题目
Tired of telling students to ask questions and to think about what they were doing，Damien Hynes，a high school geography teacher in Australia，decided to do an experiment to test what he had long been thinking.He wrote some well-organised nonsense（something untrue）on the blackboard.The students simply copied it but very few asked any questions.This shows that students are willing to believe anything given by teachers.The story is repeated in support of the Project for Enhancing Effective Learning （PEEL）. PEEL was carried out by some teachers and researchers in Melbourne who had concluded that normal teaching methods seldom achieve their intended goals；what the teachers think they are teaching is one thing and what the students actually learn is something else.Students' lack of an over-all view of learning goals and their concentration on test scores make them see each lesson as a separate activity. Researchers realized that many students do not come into class empty-headed but have their own explanations of how the world works.Their own ideas can remain important to them even when they differ from scientific explanations that are learnt later.In fact such ideas are hardly influenced by traditional teaching.Students accept the teacher's scientific explanation，but do not drop their own.They simply keep both and use them practically：in a class test，they copy the teacher's idea，but in real life they use their own. Clearly what was needed was to make students understand their learning process（过程），and this is what the PEEL teachers set out to deal with.On the surface（表面），a class being taught by PEEL methods only differs from an ordinary class in being a little noisier，because more people are talking.But there are some meaningful changes.Students are given much more time to express their opinions，and teachers don't make immediate judgement.The students are allowed to guide what is done in class and their own ideas are always respected.This draws their attention to the actual learning process，and they become responsible for their own progress.（1）What was the aim of Hynes' experiment？ ____ A.To show that students didn't think about what they learnt.B.To prove the effectiveness of the project known as PEEL.C.To test students' general knowledge about geography.D.To encourage students to ask more questions in class.（2）Why did some teachers and researchers carry out PEEL？ ____ A.To ensure teachers to do scientific work.B.To help students get higher test scores.C.To find the differences between what is taught and learnt.D.To help normal teaching methods achieve their goals.（3）An important difference between PEEL and non-PEEL classes is that in the PEEL classes ____ .A.the teacher does not give the usual scientific explanationsB.students always have their own knowledge of the subjectC.more attention is paid to the students' own ideasD.the best explanations are given by the students（4）What is Damien Hynes？ ____ A.He is a teacher who teaches geography in a high school in Australia.B.He is a geography teacher and a researcher in Australia.C.He is a teacher teaching geography in a high school in Austria.D.He is a high school geography teacher in Austria.
Tired of telling students to ask questions and to think about what they were doing，Damien Hynes，a high school geography teacher in Australia，decided to do an experiment to test what he had long been thinking.He wrote some well-organised nonsense（something untrue）on the blackboard.The students simply copied it but very few asked any questions.This shows that students are willing to believe anything given by teachers.The story is repeated in support of the Project for Enhancing Effective Learning （PEEL）.
PEEL was carried out by some teachers and researchers in Melbourne who had concluded that normal teaching methods seldom achieve their intended goals；what the teachers think they are teaching is one thing and what the students actually learn is something else.Students' lack of an over-all view of learning goals and their concentration on test scores make them see each lesson as a separate activity.
Researchers realized that many students do not come into class empty-headed but have their own explanations of how the world works.Their own ideas can remain important to them even when they differ from scientific explanations that are learnt later.In fact such ideas are hardly influenced by traditional teaching.Students accept the teacher's scientific explanation，but do not drop their own.They simply keep both and use them practically：in a class test，they copy the teacher's idea，but in real life they use their own.
Clearly what was needed was to make students understand their learning process（过程），and this is what the PEEL teachers set out to deal with.On the surface（表面），a class being taught by PEEL methods only differs from an ordinary class in being a little noisier，because more people are talking.But there are some meaningful changes.Students are given much more time to express their opinions，and teachers don't make immediate judgement.The students are allowed to guide what is done in class and their own ideas are always respected.This draws their attention to the actual learning process，and they become responsible for their own progress.
（1）What was the aim of Hynes' experiment？ ____
A.To show that students didn't think about what they learnt.
B.To prove the effectiveness of the project known as PEEL.
C.To test students' general knowledge about geography.
D.To encourage students to ask more questions in class.
（2）Why did some teachers and researchers carry out PEEL？ ____
A.To ensure teachers to do scientific work.
B.To help students get higher test scores.
C.To find the differences between what is taught and learnt.
D.To help normal teaching methods achieve their goals.
（3）An important difference between PEEL and non-PEEL classes is that in the PEEL classes ____ .
A.the teacher does not give the usual scientific explanations
B.students always have their own knowledge of the subject
C.more attention is paid to the students' own ideas
D.the best explanations are given by the students
（4）What is Damien Hynes？ ____
A.He is a teacher who teaches geography in a high school in Australia.
B.He is a geography teacher and a researcher in Australia.
C.He is a teacher teaching geography in a high school in Austria.
D.He is a high school geography teacher in Austria.
PEEL was carried out by some teachers and researchers in Melbourne who had concluded that normal teaching methods seldom achieve their intended goals；what the teachers think they are teaching is one thing and what the students actually learn is something else.Students' lack of an over-all view of learning goals and their concentration on test scores make them see each lesson as a separate activity.
