Most students think my reasons for this rule include negative experiences in the past when students made wrong use of technology. There’s a bit of truth to that. I’ve seldom had students make wrong use of technology in my classes; however, I have been e-mailed by students while they were in other teachers’ classrooms.
Some students think that I am anti-technology. There’s no truth in that at all. As I noted above, I love technology and try to keep up with it.
The real reason why I ask students to leave technology at the door is I think there are very few places in which we can have deep conversations. Interruptions (中断) by technology often break students’ thoughts and make them depend too much on outside information for ideas. I want students to dig deep in themselves for ideas. I want them to push each other to think differently and to make connections between the course material and the class discussion.
I have been teaching my history class in this way for many years and the evaluations (评价) show student satisfaction with the environment that I create. Students realize with deep conversation and difficult tasks, they learn at a deeper level – a level that helps them keep the course material beyond the classroom.
I am not saying that I won’t ever change my mind about technology use in my history class, but until I hear a really good reason for the change, I will continue my plan. A few hours of technology-free dialogue is just too sweet to give up.
【小题1】The writer’s rule for his History Matters class is ____.

A．discussing historical ideas deeply

B．studying and discussing the materials

C．leaving technology out of the classroom

D．making right use of technology in class

【小题2】The word “negative” in Paragraph 3 means ____.

A．similar

B．unforgettable

C．special

D．unpleasant

【小题3】What can we know from the passage?

A．Students make right use of technology in other teachers’ classes.

B．The classroom is one of the good places to have deep conversations.

C．The writer encourages students to agree with others after discussion.

D．Students are unhappy with the writer’s way of teaching history.

【小题4】The writer wants to tell us that ____.

A．technology has different influences in different classes in college

B．technology makes it difficult to have true communication in class

C．history classes can help students to develop their deep thinking

D．it is time for him to give up his teaching method in history class

Father’s Day has a very short history. It started because there was a Mother’s Day, and just because some Americans thought that if we had a Mother’s Day, we should also have a Father’s Day. Father’s Day has become important in North America. And businesses(商人) found it was a good way to get people to buy a present for their fathers, a present from their shops.

By the way, very few countries have a Father’s Day, though（虽然） some have a Children’s Day, or a special day for boys and another for girls. More and more countries are having Mother’s Day, so maybe Father’s Day will also become popular before long. Now, what do people in North America do on Father’s Day? The newspapers, radios, and TV tell children what they should do --- buy, buy, buy, buy, buy a Father’s Day present for your father. They even tell a wife to buy, buy, buy, and buy a Father’s Day present --- not for her father but for her husband, even if（即使） he is not yet a father. And they tell grandchildren to buy, buy, buy and buy a Father’s Day present for their grandfathers.

The important thing to remember about Father’s Day is that American children can show their love to their fathers in a more open way.

阅读短文，判断正误，正确的用“T”，错误的用“F”：

1.Father’s Day started just because businesses wanted to get a lot of money.

2. The word “special” in the second paragraph means “not usual”.

3. In America, people have a Father’s Day to show their love for their fathers.

4. On Father’s Day, businesses always want people to buy as many as presents.

5.It can be learned from the passage that Father’s Day will become more important than Mother’s Day.

 

 

Most students think my reasons for this rule include negative experiences in the past when students made wrong use of technology. There’s a bit of truth to that. I’ve seldom had students make wrong use of technology in my classes; however, I have been e-mailed by students while they were in other teachers’ classrooms.

Some students think that I am anti-technology. There’s no truth in that at all. As I noted above, I love technology and try to keep up with it.

The real reason why I ask students to leave technology at the door is I think there are very few places in which we can have deep conversations. Interruptions (中断) by technology often break students’ thoughts and make them depend too much on outside information for ideas. I want students to dig deep in themselves for ideas. I want them to push each other to think differently and to make connections between the course material and the class discussion.

I have been teaching my history class in this way for many years and the evaluations (评价) show student satisfaction with the environment that I create. Students realize with deep conversation and difficult tasks, they learn at a deeper level – a level that helps them keep the course material beyond the classroom.

