One morning, Wu Liang discovered that her classroom had changed. She found that the desks were no longer in rows, but pushed together to make eight bigger desks. She was too excited about it for the first two days and she couldn’t listen to the teachers carefully. But soon she and her classmates got used to this new classroom arrangement (安排). ‘Now our class is quieter,’ said Wu Liang. ‘What’s more, we can come up with our own ideas and learn more through discussion. It’s a better way to study.’
Li Yu liked it, too. He said, ‘Group members first discuss, and then show ourselves in front of the whole class. It makes us believe in ourselves.’ It was part of a reform (改革) at Li’s school. The school made this reform because they wanted to provide students with easier ways to study and more chances to discuss. ‘Our school hopes it can improve students’ abilities (能力) to study by themselves and work in groups,’ said Zhang Ming, an English teacher.
However, the reform has demanded (要求) more from teachers. Now they have only 15 minutes to give the lesson which should be taught in 45 minutes before. It is difficult to teach in such a short time. The teachers have to find better ways to teach more effectively.
‘The reform demands more, but I’m sure it is helpful,’ added Zhang Ming.
【小题1】After the new classroom arrangement, it was easier for Wu Liang and her classmates to _____________ in class.

A．discuss with each other	B．sit in the classroom
C．push desks together	D．teach a lesson

【小题2】The school made the reform in order to provide students with ____________ to study.

A．noisier classes

B．easier ways

C．more seats

D．fewer chances

【小题3】The Chinese meaning of the word ‘effectively’ in this passage is ______________.

A．简单地

B．明确地

C．有效地

D．认真地

【小题4】The best title of this passage may be ‘________________’.21世纪教育网

A．Students’ Friendship	B．Teachers’ Hope
C．Discussion in Class	D．New Look in Class

One morning, Wu Liang discovered that her classroom had changed. She found that the desks were no longer in rows, but pushed together to make eight bigger desks. She was too excited about it for the first two days and she couldn’t listen to the teachers carefully. But soon she and her classmates got used to this new classroom arrangement (安排). ‘Now our class is quieter,’ said Wu Liang. ‘What’s more, we can come up with our own ideas and learn more through discussion. It’s a better way to study.’
Li Yu liked it, too. He said, ‘Group members first discuss, and then show ourselves in front of the whole class. It makes us believe in ourselves.’ It was part of a reform (改革) at Li’s school. The school made this reform because they wanted to provide students with easier ways to study and more chances to discuss. ‘Our school hopes it can improve students’ abilities (能力) to study by themselves and work in groups,’ said Zhang Ming, an English teacher.
However, the reform has demanded (要求) more from teachers. Now they have only 15 minutes to give the lesson which should be taught in 45 minutes before. It is difficult to teach in such a short time. The teachers have to find better ways to teach more effectively.
‘The reform demands more, but I’m sure it is helpful,’ added Zhang Ming.
【小题1】After the new classroom arrangement, it was easier for Wu Liang and her classmates to _____________ in class.

A．discuss with each other	B．sit in the classroom
C．push desks together	D．teach a lesson

【小题2】The school made the reform in order to provide students with ____________ to study.

A．noisier classes

B．easier ways

C．more seats

D．fewer chances

【小题3】The Chinese meaning of the word ‘effectively’ in this passage is ______________.

A．简单地

B．明确地

C．有效地

D．认真地

【小题4】The best title of this passage may be ‘________________’.21世纪教育网

A．Students’ Friendship	B．Teachers’ Hope
C．Discussion in Class	D．New Look in Class

One morning, Wu Liang discovered (发现) that her classroom changed. She found that the desks were no longer in rows, but pushed together to make eight bigger desks. She was too excited about it for the first two days and she couldn’t listen to the teachers carefully. But soon she and her classmates got used to this new classroom arrangement (安排). “Now our class is quieter,” said Wu. “What’s more, we can come up with our own ideas and learn more through discussion. It’s a better way to study.”

Li Yu liked it, too. He said, “Group members first discuss, and then show ourselves in front of the whole class. It makes us believe in ourselves.” It was part of a reform (改革) at Li’s school. The school made this reform because they wanted to provide (提供) students with easier ways to study and more chances to discuss. “Our school hopes it can improve students’ abilities(能力) to study by themselves and work in groups,” said Zhang Ming, an English teacher.

