Let's Teach Them How to Teach

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题目与答案

1. 27 According to the third paragraph,why is dismissing bad teachers a poor solution to problems in educational standards?
   • Problems are increasing year on year.
   • There are not enough top graduates to replace them.
   • It leads to a poor relationship with teacher unions.
   • Replacement teachers have the same training as the dismissed ones.

   答案：Replacement teachers have the same training as the dismissed ones.

   原文定位：When poor teachers are fired,new ones are needed-and they will have come through the same educational system that failed to make fine teachers of their predecessors

   同义替换：「dismissing」↔「fired」，「bad」↔「poor」，「training」↔「educational system」

2. 28 What does the writer say about teacher training institutions in the fourth paragraph?
   • Graduating teachers are not ready for the classroom.
   • Improving a teacher of average talent is a very difficult task.
   • More theory in teacher training courses is required.
   • Primary teacher training is not taken seriously.

   答案：Graduating teachers are not ready for the classroom.

   原文定位：Around the world, few newly qualified teachers are well enough prepared for the classroom

   同义替换：「newly qualified」↔「graduating」，「prepared」↔「ready」

3. 29 In their first few years of working,teachers improve in the classroom because they
   • are well equipped to build on the theory they learned in college.
   • have to engage with the realities of the job.
   • have opportunities to observe and learn from their peers.
   • enjoy a high level of support from the schools that employ them.

   答案：have to engage with the realities of the job.

   原文定位：They become better teachers in their first few years as they get to grips with real pupils in real classrooms

   同义替换：「improve」↔「become better」，「engage with the realities of the job」↔「get to grips with real pupils in real classrooms」

4. 30 Which of the following does the writer suggest is least effective for teachers to use?
   • enforcing strict standards of behaviour
   • setting high goals which students are aware of
   • responding to the pupils who raise their hands to answer questions
   • ensuring that lesson time is properly scheduled and used

   答案：responding to the pupils who raise their hands to answer questions

   原文定位：asking questions in the classroom with 'cold calling"rather than relying on the same eager pupils putting up their hands

   同义替换：「responding」↔「relying on」

5. 31 The author suggests that head teachers can assist newly qualified teachers by
   • personally undertaking observation.
   • providing critical feedback.
   • welcoming union interaction.
   • working closely with them.

   答案：working closely with them.

   原文定位：The best head teachers hold novices` hands by helping them prepare high-quality lessons

   同义替换：「newly qualified」↔「novices」，「assist」↔「helping」

6. 32 Of the many 'miracle' educational solutions that have been put forward a few have been effective.
   • YES
   • NO
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：YES

   原文定位：Education has a history of lurching from one 'miracle' solution to the next. The best of them even do some good

   同义替换：「effective」↔「good」

7. 33 Understanding educational theories is an essential part of teacher training.
   • YES
   • NO
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：NO

   原文定位：This will almost always involve superficial and apparently useless discussions of theory;Some of these courses;have no effect on how well their graduates’ pupils end up being taught

   同义替换：「educational」↔「discussions」，「essential」↔「useless」

8. 34 Courses producing unsuccessful teachers should be given grants to improve.
   • YES
   • NO
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：NO

   原文定位：Courses that produce teachers who go on to do little to improve their pupils`learning should not receive subsidies or see their graduates become teachers

   同义替换：「unsuccessful」↔「do little to improve」，「grants」↔「subsidies」，「given」↔「receive」

9. 35 Education is currently underfunded,which is leading to problems in schools.
   • YES
   • NO
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：NOT GIVEN

   原文定位：Money is less important than you might think. Teachers in top-of-the-class Finland, for example, earn about the OECD average

10. 36 Good classroom teachers should be paid more to remain in the classroom.
    • YES
    • NO
    • NOT GIVEN

    答案：YES

    原文定位：But ensuring the best teachers stay in the classroom will. In most places, mean paying more

    同义替换：「remain」↔「stay」

11. Just as any athlete can be coached for better performance
    • practice will always be more important than theory.
    • better trainers are the only answer.
    • more capable graduates could be enticed into the profession.
    • a teacher who is not outstanding can be improved.
    • the assistance of teachers`unions is essential.
    • a better syllabus and more practical involvement will improve results.

    答案：a teacher who is not outstanding can be improved.

    原文定位：The aim is to make ordinary teachers great, just as sports coaches help athletes of all abilities to improve their personal best

    同义替换：「better performance」↔「improve their personal best」，「not outstanding」↔「ordinary」

12. If teachers are to be taught the complex skills they require
    • practice will always be more important than theory.
    • better trainers are the only answer.
    • more capable graduates could be enticed into the profession.
    • a teacher who is not outstanding can be improved.
    • the assistance of teachers`unions is essential.
    • a better syllabus and more practical involvement will improve results.

    答案：practice will always be more important than theory.

    原文定位：With teaching like other complex skills the route to mastery is not abstruse theory but intense, guided practice grounded in subject-matter knowledge and pedagogical methods

    同义替换：「mastery」↔「learn」，「route」↔「effective way」

13. In teaching, as in the medical profession
    • practice will always be more important than theory.
    • better trainers are the only answer.
    • more capable graduates could be enticed into the profession.
    • a teacher who is not outstanding can be improved.
    • the assistance of teachers`unions is essential.
    • a better syllabus and more practical involvement will improve results.

    答案：a better syllabus and more practical involvement will improve results.

    原文定位：A century ago medical schools raised the calibre of doctors by introducing systematic curriculum and providing clinical experience

    同义替换：「profession」↔「schools」，「better syllabus」↔「systematic curriculum」，「more practical involvement」↔「clinical experience」，「improve results」↔「raised the calibre of doctors」

14. If the status of teachers were improved
    • practice will always be more important than theory.
    • better trainers are the only answer.
    • more capable graduates could be enticed into the profession.
    • a teacher who is not outstanding can be improved.
    • the assistance of teachers`unions is essential.
    • a better syllabus and more practical involvement will improve results.

    答案：more capable graduates could be enticed into the profession.

    原文定位：Improving the quality of the average teacher would raise the profession's prestige, setting up a virtuous cycle in which more talented graduates clamour to join

    同义替换：「status of teachers」↔「profession's prestige」，「improved」↔「raise」，「capable」↔「talented」，「enticed into the profession」↔「clamour to join」