23、One morning, Wu Liang discovered that her classroom
had changed. She found that the desks were no longer in rows, but pushed
together to make eight bigger desks. She was too excited about it for the first
two days and she couldn’t listen to the teachers
carefully. But soon she and her classmates got used to this new classroom
arrangement （安排）. “Now our
class is quieter,” said Wu. “What’s more, we can come up with our own ideas and learn more through
discussion. It’s a better way to study.”
Li Yu liked it, too. He said, “Group members first discuss, and
then show ourselves in front of the whole class. It makes us believe in
ourselves.” It was part of a reform （改革） at Li’s school. The school made this reform
because they wanted to provide students with easier ways to study and more
chances to discuss. “Our school hopes it can improve
students’ abilities （能力） to
study by themselves and work in groups,” said Zhang
Ming, an English teacher.
However, the reform has demanded （要求） more from teachers. Now they
have only 15 minutes to give the lesson which should be taught in 45 minutes
before. It is difficult to teach in such a short time. The teachers have to
find better ways to teach more effectively.
The reform demands more, but I’m sure it is helpful,” added Zhang Ming.
1. After the new classroom
arrangement it was easier for Wu Liang and her classmates to ______ in class.
A．discuss with each
other
B．sit in the
classroom
C．push desks
together
D．teach a
lesson
2. The school made the reform in
order to provide students with _______ to study.
A．noisier classes B．easier ways C．more seats D．fewer chances
3. The Chinese meaning of the word
“effectively” in this passage is _________.
A.簡單地
B．明確地
C．有效地
D．認(rèn)真地
4. The best title of this passage
may be “________”.
A．Students’ Friendship
B．Teachers’ Hope
C．Discussion in Class
D．New Look in Class
