If you make a list of the top ten most challenging jobs in the world, chances are that being a teacher will not make the cut. But think about the daunting task millions of educators face each day as they try to teach a group of often unfriendly, disorderly kids into intelligent, wellrounded individuals. That surely has to be the toughest job in the world, especially taking into consideration that there is no promotion waiting for them even if they are wildly successful!
What if these allimportant individuals that we often take for granted disappear from our lives? That was what Project Ed and Participant Media’s Teach Campaign asked filmmakers of all ages to envision(想象) for their recently held contest.
Their short films were called “A World without Teachers”, whose intention was to inspire more young people to become teachers. However, the 62 amazing video submissions also serve as a reminder of how terrible things would be if we didn’t have these selfless individuals guiding us through life. What was interesting is that even the youngest contestants did not appear to take delight in the idea of not having anybody telling them what to do.
Highschool student Savannah Wakefield considered if art as we know it today would have been different without teachers. Would C. Monet have discovered his talent for impressionism?
Los Angelesbased Miles Horst，who won the 1,000dollar prize for the best adult submission, envisions a world where teachers are replaced by a “brain box” in his video. Youth category winner Marina Barham’s video describes a fact we all know but often forget. Teachers don’t just teach, they inspire—something that no electronic device, no matter how smart, can do!
So the next time you think your teacher is being “mean” for trying to channel you in the right direction, imagine a life without him/her. We have a feeling that it will not appear as rosy!
1. Project Ed and Participant Media’s Teach Campaign asked contestants to .| A．inspire more young people to become teachers |
| B．point out which teacher has inspired them most |
| C．imagine what the world would be without teachers |
| D．describe what effect teachers would have on our life |
| A．Teachers prefer to inspire their students instead of teaching. |
| B．The role of teachers cannot be replaced by anything else. |
| C．The function of teachers cannot be forgotten by the world. |
| D．Teachers often show the right direction to their students. |
| A．critical | B．doubtful |
| C．neutral | D．positive |
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【推荐1】The day when the jobs were handed out was one of the most exciting moments for all the children in the class. It took place during the first week of the term. Every kid was given a job for which they would be responsible for the rest of that school year.
Some jobs were more interesting than others, and the children were eager to be given one of the best ones. When giving them out, the teacher took into account which pupils had been most responsible during the previous year. During the previous year Rita had carried out the teacher’s instructions perfectly. All the children knew Rita would be given the best job.
But there was a big surprise. Each child received a normal job. But Rita’s job was very different. She was given a little box containing some sand and one ant. Though the teacher insisted that this ant was very special, Rita felt disappointed. Most of her classmates felt sorry for her. Even her father became very angry with the teacher and he encouraged Rita to pay no attention to this insignificant pet. However, Rita preferred to show the teacher her error by doing something special with that job of little interest. Rita started investigating all about her little ant and gave the ant the best food, and it grew quite a bit bigger.
One day, a man, who looked very important, came into their classroom and declared, “Your class has been chosen to accompany me, this summer, on a journey to the tropical rain forest, where we will investigate all kinds of insects. Among all the schools of this region, your class has best cared for the little ant.”
That day the school was filled with joy and celebration. Everyone thanked Rita for having been so patient and responsible. And many children learnt that to be given the most important task, you have to know how to be responsible even in what are the smallest tasks.
1. What does the underlined sentence mean?| A．Each child got an important job. |
| B．Each child got an interesting job. |
| C．The perfect student got the job of everyone’s preference. |
| D．The most responsible student got the job of least interest. |
| A．Negative. | B．Uncertain. |
| C．Totally positive. | D．Acceptive. |
| A．hunter | B．director |
| C．biologist | D．principal |
【推荐2】Since he was nine, Babar Ali has been running his own school in a small village, passing on to the children of poor families the knowledge he has acquired (学到) at his school during the day.
It began when children in his village asked him questions about what he learned at the 1000-rupee-a-year school their parents could not afford.
“It started when without much effort”, he says. “There were lots of children who had dropped out of school (辍学), or never been to school at all. They were always asking questions about my lessons and I would repeat everything for them.
”There used to be just eight pupils, and my friends helped me with the teaching. We worked on the standard of teaching. The word spread to nearby villages, and gradually we took on more and more students.
Five years later, the school has a total of 10 teachers, all of whom are students at school, and 650 pupils.
On atypical (典型的) day, Babar will rise at 5 am, do housework, then take a bus to school in a village three miles away. From 10 am to 4 Pm, he focuses on (集中注意力于) his own studies, then he races back to his village to welcome his students at 5pm, teaches until 8 pm. The teaching doesn’t make him tired, he says, but gives him more strength to keep up his busy life.
