大学英语17音体美本科阅读理解Section B 试题及参考答案Word下载.docx
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DeborahKenny'
s"
BorntoRise"
TellsStoryofHarlemVillageAcademies
A)DeborahKenny,CEOoftheHarlemVillageAcademies,isfrustratedwiththenation'
scurrenteducationsystem.Unlikemost,though,shedecidedtodosomethingaboutit.Partdeclarationpartrecord,herbookBorntoRisewritesdownherjourneytowardcreatingandrunningherownsystemofprogressivecharterschoolsinHarleminNewYorkCity.
Whatisyoureducationalphilosophy?
B)Wewantourstudentstoreceivethesamehigh-qualityeducationas
studentswhoareprivilegedtoattendthebestprivateschoolsinthecountry.Personally,Ibelieveaprogressiveeducationissuperioraslongasit'
sdeliveredbyreallysmart,talentedteacherswhoknowhowtoexecutewell.It'
sasophisticatedapproachthatreallyonlyworkswellinthehandsofa reallysophisticatededucator.We'
redealingwithalittlebitofachallengebecausestudentsenterthisschoolfromtheregularpublicsystem.Andwhentheyenterinfifthgrade,they'
renotyetwell-trainedinthebasicsreading,writing,andmath--whichmeansthatwehavetocatchthemuponbasicmathskills,onthe'
basicsofwriting.Andmanyofthemcomeinatakindergarten,first,second-gradelevelinreading.Sowehavetoacceleratetheirmasteryofthebasics,butwerejecttheideathatifyoudothatyoucan'
tteachthatatahighlevel.Wepushourselvesconstantlytothinkabouthowwecanmakesurethatourstudentswillcatchupwhileweteachatthehighestpossiblelevel.Itmeansaskingdifficult,delicatequestions,notacceptingananswerthatisnotbackedupbyevidence,thekindsofthingsthatyouwouldexpecttoseeinthebestprivateschools.Weaimforahighlevelinrichdiscussionswherethestudentsareaskedtoanalyzeachallengingtextandwheretheteacherdoesnotacceptjustanyanswersimplybecausethestudentisbehaving.WhatmakestheHarlemVillageAcademiesdifferent?
C)Firstofall,Ihavetosaywhatwehaveincommonwithothercharterschoolsbecausewehavelearnedsomuchfromthem:
creatinganexpectationthatallstudentswillattendcollege,namingclassroomsaftercolleges,thelongerschoolday,thelongerschoolyear.Ifeelit'
simportanttogivecreditwherecreditisduebecauseIlearnedfromthem.InthoseearlyyearswhenIopenedtheschool,mostoftheseotherschoolsbadbeenaroundforsevenyears,tenyears,someofthemevenlonger.
D)Asfaraswhatmakesusdifferent,I'
lltellyouwhattheteacherssay:
teacherstellusthatthelevelofprofessionalismandpassionforteachingatahighlevelandteachingabovethetest,nottothetest,andworkinginanenvironment,whereeverybodyistrustedtodotheirjobandcontinuallylearning--there'
sthisincrediblecultureoflearning.There'
sthisincredibleworkplaceculturewheretheadultsarecontinuallybecomingbetterandlearningmoreabouthowtobecomeabetterleadher.Theteachersgettomakeallofthedecisions'
abouttheirownprofessionaldevelopmentratherthanbeingenforcedtoattendthetraining.Theyaretreatedlikeprofessional-grade'
doctorsandlawyersatthe.Highestlevel.Theyactuallymakethedecisionsnotonlyaboutwhatbookstouseandwhatteachingmethod,butevenaboutwhattheirownprofessionaldevelopmentlookslike.There'
saveryclearsetofstandardsfarwhatthestudentsneedtoknowandbe"
abletodoattheendofeachyearandquarter,andweholdpeopleaccountableforthatendgoal.Butwegivethemcompletefreedomtodecidehowthey'
regoingtoachieveit,whichishowallprofessionalsaretreated.Unfortunately,it'
snothowmostteachersaretreatedinthiscountry.Mostteachersaretreatedlikefactoryworkers,wherethere'
sabigsetofrulesonhowtheyhavetodoeverything.
WhatdoesthecurriculumlooklikeatHarlemVillageAcademyschools?
E)Itlookslikeaclassicliberal-artscurriculum,wheremath,reading,andwritingarenottheonlysubjectstaught.Evenifthestatefocusesitstestingonthosethings,wedonotletthestatedictateourcurriculum.Weareinterestedinarichcurriculumthatincludesartandmusicandscienceandsocialstudiesandawidevarietyofelectives,andcharactereducationisintegratedthroughout.
Howdoyouaddressthecriticismspeoplehaveregardingcharterschools?
