Sometimes educators need to be reminded that their job is important and they are very much appreciated. Here are some movies that inspire us and make educators feel proud to be in the field of education where they really do have an impact.
The Miracle Worker
The ultimate teaching miracle, Anne Bancroft is awesome as Annie Sullivan who uses ‘tough love" to get through to the deaf and blind Helen Keller played by Patty Duke. Very few people can watch the famous ‘water" scene without experiencing a feeling of victory and relief. Excellent portrayal of the importance of perseverance. Both Bancroft and Duke won an Academy Award for their performances.
The Karate Kid
While not normally thought of as a ‘classroom" movie, The Karate Kid has much to say to teachers: Sometimes we have to have our students do things that they will not understand until much later; Basic skills are most important; Honor and integrity are central to character; Students need to see us beam with excitement over their achievements. A fun, nostalgic and inspiring movie to relish.
To Sir With Love
Produced in 1967, this film with Sidney Poitier as a novice teacher has a lot to teach us today. Poitier takes a teaching position in the rough part of London in order to pay his bills. Realizing that his students need to be taught important life lessons more than the curriculum he has been handed to teach them, he throws out the lesson plans and makes a real impact on their personal lives.
Mr. Holland"s Opus
This memorable movie gives all teachers hope that they truly have an impact on their students. Richard Dreyfuss is wonderful as a musician/composer who must take a teaching job to support his family. In the end, Dreyfuss" character realizes that he has had as much if not more of an impact from his teaching ashe would have as a composer.
小题1:The four films above are specially intended for_______.| A．students | B．teachers | C．parents | D．managers |
小题2:Which film tells us that students not only need to learn knowledge in the books but also knowledge in life?| A．Mr. Holland"s Opus | B．The Karate Kid | | C．To Sir With Love | D．The Miracle Worker |
小题3:Which of the following statements is True according to the passage?| A．The actress who plays won a prize. | | B．Richard Dreyfuss finally became a composer that he dreamt to be. | | C．Helen Keller is the teacher of Annie Sullivan. | | D．In the film “The Karate Kid” the teachers later have students do what they understand. |
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小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:A |
试题分析：本文叙述了四部电影的大概的内容，其目的是告诉教育工作者他们的教育事业非常重要，在人们的一生中是光辉的职业，是值得骄傲的职业。他们在社会中的地位起的作用都是相当大的。
小题1:这是细节理解题。根据Sometimes educators need to be reminded that their job is important and they are very much appreciated. 根据首局可知这是写给老师的，故选B。
小题2:这是细节理解题。根据Realizing that his students need to be taught important life lessons more than the curriculum he has been handed to teach them, he throws out the lesson plans and makes a real impact on their personal lives.故选C。
小题3:这是细节理解题。根据Both Bancroft and Duke won an Academy Award for their performances.
故选A。
点评：做细节理解题需要阅读时对某些细节仔细琢磨。尤其应注意有些表明作者观点词汇，如形容词、副词等。细节题为阅读考题的重头戏，所占比例很高，相对而言较简单，因为这类题虽然要求理解准确，但基本上限于字面意义的理解，范围也限于局部，因此是我们可望得高分的部分。细节题绝大部分体现“中心思想是解”这一原理。本文都是细节理解题，在文中比较容易找到答案。 |
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Eating a diet high in processed（经过加工的） food increases the risk of depression（抑郁）, research suggests. What"s more, people who ate plenty of vegetables, fruit and fish actually had a lower risk of depression, the University College London team found.
Data on diet among 3,500 middle-aged civil servants were compared with their emotional state five years later, a British journal reported. They split the participants（参与者） into two types of diet--those who ate a diet largely based on whole food，which includes lots of fruit, vegetables and fish，and those who ate a mainly processed food diet, such as sweetened desserts, fried food, processed meat，refined（精制的） grains and high fat dairy products After accounting for factors such as gender, age, education, physical activity, smoking habits and chronic(慢性的) diseases, they found a significant difference in the future depression risk with the different diets.
Those who ate the most wholefood（全天然食物） had a 26% lower risk of future depression than those who ate the least wholefood. By contrast, people with a diet high in processed food had a 58％ higher risk of depression than those who ate a diet low in processed foods.
Study author Dr. Archana Singh Manoux pointed out there was a chance that the finding could be explained by lifestyle factor they had not accounted for.（解释原因） He also pointed in a paper that a Mediterranean(地中海) diet was associated（有关） with a lower risk of depression, but the problem with that is if you live in Britain, the likelihood （可能）of you eating a Mediterranean diet is not very high.
Dr．Andrew McCulloeh, chief executive of the Mental Health Foundation, said, this study adds to an existing body of solid research that shows the strong links between what we eat and our mental health.
