【单选题】BInthemid-1950s,Iwasasomewhatboredearly-adolescentmalestudentwhobelievedthat{{U}}doinganymorethannecessarywaswastedeffort.{{/U}}Oneday,thisapproachthrewmeintoembarrassmentInMrs.Totten’seighth-grademathclassatCentr alAvenueSchoolinAnderson,Indiana,wewerelearningtoaddandsubtr actd ecimals(小数).Ourteachertypicallyassigneddailyhomework,whichwouldberecitedinclassthefollowingday.Onmostd ays,ourgradeswerebasedonouroralanswertohomeworkquestions.Mrs.Tottenusuallywalkedupanddowntherowsofdesksrequestinganswersfromstudentafterstudentintheorderthequestionshadapearedonourhomeworksheets.ShewouldstarteitheratthefrontorthebackoftheclassroomandworktowardtheotherenD、SinceIwasseatednearthemiddleofabout35students,itwaseasytofigureoutwhichquestionsImighthavetoanswer.Thisparticulartime,Ihadcompletedmyusualtwoorthreeproblemsaccordingtomycalculations.WhatIfailedtoexpectwasthatseveralstudentswereabsent,whichthrewoffmyestimate.AsMrs.Tottenmadeherwayfromthebeginningoftheclass,Idesperatelytr iedtodeterminewhichmathproblemIwouldget.Itr iedtoworkitoutbeforeshegottome,butIhadbrainfreezeandcouldn’tfunction.WhenMrs.Tottenreachedmydesk,sheaskedwhatanswerI’dgotforproblemNo.14.“I…Ididn’tgetanything,”Ianswered,andmyfacefeltwarm.“Correct,”shesaiD、Itturnedoutthatthecorrectanswerwaszero.Whatd idIlearnthatd ayFirst,alwaysdoallyourhomework.Second,inreallifeitisn’talwayswhatyousaybuthowyousayitthatmatters.Third,Iwouldnevermakeitasamathematician.IfIcouldchooseoneschooldaythattaughtmethemost,itwouldbethatone.Usually,Mrs.Tottenaskedherstudentsto_______.A、recitetheirhomeworktogetherB.gradetheirhomeworkthemselvesC、answertheirhomeworkquestionsorallyD、checktheanswerstotheirhomeworkquestions
【单选题】BInthemid-1950s,Iwasasomewhatboredearly-adolescentmalestudentwhobelievedthat{{U}}doinganymorethannecessarywaswastedeffort.{{/U}}Oneday,thisapproachthrewmeintoembarrassmentInMrs.Totten’seighth-grademathclassatCentr alAvenueSchoolinAnderson,Indiana,wewerelearningtoaddandsubtr actd ecimals(小数).Ourteachertypicallyassigneddailyhomework,whichwouldberecitedinclassthefollowingday.Onmostd ays,ourgradeswerebasedonouroralanswertohomeworkquestions.Mrs.Tottenusuallywalkedupanddowntherowsofdesksrequestinganswersfromstudentafterstudentintheorderthequestionshadapearedonourhomeworksheets.ShewouldstarteitheratthefrontorthebackoftheclassroomandworktowardtheotherenD、SinceIwasseatednearthemiddleofabout35students,itwaseasytofigureoutwhichquestionsImighthavetoanswer.Thisparticulartime,Ihadcompletedmyusualtwoorthreeproblemsaccordingtomycalculations.WhatIfailedtoexpectwasthatseveralstudentswereabsent,whichthrewoffmyestimate.AsMrs.Tottenmadeherwayfromthebeginningoftheclass,Idesperatelytr iedtodeterminewhichmathproblemIwouldget.Itr iedtoworkitoutbeforeshegottome,butIhadbrainfreezeandcouldn’tfunction.WhenMrs.Tottenreachedmydesk,sheaskedwhatanswerI’dgotforproblemNo.14.“I…Ididn’tgetanything,”Ianswered,andmyfacefeltwarm.“Correct,”shesaiD、Itturnedoutthatthecorrectanswerwaszero.Whatd idIlearnthatd ayFirst,alwaysdoallyourhomework.Second,inreallifeitisn’talwayswhatyousaybuthowyousayitthatmatters.Third,Iwouldnevermakeitasamathematician.IfIcouldchooseoneschooldaythattaughtmethemost,itwouldbethatone.Usually,Mrs.Tottenaskedherstudentsto_______.A、recitetheirhomeworktogetherB.gradetheirhomeworkthemselvesC、answertheirhomeworkquestionsorallyD、checktheanswerstotheirhomeworkquestions