F)I'
dsaythatthe.maincriticismsarestemmingfromthefactthatinachartersystemtheteachersarenotunionized,andthey'
retreatedasprofessionalsinsteadofasmanuallaborers.Thechartermovementischallengingthecurrentsituation,it'
scomingalongandsayingweusedtocompletelychangetheunderlyingpremiere(前提)ofhowwegoaboutpubliceducation.Parentsshouldbeabletochoosethescherzi.Weshouldgivepowertoallparents,regardlessofsocioeconomiclevel,tochoosewheretheysendtheirchild,andthatcreatesmarketcompetition:
ifyouhaveanamazingschoolwithcaringteachersandgreatresults,parentsaregoingto~anttochoosethatschool.Thechartermovementisputtingtheneedsofchildrenfirstantiisholdingteachersaccountable.Itchallengesthenotionoftenure(终身教职),wherethere'
snoaccountabilityatall.
What'
snextforyouandtheHarlemVillageAcademies?
G)Wearegoingtotriple(增至三倍)insizeinthenexttwoyears.WewillhaveafullK-12system.We'
restartingtwonewelementaryschools,wewillbeserving2,000children,butwearenoteagertogrowsuper-big.Wewanttousetheplatformofwhatwe'
relearnedandtheresultsthatwe'
veproduced--thatantteachershaveproduced--tohaveanadditionalinfluenceonpolicyandonteachingmethods.Thelawsthatgovernhowschoolsrunconstraintheabilityoftheprincipaltoruntheschoolwell.They'
renotallowedtobuildateam.Andbuildingateamwhereteachersaretrusted,happyandcooperativeisreallythefoundationforanexcellentschool.Sowewanttofindawaytogetourmessageoutnationallyandcontinuetobepartofthemovement.
1.IntheHarlemVillageAcademies.teacherscandecidethemselveshowtheyaregoingtoachievetheteachingobjectives.
2.Thechartermovementchallengesthetenuresysteminmakingchildren'
sneedsapriorityandholding,teachersresponsible.
3.TheHarlemVillageAcademieswillbeabletoenroll2,000childreninthenexttwoyears
4.DeborahKennyadmitsthatshelearnsalotfromothercharterschools.
5.ThecurriculumatHarlemVillageAcademiesnotonlyincludesthesubjectsfrequentlytested.
6.TheHarlemVillageAcademiesareeagertoexertanationalinfluenceonpolicyandteachingmethods.
7.StudentsenteringtheHarlemVillageAcademiesarefromtheregularpublicsystem.
8.DeborahKennydecidestocreateandruntheHarlemVillageAcademiesbecausesheisdisappointedaboutthecurrenteducationsystem.
9.Charterschoolsaremainlycriticizedfortreatingtheteachersas
professionals.
10.OneofthechallengesfacingtheHarlernVillageAcademiesishowtoacceleratestudents'
masteryofthebasics.
17级音体美阅读理解SectionB试题第二套
ThePerfectEssay
A.Lookingbackontoomanyyearsofeducation,Icanidentifyonetrulyimpossibleteacher.Shecaredaboutme,andmyintellectuallife,evenwhenIdidn'
t.Herexpectationswerehigh--impossiblyso.ShewasanEnglishteacher.Shewasalsomymother.
B.Whengoodstudentsturninanessay,theydreamoftheirinstructorreturningittotheminexactlythesamecondition,saveforasinglewordaddedinthemarginofthefinalpage:
"
Flawless."
Thisdreamcametrueformeoneafternoonintheninthgrade.Ofcourse,Ihadheardthatgeniuscouldshowitselfatanearlyage,soIwasonlyslightlytakenabackthatIhadachievedperfectionatthetenderageof14.Obviously,Ididwhatanyprofessionalwriterwoulddo;
Ihurriedofftospreadthegoodnews.Ididn'
tgetveryfar.ThefirstpersonItoldwasmymother.
C.Mymother,whoisjustshyoffivefeettall,isnormallyincrediblysoft-spoken,butontherareoccasionwhenshegotangry,shewasterrifying.Iamnotsureifshewasmoreupsetbymyhubris(得意忘形)orbythefactthatmyEnglishteacherhadletmyegogetsooutofhand.Inanyevent,mymotherandherredpenshowedmehowdeeplyflawedaflawlessessaycouldbe.Atthetime,Iamsureshethoughtshewasteachingmeaboutmechanics,transitions(过渡),structure,styleandvoice.ButwhatIlearned,andwhatstuckwithmethroughmytimeteachingwritingatHarvard,wasadeeperlessonaboutthenatureofcreativecriticism.
D.Firstoff,ithurts.Genuinecriticism,thetypethatleavesalastingmarkonyouasawriter,alsoleavesanexistentialimprint(印记)onyouasaperson.Ihaveheardpeoplesaythatawritershouldnevertakecriticismpersonally.Isaythatweshouldneverlistentothesepeople.
E.Criticism,atitsbest,isdeeplypersonal,andgetstotheheartofwhywewritethewaywedo.Theintimatenatureo
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