Of all the areas of learning the most important is the development of attitudes. Emotional reactions as well as logical thought processes affect the behavior of most people.

“The burnt child fears the fire” is one instance; another is the rise of figures like Hitler. Both these examples point up the fact that attitudes come from experience. In the one case the experience was direct and impressive; in the other it was indirect and gradual.

The classroom teacher in the elementary school is in strategic position to influence attitudes. This is true partly because children acquire attitudes from those adults whose word they respect.

Another reason it is true is that pupils often search somewhat deeply into a subject in school that has only been touched upon at home or has possibly never occurred to them before. To a child who has previously acquire little knowledge of Mexico, his teacher’s method of handling such a unit would greatly affect his attitude toward Mexicans.

The teacher can develop proper attitudes through social studies, science matters, the very atmosphere of the classroom, etc. However, when children come to school with undesirable attitudes, it is unwise to attempt to change their feelings by criticizing them. The teacher can achieve the proper effect by helping them obtain constructive experience.

To illustrate, first-grade pupils, afraid of policemen will probably change their attitudes after a classroom talk with the neighborhood officer in which he explains how he protects them. In the same way, a class of older children can develop attitudes through discussion, research, outside reading and all-day trips.

Finally, a teacher must constantly evaluate her own attitudes, because her influence can be harmful she has personal prejudices. This is especially true in respect to controversial issues and questions of which children should be encouraged to reach their own decisions as result of objective analysis of all the facts.

1.The author uses the phrase “the burnt child fears the fire” in order to __________.

2.According to the author, teachers may have great influence on children’s attitudes because___________.

3.Through which of the following factor a teacher CANNOT develop proper attitudes of students?

4.In the author’s opinion, a teacher must constantly evaluate her own attitudes because_______.

5.The main readers of this passage may be ___________.

The fire fighters soon got the fire in the building        

    A．under attack       B．under control

    C．under construction   D．under way

第II卷

第一节:单词拼写(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母，写出单词的正确形式（每空限写一词）。

1. They are to put on an e_____________ of French paintings in the Oriental Hall next week.

2. My father used to smoke a lot but he has q___________ smoking since last year.

3. It is a_____________ true that the sun rises in the east.     

4. She has received formal keyboard training. C_____________, she can type much faster than I.

5. Can you t_____________ this English poem into Chinese?

6. The a___________ temperature in summer in Quzhou is about 20℃. 

7. The soldier was awarded a medal for his b____________ in the war.

8. The temperature is above n_____________ all over the world and it’s time we took measures.

9. Who is to b____________ for the fire in the kitchen?

10. I felt n___________ and uncertain because it was my first travel abroad.

The firemen managed to _____ the fire in time.

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，在句子右边的横线上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词）
【小题1】Only then did I realize the _____________(重要性) of learning English.
【小题2】All countries, big or small, should be ___________.(平等)
【小题3】The ___________(狭窄的) high way should be broadened.
【小题4】__________(幸运地)， he passed the exam successfully.
【小题5】He _____________(经历) a terrible traffic accident last month.
【小题6】With the _____________(发展) of the economy, more and more people buy private cars.
【小题7】We will remove the ______________(家具) from our house.
【小题8】A policeman asked: “What _____________(引起) the fire in the hotel?”
【小题9】The meeting will be held on next ____________ (星期三).
【小题10】We must do something to reduce the air ________________.（污染）