1、.FastreadingSkim the text and write down the main idea of the passage.The_situation_of_different_schools_in_other_countries.Carefulreading()Write down T (for true) or F (for false) according to the test.1In many European countries, the relationship between teachers and students is quite informal._2I
2、n Germany, discipline and respect for the teacher is very important._3In eastern European countries, the relationship between teachers and students is much friendlier._4In private schools, the parents pay for the education of their children._5Germany and France have both state and private schools, b
3、ut most students go to private schools._6In Russia, children go to state or private schools._答案：16FTFTFF()Choose the best answer according to the text.1Which of the following countries doesnt put the discipline at the first place in schools?AFrance.BRussia.CAmerica. DSpain.2From the passage, we can
4、conclude that _ABritish and American students are harder to control than those in other countriesBstudents in private schools are easier to teach than those in state schoolsCBritish and American students are easier to control than those in other countriesDthose who attend private schools are general
5、ly the ones who arent good at their study3Which of the following countries doesnt have both state schools and private schools?AAmerica. BGermany.CFrance. DRussia.4If you are asked to go on writing after the last paragraph, youll most probably write about _Athe different sports in different schools f
6、rom different countriesBthe differences in teaching between different schools from different countriesCthe advantages and disadvantages of both state schools and private schoolsDwhy some students would like to go to state schools答案：14CADC.拼写单词1The children are happy at the school, but they lack disc
7、ipline (纪律)2The environment is a popular topic (话题) these days.3Scientists have established the relationship (关系) between lung cancer and smoking.4He has had several long periods (一段时间) of work abroad.5Ive still got some vacation (假期) left before the end of the year.6I have just received a letter fr
8、om my old school, informing me that my former headmaster (校长), Mr. Stuart Page, will be retiring next week.拓展词汇1revision n复习revise v复习2translation n翻译translate v翻译3formal adj.正式的informal adj.非正式的4relaxed adj.轻松的；松懈的relaxing adj.令人轻松的relax v. 放松5similarly adj.同样地；类似地similar adj. 同样的；类似的巧记单词Revisionre
9、vise(v.复习)-ion(名词后缀)Informalin-(否定前缀)formal(adj.正式的)Similarlysimilar (adj.相似的)-ly(副词后缀).补全短语1pay for 为付钱，支付的费用2be true of 适用于3have problems with 有某方面的麻烦4be up_to sb. 由某人决定5for example 例如6have/make a choice 作出选择7make notes 记笔记8prefer to do sth. 更喜欢做某事1教材原句We can either do some revision or we can do s
10、ome translation. 我们或者复习或者做些翻译练习。句型点拨either . or .“或者或者”，作主语时谓语动词采取就近原则。佳句赏析布莱克博士要么是从牛津大学要么是从剑桥大学来，我不记得是哪个了。Dr. Black comes from either Oxford or Cambridge. I cant remember which.2教材原句. if not, students will have problems .如果不这样的话，学生们就会犯难了句型点拨if not“如果不”，省略现象。佳句赏析在高速公路上开车一定要小心，否则你可能会发生车祸。Do be carefu
11、l when driving on the highway. If not, you might end up in a car accident.3教材原句Id rather do “Life in the Future”我宁愿复习“未来的生活”这一课。句型点拨would rather do .“宁愿做”。佳句赏析我宁可学历史也不愿学习地理，因为我可以从许多历史人物身上学到许多知识 。I would rather study history than geography because I can learn a lot from many historical figures.Differ
