2023年上半年英语四级阅读习题模拟测试及答案.docx

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1、 2023年上半年英语四级阅读习题模拟测试及答案 Why I Became a Teacher: to Pass on My Love of Literature A) Like lots of people, I never thought Id be a teacher when I was at school. To be honest l only did my training because my husband was on a four-year course and 1was on a three-year course at Cardiff University so I

2、wanted to do something for one year. I thought doing a teaching qualification would be interesting and might be quite use full Im convinced that nothing else I might have done would have given me so much pleasure and satisfaction, or fitted in so well with family life. B) When I retire, in just a fe

3、w years time, I can look back on a career which made a positive difference to the lives of thousands of children. Few other career choices can be so rewarding, so if you have a love of your subject and want the opportunity to pass that on then teaching can be a great career. C) Anyone going into tea

4、ching now will be used to teaching to formal work schemes and observation. I think it has raised standards in the profession but personally I feel the loss in the classroom. Ive got the confidence of 30 years experience. Ive seen new approaches come and go (and sometime even identical new ideas come

5、 and go more than once). D) For me, its the passion for your subject and interest in the success of your students that matters more than how all the acronyms (首字母缩略词) add up. This is what will make you a good teacher. Theres still room for individuals but you have to have the confidence and passion

6、for your subject to make it work. E) The major challenge in teaching is time. Theres not enough of it. Its hard if youre working full time to cope with the marking and feel Eke you have enough time to do your job properly. Ive worked part time ever since I had children. I officially work three days

7、a week-trot on my two days off I always work, it probably all adds up to what counts as a full weeks work in most other jobs but the pay isnt bad so you can work part time and then the job really does fit in with family life. There are shortcuts to save time, and if had to work part time Id have to

8、use. them. But working part time gives me the luxury, to be a critical marker. It can take two hours to mark a 3,000 word A level essay, so if you have 16 pupils thats 32 hours of marking in one week for just one class. F) One of the benefits of being a part-time teacher is that I do have time to ma

9、rk properly. Sometimes my feedback is almost as long as their essay but 1 really want the kids to do well. One of the best things about teaching is you get to raise childrens aspirations, and to make a difference in their lives. You get visits and emails from your old students to prove it! Its great

10、 to make the difference, and, as they say, it does make it all worthwhile. G ) The core of teaching is the subject and the pupils. We have a lot of NQTs and PGCE students coming to our school and sometimes I must admit to being disappointed when students dont know their subjects that well. I had an

11、NQT who was teaching Animal Farm and asked me Whats Marxism? -and shed got a first in her degree so it just goes to show that government initiatives to try and attract those with firsts arent necessarily going work. H) However. lots of people drop out of teaching after a couple of years, it is an ex

12、hausting job. So my advice to those just starling out is: I) Dont lose your sense of proportion over things that happen in the classroom or in an observation that doesnt go well. As long as in the higger picture of things you are connecting with kids and the subject-then dont get frustrated. Even af

13、ter 30 years of teaching everyone has fearful days in teaching, he you think: Can I really do this?Youve got In keep positive; its only a problem if you gel mute bad days than good days. J)Make sure leaching doesnt overwhelm you. You have Io develop strategies especially if you are teaching a subjec

14、t which requires a lot of marking. So plan things well. Get your pupils to do peer marking, which really can work. If you know you just cant handle any more marking in a particular week, get pupi!s to write a speech and then perform it in the next class. Youve got to think ahead about times of maxim

15、um workload and plan accordingly-ask your more experienced colleagues for advice K)Youve got to keep your sense of burnout, which is a great v, ay of relieving a,situation. I know I became a better teacher when I became a parent. I realised that kids can be so unpleasant sometimes, even your own kid

16、s. They dont mean it; theyre just being kids. It doesnt mean they bate you or hate your lessons, When youre a new teacher coming into teaching, especially if you are young, you think of the students as almost your adversaries (对手), anti youve got-to defeat them. But youve got to be, careful what you

17、 say. You cant belittle them too much or you can really harm them. L) Love your subject. If you are going to succeed in secondary school leaching you must love your subject. The kids really know if you do or dont. M) You have to know your students are individuals, they learn in different ways. You h

18、ave to be sensitlive to that. N ) You cant just teach to a formula. 1 do worry about the diffcuence between lip service to what the government say its supposed to be like and what its really like. I do hate the untrnthfulness of that and the gulf seems to widen more anti more. It feels likewhat matt

19、ers most is whats tested. The trouble is nothing that is really worthwhile canbe tested. are the love of learning, connection with literature, having empathy ( 移情作用 )-these are the things that really make a difference to someones life but of course they cant be tested. Young teachers have to he eare

20、ful not to get lost in fimnulas and initiatives. A more experienced teacher will have confidence to respond to kids anti to talk about an issue thats raised in class thats not on the plan. The children will learn so much from that but theres no box to tick. 1. Keeping sense of humor rather than beli

21、ttling your students can help relieve a situation. 2. Teachers should not teach to a formula because what cannot be tested may really matter to a students life. 3. For the author, the main challenge in teaching is that theres no enough time. 4. For teachers faced with a lot of marking, one strategy

22、is to get pupils involved in peer marking. 5. When dealing with things that happen in the classroom, teachers are advised to decide priorities. 6. Working part time enables the author to mark students assignments properly. 7. The author believes she has received most satisfaction from teaching as a