He added people"s diets were becoming increasingly unhealthy. The UK population is consuming （消费）less nutritious, fresh produce and more saturated（饱和） fats and sugars.
小题1:The text is mainly about______.| A．the increasingly unhealthy diet of the UK population | | B．the link between processed food and depression | | C．the relationship between physical and mental health | | D．the emotional state of the British People |
小题2:What can we learn from what Dr. Archana Singh Manoux said?| A．It is difficult for most British people to have a Mediterranean diet. | | B．The Mediterranean diet is the most healthy in the world. | | C．Many studies have been done on the Mediterranean diet before. | | D．The Mediterranean diet is not good for depression. |
小题3:Dr. Andrew McCulloch agrees that______.| A．our diets are closely related to our mental health | | B．the present study needs more facts and other information | | C．the UK population will become ill in the near future | | D．more saturated fats and sugars should be taken in |
小题4:Why might the author have written this text?| A．To tell people what a healthy diet actually is. | | B．To prove people’s diets are increasingly unhealthy. | | C．To encourage people to cut down on processed food. | | D．To introduce some experts on the research team. |
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Because of the change in the American public school system over the last several years, now many parents choose to home-school their children. There are many reasons behind this. Let’s take a look at a few of them.
For some parents, they have religious (宗教的) reasons for home-schooling. The public school system does not have religious teachings, so these parents want to put religion into the children’s daily school activities. This might include teaching religion-based courses rather than coursework that is taught in public schools.
For some parents, they do not feel that their local school system offers their children the best learning opportunities. So they want to take matters into their own hands. This may be because the local school has low educational standards (标准) or for some other reason the parents think it necessary to take their children out of the system. Sometimes the parents just feel the children will get a better education at home.
Some parents may not be rich enough to send their children to a private school, so the next best thing in their eyes is home-schooling. Thus they can teach their children what they like.
One should remember that the laws about home-schooling vary from state to state. In some states, the parents are required to hand in monthly attendance records (出席记录) to their local school system. What’s more, most states require state testing at certain periods such as the CRCT.
小题1:The writer wrote this passage mainly to _______. | A．advise parents to home-school their children | | B．explain why some parents choose to home-school their children | | C．tell us the advantages and disadvantages of home-schooling | | D．praise home-schooling and private schools |
小题2:Paragraph 3 tells us that some parents choose home-schooling because ______.| A．school teachers are not strict with their children | | B．their children don’t do well in their studies at school | | C．their children don’t like going to school | | D．they are not satisfied with the school education |
小题3:What does the underlined word “vary” in the last paragraph mean?| A．Increase | B．Change | C．Spread | D．Keep |
小题4:How many reasons for home-schooling are mentioned in the passage? |
Luo Gaoqi hopes to join the increasing number of Chinese students in the United States because he wants the experience of studying in a foreign land as it will help his future job at home. “I want to try Western education because people there think differently,” said the 21-year-old who is in his final year of undergraduate studies. “I also hope to meet friends from different cultures. The social connections may help in the future.”
The latest report from the US-based institute of International Education said China, for the first time, has become the top country of origin for international students in the United States.
For Yang Fan, a journalism student, said studying in the United States is a way to escape the competition for places in China’s top universities.
“Due to limited education resources, only about 60 percent of high school graduates in China enter college, and a much lower rate enters the top-level ones. “A foreign degree will definitely help when I seek a job in China,” Yang said.
Both Yang’s and Luo’s parents are supportive of them studying abroad. Neither of them is thinking of settling down in the United States after graduation.
“It is not realistic to do so. As a journalism student, there would be no advantage for me to work in the United States,” Yang said. “But in China, with a US degree and good English, I may stand out against other students who have only studied in China.”
China still needs to improve its environment for scientists and high-level talents, said Xiao Mingzheng, director of the Center for Human Resource Development and Management Research of Peking University, adding that, in particular, the country needs to improve its policies relating to research environments.
In June, the Chinese government published a plan concerning talent development for the next 10 years. In it, it has improved policies and increased budgets to attract talented students back home.
小题1:Why does Luo Gaoqi wants to study in a foreign land according to his words?| A．Because the people there are more intelligent. | | B．Because the foreign countries are more developed. | | C．Because he can make more friends there. | | D．Because the culture there is different from that in China. |
小题2:What do Guo Gaoqi and Yang Fan have in common?| A．Their major is the same, which is journalism. | | B．Both of them want to go back to China after graduation. | | C．Their parents are against their decision. | | D．They are forced to study in a foreign land by their parents. |
小题3:From the passage, we can infer that _______.| A．scientists and high-level talents need a better environment in China | | B．the students abroad are unwilling to go back to China | | C．China doesn’t need those people to come back to our country at all | | D．we all need to go abroad to study and then serve our own country |
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Ricky didn’t help much around the house, so his parents bought him a butler (管家) robot. As soon as it arrived, off it went, cooking, cleaning, and 36 dirty clothes from Ricky’s bedroom 37 . On that first day, when Ricky went to sleep, he had left his bedroom in a 38 . When he woke up the next morning, 39 was perfectly clean and tidy.