I am not saying that I won’t ever change my mind about technology use in my history class, but until I hear a really good reason for the change, I will continue my plan. A few hours of technology-free dialogue is just too sweet to give up.

1.The writer’s rule for his History Matters class is ____.

A. discussing historical ideas deeply         

B. studying and discussing the materials

C. leaving technology out of the classroom  

D. making right use of technology in class

2.The word “negative” in Paragraph 3 means ____.

A. similar            B. unforgettable         C. special         D. unpleasant

3.What can we know from the passage?

A. Students make right use of technology in other teachers’ classes.

B. The classroom is one of the good places to have deep conversations.

C. The writer encourages students to agree with others after discussion.

D. Students are unhappy with the writer’s way of teaching history.

4.The writer wants to tell us that ____.

A. technology has different influences in different classes in college

B. technology makes it difficult to have true communication in class

C. history classes can help students to develop their deep thinking

D. it is time for him to give up his teaching method in history class

 

There is no way that you cannot have any embarrassing (令人尴尬的) moments. You can’t control everything that happens, so you’re going to be in an embarrassing situation one day. So how can you solve this problem? The answer is to control your actions and try not to get upset.
◆Remember that you'll probably laugh about it in a few days, so try to see the funny side of it right away.
◆If it is something so embarrassing that you feel you will never laugh about it, please remember that the (1) ______ will be over after some time.
◆Ask your friends to give you a break and not to make fun of you. If you’ve done the same for them, they’re more likely to agree to give you a break.
Always remember that you are not alone. Everyone has embarrassing moments. While you are sure that everyone is going to remember this moment forever, that fact is that they’ll probably forget it very soon. Most of us remember the moments in which we feel embarrassed, but very few of us remember other people’s embarrassing moments.
Most people have short memories. So while you may never forget the moment when your skirt was torn (撕裂) in gym class, most of the other people probably forget it at once. Although a short memory may not be a(n) (2) ______ thing when you are trying to remember facts in a history test, it is useful when you are trying to forget life’s most embarrassing moments.
任务一：根据短文内容，分别写出（1）和（2）两处所缺单词。（每空限填一词）（2分）
【小题1】 (1) ________________         (2) _________________
任务二：根据短文内容，选择正确答案。（1分）
【小题2】 We know from the passage that ______ when you fall down after making a speech.

A．everyone will remember the moment forever	B．you may never forget the moment
C．other people will feel embarrassed	D．you will not remember the moment

任务三：把画线部分try to see the funny side of it译成汉语。（2分）
【小题3】 _____________________________________________.
任务四：根据短文内容，回答下列问题。（2分）
【小题4】 Why does the writer say “you are not alone”?
_____________________________________________.
【小题5】What’s the main idea of the passage?
It’s mainly about how to _______________________ when you are embarrassed.

Two careful and brave children--Benjamin,12, and his sister Emily, 11, found a stolen(被偷的) car in the woods（树丛） yesterday morning. The happy owner, Mrs Judy Roberts,said she would thank them by taking then out to dinner.

Both Benjamin and Emily like hiking. They were walking along a path through the woods near their home. And they noticed a car. They were surprised because very few people parked their cars there. They looked inside the car and there was nobody in it. The children thought something went wrong. They made a note of the type of the car and its colour. Benjamin also wrote down its number. When they went back to their school, they told their teacher about the car. The teacher reported （报告）it to the police.

Soon the police found the owner, Mrs Judy Roberts. “I really have to thank Benjamin and Emily. I’m going to write to the local newspaper and their headmaster（校长） to thank them” she said. Benjamin and Emily’s teachers felt proud(自豪的). “Benjamin and Emily are not only students but also good members of the community” they all said.

Profile （简介）of the children	1.	Benjamin and Emily
2.	12 and 11
Personalities	Careful and   3.
Finding the car	They found the car when they were 4.  . They made a note of the type of the car, its colour and   5.    .
Finding the   6.	They   7.    their teacher about the car and the teacher reported it to the  8.    . They found the car was Mrs Judy Roberts’s .
Being praised（表扬） and thanked	Mrs Judy Roberts invited them to a   9.  . The teachers said they were good   10.  of the community.