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英语课文第一册改完2
1A
Learningaforeignlanguagewasoneofthemostdifficultyetmostrewardingexperiencesofmylife.Althoughattimeslearningalanguagewas____________,itwaswellworththeeffort.
Myexperiencewithlearningaforeignlanguagebeganin____________middleschool,whenItookmyfirstEnglishclass.Ihadakindand____________teacherwhooftenpraisedallofthestudents.Becauseofthispositivemethod,I____________answeredallthequestionsIcould,neverworryingmuchaboutmakingmistakes.Iwasatthetopofmyclassfortwoyears.
WhenIwentto____________middleschool,IwaseagertocontinuestudyingEnglish;however,myexperienceinseniormiddleschoolwasverydifferentfrombefore.Whilemy____________teacherhadbeenpatientwithallofthestudents,mynewteacherquicklypunishedthosewhogaveincorrectanswers.Wheneverweansweredincorrectly,shepointedalongstickatusand,shakingitupanddown,shouted,"No!
No!
No!
"Itdidn'ttakemelongtolosemyeagernesstoanswerquestions.________________________________________
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However,thatstatedidn'tlastlong.WhenIwenttocollege,IlearnedthatallstudentswererequiredtotakeanEnglishcourse.Unlikemyseniormiddleschoolteacher,mycollegeEnglishteacherswerepatientandkind,andnoneofthemcarriedlong,pointedsticks!
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______________________________________________________________________________________Also,afterafewweeksofclasses,InoticedthereweremanystudentswhospokemuchbetterthanIdid.Ibegantofeelintimidated.So,onceagain,althoughfordifferentreasons,Iwasafraidtospeak.ItseemedmyEnglishwasgoingtostayatthesamelevelforever.
ThatwasthesituationuntilacoupleofyearslaterwhenIwasofferedanopportunitytostudyEnglishthroughanonlinecourse.Thecommunicationmediumwasacomputer,aphoneline,andamodem._________________________________________________________________________________________
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Onlinelearningisnoteasierthanregularclassroomstudy;itrequiresalotoftime,commitmentand____________tokeepupwiththeflowofthecourse.Iworkedhardtomeetthe____________standardssetbythecourseandtocomplete____________ontime.Ipracticedallthetime.IcarriedalittledictionarywithmeeverywhereIwent,aswellasanotebookinwhichIlistedanynewwordsIheard.Imademany,sometimes____________,mistakes.
OnceinawhileIcriedoutoffrustration,andsometimesIfeltlikegivingup.ButIdidn'tfeelintimidatedbystudentswhospokefasterthanIdidbecauseItookallthetimeIneededtothinkoutmyideasandwroteareplybefore____________itonthescreen.Then,onedayIrealizedIcouldunderstandjustabouteverythingIcameacross,andmostimportantly,Icould"say"anythingIwantedtoinEnglish.____________________________
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Learningaforeignlanguagehasbeenamosttryingexperienceforme,butonethatIwouldn'ttradeforanything.Notonlydidlearninganotherlanguageteachmethevalueofhardwork,butitalsogaveme____________intoanotherculture,andmymindwasopenedtonewwaysofseeingthings.____________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Talkingwithpeopleisoneofmyfavoriteactivities,sobeingabletospeakanewlanguageletsmemeetnewpeople,____________inconversations,andformnew,unforgettablefriendships.NowthatIspeakaforeignlanguage,insteadofstaringintospacewhenEnglishisbeingspoken,Icanparticipateandmakefriends.Iamabletoreachouttoothersandbridgethe___________betweenmylanguageandcultureandtheirs.
1B
Whileregularschoolsstillexist,thevirtualclassroomplaysanimportantroleintoday'slearning____________.Jobopportunitiesforstudentsare____________rapidlyandmorepeopleofallagesarebecoming____________ofonlinelearningthatallowsthemtostudyathome.Onlinestudents,however,require______qualitiestobesuccessful.Thefollowinglistdiscussessomeidealqualitiesofsuccessfulonlinestudents.
1.Be____________aboutsharinglife,work,andlearningexperiencesaspartofonlinelearning.Manypeoplefindthattheonlinemethod____________themtousetheirexperiencesandthatonlinelearning______themaplacetocommunicatewitheachother.Thisforumforcommunicationremovesthe______barriersthathindersomestudentsfromexpressingthemselves.Inaddition,studentsaregiventimeto____________ontheinformationbeforereplying.Inthisway,studentscanhelptokeeptheonline____________openandfriendly.
