山东省日照市2019-2021年三年中考一模英语试卷分类汇编：阅读理解

山东省日照市

2019-2021年三年中考一模英语试卷分类汇编

阅读理解

2021年山东省日照市九年级学业水平考试（一模）英语试题

三、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，计30分）

阅读下列短文，然后从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题的最佳答案。

GriffithObservatory（天文台）

GriffithObservatorygivesyouthechancetobecomeanobserver.

Youcan

—learnhowpeopleexploreourlocalstar,thesun.

-observewhatcausesdayandnight,seasons.

-usetelescopestoobservethespace.

-getaticketfbranamazingshowabouttheuniverse.

•HOURSOFOPERATION

GriffithObservatoryisopensixdaysaweek.Freeadmission（进入）tobuilding,exhibits,

andgrounds.

Tuesday-Friday1:00p.m.-lO:00p.m

Saturday-Sunday10:00ain.—10:00p.m

Mondayclosed

•SAMUELPLANETARIUMTHEATER

TheSamuelPlanetarium（天文馆）Theateroffers8half-hourshowseachday.Thereare

usuallythreedifferentshowsfromwhichtochoose.

Checkthewebsiteorinformationdesksforeachdaysshowtimes.Theticketsareonly

availableonthedayoftheshowandmustbeboughtattheobservatory.Thereisonlya

nominalcharge（收费）toseeaplanetariumshow.

Adults$5.00Children（5-12yearsold）$1.00

Students$2.00Seniors（60yearsandolder）$3.00

•PUBLICTELESCOPES

Freepublictelescopesareavailableeacheveningwhenskiesareclear（excepttheZeis

telescopeontheroof）.Allobservingmustbecompletedby9:00p.m.

26.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanvisitorsdoinGriffithObservatory?

A.Toknowsomethingabouttelescopes.

B.Towatchmoviesabouttheseasons.

C.Tolearnhowpeopleexplorethelocalstarandthesun.

D.Toobservewhatcausesthespace.

27.Youmaystaytherefrom10:00am.to10:00p.m.ifyougotoGriffithObservatory

on.

A.SundayB.MondayC.TuesdayD.Friday

28.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheSamuelPlanetariumTheateristrue?

A.Itofferseighthalf-hourdifferentshowseveryday.

B.Youcanchecktheguidebookforeachday'sshowtimes.

C.Peopleover60yearsoldcangettheticketsforfree.

D.Visitorscangettheticketsonlyonthedayoftheshow.

29.Visitorscanlookthroughthepublictelescopestoobservethesky.

A.after9:00p.m.B.oncleardaysC.forfreeD.ontheroof

30.Thewriter'spurposeofthispassageis.

A.tointroducetheirstudiesB.toprovidesomeinformation

C.todescribetheobservatoryD.tomakesomesuggestions

B

Shynesscanbeanunhappyfeeling.Butthegoodnewsis,you'renotalone.Scientistssaythat

morethan40percentofteenagersandadultsconsiderthemselvesshy.Shynessisfeelingalittle

nervousorasifyouwanttohidewhenyou'rearoundotherpeopleorinanewsituation.

Whathappensifyouareshy?Scientistssaysuchthingsasgenetics（遗传基因），life

experiences,andenvironmentcaninfluencewhetherapersonisshy.Forexample,insome

families,everybodyseemstobeshy.

Well,beingshymaycauseyoutoavoidormissopportunitiesyouwouldenjoy.

Howdopeopleovercome（克服）shyness?ThisiswhatGilberttellsus.MWhenIstartedoff

tryingtogetoverbeingshy,Idecidedtodolittlestepsatatime,includingpracticingsmilingand

sayinghitopeople.Anditworkedfbrme.”

Butshynessisnotthekindofthingthatmostpeoplecangetoverovernight.Overcoming

shynesstaketimeandneedspractice.

Herearesometipsgivenbyscientists.

