A teacher from a western country visited a school in an eastern country．In one class，she watched sixty children learn to draw a cat．The teacher drew a big circle on the blackboard, and sixty children copied it on their paper．The teacher drew a small one on the top of the big one and then put two small triangles(三角形)on the top of it．The children drew in the same way．The lesson wept on until there were sixty-one cats in the classroom．Each student’s cat looked exactly the same as that on the blackboard．
The visiting teacher watched the lesson and was surprised because the teaching methods were different from those in her country．A children’s art lesson in her country produced a lot of pictures，and each one is quite different from the others．Why? What makes this difference in educational methods? In a classroom in any country, a teacher teaches more than art or history or language．
In a country such as the United States or Canada，students are asked to work and find answers by themselves．The students are helped to learn to have their own ideas．In countries such as China and Japan，students often work together and help each other in the classroom，but the teachers teach，and the students listen．The students are asked to memorize a lot．They have to learn the same textbook；do the same homework and give the same answer．
根据短文内容，选出最佳选项。(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)
1.The visiting teacher comes from ．
A．an Eastern courttry B．China
C．a Western country D．South Africa
2.Which of the following looks like the cat on the blackboard?
3.Why was the visiting teacher surprised when she watched the art lesson?
A．Because it was her first time to watch an art class in a Western country.
B．Because she found there were so many child．ren in one class．
C.Because she had never seen such a beautiful cat as the teacher drew before．
D．Because she found all the cats students drew looked the same．
4.According to the passage，_____in China．
A．students are asked to work by themselves
B．students are expected to have different ideas
C.students are encouraged to learn knowledge by themselves
D.students are asked to memorize a lot and do the same homework
5.What’s the best title of the passage?
A.Different ways of teaching
B.Differences between the East and the West
C.An art teacher
D.Education in the United States
Mrs. Smith is an unusual teacher. Once she told each student to bring along a few potatoes in plastic bag. On each potato the students had to write a name of a person that they hated And the next day, every child brought some potatoes. Some had two potatoes；some three；some up to five.
Mrs. Smith then told the children to carry the bags everywhere they went, even to the toilet, for two weeks. As day after day passed, the children started to complain(抱怨)about the awful smell of the rotten（腐烂的）potatoes.
Those children who brought five potatoes began to feel the weight trouble of the bags. After two weeks, the children were happy to hear that the game was finally ended. Mrs. Smith asked,“How did you feel while carrying the potatoes for two weeks?” The children started complaining about the trouble loudly．
Then Mrs. Smith told them why she asked them to play the game. She said,“This is exactly the situation when you carry your hatred（仇恨）for somebody inside your heart. The terrible smell of the hatred will pollute your heart and you will carry something unnecessary with you all the time. If you cannot stand the smell of the rotten potatoes for just two weeks, can you imagine how heavy it would be to have the hatred in your heart for your lifetime? So throw away any hatred from your heart, and you’ll be really happy．
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1.Mrs．Smith asked her students to write _____on the potatoes.
A. numbers B. names C. time D. places
2.How did the students feel while carrying the potatoes for two weeks?
A. Unhappy． B. Happy． C. Hungry． .D Emb arrassed
3.The children complained about_______besides the weight trouble.
A. their classmates B. the plastic bag
C. the smell D. their parents
4.Which of the following is True according to the passage?
A. The teacher just wanted to play a game with her students.
B. If a kid hated four people,he or she had to carry four potatoes.
C. The kids ate all the rotten potatoes.
D. The game went on for two months.
5.We can learn from the passage that we should＿＿＿＿．
A. forget the names of those we hate
B. complain about the names of those we hate
C. throw away the rotten potatoes
D. throw away the hatred inside
Now teachers are beginning to worry about students’ English handwriting(书写).They write carelessly and make the words or sentences ugly to look at. Is your English handwriting beautiful?
If not, here are four steps that really work!
Use paper with lines
Using paper that has lines can keep you writing well when you write English words or sentences. Those lines on the paper can help you to write words in the right size. Be sure to fill the lied space completely.
Slow down
If your writing is hard to read, try slowing down a little. For some kids, writing slowly makes handwriting clear. If you write too fast, it is hard for you to stop where you should, and even worse you may make more mistakes.
Hold your pen right
When you hold your pen in the correct way, writing is much easier .Some students press(按压)down really hard when they write. That makes the handwriting not nice. Try to relax yourself and don’t hold the pen so hard. Let your writing appear nice and clean. If you do so, people will guess you are a student with a good habit.
Draw more pictures
Drawing can improve your handwriting. You need to use the skills to control your pencil better when you are drawing pictures. Even though you have no chance to draw at school, you can practice by yourself at home.
根据短文内容，判断以下句子的正误。你认为正确的句子请在答题卡的相应位置内涂“T”,错误的句子涂“F”。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
1.Students handwriting i s making their teachers worried.
2.There are five steps in this passage.
3.Lines on the paper can help you write fast.
4.It’s easier to write if you hold your pen right.
5.Drawing is also good way to make your handwriting better．
Do you know how to play a game called“Musical Chairs”? It is to play and most people enjoy it．You only need some chairs，some people and a kind of way of music.
Find someone who can play music. You may use a drum or a piano． Put the in a line．The chairs may be put in twos，back to back，too．There is always one more person than the number chairs．For example，if there ten players，you can only put nine chairs．If there are nine players．only eight chairs…The game is easy. When the music starts, the players walk around the chairs.Everyone goes in the same direction.Of course,they should walk to music． the music is fast, they should walk fast．If the music is slow,they should walk ．The person playing music can’t the people in the game．When the music stops , the players try to sit on the chairs．If a person cannot find a chair to sit on, he is out.Then,someone takes one chair away before the starts again．When the music stops，One more player will be out．
At last,there will be players and one chair．When the music stops again，the one who sits on the chair is the winner．
1.A．hard B．easy C．boring D．harmful
2.A．making B．make C．to make D．made
3.A．desks B．tables C．books D．chairs
4.A．in B．with C．of D．at
5.A．was B．were C．is D．are
6.A．If B．Unless C．Before D．After
7.A．quickly B．slowly C．carefully D．clearly
8.A．1ook B．bear C．See D．fee1
9.A．class B．TV C．direction D．music
10.A．One B．two C．three D．four
－The Chinese government has started to teach good manners to tourists travelling abroad.
－Very necessary. Good manners will .
A.win respect（尊重) B. take you far
C.never go out of style D.A, B and C
－Don’t smoke here,please. It’s No-smoking area.
－ .
A.Sorry, I won’t B.Sorry, I will
C.Here you are D.Yes,I do
