Question

Did you have a very strict teacher at school? I did. I'll never forget 'Mr. Strict'. If you didn't get your geography right, you would wish to run to the end of the earth to be far away from him. That tall man with a very loud voice knew how to frighten you and put the fear of God into you.  Nobody dared to be late for his class. No one dared to chat in his class no matter how boring the subject was. And not even the naughtiest pupil would dream of cheating in his tests.

I thought about my old teacher when I read about a new government program in England to train former soldiers with no degrees to become a teacher. They can act either as secondary school subject teachers or as primary teachers. From next January those selected for the program will earn a salary and train on-the-job four days a week and one day at university. In two years they will be considered 'newly qualified teachers'.

Education Minister David Laws said: "We know that our highly-skilled soldiers can inspire young people." He believes that values  in the army such as leadership, discipline(纪律), energy and teamwork would benefit children.

But not everybody is happy with the government plans. Brian Lightman, from an organisation called the Association of School and College Leaders, thinks the training offered to the former soldiers who want to be teachers is not enough.

Christine Blower, of the National Union of Teachers, believes that teachers need to understand how children develop. According to her, teachers need a high level of education themselves and thorough teacher training before they can educate the young.

I'm not sure how much 'Mr. Strict' knew about child development. What I know is how happy he was when we did well. I'll never forget the broad smile on his face when I got a very high mark. My teacher was a soldier, but to me his smile was a medal for bravery in our war against ignorance(无知)!

1.Which of the following is true according to the first paragraph?

A. Students would still fall asleep in the class of “Mr. Strict”.

B. Only the naughty students would talk with each other in the class of “Mr. Strict”.

C. “Mr. Strict” often played tricks on his students in a very loud voice.

D. If Mr. Strict’s class was boring, his students would still listen to him carefully.

2.What does the new government program in England want to do?

A. To train more excellent soldiers.

B. To change former soldiers into teachers.

C. To train teachers to teach better

D. To increase the employment rate

3.Who supports the new government program in England?

A. Mr. Strict  B.David Laws

C. The author himself  D. Brian Lightman

4.According to Christine Blower, ____.

A. the English government should stop the program.

B. teachers should often receive regular training

C. teachers should know about child development

D. only those who receive high education can be teachers

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.B

4.C

【解析】

试题分析: 本文讲述英国有一个政府项目，把退役的士兵培养成教师，他们的领导，纪律，团队合作能力会让孩子受益颇多。

1.D 推断题。根据第一段提到No one dared to chat in his class no matter how boring the subject was.即使这堂课非常的无聊，大家也不敢在严格老师的课堂上聊天，故选D项。

2.B 细节理解题。根据第二段提到I thought about my old teacher when I read about a new government program in England to train former soldiers with no degrees to become a teacher.当我读到一个政府的项目，把没有任何学位的前任士兵训练成教师，让我想到自己以前的老师，故选B项。

3.B 推断题。根据第三段提到Education Minister David Laws said: "We know that our highly-skilled soldiers can inspire young people." He believes that values in the army such as leadership, discipline(纪律), energy and teamwork would benefit children教育部长David Laws说，我们认为这些高技能的士兵会激励年轻人，他们在部队中的领导，纪律，能力和团队合作能力会让孩子们受益，故选B项。

4.C 推断题。根据倒数第二段提到Christine Blower, of the National Union of Teachers, believes that teachers need to understand how children develop.可知Christine Blower认为老师应该理解孩子的发展过程，故选C项。