根据下面材料回答下面试题：
　　Imagine a school that expected its students to become literate (有读写能力的 ) without any formal instruction. Most parents would be alarmed by such an approach, which would leave their children confused and with gaps in their understanding. This however has been the philosophy on character development in many of our schools. Why is the development of character seen as somehow different from the other skills that we teach?
　　Of course there will always be learning by osmosis (耳濡目染) in any school, but as a teacher and primary school head I have found that a child's moral literacy is strengthened when they acquire the building blocks of good character such as consideration, courage and honor: qualities which are commonly known as virtue (美德).
　　I personally find that exploring a virtue over a two-week period provides a simple and effective program that allows for the creative input of both teacher and student and a chance for the virtue to embed(使融入) itself. Once a lesson on a virtue such as honesty has been completed, we need to allow time for children to practice this concept just as would be the case with fractions or verbs. Allowing children to role play a situation such as making up excuses to cover a mistake can be enormously interesting, and the drama can be frozen allowing the characters to be questioned about their feelings and motives. It's also a safe way for children to experience for themselves how a lie usually goes out of control.
　　Our role as educators is also to look for opportunities to help our students as they attempt to strengthen their characters. When something goes wrong we guide the young person to the virtue that will prevent it from happening again. For instance, when a student thoughtlessly disturbs the calm atmosphere of the library, instead of a response such as, "that was really disrespectful and selfish of you!" we draw out from them the required virtue: "When you're walking through the library, what virtues do you need to use?"
　　第21题 Which of the following is the main idea of this passage?
　　A.Teaching morals and values has been a frequently discussed topic in the past few years.
　　B.The author and his staff embed virtues into lessons and school life to encourage character development in children.
　　C.Kids throughout the population face the same needs, the same challenges, and the same realities in their lives.
　　D.Role plays are an excellent way of getting students to practice their English.
　　答案：B
　　第22题 We can infer from the first paragraph that__________
　　A.there tends to be disagreement about what character education is
　　B.most parents are not satisfied with the teaching methods adopted in schools
　　C.the approach to character education is generally considered different from the approaches to other skills
　　D.more and more schools are adopting strategies to improve school attendance
　　答案：C
　　第23题 The word "philosophy" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to__________
　　A.study B.subject C.viewpoint D.investigation
　　答案：C
　　第24题 The author is a __________
　　A.teacher B.librarian C.reporter D.manager
　　答案：A
　　第25题 Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as a way to build character in children?
　　A.Story readings and discussions. B.Osmosis.　　C.Taking every opportunity to teach character. 　　D.Role play.
　　答案：A
　　根据下面材料回答下面试题：
　　Trees are useful to man in three important ways: they provide him with wood and other products;they give him shade; and they help to prevent droughts and floods.
　　Unfortunately, in many parts of the world, man has not realized that the third of these services is the most important. In his eagerness to make money from trees, he has cut them down in large numbers, only to find that without them he has lost the best friends he had. And besides, he is usually too careless to plant and look after new trees. So the forests slowly disappear.
　　This does not only mean that man will have fewer trees. The results are even more serious: for where there are trees, their roots break up soil--allowing the rain to sink in--and also bind the soil, thus preventing it from being washed away easily; but where there are no trees, the rain falls on hard ground and flows away, causing floods and carrying away the rich top-soil. When all the top-soil is gone, nothing remains but worthless desert.
　　Two thousand years ago a rich and powerful country cut down its trees to build warships, with which to gain itself an empire. It set up the empire but, without its trees, its soil became poor and it grew weak.When the empire fell to pieces; the home country found itself faced with floods and starvation.
　　第26题 }What is the most important service of trees to man according to the passage?
　　A.They help him make money. B.They give him wood and other products.
　　C.They help him prevent droughts and floods. 　　D.They give him shade.
　　答案：C
　　第27题 Why do forests in many parts of the world slowly disappear?
　　A.New trees are not looked after properly.　　B.Many trees have been cut down by man.
　　C.Man has not paid enough attention to planting trees.　　D.All of the above.
　　答案：D
　　第28题 Why did the country mentioned in the passage suffer from floods and starvation?
　　A.Because an empire was set up.　　B.Because the empire fell to pieces.
　　C.Because it lost its trees.　　D.Because too much had been spent on wars.
　　答案：C
　　第29题 Why does land become desert after all trees are cut down?
　　A.Because nothing remains on land except floods.
　　B.Because there are no longer trees to keep the rain and protect the top-soil.
　　C.Because too much rain sinks in and washes away the top-soil.
　　D.Because roots of the trees break up the soil.
　　答案：B
　　第30题 What does the author tell us in this passage?
　　A.How trees help prevent droughts and floods.　　B.The relationship between trees and man.
　　C.How an empire fell to pieces in ancient times.　　D.A story of trees.
　　答案：A

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