I won't have my son associating himself______ criminals.A.forB.toC.withD.after
I won't have my son associating himself______ criminals.
A.for
B.to
C.with
D.after
I won't have my son associating himself______ criminals.
A.for
B.to
C.with
D.after
I would never have believed it was possible if I ______ it with my own eyes.
A. didn't see
B. don't see
C. won't see
D. hadn't seen
A.at the moment
B.in order that
C.once
D.because
Eventually a fortunate few will find their way into educational-repair shops—adult-literacy programs, such as the one where I teach basic grammar and writing. There, high-school graduates and high-school dropouts pursuing graduate-equivalency certificates will learn the skills they should have learned in school. They will also discover they have been cheated by our educational system.
I will never forget a teacher who got the attention of one of my children by revealing the trump card of failure. Our youngest, a world-class charmer, did little to develop his intellectual talents but always got by. Until Mrs. Stifter.
Our son was a high-school senior when he had her for English. "He sits in the back of the room talking to his friends," she told me. "Why don't you move him to the front row?" I urged, believing the embarrassment would get him to settle down. Mrs. Stifter said, "I don't move seniors. I flunk(使…不及格) them." Our son's academic life flashed before my eyes. No teacher had ever threatened him. By the time I got home I was feeling pretty good about this. It was a radical approach for these times, but, well, why not? "She's going to flunk you," I told my son. I did not discuss it any further. Suddenly English became a priority(头等要事) in his life. He finished out the semester with an A.
I know one example doesn't make a case, but at night I see a parade of students who are angry for having been passed along until they could no longer even pretend to keep up. Of average intelligence or better, they eventually quit school, concluding they were too dumb to finish. "I should have been held back," is a comment I hear frequently. Even sadder are those students who are high-school graduates who say to me after a few weeks of class, "I don't know how I ever got a high-school diploma."
Passing students who have not mastered the work cheats them and the employers who expect graduates to have basic skills. We excuse this dishonest behavior. by saying kids can't learn if they come from terrible environments. No one seems to stop to think that most kids don't put school first on their list unless they perceive something is at risk. They'd rather be sailing.
Many students I see at night have decided to make education a priority. They are motivated by the desire for a better job or the need to hang on to the one they've got. They have a healthy fear of failure.
People of all ages can rise above their problems, but they need to have a reason to do so. Young people generally don't have the maturity to value education in the same way my adult students value it. But fear of failure can motivate both.
What is the subject of this essay?
A.view point on learning
B.a qualified teacher
C.the importance of examination
D.the generation gap
A trillion phone calls later, the conversation is the same. When children are teased or tyrannized, the parental impulse is to grab the phone and rant. But these days, as studies in the U.S.show bullying on the rise and parental supervision on the decline, researchers who study bullying say that calling moms and dads is more futile than ever. Such calls often lead to playground recriminations and don’t really teach our kids any lessons about how to navigate the world and resolve conflicts.
When you call parents, you want them to “extract the cruelty” from their bullying children, says Laura Kavesh, a child psychologist in Evanston, Illinois. “But many parents are blown away by the idea of their child being cruel. They won’t believe it.” In a recent police-department survey in Oak Harbor, Washington, 89% of local high school students said they had engaged in bullying behavior. Yet only 18% of parents thought their children would act as bullies.
In a new U.S.PTA survey, 5% of parents support contacting other parents to deal with bullying. But many educators warn that those conversations can be misinterpreted, causing tempers to flare. Instead, they say, parents should get objective outsiders, like principals, to mediate.
Meanwhile, if you get a call from a parent who is angry about your child’s bullying, listen without getting defensive. That’s what Laura McHugh of Castro Valley, California, did when a caller told her that her then 13-year-old son had spit in another boy’s food. Her son had confessed, but the victim’s mom “wanted to make sure my son hadn’t given her son a nasty disease,” says McHugh, who apologized and promised to get her son tested for AIDS and other diseases. She knew the chance of contracting any disease this way was remote, but her promise calmed the mother and showed McHugh’s son that his bad behaviour was being taken seriously. McHugh, founder of Parents Coach Kids, a group that teaches parenting skills, sent the mom the test results. All were negative.
Remember: once you make a call, you might not like what you hear. If you have an itchy dialing finger, resist temptation. Put it in your pocket.
第11题:The word “bullying” probably means _____.
[A] frightening and hurting [B] teasing [C] behaving like a tyrant [D] laughing at
Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A,B,C or D on ANSWER SHEET Ⅰ.
It was a foolish question to ask. It (1) more sense for me to have learned if she had (2) or a point of view, but it was (3) for that now and I supposed that the (4) Relations Office had (5) her before granting the interview. I didn't have time this week to read (6) pieces about corporate rainmakers, and their golden parachutes or women at mid- town law firms (7) six times my salary but whining about breaking the (8) ceiling.
"I won't waste your time," she (9) , "If the details on your (10) are accurate and the articles Laura (11) me have correct background, we won' t have to (12) that." I (13) in approval. She was obviously a (14) , and an intelligent one (15) . It was always (16) to sit for a (17) when the questioner spent the first hour asking what schools I had (18) , how long (19) , and whether I liked my job.
"Is it all right (20) you if we start with some information about the Sex Crimes Prosecution Unit?" "I'd like that," I replied.
