FurtherReadingThePersonalQualitiesofaTeacher.docx

WorksheetWhen I met him, I had a lot of anger inside of me. Ive lived my whole life in Spanish Harlem, and in myneighborhood, there are shoot-ups(枪击案) all the time. I know kids who have been shot or beaten up. I have friendswho ended up in prison. I could have ended up that way, too, but Mr. Clark wouldnt let that happen. Mr. Clark worked long hours, making sure I did my work. My grades rose. In fact, the scores of ourwhole class rose. One day, he took our class to see The Phantom of the Opera, and it was the first time some kids had ever been out of Harlem. Before the show, he treated us to dinner at a restaurant and taught us notto talk with our mouths full. We did not want to let him down. Mr. Clark was selected as Disneys 2000 Teacher of the Year. He said he would draw three names out ofa hat; those students would go with him to Los Angeles to get the award. But when the time came to drawnames, Mr. Clark said, Youre all going. On graduation day, there were a lot of tears. We didnt want his class to end. In 2001, he moved to Atlanta,but he always kept in touch. He started giving lectures about education, and wrote a best-selling book based on his classroom rules, The Essential 55. In 2003, Mr. Clark took some of us on a trip to South Africa to deliver school supplies and visit orphanages(孤儿院). It was the most amazing experience of my life. Its now my dream to one day start a group ofwomens clubs, helping people from all backgrounds.1. Without Mr. Clark, the writer _.A. might have been put into prisonB. might not have won the prizeC. might have joined a womens clubD. might not have moved to Atlanta2. How many students names were finally drawn out of a hat by Mr. Clark?A. None.B. Three.C. Fifty-five.D. All.3. According to the passage,which of the following is TRUE?A. It was in Harlem that we saw The Phantom of the Opera for the first time.B. Mr. Clark taught us not to talk with our mouths full, and we did.C. Mr. Clark was selected as Disneys 2000 Teacher of the Year in Los Angeles.D. In 2003, Mr. Clark moved to Atlanta, and he always kept in touch with us.4. In the passage, the writer intends to tell us that _.A. Mr. Clark went to South Africa because he liked travellingB. Mr. Clark helped to set up a group of womens clubsC. a good teacher can help raise his or her students scoresD. a good teacher has a good influence on his or her students5. What is the writers attitude towards Mr. Clark? A. He speaks highly of Mr. Clark. B. He looks down upon Mr. Clark. C. He doesnt show his attitude towards Mr. Clark. D. He takes a neutral (中立的) attitude towards Mr. Clark.注释：西班牙哈莱姆，又称为东哈莱姆（英语：East Harlem），是纽约曼哈顿区的一部分。该地区为纽约最大的拉丁族裔社区之一，曾被称为“意大利哈莱姆”。该地区的辍学率很高；同时，当地学生的考试成绩低，逃学率高。社会问题，包括犯罪和吸毒，曾经一段时间困扰着这个地区。但近年来，该地区的犯罪率有显著下降。：歌剧魅影，是法国作家加斯东路易阿尔弗雷德勒鲁，于1911年发表的介于侦探小说和荒诞小说之间的哥特式爱情作品。它从一个记者的角度，讲述了发生在宏伟壮丽的巴黎歌剧院的一个“鬼故事”。问世至今多次被改编成电影和音乐剧，成为悬疑作品当中的经典之作。参考译文：当我第一次见到他的时候，我胸中有一腔怒火。我的前半生一直生活在西班牙哈莱姆区，在我的成长环境里，枪击案是随时随地都会发生的。我知道有很多孩子被毒打甚至枪杀，我也有朋友将要在监狱度过余生。我可能也会以这种方式收场，如果没有克拉克先生的话。克拉克先生会工作很长的时间，以确保我完成了我的课业。我的成绩上升了。事实上，我们全班的成绩都上升了。一天，他带我们全班去看歌剧魅影，这是某些孩子生平第一次离开哈莱姆区。在表演开始之前，他请我们去一家餐馆吃晚餐，并且教我们不要在嘴里有食物的时候说话，我们照做了，不想让他失望。克拉克先生被评选为2000年的迪斯尼年度教师。他说，他将从帽子里抽取3个人的名字，跟他一起去洛杉矶领奖。但当到了要抽名字的时候，他说：“你们都去吧。”在毕业那一天，有太多的泪水了。我们都不想他的课程结束。他在2001年去了亚特兰大，但他还是经常和我们保持联系。他开始做一些关于教育的演讲，并且写了一本由他的班规演变而来的畅销书55条基本法则。2003年，克拉克先生带着我们当中的一些人去了一趟南非，向当地一些学校分发了物资，并且参观了孤儿院。这是我一生当中最让我感到惊奇的经历。而我现在的梦想就是有一天能够成立一个妇女俱乐部，帮助来自所有不同背景的女性。附：Ron Clark简介罗恩.克拉克（Ron Clark）是美国纽约市哈莱姆学校教师（American teacher who has worked with disadvantaged students in rural North Carolina and Harlem, New York City），出生在北卡罗来纳州，大学毕业后周游列国，23岁开始在家乡的一所乡村学校任教，5年后来到纽约市哈莱姆区，取得巨大的教育成功。他曾3次受美国总统及夫人邀请带学生作客白宫，2000年当选迪士尼年度教师（the Disney American Teacher Award），出版著作55条基本班规（The Essential 55，中译本书名为优秀是教出来的）和教育者的11项卓越品质，并创办罗恩.克拉克学院（Ron Clark Academy）。他被