The teacher was busy ______ sums upon the blackboard. She was too busy ______ the students
A.to write out; answering
B.to write out; to answer
C.writing out; to answer
D.writing out; answering
A.to write out; answering
B.to write out; to answer
C.writing out; to answer
D.writing out; answering
How useful are the views of public school students about their teachers?
Quite useful, according to preliminary results released on Friday from a research project that is intended to find new ways of distinguishing good teachers from bad.
Teachers whose students described them as skillful at maintaining classroom order, at focusing their instruction and at helping their charges learn from their mistakes are often the same teachers whose students learn the most in the course of a year, as measured by gains on standardized test scores, according to a progress report on the research.
Financed by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the two-year project involves scores of social scientists and some 3,000 teachers and their students in districts such as New York and Pittsburgh.
Statisticians began the effort last year by ranking all the teachers using a statistical method known as value-added modeling, which calculates how much each teacher has helped students learn based on changes in test scores from year to year.
Thousands of students have filled out confidential questionnaires(秘密调查问卷)about the learning environment that their teachers create. After comparing the students ratings with teachers value-added scores, researchers have concluded that there is quite a bit of agreement.
Classrooms where a majority of students said they agreed with the statement, "Our class stays busy and doesnt waste time," tended to be led by teachers with high value-added scores, the report said.
The same was true for teachers whose students agreed with the statement, "In this class, we learn to correct our mistakes."
Few of the nations 15,000 public school districts systematically question students about their classroom experiences, in contrast to American colleges, many of which collect annual student evaluations to improve instruction, Dr Ferguson said.
Until recently, teacher evaluations were little more than a formality(形式)in most school systems, with the vast majority of instructors getting top ratings, often based on a principals superficial impressions.
But now some 20 states are overhauling their evaluation systems, and many policymakers have been asking the Gates Foundation for suggestions on what measures of teacher effectiveness to use, said Vicki L. Phillips, a director of education at the foundation.
One notable early finding, Ms Phillips said, is that teachers who incessantly(不停地)drill their students to prepare for standardised tests tend to have lower value-added learning gains than those who simply work their way methodically through the key concepts of literacy and mathematics.
What is said about teachers rated as good at keeping their classes in order?
A.Their students gain more in test scores.
B.Their classes stay busy and don"t waste time.
C.Their students learn fastest during a semester.
D.They help students learn to correct their mistakes.
Why is work good for health? It is because work keeps people busy away from loneliness. Researches show that people feel unhappy, worried and lonely when they have nothing to do. Instead, the happiest are those who are busy. (76) Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard. Work serves as a bridge between man and reality. By work people come into with each other. By collective activity they find friendship and warmth. This is helpful to health. The loss of work means the loss of everything. It affects man spiritually and makes him ill.
Besides, work gives one a sense of fulfillment and a sense of achievement. Work makes one feel his value and status in society. When a writer finishes his writing or a doctor successfully operates on a patient or a teacher sees his students grow, they are happy beyond words.
(77) From the above we can come to the conclusion that the more you work the happier and healthier you will be. Let us work hard and study and live a happy and healthy life.
The underlined word "average" in Paragraph 1 means ______.
A.healthy
B.lazy
C.ordinary
D.poor
Soon, a golden-haired boy appeared. "Do you have a job for me?" he asked. I told him about a system for sorting books. He picked up the idea immediately. Then I showed him some cards for some unreturned books that I thought had been returned but not recorded. Maybe some books were put on wrong places. He said, "Is it a kind of a detective(侦探) job?" I answered yes, and then began his work.
He had found three books with wrong cards by the time his teacher opened the door and said, "Time for rest!" he argued for finishing the finding job, but the teacher won.
The next morning, he arrived early, "I want to finish these books," he said. At the end of the day, when he asked to work with me more often, it was easy for me to say yes.
After a few weeks I found a note on my desk, inviting me to dinner at the boy's home. At the end of a pleasant evening, his mother declared that the family would be moving to another school. Her son's first concern, she said,was leaving the library. "Who will find the lost books?" he asked. When the time came, it was hard to say goodbye.Though at the beginning he had seemed an ordinary boy, his strong feeling of interest had made him different.
Do you know who he is? This boy became a great man of the Information Age: Bill Gates.
(1)、Why did the teacher go to the library to find a job for Bill Gates?
A:Because the teacher found the librarian quite busy.
B:Because Bill Gates wanted to find a job.
C:Because Bill Gates finished his study quickly and had more free time than the others.
D:Because the library needed a new worker.
(2)、What do you know from the passage?
A:Library work was very difficult for Bill Gates.
B:Bill Gates did his job without any difficulty.
C:The librarian was too busy to have a rest.
D:His mother hoped that Bill Gates would stay for his job.
(3)、The sentence "He picked up the idea immediately" means that ______.
A:he learned that system quickly
B:he collected that system quickly
C:he lifted up that system quickly
D:he improved that system quickly
(4)、What was Bill Gates expected to do in the library?
A:Finding the lost cards.
B:Learning the system.
C:Helping the worker with everything in the library.
D:Finding books with wrong cards.
(5)、How did Bill Gates feel when his family would move to another school area?
A:Sad.
B:Pleasant.
C:Worried.
D:Interested.
But what is Homestay? And what makes it so popular?
Homestay means lving with a family, or "host family" as we say.There are three ways of doing it:
Choose to learn English in a language school near to your Homestay location; Have your English classes in the house with a member of the family who is a qualfied teacher; Select not to have classes at all when you visit- a popular choice if you want to do the tourist thing for example.Even in their busy summer period the organizations that arrange the Homestays will always try to place you with the most suitable host family to match your requirements.Placement(安置) organizations think about locatinterests,anguage lveleating requirements alrgies过敏)and other requests you may have.
Though prices vary according to your needs, good quality Homestay accommodation can be relatively economical and although you may be charged an extra amount of money if you want your Homestay in or near the city center Even if you stay further out, you can expect your journey into the center not to exceed 30 minutes.
Not only dpes Homestay accommodation represent value for money, it also gives you an excellent opportunity to practice English with your host familyThis is a very important extra for students who like to speak as much English as pssible.But if you plan to learn English, why not have your English classes in your host family.There' s no better way to lear English than this- the perfect combination of learning and accommodation combined with the cultural experience!
1.Homestay is an ideal choice for students who()。
A.want to leam statistics
B.plan to study overseas
C.plan to visit relatives
D.want to stay at home
2.Who will consider students' requirements before their Homestay starts?
A.The language school.
B.The host family.
C.The English teacher.
D.The placement organization.
3.Which of the fllowing is a key factor affecting the price of Homestay?
A.Students' specific needs.
B.Students language level.
C.Nationality of the host family.
D.Eating habits of the host family.
A、As he was busy
B、Busy as he is
C、Busy as he was
D、As he is busy
"What are you busy ______ ?" "I am busy ______ the plan for the sports meeting."
A.in... to make
B.about... to make
C.in... making
D.about... making
()you busy with the Singles Day?
A. Be
B. Are
C. Will
A.He was busy
B.As being busy
C.Busy as he was
D.Being busy