1. A) made
B) would make
C) would have made
D) would be
It was a foolish question to ask. It (1)_____ more sense for me to have learned if she had (2)_____ or a point of view, but it was (3)_____ for that now and I supposed that the (4)_____ Relations Office had (5)_____ her before granting the interview. I didn't have time this week to read (6)_____ pieces about corporate rainmakers, and their golden parachutes or women at mid-town law firms (7)_____ six times my salary but whining about breaking the (8)_____ ceiling.
"I won't waste your time," she (9)_____, "If the details on your (10)_____ are accurate and the articles Laura (11)_____ me have correct background, we won't have to (12)_____ that." I (13)_____ in approval. She was obviously a (14)_____, and an intelligent one (15)_____. It was always (16)_____ to sit for a (17)_____ when the questioner spent the first hour asking what schools I had (18)_____, how long (19)_____, and whether I liked my job.
"Is it all right (20)_____ you if we start with some information about the Sex Crimes Prosecution Unit"? "I'd like that." I replied.
A.made
B.would make
C.would have made
D.would be
B.paying closer attention
C.Secely yours
D.writing to apologize for
E.related to
F.instead of detention
G.Promise
H.were discussing
Dear Mrs.Smith,
I am____1___passing notes in class.I realize that you__2____important concepts that are going to help us write our upcoming analysis essays and do well in the final exams, and I should have been____3____.___4_____, I'll limit my classroom communication to helpful comments that are_____5___the subject matter and wait to discuss personal things until after class.
I also wanted to thank you for giving me a warming___6_____because my coach would
have benched me if I had been late to practice.I___7_____ you won't have to make that
decision again.__8____
Kelly Tammen
Ⅴ. Daily Conversation (15 points)
Directions: Pick out the appropriate expressions from the eight choices below and complete the following dialogues by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
A. I've never been there.
B. I'm too tired.
C. Jim gave it to me.
D. I'll try. my best to get you there.
E. Very well.
F. Everybody knows.
G. Good idea.
H. It has been broken.
56. Bob: The boss won't be here today. Let's have a party.
Alice: ______.
JOHN: Have you had a chance to look over the contract?
LORRIE: Yes.I've read it carefully.
JOHN: And do you have any questions?
LORRIE: No.But the contract stipulates that I will teach 22 hours a week.Will you have that many classes for me right away?
JOHN: No, probably not.For the first two weeks you may teach 10 or 15 hours.
LORRIE : But my salary will be 1 100 dollars a month.Will you pay me that much for the first month? Because, I mean, I won't be working so many hours.
JOHN: I understand.That's why I didn't write the date on the contract.For the first two weeks, we will pay you according to the hours you teach.When you have 22 hours of classes, then the contract will take effect.Is that alright with you?
LORRIE: Oh, so I don't sign the contract today.Is that right?
JOHN: I don't want you to misunderstand, Miss Briggs.We are very serious about hiring you.We want you to teach for us.We usually do contracts this way because it is more convenient.
LORRIE: I can accept that.
JOHN: Good.And your benefits will begin immediately.
LORRIE: Even my health insurance?
JOHN: Yes.We will apply for your health insurance tomorrow.And your free membership in the club starts today if you like.
LORRIE: I have a few questions about the free membership.
JOHN: What would you like to know?
LORRIE : Is my membership the same as paying club members? I mean, can I get discounts at club hotels?
JOHN: Absolutely.The only difference is in the restaurant and bar vouchers.
LORRIE: What are bar vouchers?
JOHN: Paying club members get around 300 dollars a year in restaurant vouchers.The vouchers can be used in the restaurant or the lounge.But we don't offer vouchers to employees.
LORRIE: But according to the contract, employees get a discount in the restaurant.
JOHN: That's fight.So in a way, it is cheaper for you than for the members.You get more benefits than they do.
LORRIE: So, for now, you want me to keep a copy of the contract.But we won't sign it yet.Is that right?
JOHN: Yes.I've prepared the contract just so that you understand everything, so that you understand the terms.
LORRIE: I understand.And according to the terms on the contract, I am happy to accept this job.I look forward to it.
JOHN: I'm very pleased.We look forward to having you here, Miss Briggs.
Then we walked slowly in the garden, hand in hand, to have a last look at each rock, each tree, each flower. We sat for a while by the small pond which was a favorite place of my grandpa's. "What do you see here, Tommy?" asked the old man. I looked at the water, not knowing what to say, and then replied, "I see something soft and beautiful, Grandpa." He pulled me close to him and said, "It isn't the pond or the trees or the flowers that are beautiful. It is the special place in your heart that makes you feel so." After a while, he continued, "I built the pond, and planted the trees and the flowers a long time ago. I started to build this beautiful home the day my only son was born." He stopped. After a long silence, he murmured(低声说), "One day a terrible war came, and my son, like many other people's sons, went away to fight. Five months later, a telegram came, telling us that my son had passed away...' he couldn't finish his sentence. I saw tears trickle from his eyes. "That afternoon I picked some roses from this place and put them in front of son's portrait (肖像), and said goodbye to him. You know who he was, Tommy?"
"My father?" I asked in a whisper, hoping my grandpa would say no. But he said, "That's rights my dear. ' Ann in arm, we cried. Then the old man held me ups and said softly, "My dear Tom, we axe going to move, but don't say good-bye to our old house, never."
Tom and his grandpa______ the old house.
A.were too sorry to leave
B.were both unwilling to say goodbye to
C.felt sorry when they were in
D.didn't know that they had to leave