His parents are filled with pride. His father, Nasiruddin, was shocked when he first discovered his son was teaching. “I couldn’t believe it. He’s always rushing from place to place and I was worried it might affect his studies. So I visited his school. Seeing his dedication (奉献) to teaching cleared my doubts,” he says.
In 2009, Babar was named the “youngest headmaster in the world” by BBC. From then on, his story appeared in many textbooks, and now he is regularly invited to speak at many meetings all over the world.
1. Babar started teaching the children nearby ______.| A．because he wanted to make money to pay for his studies |
| B．when they went to his school to ask him questions |
| C．because their parents asked him to do so |
| D．when he was quite a young boy |
| A．is planning to set up more schools |
| B．had to ask some teachers to help him |
| C．gradually made his school bigger and bigger |
| D．had to drop out of school to teach other children |
| A．He was very surprised. | B．He was proud of Babar. |
| C．He had doubts about Babar’s ability. | D．He was unhappy about Babar’s decision. |
【推荐3】On the first day of fourth grade, my teacher, Mrs. Brown, told my class a story about her husband Rob, who is a brain cancer survivor. After what Mrs. Brown experienced with Robs’ illness, she decided to devote part of her life to an organization called Be head Strong, which works to support families with a member suffering from brain cancer.
Along with typical math and science, throughout the year, Mrs. Brown shared stories with us about people in Be Head Strong who had overcome some tough and unfair battles. Mrs. Brown never showed any sadness or confusion toward the disease. She instead spoke only with words of determination to find a cure. Whether news from Be Head Strong was good or bad, she always looked at the situation as an opportunity to improve and do more.
My parents taught me from a very young age that making wise choices with my money is important. I would always set aside most of my $ 2.50-a-week allowance. By the end of the school year, I had saved over one hundred dollars, $ 131.30 to be exact. One day was wondering what to do with it. I did not feel like any game or toy was worth the time I had spent saving. I thought about the stories Mrs. Brown told us, then I decided that was where I wanted my money to go.
As the last day of school approached, my mom helped me wrap the heart-shaped box full of dollars and coins. After all the other kids had left on the last day of school, I handed Mrs. Brown the present. As she opened it, I told her that I wanted the money to go to Be Head Strong to help people like Rob. She broke into tears and hugged me tightly.
People may not always realize how big of an influence one kind gesture can make. One teacher encouraged a decision in my life that has changed the way how I live.
1. What do we know about Mrs. Brown from paragraph 1?| A．She had just survived a brain cancer. |
| B．She lost her husband to a brain cancer. |
| C．She founded a non-profit organization for brain cancer. |
| D．She was devoted to helping people with brain cancer. |
| A．Outgoing and organized. | B．Positive and delightful. |
| C．Enthusiastic and patient. | D．Kind-hearted and strong-willed. |
| A．The author thought the money was worth something more meaningful. |
| B．The author’s parents were strict with him in buying games and toys. |
| C．The author was old enough to get rid of games and toys. |
| D．The author had no time to pick his favorite games and toys. |
| A．A Teacher—a Role model. | B．A Teacher—A Life-long Learner. |
| C．An Unforgettable Science lesson. | D．A Special Teacher and Her Life Story. |
【推荐1】On June 16, 2020, Virginia governor Ralph Northam made an announcement. The state would move to recognize June 19, or Juneteenth, as a paid state holiday. The next day, New York governor Andrew Cuomo tweeted that he' d do the same in his state. This makes Virginia and New York the latest states to officially honor Juneteenth. Now, at least 45 out of 50 states, plus Washington, D. C., recognize Juneteenth. “We became independent in 1776. Every year as a nation, we mark the Fourth of July Independence Day," Northam said during a press conference. “But that freedom we celebrate did not include everyone.
Learning more about the holiday means going back in history to the Civil War. On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Emancipation Proclamation ( 解放黑人奴隶宣言). His speech declared freedom for enslaved people. The Civil War ended more than two years later，in April 1865. The Union won. But there were many enslaved people who had not been told of this. On June 19, Union soldiers told crowds in Galveston, Texas, that the state' s 250 ,000 enslaved people were free. They were among the last to find out. The day became known as Juneteenth, which refers to June and 19th and is sometimes called Emancipation Day. Over the years, as black people from Galveston moved to different cities, the celebration spread slowly. And in the 1960s, the civil rights movement brought a really wider awareness of Juneteenth because it broke out all over the country.
It's believed that such a holiday helps educate people about what happened in the past. Sheila Jackson Lee represents Texas in the US House of Representatives. Earlier this week, she introduced a bill to Congress, which asks for national recognition of the holiday. Juneteenth has been celebrated in a variety of ways people can choose from. Usually, there are community gatherings, cookouts, and festivals.