However, the reform has demanded (要求) more from teachers. Now they have only 15 minutes to give the lesson which should be taught in 45 minutes before. It is difficult to teach in such a short time. The teachers have to find better ways to teach more effectively.

“The reform demands more, but I’m sure it is helpful,” added Zhang Ming.

1.After the new classroom arrangement , it was easier for Wu Liang and her classmates to ________ in class.

A．discuss with each other

B．sit in the classroom

C．push desks together

D．teach a lesson

2.The school made the reform in order to provide students with ___________ to study.

A．noisier classes	B．easier ways
C．more seats	D．fewer chances

3.The Chinese meaning of the word “effectively” in this passage is ___________.

A．简单的

B．明确的

C．有效的

D．认真的

4.The best title of this passage may be “____________”.

A．Students’ Friendship

B．Teachers’ Hope

C．Discussion in Class

D．New Look in Class

 

Reading is the key to school success and, like any skill, it takes practice. A child learns to walk by practicing until he no longer has to think about how to put one foot in front of the other. An excellent sportsman practices until he can play quickly, correctly and without thinking. Educators call it “automaticity (自动性)”.

A child learns to read by sounding out the letters and finding the meaning of the words. With practice, he stumbles less and less, reading by the phrase (短语). With automaticity, he doesn’t have to think about the meaning of words, so he can give all his attention to the meaning of the text.

It can begin as early as first grade. In a recent study of children in Illinois schools, Alan Rossman of Northwestern University found that automatic readers in the first grade not only read almost three times as fast as the others, but also got better results in exams.

According to Rossman, the key to automaticity is the amount (数量) of time a child spends reading, not his IQ. Any child who spends at least 3.5 to 4 hours a week reading books, magazines or newspapers will probably reach automaticity. It can happen if a child turns off TV just one night for reading at home.

You can test yourself by reading something new which is suitable (适合) for your level. If you read aloud with expression, with a sense of the meaning of the sentences, you probably are an automatic reader. If you read brokenly, one word at a time, without expression or meaning, you need more practice.

1.“Reading is the key to school success” means that reading            .

A. helps school develop faster

B. is a key to a successful school

C. helps students go to a key school

D. can improve students’ learning results

2.Children with “automaticity” can read faster because they            .

A. know how to read the words

B. do not have to think while reading

C. read by themselves without any help

D. pay attention to the meaning of the text

3.Rossman tells that any child who             will possibly be an automatic reader.

A. turns off TV one night 4 weeks

   B. reads books by the word quickly

   C. spends an hour reading every day

   D. gets the same grades as others in exams

4.The underlined word “stumble” in the passage means “           ” in Chinese.

   A. 结结巴巴地读                       B. 全神贯注地读

   C. 心不在焉地读                       D. 声情并茂地读

5.The best title for the passage is “           ”.

   A. IQ Is the Key to the Automaticity

   B. TV Is Bad for Children’s Reading

   C. Automaticity Depends on Practice

   D. Automatic Reads Will Be Successful

 

下面是一些同学对课外活动的看法，请仔细阅读下列短文，按信息卡内容要求填入相关信息。

Mike Smith: We have many after-class activities in school—English corner, hand-writing lessons, playing basketball, playing chess, dancing and so on. Students in our school can choose any kind of activities they like.

Jane White: I’m a member of the music club in our school. I can learn different kind of music instruments. It’s fun.

Frank Green: I take park in drawing and English corner after class. I benefit a lot from the activities. I can not only improve my abilities of drawing and spoken English, but also make some new friends who have the same hobbies as me.

Amy young: Some teachers think after-class activities take up too much time. But as a student, I think it’s necessary for schools to give us the chance to improve our other abilities after class. We are under great pressure with too much homework and exams. We need time to relax.

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Kinds of after-class activities	1 , hand-writing lessons, playing basketball,   2 , dancing, instrument playing and   3
Advantages of after-class activities	●a good chance to improve students’ other abilities ●a good chance to  4   ●to help students to   5