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When Andrea Peterson landed her first teaching job, she faced the daunting task of creating a music program with almost no money for equipment or supplies in a climate where standards-based learning was the focus and music just provided a break for students and teachers.
For her drive and creativity in overcoming those challenges, she’s been named national teacher of the year.
Principal Waynes Kettler said he’s worked with many outstanding teachers in his 22 years as an educator, but Peterson is “just that one step above anybody I’ve ever worked with before.” Kettler and others at Monte Cristo Elementary School talk about the ways she has introduced the learning from other classrooms into her music program and her creativity in working around things such as the lack of money for new music.
When students were reading S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders in their regular classroom, Peterson helped them write a 30-minute play with scenes from the book. Then they chose three Broadway tunes that focused on race, equality and social justice, the themes of the book. Peterson composed two other songs herself after classroom discussions about the play and the book.
The honor means a lot to residents of Granite Foils. It’s inspiring to know that people from small towns even win national honors.
As national teacher of the year, Peterson will spend the more year outside the classroom, as a national and international spokeswoman for education. Not surpassingly. She is a big believe in the right of art education. She said it’s essential for schools to offer classes such as art or music and physical education because for some kids one of those subjects is the only thing that motivates them to come back to school day after day.
65． The underlined word “daunting” in Paragraph 1 most probably means_________.
A． discouraging B． interesting
C． creative D． unbearable
66．When Peterson began her teaching career,_________.
A． music was a focus of learning in most schools
B． the environment was favorable to music teaching
C． the school lacked teaching facilities for music
D． immediate support for music programs was unavailable
67． What is the most important reason that Peterson won the award?
A． She concerned herself with current social problems.
B． She motivated students to learn music with her creativity.
C． She has taught music at the elementary school for 22 years.
D． She makes great efforts to arouse students’ interest in literature.
68． Which of the following is an example of Peterson’s way of teaching music?
A． She wrote plays on themes of race, equality and social justice.
B． She made use of the contents of other classes in her teaching.
C． She organized classroom discussions of Broadway tunes.
D． She helped students compose songs by themselves.
69． In Peterson’s opinion,_________.
A． art music and PE classes are all important
B． more subjects should be offered to students
C． students should be motivated to attend art classes
D． arts education is more important than other subjects
70． It can be inferred from the text that_________.
A． Peterson’s honor was a surprise for the local people
B． Peterson’s art classes attracted students back to school
C． Peterson aroused the local residents’ passion for music
D． Peterson will change her profession next year
本文介绍美国一小镇上的一位音乐教师克服教学上的种种困难教授学生音乐，并因为她的不懈努力而获得了美国国家荣誉教师大奖的故事——这是2005年美国教育界令人感动的一件真实故事。文章涉及该教师的独特教学方式、教学理念和同事评价等。
65． A 猜测词义题。由其后的of短语可知，Andrea Peterson面临的条件比较艰苦，学校没钱买设备，音乐课不受重视，这种局面一定是令音乐教师很失望的，故选A；但还不至于不能忍受，所以不要误选D项。
66． C 事实细节题。从第一段中的with almost no money for equipment or supplies可知。
67． B 细节理解题。由第三段“For her drive and creativity in overcoming those challenges, she’s been named national teacher of the year.”可知答案。
68． B 综合理解题。本题比较有难度，A、C、D项在文中有提及，但Andrea Peterson并没有写关于这些主题的戏剧，也没有组织学生对百老汇的戏剧进行讨论，是她自己创作歌曲，所以这三项是错误的，而第四段通过一个具体例子，Andrea Peterson让学生根据文学课上读的一篇小说来编写音乐剧进行音乐教学是她的一个典型教学方式，所以不难选B。
69． A综合理解题。由末段的最后一句可知。
70． A推理判断题。A项没有明显提及，但由倒数第二段“The honor means a lot to residents of Granite Foils. It’s inspiring to know that people from small towns own even win national honors.”可以看出这一荣誉真的很难得。B项文中没有提及；Andrea Peterson只是唤起了孩子们对音乐的兴趣而不是小镇居民，故C错；Andrea Peterson更不会换职业，只是会花更多时间在教学外的事情上，故D错。
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At 26, many people haven’t even decided on a career. Luke Ravenstahl, cashing in on his family’s political tradition, is already the mayor of Pittsburgh., the youngest mayor of any major city in the country. Although mayors elsewhere have been younger. Jeff Dunkel was 18 in 2001 when he was elected mayor of Mount Carbon, Small towns in New York, and elsewhere have also elected teenagers as mayors. But, Tallahassee, is the only other city with a population over 100,000 that has had a mayor as young as Mr. Ravenstahl. A supporter of Mr. Ravenstahl said concerns about Mr. Ravenstahl’s age would dissipate once the city saw his work ethic.
