Unit3InventorsandinventionsⅠ.阅读理解AfewweeksagowhenIgotclosertotheclassroomIheardlaughteranddrumming－mystudentsobviouslythoughttheyhadafreeperiod!AsIenteredtheclassroom，thedrummingstopped.“Goodmorning，Miss”，theytriedtosoundhappytoseeme；theirfacesweredelightedbutIknewthiswasnotforme.“Whatareyoualldoing”？“Nothing，Miss.”Guiltyeyesstaredbackatme.Theypulledoutbooksandsatandwaited，butthat_thingIhadseenintheirfaces，thatthingIhadsohopedtobringwithmyteaching，thatthingwasslippingawaynowastheygotreadyforclass.“Nothing?Youweredoingsomething.What”？TherewasquietandIrealizedtheythoughtIwasangry.Eventuallyoneofthemsaid“，ColumbusDay，Miss.Youknow，thedayColumbusreachedTrinidadwithhisships.WeareactingtheColumbusDayplay.”“Wait，youmeanthesameColumbusinthehistory?ChristopherColumbus”？“Yes，Miss.”“But...well，wedidthatchapterinthebook.Youdidn'tanswermyquestions.”Ifeltmyheartpoundinghard.“Openthebook，come，quick”，Iwasexcitednow.“Okay，sowhoistakingpartintheplay?Cometothefront.Let'sactoutthisplay.”“Miss，yousaidtoopenthebook.We'renotgoingtoread”？“Iwillread，youwillactandyouwilldrumandyouwillseehowthechapterandtheplayworktogether.”ThestudentsstaredatmeasifIwerecrazy.“Miss，forreal”“？Yes，forreal”！HadIhituponsomethinghere?TherewassomethingIhadn'tseenbefore－thesefaces－excited，smiling，alive.ThesefaceswerewhatIdreamedof!OneweeklaterIgavethestudentsthesamequestionsonColumbusthatfewhadpassedthefirsttimeandthistimemorethanhalftheclasspassed!Fromthisexperience，Icametorecognizethatbooksareenoughforsomestudents，butforotherslife，astheyknow，haslittletodowithwhat'sinthebookunlesstheyseeacorelation.1．Whatwerethestudentsdoingwhentheauthorgotclosertotheclassroom?A．Theywerehavingabreak.B．Theywereactingaplay.C．Theywerethrowingaparty.D．Theywerereadinghistorybooks.2．Whatdoes“thatthing”inParagraph2referto?A．Guiltandregrets.B．Disappointment.C．Interestandpassion.D．Satisfaction.3．Whatdidtheauthoraskthestudentstodointheclass?A．PerformaplayaboutColumbus.B．RetellthestoryofColumbusDay.C．Readonechapterinthebookaloud.D．Answerquestionsbasedonthebook.4．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．ThinkOutsidetheBookB．AnUnforgettableExperienceC．Education－theKeytoIgnoranceD．ASpecialCelebrationofColumbusDay答案：[解题导语]学生们的学习不仅仅在于课本，通过活动把生活与书本联系起来或许会让孩子们表达出自己的兴趣和热情，展露发自内心的笑容。1．B解析：细节理解题。根据文章第三段最后一句WeareactingtheColumbusDayplay.可知，他们正在表演。故选B项。2．C解析：词义猜测题。根据第二段的．..butthatthingIhadseenintheirfaces,thatthingIhadsohopedtobringwithmyteaching,thatthingwasslippingawaynowastheygotreadyforclass.和第一段的theirfacesweredelightedbutIknewthiswasnotforme.可知，学生们在老师不在的时候会笑得开心，而上课时是没有的；同时文章第九段提到，老师在宣布让大家表演的时候，学生们的脸上又露出了兴奋和充满活力的微笑，由此可推断thatthing“”指的是由内而发的兴趣和热情。故选C项。3．A解析：细节理解题。根据第六段中的Cometothefront.Let'sactoutthisplay.可知，老师让学生们表演有关哥伦布的戏剧。故选A项。4．A解析：主旨大意题。通读全文可知，作者在某节课上没有讲书本中的内容，而是让学生们表演，却收到了意想不到的效果；且根据文章最后一句．..Icametorecognizethatbooksareenoughforsomestudents,butforotherslife,astheyknow,haslittletodowithwhat'sinthebookunlesstheyseeacorelation.可知，本...
