He is strict (严格的) both ______ his work and ______ his students.

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“I had a Welsh speaking test. I'd had to memorize a paragraph in front of the whole class. I just couldn’t do it,” says 13-year-old Mary. “I pretended to be ill.” But Mary did not enjoy her day off. “I watched TV all day — it was boring. I wished I had gone to school.”
Mary’s story is not unusual in Britain. According to the latest government figures, pupil absences are rising, despite schools taking a hard line on truancy (逃学)．
Philippa James, a PhD researcher at Cardiff University’s school of social sciences, thinks she knows why: “The more schools improve methods of detection（检查）, the more children work out better methods of deception.” Teenagers told her it was now harder to skip a single lesson, so they’d miss whole days to avoid being caught.
For several years, James has researched student truancy of 60 teenagers, aged 13 and 14, including Mary, to see how the teenagers truant, for how long, and why.
Through online conversations and face-to-face interviews, she discovered that most truancy was “a response to factors within the school”. Truants are not necessarily less advanced or less intelligent. They complained of teachers who failed to engage them, and of “boring” lessons. “Many truants really enjoy school and believe in education, but drop out when aspects of it were ineffective.” James says.
The views of students like Adam, who believes that skipping lessons has little impact on his schooling, were common. “I only take-off for a lesson, or a couple of days. It doesn’t affect my education,” he told James.
James’ study concludes that schools need to address the question of why pupils want to leave in the first place. “Pupils need help from the start.” she says. “It’s a two-way process – schools must be responsive. We need to look at the reasons for truancy rather than the number, so that instead of walking away from school, students have the skills and chances to talk through problems and make a change.”
【小题1】What is one of the reasons for school truancy according to James’ study?

Dear editor,

  My English teather is very strict(严厉) with us. Several days ago,when we are in class. Tom asks me a question. But she thought we were speaking. She asks us to stand at the back of the classroon for a few minutes. This made me uncomfortable. After that,I feel nervous in her class,so I don’t like her class. However ,I really want to learn English well. What should I do?Please help me.

Yours.

Mike

Dear Mike,

  I am sorry you are having difficult with your English class. Every teacher wants his or her student to study hard. So I think you should have a talk whit you English teacher and tell her what you were doing with Tom that day. If she knows your worries,maybe she will help you with your English. And she will be pleased to hear that you want to learn English well. I believe when students are not trying as hard as they can,a teacher is forced(被迫) to take action.

Yours,                                                                Editor

56. What’s wrong with Mike?

A. He doesn’t like leaning English.         B. He meets trouble with his English teacher.

C. He doesn’t know how to get on well with his classmate Tom.

D. He doesn’t know how to lean English.

57. Mike feels nervous in English class because                      .

A. he doesn’t like his English teacher.           B. he can’t speak in class.

C. his English teacher punished (惩罚) him.   D. he is not good at English.

58. In the Edior’s opinion,the English teacher asked Mike to stand for a while because       .

A. she didn’t like him.                                  B. she didn’t think Mike leaned English hard.

C. Mike was bad at English.             D. Mike was a bad student.

59. What does “take action ”mean in Chinese?

A. 采取行动        B. 参加活动         C. 帮助          D. 出发

60. Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to (根据)the passage?

A. Mike dislike English classes,but he wants to lean English well.

B. Mike wants the editor to say something to his English teacher.

C. The editor gave Mike some advice,but it didn’t work.

D. Mike will not listen to his English teacher carefully in her class.