To be a good teacher, you need some of the gifts of a good actor; you must be able to hold the attention and interest of your audience; you must be a clear speaker, with a good, strong, pleasant voice which is fully under your control; and you must be able to act what you are teaching, in order to make its meaning clear.
Watch a good teacher, and you will see that he doesn’t sit still before his class; he stands the whole time he is teaching; he walks about, using his arms, hands and fingers to help him in his explanations, and his face to express feelings.
There are very important differences between the teacher’s work and the actor’s.
The actor has to speak words which he has learnt by heart; he has to repeat exactly the same words each time he plays a certain part, even his movements and the ways in which he uses his voice are usually fixed beforehand(预先).What he has to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem natural on the stage. A good teacher works in quite a different way. His audience take an active part in his play: they ask and answer questions, they obey orders, and if they don’t understand anything, they say so. The teacher can’t learn his part by heart, but must invent it as he goes along.
I have known many teachers who are fine actors in class but are unable to take part in a stage-play because they can’t keep strictly to what another has written. What does the underlined word “gifts” mean?
| A．presents | B．knowledge |
| C．skills | D．advantages |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．A good teacher should speak clearly. |
| B．A good teacher should sit still before his class and speak with his body language. |
| C．A good actor should speak as others have asked him to do. |
| D．A good actor should repeat exactly the same words each time he plays a certain part. |
The skills of a good teacher are .
| A．draw his students’ attention. | B．change his voice when needed. |
| C．act out what he is teaching | D．all the above |
From the passage, we know .
| A．a good teacher should be a good actor | B．a good teacher may be unable to act well on the stage |
| C．a good actor should be a good teacher | D．a good actor may act well in class |
The title of the passage is .
| A．How to be a good teacher | B．How to be a good actor |
| C．A good teacher’s knowledge | D．A good actor’s behaviour |
The City of Miami needs your help on Clean-Up Day! If you like to work outdoors, you could help clean up our city parks or streets. These places have too much trash(垃圾). If you like to work with children, you could baby-sit and play games with them while their parents help clean up the parks or streets.
If you like to read stories, you could read to them, too. If you are artistic, you could volunteer to paint the libraries or the post offices. If you like to talk on the telephone, please call up ten people and ask them to volunteer with you on Clean-Up Day.The City of Miami needs volunteers to clean up the .
A、aquariums B、parks and streets C、banksIf you like to, you could read to the children.
A、teach English
B、read stories
C、play gamesmight baby-sit while parents clean up the parks or streets.
A、Teachers who have time after school
B、Teenagers who have jobs
C、People who like to work with childrenThe City of Miami needs help painting the.
A、schools
B、libraries and the post offices
C、zoosPeople who like to talk on the telephone could ask others to.
A、volunteer B、watch TV C、give money
Loot at the instruction on the bottle of the medicine and then choose the right answers.
John is twelve years old. He had a bad cold and coughed day and night. He went to see a doctor. The doctor gave him some cough medicine.
Cough Medicine.
Shake(摇动) it well before use.
Take it three times each day before meals.
Dose(药量):
Age: over 14 2 teaspoonfuls(勺)
8～13 1 teaspoonful
4～7 1/2 teaspoonful
Not right for children below the age of three. Put it in a cold place. Use it before December 1st 2014.John should takea day.
A、2 teaspoonfuls B、3 teaspoonfulsC、4 teaspoonfulsThe medicine should be kept in.
A、a fridge B、hot water C、any placeJohn shouldbefore he takes it.
A、shake the medicine well
B、eat nothing
C、do some exerciseWhen people areyears old, they cannot take this medicine.
A、eightyB、thirtyC、twoJohn willthe medicine when it is left after Dec. 1st, 2014.
A、throw awayB、stop to take C、take once
Different countries have different customs in giving presents.
In China you must never give a clock to a Chinese person, because the sound of the word for “clock” is similar to the sound of “death”. Also, don’t wrap(用……包裹) a present in white, black or blue paper, because they are the colours for funerals(葬礼). Don’t give a knife, because something sharp can cut a friendship.
In Russia if you give flowers as presents, you have to give an odd number of them (one, three, five, etc.) because even numbers of flowers are for funerals.