12、ent Countries, Different SchoolsIt is interesting to look at differences between schools in different countries. In many European countries, for example, the relationship between teachers and students is quite formal. This is true of France, Germany, and Spain, where discipline and respect for the t
13、eacher is considered very important. The same is true of Russia. In northern European countries, however, the relationship between teachers and students is much friendlier and more relaxed. In America, students and teachers are quite relaxed with each other. In Britain, relationships are quite relax
14、ed, but teachers can have big problems with discipline.Another important difference is whether schools are state schools or private schools. State schools are paid for by the government, but in private schools, the parents pay for the education of their children. Germany and France have both state a
15、nd private schools, but most students go to state schools, which are very good. Similarly, America has both state and private schools. Most American children go to state schools, but the private schools can be very good. Britain has both state and private schools. In Russia, children go to state sch
16、ools.国家不同，学校不同了解不同国家的学校间的差别是很有意思的。例如，在许多欧洲国家，师生间的关系是很正式的。法国、德国和西班牙就是这样，在这些国家，人们认为遵守纪律与尊重老师很重要。俄罗斯也是如此。然而，在北欧国家，师生关系更友好、更轻松。在美国，师生间一点儿也不拘束。在英国，师生关系令彼此都很放松，但是老师可能会碰到纪律糟糕的问题。另一个重要的不同之处在于学校是公立的还是私立的。公立学校由政府投资，但是在私立学校，父母要为他们的孩子支付教育费用。德国与法国既有公立学校，又有私立学校，但大多数学生去公立学校，那里的公立学校非常好。同样，美国也有公立学校与私立学校。大多数的美国孩子去公立学
17、校，但私立学校是很好的。英国有公立学校与私立学校。在俄罗斯，孩子们去公立学校。1We can either do some revision or we can do some translation. (P15)我们或者复习，或者做一些翻译。either . or .“或者或者”，连接两个对等的成份。Either Tom or you are wrong.不是汤姆错了就是你错了。(1)either . or .连接两个并列的主语时，谓语动词的数取决于较近的主语，即采用就近原则。(2)与either . or .有类似用法的连词还有：not only . but also ., not . b
18、ut ., neither . nor .等。Not you but your brother is to blame.不是你而是你弟弟应该受到责备。Not only I but also my parents are fond of traveling around.不仅我而且我父母也喜欢旅游。2Id prefer to do “Travel”(P17)我更喜欢去“旅行”。would prefer to do sth.更喜欢/愿意做某事She would prefer to be alone.她宁愿独自一人。prefer to/doing sth.喜欢做某事prefer sb. to do
19、sth. 宁愿某人做某事 喜欢而不喜欢prefer to do rather than do 宁愿而不愿I prefer walking (walk) to cycling (cycle)我愿意步行， 不愿意骑自行车。He preferred to_write (write) a term paper rather than take (take) an examination.他宁愿写一篇学期论文而不愿参加考试。3Id rather study history than geography because I can learn a lot from many historical figu
20、res.(P17)我宁愿学历史而不愿学地理，因为我可以从许多历史人物身上学到许多东西。would rather do sth. than do sth.“宁愿做某事而不愿做某事”I would rather go to the cinema than watch TV at home. 我宁愿去看电影也不愿在家看电视。(1)would rather do sth. rather than do sth.would do sth. rather than do sth.prefer to do sth. rather than do sth.宁愿，也不(2)would rather (not)
21、do sth. 宁愿(不)做某事(3)would rather从句 John wants to see me today. I would rather he came tomorrow. 约翰今天想来看我，我宁愿他明天来。Id rather you hadnt_told him the news that day.我真希望你那天没有把消息告诉他。4Its up to you.(P18)由你来决定。be up to sb.“由某人决定”up to常见用法：up to数字 达到程度或数量up to时间 直到为止be up to sth. 正在做；胜任be up to sb. to do sth.
22、 做某事是某人的职责或义务up to now 到现在为止(与现在完成时连用)I can take up_to four people in my car.我的汽车最多能带4个人。I have_heard (hear) nothing from him up to now.到目前为止我没有他的任何消息。He is_not_up_to the job.他无法胜任这项工作。Its up to you to_tell (tell) him the news.该由你把这个消息告诉他。5This is true of France, Germany, and Spain, where discipline
