Fun-loving Paul Johnson earned the title of the Scarborough Evening News Teacher of the Year 2008．Mr Johnson, of Hinderwell School, was presented with the award after four of his pupils nominated（recommended） him for the prestigious title．
Evening News editor Ed Asquith presented Mr Johnson with his certificate — and a cheque for £100．His class is also set to enjoy a free trip to the Sea Life Centre which includes being picked up by a complimentary Shoreline Suncruisers open-top bus．
The 30-year-old, who lives in Hunmanby, said: “I am just so shocked．I have been nominated for this award for a few years and I never thought I would win it．It is fantastic．It is completely out of the blue．”
Mr Johnson has worked as a Year 5 teacher at the school for seven years．He also works as an advanced teacher, which involves visiting other schools in the county once a week to offer cross-curricular teaching．
He was chosen as the winner because of his dynamic but educationally engaging approach to teaching, and based on the real way he has demonstrated that every child matters．Each term he picks a theme for his class and the curriculum is based around it．This term they are studying medieval times — and his classroom has a castle in one corner．He also treated his class to a three-day trip to London earlier this year．
His nominators were Lucy and Emily Desborough, Rachel Laverick and Rebecca Miller．Classmate Callum Macdonald, 10, said: “He is the best teacher in the world and he deserves this．He is brilliant with us and he is just so funny．He tells lots of jokes which always make us laugh．” Beth Lawty, nine, added: “Our classroom is the best ever．We have really enjoyed being in his class and I will miss him next year．”
1.Paul Johnson visits other schools in the county to ______．
A．show his teaching experience B．learn from other teachers
C．improve his teaching skills D．offer a different course
2.Why is there a castle in one corner of Paul Johnson’s classroom?
A．It is used to train the students’ imagination．
B．It is a prize from the Scarborough Evening News
C．The students can play in it after class．
D．It is probably a symbol of medieval times．
3.The underlined part “out of the blue” probably means ______．
A．of surprise B．frustrating
C．of great fame D．within easy reach
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
I arrived in the classroom, ready to share my knowledge and experience with 75 students who would be my English Literature class．Having taught in 1for 17 years, I had no 2about my ability to hold their attention and to 3on them my admiration for the literature of my mother tongue．
I was shocked when the monitor shouted, “ 4!”
The entire class rose as I entered the room, and I was somewhat 5about how to get them to sit down again, but once that awkwardness was over, I quickly 6my calmness and began what I thought was a fact-packed lecture, sure to gain their respect --- perhaps 7their admiration．I went back to my office with the rosy glow which comes from a sense of achievement．
My students 8diaries．However, as I read them, the rosy glow was gradually 9by a strong sense of sadness．The first diary said, “Our literature teacher didn’t teach us anything today． 10her next lecture will be better．” Greatly surprised, I read diary after diary, each expressing a 11theme．“Didn’t I teach them anything? I described the entire philosophical framework of Western thought and laid the historical 12for all the works we will study in class,” I complained．“How 13they say I didn’t teach them anything?”
It was a long term, and it 14became clear that my ideas about education were not the same as 15of my students．I thought a teacher’s job was to raise 16questions and provide enough background so that students could 17their own conclusions．My students thought a teacher’s job was to provide 18information as directly and clearly as possible．What a difference!
19, I also learned a lot, and my experience with my Chinese students has made me a 20American teacher, knowing how to teach in a different culture．
1.A．the UK B．the US C．China D．Australia
2.A．worry B．idea C．doubt D．experience
3.A．impress B．put C．leave D．fix
4.A．Attention B．Look out C．At ease D．Stand up
5.A．puzzled B．sure C．depressed D．worried
6.A．found B．returned C．regained D．followed
7.A．more B．even C．yet D．still
8.A．passed B．borrowed C．kept D．read
9.A．replaced B．taken C．caught D．moved
10.A．Naturally B．Perhaps C．Fortunately D．Reasonably
11.A．different B．strong C．similar D．usual
12.A．happenings B．characters C．development D．background
13.A．should B．need C．will D．must
14.A．immediately B．certainly C．simply D．gradually
15.A．that B．what C．those D．ones
16.A．difficult B．interesting C．ordinary D．unusual
17.A．draw B．get C．decide D．give
18.A．strange B．standard C．exact D．serious
19.A．Therefore B．However C．But D．Though
20.A．normal B．happy C．good D．better
---I’d like to invite you to dinner this Sunday, Mr．Smith．
---_____．
A．Oh, no．Let’s not B．I’m very sorry, but I have other plans
C．I’d rather stay at home D．Oh, no．That’ll be too much trouble
While reading, you can make a mark _____ you have a question．
A．the place where B．what C．that D．where
In view of lacking preparations for the competition and not wanting to lose face, Johnson eventually decided to _____．
A．drop in B．drop off C．drop back D．drop out
Shylock, how can you hope for mercy yourself when you show _____．
A．it B．nothing C．none D．no one