But now comes the hard part. As he strives to be taken seriously and take charge of a city only recently back from the brink of bankruptcy, the baby-faced mayor said that even the smallest decisions felt weighty, even what to wear in the Steelers game matters.
And another pressing issue is to strengthen the city’s economy. Pittsburgh has lost all its mills, nearly half its population and much of its downtown commercial district in the last several decades. “But Pittsburgh has 50,000 college students, and our challenge is to figure out how to retain them and to increase downtown development.” he said.
But one of the biggest uncertainties is how long he will remain in office. According to the city charter, Mayor Ravenstahl’s term will not expire until November 2009. Some city lawyers, however, have argued that he must face the electorate next year. And residents in Pittsburgh are still withholding judgment on him. Deli, Jimmy Cvetic, a sandwich shop owner, said “I call him Cool Hand Luke. He’ll be all right, but he’s going to need a cool hand to get through this.”
Mayor Ravenstahl said intended to run regardless of when the election was held and he was still to take on his responsibilities with the challenge he faced.
1. About Luke Ravenstahl, which of the following statements is correct?
A. He is the youngest mayor in the U.S.A.
B. His family background has contributed to his successful political career.
C. His young age has won support from media and young voters.
D. He will be mayor of Pittsburgh at least until 2009.
2. The underlined word “dissipate” in the first paragraph probably means_________.
A. disappear B. appearC. spread D. reduce
3. What can you infer from the article about Pittsburgh?
A. It is a small town in New York famous for steel mills.
B. It has always enjoyed prosperous economic success.
C. Many young college students there are the new hope of the district.
D. It is a major city in the U.S.A with a population slightly smaller than 100,000.
4. What kind of challenges will not Luke Ravenstahl cope with?
A. Distrust from his citizens
B. pressure from other outstanding young majors
C. economical standstill of his city
D. decreasing population in his city
5. We can conclude from the passage that Luke Ravenstahl is_________.
A. an arrogant person
B. a timid person
C. a trust-worthy person
D. a determined person
答案与简析
本文讲美国一名年轻的市长就任时所面临的一系列振兴经济以及赢得选民信任的挑战。
1. B 细节理解题。A 项在第一段第三行有交待；B项第一段cashing in on his family’s political tradition讲到了家庭背景对他赢得职位的帮助；C 项第一段末句有交待；D项倒数第二段有交待。
2. A 词义猜测题。由下文“once the city saw his work ethic”可知, 选民看到他的职业道德对他年龄的顾虑自然就打消了，故“dissipate”表示 “消失”之意。
3. C 细节推断题。A项文中并未提到，B项第二段第二行的事实正好相反，C项第三段第三行有交待，D项第一段第六行有交待。
4. B 细节理解题。A、C、D在第二和第四段都有涉及，B项是错误项。
5. D 推理判断题。从全文来看， Luke Ravenstahl 不是一个傲慢（arrogant）和怯懦(timid)的人，但也没有提到他让人信任，但是从最后一段可知他决意要参加竞选并且承担做市长的责任，可以称得上是determined了。
责任编校 蒋小青
When Andrea Peterson landed her first teaching job, she faced the daunting task of creating a music program with almost no money for equipment or supplies in a climate where standards-based learning was the focus and music just provided a break for students and teachers.
