IntheUnitedStatesteachingisveryimportant.Ifteachersdonotteachwellstudentscomplain.Ifmanystudentsdonotunderstandpeoplethinkthattheteacherdoesnotdoagoodjob.Theteacherhasbigresponsibilitytomakesurestudentsunderstand.Inasensestudentsareconsumersandtheteacherisofferingservices.

Studentshavetherighttoevaluatetheirteachersandtheyusuallydosoattheendofeachcourse.Thatevaluationincludeslotsofaspectsofteachingsuchasexplanationpreparationusinggoodexamplesansweringquestionsandorganizationofclasses.

Studentsaresupposedtoreadrequiredtextbooksandrecommendedbooksbeforeclasses.Withoutreadingthemtheywillfinditverydifficulttounderstandtheclass.Basiccoursesondoingresearchandwritingpapersaretaughtatthebeginningoftheprogram.Theyteachthingsveryconcretely(具体地)andclearly.Studentsareexpectedtoapplywhattheyhavelearnedtotheirstudies.

Classesareusuallydividedintolecturesandseminars.Therearesomelectureclasseswheretheteacherjustgivesalectureandstudentsaskquestionsattheend.Mostgraduatelevelclassesarelecturesanddiscussions.Participatingindiscussionsisveryimportant.Higherlevelclassesinvolveverylittlelecturing.Theyemphasizediscussionandpresentationbythestudents.

1Accordingtothepassagegoodteachersshould___________.

A．trytopleasetheirstudents

B．treattheirstudentsasconsumers

C．understandtheirstudentswell

D．madesuretheirstudentsunderstand

2Whatarestudentsexpectedtodobeforeattendingaclass?

A．Gooverthelessonsthoroughly.

B．Understandthetextbookswell.

C．Dothereadingassignments.

D．Prepareonoutlinefordiscussion.

3Whenaprogramstartsstudentsshouldfirst__________.

A．learnhowtodoresearchandwritepapers.

B．havesomelearningexperience

C．learnaboutthecourseconcretelyandclearly

D．knowhowtoparticipateindiscussions.

4Higherlevelclassesaretaughtmainlythrough________

A．givingalotoflecturestostudents

B．involvingstudentsindiscussions