In Germany if you are invited to dinner, flowers are good presents to take to your dinner hostess (女主人), but don’t take her red roses because it means you are in love with her. Don’t take thirteen of anything because it’s an unlucky number. Don’t take an even number of anything, either. Don’t wrap your presents in white, brown, or black paper.According to the passage, ___________ must never be given to Chinese people as presents.
| A．flowers | B．clothes | C．food | D．clocks |
People don’t wrap presents in black or white paper in __________.
| A．Germany | B．China |
| C．both China and Germany | D．both China and Russia |
What does the underline word “even” mean in Chinese in the passage?
| A．偶数的 | B．奇数的 | C．甚至 | D．平坦 |
What presents can you take to your dinner hostess in Germany?
| A．Thirteen of something |
| B．Flowers except red roses |
| C．An even number of something |
| D．Something wrapped in brown paper |
Which is the best title of the passage?
| A．Foreigners’ presents |
| B．Giving flowers as presents |
| C．Different customs in giving presents |
| D．Don’t give thirteen of anything as presents |
Alan worked in an office in the city. He worked very hard and really looked forward to his holiday. He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an ad. in a newspaper “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at William Farm. Good food, fresh air, horse riding, walking, fishing…”
“This sounds like a good idea.” he thought, I’ll spend a month at William Farm. I’ll go horse riding, walking and fishing. It’ll be different from the seaside.” Four days later, he returned home.
“What’s wrong with William Farm?” His friend Jack asked him. “Didn’t you enjoy country life?”
“Country life was fine,” Alan said. “But there was another problem.”
“Oh, what problem?”
“Well, the first day I was there, a sheep died, and we had roast(烤肉) mutton for dinner.”
“Fresh meat is the best.”
“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”
“Lucky you!”
“You don’t understand,” Alan said, “On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”
“A different roast every day.” Jack said.
“Let me finish.” Alan said, “On the fourth day a farmer died and I didn’t want to stay there for dinner.”Alan saw ________ in a news paper.
| A．an ad. | B．a letter |
| C．a story | D．a report |
Alan usually went to ________ on the vacation.
| A．the mountains | B．the countryside |
| C．the seaside | D．William Farm |
Alan spent _________ at William Farm.
| A．four days | B．three months |
| C．a month | D．a few weeks |
Alan had roast _______ for dinner on the third day.
| A．mutton | B．pork | C．beef | D．fish |
From the passage we know that ________.
| A．Alan left the farm because he missed his family |
| B．Alan left the farm because he had four dinners at the farm |
| C．Alan left the farm because he couldn’t go fishing at the farm |
| D．Alan came back home because he was afraid of the fourth dinner |
Do you like singing? Do you know how to use the iPod or iPhone to sing? The iPod and iPhone are two devices of the company Apple. Now they will soon teach you how to sing well. The company Apple is planning to turn the two devices into karaoke machines.
After Apple invented the iPod, the way people listened to music changed a lot. But now the company wants to teach people to sing with them. By using the iPod or iPhone, you can choose your favourite song, and then you will see lyrics (歌词) on the screen, just like traditional karaoke machines. When you sing, the devices will remember your voice. It will also compare your voice with the singer of the song. It can even give you a suitable (合适的) mark. If you sing well, you may get a mark of 90-100. If you don’t sing well, you may get a poor mark.
It is good news for people who like singing. Use your iPod or iPhone to practise more. I am sure you can sing very well. What does the underlined word “devices” mean in Chinese?
| A．设备 | B．机会 | C．歌曲 | D．手机 |
The iPod and iPhone will soon teach you how to _______.
| A．use the devices | B．sing well |
| C．make phone calls | D．dance to music |
By using the iPod or iPhone, you can’t _______.
| A．choose your favourite song |
| B．see lyrics on the screen |
| C．get the singing marks |
| D．see people dance to the music |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．The company Apple didn’t invent(发明) the iPod. |
| B．No devices will remember your voice. |
| C．When you sing, you may get a mark from the devices. |
| D．If you like dancing, it is good news for you. |
What’s the main idea of the passage?
| A．A famous company Apple. |
| B．A perfect mobile phone. |
| C．Why people often use the iPod or iPhone to sing. |
| D．How people will use the iPod or iPhone to sing. |