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1、 Exercises Exercises Reading Comprehension Reading Comprehension Structure of the Text Structure of the TextUnit 1: ExercisesExercises Vocabulary Vocabulary Cloze Cloze Translation TranslationUnit 1: Reading comprehensionReading comprehension1. 1.In In paragraphs paragraphs 1 1 and and 2, 2, the the
2、 author author tells tells a a story story about about a a professor professor in in Robert Robert A. A. FowkesFowkess s class. class. What What was was strange strange about the professor?about the professor? First, First, the the professor professor said said “ladies “ladies and and gentlemen,” ge
3、ntlemen,” while while there there was was only only one one student. student. Second, Second, Robert Robert A. A. FowkesFowkes, , the the only only student student in in class, class, missed missed one one class, class, but but the the professor professor didnt didnt give give the the lecture lectur
4、e FowkesFowkes had had missed, missed, but but gave the next one in the sequence. gave the next one in the sequence. ReferenceReferenceEx. I, p.8Ex. I, p.8Unit 1: Reading comprehensionReading comprehension2. 2.Why Why was was the the lecture lecture system system popular popular in in the the thirte
5、enth thirteenth century?century? In In the the 13th 13th Century Century books books were were so so rare rare and and expensive expensive that that few students could afford them.few students could afford them. ReferenceReferenceUnit 1: Reading comprehensionReading comprehension3. 3.In In paragraph
6、s paragraphs 57, 57, what what does does the the author author use use an an imaginary imaginary class to show us? class to show us? The The author author uses uses an an imaginary imaginary class class to to show show us us the the inadequacy of the lecture system.inadequacy of the lecture system.
7、ReferenceReferenceUnit 1: Reading comprehensionReading comprehension4. 4.In In the the imaginary imaginary class, class, what what makes makes Mary Mary and and other other students bored?students bored? The The way way the the professor professor lectures: lectures: He He is is just just reading re
8、ading from from a a stack of his very old notes.stack of his very old notes. ReferenceReferenceUnit 1: Reading comprehensionReading comprehension5. 5.Why Why do do Mary Mary and and her her fellow fellow students students stick stick it it out out while while some drop out of college?some drop out o
9、f college? Mary Mary and and some some other other students students become become resigned resigned to to the the lecture lecture system system and and wait wait to to become become juniors juniors and and seniors. seniors. Then, Then, they they will will attend attend smaller smaller classes class
10、es and and at at last last get get the the kind of personal attention that real learning requires.kind of personal attention that real learning requires. ReferenceReferenceUnit 1: Reading comprehensionReading comprehension6. 6.In In paragraph paragraph 10, 10, the the author author discusses discuss
11、es active active learning learning and and passive learning. Give some examples of both.passive learning. Give some examples of both. Active Active learning: learning: Students Students write write essays, essays, do do experiments experiments and and then then have have their their work work evalua
12、ted evaluated by by their their instructors. instructors. Passive Passive learning: Attending lectures. learning: Attending lectures. ReferenceReferenceUnit 1: Reading comprehensionReading comprehension7. 7.In what way do most students learn best?In what way do most students learn best? Most Most st
13、udents students learn learn best best by by engaging engaging in in frequent frequent and and even even heated debate.heated debate. ReferenceReferenceUnit 1: Reading comprehensionReading comprehension8. 8.According According to to paragraph paragraph 13, 13, why why do do administrators administrat
14、ors love love lectures?lectures? They They can can cram cram a a lot lot more more students students into into a a lecture lecture hall hall than than into a discussion class. into a discussion class. ReferenceReferenceUnit 1: Reading comprehensionReading comprehension9. 9.Why may smaller classes be
15、 exhausting to the teacher?Why may smaller classes be exhausting to the teacher? Smaller Smaller classes classes may may require require energy, energy, imagination, imagination, and and commitment commitment from from the the teacher, teacher, which which can can be be very very exhausting.exhausti
16、ng. ReferenceReferenceUnit 1: Reading comprehensionReading comprehension10.10. According to the author, who should receive more lectures?According to the author, who should receive more lectures? Juniors and seniors. Juniors and seniors. ReferenceReference1. 1.Introduction (Introduction (ParasParas. 12). 12)2. 2.Body (Body (ParasParas. 314). 314)3. 3.Conclusion (Para. 15)Conclusion (Para. 15)Text OutlineText OutlineUnit 1: Structure