23、 and respect for the teacher is considered very important.(P19)这种情况也适合于法国、德国和西班牙，在这些国家，纪律和对老师的尊重被认为很重要。be true of “(某种情况)适用于；符合于”What do you think of the play last night? The music is dull, and the same is true of the acting.你觉得昨晚的话剧如何？音乐沉闷枯燥，表演也是。(1)对来说也如此(2)come true 变成现实Tom is an American, but li
24、ves in China. It is the same with Jack.汤姆是美国人，但他住在中国。杰克也是如此。Our dreams all came_true_this year.今年我们的梦想都实现了。consider vt.考虑；认为；看作We have considered your application carefully, but cannot offer you the job.我们已经仔细地考虑了你的申请， 认为不能聘请你做这份工作。(2)consider(考虑)We consider it hard to_study (study) Japanese well.我们
25、认为学好日语很难。Hes generally considered to_have (have) the finest tenor voice in the country.现在公认他是该国最佳的男高音歌手。We are considering going (go) to Canada.我们正考虑到加拿大去。We must consider what_to_do next.我们必须考虑下一步要做什么。6. In Britain, relationships are quite relaxed, but teachers can have big problems with discipline
26、.(P19)在英国，师生间的关系很宽松，但是老师们在组织纪律方面会遇到很大困难。relaxed adj.轻松的，松懈的，宽松的He is relaxed about the exam.他对于这次考试感到很轻松。(1)relax vt使轻松；使放松；vi. 放松；松懈(2)relaxing adj. 舒服的；轻松自在的(3)relaxation n. 放松，娱乐，消遣This summer we had a quiet and relaxing (relax) holiday.今年夏天，我们度过了一个安静、轻松的假期。Everyone needs time for rest and relaxa
27、tion (relax). 人人都需要休息和娱乐的时间。have problems with .“在方面存在问题”He has problems with pronunciation.他在发音方面有问题。have (no) problems/difficulty/trouble在方面存在(没有)问题/困难have a hard/difficult time (in) doing sth. 做某事有困难He had a hard time (in)_passing (pass) the English exam.他好不容易才通过了英语考试。We had no difficulty/trouble
28、 (in)_finding (find) his house.我们毫不费力地找到了他家。7Another important difference is whether schools are state schools or private schools.(P19)另一个重要的区别是学校是公立的还是私立的。whether schools are state schools or private schools是表语从句，表示“是还是”。(1)whether . or . 引导名词性从句，意为“是还是”。(2)whether . or . 引导让步状语从句，意为“不管还是”Whether y
29、ou believe it or not, it is true.不管你信不信，那是真事。Its up to you to decide whether_to_buy_a_new_computer_or_not这得由你决定是否买一台新电脑。We were wondering whether_to_go_today_or_tomorrow我们弄不清是今天走还是明天走。8Similarly, America has both state and private schools.(P19)同样，美国既有公立学校，又有私立学校。similarly adv.同样地，类似地The children wer
30、e similarly dressed.孩子们穿得差不多一样。(1)similar adj.相似的，类似的be similar to 与类似(2)similarity n. 相似点；类似点I can see the similarity (similar) between you and your sister.我看得出来你和你姐姐长得很相像。Gold is similar in colour to brass.金与黄铜的颜色相似。.单句语法填空1The twins are similarly (similar) good at English.2There is a very relaxin
31、g (relax) atmosphere in the school.3I would rather you didnt_smoke (not, smoke) in the office.4I have had problems with my new computer.5We havent_got (not, get) any news about the lost children up to now.6He preferred to_stay (stay) at home rather than go (go) with us.7Toms opinion is similar to mi
32、ne.8We all consider him to_have_stolen (steal) the book.9Im considering going (go) to Qingdao for my holiday by train.Why not try traveling (travel) by ship for a change?10When Peter speaks in public, he always has trouble thinking (think) of the right things to say.11I think what he said is true of
33、 everybody.12It doesnt matter whether you turn right or left at the crossing both roads lead to the park.13Since there isnt much time left, Id rather we took (take) a taxi.14Can you imagine what difficulty we had reaching (reach) home in the storm?15Believe me, all your efforts will pay off someday.
