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4级冲刺试题三

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PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

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PartIIReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1¨C7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Forquestions8¨C10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

Parents¡¯Homework:

FindPerfectTeachersforKids

TomiHalldidwhatshecouldtolobbyforthebestteachersforhertwochildren,makinghercasethisspringinletterstotheprincipal.Thenallshecoulddowaswaitfornewsoftheirclassroomassignments¡ªandit¡¯sbeentorturing.TheAuroramomknowshereffortscarrynoguarantees.Oneyearhersondidn¡¯tgettheteacherHallhadhopedfor,andhestruggledformonthswithonewhoserelaxedstylecameacrosstohimasuncaring.¡°Granted,Iknowit¡¯sjustkindergarten,¡±saidHall,39.¡°But...ateachercanmakeorbreakyou.¡±

Inthenextfewweeks,manyfamilieswillripopennotificationlettersorgotoschooltoseeclasslistspostedonthefrontdoor.Forparentsaccustomedtodirectingnearlyeveryaspectoftheirchild¡¯searlylearningitcanbedifficulttohavelittlevoiceinteacherselection¡ªadecisiontheyviewascritical.Somespendhourscraftingtheperfectletterormeetwiththeprincipaltomakeanargument.Fortheirchild¡¯searlylearning,parentsregardthatteacheriscritical.

Principals,meanwhile,struggletocreatebalancedclassroomswhilejuggling（ͬʱӦ¸¶）individualrequests.Theysaytheywantinputbutfinditincreasinglynecessarytodiscourageparentsfromaskingforaspecificteacher.Administratorsdon¡¯twanttheselectionprocesstobeapopularitycontest¡ªinpartbecausewhatmakesateacherpopularmayhavenothingtodowithaparticularchild¡¯seducationalneeds.

¡°I¡¯mbrightenoughtorealizeparentstalkatsoccerfieldsandbaseballfields,butyouhavetorealizeyourexperiencewithTeacherAmaybeverydifferentthansomeoneelse¡¯sTeacherA,¡±saidScottMeek,thenewprincipalatNorthbrookJuniorHighSchoolwhoismakingclassroomassignmentsthissummerfor600studentswiththehelpofanofficedisplayboard.Heasksparentstofocustheirinputonthestudentandhisorherlearningstyleandtrusttheschooltomaketherightmatch.

Somestudentsalsorecognizethatcertainteachersbringoutthebestinthem.¡°Ineedoneofthosestrictkindsofteachers,¡±saidHall¡¯sdaughterTori,12,whoisentering7thgrade.¡°WhenIgetanot-so-strictteacher,Ithinktheydon¡¯treallycareaboutme.Ireallydon¡¯twantabadteacher.I¡¯llgetlowergrades.¡±

WhenChayaFish,30,ofWestRogersParktaughtataprivateschoolinNewYork,shesaid,itwasobviouswhothe¡°in¡±teacherswere.Shesaidsheautomaticallyjoinedthemaftertheprincipal¡¯ssonlandedinherclassroom.¡°Itwasridiculous,¡±saidFish.¡°Theotherteacherwasprobablybetterthanme.Itwashowyoudressed,howyoutalked¡±thatoftendeterminedparentalfavor.

Teacherssaidthemostvocalparentsoftengettheirwaysothatallpartiesinvolvedcanavoidadifficultschoolyear.Buteducatorswarnthatparentswhogetwhattheywishformaybesorryafterward.¡°Alotoftimeswhenpeopleorchestrate（¾«ÐÄ°²ÅÅ）whotheythinktheirchildisbestsuitedfor,theyfindtheymadeamistake,¡±saidMarkFriedman,superintendent（¶½Ñ§）forLibertyvilleElementarySchoolDistrict70.¡°Ihavemanyparentssaylater,¡®Idon¡¯tknowwhyIdidthis.Itisn¡¯tworkingoutthisyear.¡¯¡±Friedmansaidheassuresparentstheircommentswillbeconsideredbutneverguaranteesaspecificteacher.Infact,hetellsthemthatiftheydorequestateacherandlaterregretthatchoice,¡°youhavenoonetoblamebutyourself.¡±

Someparentssaidthey¡¯velearnedtheirlessonabouttryingtoguesswhichteacherwouldbebest.JamieThompsonsaidshewasinitiallyconcernedwhenherdaughterwasassignedtoastrict1st-gradeteacher.Shewasawareotherparentshadlobbiedforadifferentperson,whohadamorecasualstyle.¡°Attheend,itturnedoutthattheotherclasswasasking,¡®Whyisn¡¯tmychildlearningthat?

