Question

On Monday, I stopped my car in front of my daughter Juliet's middle school. She jumped in

the front seat, feeling down. She asked me to help her study for her science test.

“Dad I need to memorize a unit about the Reproductive Cycle of Plants. And I can hardly make it.”

"You know memorizing seems like the best way to study, but in fact you can do better in tests if you work on trying to understand the material.”

Juliet was open to my advice. It was Monday afternoon and we had two nights to study before the test on Wednesday. I suggested a plan. "Tomorrow night, you are going to teach the material to me. Tonight, read the unit. Prepare to teach.”

Asking her to teach me was an unusual idea but I was determined to do it. Studies show teaching somebody else is a very useful way to lean, Even if you don't do the teaching. the act of preparing to teach leads to more learning than just trying your best to memorize the material.

On Tuesday afternoon, Juliet sat down with her Science book facing me said, “Okay Dad, let’s study.” I wanted her to teach me. But false starts happened. I couldn’t be too hard on her. So instead we starred with me asking her some simple questions. She knew some but not other. When she didn't know the answers. I encouraged her to check the book.

She started checking things that didn't make sense. And she was actively seeking to test her understanding. I was happy to see it. She wasn't memorizing, she was trying to make sense of things, which was exactly what I had hoped she would do.

1.Why did Juliet feel down?

A. Because she failed her science test.

B. Because she had trouble memorizing a unit.

C. Because she knew nothing about planting.

D. Because she couldn't follow her teacher.

2.In the writer’s opinion, which was the key to best learning?

A. Memorizing

B. Testing

C. Questioning.

D. Understanding

3.The underlined word "it" in paragraph 5 refers to “    “.

A. making her check the book

B. using simple questions to test her

C. encouraging her to read the unit

D. asking her to teach me the unit

4.When false starts happened, the writer was      .

A. patient

B. worried

C. nervous

D. embarrassed

5.Which can be the best title for the passage?

A. A Creative Father

B. An Unexpected Test

C. Learning from Teaching

D. Preparing for Teaching

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.D

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题作者通过让女儿教他来学习，这种学习方式——从教中学习，可以帮助女儿深入理解知识，提高理解能力。

1.根据短文第三行Dad I need to memorize a unit about the Reproductive Cycle of Plants. And I can hardly make it 可知，朱丽叶感到沮丧，是因为她很难记住一个单元。故填：B。

2.根据第四、五行"You know memorizing seems like the best way to study, but in fact you can do better in tests if you work on trying to understand the material.”可知，在作者看来，“理解”是最佳学习的关键。故填：D。

3.根据句意“请她教我是个不同寻常的主意，但我下定决心去做”可知， it指代“asking her to teach me the unit”。故填：D。

4.根据第六段第二、三行I couldn’t be too hard on her. So instead we starred with me asking her some simple questions可知，当女儿出现错误时，作者表现出“耐心”的一面。故填：A。

5.根据本文大意可知，作者通过让女儿教他来学习，这种学习方式——从教中学习，可以帮助女儿深入理解知识，提高理解能力。 故填：C。