the better.

Ron never planned on being a teacher. After college, he travelled around the world, living a life full of adventures, but after getting terribly sick, he returned to his hometown, North Carolina. Then he taught at a school there. “From then on it was like magic — I fell in love with teaching,” said Ron. After five years of teaching, he heard that some schools in East Harlem, New York were failing because there were few good teachers. “At that moment I had a feeling — it was like a calling,” he said. “And so I said, ‘I’m going to do it.’”

Before school started, Ron went to every single student’s home and met with their families. He gave his students his home phone number, so if they had any trouble with their homework, they could call him. To connect with his students, Ron knew he should use special teaching methods. He learned to play funny games with them, gave them lively lessons, and spent his time taking students to New York’s tourist attractions. His students studied harder and behaved（表现）better in return.

Because of his efforts in North Carolina and Harlem, Ron Clark has become one of the most successful teachers in America. But, more than anything else, he has become famous for his book called The Essential 55.

Sold in over 25 countries, The Essential 55 has encouraged teachers to influence the lives of all of their students. Ron Clark is now starting a new school in Atlanta, Georgia — probably his biggest adventure!

64. Does Ron Clark agree with his teacher’s advice?

65. In which year did Ron Clark begin teaching in New York?

66. What did the students do in return for Ron’s efforts?

67. What is Ron Clark famous for?

68. Why can Ron Clark be a successful teacher?