Thinkofwhattotalkaboutbeforeyouleavehome.Preparethingstotalkaboutbeforeyou're

inasocialsituation.Forexample,ifyouknowyourclassmatesareinterestedinanupcoming

event,learnaboutitsoyoucanjoinintheconversations.

Letpeopleknowyou'reshy.Ifyou'reshy,justshowit.Insteadoflettingpeopleguess,tell

themthetruth.Explainthatyouareshyandfeelnervousbutenjoytalkingtopeople.

Makethingseasyfortheotherperson.Remember,you'renottheonlyshypersonaround.

Dowhatyouthinkmighthelpothersfeelgood-forexample,sayhelloorsmile.

Pickonesocialskilltopracticeatatime.Startsimply.Forexample,smileorbethefirst

persontosayhi.Chooseskillsyoufeelcomfortableenoughwithtopracticeforaday,aweek,a

month,orevenayear.

31.WhichofthefollowingcanbeputintheblankinParagraphs?

A.Canshynessbegoodforus?B.Whatisshyness?

C.Whatmighthappenifyouareshy?D.Whyareyoushy?

32.TheexampleofGilbertinParagraph4isgivento.

A.showhowpeopleovercomeshynessB.introduceashygirlcalledGilbert

C.telltherighttimetopracticesmilingD.explainthestepsofovercomingshyness

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph4referto?

A.GettingoverbeingshyB.Doinglittlestepsatatime

C.PracticingsmilingD.SayingHitopeople

34.Whichofthefollowingistherightwaytoovercomeshyness?

A.Don'tletothersknowthatyouareshy.B.Waitforotherstosayhellotoyoufirst.

C.Chooseseveralskillstopracticeatatime.D.Getreadybeforeyoujoininasocialsituation.

35.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto_

A.askscientistsaboutshynessforhelp.

B.tellaboutscientists*suggestionsofovercomingshyness.

C.callpublicattentiononteenagerswithshyness.

D.showsomereasonsofshyness.

C

InChina,eachyearweproduceabout150milliontonsofcitywasteaccordingtoareport.

Wheredoesthewastego?Peopleusuallyburnorburyit.Ontheotherhand,wereceivewaste

fromsomedevelopedcountries.Wegetusefulmaterialsfromit.Whatabouttheuselesspart?

Stillburnedorburied.Butisitaproperway?

Wastepollutestheenvironment,harmspeople'shealthandcausesanimalstodie.Italso

getsinthewayofgreenandsustainabledevelopment.Wecan'tmakemoneyatthecostofthe

environment.Weshouldleavecleanwaterandgreenmountainstoournextgenerations(一代人).

Chinaisgettingreallyseriousaboutwastenow.

Wearetakinglesswastefromdevelopedcountries.FromJanuary2018,Chinastartedto

stop24kindsofwastecomingintoourcountry.Andmorelawsandrulesaboutdealingwith

wastehavebeenmade.Anyonewhobreaksthelawwillbepunished.

Chinaalsotriestoputwasteintogooduse.Oneexampleisthewasteelectricityfactories.

Theyburnwastetomakeelectricityinagreenway.Noharmfulgasesorwaterwillgetintothe

environment.

TheChinesegovernmentisencouragingpeopletodowastesorting(分类).Citieslike

Shanghai,ChongqingandBeijinghavetheirownsortingsystems.Morewilljointhemsoon.

AsPresidentXiJinpingsaidduringavisittoShanghai,wastesortingisanewfashion(时尚).

Moreandmorepeopleareformingthehabitofseparatingtheirwaste.

36.Thewriterstartsthepassageby.

A.tellingstoriesB.comparingnumbers

C.raisingquestionsD.givingsuggestions

37.Wastedoesgreatharmtous.Whichofthefollowingstatementsismentionedinthepassage?

A.Itpollutestheenvironment.

B.Itharmspeople'shealthandcausesanimalstodie.

