Question

    There is a lot of controversy around whether or not teachers should be allowed to wear jeans, but I think jeans should be a part of the teacher dress code, and here is why.

Jeans say I’m dressed to work, not just for work.

It’s hard to sit down on the carpet and read a book with your kids while you’re wearing a skirt. I can’t lean over a desk to help a student in a classroom full of teenagers if I’m concerned about where my skirt ends up when I’m bent over. 1.. I can work in jeans: I can move, sit, stand, or kneel without worry.

2..

What’s the key to being an excellent teacher? Great relationships with your students. Dressed clothes say I’m your boss, but jeans say I’m with you. In my classroom, I am a facilitator, a coach and a mentor. 3..

Teachers who wear jeans are happier.

“Happy teacher,  happy class”  seems  like  a  good  saying. 4..  When  you’re comfortable, you’re happy. When you’re happy, you’re a better teacher. And when you’re a better teacher, your students learn more. Who isn’t happy when they’re wearing their favorite pair of comfy jeans?

5..

Teachers today don’t just stand up in front and lecture anymore. Being comfortable means being able to move, to bend down to help students, or to sit on the floor to help a kid organize their backpack full of papers.

I work in a school where teachers wear jeans regularly, but we don’t look like a slovenly（不整洁的）group of people, nor are our students suffering because of our casual clothes. Most of the arguments against wearing jeans claim that if teachers want to be treated like professionals, they should look like  professionals, but  I’d  argue that  there is  no  longer a blanket look for professionals.

A.Jeans solve these problems

B.Wearing jeans helps build relationships

C.Teachers and students feel energetic wearing jeans

D.Jeans allow teachers to be more mobile and hands-on

E.Jeans help teachers do their jobs at the highest possible level

F.After all, the teacher’s mood usually sets the tone for the day

G.Jeans allow me to fill those roles more easily and comfortably

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.G

4.F

5.D

【解析】

这是一篇议论文。文章主要讲述教师是否允许穿牛仔裤存在争议，作者认为牛仔裤应该是教师着装要求的一部分，并介绍了几个原因。

1.由前一句“I can’t lean over a desk to help a student in a classroom full of teenagers if I’m concerned about where my skirt ends up when I’m bent over.”和后一句“I can work in jeans: I can move, sit, stand, or kneel without worry.”可知，如果我担心当我俯身的时候我的裙子会移动，我就不能在一个充满青少年的班里在桌上俯身去帮助学生。穿着牛仔裤我可以工作，我可以移动，可以坐，可以站，或者毫无担心地跪下。选项A表示都是“牛仔裤可以解决这些问题”，选项A中的“这些问题”和前一句表达的穿着裙子无法俯身的问题相呼应，选项A中的牛仔裤和后一句的牛仔裤相呼应，是对前后句的承上启下。故选A。

2.由后两句“What’s the key to being an excellent teacher? Great relationships with your students.”可知，成为一名优秀老师的关键是什么呢？和你学生良好的关系。由此可见，本段主要讲述和学生的关系。选项B表达的是“穿牛仔裤帮助建立关系”，和后两句的“良好关系”相呼应。故选B。

3.由前一句“In my classroom, I am a facilitator, a coach and a mentor.”可知，在我的教室，我是一名协调者，一名教练和一名导师。选项G表达的是“牛仔裤允许我轻松舒服地扮演那些角色”，选项G中的“那些角色”指代前一句中的“我是一名协调者，一名教练和一名导师”，是对前一句的承接。故选G。

4.由后三句“When you’re comfortable, you’re happy. When you’re happy, you’re a better teacher. And when you’re a better teacher, your students learn more.”可知，当你感到舒服的时候，你是快乐的。当你快乐的时候，你是一个更好的老师。当你是一个更好的老师的时候，你的学生们会学的更多。选项F表达的是“毕竟，老师的心情通常为一天定好了调子”，后三句是对选项F“老师的心情给一天定好了调子”的具体的描述。故选F。

5.由第九段最后一句“Being comfortable means being able to move, to bend down to help students, or to sit on the floor to help a kid organize their backpack full of papers.”可知，感到舒服意味着能够移动，能俯身去帮助学生，或者能坐在地上去帮助小孩整理他们一书包的文件。选项D表达的是“牛仔裤允许老师们行动更方便以及更能亲历亲为的”，选项D中的“行动更方便”和最后一句“能够移动”相呼应，最后一句“能俯身去帮助学生，或者能坐在地上去帮助小孩整理他们一书包的文件”是对选项D中的“亲历亲为”的具体描述。故选D。