Jessica Westervelt,a Spanish teacher at Bethlehem High School in New York,created an activity called “House Hunters”,which was inspired by the popular television show “House Hunters International”,for her Spanish class about four years ago.
Similar to the show,students work in groups,pretending to be real house agents,and look for three houses in Spanish-speaking countries.She uses the activity to teach vocabulary related to the home,chores,travel and vacation.She created the exercise because she wanted to incorporate her students’ interests into the curriculum.At the time,a group of her students were big fans of the show.
The students look for a house for Westervelt to buy to live in,or rent for vacation.She tells them what she is looking for in a home and gives them a budget.Students work in groups of three,and each student is responsible for finding one house in a Spanish-speaking country that fits the requirements.
The groups usually make a brochure describing the houses they find.Each group presents their findings to the class,while the other students take notes.The entire activity is done in Spanish,so students get to practice their writing,listening and conversation skills.They also get some cultural education when researching homes in Spanish-speaking countries.Westervelt says that students planning to take the class look forward to her project.
Westervelt says,“I think any time that you can find a way to link into something that they are interested in outside of school,it makes it more realistic for them and it makes that activity much more enjoyable for them.”
1.How did Westervelt come up with the idea of the activity?
A. She got it from a TV program. B. She was inspired by her students.
C. She learned it from a house agent. D. She was taught that in high school.
2.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “incorporate” in Paragraph 2?
A. change B. absorb
C. force D. persuade
3.What are the students supposed to do with the houses they find?
A. Rent the houses for their vacation. B. Live in the houses for a while.
C. Write an introduction to the houses. D. Choose and buy one for their teacher.
4.What do Westervelt’s words in the last paragraph mean?
A. Most school activities are not enjoyable.
B. Students should be realistic about study.
C. Out-of-school activities are very important.
D. Learning should be combined with interest.
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For many people, an irregular work schedule make this kind of budgeting difficult．5.
A. However, you can still plan to work around your schedule in the same order every day．
B. Stick to it，even on weekends.
C. Try to combine trips outside the home to maximize（最大化）your free time.
D. Different days call for different approaches．
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2.A. minimum B. maximum C. minority D. majority
3.A. claim B. pretend C. decide D. plan
4.A. more than B. less than C. rather than D. other than
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9.A. one B. two C. three D. more
10.A. beneath B. beyond C. over D. of
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12.A. if B. whether C. when D. because
13.A. rejected B. released C. revealed D. reminded
14.A. slowly B. rapidly C. easily D. efficiently
15.A. outcome B. improvement C. advantage D. tendency
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17.A. display B. produce C. inspire D. discover
18.A. concern B. respect C. enthusiasm D. intelligence
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增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
修改：在错的词下面画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
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From a letter you sent to me, I knew that you gained lots of weight because of you preference for junk food. This is a bad habit and you must give them up. Besides, you’d better to do some exercise every day to lose weight.
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1.Madonna has written __________ children’s books so far.
A. six B. five
C. four D. three
2.According to the passage, which is the best way for us to find happiness?
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C. Writing a book. D. Becoming a superstar.
3.Madonna likes writing children’s books because__________ .
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删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均限一词;
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
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