1. What did Northam mean by saying the underlined part in Paragraph 1?| A．Not every American state accepted Juneteenth. |
| B．Americans should show respect for each other. |
| C．Black people should unite to get more freedom. |
| D．Slavery still existed after the fourth of July in 1776. |
| A．Washington, D. C. | B．Texas. |
| C．Virginia. | D．New York. |
| A．President Lincoln’s proclamation. | B．Black people’s living in big cities. |
| C．American civil rights movement. | D．Freedom Day' s being recognized. |
| A．To remember the history. | B．To set a paid state holiday. |
| C．To have richer celebrations. | D．To give people more choices. |
【推荐2】A Swiss airplane powered only by energy from the sun left from Abu Dhabi early on March 9. Its creators hope the plane will make the first around-the-world journey without any fuel. The plane is called Solar Impulse 2. It has one seat and is made from carbon fiber. The plane weighs only as much as a car but its wings are wider than a Boeing 747. The plane's wings stretch 72 meters across. Those wings include 17,000 solar units, or cells, which capture the sun's energy. The energy allows the plane to fly day and night.
Two Swiss scientists built the plane. Bertand Piccard is also an explorer who made the first non-stop flight around the world in a balloon. Andre Borschberg is an engineer and trained fighter pilot. The scientists say they are not trying to change the airplane industry. Instead, they want to show that new energy sources and technologies can achieve what some say is impossible."We want to show we can fly day and might in an aircraft without a drop of fuel." Mr Picard said.
Some parts of the trip will require the pilots to be in the tiny plane for five to six days and nights in a TOW. So it is good that the pilot's seat is also a toilet.
The plane's route begins in the United Arab Emirates. The pilots also plan stops in Oman, India, and China, They will cross the Pacific Ocean, stop in the United States, and continue over southern Europe or North Africa. They plan to arrive back in the United Arab Emirates in late July or early August.
Internet viewers can go to the Solar Impulse website to see the plane's location and listen to broadcasts from the pilots.
1. What's the main idea of Paragraph 1?| A．A brief introduction of the plane Solar Impulse 2. |
| B．The great revolution in the airplane industry. |
| C．The first around the -world journey by plane. |
| D．A newly-discovered usage of solar energy. |
| A．To help the airplane industry. | B．To fly without using any fuel. |
| C．To travel around the world. | D．To present their flying skills. |
| A．It can fly faster and land safely. | B．It can get the sun's energy easily. |
| C．It may look exactly like a Boeing 747. | D．It will make the plane appear larger. |
| A．It will take five to six days and nights, | B．It is a non-stop flight around the world. |
| C．It is being broadcast on the Internet. | D．It doesn't include North America |
【推荐3】Napoleon, as a character in Tolstoy’s War and Peace, is more than once described as having “fat little hands.” Nor does he “sit well or firmly on the horse.” He is said to be “undersized.” With “short legs” and a “round stomach”. The issue here is not the accuracy of Tolstoy’s description—it seems not that far off from historical accounts but his choice of facts: other things that could be said of the man are not said. We are meant to understand the difference of a warring commander in the body of a fat little Frenchman. Tolstoy’s Napoleon could be any man wandering in the streets and putting a little of powered tobacco up his nose—and that is the point.
It is a way the novelist uses to show the moral nature of a character. And it turns out that, as Tolstoy has it, Napoleon is a crazy man. In a scene in Book Three of War and Peace, the wars having reached the critical year of 1812, Napoleon receives a representative from the Tsar (沙皇), who has come with peace terms. Napoleon is very angry: doesn’t he have more army? He, not the Tsar, is the one to make the terms. He will destroy all of Europe if his army is stopped. “That is what you will have gained by engaging me in the war!” he shouts. And then, Tolstoy writes, Napoleon “walked silently several times up and down the room, his fat shoulders moving quickly.”
Still later, after reviewing his army amid cheering crowds, Napoleon invites the shaken Russian to dinner. “He raised his hand to the Russian’s…face,” Tolstoy writes, and “taking him by the ear pulled it gently……” To have one’s ear pulled by the Emperor was considered the greatest honor and mark of favor at the French court. “Well, well, why don’t you say anything?” said he, as if it was ridiculous in his presence to respect anyone but himself, Napoleon.
Tolstoy did his research, but the composition is his own.
1. Tolstoy’s description of Napoleon in War and Peace is ________.| A．far from the historical facts | B．based on the Russian history |
| C．based on his selection of facts | D．not related to historical details |
| A．To walk out of the room in anger. | B．To show agreement with him. |
| C．To say something about the Tsar. | D．To express his admiration. |
| A．ill-mannered in dealing with foreign guests | B．fond of showing off his iron will |
| C．determined in destroying all of Europe | D．crazy for power and respect |
| A．A writer doesn’t have to be faithful to his findings. |
| B．A writer may write about a hero in his own way. |
| C．A writer may not be responsible for what he writes. |
| D．A writer has hardly any freedom to show his feelings. |
