As a new teacher at Doull Elementary school in Denver, Kyle Schwartz thought of a simple way to know her third graders, most of whom came from poor families. She asked them to complete the note, “I wish my teacher knew..." and share something about themselves. Their honest answers gave the teacher a chance to understand her students’ difficulties.“I wish my teacher knew I have no pencils to do my homework,” wrote one child. “I wish my teacher knew sometimes my reading homework is not signed because my mom is not free a lot,” wrote another. Some showed hope for the future. “I wish my teacher knew that I warn to go to college.”
“Some notes are really heartbreaking.” Schwartz tells ABC News. “I care deeply about each of my students and I don’t want them to be poor forever.” She explains, “I hoped to know more about their lives and how I could better support them. So I decided to let them tell me what I needed to know. That was why I created the fill-in-the-blank exercise.”
_______ the third graders were allowed to answer anonymously （匿名地） , most wanted to include names. And some were even excited to read their notes out loud, like one shy girl who bravely said that she was lonely. “After she told the class, ‘I don’t have friends to play with me,’ I was worried about what they would do,” Schwartz tells Us Weekly. However,I felt encouraged to see how much support the other kids offered her. They invited her to play at break and sit with them at lunch. You see, children have an unusual ability to express empathy（同情） .”
“The results have been surprising,” says Schwartz. “It shows the importance of giving people a voice and really listening to them.”
（以下A（易）、B（难）两种题型任选一种，前4个小题为A（易）题型，后4个小题为B（难）题型，做A种題型的不做B种，做B种题型的不做A种）
1.Why did the teacher create the fill-in-the-blank exercise?
A. To find out more about her students.
B. To make the lesson more challenging.
C. To improve the students' writing skills.
D. To raise her students’ interest in lessons.
2.What do we know about the students' answers?
A. They were kept secret. B. They were partly made up.
C. They were beyond expectations. D. They were mostly disappointing.
3.What does Schwartz think of her students?
A. They are brave, shy and lonely.
B. They are ready to express themselves.
C. They have difficulty in making friends.
D. They are unwilling to make their answers public.
4.What happened to the girl after she shared her feelings?
A. Her classmates liked to chat with her.
B. Her classmates didn’t understand her.
C. She was laughed at by her classmates.
D. She got great support from her classmates.
5.Fill in the blank in Para. 3 with a proper word.
6.Which sentence in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one?
Some of what they said made me feel rather sad.
7.Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
8.What did the teacher do in order to know more about her students?
Christa Marie Eastburn has added a new name to the list of people she sends Father’s Day cards to—a father she grew up never knowing. In North Kansas City, the 57-year-old woman thought her father died 54 years ago, but this summer she learned he is alive. "I have a real father to send a card to this time, "she told the newspaper last week. “But I still don’t have everything that goes with it—like the memories.” Her parents, Karl Beinfohr and Ingeborg Mueller, got married in Germany in the 1940s when World War II was on and a year later Marie was born—a daughter who grew up thinking her father, a German soldier, died in the war.
This year, Eastburn found and got in touch with relatives in Germany, hoping they could tell her about her father. One day, a letter arrived in her mailbox.
"All these years of quietness, "Beinfohr wrote, "I don' t know what you have lived through. The news that she had a father who lived an ocean away brought tears to Eastburn's eyes.
Eastburn and her father began writing to each other. In his letters, Beinfohr tried to explain the years lost. Finally, last month, Eastburn went to Germany to meet her father. They looked through old photos. Beinfohr showed his daughter one of her old toys he had kept.
1.What can we infer from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1?
A. Her father had a poor memory.
B. She had grown up without a father
C. She couldn’t remember her parents at all
D. She didn't know what to write on the card
2.How did Eastburn find out her father is still alive?
A. By contacting relatives in Germany
B. By sending out Father’s Day cards
C. By looking through some old photos
D. By visiting her friends in the world
3.Where does Eastburn most probably live?
A. In Germany
B. In Britain
C. In France
D. In America
No matter where you are, knowing how to protect yourself and your family during an earthquake is necessary. Here are some tips for you.
Duck, Drop, Cover and Hold
Duck under a strong piece of furniture, if possible. Most earthquake injuries are the result of being hit by something falling on you. Drop to the floor to avoid falling or being thrown down. And protect you from flying glass. Use clothes,blankets, cushions or furniture for covering. Hold on to whatever you're using, as the ground motion may be violent. Get away from glass, bookcases or anything heavy that could fall over on you.
Stay away from the doors
Doorways used to be recommended but most experts now say: stay away from them. Doors can suddenly shut with bone crushing force. Anyway, the experts say that in modern construction a doorway is no stronger than any other location along the wall.
Try to run outside
While the ground is moving, the greatest danger is of being injured by taking a fall or being hit by a falling piece of building as you exit. If you smell gas or when the shaking stops, calmly, carefully make your way out and get clear of the building. Before you leave, get shoes on because you will be walking on broken glass. If you're in a crowd, stay calm, and take what can cover you and find where you are. In a crowd the greatest dangers are panic and the rush for an exit.
1.Which of the following is TRUE about earthquakes?
A. Floors cause most injuries.
B. Doors should be shut at all times.
C. Clothes can be used for protection.
D. Following a crowd is always right.
2.Which of the following best explains"recommended"underlined in this text?
A. Introduced.
B. Realized.
C. Suggested.
D. Explained.
3.What is the purpose of the text?
A. To inform people of possible dangers of an earthquake.
B. To tell family members to stay calm in an earthquake.
C. To order people to gain knowledge about an earthquake.
D. To introduce ways to protect people in an earthquake.
Have you ever wondered about changing your life for the better? There are many ways for us to live a healthy lifestyle.So it seems ________ that although we know a lot about ________ to live healthily, many people continue to do things which may be ________ for their health.
There are many parts of our lifestyles which allow us to live healthily. For example, we all know about the importance of ________healthy foods and doing enough exercise and physical activities in our daily life. In rich countries, good-quality fresh foods and sports facilities are ________ to the people, so it should be easy to ________ healthy living habits.________, today there are things which prevent people from having a healthy lifestyle. Industry and traffic have________serious environmental pollution. What's more, we spend a lot of time sitting before ________, and this often means we have________ time for activities which keep us fit. There are many people who spend many hours sitting in front of computers working, studying or playing computer games. ________, many people do not eat the ________ food.
All in all, although we have plenty of chances to follow a healthy lifestyle, in ________, we often choose a less healthy lifestyle. It's true that ________lifestyles have good and bad aspects, but the lifestyle we choose ________ us. So, live healthily and find your best self.
1.A. moving B. catchy C. strange D. relaxing
2.A. how B. where C. when D. whether
3.A. good B. bad C. safe D. unimportant
4.A. selling B. sending C. choosing D. affording
5.A. special B. useless C. familiar D. available
6.A. form B. break C. discuss D. change
7.A. Therefore B. However C. Naturally D. Luckily
8.A. reduced B. decided C. stopped D. caused
9.A. doors B. windows C. screens D. recorders
10.A. long B. free C. spare D. little
11.A. Yet B. Then C. Besides D. Anyway
12.A. fast B. right C. cheap D. delicious
13.A. all B. fact C. time D. theory
14.A. old B. past C. active D. modern
15.A. depends on B. deals with C. pays for D. agrees with
–Would you like some candies?
–_______. I have got a sweet tooth.
A. Better not B. It’ s up to you
C. Oh, that’ s too bad D. That couldn’ t be better
He said that it was the third time he ______ Amazing China. He couldn’ t help feeling proud of our country.
A. saw B. has seen
C. had seen D. sees