For her drive and creativity in overcoming those challenges, she’s been named national teacher of the year.
Principal Waynes Kettler said he’s worked with many outstanding teachers in his 22 years as an educator, but Peterson is “just that one step above anybody I’ve ever worked with before.” Kettler and others at Monte Cristo Elementary School talk about the ways she has introduced the learning from other classrooms into her music program and her creativity in working around things such as the lack of money for new music.
When students were reading S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders in their regular classroom, Peterson helped them write a 30-minute play with scenes from the book. Then they chose three Broadway tunes that focused on race, equality and social justice, the themes of the book. Peterson composed two other songs herself after classroom discussions about the play and the book.
The honor means a lot to residents of Granite Foils. It’s inspiring to know that people from small towns even win national honors.
As national teacher of the year, Peterson will spend the more year outside the classroom, as a national and international spokeswoman for education. Not surpassingly. She is a big believe in the right of art education. She said it’s essential for schools to offer classes such as art or music and physical education because for some kids one of those subjects is the only thing that motivates them to come back to school day after day.
65． The underlined word “daunting” in Paragraph 1 most probably means_________.
A． discouraging B． interesting
C． creative D． unbearable
66．When Peterson began her teaching career,_________.
A． music was a focus of learning in most schools
B． the environment was favorable to music teaching
C． the school lacked teaching facilities for music
D． immediate support for music programs was unavailable
67． What is the most important reason that Peterson won the award?
A． She concerned herself with current social problems.
B． She motivated students to learn music with her creativity.
C． She has taught music at the elementary school for 22 years.
D． She makes great efforts to arouse students’ interest in literature.
68． Which of the following is an example of Peterson’s way of teaching music?
A． She wrote plays on themes of race, equality and social justice.
B． She made use of the contents of other classes in her teaching.
C． She organized classroom discussions of Broadway tunes.
D． She helped students compose songs by themselves.
69． In Peterson’s opinion,_________.
A． art music and PE classes are all important
B． more subjects should be offered to students
C． students should be motivated to attend art classes
D． arts education is more important than other subjects
70． It can be inferred from the text that_________.
A． Peterson’s honor was a surprise for the local people
B． Peterson’s art classes attracted students back to school
C． Peterson aroused the local residents’ passion for music
D． Peterson will change her profession next year
本文介绍美国一小镇上的一位音乐教师克服教学上的种种困难教授学生音乐，并因为她的不懈努力而获得了美国国家荣誉教师大奖的故事——这是2005年美国教育界令人感动的一件真实故事。文章涉及该教师的独特教学方式、教学理念和同事评价等。
65． A 猜测词义题。由其后的of短语可知，Andrea Peterson面临的条件比较艰苦，学校没钱买设备，音乐课不受重视，这种局面一定是令音乐教师很失望的，故选A；但还不至于不能忍受，所以不要误选D项。
66． C 事实细节题。从第一段中的with almost no money for equipment or supplies可知。
67． B 细节理解题。由第三段“For her drive and creativity in overcoming those challenges, she’s been named national teacher of the year.”可知答案。
68． B 综合理解题。本题比较有难度，A、C、D项在文中有提及，但Andrea Peterson并没有写关于这些主题的戏剧，也没有组织学生对百老汇的戏剧进行讨论，是她自己创作歌曲，所以这三项是错误的，而第四段通过一个具体例子，Andrea Peterson让学生根据文学课上读的一篇小说来编写音乐剧进行音乐教学是她的一个典型教学方式，所以不难选B。
69． A综合理解题。由末段的最后一句可知。
70． A推理判断题。A项没有明显提及，但由倒数第二段“The honor means a lot to residents of Granite Foils. It’s inspiring to know that people from small towns own even win national honors.”可以看出这一荣誉真的很难得。B项文中没有提及；Andrea Peterson只是唤起了孩子们对音乐的兴趣而不是小镇居民，故C错；Andrea Peterson更不会换职业，只是会花更多时间在教学外的事情上，故D错。
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At 26, many people haven’t even decided on a career. Luke Ravenstahl, cashing in on his family’s political tradition, is already the mayor of Pittsburgh., the youngest mayor of any major city in the country. Although mayors elsewhere have been younger. Jeff Dunkel was 18 in 2001 when he was elected mayor of Mount Carbon, Small towns in New York, and elsewhere have also elected teenagers as mayors. But, Tallahassee, is the only other city with a population over 100,000 that has had a mayor as young as Mr. Ravenstahl. A supporter of Mr. Ravenstahl said concerns about Mr. Ravenstahl’s age would dissipate once the city saw his work ethic.
