Five years ago, when I taught art at a school in Seattle, I used Tinkertoys as a test at the beginning of a term to find out something about my students. I put a small set of Tinkertoys in front of each student, and said:“Make something out of the Tinkertoys. You have 45 minutes today and 45minutes each day for the rest of the week.” A few students hesitated to start. They waited to see the rest of the class would do. Several others checked the instructions and made something according to one of the model plans provided. Another group built something out of their own imaginations.
Once I had a boy who worked experimentally with Tinkertoys in his free time. His constructions filled a shelf in the art classroom and a good part of his bedroom at home. I was delighted at the presence of such a student. Here was an exceptionally creative mind at work. His presence meant that I had an unexpected teaching assistant in class whose creativity would infect(感染) other students.
Encouraging this kind of thinking has a downside. I ran the risk of losing those students who had a different style of thinking. Without fail one would declare, “But I’m just not creative.”
“Do you dream at night when you’re asleep?”
“Oh, sure.”
“So tell me one of your most interesting dreams.” The student would tell something wildly imaginative. Flying in the sky or in a time machine or growing three heads. “That’s pretty creative. Who does that for you?”
“Nobody. I do it.”
“Really-at night, when you’re asleep?”
“Sure.”
“Try doing it in the daytime, in class, okay?”
1.The teacher used Tinkertoys in class in order to ________.
A. know more about the students B. make the lessons more exciting
C. raise the students’ interest in art D. teach the students about toy design
2.What do we know about the boy mentioned in Paragraph 3?
A. He liked to help his teacher. B. He preferred to study alone.
C. He was active in class. D. He was imaginative.
3.What does the underlined word “downside” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A. Mistake. B. Disadvantage.
C. Difficulty. D. Burden.
4.Why did the teacher ask the students to talk about their dreams?
A. To help them to see their creativity. B. To find out about their sleeping habits.
C. To help them to improve their memory. D. To find out about their ways of thinking.
假设你是小明，请根据你校美化校园的规划，用英语给你在美国的笔友Peter写一封信，介绍该规划。信的主要内容如下：
规划目的： 美化校园、净化空气；创造良好的学习和生活环境
规划内容： 种植花草树木；建一个植物园，供参观、实践；建一个小花园，供休息、读书；建几座名人雕塑，激励师生
注意：1．信的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
2．词数：100词左右。
3．参考词汇：雕塑—statue (n.) 植物园—botanical garden (n.)
Dear Peter,
I would like to tell you that our school has worked out a new program.___________________________________.
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Welcome to our school if you have any chance.
Yours,
Xiao Ming
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线划掉。
修改:在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Hello, boys and girls! Today, I am going to talk with what you should do when a fire alarm go off. If you hear the alarm, stand in line at the door and wait your teacher to lead you outside. Stay close to your teacher and classmate. Don’t panic or get out of line, and trying to remain quiet and calmly. Soon the firefighters will come and put out a fire. If it’s a false alarm and there is no fire, your teacher will lead us back to the classroom. If you notice that when someone is missing and hurt, tell your teacher immediately.
Many people think teachers give pupils too much homework. They say that it is unnecessary for children to work at home in their free time. Moreover, they argue that most teachers do not 1.(proper) plan the homework tasks they give to pupils. The result is that pupils have to repeat tasks which they 2. (do) at school already.
In Greece, many parents complained about the difficult homework that teachers gave to their children. The parents said that most of the homework was 3. waste of time, and they wanted to stop it. Spain and Turkey are two countries 4. stopped homework recently. In Denmark, Germany and several other 5. (country) in Europe, teachers cannot set homework at weekends. In Holland, teachers allow pupils 6. (stay) at school to do their homework. The children are free to help one another. Similar 7. (arrange) also exists in some British schools.
Most people agree that homework is not fair. A pupil who can do his homework in a quiet and comfortable room is in a much 8.(good) position than a pupil who does his homework in a small, 9. (noise) room with the television on. Some parents are ready to help their children with their homework. But other parents even take no interest 10. their children’s homework at all.
Pass Your Love On
Waiting for the airplane to take off, I was happy to get a seat by myself. Just then, an air hostess approached me and asked, " Would you mind ______ your seat? A couple would like to sit together." The only ______ seat was next to a girl with her arms in casts (石膏绷带), a black-and-blue face, and a sad expression. “ ______ am I going to sit there,” I thought immediately. But a soft voice spoke,“She needs help.” Finally, I ______ to move to that seat.
The girl was named Kathy. She ______ hurt in a car accident and now was on her way for ______ .
When the snack and juice arrived, it did not take me long to ______ that Kathy would not be able to ______ herself. I considered ______ to feed her but hesitated, as it seemed too ______ to offer a service to a ______ . But then I realized that Kathy's need was more ______ than my discomfort. I offered to help her eat, and ______ she was uncomfortable to accept, she ______ as I expected. We became closer and closer in a short period of time. By the end of the five-hour trip, my heart ______ , and the ______ was really better spent than if I had just sat by myself.
I was very glad I had reached ______ my comfort zone to sit next to Kathy and feed her. Love ______ flows beyond human borders and removes the fears that keep us ______ . When we ______ to serve another, we grow to live in a larger and more rewarding world.
1.A. losing B. changing C. taking D. giving
2.A. comfortable B. suitable C. available D. favorable
3.A. No problem B. No way C. Nowhere D. No doubt
4.A. decided B. wanted C. regretted D. promised
5.A. has been B. would be C. used to be D. had been
6.A. treatment B. travel C. pleasure D. business
7.A. know B. say C. realize D. recognize
8.A. eat B. feed C. choose D. support
9.A. offering B. needing C. stopping D. trying
10.A. impolite B. far C. close D. fast
11.A. girl B. neighbor C. passenger D. stranger
12.A. unusual B. direct C. important D. shameful
13.A. when B. although C. since D. as
14.A. refused B. wondered C. cried D. did
15.A. had warmed B. had jumped C. had broken D. had cheered
16.A. life B. money C. time D. energy
17.A. below B. through C. across D. beyond
18.A. seldom B. never C. hardly D. sometimes
19.A. separate B. independent C. silent D. upset
20.A. happen B. stretch C. wait D. continue
The act of giving gifts is a gesture of friendship, love, celebration and thanks. With a little planning, your gifts will be remembered for years.
1. Put a reminder in your diary one or two weeks before the occasion so that you can start doing your shopping. If your receivers live very far away and you need to mail the gift, then advanced planning is even more important. It will make sure that your gift gets to them on time.
Don't give gifts based on what others give you. We often hear people say, “She’s spending $ 100 on me, so I should spend $ 100 on her”.2.Your gifts should be based on what is on your heart for your receivers. Don't worry about whether your receivers are going to give you something back or how much they are spending on your gifts.
Respect your budget.3. Gifts given with sincerity are appreciated even more than expensive items. By planning how much you need to spend on your gifts for others and assigning a dollar amount to each desired gift on your list, you'll be better prepared to shop within your budget.
Be aware of wrappings.4. A tastefully wrapped gift with materials that can be reused or recycled shows your caring for the environment.
Present your gift with respect.5. And when you do, present your gift by holding with both your hands as though you were holding it on a silver platter.
A. This thinking completely ruins the value of giving gifts to each other.
B. Beautiful gifts don't necessarily need to rely on ribbons or boxes.
C. The cost of your gift will not be the main factor in its success.
D. The best way to present a gift is always presenting it in person.
E. This is adopted from Asian culture to show respect and care.
F. You shouldn't buy gifts which are out of your budget.
G. Keep a schedule of the special dates.