Researchers realized that many students do not come into class empty-headed but have their own explanations of how the world works.Their own ideas can remain important to them even when they differ from scientific explanations that are learnt later.In fact such ideas are hardly influenced by traditional teaching.Students accept the teacher's scientific explanation，but do not drop their own.They simply keep both and use them practically：in a class test，they copy the teacher's idea，but in real life they use their own.
Clearly what was needed was to make students understand their learning process（过程），and this is what the PEEL teachers set out to deal with.On the surface（表面），a class being taught by PEEL methods only differs from an ordinary class in being a little noisier，because more people are talking.But there are some meaningful changes.Students are given much more time to express their opinions，and teachers don't make immediate judgement.The students are allowed to guide what is done in class and their own ideas are always respected.This draws their attention to the actual learning process，and they become responsible for their own progress.
（1）What was the aim of Hynes' experiment？ ____
A.To show that students didn't think about what they learnt.
B.To prove the effectiveness of the project known as PEEL.
C.To test students' general knowledge about geography.
D.To encourage students to ask more questions in class.
（2）Why did some teachers and researchers carry out PEEL？ ____
A.To ensure teachers to do scientific work.
B.To help students get higher test scores.
C.To find the differences between what is taught and learnt.
D.To help normal teaching methods achieve their goals.
（3）An important difference between PEEL and non-PEEL classes is that in the PEEL classes ____ .
A.the teacher does not give the usual scientific explanations
B.students always have their own knowledge of the subject
C.more attention is paid to the students' own ideas
D.the best explanations are given by the students
（4）What is Damien Hynes？ ____
A.He is a teacher who teaches geography in a high school in Australia.
B.He is a geography teacher and a researcher in Australia.
C.He is a teacher teaching geography in a high school in Austria.
D.He is a high school geography teacher in Austria.
题目解答
答案
（1）A.细节理解题。根据第一段中的This shows that students are willing to believe anything given by teachers.根据第一段中的这表明学生们愿意相信老师给的任何东西。可推知，学生对于老师所讲授的东西只是不经思考地被动接受。故选A。
（2）D.细节理解题。根据第二段第一句"PEEL was carried out by some teachers and researchers in Melbourne who had concluded that normal teaching methods seldom achieve their intended goals"皮PEEL的研究是由墨尔本的一些教师和研究人员进行的，他们得出的结论是，正常的教学方法很少达到预期的目标；教师认为他们在教学是一回事，而学生实际学到的是另一回事。可知，开展PEEL这样的课程主要是为了帮助常规传统授课达到它们预期的目标。故选D。
（3）C.细节理解题。根据第三段In fact such ideas are hardly influenced by traditional teaching.Students accept the teacher's scientific explanation，but do not drop their own.事实上，这种观点几乎不受传统教学的影响。学生接受老师的科学解释，但不会放弃自己的观点及第四段Clearly what was needed was to make students understand their learning process（过程），and this is what the PEEL teachers set out to deal with显然，我们需要的是让学生了解他们的学习过程，而这正是PEEL项目的老师着手解决的问题。可以得知，学生们上课并不是没有自己的思考，只是传统的教学没有给予他们更多的表达机会，PEEL项目更加关注学生的观点表达，让学生了解自己的学习过程。故选C。
（4）A.细节理解题。根据第一段第一句Tired of telling students to ask questions and to think about what they were doing，Damien Hynes，a high school geography teacher in Australia，decided to do an experiment to test what he had long been thinking澳大利亚高中地理教师达米恩•海恩斯（Damien Hynes）厌倦了告诉学生提问和思考他们在做什么，决定做一个实验来测试他长期以来的想法。可知Damien Hynes老师是澳大利亚一所高中的地理老师，其中C，D两项中的Austria.（奥地利）为干扰选项，故选A。
（2）D.细节理解题。根据第二段第一句"PEEL was carried out by some teachers and researchers in Melbourne who had concluded that normal teaching methods seldom achieve their intended goals"皮PEEL的研究是由墨尔本的一些教师和研究人员进行的，他们得出的结论是，正常的教学方法很少达到预期的目标；教师认为他们在教学是一回事，而学生实际学到的是另一回事。可知，开展PEEL这样的课程主要是为了帮助常规传统授课达到它们预期的目标。故选D。
（3）C.细节理解题。根据第三段In fact such ideas are hardly influenced by traditional teaching.Students accept the teacher's scientific explanation，but do not drop their own.事实上，这种观点几乎不受传统教学的影响。学生接受老师的科学解释，但不会放弃自己的观点及第四段Clearly what was needed was to make students understand their learning process（过程），and this is what the PEEL teachers set out to deal with显然，我们需要的是让学生了解他们的学习过程，而这正是PEEL项目的老师着手解决的问题。可以得知，学生们上课并不是没有自己的思考，只是传统的教学没有给予他们更多的表达机会，PEEL项目更加关注学生的观点表达，让学生了解自己的学习过程。故选C。
（4）A.细节理解题。根据第一段第一句Tired of telling students to ask questions and to think about what they were doing，Damien Hynes，a high school geography teacher in Australia，decided to do an experiment to test what he had long been thinking澳大利亚高中地理教师达米恩•海恩斯（Damien Hynes）厌倦了告诉学生提问和思考他们在做什么，决定做一个实验来测试他长期以来的想法。可知Damien Hynes老师是澳大利亚一所高中的地理老师，其中C，D两项中的Austria.（奥地利）为干扰选项，故选A。