The whole passage is about students' ideas and opinions about their school, teachers or class activities.

2. How does Stephen feel about his math teacher?

He doesn't think his math teacher is good. He thinks that his teaching is dull and uninteresting.

3. Why does Stephen repeat his teacher's words?

He repeats his teacher's exact words to show that his class is very dull.

4. What does Angela suggest about teaching?

Angela suggests that teachers may change their teachings by taking students out of the classroom to some place where students can also talk and do something.

5. What does Lyne say about some teachers?

They are not prepared to listen to students, which is a fault of the school.

 

XXI. Reading Comprehension
    Directions: Read the following passage(s) carefully and do the multiple-choice questions.

Passage 1 
    A boy between the ages of 6 and 14 still admires his mother and has plenty to learn from her.
    But his interests are changing - he is becoming more interested in what men have to offer. A boy knows he is turning into a man. He has to learn from a man to complete his development.
    The father's job is to step in over time. If there is no father around, then the child depends more on finding other men - at school, for example. Yet men are leaving teaching, especially in primary schools. This is a problem.
    They insisted, too, that they needed lots of extra support. Throughout primary school years and into high school, boys should spend a lot of time with their fathers and mothers, getting their help, learning how to do things and enjoying their company.
    With regard to feelings, at this stage the father is more important. The boy is ready to learn from his father and listens to what he has to say. Often he will take more notice of his father. It's enough to drive a mother wild!
    Now is a good time for a father to do "little" things: playing in the yard on summer evenings, going for walks, telling stories about life, telling him about his own youth, working on hobbies or sports together for the enjoyment of doing it. This is the time when good memories are laid down that will be healthy to your son, and you, for years to come.
    Although every boy is different, it's common for boys at this age to get a little argumentative（好争论的）, restless and moody（闹情绪）. It's not that they are turning bad - just that they are being born into a new self and birth always means struggle.
    I believe this is the age when we fail teenagers the most. In our society all we offer those in the middle teens is "more of the same": more school. So it's little wonder that problems arise. 
Words: 348

1. According to the passage a boy needs the help of _________ to develop well.
A. his mother only
B. his father only
C. neither his mother nor his father
D. both his mother and father

2. One problem for a boy's development is that ________.
A. there are fewer men teaching in primary schools
B. there are fewer women teaching in primary schools
C. the boy's interests are changing
D. the boy wants to act as a man

3. The good time for a father to have an influence on his son is ________.
A. when the boy is 14
B. when the boy is at primary school
C. from about age 6 to the 14th birthday
D. since the boy was born

4. By the middle teens boys argue often with their parents. This means ________.
A. they are turning bad
B. they are turning good
C. they are being born into a new self
D. they are rebelling against their parents

5. The main idea of this passage is that ________.
A. fathers play an equal role in raising boys
B. mothers should feel comfortable when their sons' interests are changing.
C. without fathers mothers can raise good men
D. fathers should stay with their sons as much as possible


Passage 2 

    The years from 14 until the early 20s are for becoming an adult, for separating from parents. This is the time when a son develops a life which is quite separate from the family. 
    He has teachers you hardly know, experiences you never hear about and challenges that you cannot help him with. There have to be others to act as a bridge, and this is what mentors（良师益友）do.
    We should not leave youngsters in a group of friends at this age without adult care. But a mentor is more than a teacher: A mentor is special to the child and the child is special to the mentor.
    Teeenagers suffer badly if their parents have fewer friends. I know this from experience. When my parents moved to Australia, they were already shy people and became even shyer once we were here. They never found a group or friendship circle into which we teenagers could enter bit by bit. As a result, when my sister and I hit the middle of the teen years, we had to break out into the big world all of a sudden.
    If there are no mentors around, a young man will fall into a lot of troubles in growing up. Teenagers at this age have so many either-or choices and decisions - about sex, job choices or drugs and alcohol.
If Mom and Dad keep spending time with them, teenagers will keep talking to them about these things. But there will be a need to talk to other adults, too.
    One study showed that just one good adult friend outside the family was a "good anchor" for the teenager.
    The worst thing we can do with teenagers is to leave them alone. This is why we need the help of really great teachers and youth workers at this age.
Words: 311

1. A boy gets separated from his family ________.
A. by the middle of the teens
B. at 20
C. after 20
D. from 14 until the early 20s

2. The one who is to act as a good bridge for a fifteen year old is ________.
A. a mentor
B. a school teacher
C. the father
D. the mother

3. The author and his sister had a hard time stepping into the outside world because ________.
A. their parents had lots of friends
B. their parents had fewer friends
C. their parents did not allow them to choose their mentors by themselves
D. their parents went to live in Australia 

4. In the last sentence of Paragraph 4 the phrase "break out into" means ________.
A. disturb
B. begin suddenly
C. enter
D. open

5. Which of the following sentences is true according to the passage?
A. Parents should let teenagers choose their mentors themselves.
B. Those in the middle teens are fully ready for the outside world.
C. Spending time with teenagers may keep them away from bad things such as drugs and alcohol.
D. Teenagers suffer only when they have no mentors.


XXII. Paragraph Writing
    Directions: Write a short time sequence paragraph in no less than 50 words based on the topic given.

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