34、完成句子1我宁愿考试不及格，也不愿意作弊。I would_rather_fail_than_cheat in the examination.2无论我们帮他与否，他都将失败。Whether_we_help_him_or_not,_he will fail.3我在解决这个问题上有困难。I have_some_trouble/difficulty_in_solving the problem.4我不是把它放在桌子上就是放在抽屉里了。I left it either on the table or in the drawer.5这项工作很难按时完成。It_is_hard_to_finish the
35、work on time.对应学生课时达标训练(七).根据提示写出单词的正确形式1A report was made at the meeting by the headmaster (校长) yesterday.2He does parttime work at some restaurants during college vacation (假期) to earn money to pay for his schooling.3His English improved a lot in a very short period (一段时间) of time.4A good composit
36、ion must have a clear topic (话题)5Do you have any free periods in your timetable (时间表)6We had no problem arriving (arrive) in time for the film.7The relations (relate) between the two countries have been very close for long.8He would rather lead (lead) a poor life than own (own) a lot of wealth by tu
37、rning against his country.9He was in a relaxed (relax) mood, so I had the courage to explain the whole situation to him.10I consider putting (put) off the party until Saturday evening, and it is considered to_be (be) practical.11His relaxed (relax) smile suggested that he had passed the exam.选词填空pay
38、 for; be true of; would prefer to; for example; be up to1The rule is_true_of everybody.2An Indian or a Chinese meal?It is_up_to you.3Many countries, for_example,_Mexico and Japan, have a lot of earthquake.4Youll pay_for_it at the time you order it.5I would_prefer_to be alone after work.完成句子1你在新工作中遇到
39、什么困难了吗？Do you have_any_problems_with your new job?2问题是去北京还是去上海。The question is whether to go to Beijing or Shanghai.3为了欣赏风景，汤姆宁愿花长时间坐火车也不愿乘飞机。To enjoy the scenery, Tom would_rather spend long hours on the train than travel by air.4考入北大，他很高兴。He was happy to_be_admitted_into Beijing University.5由于无休止的
40、争吵，他们分手了。The endless departure resulted_in their departure.完形填空It would be my first Thanksgiving since my father moved to heaven, and it would also be my first Thanksgiving being away from my family. Holidays are _1_when you cant be with family, and I was mourning (哀悼) the _2_of my dad and feeling s
41、ad about being _3_from my family in Indiana. But, that sadness turned into _4_when it hit me: I was going to have to prepare a traditional Thanksgiving _5_myself!That night at Dubyas Restaurant, which was our favorite place to _6_， I began discussing the dilemma (困境) with Jeff.“Its too bad that this
42、 place wont be _7_on Thanksgiving, or we could just come here，” I said. Dubya, the owner of the restaurant, happened to be _8_by our table when I said those words.“You mean you expect me to _9_for you on Thanksgiving, too？”he teased (取笑), “Well, I guess youll just have to come to our _10_since the r
43、estaurant will be closed then.”Wed become _11_with Dubya and his wife, as we ate at Dubyas twice a week; however, I didnt think we were close enough to _12_Thanksgiving dinner with his family. I was sure he was _13_. But as we headed toward the door, Dubya handed Jeff a note with directions to their
44、 house and their phone number.“Youre _14_？”I asked. “Of course，” he said. And, two days later, we reached Dubyas house. Everyone _15_us. As expected, the food was marvelous but the company was even better. We truly felt that we _16_there.Of course, I wrote them a thankyou note the next week, but I c
45、ouldnt really _17_into words what that Thanksgiving dinner _18_had meant to us. Ive never forgotten their kindness and that very _19_Thanksgiving.So, heres my suggestion to you this year. If you know someone who will be dining alone on Thanksgiving, why not invite that person over to _20_your family
46、?语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者远离家乡，而父亲又去世了，他感觉到了一个悲伤的感恩节。幸运的是，作者受到了饭店老板的邀请，过了一个不寻常的感恩节。作者想把这种爱心传递下去：当发现周围有孤独的人的时候，也邀请他们到自己的家里一起过感恩节。1A.happyBinterestingCtough Dnoisy解析：选C考查形容词。happy“开心的”；interesing“有趣的”；tough“艰难的”；noisy“吵闹的”。家人没有和作者待在一起，所以作者感觉一个人过节日是很“艰难的”，所以此处要用tough。2A.loss BpressureCchange Dsuccess解析：选A考查名词。l
