To be a good teacher, you need some of the abilities of a good actor. You must be able to hold the attention and interest of your audience (听众). You must be a clear speaker with a good, strong, pleasing voice which is fully under your control. And you must be able to act what you are teaching in order to make the meaning clearer.
Watch a good teacher, and you will see that he does not just sit before his class. He stands the whole time while he is teaching; he walks about, using his arms and hands to help him with his explanations, and his face to express feelings. Listen to him, and you will hear the loudness and the note (音调) of his voice always changing according to what he is talking about.
The fact that a good teacher has some of the abilities of a good actor doesn’t mean that he will really be able to act well on stage, for there are very important differences between the teacher’s work and the actor’s. The actor has to speak words that he has learnt by heart. He has to repeat exactly the same words each time he plays a certain part, and even his movements and the ways in which he uses his voice are usually fixed. What he has to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem natural on stage. A good teacher works in quite a different way. His audience takes an active part in his play. They ask and answer questions, they obey orders, and if they don’t understand anything, they will say so. The teacher therefore has to act according to the needs of his audience, which is his class. He cannot learn his part by heart, but must invent it as he goes along.
I have known many teachers who were fine actors in class but were unable to take part in a stage play because they could not keep strictly to what another had written.
1. Do good teachers need some of the abilities of the good actors?2. Who has to speak words that he has learnt by heart, the actor or the teacher?
3. What is the main difference between students in class and the theatre audience?
4. Why are good teachers usually unable to do well in a stage play?
5. Why does a good teacher make gestures (示意动作) while speaking?
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【推荐1】A young lady was driving a family car home with her father when they were caught in a heavy storm. The young lady was a little afraid and asked her father. “What should I do, stop or keep driving?”
Her father said, “Keep driving.”
After driving a few kilometers, the storm was becoming heavier and heavier. The young lady noticed that some cars and big transport trucks were pulling over（靠边停）on the side of the road. The young lady asked her father again if they should stop. But her father said nothing. So, she had to keep on driving.
Ten minutes later, the storm started to become small and she could see a little more clearly. After a couple of kilometers, she drove out of the storm. Moreover. the sun came out and the road ahead was dry.
Her father told her to stop and get out of the car.
“But why now, Father?” she asked in surprise.
Her father said, “When you get out, you can look back at all the people in cars and big trucks that gave up and they are still in the storm. Now, your storm is over because you didn’t give up.”
Don’t give up, even if the stronger do. If you keep going, soon your “personal storms” will be over. The sun will shine on you again and the road ahead will be dry and clear.
根据上面短文的内容回答问题（每个小题答案不超过6个单词）
1. Who did the young lady drive home with?
2. Where did some cars and big transport trucks pull over?
3. What can you learn from the passage?
【推荐2】Sometimes it seems that time is flying. Perhaps it doesn’t need to feel this way. Our experience of time can be possibly changed. By understanding the psychological (心理学的) processes (过程) behind our different experiences of time, we might be able to slow down time a little.
One basic law of psychological time is that time seems to slow down when we’re exposed (接触) to new environments and experiences. The law is caused by the relationship between our experience of time and the amount of information our minds process (处理). The more information our mind takes in, the slower time seems to pass.
We have different experiences of time in different situations. In some situations, our life is full of new experiences. Our minds process a lot of information and time seems to slow down. In other situations, we have fewer new experiences and the world around us becomes more and more familiar (熟悉的). We become insensitive to our experience, which means we process less information, and time seems to speed up.
How can we slow down time? Here are two suggestions.
Firstly, since we know that familiarity makes time pass faster, we can expose ourselves to as many new experiences as possible. We can give ourselves new challenges, meet new people, and expose our minds to new information, hobbies and skills. This will increase the amount of information our minds process and expand (增加) our experience of time.
Secondly, and perhaps most effectively, we can give our whole attention to an experience to what we are seeing, feeling, tasting, smelling or hearing. This means living through our sense rather than through our thoughts. For example, on the way home, focus your attention outside of yourself, instead of thinking about the problems you have to deal with. Look at the sky, or at the buildings you pass, traveling among them. This open attitude to your experiences helps take in more information and also has a time-expanding (时间扩展的) effect.
1~2题完成句子；3题简略回答问题；4题找出并写下第三自然段的主题句；5题将文中划线句子译成汉语。
1. Time seems to
2. We should
3. How many ways are mentioned to slow down time in the passage?
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5.
【推荐3】There was a man named Zhou Chu who lived during the Western Jin Dynasty （265-316）. He was very strong — stronger than any other man in the village.
People were scared of him because he often bullied (欺负) villagers. At that time, a man-eating tiger and a deep water monster (怪物) lived nearby. They often caused trouble for the village. People called them, along with Zhou, the “three evils”(三害).
