Dear Parents,
It is almost a week since school began. I hope that you and your child are settled and comfortable in the arrangement of the new school year. I would like to take this opportunity to give you news about the art project that the eighth grade students and I will be working on during this unit. 
My name is Molly Atkinson and I am a new middle school teacher here at MSAE in Kauai. I feel that it is important for you to know that my approach to classroom management is inspired by Maharishi’s Principle of Ideal Teaching. I believe that it is the most positive method for guiding our students’ education. I also believe that by keeping the lessons interesting, the classroom will be a creative environment for the students to explore the artistic process. My experience with the class this week makes me believe that the students and I will have a fruitful and caring experience in our time together.
The students’ first project is a three-part work that begins with the creation of a collage (拼貼畫(huà)). A pencil drawing of the collage will follow. The third part of the project will be a geometrical three-dimensional (幾何三維的) drawing of the collage. The students have jumped right into the project with enthusiasm (熱情) and focus. I can tell that we are going to have a very productive unit.
On October 30th, the students will have a showing of their work for you. I look forward to meeting all of you that day. If you would like to get hold of me before that time I will be here after school until 4:30 on Mondays and Wednesdays and can be available on other afternoons by appointment (預(yù)約). I may also be reached at my e-mail address: matkinson@kdsi.net. I am very happy to be here and look forward to working with the eighth grade students.
Sincerely,
Molly Atkinson
小題1:It can be learned that the letter was written _____.
A．a(chǎn)fter the school year ended
B．before the new school year started
C．in the middle of the school year
D．a(chǎn)t the beginning of the new school year
小題2:The letter was most probably written by _____. 
A．a(chǎn)n art teacher
B．a(chǎn)n eighth grader
C．a(chǎn) school gardener
D．a(chǎn) head teacher
小題3:In Paragraph 2, Atkinson mentions _____.
A．her long work experience
B．her close relationships with the students
C．the teaching method she applies
D．the training aim of the new term
小題4:The underlined words “that time” in the last paragraph refer to _____.
A．October 30th
B．4:30 on Mondays
C．4:30 on Wednesdays
D．other afternoons

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:A

試題分析：本文是藝術(shù)老師寫(xiě)給家長(zhǎng)的信，目的是告知家長(zhǎng)這學(xué)期的新的教學(xué)方法，邀請(qǐng)家長(zhǎng)來(lái)看學(xué)生的作品展。
小題1:從文章的句子：It is almost a week since school began.可知是信是在開(kāi)學(xué)初寫(xiě)的。答案是D
小題2:從文章的句子;I would like to take this opportunity to give you news about the art project that the eighth grade students and I will be working on during this unit.可知是藝術(shù)老師寫(xiě)的信。選 A
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：it is important for you to know that my approach to classroom management is inspired by Maharishi’s Principle of Ideal Teaching.可知老師提到她的教學(xué)方法。選C
小題4:猜詞題：從最后一段的句子：On October 30th, the students will have a showing of their work for you.可知是10月30號(hào)。選A
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文是一篇書(shū)信類(lèi)文章，介紹了關(guān)于藝術(shù)教育的問(wèn)題，本文內(nèi)容比較適中，對(duì)于考生的能力要求不高，只要認(rèn)真細(xì)致閱讀，不難發(fā)現(xiàn)答案。可以先看題目再讀文章，這樣可以提高閱讀的速度。還要準(zhǔn)確定位考點(diǎn)。特別是猜詞題，要結(jié)合上下文的暗示做題，掌握方法是關(guān)鍵。
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