47、oss“损失”；pressure“压力”；change“改变”；success“成功”。从文章第一句的“It would be my first Thanksgiving since my father moved to heaven”可知作者的父亲去世了，因此作者在为“失去父亲”而悲伤，所以此处要用loss。3A.missed BseparatedCpassed Dgone解析：选B考查形容词。missed“错过了”；separated“分开的”；passed“过去了”；gone“不见了”。从第1题前面的“being away from my family”可知作者和家人是“分开的”，故此处
48、要用separated。4A.anger BpeaceCpanic Dlove解析：选C考查名词。anger“生气”；peace“平静”；panic“恐慌”；love“爱”。从后面的叙述可知作者要自己准备感恩节的饭菜，因此作者的感觉从悲伤转为“恐慌”，故此处要用panic。5A.decoration BceremonyCclothes Ddinner解析：选D考查名词。decoration“装饰”；ceremony“典礼、仪式”；clothes“衣服”；dinner“晚饭”。根据第四段中的“Thanksgiving dinner with his family”可知作者犯愁的是自己准备感恩节的
49、“晚宴”，所以此处要用dinner。6A.dance BwalkCdine Dsing解析：选C考查名词。dance“跳舞”；walk“走路”；dine“吃饭”；sing“唱歌”。从文章可知此处是一个餐馆，另外从第四段的“as we ate”可知那里是作者喜欢“吃饭”的地方，所以此处要用dine。7A.open BcleanCwarm Ddry解析：选A考查形容词。open“开放的”；clean“清洁的”；warm“温暖的”；dry“干净的”。根据第三段结尾处的“since the restaurant will be closed then”可知餐馆那个时候不“开放”，所以此处要用open。
50、8A.cheering BtakingCleading Dpassing解析：选D考查动词。cheer“感到高兴”；take“拿着”；lead“领先”；pass“经过”。Dubya是餐馆的老板，他“碰巧从旁边经过”，所以此处要用passing。9A.wait BcookCcare Dlook解析：选B考查动词。wait“等待”；cook“煮饭”；care“关心”；look“看”。从第二段中的“Its too bad that this place wont be”可知餐馆老板知道了作者的难处，因此他知道作者想让他给“做饭”，所以此处要用cook。10A.house BschoolCtheatr
51、e Dfactory解析：选A考查名词。house“房子”；school“学校”；theatre“剧院”；factory“工厂”。根据第四段的“Dubya handed Jeff a note with directions to their house”可知他邀请作者和Jeff去他“家”吃饭，所以此处要用house。11A.similar BordinaryCdifferent Dfamiliar解析：选D考查形容词similar“类似的”；ordinary“普通的”；different“不同的”；familiar“熟悉的”。从下文的“as we ate at Dubyas twice a
52、week”可知作者一周在他的饭店吃两次，因此作者和他及他的妻子很“熟悉”，所以此处要用familiar。12A.share BprepareCgive Dargue解析：选A考查动词。share“分享”；prepare“准备”；give“给予”；argue“争论”。作者感觉和他们很熟悉，但是还是不足以“分享”他们的感恩节大餐，所以此处要用share。13A.joking BdoubtingCblaming Dpraising解析：选A考查动词。joke“开玩笑”；doubt“怀疑”；blame“责备”；praise“表扬”。从前面的“I didnt think we were close en
53、ough”可知作者感觉到他不可能请作者到他家，因此作者认为他在“开玩笑”，所以此处要用joking。14A.silly BkindCselfish Dserious解析：选D考查形容词。silly“傻的”；kind“好心的”；selfish“自私的”；serious“严肃的，认真的”。上文中作者怀疑他说的是否是真的，因此他问“你是认真的吗”，所以此处要用serious。15A.knew BwelcomedCpushed Dcalled解析：选B考查动词。know“知道”；welcome“欢迎”；push“推”；call“叫”。从下面的“but the company was even bett
54、er”可知作者认为有他们的“陪伴”是更好的，据此可以推知他们家里的人都很“欢迎”我们。16A.refused BbelongedCturned Dreferred解析：选B考查动词。refuse“拒绝”；belong“属于”；turn“转”；refer“参考”。作者受到欢迎，因此他们感觉属于那里，所以此处要用belonged。17A.put BgetCmake Dbreak解析：选A考查动词。put“放下”；get“获得”；make“制造”；break“打破”。从前面的“I wrote them a thankyou note the next week”可知作者给他们写了感谢信，但是无法用言
55、语表达作者对他们邀请的感谢，所以此处要用put into words。18A.communication BnoticeCplan Dinvitation解析：选D考查名词。communication“交流”；notice“通知”；plan“计划”；invitation“邀请”。关于他对作者他们的“邀请”，作者没法表达对他们的谢意。19A.expensive BspecialCsame Dvaluable解析：选B考查形容词。expensive“昂贵的”； special“特别”；same“相同”；valuable“有价值的”。受到餐馆老板邀请的感恩节是一个“特别的”感恩节，所以此处要用spe
56、cial。20A.stop BpayCjoin Dfollow解析：选C考查动词。stop“停止”； pay“支付”；join“加入”；follow“跟随”。如果发现有人在感恩节要自己一人用餐，为什么不邀请他“加入到”你们家，所以此处要用join。.阅读理解AWhen I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings (缺点). Week_by_week_her_list_grew:_I was very thin, I wasnt a good student, I talked too
57、 much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.He listened to me quietly, and then he asked, “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didnt you ever wonder what youre really like? Well, you no
58、w have that girls opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldnt change (like being very thin), b
59、ut a good number I could and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I got a fairly clear picture of myself.I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it.“Thats just for you，” he said.“You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not j
60、ust close your ears in anger and feel hurt. When something said about you is true, youll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Dont shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”Daddys advice