C.Itgetsinthewayofgreenandsustainabledevelopment.

D.Alloftheabove.

38.Theunderlinedword'Sustainable"inParagraph2means""inChinese.

A.可享受的B.可持续的C.可借鉴的D.可复活的

39.Fromthepassage,weknowthat.

A.InChina,eachyearthecitywasteonlycomesfromwhatpeopleproduce.

B.thosewhobreakthelawmaynotbepunished

C.Chinastopsgettingwastefromdevelopedcountries

D.wastesortingstartstobecomepopularinChina

4O.Thestructureofthepassagemaybe.

(①=Paragraphl②二Paragraph2(3)=Paragraph3

(4)=Paragraph4@=Paragraph5@=Paragraph6)

答案:

A)26-30CADCBB)31-35CABDBC)36-40CDBDA

山东省日照市2020届九年级学业水平考试（一模）英语试题

三、阅读理解（共15小题，满分30分）

阅读下列材料，然后从每小题A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句

子的最佳答案。

A

Itwasahotsummerday.Agroupofantswereworkinghard.TheywerecaiTyingfood.Some

grasshopperswereplayingintheshadeofatree.Oneofthegrasshoppersaskedanant,“Whyare

youworkingsohardonsuchahotday?”

"Becauseyoucannotfindfoodinwinter.Wearegettingfoodfbrwinter,answeredtheant.

“It'ssoearlytofindfoodfbrwinter.Youareafooltoworkonsuchahotday,“heteased(取

笑)theant.

Theantwasveryangryandshoutedatthegrasshopper,t4Well,goandplay!Youwillhavea

badtimeinwinter.,,

Summerwasoverandwintercame.Thegrasshoppercouldnotfindfoodanywhere.Hewas

bothcoldandhungry.Hewenttotheant'shomeandknockedatthedoor.

“Mr.Ant,I'mverycoldandhungry.Fmdying.Pleaseletmehavesomethingtoeat,“hesaid.

Theantopenedthedoorandsaid,"Mr.Grasshopper,youplayedandsangandteasedusin

thesummer.Pleasegotoplayandsingnow.^^

Dayslater,thegrasshopperdiedinthesnow.

26.Whatwastheweatherlikewhentheantswerecarryingfood?

A.Hot.B.Cold.C.Rainy.D.Snowy.

27.Whatwerethegrasshoppersdoinginsummer?

A.Findingfood.B.Eating.C.Working.D.Playing.

28.Whyweretheantsworkingsohard?

A.Becausetheylikedtoworkinsummer.

B.Becausetheywerehungryallthetime.

C.Becausetheywantedtogetfoodforwinter.

D.Becausetheygotupearlyeveryday.

29.Whatdidtheantdowhenthegrasshoppercameinwinter?

A.Hedidn'topenthedoor.

B.Heplayedandsangwiththegrasshopper.

C.Hewelcomedthegrasshopper.

D.Herefusedtogivethegrasshopperfood.

30.Whathappenedtothegrasshopperatlast?

A.Hehadfood.B.Hedied.C.Hewasangry.D.Hesanginsnow.

B

AsPeterwasflyingtowardstheship,hepassedthecrocodile（鳄鱼）.Ithadswallowed（吞）a

clockthatgoes"tick,tickvinsideitbefore.However,theclockwasn'ttickingthen.Peterrealized

itmusthavestopped.Hebegantickinghimselfsothattheotheranimalswouldthinkhewasthe

crocodileandleavehimalone.Thecrocodile,thinkingthatPeterhadtakentheclock,followed

him.ButwhenPeterreachedtheship,Captain（船长）Hookbelievedthecrocodilewascomingto

gethim.

Peterclimbedoverthesideoftheshipandwentinsidearoom.Hebarkedlikeadog,andall

thepirates（海盗）wereveryafraid.Hooksenttwopiratesintofindoutwhatthenoisewas,but

theydidn'tcomeback.Thenhesentinthechildren.Inside,Petersetthemfree,andtheyprepared

tofight.

