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　　第四部分：任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题l分，满分l0分)

　　请认真阅读下列短文并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单

　　词。

　　注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。

　　D.R.GaulMiddleSchoolinUnionMaineablue-berryfarmingtownwherethesummerfairfindskidscompetinginpigscramblesandpie-eatingcontests.

　　Gaulwithabout170seventh-andeighth-gradershasitsownhistoryoflowerlevelacademicachievement.Onelikelyreason:educationbeyondthebasicrequirementshasn'talwaysbeenatoppriorityforfamilieswho'veworkedthesamelandforgenerations.Herefewadultshavecollegedegreesandoutsiders(teachersincluded)areoftenkeptatarespectfuldistance.

　　Since2002Gaul'sstudentshavebeendividedintofourclasseseachofthemwastaughtalmosteverysubjectbytwoteachers.Thegoal:tofindcommonthreadsacrossdisciplinestohelpstudentscreateabigpicturethatgivesfreshmeaningandcontexttotheirclassworkandsparksmotivationforleaning.

　　Workingwithinstateguidelineseachteammakesitsindividualschedulesandlessonplansincorporatingnon-textbookliteraturehands-onlabworkandfieldstrips.IfstudentsarecoveringtheCivilWarinsocialstudiesthey'rereadingTheReadBadgeofCourageorsomeotherperiodliteratureinEnglishclass.Insciencetheystudythevirusesandbacteriathatcausedmanydeathsinthewar.

　　Teamteachingisn'tunusual.About77percentmiddleschoolsnowemploysomeformofitsaysJohnLounsburyconsultingeditorfortheNationalMiddleSchoolAssociation.Butmostschoolsusefour-orfive-personteamswhichGaultriedbeforeconsideringtwo-personteamsmoreeffective.Gualsupportstheteamconceptby"looping"classes(跟班）sothatthesametwoteachersstickwiththesameteensthroughseventhandeighthgrades.Combiningteamsandloopingcreatesanextremelystrongbondbetweenteacherandstudent.ItalsosaysteacherBethAhlholm"allowsustobuildanexcellentrelationshipwithparents."

　　AhlholmandteammateMadelonKellyarefullyawarehowmanyglazedlookstheyseeintheclassroombuttheyknow72percentoftheireighth-gradersmetMaine'sreadingstandardlastyear--doublethestatewideaverage.Only31percentmettheMathsstandardstillb