decide to be teachers. Joanne Manners, 24 is a good example. “ I graduated in maths last year, and I was thinking of doing a teacher training course to become a maths teacher—but when I looked into the details, it became clear that teaching isn’t a very lucrative(赚钱的)job these days. I saw I could earn twice as much if I worked in marketing or advertising, and so I decided not to become a teacher.”
3) It’s not just about the money, however. The survey concluded that another reason why people don’t want to be teachers is that some teenagers behave very badly in school. A lot of schools have problems with discipline, and it seems clear that children do not have the same respect for teachers as in the past. Here’s the view of Dave Hallam, an accountant from London:” I think parents are to blame. They should have stricter rules with their children at home and also teach their children to have more respect for teachers.”
4) “ It makes me feel so proud.” Says Brian Jones, who works in a secondary school in London. So what does he think the government should do to encourage more people to become teachers?” “My view is that the government should reduce the burden of work on teachers. I find that I always have too much work to do.”
5) The report is clear that the problem of teacher shortage is a very serious one. It says that the government should raise teachers’ pay significantly, to catch up with workers in other professions. It also
suggests that the government could launch a nationwide publicity campaign, with some advertisements on TV and in the newspapers, to show the positive sides of teaching to young people. Another solution could be set a maximum number of hours per week that teachers can work, in order to reduce stress on teachers. “Hopefully,” the report concludes, “these solutions can improve the poor image of secondary teaching, and increase the number of young people who want to become teachers in the future. 【题干】
23. Paragraph 1__________ 24. Paragraph 2__________ 25. Paragraph 3__________ 26. Paragraph 4__________ 【选项】
A. Students’ bad behavior and lack of discipline B. Improvement of children behavior C. Heavy workload on teachers D. The problem of low salary E. A report on teacher shortage F. A nationwide publicity campaign
【题干】
27. More and more young people are held back from teaching____________.
28. Parents are encouraged to back the teacher up when there are_________
29. The government should reduce the workload on teachers to ease_________.
30. The government should promote teaching as a career by advertising_________. 【选项】 A. Its benefits
B. Their childhood memories C. their stress D. more training E. discipline problems F. because of its low pay
第4部分 阅读理解(第31-45题，每题3分，共45分)
下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题。请根据短文内容，为每题确定1个最佳选项。
第一篇 Why Buy Shade-Grown Coffee?
When people argue about whether coffee is good for health, they're usually thinking of the health of the coffee drinker. Is it food for your heart? Does it increase blood pressure? Does it help you concentrate? However, coffee affects the health of the human population in other ways, too.
Traditionally, coffee bushes were planted under the canopy(树冠)of taller indigenous(土生土长的)trees. However, more and more farmers in Latin America are deforesting the land to grow full-sun coffees. At first, this increases production because more coffee bushes can be planted if there aren’t any trees. With increased production come increased profits.
Unfortunately, deforesting for coffee production immediately decreases local-wildlife habitat. Native birds nest and hide from predators(捕食者)in the tall trees and migrating birds rest there.
Furthermore, in the long term, the full-sun method also damages the ecosystem because more chemical fertilizers and pesticides are needed to grow the coffee. The fertilizers and pesticides kill insects that eat coffee plant, but then the birds eat the poisoned insects and also die. The chemicals kill or sicken other animals as well, and can even enter the water that people will eventually drink.
Fortunately, farmers in Central and South America are beginning to grow more coffee bushes in the shade. We can support these farmers by
buying coffee with such labels as \these varieties might cost a little more. But we're paying for the health of the birds, the land, ourselves, and the planet. I think it's worth it. 31.What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Farmers are changing the way they grow coffee. B. Coffee is becoming more expensive to produce.
C. Shade-grow coffee is more expensive than sun-grow coffee. D. People should buy shade-grown coffee.
32.The function of the word \show_____.
A. the positive effects of coffee. B. a change of coffee growth.
C. something that is the most important. D. how coffee production used to be.
33.What does increased production of full-sun coffee bring about? A. More insects. B. Better quality coffee. C. Larger farms. D. Higher profits.
34.How do farmers find more land for growing full-sun coffee?
2015年全国职称英语等级考试综合类（B级）试题及答案