But now Ricky couldn’t 40 his favorite T-shirt, nor his favorite toy. However much he searched, the two items didn’t 41 , and the same was starting to happen with other things. 42 the butler robot, Ricky thought of a plan to 43 on it, and finally caught it red-handed (正在作案的), picking up one of his toys to “ 44 ” it.
He told his parents that the butler was 45 and asked them to have it 46 . But his parents didn’t believe him at all for they were 47 with the butler for its good service. Ricky kept on telling them how much good stuff the butler was hiding, until one day the butler heard the boy’s 48. Then it returned some of the boy’s toys and clothes to him.
“Here, sir. I did not know it was 49 you,” said the butler.
“How could it not, you thief?! You’ve been stealing my stuff for weeks!” the boy answered 50. “The objects were left on the floor; 51 I thought that you did not like them. I am programmed to collect all that is not 52 , and at night I send them to those who can use them. I’m a highly efficient machine,” the bulter said.
Ricky started feeling 53 . Since then, Ricky decided to put real 54 into how he treated his things. He also often bought things and took them to help out those who are 55 -- along with his good friend, the butler of course.
| 小题1: | | A．tearing up | B．gathering up | C．dressing up | D．sewing up |
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| 小题2: | | A．doorway | B．furniture | C．window | D．floor |
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| 小题4: | | A．something | B．anything | C．everything | D．nothing |
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| 小题6: | | A．respond | B．appear | C．come | D．function |
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| 小题7: | | A．Remembering | B．Understanding | C．Suspecting | D．Believing |
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| 小题9: | | A．fix | B．hide | C．play with | D．tidy away |
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| 小题10: | | A．intelligent | B．busy | C．lost | D．broken |
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| 小题11: | | A．changed | B．thrown | C．closed | D．arrested |
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| 小题12: | | A．familiar | B．delighted | C．strict | D．friendly |
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| 小题13: | | A．complaints | B．quarrels | C．dialogues | D．questions |
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| 小题14: | | A．disappointing | B．worrying | C．boring | D．bothering |
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| 小题15: | | A．honestly | B．calmly | C．shyly | D．angrily |
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| 小题16: | | A．otherwise | B．besides | C．therefore | D．however |
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| 小题17: | | A．paid | B．devoted | C．wasted | D．wanted |
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| 小题18: | | A．ashamed | B．nervous | C．hurt | D．puzzled |
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| 小题19: | | A．trust | B．respect | C．effort | D．care |
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| 小题20: | | A．in charge | B．in danger | C．in need | D．in debt |
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This recently-released documentary(纪录片)had some fantastic footage(镜头) in it, and a very personal look at many of the astronauts who went to the moon. Overall, that is a very exclusive(独特的) club; only about a dozen men ever did it in the history of the world and just eight or nine ever stepped foot on it. Most of them are still alive and they discuss their adventures, insights and personal feelings here.
One gets the feeling that the rest of us will never know exactly how beautiful the moon is except to take the astronauts’s words about it, because even the pictures on this DVD can’t convey that.
Since this documentary is about 100 minutes long, you get a lot of information. You also get reminded how close two of the three men who went up on that historic first walk on the moon almost didn’t get home alive.
An absence in this documentary is the most famous astronaut of them all: Neil Armstrong, the first man to step foot on the moon! Apparently, he did not want to be part of this film. One of the astronauts mentions something briefly about Armstrong being somewhat of a “recluse(隐居者)” now and it “being understandable with what he’s gone through”. From what I’ve read, a lot of people have tried to make money off him in shady ways and so now he’s withdrawn(退出) from the public spotlight.
This film, a legacy to the Apollo program and the brave men who ran it, should be in every schoolroom. It would make history more interesting to students.
小题1:What can we know from the passage?| A．One of the astronauts talks about how beautiful the moon is. | | B．Two of the three men who went to the moon lost their lives. | | C．The documentary would make more students interested in history. | | D．The astronauts talk about their adventures, insights and excitement. |
小题2:How many astronauts first flew to the moon?小题3:Why was Armstrong absent from the film?| A．Because he didn’t like to show in public. | | B．Because he has been tired of astronaut’s life. | | C．Because someone wanted to make money off him. | | D．Because he thought what he did was nothing to mention. |
小题4:What made Armstrong famous around the world?| A．That he came back safely to the earth alive. | | B．That he became an astronaut. | | C．That he first stepped on the moon. | | D．That he walked on the moon for 100 minutes. |
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