PeterranouttomeetHook."ItisI,PeterPan!”hecried."Gethim!^^criedHook.

ThepiratesranatPeter,andthelostboysranforwardtofightthem.Thepirateswerestronger,

buttheyweresoafraidofthetickingandthenoiseofthedogthattheydidn'tfightwell.Finally

onlyHookwasreadytofight.Petercametofighthim.Foralongtime,thetwoenemiesstoodface

toface.

Theybegantofight.AtlastPeterhitHookwithhissword（剑）.Hookbegantobleed,Hook

continuedtofight,buthewasnotstronganymore.Heknewhewasgoingtodie.Herantothe

sideoftheshipandjumpedintothesea.Hedidnotknowthecrocodilewaswaitingfbrhim,asit

nolongerticked.Thecrocodileswallowedhiminonebite.

3l.WhydidPetertickhimselfatthebeginningofthestory?

A.Tofollowthecrocodile.

B.TocatchCaptainHook.

C.Togetawayfromotheranimals.

D.Tomakethepiratesfeelafraid.

32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"them"inParagraph4mean?

A.Thechildren.B.Thepirates.

C.Hookandthecrocodile.D.Hookandthechildren.

33.Whichistherightorderofthefollowingevents?

a.Peterpassedthecrocodile.

b.CaptainHookjumpedintothewater.

c.Thepiratesandthelostboysfoughtagainsteachother.

d.Thecrocodilehadswallowedaclockthatgoes"tick,tick“insideit.

A.c-b-a-dB.d-a-c-bC.d-c-a-bD.c-b-d-a

34.WhathappenedtoHookattheendofthestory?

A.Heranawaysafely.B.Thelostboyskilledhim.

C.Peterhithimwithasword.D.Hewasswallowedbythecrocodile.

35.Whotellsthestory?

A.CaptainHook.B.Peter.C.Thepirates.D.Someonewhoisnot

inthestory.

Wouldyouliketoliveinacitywherebuildingsturnthelightsoffforyou,andself-driving

carswillfindthenearestparkingspacethemselves?Althoughitmightsoundalittlefarfromyou,

livingina“smart"citylikethiscouldhappensoonerthanyouthink.

Greatchangeshavetakenplaceintownsthatwehavelivedinforcenturies,whilecompletely

newcitiesarebeingbuilt.OnesuchplaceisthecityofSongdo.Everyhometherewillhavea

"telepresencesystem（远程遥控系统）“一allowinguserstocontroltheheatingandlocks,takepart

invideomeetings,andreceiveeducation,healthcareandgovernmentservices.Aroundthecity,

escalators（自动扶梯）willonlymovewhensomeoneisonthem,andofficesandschoolswillall

beconnectedtothesystem.ThegreatmindbehindSongdoisfromthecompanyCisco.Infact,

technologycompaniesaroundtheworldsuchasIBM,SiemensandMicrosoftarealreadyinthe

business.

About75%oftheworld'spopulationwillliveincitiesby2050,socitieswillneedtobe

moremoderntodealwiththecomingproblems."Makingcitiessmarterisonewayout,andI

thinkthiswillinturnmakecitiesgreener,saidDanHill,headofaresearchcompany.

36.Accordingtothetext,livingina“smart”city

A.isnotagreenwayB.willbefarfromyou

C.willsoonbecometrueD.iscompletelyimpossible

37.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?

A.Acityofthefuture.B.AmeetinginSongdo.

C.Aplantobuildahouse.D.Areportonpublichealth.

38.WhichcompanyoffersthegreatmindtobuildSongdo?

A.Cisco.B.IBM.C.Siemens.D.Microsoft.

