题文
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 (拼贴画). A pencil drawing of the collage will follow. The third part of the project will be a geometrical three-dimensional (几何三维的) drawing of the collage. The students have jumped right into the project with enthusiasm (热情) 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 (预约). 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
小题1:It can be learned that the letter was written _____.A．after the school year endedB．before the new school year startedC．in the middle of the school yearD．at the beginning of the new school year小题2:The letter was most probably written by _____. A．an art teacherB．an eighth graderC．a school gardenerD．a head teacher小题3:In Paragraph 2, Atkinson mentions _____. A．her long work experienceB．her close relationships with the studentsC．the teaching method she appliesD．the training aim of the new term小题4:The underlined words “that time” in the last paragraph refer to _____. A．October 30th B．4:30 on MondaysC．4:30 on WednesdaysD．other afternoons 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:A
解析
本文是艺术老师写给家长的信，目的是告知家长这学期的新的教学方法，邀请家长来看学生的作品展。
小题1:从文章的句子：It is almost a week since school began.可知是信是在开学初写的。答案是D
小题2:从文章的句子;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.可知是艺术老师写的信。选 A
小题3:细节题：从第二段的句子：it is important for you to know that my approach to classroom management is inspired by Maharishi’s Principle of Ideal Teaching.可知老师提到她的教学方法。选C
小题4:猜词题：从最后一段的句子：On October 30th, the students will have a showing of their work for you.可知是10月30号。选A
点评：本文是一篇书信类文章，介绍了关于艺术教育的问题，本文内容比较适中，对于考生的能力要求不高，只要认真细致阅读，不难发现答案。可以先看题目再读文章，这样可以提高阅读的速度。还要准确定位考点。特别是猜词题，要结合上下文的暗示做题，掌握方法是关键。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Dear Parents,It is a.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
