Question

    Students usually do lots of homework and have some exams. What color do your teachers grade your homework and exam papers? 1. Yeah. Teachers always use red pens to check students’ papers and homework,2.. The headmaster asks all teachers to use green pens to check students’ papers and homework, and the students there need to use purple pens to comment(评论) on teachers’ grades.

3. A study shows that color is negative(消极的) color. Red pens can make students worried and unhappy. One of the headmasters Jennie Hick says, “Students can do better if teachers use green pens.” 4. He says. "I always use red pens to work. I think children like red better because they can read red comments more easily.”

In fact, using a color like green or red is not important. The important thing is how the students think of their comments.

A.It’s red, isn’t it?

B.But Chris McGovern, a teacher, doesn’t agree.

C.Why are the teachers no longer using red pens?

D.A study shows that green is good for students.

E.But in England, the teachers at Mount School need to put away their red pens.

Answer

1.A

2.E

3.C

4.B

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述英国蒙特学校的老师需要用绿色的笔批改作业，为此不同的老师有不同的意见。

1.

根据上文“What color do …and exam papers?”以及下文“Yeah. Teachers …and homework”可知，作者做出设问：老师用什么颜色的笔批改作业，回答：老师总是用红笔批改。与之搭配的应该是：是红色，不是吗？故答案为A。

2.

根据下文“The headmaster… students’ papers and homework,”可知，校长让老师用绿色的笔批改作业，此处与上文有一个转折，所以与之搭配的应该是：但是在英国，蒙特学校的老师需要把他们的红笔收起来。故选E。

3.

根据下文“A study shows that color is negative(消极的) color. Red pens can make students worried and unhappy.”研究显示红色是消极的颜色，能让学生感到忧虑和不开心，此为解释校长要求换掉红笔的理由，与之搭配的应该是：为什么老师不再使用红笔呢？故选C。

4.

根据上文“Students can do better if teachers use green pens.”以及下文“I always use red pens…more easily.”可知，一个老师赞同用绿色笔，另一个人认为红色笔能让孩子更容易读到批阅，双方执相反的意见。与之搭配的应该是：但是，有一个老师，克里斯·麦戈文不同意这个观点。故选B。