Reading provides the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes ________ we read ours.
A. that B. what C. which D. it
We have done things we ought not to have done and ________ undone things we ought to have done.
A. left B. leaving C. will leave D. to leave
I just don’t understand ________ that prevents so many children at school from being as happy as one might expect.
A. what it is B. what it does
C. what is it D. why is it
书面表达 (满分25分)
目前，越来越多的中学生利用周末上各种各样的培训班。对此存在两种不同观
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根据以上提示，以Are private classes necessary?为题，写一篇120词左右的短文，反映表中内容，并简要阐述自己的观点。文章开头已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇： 巩固—consolidate
Are private classes necessary?
More and more middle school students are taking all kinds of training classes at the weekend. There are two different viewpoints about it. ____________________________
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任务型阅读(共10题；每小题1分，满分10分)
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。
注意：每空格1个单词。
D. R. Gaul Middle School is in Union, Maine, a blueberry-farming town where the summer fair finds kids competing in pig scrambles and pie-eating contests.
Gaul, with about 170 seventh- and eighth-graders, has its own history of lower level academic achievement. One likely reason: Education beyond the basic requirements hasn't always been a top priority for families who've worked the same land for generations. Here, few adults have college degrees, and outsiders (teachers included) are often kept at a respectful distance.
Since 2002, Gaul's students have been divided into four classes, each of them taught almost every subject by two teachers. The goal: To find common threads across disciplines to help students create a big picture that gives fresh meaning and context to their classwork -- and sparks motivation for learning.
Working within state guidelines, each team makes its individual schedules and lesson plans, incorporating non-textbook literature, hands-on lab work and field trips. If students are covering the Civil War in social studies, they're reading The Red Badge of Courage or some other period literature in English class. In science, they study the viruses and bacteria that caused many deaths in the war.
Team teaching isn't unusual. About 77 percent of middle schools now employ some form of it, says John Lounsbury, consulting editor for the National Middle School Association. But most schools use four- or five-person teams, which Gaul tried before considering two-person teams more effective. Gaul supports the team concept by "looping" classes (跟班) so that the same two teachers stick with the same teens through seventh and eighth grades. Combining teams and looping creates an extremely strong bond between teacher and student. It also, says teacher Beth Ahlholm, "allows us to build an excellent relationship with parents."
Ahlholm and teammate Madelon Kelly are fully aware how many glazed looks they see in the classroom, but they know 72 percent of their eighth-graders met Maine's reading standard last year -- double the statewide average. Only 31 percent met the math standard, still better than the state average (21 percent). Their students also beat the state average in writing and science. And in2006, Gaul was one of 47 schools in the state to see testing gains of at least 20 percent in four of the previous five years, coinciding roughly with team teaching's arrival.
There are some very good things about open education. This way of teaching allows the students to grow as people, and to develop their own interests in many subjects. Open education allows students to be responsible for their own education, as they are responsible for what they do in life. Some students do badly in a traditional classroom. The open classroom may allow them to enjoy learning. Some students will be happier in an open education school. They will not have to worry about grades or rules. For students who worry about these things a lot, it is a good idea to be in an open classroom.
But many students will not do well in an open classroom. For some students, there are too few rules. These students will do little in school. They will not make good use of open education. Because open education is so different from traditional education, these students may have a problem getting used to making so many choices. For many students it is important to have some rules in the classroom. They worry about the rules even when there are no rules. Even a few rules will help this kind of students. The last point about open education is that some traditional teachers do not like it. Many teachers do not believe in open education. Teachers who want to have an open classroom may have many problems at their schools.
You now know what open education is. Some of its good points and bad points have been explained. You may have your own opinion about open education. The writer thinks that open education is a good idea, but only in theory. In actual fact, it may not work very well in a real class or school. The writer believes that most students, but of course not all students, need some structure in their classes. They want and need to have rules. In some cases, they must be made to study some subjects. Many students are pleased to find subjects they have to study interesting. They would not study those subjects if they did not have to.
1. Open education allows the students to .
A. grow as the educated B. be responsible for their future
C. develop their own interests D. discover subjects outside class
2. Open education may be a good idea for the students who .
A. enjoy traditional learning B. worry about grades
C. do well in a traditional classroom D. are responsible for what they do
3. Some students will do little in an open classroom because .
A. there are too few rules B. they hate activities
C. open education is meaningless D. they worry about the rules
4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Some traditional teachers do not like it.
B. Many teachers do not believe in open education.
C. Teachers may have problems in open classrooms.
D. Teachers’ feelings and attitudes are important to students.
5. Which of the following best summarizes the passage?
A. Open education is a really complex idea.
B. Open education is better than traditional education.
C. Traditional teachers don’t believe in open education.
D. The writer thinks open education is practical.
