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語篇導讀

倫敦一所小學有一個規(guī)定：師生上課不穿鞋。這一目的是讓孩子們在課堂上感覺更自在，而且這一做法非常受孩子們的歡迎。對此做法，有人持支持態(tài)度，也有人持反對態(tài)度，那么你怎么看呢？

Teachers and students at the Tor-riano School in Kentish Town in Lon-don don’t wear shoes to make? children feel more comfortable in class. The headmaster hopes it will take away the grading （等級） between children and teachers.

A research showed that chil-dren without shoes scored higher， performed better and were more possibly to arrive on time. And the school’s teachers made the decision after visiting Finland， Iceland and Sweden where the rule without shoes in class was more popular. “The schools there resonate （引起共鳴） with the relationship between homes and schools and the need to make children feel comfortable and relaxed in the classroom，” the headmaster Helen Bruckdorfer told The Camden New Journal. “You’ll take off your shoes when you get home because you need to relax yourself. You can think more clearly after taking off your shoes.”

Now several classes in the school are trying shoe-stripping （脫鞋） classes. It would be carried out to the whole school if successful. “It takes away the sense of hierarchy （等級） in the classroom because teachers and children have to take off their shoes.” Ms Bruckdorfer added， “It’s a very popular practice. Since the kids take off their shoes， they’re much more quiet.”

But some people have questions over how effective the rule really is. “Not all children wish to learn in a smelly feet environment. Let parents and pupils decide.” Chris McGovern， from the Campaign for Real Education， told Mail Online， “Almost 40 percent of primary school pupils are not reaching the lowest standard in subjects. It’s impossible for them to wear shoes in classes to solve the problem.”

語塊收藏

take away? 解除;消除

on time? 按時;準時

take off? 脫下

the sense of...? ……的感覺

not all? 并非全都

solve the problem? 解決問題

典句賞析

1.And the school’s teachers made the decision after visiting Finland， Iceland and Sweden where the rule without shoes in class was more popular. 學校的老師們在訪問了芬蘭、冰島和瑞典之后，得知在這些國家課堂內不穿鞋的規(guī)則較受歡迎，于是他們做出了這一決定。

where引導的是定語從句，修飾先行詞Finland， Iceland and Sweden;make the decision是固定短語，意為“做決定”。

2.The schools there resonate with the relationship between homes and schools and the need to make children feel comfortable and relaxed in the class？鄄room. 那里的學校讓人引起共鳴的是家和學校間的關系以及讓孩子們在教室里感到舒適和放松的需要。

there在句中作后置定語，修飾the schools;between... and...是固定短語，意為“在……和……（兩者）之間”;make... feel...是固定搭配，意為“使……感到……”，feel comfort？鄄able and relaxed是系表結構，作賓語children的補足語。

理解自測

閱讀短文內容，從A、B、C、D四個選項中選擇最佳答案。

1.The students at the Torriano School in Kentish Town in London feel more? _________? when they have classes without shoes.

A.comfortable B.popular

C.successful D.quiet

2.The shoe？鄄stripping rule is popular in the following countries except? ? _________? ? .

A.Finland B.Iceland

C.Sweden D.Canada

3.The underlined word “smelly” may mean

“? ?_________ ” in Chinese.

A.有味道的 B.聞起來的

C.有臭味的 D.發(fā)臭的

詞句微練

根據所給漢語句子，完成下列英語句子。每空一詞。

1.不是所有的答案都正確。

_________?the answers are correct.

2.她總是按時完成作業(yè)。

She always finishes her homework

_________? .

3.當你進日本人的家里時，你應該脫掉鞋子。

You should? ?_________ ? ? ?your shoes when you enter the Japanese’s home.

4.當我收到禮物時，我有一種強烈的幸福感。

When I received a gift， I had

_________? happiness.

5.他的爸爸生氣地拿走了他的手機。

His father? ? _________? ? ?his cell phone an？鄄grily.

（答案見第63頁）