¡¯¡±saidThompson,36,ofArlingtonHeights.¡°That¡¯swhyIdon¡¯twanttointerferetoomuch.¡±

Yetparentshavedifferentreasonsforrequestingclasses,andsomehavenothingtodowiththeteacher,saidMichelleVanEvery,36,ofDeerfield.Sheandothermothersoncerequestedthattheirchildrennotbeplacedinaclassroomwithaspecificboy¡ªnotbecauseofhim,buttoavoidhismother,whohadcreatedproblemsinthepast,shesaid.¡°Wedidn¡¯twanttocrosspathswithher,¡±saidVanEvery,whoaddedthattheschoolcompliedwiththeirrequest.¡°Wedidn¡¯twanttohavetovolunteerwithherataclassparty.¡±

Eachdistrictfollowsitsownprocedureforteacherselection.SomebeginasearlyasAprilorMay,officialssaid.Manyaskparentstocompleteaformabouttheirchild¡¯sstrengthsandweaknesses.Typically,teachershavesomesayintheprocessbydecidingearlyonwhichstudentsshouldbeseparatedorkepttogether,onthebasisofacademics,personalitiesandlearningstyles.Theprincipaldrawsupthefinalclasslists,oftenaftermeetingwithparentsorreviewingspecialrequests,officialssaid.

Manyschooldistrictswaituntilthelastminutetoannounceclassassignments,usuallyabouttwoweeksbeforethestart-upofschool.That¡¯sbecausetheyhavecometoexpectafloodofphonecallswithinhoursfromparentswhobegordemandtoswitchteachers.

Otherschoolshandleitdifferently.AtSawyerElementarySchoolonChicago¡¯sSouthwestSide,thefallclassassignmentsarehandedoutwiththelastreportcardthepreviousspring,saidteacherMaureen¡°Moe¡±Forte.FortesaidsheisawareofcolleaguesandmembersoftheLocalSchoolCouncilwhohaveaskedthattheirchildrenbemovedfromoneclassintoanother.¡°It¡¯snotfair,¡±Fortesaid.¡°IwasveryupsetthatoneoftheLSCparentsmovedherdaughtertomyclassroom...Theparentjustfeltmypersonalityfitbetterwithherchild.Andit¡¯snotapersonalitycontest.¡±

DenitaRicciofLakeVillasaidsheknowsparentswhorequestcertainclassesbuttriestostayoutoftheprocess.Herson,MasonWubs,12,hopestobeplacedinthesameclassashisbestfriend,easingthetransitionto7thgradeatanewschool.¡°Itrusttheschool¡¯sjudgment,¡±shesaid,thoughshesecretlyhopesMasonwillshareaclasswithhisfriend.¡°Ithinktheyneedtolearntodealwithpeoplewhoaredifferentfromthem,justlikeanemployer.¡±

1.Parentsspeakloudinteacherselectionintheirchild¡¯searlylearningbecause______.

A）itistorturingtowaitfornewsofclassroomassignments

B）theyconsideritgreattobeateacherinbasiceducation

C）theyareusedtodirectingnearlyallaspectsoftheirchild

D）itiscustomtomeetandarguewiththeschoolprinciple

2.Whydoprincipalswanttodiscourageparentsfromrequestingclasses?

A）It¡¯shardtokeepclassroomsbalancedwhilefulfillingparents¡¯wishes.

B）Theydon¡¯twanttobesurpassedbyaspecificteacherintermsofpopularity.

C）Aspecificteacher¡¯spopularityisnotrelevanttohis/herrealabilityofteaching.

D）Aspecificteacheronlysuitsperfectlyoneparticularchild¡¯seducationalneeds.

3.WhatkindofteacherdidToriHallwant?

A）Astrictteacherwhocarrieslowergrades.

B）Asevereteacherwhocaresabouther.

C）Anot-so-strictteacherwhogivesherfreedom.

D）Acasualteacherwhobringsoutthebestinher.

4.WhatdoweknowaboutChayaFishfromthepassage?

A）Sheisapopularteacheratherschool.

B）Sheteachestheprincipal¡¯ssonwell.

C）Sheisthebestteacheratherschool.

D）Shedressestocaterfortheparents.

5.HowdoesMarkFriedmanrespondtoparents¡¯requeststochooseteachers?

A）Heblamesthem.

B）Hecheatsthem.

C）Hepromisestoconsiderthem.

D）Hepromisestosatisfythem.

6.MichelleVanEveryonceselectedclassesforherchildbecause______.

A）somethingwaswrongwiththeteacher

B）therewasaboytrouble-makerinaspecificclassroom

C）shewouldlikeherchildnottomeettheteacher

D）shedidn¡¯twanttomeetaspecificboy¡¯smother

7.Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttheprocedureforteacherselectioninmanydistricts?

A）Usuallyparentshavethefinalsayinthewholeprocess.

B）Thefinallistsarebasedonchildren¡¯spersonalities.

C）Bothparentsandteachershavesomesayintheprocess.

D）Parentsarenotallowedtointerfereintheselection.

8.Inmanyschooldistricts,parentsusuallyhaveonlyweekstoaskforswitchingteachersbeforetheschoolstarts.

9.TeacherMaureenFortefeltwhenamemberofLSCswitchedherchildtoherclassroom.

10.MasonWubsthinksthathistransfertoanotherschoolwillbeifheisinthesameclasswithhisfriends.

PartIIIListeningComprehension（35minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

11.A）Jameshadafunnyface.

B）Jameslikedto