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Teaching’sthetoughestjobthereis.Inhisnewmemoir,"

TeacherMan，"

FrankMcCourtrecallstellinghisstudents，”Teachingisharderthanworkingondocksandwarehouses."

Nottomentionwritingacolumn.Icanstareoffintothemiddledistancewithmychin（下巴）inmyhandanytime.Butyougomentallysouthforfiveminutesinfrontofaclassoffifthgraders，andyouaresunk。

Theaveragenewteachertodaymakesjustunder$30,000ayear，whichmaynotlooktoobadforatwenty—somethingwithnomortgage（抵押贷款）andnokids.Butsoonenoughthenewteachersrealizethattheycanmakemoremoneyandnotworkanywherenearashardelsewhere。

Afteralifetimeofhearingtheoldlegendsaboutcushy（舒适安逸的）hoursandsummervacations，theyfigureoutthatearlymorningsareforstudentswhoneedextrahelp，eveningsarefortestcorrectionsandlessonplans，andweekendsandsummersareforsecondandeventhirdjobstotrytopaythebills.AccordingtotheDepartmentofEducation,oneineveryfiveteachersleavesafterthefirstyear,andalmosttwiceasmanyleavewithinthree。

Ifanybusinesshadthatrateofturnover,someonewoulddosomethingsmartandstrategictofixit。

Thisisn’tanybusiness。

It’sthemostimportantbusinessaround，thegardenersofthelandscapeofthehumanrace。

Unfortunately,thecurrentwayofdealingwithproblemsineducationistakendirectlyfrombusinesspractice,andit’saterriblefit.Insteadofsimplyacknowledgingthatstartingsalariesarewoefullylowandcommittingtoincreasingthemandfindingthemoneyforreasonablerecurringraises,politicianshavewasteddecadestalkingaboutsomethingcalledmeritpay（奖励工资）。

It’saconceptthatworksfineifyou’remakingtoys，butkidsaren'

ttoys，andgoodteachingisn’tanassemblyline。

26。

Whatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraphaboutteachers?

A。

Theyhavetoteachthreeclassesatatime。

B。

Theyhaveaveryrewardingjob.

C。

Theyprefertoteachchildrenfrommiddle—classfamilies。

D。

Theyhaveaveryhardjobtodo。

27.Whydoestheauthorsayteachingistougherthanwritingacolumn？

Teachingislikeworkingondocksandwarehouses。

Teachingdemandsfullattention。

Teachershavetoworkwithchildren。

Teachershavenochancetogotraveling。

28.Whatdonewteachersfindoutaftersomepractice?

A.Theirstartingsalaryislowerthanofferedbyotheroccupations。

Theyhavetoworkduringvacationstomakeendsmeet.

Theyhavetoplantheirtimewelltogeteverythingdone.

D.Theycantakeasecondorevenathirdjobbesidesteaching。

29.Wecaninferfromthefourthparagraphthattheauthorthinks__________.

A.measuresshouldbetakentokeepteachersintheirjobs

B.therateofturnoverinteachingislowcomparedtootheroccupations

C.it’snaturalforanumberofteacherstoquitinthreetofiveyears

it'

sfairtocallteachersthegardenersofthelandscapeofthehumanrace

30。

Whatdoestheauthorthinkofmeritpay?

Itwillmakeupforteachers’lowstartingsalaries。

B.Itwillbringdowntheturnoverrateofteachers。

Itisagoodfixforcurrenteducationalproblems.

D.Itisnotsuitablefortheteachingprofession.

PassageTwo

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

Iwasbornwithadisabilitythataffectsmysenseofbalance，causingmetowalkwithalimp。

Notonlydoesitaffectthefunctionofthelegs,butitalsohasanimpactonthekidneys。

Thedisabilityhashaditsupsanddowns。

Asayoungchild，IcanrememberthewayotherchildrenwouldstareatmebecauseofthewaythatIwalked.Thereweremanytimesthatmyschoolmateswouldlaughatmeandcallmenamessimplybecauseoftheirlackofunderstanding，especiallybackinthemid70sandearly80s。

Childrenthenwerejustunwillingtotakethetimetolearnwhyoneoftheirclassmatesmightwalk，speakorseemnoticeablydifferentfromthemselves。

NowthatIamanadult,Ihavenoticedthatthestaresandnameshavebeguntofade，andjudgmentsthatoncewerenegativehavebeguntoturntowardacceptance.ThesigningoftheAmericanswithDisabilitiesAct（ADA）hasplayedagreatpartinbreakingdownsomeofthosebarriers（障碍）that，asachild，leftmetofightawarthatseemedtohavenoend.NowIlookbeyondwhatIcan'

tdoandfocusonwhatIcan。

Ihavelearnedthatlimitationsopendoorsthathavebeenclosed,showingotherwaystomeetourneeds。

Ihavealwayslookedatlifeasachallenge,graspingeachobstaclewithopenarms。

Thereisnothinginthisworldthatcomeseasy.Imus