51. From the first paragraph, we learn that the writer was busy_____.

A. solving her problem at the bank　　　　　　 B. taking part in various city activities

C. learning acting in an evening school　　　　 D. preparing for the first night show

50. How did the writer feel when she was walking home after work?

A. Cold and sick　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Lucky and hopeful

C. Satisfied and cheerful　　　　　　　 D. Disappointed and helpless

49. The title of this passage could probably be_____

A. Let Us Teachers Stop Work　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Let Us Make Children Learn

C. Let Children Correct Their Exercises　　　　　　　 D. Let Children Learn by Themselves

C

That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was, walking home at one in the morning after a tiring practice at the theater. With opening night only a week away, I was still learning my lines. I was having trouble dealing with my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about giving up both acting and San Francisco. City life had become too much for me.

As I walked down empty streets under tall buildings, I felt very small and cold. I began running, both to keep warm and to keep away any possible robbers(抢劫犯). Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets.

About a block from my apartment, I heard a sound behind me. I turned quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was a shining streetlight. Still, the noise had made me nervous, so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk.

Suddenly I wasn’t cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to where I’d heard the noise. Although I searched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.

Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard the garbage truck(垃圾车)pull up to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice called from the inside, “Alisa Camacho?” I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an amused look in his eyes. “Is this what you’re looking for?” he asked, holding up a small square shape.

It was nearly 3 a. m. by the time I got into bed. I wouldn’t get much sleep that night, but I had got my wallet back. I also had got back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldn’t be a bad place as long as people were willing to help each other.

48. The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are____

A. different from learning other skills　　　　 B. the same as learning skills

C. more important than other skills　　　　　　　　　　 D. not really important skills

47. According to the writer, teachers in school should _____

A. allow children to learn from each other

B. point out children’s mistakes whenever found

C. correct children’s mistakes as soon as possible

D. give children more book knowledge

46. Which of the following does the writer think teachers should NOT do?.

A. Give children correct answers　　　　　　　　 B. Allow children to mark mistakes.

C. Point out children’s mistakes to them. 　 D. Let children mark their own work

45. According to the passage, the best way for children to learn things is by_____.

A. listening to skilled people’s advice. 　　　　　　　 B. asking older people many questions

C. making mistakes and having them corrected　　　　　 D. doing what other people do

44. What do you think “florists” do?

A. They sell flowers　　　　　　 B. They made bread or pastry

C. They offer enough room for having family parties.

D. They sell special clothes for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.

B

Let children learn to judge their own work. A. child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time; if corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people’s. In the same way, children learn to do all the other things without being taught to walk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle…They compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes and correct them for himself. We do it all for him. We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake. If it is a matter in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time in such routine(日常的)work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can’t find the way to get the right answer. Let the children learn what all educated persons must some day learn, how to measure their own understanding, how to know what he does not know.

43. Which do you think is right about “carnation”?

A. It only has two kinds of color.

B. It is a special kind of clothes people wear on Mother’s Day or Father’s Day.

C. It’s a kind of flower showing love and best wishes.

D. People can wear carnations only on the second Sunday in May.

42. What do you know from the passage?

A. Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are both in May.

B. Fewer women worked outside the home in the past

C. Not all the children respect their parents

D. Fathers are not as important as mothers at home