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PartIIReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1¨

C7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Forquestions8¨

C10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

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Homework:

FindPerfectTeachersforKids

TomiHalldidwhatshecouldtolobbyforthebestteachersforhertwochildren,makinghercasethisspringinletterstotheprincipal.Thenallshecoulddowaswaitfornewsoftheirclassroomassignments¡

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sbeentorturing.TheAuroramomknowshereffortscarrynoguarantees.Oneyearhersondidn¡

tgettheteacherHallhadhopedfor,andhestruggledformonthswithonewhoserelaxedstylecameacrosstohimasuncaring.¡

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sjustkindergarten,¡

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saidHall,39.¡

But...ateachercanmakeorbreakyou.¡

Inthenextfewweeks,manyfamilieswillripopennotificationlettersorgotoschooltoseeclasslistspostedonthefrontdoor.Forparentsaccustomedtodirectingnearlyeveryaspectoftheirchild¡

searlylearningitcanbedifficulttohavelittlevoiceinteacherselection¡

adecisiontheyviewascritical.Somespendhourscraftingtheperfectletterormeetwiththeprincipaltomakeanargument.Fortheirchild¡

searlylearning,parentsregardthatteacheriscritical.

Principals,meanwhile,struggletocreatebalancedclassroomswhilejuggling（Í

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）individualrequests.Theysaytheywantinputbutfinditincreasinglynecessarytodiscourageparentsfromaskingforaspecificteacher.Administratorsdon¡

twanttheselectionprocesstobeapopularitycontest¡

inpartbecausewhatmakesateacherpopularmayhavenothingtodowithaparticularchild¡

seducationalneeds.

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mbrightenoughtorealizeparentstalkatsoccerfieldsandbaseballfields,butyouhavetorealizeyourexperiencewithTeacherAmaybeverydifferentthansomeoneelse¡

sTeacherA,¡

saidScottMeek,thenewprincipalatNorthbrookJuniorHighSchoolwhoismakingclassroomassignmentsthissummerfor600studentswiththehelpofanofficedisplayboard.Heasksparentstofocustheirinputonthestudentandhisorherlearningstyleandtrusttheschooltomaketherightmatch.

Somestudentsalsorecognizethatcertainteachersbringoutthebestinthem.¡

Ineedoneofthosestrictkindsofteachers,¡

saidHall¡

sdaughterTori,12,whoisentering7thgrade.¡

WhenIgetanot-so-strictteacher,Ithinktheydon¡

treallycareaboutme.Ireallydon¡

twantabadteacher.I¡

llgetlowergrades.¡

WhenChayaFish,30,ofWestRogersParktaughtataprivateschoolinNewYork,shesaid,itwasobviouswhothe¡

in¡

teacherswere.Shesaidsheautomaticallyjoinedthemaftertheprincipal¡

ssonlandedinherclassroom.¡

Itwasridiculous,¡

saidFish.¡

Theotherteacherwasprobablybetterthanme.Itwashowyoudressed,howyoutalked¡

thatoftendeterminedparentalfavor.

Teacherssaidthemostvocalparentsoftengettheirwaysothatallpartiesinvolvedcanavoidadifficultschoolyear.Buteducatorswarnthatparentswhogetwhattheywishformaybesorryafterward.¡

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saidMarkFriedman,superintendent（¶

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Ihavemanyparentssaylater,¡

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tworkingoutthisyear.¡

Friedmansaidheassuresparentstheircommentswillbeconsideredbutneverguaranteesaspecificteacher.Infact,hetellsthemthatiftheydorequestateacherandlaterregretthatchoice,¡

youhavenoonetoblamebutyourself.¡

Someparentssaidthey¡

velearnedtheirlessonabouttryingtoguesswhichteacherwouldbebest.JamieThompsonsaidshewasinitiallyconcernedwhenherdaughterwasassignedtoastrict1st-gradeteacher.Shewasawareotherparentshadlobbiedforadifferentperson,whohadamorecasualstyle.¡

Attheend,itturnedoutthattheotherclasswasasking,¡

Whyisn¡

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saidThompson,36,ofArlingtonHeights.¡

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twanttointerferetoomuch.¡

Yetparentshavedifferentreasonsforrequestingclasses,andsomehavenothingtodowiththeteacher,saidMichelleVanEvery,36,ofDeerfield.Sheandothermothersoncerequestedthattheirchildrennotbeplacedinaclassroomwithaspecificboy¡

notbecauseofhim,buttoavoidhismother,whohadcreatedproblemsinthepast,shesaid.¡

Wedidn¡

twanttocrosspathswithher,¡

saidVanEvery,whoaddedthattheschoolcompliedwiththeirrequest.¡

twanttohavetovolunteerwithherataclassparty.¡

Eachdistrictfollowsitsownprocedureforteacherselection.SomebeginasearlyasAprilorMay,officialssaid.Manyaskparentstocompleteaformabouttheirchild¡

sstrengthsandweaknesses.Typically,teachershavesomesayintheprocessbydecidingearlyonwhichstudentsshouldbeseparatedorkepttogether,onthebasisofacademics,personalitiesandlearningstyles.Theprincipaldrawsupthefinalclasslists,oftenaftermeetingwithparentsorreviewingspecialrequests,officialssaid.

