Question

A new term has begun. Teachers are ______ about the fact that new students are not easy to handle (对待). They like to bring cellphones and MP3 players to school. What is ______, some students even use cellphones to do with out-of-class matters in class, or sometimes just for fun. Some other students listen to MP3 players when they are having a lesson that they are not interested in.

Are these new students really that ______? ‘Yes,’ says Delaney Kirk, a professor at Drake University. ______ she adds it’s not their fault. Instead, the things that they bring into school --- cellphones, MP3 players and so on --- and the teachers are to blame（责备）. Kirk first began thinking about students’ manners six years ago. ‘I had my first class in which students were sleeping or talking to each other. It seemed that learning well ______ nothing to do with them,’ she says. ‘At first, I got worried about this, but then I said to myself, “You’re teaching ______, and you need to manage this … These students need to know more about manners. It’s time to help them develop some good _____. They shouldn’t waste time doing nothing when they are young. Sooner or later, they might regret（后悔） the time they have wasted.”’

Kirk also ______ a list of suggestions to help teachers better manage their classes. The following are among her suggestions:

Tell students how they will benefit(获益) by taking the class. On the first day of class, emphasize（强调）its importance ______ giving some homework that students must turn in next time.

Do not allow them to bring cellphones and MP3 players to the class at all.

Decide ______ formal（正式的） and informal the class will be.

1.A. worried    B. excited    C. surprised    D. interested

2.A. bad    B. better    C. good    D. worse

3.A. friendly    B. polite    C. rude    D. patient

4.A. But    B. However    C. And    D. So

5.A. learned    B. did    C. had    D. shared

6.A. math    B. lessons    C. Chinese    D. English.

7.A. ideas    B. speeches    C. habits    D. classes

8.A. makes    B. brings    C. gets    D. takes

9.A. of    B. on    C. at    D. by

10.A. what    B. why    C. which    D. how

Answer

1. A

2. D

3. C

4. A

5. C

6. B

7. C

8. A

9. D

10. B

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了新学期开始，老师们对新学生难以管理这一事实的担忧。

1.句意：. 新学期开始了。老师们担心新生不易处理。worried担心的； B. excited激动的；C. surprised吃惊的；D. interested有趣的。根据下文They like to bring cellphones and MP3 players to school. What is ___2___, some students even use cellphones to do with out-of-class matters in class, or sometimes just for fun. Some other students listen to MP3 players when they are having a lesson that they are not interested in.可只是老师们担心。故选A。

2..句意：更糟糕的是，一些学生甚至在课堂上用手机处理课外事务，或者有时只是为了好玩。A. bad 坏的；B. better更好的；C. good好的；D. worse更差的。根据下文some students even use cellphones to do with out-of-class matters in class, or sometimes just for fun.可知这里是说更糟的是。根据题意，故选D。

3.句意：这些新生真的那么无理吗？A. friendly友好的；B. polite礼貌的；C. rude粗鲁的；D. patient有耐心的。根据下文‘Yes,’ says Delaney Kirk, a professor at Drake University. ___4___ she adds it’s not their fault. Instead, the things that they bring into school --- cellphones, MP3 players and so on --- and the teachers are to blame（责备）.可知这里是说他们真地是无理的吗。根据题意，故选C。

4.句意：但是她补充道它不是他们的错。A. But但是；B. However然而；C. And和，又；D. So因此。根据下文she adds it’s not their fault. Instead, the things that they bring into school --- cellphones, MP3 players and so on --- and the teachers are to blame（责备）可知这里是表示转折关系。根据题意，故选A。

5.句意：似乎学得好与他们无关。A. learned学习；B. did做；C. had有；D. shared分享。have nothing to do with表示和……没有关系。根据题意，故选C。

6.句意：你在教课，你需要管理这些……这些学生需要更多地了解礼貌。A. math数学； B. lessons课；C. Chinese汉语；D. English.英语。根据下文and you need to manage this … These students need to know more about manners.可知这里是说你正在教课。根据题意，

故选B。

7.句意：是时候帮助他们养成好习惯了。A. ideas主意；B. speeches发言；C. habits习惯；D. classes班级；短语develop some good habits表示养成一些好习惯。根据题意，故选C。

8.句意：Kirk还列出了一些建议，帮助老师更好地管理课堂。A. makes使，制作；B. brings带来；C. gets得到；D. takes带去。短语make a list of suggestions表示列举建议。根据下文to help teachers better manage their classes.可知这里是列举建议。故选A 。

9.句意：上课的第一天，通过布置一些学生下次必须交的作业来强调它的重要性。A. of ……的； B. on 在……上；C. at在……；D. by通过……。by doing sth.表示通过做某事。根据题意，故选D。

10.句意：决定为什么会是正式的，而且是非正式的。A. what什么；B. why为什么；C. which哪一个；D. how怎样。这里是在问原因，用why来引导。根据题意，故选B。