39.DanHillthinksthatmakingcitiessmarterisonewayto

A.drivepeopleoutofcitiesB.controltheworld'spopulation

C.develophisowncompanyD.solvethecities'comingproblems

40.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.FutureEducationB.SmartCities

C.GovernmentServicesD.FamousCompanies

答案:

26-30ADCDB

31-35CBBDD36-40CAADB

山东日照（人教版）2019届九年级中考模拟英语试卷

三.阅读理解

阅读下面材料，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问

题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。

A

NadiaComaneci,afamousgymnast（体操运动员），wasborninRomaniain1961.

Whenshewasdoingcartwheels（侧手翻）ontheplaygroundattheageof7,aPEteachersawher.

HetoldherfamilythatshewasverygoodandadvisedNadiatotraininthecapitalofRomania.

Althoughitwasalongwayfromherhome,Nadiawentbecauseshelovedgymnastics（体操）.

Afterthat,shetrainedhardandtookpartinlotsofcompetitions.In1975,shewasnamedasoneof

theAthletesofthe20lhCentury.

In1976,NadiawenttotheOlympicsinCanada.Shewassofantasticinthecompetitionthat

everyonewaitedforthescore,ahighscore.Butthescoreboardshowed1.00!

Everyonewassurprised.Therewasn'tasoundforamoment.Thenavoicecame,“Ladiesand

gentlemen,NadiaComaneci...10!”

Theaudience（观众）cheeredveryloudly.Sowhathappened?Well,whenthescoreboardwasbuilt,

noonethoughtascoreof10.00waspossible.Thedecimalpoint（小数点）wasinthewrongplace!

Infact,thescoreboardonlyhadthreedigits（数位）toshowscores,suchas9.50or9.85atthat

time.

Inthe1976SummerOlympics,NadiaComaneciscoredaperfect10,whichwasthought

impossiblebefore.Fromthenon,shewaslookedasahero.In1984,shegotretired（退休的）.

26.NadiawasnamedasoneoftheAthletesofthe20thCenturyin.

A.1961B.1975C.1976D.1984

27.Atfirst,thescoreboardshowedNadiagotintheOlympicsinCanada.

A.10.00B.1.00C.9.50D.9.85

28.InParagraph（段落）5,"Everyonewassurprised“because.

A.shewasfantasticinthecompetition

B.therewasn'tasound

C.shegotascoreof10

D.thescorewastoolow

29.Putthefollowingintocorrectorderaccordingtothepassage.

©NadiawenttotheOlympicsinCanada.

②APEteachersawherdoingcartwheelsontheplayground.

③Nadiawenttothecapitaltotrain.

@Shewaslookedasahero.

A.②③①④B.③①②④C.③①④②D.

④③①②

30.Thispassageisprobablya.