61、 has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, Ive never had a better piece of advice.语篇解读：本文讲述了作者的一个女同学老是喜欢指出她的缺点，作者为此生气、困惑。在父亲有意识地开导建议下，作者认识到了真正的自己，从而改正了自己的缺点，最后得出结论：这是她听过的最好的建议。1What does the underlined part “Week by week her list grew” mean in Para.1?AWeek by week she discovered and
62、pointed out more shortcomings of mine.BShe kept on adding new ones to the list so it was growing longer and longer.CI was having more and more shortcomings as time went on.DWeek by week, my shortcomings grew more serious.解析：选A句意理解题。从第一段“a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings (缺点). Week by wee
63、k her list grew”可知是指她发现我更多的缺点并指出来，故选A。2What did the father do after he had heard his daughters complaint?AHe refused to take the list and have a look at it.BHe told her not to pay any attention to what her “enemy” had said.CHe was angry and told her to overcome her shortcomings.DHe told her to write
64、 down all and pay attention only to the things that were true.解析：选D细节理解题。从第二段“Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true”可知她爸爸让她把所有的都写下来，并且只关注真实的，故选D。3Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?AMy FatherBMy ChildhoodCThe Best Advice Ive Ever HadDNot
65、 an Enemy, but the Best Friend解析：选C标题归纳题。从文章最后一段总结句“In my life, Ive never had a better piece of advice.”可推断出文章主要写的是我一生中听到的最好的建议，故选C。BAmerican high school students are terrible writers, and one education reform group thinks it has an answer: robots. Or, more accurately, robotreaderscomputers programm
66、ed to scan student essays and spit_out a grade.Mark Shermis, professor of the College of Education at the University of Akron, is helping to hold a contest, set up by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation (WFHF), which promises $100，000 in prize money to programmers who write the best automated g
67、rading software. “If youre a high school teacher and you give a writing task, youre walking home with 150 essays，” Shermis said, “Youre going to need some help.”Automated essay grading was first proposed in the 1960s, but computers back then were not up to the task. In the late 1990s, as technology
68、improved, several textbook and testing companies jumped into the field. Today, computers are used to grade essays on South Dakotas student writing assessments and a handful of other exams, including the TOEFL test of English fluency, taken by foreign students.The Hewlett contest aims to show that co
69、mputers can grade as well as English teachers only much more quickly and without all that depressing red ink. “Automated essay scoring is objective，” Shermis said, “And it can be done immediately. If students finish an essay at 10 pm, they get a result at 10：00 pm.”Take, for instance, the Intelligen
70、t Essay Assessor, a webbased tool marketed by Pearson Education, Inc. Within seconds it can analyze an essay for spelling, grammar, organization, and help students to make revisions. The program scans for key words and analyzes semantic (语义的) patterns, and Pearson claims that it can understand the m
71、eaning of text much the same as a human reader.语篇解读：批阅学生作文是一件让老师头疼的问题，尤其是批阅比较差的作文。在本文中作者介绍了在美国针对这种情况进行的一种机器人大赛，即研制帮助老师批阅作文的机器人。4The text is written to introduce_AHewlett contestBeducation reform in AmericaCrobotreadersDWilliam and Flora Hewlett Foundation解析：选C主旨大意题。文章开门见山提出教育改革小组的想法：发明能够帮助老师判定作文等级的机
72、器人来减轻教师的负担，然后在下文详细进行介绍，故文章中心内容是介绍这种机器人，选C。5What does the underlined phrase “spit out” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?AAnalyze. BOrganize.CGive. DCheck.解析：选C词义猜测题。从下文“who write the best automated grading software”可知教授鼓励编这种程序的目的是替老师们批阅作文，给学生作文打分，故选C。6What does Paragraph 4 focus on?AThe application of au
73、tomated essay scoring.BThe advantages of automated essay scoring.CThe prize of Hewlett contest.DTeachers opinions about Hewlett contest.解析：选B段落大意题。根据本段中“that computers can grade as well as English teachers”和“without all that depressing red ink”以及“And it can be done immediately.”可以判断本段主要介绍这种机器人的优点，选B。
