Cheng Feng is a teacher in a rural primary school. Yet, to many of her students, the 33-year-old is more than that. Cheng’s care for her rural students has extended beyond the classroom and makes her a mother figure to them all.
During the just past summer vacation, Cheng didn’t take time off but paid home visits to rural students of the Liling Primary School, which is nestled in the mountains more than 120 kilometers from the central area of Poyang County, East China’s Jiangxi Province.
Most students have been left behind by their parents, who have to go to work far away from home, and they are looked after by their grandparents.
“Seeing these special families and special children, I realized the importance of Fural education, and it is one of the major reasons why I have stuck around all these years, ” says Cheng, who also grew up in Poyang.
After learning that one of her students, Tan Yeting, and her brother were just scraping by on the low income of their grandparents’ handmade broom business, Cheng would pay regular visits to Tan’s home.
She would walk the two children through their homework assignment, enjoy beautiful rural scenery with them and cut their hair. These interactions have helped both children grow in confidence and shake of their timid nature at school.
She also helped to improve the teaching facilities and infrastructure in the school, and went out of her way to persuade them to come to school.
Thanks to her efforts, approximately 200 children in the neighborhood have been able to enjoy better education.
4. What mainly makes Cheng stay in the rural school for many years?
A.Attaching importance to rural education. |
B.Enjoying beautiful rural scenery. |
C.Loving Tan Yeting another brother. |
D.Persuading children to come to school. |
5. Which of the following best explains “
scraping by on ” underlined in paragraph 5?
A.Holding on. | B.Living on. | C.Spending on. | D.Taking on. |
6. What does Cheng aim at?
A.Staying in the countryside. | B.Enjoying better education. |
C.Promoting rural education. | D.Paying visits to rural students. |
7. What is the text mainly about?
A.A mother figure. | B.Fighting for better education. |
C.Helping students. | D.A devoted rural educator. |