课标通用2018版高考英语大一轮复习Unit3Inventorsandinventions课时作业新人教版选修8.docVIP

Unit 3 Inventors and inventions Ⅰ.阅读理解 A few weeks ago when I got closer to the classroom I heard laughter and drumming－my students obviously thought they had a free period! As I entered the classroom，the drumming stopped.“Good morning，Miss，” they tried to sound happy to see me；their faces were delighted but I knew this was not for me.“What are you all doing？” “Nothing，Miss.” Guilty eyes stared back at me. They pulled out books and sat and waited，but that_thing I had seen in their faces，that thing I had so hoped to bring with my teaching，that thing was slipping away now as they got ready for class. “Nothing? You were doing something.What？”There was quiet and I realized they thought I was angry.Eventually one of them said，“Columbus Day，Miss.You know，the day Columbus reached Trinidad with his ships.We are acting the Columbus Day play.” “Wait，you mean the same Columbus in the history? Christopher Columbus？” “Yes，Miss.” “But...well，we did that chapter in the book.You didnt answer my questions.” I felt my heart pounding hard.“Open the book，come，quick，” I was excited now.“Okay，so who is taking part in the play? Come to the front.Lets act out this play.” “Miss，you said to open the book.Were not going to read？” “I will read，you will act and you will drum and you will see how the chapter and the play work together.” The students stared at me as if I were crazy.“Miss，for real？”“Yes，for real！”Had I hit upon something here? There was something I hadnt seen before－these faces－excited，smiling，alive.These faces were what I dreamed of! One week later I gave the students the same questions on Columbus that few had passed the first time and this time more than half the class passed! From this experience，I came to recognize that books are enough for some students，but for others life，as they know，has little to do with whats in the book unless they see a co-relation. 1．What were the students doing when the author got closer to the classroom? A．They were having a break. B．They were actin