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【題目】Jessica Westervelt, a Spanish teacher at Bethlehem High School in New York, created an activity called "House Hunters", which was inspired by the popular television show "House Hunters International", for her Spanish class about four years ago.

Similar to the show, students work in groups, pretending to be real house agents, and look for three houses in Spanish-speaking countries. She uses the activity to teach vocabulary related to the home, chores, travel and vacation. She created the exercise because she wanted to incorporate her students' interests into the curriculum（課程）. At the time, a group of her students were big fans of the show.

The students look for a home for Westervelt to buy to live in, or rent for vacation. She tells them what she is looking for in a home and gives them a budget. Students work in groups of three, and each group is responsible for finding one house in a Spanish-speaking country that fits the requirements.

The groups usually make a brochure describing the houses they find. Each group presents their findings to the class, while the other students take notes. The entire activity is done in Spanish, so students get to practice their writing, listening and conversation skills. They also get some cultural education when researching homes in Spanish-speaking countries. Westervelt says that students planning to take the class look forward to her project.

Westervelt says, "I think any time that you can find a way to link into something that they are interested in outside of school, it makes it more realistic for them and it makes that activity much more enjoyable for them."

【1】How did Westervelt come up with the idea of the activity?

A. She got it from a TV program. B. She was inspired by her students.

C. She learned it from a house agent. D. She was taught that in high school.

【2】Which of the following can replace the underlined word "incorporate" in Paragraph 2?

A. change. B. absorb. C. force. D. persuade.

【3】What are the students supposed to do with the houses they find?

A. Live in the houses for a while. B. Rent the houses for their vacation.

C. Write an introduction to the houses. D. Choose and buy one for their teacher.

【4】What do Westervelt's words in the last paragraph mean?

A. Most school activities are not enjoyable.

B. Students should be realistic about study.

C. Out-of-school activities are very important.

D. Learning should be combined with interest.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】這是一篇記敘文。一位名叫Jessica Westervelt的老師利用一個(gè)受學(xué)生歡迎的電視節(jié)目的形式開(kāi)展了一項(xiàng)活動(dòng)，以此來(lái)吸引學(xué)生對(duì)她的課程的興趣。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的“which was inspired by the popular television show "House Hunters International"”可知，Jessica Westervelt是受到了一個(gè)流行電視節(jié)目的啟發(fā)。故A選項(xiàng)正確。

【2】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第二段中的最后一句“She created the exercise because she wanted to incorporate her students' interests into the curriculum（課程）. At the time, a group of her students were big fans of the show.”可知，她的很多學(xué)生是這個(gè)電視節(jié)目的粉絲。所以，她想通過(guò)這個(gè)練習(xí)來(lái)激發(fā)學(xué)生對(duì)這個(gè)課程的興趣。結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，B選項(xiàng)正確：吸引。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“The groups usually make a brochure describing the houses they find. Each group presents their findings to the class, while the other students take notes.”可知，這些學(xué)生要制作一個(gè)小冊(cè)子來(lái)描述他們找到的房子。故C選項(xiàng)正確。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中的“I think any time that you can find a way to link into something that they are interested in outside of school, it makes it more realistic for them and it makes that activity much more enjoyable for them”可知，Westervelt認(rèn)為，老師可以找到一種方式將學(xué)生們感興趣的東西和學(xué)習(xí)聯(lián)系在一起。這對(duì)他們來(lái)說(shuō)更加現(xiàn)實(shí)。結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，D選項(xiàng)正確。