A.newsreportB.noticeC.novelD.life

story

［答案】26.B27.B28.D29.A30.D

【解析】

本文主要讲述了体操运动员纳迪娅科马内奇传奇的一生。

【26题详解】

题意：1975年纳迪娅被授予二十世纪的运动员之一。根据第二段第2句In1975,shewas

namedasoneoftheAthletesofthe20thCentury.结合题意和语境可知选B。

[27题详解】

题意：在加拿大奥运会上,开始记分牌显示纳迪娅获得。根据第三段最后一句Butthe

scoreboardshowed1.00!可知记分牌开始显示1.00。结合题意和语境可知选B。

【28题详解】

题意：在第5段，“每个人都很惊讶。''因为。A.shewasfantasticinthe

competition她在比赛中表现出色；B.therewasn'tasound一点声音也没有；C.shegotascore

of10她得了10分；D.thescorewastoolow比分太低了。根据第三段第2句Shewasso

fantasticinthecompetitionthateveryonewaitedforthescore,ahighscore.（她在比赛中如此出

色，每个人都在等待得分。）以第三段最后一句Butthescoreboardshowedl.00!（记分牌开始

显示1.00。）可知'‘每个人都很惊讶。”的原因“她在比赛中表现出色。“；故选D。

【29题详解】

题意：根据短文把下列内容排列成正确的顺序。第一段第2句Whenshewasdoing

cartwheels（侧手翻）ontheplaygroundattheageof7,aPEteachersawher.故第一句是②APE

teachersawherdoingcartwheelsontheplayground.一个体育老师在操场上看到她做侧手翻；根

据第一段第三句HetoldherfamilythatshewasverygoodandadvisedNadiatotraininthe

capitalofRomania.可知第2句是③Nadiawenttothecapitaltotrain.纳迪娅去首都训练；根据

第三段第1句In1976,NadiawenttotheOlympicsinCanada.可知第3句是①Nadiawenttothe

OlympicsinCanada.纳迪娅去加拿大参加奥运会了；根据第五段第2句Fromthenon,shewas

lookedasahero.可知第4句④Shewaslookedasahero.她就被视为英雄。本文是按照纳迪娅

的成长叙述的。故正确答案是A。

【30题详解】

题意：这段话可能是一个oA.newsreport新闻报道；B.notice通知；C.

novel小说；D.lifestory生活故事。本文主要讲述了体操运动员纳迪娅科马内奇传奇的

一生。根据本文主要内容可知“这段话可能是一个生活故事:故选D。

B

Agiftcardisacardthatisissued（发行）byastore.Thesecardsarebigmoneymakersfbr

stores.Onereasonisthatwhengift-cardholdersgotothestore,theyoftenseeotherthingstobuy,

andtheyspendmoremoneythanthegiftcardisworth.Unusedcardsareanotherreason.Stores

makemillionsofdollarsbecauselargenumbersofpeopleneverusetheircards.Theyeitherlose

them,forgetaboutthem,ordecidethatit'snotworththeeffort.

Giftcardsarebecomingverypopularinmanycountriesaroundtheworld.IntheUS,theyare

oneofthemostpopularkindsofgifts.Why?Peoplelovetheconvenience-giftcardsareeasytobuy

andeasytouse,eitherinthestoreoronline.Therecipientcanchoosehisorherowngift,andthe

giverdoesnothavetoworryaboutfindingjusttherightthing.

Receivingagiftcard,however,isnotthesameasreceivingagift.Arealgiftisabetter

reminderofthepersonwhogaveit.Themessageofarealgiftismorelikelytobe,“Ispentsome

timetryingtofindtherightgiftforyoubecauseIcareaboutyou.HOftenagiftcarddoesnotsendthe

samemessageasarealgift.Itmayseemtosay,HIwasinahurry.Ididn'thavetimetothinkabout

whatyouwouldreallylike."

Intoday'sworld,giftcardsarecertainlyconvenient.However,theycanmakeusforgetthe

realpurposeofgivinggifts,whichistobuildacloserconnectionbetweenthegift-giverandthe

gift-recipient.

31.Howmanyreasonsaregiventoexplainwhygiftcardsarebigmoneymakersforstores?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword^recipient'^eaninChinese?

A.商家B.顾客C.发行者D.接受者

33.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?

A.WhygiftcardsarepopularintheUS.

B.Differentkindsofgiftcards.

C.Wheretobuygiftcards.

D.Howtousegiftcards.

34.Whatmessagedoesagiftcardsendaccordingtothewriter?

A.Icareaboutyou.

B.Iknowyoulikegiftcards.

C.Icouldn'tfindtherightgiftfbryou.

D.Ididn'thavetimetobuyyouarealgift.

35.Whichofthefollowingisthewriter'sopinion?

A.It'seasyforpeopletolosegiftcards.

B.Giftcardsarebetterthanrealgifts.

C.Giftcardshelppeoplesavemoney.

D.Realgiftscanbringpeoplecloser.

