Jonathan Cranwell sat on a hard bench behind the long narrow desk and watched the flies fly lazily in the sun. The drone of the younger boys reading letters and the older boys reciting Latin verbs made him sleepy. Jonathan had to force his eyes to stay open. He wanted to learn something new!
He looked up at the schoolmaster’s high desk in the front of the room. The new teacher was from Harvard College. Jonathan’s father had been impressed with him. The boys had already had several other teachers, but none of them seemed to inspire Jonathan. So far, there was nothing to show that this one was special , though he’d only been there two days.
“It’s too hot to sit and memorize lessons,” the schoolmaster said. “We’ll move outdoors for the next part of our lesson.” He led the group of boys into the schoolyard. “You younger boys, dig for grubs and beetles ( 幼虫和甲虫). Count their feet. See if you can describe their shells”
Jonathan watched the teacher surrounded by laughing young students. No one had ever used the schoolyard itself for a classroom. “What next ?” he thought. Soon he didn’t have time to think about the younger boys, for he was running after butterflies and dragonflies himself.
Jonathan and his friends liked this new way of learning.
“It will be a clear night tonight. Go outside and look at the sky,” said the schoolmaster. “Look at the stars and notice their brightness and the patterns they make. These patterns have names from Greek mythology(神话), names like Orion, Aries, and others. Tomorrow we will learn about the ancient stories on them.”
“How is the new schoolmaster ?” asked Jonathan’s father that evening, when Jonathan announced he was going out to look at the sky.
“He’s different from any other schoolmaster we’ve had,” Jonathan admitted. “He seems interested in everything around him, and he wants us to be curious too. He even used the schoolyard as a classroom!”
“So Mr. John Adams and his new ways make school useful to you after all,” joked Jonathan’s father.
“I believe he has,” said Jonathan. “I know I won’t forget the lessons he has taught us!”
【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者上学时的一位校长，因天气炎热带他们去室外上课，感受不一样的教育，使作者受益非浅。
25.What does the underlined word “drone” in Paragraph 1 mean ? （ ）
26. Which statement shows that the new schoolmaster understood the children ? （ ）
27.From the last but one paragraph, we can learn that __________.（ ）
28.What is the main idea of this story? （ ）
本题考查了学生猜测词义的能力。根据单词所在句子，联系文章主旨，A清晰的声音，C热情地回答，D激情高涨，所以选择B。
词义猜测题。根据单词所在句子，The drone of the younger boys reading letters and the older boys reciting Latin verbs made him sleepy. 年轻男孩声音低沉的读着字母，哥哥重复地读着拉丁数字，是他昏昏欲睡。所以选择B。
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确定题目关键词，在文章中找到对应部分，回到题目逐一对照。A去外面看天空，B看你们是否能描述他们的壳D明天我们将学很古老的故事，都不符合题意，因此选C
事实细节题，直接信息理解题。根据“It’s too hot to sit and memorize lessons,” the schoolmaster said. “We’ll move outdoors for the next part of our lesson.” 因为天气燥热，于是带学生去外面上课，可知，校长很理解学生， 。所以选择C。
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确定题目关键词，在文章中找到对应部分，回到题目逐一对照。A克伦威尔之前见过校长，C克伦威尔对于这种新型授课方式不满意，D乔纳森给爸爸展示了他的家庭作业，都不符合题意，因此选B
事实细节题，直接信息理解题。根据“He’s different from any other schoolmaster we’ve had,” Jonathan admitted. “He seems interested in everything around him, and he wants us to be curious too. He even used the schoolyard as a classroom!” 可知，在校长没来之前，他所接触的其他老师的课都很无聊 。所以选择B。
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抓取文章大意，综合事实。句意：A科学一直在我们身边，B学校为我们提供最好的教育，C家庭作业是我们受教育的一个重要组成部分。结合文章，选择D。
主旨大意题。根据文章整体描述，授课的方式不止一种，可以判断D。
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