外语教学与研究出版社 必修一 畅言教育Module 5 A Lesson in a Lab培优练习本课时编写：马鞍山二中郑蒲港分校 朱惠一、语法填空。A young man, while traveling through a desert, came across a spring of clear water. 1 water was sweet. He filled his leather container so that he could bring some back to elder 2 had been his teacher. After a four-day journey, the young man 3 (present) the water to the old man. His teacher took a deep drink, smiled 4 (warm), and thanked his student very much for the sweet water. The young man went home 5 a happy heart. After the student left, the teacher let 6 student taste the water. He spit it out, 7 (say) it was awful. Apparently, it was no longer fresh because of the old leather container. He asked his teacher,” Sir, the water was awful. Why did you pretend to like 8 ?” The teacher replied,” You tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for an act of kindness and love. Nothing could be 9 (sweet).” 外语教学与研究出版社 必修一 畅言教育We understand this lesson best 10 we receive gifts of love from children. Whether it is a cheap pipe on a diamond necklace, the proper response is appreciation. We love the idea within the gift rather than the thing. 二、阅读理解。There was no ordinary class. The students who came together were all science or engineering professors at Cornell University. They had interrupted their research to accept an invitation to take part in an unusual experiment: “an interesting week of poetry.” This class was part of a study to answer the questions: Why is science difficult for many non-science students? What can teachers learn about teaching if they take a class that is not in their field?The students in...