One day, some villagers asked Zhou to help them kill the tiger and the monster. After three days of fighting, Zhou finally killed them and came back. But the villagers thought he was dead. They celebrated his death. After seeing this, Zhou saw how much he was disliked and decided to make a change.
He visited a famous scholar (学者) named Lu Yun. Lu told him, “If one realizes what is good in the morning, he can change his ways of doing things in the evening. Just do what you think is right.”
In fact, we all make mistakes. And it is not easy for us to see our own mistakes. But it’s never too late to correct them. On the other hand, we should also be more tolerant (宽容的) of those who sometimes make mistakes. Maybe they’ve made mistakes in the past, but they can do great things as long as they return to the right path (道路).
1. Was Zhou Chu the strongest man in the village?2. Who helped Zhou Chu to make a change?
3. What kind of person Zhou Chu was according to the passage?
4. Do you think that it’s difficult for us to correct the mistakes? Why?
【推荐1】Andy lived high in the Rocky Mountains. He hunted wild animals there and he also took other men hunting. That was his work.
One day, a letter brought Andy a new job. This job changed both his feeling about animals and his way of hunting. The letter said, “I want to write a story about bighorn sheep. I need pictures to go with my story. Will you get pictures of the sheep for me?”
Andy’s two sons wanted their father to take the job. “We will help you!” they said. Bighorn sheep are very wild. Andy knew it would be hard to get their pictures. “But why not try?” they said. For days, Andy and his sons tried to get their pictures. They did not want the sheep to hear them or see them, so they walked softly. They hid behind rocks, but the sheep always ran away.
Then one day, Andy and his sons walked around a big rock. They met some sheep face to face, but they didn’t run. “Now I know why the sheep run away,” Andy said. “They run because we come up behind them. From now on, we will stay where they can see us.” The next day, Andy saw some sheep right out in the open. He and his sons walked toward them. They did not try to hide, and they did walk slowly. They knew that any fast move would scare them away.
“Don’t look right at the sheep,” Andy said. “Wild animals do not like to be looked at. They will run away.” They looked off to this side and to that side, and they walked closer and closer. And soon they were close enough to get good clear pictures.
They made good friends with the wild sheep—and sent many fine pictures to the writer for his story. Since then, they have never hunted the bighorn sheep again.
1. What’s Andy’s new job?| A．To protect bighorn sheep. | B．To take pictures of bighorn sheep. |
| C．To hunt bighorn sheep. | D．To write a story about bighorn sheep. |
| A．Trying to hide and then following them from behind. |
| B．Running from one side and moving fast towards them. |
| C．Looking directly at them and touching their heads slowly. |
| D．Walking slowly to their faces and staying where they can see us. |
a. Andy received a letter and accepted a new job.
b. Andy and his sons took photos of the bighorn sheep.
c. Andy and his sons walked softly and hid behind the rocks.
d. Andy and his sons met some sheep face to face and they didn’t run away.
| A．a-c-d-b | B．d-c-a-b | C．d-c-b-a | D．a-c-b-d |
【推荐2】Having a part-time job is an important part of growing up for American teenagers. It can teach them important skills that will be useful for the rest of their lives. And many of them find that making their own money gives them a sense of pride and freedom (自由).
American teenagers are allowed to do part-time jobs at the age of 14. During the school year, teenagers may go to work a few times a week after school, and work for longer at weekends.
In summer, top part-time jobs for teenagers include at camps, swimming pools and amusement parks (游乐园). These jobs are great for those who want to be active and have fun while making money.
Some of the most stressful (压力大的) jobs include teaching, nursing, and police work. These skills help to prepare teenagers for their later lives. When they grow up, the students with work experience are more likely (可能的) to succeed than those without work experience.
A favourite job for many teenagers is babysitting. As long as they stay in the house and make sure the kids are okay, babysitters can do their homework, watch TV, or talk on the phone with their friends. After the kids go to bed and before the parents come home, babysitters have lots of freedom.
It can be stressful to balance school, homework and a part-time job. However, many American teenagers value their work experience and the skills they get from the job.
1题完成句子；2～3题简略回答问题；4题找出并写下全文的主题句；5题将文中划线句子译成汉语。
1. In summer, top part-time jobs for teenagers include at camps,
2. When are American teenagers allowed to do part-time jobs?
3. What is a favourite job for many teenagers?
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【推荐3】Mr. Hand is busy every day. He has a big clothes store. He usually gets up at 6:00.After brushing his teeth, he does some running. He has breakfast at 6:30 and takes a bus to his store at 7:00. His clothes are cheap (便宜的). So many people go to his clothes to buy clothes. He usually has lunch at 11:30 in the store. For lunch, he usually eats burgers, salad or oranges. He gets home at about 19:00. He has dinner with his families——his wife (妻子) Julia Brown and daughter Nancy Hand. They like chicken, broccoli, salad and tomatoes. After dinner, he takes a shower(淋浴). Then he watches TV. He goes to bed at 21: 30.