Manyschooldistrictswaituntilthelastminutetoannounceclassassignments,usuallyabouttwoweeksbeforethestart-upofschool.That¡

sbecausetheyhavecometoexpectafloodofphonecallswithinhoursfromparentswhobegordemandtoswitchteachers.

Otherschoolshandleitdifferently.AtSawyerElementarySchoolonChicago¡

sSouthwestSide,thefallclassassignmentsarehandedoutwiththelastreportcardthepreviousspring,saidteacherMaureen¡

Moe¡

Forte.FortesaidsheisawareofcolleaguesandmembersoftheLocalSchoolCouncilwhohaveaskedthattheirchildrenbemovedfromoneclassintoanother.¡

It¡

snotfair,¡

Fortesaid.¡

IwasveryupsetthatoneoftheLSCparentsmovedherdaughtertomyclassroom...Theparentjustfeltmypersonalityfitbetterwithherchild.Andit¡

snotapersonalitycontest.¡

DenitaRicciofLakeVillasaidsheknowsparentswhorequestcertainclassesbuttriestostayoutoftheprocess.Herson,MasonWubs,12,hopestobeplacedinthesameclassashisbestfriend,easingthetransitionto7thgradeatanewschool.¡

Itrusttheschool¡

sjudgment,¡

shesaid,thoughshesecretlyhopesMasonwillshareaclasswithhisfriend.¡

Ithinktheyneedtolearntodealwithpeoplewhoaredifferentfromthem,justlikeanemployer.¡

1.Parentsspeakloudinteacherselectionintheirchild¡

searlylearningbecause______.

A）itistorturingtowaitfornewsofclassroomassignments

B）theyconsideritgreattobeateacherinbasiceducation

C）theyareusedtodirectingnearlyallaspectsoftheirchild

D）itiscustomtomeetandarguewiththeschoolprinciple

2.Whydoprincipalswanttodiscourageparentsfromrequestingclasses?

A）It¡

shardtokeepclassroomsbalancedwhilefulfillingparents¡

wishes.

B）Theydon¡

twanttobesurpassedbyaspecificteacherintermsofpopularity.

C）Aspecificteacher¡

spopularityisnotrelevanttohis/herrealabilityofteaching.

D）Aspecificteacheronlysuitsperfectlyoneparticularchild¡

3.WhatkindofteacherdidToriHallwant?

A）Astrictteacherwhocarrieslowergrades.

B）Asevereteacherwhocaresabouther.

C）Anot-so-strictteacherwhogivesherfreedom.

D）Acasualteacherwhobringsoutthebestinher.

4.WhatdoweknowaboutChayaFishfromthepassage?

A）Sheisapopularteacheratherschool.

B）Sheteachestheprincipal¡

ssonwell.

C）Sheisthebestteacheratherschool.

D）Shedressestocaterfortheparents.

5.HowdoesMarkFriedmanrespondtoparents¡

requeststochooseteachers?

A）Heblamesthem.

B）Hecheatsthem.

C）Hepromisestoconsiderthem.

D）Hepromisestosatisfythem.

6.MichelleVanEveryonceselectedclassesforherchildbecause______.

A）somethingwaswrongwiththeteacher

B）therewasaboytrouble-makerinaspecificclassroom

C）shewouldlikeherchildnottomeettheteacher

D）shedidn¡

twanttomeetaspecificboy¡

smother

7.Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttheprocedureforteacherselectioninmanydistricts?

A）Usuallyparentshavethefinalsayinthewholeprocess.

B）Thefinallistsarebasedonchildren¡

spersonalities.

C）Bothparentsandteachershavesomesayintheprocess.

D）Parentsarenotallowedtointerfereintheselection.

8.Inmanyschooldistricts,parentsusuallyhaveonlyweekstoaskforswitchingteachersbeforetheschoolstarts.

9.TeacherMaureenFortefeltwhenamemberofLSCswitchedherchildtoherclassroom.

10.MasonWubsthinksthathistransfertoanotherschoolwillbeifheisinthesameclasswithhisfriends.

PartIIIListeningComprehension（35minutes）

SectionA

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

11.A）Jameshadafunnyface.

B）Jameslikedto