【答案】31.B32.D33.A34.D35.D

【解析】

【分析】

本篇文章难度适中，主要介绍礼物卡在美国和许多国家都很盛行，赠送是增进人际关系的一

种方式，但是也让人感觉很随意，缺少一种诚意。

[31题详解】

细节理解题。根据Onereasonisthatwhengift-cardholdersgotothestore,theyoftenseeother

thingstobuy,andtheyspendmoremoneythanthegiftcardisworth.Unusedcardsareanother

reason可知，主要讲述两个原因，故选B。

【32题详解】

词义猜测题o根据Therecipientcanchoosehisorherowngift,andthegiverdoesnothavetoworry

aboutfindingjusttherightthing可知，礼物接受者可以选择他们自己喜爱的东西，礼物给与

者不必担心寻找合适的东西。所以划线单词与giver相对应，为接受者，故选D“

【33题详解】

主旨大意题。根据Giftcardarebecomingverypopularinmanycountriesaroundtheworld以及

整段材料可知，主要讲述礼物卡在美国流行的原因，故选A。

【34题详解】

细节理解题。根据Itmayseemtosay,"Iwasinahurry.Ididn'thavetimetothinkaboutwhatyou

wouldreallylike可知，我很忙，我没有时间考虑你想要什么，故选D。

[35题详解】

细节理解题。根据However,theycanmakeusforgettherealpurposeofgivinggifts,whichisto

buildacloserconnectionbetweenthegift-giverandthegift-recipient可知,真正的礼物能使人们

变得更紧密，故选D。

【点睛】细节理解题是考试时经常考查的一个题型。做细节理解题时，首先要先读题干，划

题干中的关键词，再根据关键词定位至文中即可找到正确答案。

C

OnemorningFanXingdiscoveredthatherclassroomhadchanged.The13-year-oldsawthat

thedeskswerenolongerinrows（排），butpushedtogethertomakesixbiggerdesks.

ThenewaiTangement（科E歹ll）waspartofareform（改革）atFan'sschool,ChangshaDaotian

MiddleSchoolinHunan.Aboutfiveweeksago,morethan2,000juniorstudentsattheschool

beganstudyinginthisway,withsixtoeightstudentssittingingroups.

"Thisreformisdesignedtoprovidestudentswitheasierwaystostudyandmorechancesfor

discussion,HsaidLiuXu,aschoolheadteacher."Ourschoolhopesitcanimprovestudents'abilities

（能力）forself-studyaswellasteamwork."

Thenewarrangementtooksometimeforstudentstogetusedto."Iwastoocurious（好奇）

aboutitfbrthefirsttwodays,"saidFan.Butsoonsheandherclassmatesgotusedtoit."Nowour

classisquieterbecausewecanstoploudstudentswithsomesimplegestures（手势），"said

Fan.uWhat'smore,wecanexpressourownideasandlearnothers1throughdiscussion.It*sabetter

waytostudy.”

FengYulikesthisnewclassroomarrangementverymuchandhasmadesomeprogress

studying.The14-year-oldsaid,"Groupmembersfirstdiscuss,andthenexplainthesolutionsor

answerstodifficultquestionsinfrontofthewholeclass.”

"Thediscussiongivesusmoreconfidencetomakespeeches,"saidFeng.uWecanalsoimprove

ourfriendships.”

Thereformhasaskedformorefromteachers.Theyhavenomorethan15minutestoteachin

class."Itisabigchallengetoteachinsuchshorttimethelessonswhichshouldbetaughtin45

minutes,"EnglishteacherWangJingsaid."Wehavetoimprovemethodstoteachbetter.Wemust

preparesomeinterestingtopicsandexercisesbeforeclasssothatstudentscandiscussthem.”

Wangsaidthatsomestudentsalwaystalk.Theteachershavetomovecontinuouslyinthe

classroomtokeepthemquietandgetthemtoconcentrateonclass."Itdemandsmore,butIbelieve

itwillpayoff,"Wangadded.

36.Fromthefirstparagraphofthepassage,weknow.

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