23、career.8. Students can tell whether a teacher loves his subject or not. 9. The author thinks that teaching to formal work schemes and observation can make a loss in the classroom. 10. According to the author, passion for a subject and interest in students success will make a good teacher. 1.K) 【题干译文

24、】保持幽默感比贬低学生更能缓解课堂上的突发状况 【定位】由题干中的sense ol humor，belittling you students和relieve a situation定位到原文K)段第一句：Youve got to keep your sense of humour.which is a great way of relieving a situation.和最终一句：You cant belittle them too much 01vou Carl really harm them. 【精解】K)段第一句提到，幽默感是缓解突发状况的妙方。最终一句提到，不能太小看学生，否则会

25、损害到他们。题干是对这两句的整合.故答案为K)。 2.N)。【题干译文】教师不应当程式化教学，由于有些不能被测试的东西可能对学生至关重要。 【定位】由题干中的teach to a formula和matter to a students life定位到原文N)段第一句：You cant just teach to a formula.和第四句：The trouble is nothing that is really worthwhile Call be tested.So the love of learning，connection with literature，having empat

26、hy(移情作用)一出ese are the things that really make a difference to someones life but of course they cant be tested. 【精解】第一句先明确指出教师不应程式化教学。后面解释缘由，其中该段第四句提到，有些东西，比方对学习的喜爱、与文学的关系、是否有怜悯心等是测试不出来的。题干是对这两句的整合，故答案为N)。 3.E)。【题干译文】对而言，教学过程中的最大挑战就是时间不够用。 【定位】由题干中的main challenge in teachin9定位到原文E)段前两句：.The major cha

27、llenge in teaching is time.Theres not enough of it. 【精解】由定位句可知，教学过程中的主要挑战就是时间不够，题干是对这两句的整合，故答案为E)。 4.J)。【题干译文】对于作业批改量很大的教师来说，方法之一就是让学生们相互批改作业。 【定位】由题干中的strategy和 peermarkin9定位到原文J)段其次句：You have to develop strategies especially if you are teaching a subject which requires a lot ofmarkin9.和第四句：Get you

28、r pupils tO do peer markin9.which really can work. 【精解】由定位句可知，教师在应对需要大量批改作业的课程时，需要好好规划，同时建议让学生相互批改作业。题干是对这两句的整合，故答案为J)。 5.I)。【题千译文】当处理课堂上的状况时，教师们应推断事情的轻重缓急。 【定位】由题干中的things that happen in the classroom定位到原文I)段第一句：Dont lose your sense of proportion over things that happen in the classroom or in an ob

29、servation that doesnt go well. 【精解】由定位句可知，建议教师在处理课堂上发生的事情时，不能丢失推断轻重缓急的力量。原文中的sense of proportion意为“推断轻重缓急的力量”，与题干中的decide priorities对应，故答案为I)。 6.F)。【题干译文】做兼职教师使得可以合理地批改学生作业。 【定位】由题干中的working part time和mark students assignments properly定位到原文F)段第一句：One of the benefits of being a part.time teacher is t

30、hat I do have time to mark properly. 【精解】由定位句可知，认为兼职教学最大的好处就是可以有时间来好好批改作业。题干中的enablest0是对原文中0ne of the benefits的同义转述，故答案为F)。 7.A)。【题干译文】信任她从教书中获得了最大的满意感。 【定位】由题干中的most satisfaction from teachin9定位到原文A)段最终一句：Im convinced that nothing else I might have done would have given me so much pleasure and sat

31、isfaction，or fitted in SO well with family life. 【精解】由定位句可知，认为假如当时她选择了其他职业，未必会给她这么多的欢快和满意感，即从教师这一职业中获得了最大的满意感。题干中的believes对应原文中的Im convinced，故答案为A)。 8.L)。【题干译文】学生可以推断出一个教师是否喜爱他所教授的科目。 【定位】由题干中的students，a teacher和loves his subject定位到原文L)段最终一句：The kids really know if you do or dont 【精解】在L)段中，建议教师们要喜爱自

32、己所教授的科目，学生们可以看得出来你是否喜爱。题干中的.can tell对应原文巾的really know，故答案为L)。 9.C)。【题千译文】认为根据教案和评论授课会造成肯定的课堂损失。 【定位】由题干中的formal work schemes and observation定位到原文C)段前两句：Anyone going into teaching now will be used to teaching to formal work scheme sand observation.I think it has raised standards in the profession but

33、 personally I feel the loss in the classroom. 【精解】定位句提到，教师现在都要根据教案和教案评论上课，认为，这虽然提高了教师的专业水平，但也造成了课堂上的损失。题干中的make a loss对应原文中的feel the loss，故答案为C)。 10.D)。【题干译文】对而言，对所授科目的喜爱以及对学生所取得胜利的关注会造就一名优秀的教师。 【定位】由题干中的 passion for a subject and interest in students Success定位到原文D)段前两句：For me.its the passion for your subject and interest in the success of your students that matters more than how all the acronyms(首字母缩写词)add up.This is what will make you a good teacher. 【精解】定位句其次句中的This指代的是前一句话，即成为一名优秀教师的标准就是对于所教课程的热忱以及关注学生所取得的胜利，这比讲授什么内容更加重要。题干是对这两句话的整合。故答案为D)。 【2023年上半年英语四级阅读习题模拟测试及答案】