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大英精读3testyourself
PassageOne
AcoupleofyearsagoIspentthedayatanelementaryschoolinNewJersey。
Itwasaniceaverageschool,asquareandsolidbuilding,fullofreasonablywell—behavedkidsfrommiddle—classfamilies。
Ihandledthreeclasses,andbythetimeIstaggeredoutthedoorIwantedtoliedownfortherestoftheday。
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?
A。
Teachingislikeworkingondocksandwarehouses。
B。
Teachingdemandsfullattention。
C。
Teachershavetoworkwithchildren。
D。
Teachershavenochancetogotraveling。
28.Whatdonewteachersfindoutaftersomepractice?
A.Theirstartingsalaryislowerthanofferedbyotheroccupations。
B。
Theyhavetoworkduringvacationstomakeendsmeet.
C。
Theyhavetoplantheirtimewelltogeteverythingdone.
D.Theycantakeasecondorevenathirdjobbesidesteaching。
29.Wecaninferfromthefourthparagraphthattheauthorthinks__________.
A.measuresshouldbetakentokeepteachersintheirjobs
B.therateofturnoverinteachingislowcomparedtootheroccupations
C.it’snaturalforanumberofteacherstoquitinthreetofiveyears
D。
it'sfairtocallteachersthegardenersofthelandscapeofthehumanrace
30。
Whatdoestheauthorthinkofmeritpay?
A。
Itwillmakeupforteachers’lowstartingsalaries。
B.Itwillbringdowntheturnoverrateofteachers。
C。
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