But now comes the hard part. As he strives to be taken seriously and take charge of a city only recently back from the brink of bankruptcy, the baby-faced mayor said that even the smallest decisions felt weighty, even what to wear in the Steelers game matters.
And another pressing issue is to strengthen the city’s economy. Pittsburgh has lost all its mills, nearly half its population and much of its downtown commercial district in the last several decades. “But Pittsburgh has 50,000 college students, and our challenge is to figure out how to retain them and to increase downtown development.” he said.
But one of the biggest uncertainties is how long he will remain in office. According to the city charter, Mayor Ravenstahl’s term will not expire until November 2009. Some city lawyers, however, have argued that he must face the electorate next year. And residents in Pittsburgh are still withholding judgment on him. Deli, Jimmy Cvetic, a sandwich shop owner, said “I call him Cool Hand Luke. He’ll be all right, but he’s going to need a cool hand to get through this.”
Mayor Ravenstahl said intended to run regardless of when the election was held and he was still to take on his responsibilities with the challenge he faced.
1. About Luke Ravenstahl, which of the following statements is correct?
A. He is the youngest mayor in the U.S.A.
B. His family background has contributed to his successful political career.
C. His young age has won support from media and young voters.
D. He will be mayor of Pittsburgh at least until 2009.
2. The underlined word “dissipate” in the first paragraph probably means_________.
A. disappear B. appearC. spread D. reduce
3. What can you infer from the article about Pittsburgh?
A. It is a small town in New York famous for steel mills.
B. It has always enjoyed prosperous economic success.
C. Many young college students there are the new hope of the district.
D. It is a major city in the U.S.A with a population slightly smaller than 100,000.
4. What kind of challenges will not Luke Ravenstahl cope with?
A. Distrust from his citizens
B. pressure from other outstanding young majors
C. economical standstill of his city
D. decreasing population in his city
5. We can conclude from the passage that Luke Ravenstahl is_________.
A. an arrogant person
B. a timid person
C. a trust-worthy person
D. a determined person
答案与简析
本文讲美国一名年轻的市长就任时所面临的一系列振兴经济以及赢得选民信任的挑战。
1. B 细节理解题。A 项在第一段第三行有交待；B项第一段cashing in on his family’s political tradition讲到了家庭背景对他赢得职位的帮助；C 项第一段末句有交待；D项倒数第二段有交待。
2. A 词义猜测题。由下文“once the city saw his work ethic”可知, 选民看到他的职业道德对他年龄的顾虑自然就打消了，故“dissipate”表示 “消失”之意。
3. C 细节推断题。A项文中并未提到，B项第二段第二行的事实正好相反，C项第三段第三行有交待，D项第一段第六行有交待。
4. B 细节理解题。A、C、D在第二和第四段都有涉及，B项是错误项。
5. D 推理判断题。从全文来看， Luke Ravenstahl 不是一个傲慢（arrogant）和怯懦(timid)的人，但也没有提到他让人信任，但是从最后一段可知他决意要参加竞选并且承担做市长的责任，可以称得上是determined了。
责任编校 蒋小青