Unit15Learning美国学校开展互学项目，要求同龄学生互相帮助以提高阅读、写作能力，效果颇佳。同龄学生互为彼此的老师，既新奇、有创意，又极大地提高了学习效率，提高了学习成绩可谓一举两得、一箭双雕。Sometimesthebestwayforstudentstolearnisn'tfromateacher—it'sfromanotherstudent.AnewlearningprogrampairsstudentshavingdifficultyinreadingatHandleyHighSchoolwithstrugglingreadersatQuarlesElementarySchooltohelpthemimprovetheirreadingandwritingskillswhileworkingtogether.“Itbuildstheirconfidencereadingwithotherstudents，”saidJessicaCavalier，areadingexpertatHandley.“There'sanunderstandingbetweentheolderandyoungerstudentsbecausetheybothstruggle.”EightstudentsfromHandleybeganvisitingQuarlestwiceaweektoworkwithstrugglingfourthgraders.Thefourthgraderstakingpartintheprogramwerepickedbytheirteachersandreadingexpertsattheschool.For30minutes，thestudentsreadtogetherinQuarles'library，workingwiththesame“readingbuddy(朋友)”eachweek.“They'rebuildingrelationships，”saidCavalier.“We'reseeingsomeprogress.”HandleyfreshmanNoemiLopezsaideachweekshepickedbooksshethinksherreadingbuddy，EmilyGomez，wouldlike.“Weliketoreadtogether，”shesaid，addingthatshehasseenEmily'sreadingskillsimproveoverthepastfewmonths.EmilysaidshelikesreadingwithNoemibecause“shemakesmelaughbytellingjokes.”TheideatopairstrugglingreadersfromsuchdifferentgradelevelswasdevelopedbyCavalierandQuarlesPrincipalJoanieHovatter.“It'spositive，”Hovattersaidabouttheprogram.“It'speertopeer.It'sallaboutreading.They'recomfortablewitheachother.It'sproductive.They'reinvolved，andthey'relearning.Thesekidsareteaching.”[诱思导读]阅读短文，回答下列问题。WhatdoesQuarlesPrincipalJoanieHovatterthinkoftheidea?It'spositiveandproductive.[阅读障碍词]1．strugglingadj.努力的2．freshmann.新生3．productiveadj.高效的；多产的4．involvevt.使参与SectionⅠReading(Ⅰ)(Warmup&Lesson1)Ⅰ.匹配下列单词的词性及汉语意思()1.spellingA．v.怀疑()2.correctionB．n.邮费()3.simplifyC．n.现状，社会地位()4.secureD．v.指导，教导()5.suspectE．n.改正，改进()6.statusF．vt.埋葬()7.postageG．adj.稳定的，无忧无虑的()8.instructH．vt.区别，辨别；表现突出()9.buryI．n.拼写()10.distinguishJ．vt.简化[答案]1－5IEJGA6－10CBDFHⅡ.选择下列句中相应词组的汉语意思()1.WhenIstooduptospeak，mymindwentblank.()2.Itisnowouraimtosetupafactory.()3.Thecompanylaidoff100workersafewyearsagobecauseofthefinancialcrisis.()4.Everythingseemedquiteregularwhenthefirebrokeout.()5.Hewassuspectedofcheatingus.[答案]1—5DBEACTheImportanceofLifelongLearningNowadays，moreandmorepeopleofvariousagesandbackgroundsarecontinuingtostudytoimprovethemselves.Here'swhattheyhavetosayabouttheirlifelonglearningexperience.SunWen—28yearsold“It'snevertoolateto①learn.”ThatwastheadviceIgotafterIfailedmycollegeentranceexam.NowI'mabouttograduatefromtheSchoolofContinuingEducationatQinghuaUniversitywithaBachelor'sDegreeinComputerEngineeringbydistancelearning.Becauseofmynewqualification，I'mgettingpromoted②atwork.Inthepast，ifsomeonelikemehadfailedtogetintouniversitythroughthecollegeexam，hewouldhavehadnochanceofgetting③adegree.Butit'sdifferentnow.Idecidedtogivemyselfasecondchancebystudyingforadegreeintheeveningsandonweekendswhilekeepingasecure(稳定的)fulltimejob.Frankly(坦率地)speaking，thelastfouryearshavebeenhardwork，butit'sbeenworthit！终身学习的重要性现在，越来越多不同年龄，不同背景的人在不断的进修以提高自己。这里是他们对自己终...
