不想继续学习。因此,他们辍学(drop out of),这使家长们忧心忡忡。并非所有的家长支持(in favour of)学生们上网。他们认为:没有网络,孩子们会集中精力学习。
Nowadays,_the_Internet_is_becoming_more_and_more_popular,_especially_for_the_middle_school_students._Some_students_turn_to_it_for_useful_information_and_use_the_information_at_their_command._What's_more,_the_Internet_can_not_only_provide_them_with_the_latest_news_but_also_broaden_their_horizons._However,_some_students_use_the_Internet_either_to_chat_or_to_play_computer_games_rather_than_study._Meanwhile,_some_students_spend_so_much_time_surfing_the_Internet_that_they_don't_want_to_continue_their_studies._As_a_result,_they_drop_out_of_school,_which_is_a_source_of_worry_to_their_parents._Not_all_parents_are_in_favour_of_students'_surfing_the_Internet._They_think_without_the_Internet,_children_would_focus_on_their_study.
二、勤练高考题型,多练自能生巧
Ⅰ.完形填空
From the time I lined up my dolls on the sofa in playschool, I wanted to be a teacher. "Open your books," I would __1__ my teddy bear and dolls. Then I would __2__ teach them whatever new things I had just __3__ at school.
For me, dream was one thing, and __4__ was quite another. My family was too poor to __5__ my tuition. Finally, with others' help, I attended a state university. However, I __6__ needed more money to pay for my other expenses, so I found a parttime job, __7__ test tubes in the science department. By then I believed that every dirty test tube I washed meant I was one step closer to my __8__.
When working as a substitute teacher (代课教师) in the local area, I learned they were planning to __9__ the biology teacher I had substituted for. I was sure the __10__ was meant for me. However, the principal said, "You're too __11__. This last teacher had a lot of discipline problems because of his age. We want someone older - with more __12__."
I cried all the way to work, disappointed and __13__. Suddenly, a stranger who I met by chance asked me what had happened. I told him how much I wanted to __14__ and how upset I was to be __15__ because of my age. Then I also shared some of my thoughts with him. He __16__ me, "Never lose heart. I believe you can make it." The next morning my phone rang. It was the principal calling to offer me the __17__ position. I was totally __18__ and asked him why. He explained, "You made quite an impression on the chairman of our Board of Directors. He __19__ that you should have this position." A few weeks later, I stood by the door of my classroom, welcoming my __20__ on their first day of school. When they were settled, I said with a smile. "Open your books."
语篇解读:"我"的梦想是成为一名教师,家境贫寒的"我"在别人的帮助下完成了学业。在"我"要做老师却遭到拒绝之后,遇到了一位贵人,他使"我"最终成为一名教师。