2.Beabletocommunicatethroughwriting.
Inthevirtualclassroomnearlyallcommunicationiswritten,soitis____________thatstudentsfeelcomfortableexpressingthemselvesinwriting.Somestudentshavelimitedwritingabilities,whichneedtobeimprovedbeforeoraspartoftheonlineexperience.Thisusuallyrequiresextra____________bythesestudents.Whetherworkingaloneorinagroup,studentsshareideas,____________anddiscussionsonthesubjectbeingstudied,andreadaboutthoseoftheirclassmates.Inthisway,studentsgaingreatinsightsfromtheir_________,learningfromeachotheraswellastheinstructor.
3.________________________________________________.
Rememberthatinstructorscannotseetheirstudentsinanonlinecourse.Thismeansstudentsmustbe____________explicitwiththeircommentsandrequests.Iftheyexperiencetechnicaldifficulties,orproblemsinunderstandingsomethingaboutthecourse,theyMUSTspeakup;otherwisethereisnowayanyonecanknowsomethingiswrong.________________________________________________________________________
________________________.Ifanotherstudentisabletohelp,heorsheprobablywill.Whileexplainingsomethingtoothers,students____________theirownknowledgeaboutthesubject.
4.Taketheprogramseriously.
Onlinelearningisnoteasierthanstudyinregularclassrooms.Infact,manystudentssayitrequiresmuchmoretimeandeffort.________________________________________________________________________.Successfulonlinestudents,however,seeonlinelearningasa____________waytoreceivetheireducation—notaneasierway.Manyonlinestudentssitatcomputersforhoursatatimeduringeveningsandonweekendsinordertocompletetheir____________.Whenotherpeoplearefinishedwiththeirworkandstudiesandhavingfun,you'llmost____________findonlinestudentsdoingtheircoursework.Onlinestudentsneedto____________4to15hoursaweektoeachcourse.
5.Accept____________thinkinganddecisionmakingaspartofonlinelearning.
Onlinecoursesrequirestudentstomakedecisionsbasedonfactsaswellasexperience.Itisabsolutelynecessaryforstudentstoassimilateinformationandmaketherightdecisionsbasedoncriticalthinking.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
6.Beabletothinkideasthroughbeforereplying.Providingmeaningfulandqualityinputintothevirtualclassroomisanessentialpartofonlinelearning.Timeisgiventoallowforcarefuldevelopmentofanswers.Testingandchallengingofideasisencouraged.__________________________________________________________________________________________.
7.Keepupwiththeprogressofthecourse.Onlinelearningis____________sequentialandrequirescommitmentonthestudents'part.Keepingupwiththeclassandcompletingalltheworkontimeisvital.Oncestudentsgetbehind,itisalmostimpossibletocatchup.Studentsneedtowanttobethereandneedtowanttheexperience.Theinstructormayhavetocommunicatewithstudents____________toofferhelpandremindthemoftheneedtokeepup.
Justasmanyexcellentinstructorsmaynotbeeffectiveonlinefacilitators,notallstudentshavethenecessaryqualitiestoperformwellonline._______________________________________________________
___________.Ifyouhavethesequalities,learningonlinemaybeoneofthebestdiscoveriesyouwillevermake.
2A
Theradioclickedon.Rockmusicblastedforth.Likeashot,themusicwokeSandy.Shelookedattheclock;itwas6:
15A.M.Sandysangalongwiththewordsasshelaylisteningtoherfavoriteradiostation.
"Sandy,"shoutedherfather."Sandy,turnthatmusicoff!
"SteveFinch____________intoherroom."Whydoyouhavetolistentosuchhorrible____________?
It'sthesamethingoverandover.I'mnotsureitisreallymusic,thoughitdoeshaverhythm."
"Ilikethatmusic,Dad;it'smyfavorite.Listenforaminute;I'msureyou'lllikeit."Sandyreachedfortheradiototurnituplouder."No,no,don'tdothat.Ican'tstandit.TurnthatradiodownsoyourmotherandIcan'thearit.__________________________________________________________________________________."
Sandywalkedintothebathroomandturnedontheshower.Thenshegrabbedthesoapandwashed____________,includingherhair.Afterhershower,Sandybrushedherhair,putonherold,greenT-shirtandsomejeans.Thensheputonher____________andwenttothekitchen.Asusual,shedidn'tknowwhattohaveforbreakfast,soshegrabbedaglassofmilkandateapieceoftoastwhilestandingbythesink.Justthen,hermother,Jane,____________thekitchen.