66判断正误,如果正确在句后写T,错误写F；67完成句子；68、69回答问题；70翻译划线句子。
1. Mr Hand has dinner with his wife and daughter at home.
2. Mr Hand usually gets up at
3. What does he do after brushing his teeth?
4. Why does many people buy his clothes?
5.
Some IT companies have set up social media platforms（社交媒体平台）for children under the age of 18. I won’t use these platforms. In fact, I’m strongly against them.
Firstly, many teenagers don’t know how to protect themselves on the Internet. They may give away personal information, like names, selfies（自拍）, phone numbers and home addresses by accident. Then it’ll be convenient to the criminals. They may steal the information and do some bad things. For example, they may pretend（假装）to make friends with you and then threaten（威胁）you so that you give them money. Teenagers are often too young to judge（判断）who’s worth trusting or not.
Secondly, many young people lack（缺乏）self—discipline（自律）. If they meet someone online who likes playing video games, for example, they may become addicted（上瘾）to gaming, too. In the long run, this school performance will be negatively（负面的）affected.
For these reasons, I will never use social media before I’m 18 years old. As teenagers, we should just focus on our study and make friends with people around us. Please say no to social media.
1. How many reasons does the writer give?2. Who are the social media platforms set up for?
3. What’s the result if we give away our personal information by accident on the Internet?
4. Can teenagers judge who’s worth trusting according to the passage?
5. What does the writer want to tell us?
【推荐2】There is a passage in the Sunday Mail magazine. It has a discussion about if teenagers should do housework at home. Different people have different opinions. Some people don’t understand why some parents make their kids do chores at home. There are some reasons about it. First, they think teenagers have enough stress from school. They should spend their time on schoolwork. Second, 5.there is no need for them to do chores now because when they get older, they will do. Third, they think it’s parents’ job to ① ________ a good environment at home for their children.
②________, some people hold different opinions. They think children should do their part in keeping the house clean and tidy because they live in one house with their parents. And doing chores has a lot of benefits (益处) . It helps teenagers to understand the idea of fairness and it can also helps teenagers to become more ③________. There is an example. A boy who got into a good university didn’t know how to look after himself. As a result, his grades dropped and he often fell ill. So we can see 6.孩子们越早学会独立，对他们的未来越好。
1. How many reasons are there about not doing chores for teenagers?（no more than 2 words）2. What should the children do since they live with their parents?（no more than 12 words）
3. What does the underlined word “It” prefer to(指的是) ?（no more than 2 words）
4. Fill in the blanks with a proper word.
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5. 将划线的英语句子翻译成汉语。
6. 将划线的汉语句子翻译成英语。
【推荐3】Chat GPT, a powerful AI chatting robot, becomes popular. It brings big changes to education, especially the way of learning and teaching.
It provides a personalized learning experience for students. With its advanced(先进的) machine learning ability, it can make the learning preference and behavior of each student clear. It can also customize(定制) learning materials for students. Moreover, the AI robot helps students with their homework and projects. For example, a student may ask, “How to find information about the history of tennis?” The robot will list the names of books, museums and key website links within a few seconds. The student can get a clear picture that shows how the tennis develops by clicking these links.
As a window to a large number of teaching resources, Chat GPT reshapes the working methods for teachers. Many kinds of daily work, such as grading exam papers, planning lessons and analyzing questionnaires(调查问卷) is automated(自动化). In this way, teachers can make the time to focus on more complex tasks, such as designing classroom activities and making teaching plans.
However, every coin has two sides. Some teachers say that the robot limits students’ critical thinking and creativity. It may turn students into “mindless searching machines”. The teachers also worry about that with the wide use of the robot, they may face job loss and the quality of education may be lower.
“Chat GPT can help our teachers and other educators understand the power and potential(潜在的) of technology,” says Ellen Meier, an engineer in the Chat GPT research team. “However,” she adds, “it should not replace the role of teachers in the classroom.”
阅读以上信息，用恰当的单词完成下面的短文，每空一词。
Chat GPT brings changes to education, especially the way of learning and teaching. With the help of it, we can know students’ preferences and behaviors
The working methods of teachers change a lot. Many kinds of daily work is automated. It leaves teachers more time to do more complex tasks
Like every coin has two sides, some teachers think the robot have a bad influence on improving students’ critical thinking and creativity. It may
Ellen Meier thinks Chat GPT can help teachers but not replace them.
