toprepareteachingmaterials,tochoosebookstouseastexts,tohelporganizetheworkofotherteachers,ortoorganizesparetimeactivitiesforstudents.
Ifyouthinkthatyouhaveallthenecessaryqualities,youmayfeelthatyouwouldliketobeateacher.IfyouliveintheUnitedStates,onewaytodecideisbyjoiningaclubforfutureteachers,suchasStudentActionforEducation.Clubslikethisgiveadviceaboutyourfield,andalsoallowyoutowatchteachersatwork,attendmeetingsandexperimentwithteachingmethodsandequipment.Youcouldalsotalkwiththejobadvisoratyourschooloruniversity.Finally,youcouldtryteachingayoungerstudentorbecominganadvisoratasummercampforchildren.Anyactivityinwhichyouaredealingwith,childrenwillhelpyoudecidewhetheryouhaveacallingforteaching.
1)、Ateachershouldshowafirmmindthatisabletocontroltirednessandunhappiness.
A.TB.F答案:A
2)、Thefirstparagraphismainlyabouthowtoplanlessonsandpreparehomework.
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3)、Thesecondparagraphisaboutwaystodecidewhetherteachingshouldbeone'sfutureemployment.
A.TB.F
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4)、StudentActionforEducationisanactivityatasummercamp.
A.TB.F答案:B
5)、Theauthorsuggeststhattalkingwithjobadvisorswillhelpyoumakedecisionsontakingateachingjob.
A.TB.F答案:A
12、TodaytheofficiallanguageoftheUnitedSatesandmostofCanadaisEnglish.However,Frenchalmostbecametheofficiallanguagebecauseofawar.
TheFrenchandIndianWarwasfoughtbetween1754and1763.ThenameofthiswarisnotaccuratebecausethewarwasactuallybetweenEnglandandFrance.TheIndianfoughtonthesideoftheFrench.
FranceandEnglandweretryingtogaincontrolofNorthAmerica.FranceheldCanada,andEnglandheldpartofwhatisnowtheUnitedStates.However,FrancetriedtoexpanditslandbymovingsouthwardintoNewYork,Pennsylvania,Ohio,andVirginia.WhentheFrenchbuiltafortontheOhioRiver,theresidentsinVirginiasentGeorgeWashingtontoattackthefortin1754.However,theFrenchdefeatedWashington.
TheFrench,aidedbyIndians,outsmarted(更精明)theEnglishandwonmanyearlybattles.Later,theBritishbegantodowellagainsttheFrench.InthefinalbattleinQuebec,Canada,GeneralWolfeofEnglandfacedGeneralMontcalmfromFrance.Bothgeneraldiedinthisbattle,buttheEnglishoutlasted(比……持久)theFrenchandwonthebattle.Thus,mostofNorthAmericatodayhastheEnglishcultureandlanguage.
1)、AgoodtitleforthisselectionisTheFrenchandIndianWar.A.TB.F
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2)、MostofNorthAmericatodayhastheEnglishcultureandlanguage.
A.TB.F
答案:A
3)、GeneralWolfediedinFrance.
A.TB.F
答案:B
WashingtonlosthisbattleatthefortontheOhioRiverattheendofthe4)、war.A.TB.F
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5)、Bothgeneraldiedinthefinalbattle.
A.TB.F
答案:A
13、Sixpeopleweretravellinginacompartment(包厢)onatrain.Fiveofthemwerequietandwellbehaved,butthesixthwasarudeyoungmanwhowascausingalotoftroubletotheotherpassengers.
Atastationthisyoungmangotoutwithhistwoheavybags.Noneoftheotherpassengershelpedhim,butoneofthemwaiteduntiltherudeyoungmanwasveryfaraway.Thenheopenedthewindowandshoutedtotheyoungman,\leftsomethingbehindinthecompartment!\Thenheclosedthewindowsagain.
Theyoungmanturnedaroundandhurriedbackwithhistwo
18bags.Hewasverytiredwhenhearrived,butheshoutedthroughthewindow,\didIleavebehind?\
Asthetrainbegantomoveagain,thepassengerwhohadcalledhimbackopenedthewindowandsaid,\verybadimpression!\
1)、Oneofthepassengershelpedtheyoungman.A.TB.F
答案:B
2)、Thesixthyoungmanwasimpolite.A.TB.F
答案:A
3)、Havingheardtheshout,theyoungmanwasfrightened.A.TB.F
答案:B
4)、Theyoungmanleftsomethingunpleasantinthetrain.A.TB.F
答案:A
5)、Theotherpassengerswerenothappywiththeyoungman'sbehavior.A.TB.F
答案:A
14、Thesunisthecloseststartoearth.Ittakes8
19minutesforthelightfromthesuntoreachourearth.Thedistancefromthesuntoearthisoneastronomicalunit(天文单位).Itisabout150millionkilometers.
Energyfromthesunheatstheearth'ssurface.Theearthwouldbetoocoldforlifewithoutourstar'sheatenergy.Otherstarsaretoofarawaytogivetheearthenoughheatenergyforlife.Scientistswonderifthereislifenearotherstars.
Oursunisanaverage(平均的)sizestar.Itappearslikethelargestone,becauseitisthecloseststar.Somestarsaresmallerthanoursun.Verysmallstarsarecalleddwarf(短小的)stars.Someofthemarenolargerthanoursmallplanets.Somestarsaremuchlargerthanoursun.Thelargeststarsarecalledgiant(巨大的)stars.
Notallstarsarethesamedistancefromtheearth.Thedifferentdistancesmakesomegiantstarsappearverysmall.Astronomers(天文学家)uselight-yeartotalkaboutdistanceinspace.Alight-yearisthedistancethelighttravelsinoneyear.Thestar,AlphaCentauriisthecloseststarbesidesoursun.Itisover4light-yearawayfromearth.Ittakeslightfromthisstaroverfouryearstoreachtheearth.
1)、Thesunisastarwhiletheearthisastar.
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