Clive was climbing an old tree on Butter Hill. His father and Mr Drew were deeply absorbed in conversation not far away, which Clive could overhear.
“…North Dakota, capital Bismarck,”said Clive's father.
“Yes, and of South Dakota, it's Pierre. Delaware next, capital Dover, with a population of only 5000…”
Clive listened, checking the names. When they got stuck on Indiana, he came down the tree and went across to them.
“Let me see now,”Mr Drew was saying,“Indiana, Indiana…the capital must be Fort Wayne.”
“No,”said the other,“I think it's Evansville.”
“Indianapolis,”said Clive.“That's the easiest of all to remember.”
Both the men laughed.“He's right, you know,”Mr Drew said. Clive's father agreed,“Yes, yes. Indiana, Indianapolis. Now Kansas…”
Clive, who was thirteen then, was not very clever at school. But at that moment he felt rather proud of himself.
Looking back now, after many years, Clive remembers some of the ways he learned geography. One thing he remembers clearly is the“test”that took place every other week. The teacher used to pin up a big map on the board China perhaps, or the United States, Australia or Europe…The map would have everything on it, except the names. The teacher, pointing with a long, wooden stick, began.
“Ready? Fifty questions. Number 1--write the name of this river. Number 2--the name of this State. 3--its capital, here. 4--the name of this bay(海湾). 5…”
Clive has quite forgotten whether he enjoyed learning geography or not. He didn't consider the rights or wrongs. Though he has never studied geography since he left school, he has never forgotten it. He is glad about the way he learned. The work might have been dull, unexciting; but if so, the dullness has given him a lifetime of interest, understanding and pleasure.
(1) The passage shows that the two men ________.
[ ]
A.gave Clive a regular test in geography
B.were themselves interested in geography
C.disliked some modern ways of teaching
D.discouraged Clive feeling of pride
(2) Indianapolis was the easiest of all to remember because ________.
[ ]
A.it is the capital of the state
B.it is larger than the other cities in the state
C.Clive had learned it so well
D.it repeats the name of the state
(3) The maps were suitable for their purpose be cause ________.
[ ]
A.they didn't give any names
B.they showed everything that the students had learnt
C.they made the test interesting
D.they made it easy to remember things
(4) Which of the following is true?
[ ]
A.Clive's geography was poor.
B.Clive's geography teacher didn't teach well.
C.Clive's teacher taught geography well.
D.Clive was proud of his cleverness.
(5) Now that he is grown up, Clive thinks that ________.
[ ]
A.learning which places are is not all that important
B.his geography lessons must have been enjoyable
C.he was lucky to have been taught in that way
D.unless the work is interesting you won't remember it
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Almost every pupil in Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan and Thailand will tell you:“Gogo is from outer space and is teaching children to speak and read English.”
Gogo has visited Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Thailand and Korea. Now he is in China’s mainland—“Gogo has Adventure with English” has been published by Addison Wesley Longman China Ltd(AWL).
The six level English course, full of exciting stories, educates and delights children at the same time. Gogo learns English from his friends, Tony and Jenny. The children will learn along with Gogo, enjoying all the fun he produces. Gogo has a warm place in every young learner’s heart wherever he goes.
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D.He makes English lessons full of fun.
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5.When Gregg said,“Gogo is our baby”,he really meant .
A.Gogo belongs to AWL? B.Gogo needs improvement
C.Gogo is lovely? D.Gogo is very young
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