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4 i2 {. ~4 Z* `: a( E& F( {0 C3 H+ ^第5部分:补全短文(第46~50题,每题2分,共10分) 下面的短文有5处空白,短文后有6个句子,其中5个取自短文,请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置,以恢复文章原貌。
2 r3 S4 q6 Y% G My Life at Renda9 r% N1 H8 [7 R* a A2 {
I learned very quickly that being a teaching assistant (TA) at the University of Iowa would be different from being a teacher at Renmin University.
7 \$ {) K8 o. o7 j3 c (46) Eyes staring, mouths open, students examined my big nose, while I was writing my name on the blackboard.
- A+ X) m( a$ h3 d6 b At Iowa, when my first classes began, half of my students still hadn't arrived. When everyone finally found a seat, ringing cellphones and loud yawns (哈欠) interrupted my opening remarks. It is not that American students were disrespectful. (47) They were, however, far more skeptical than the students I had at Renda. The truth is I couldn't fault them for their skepticism. Undergraduates at large US universities - especially freshmen and sophomores - often have several classes a semester handled by TAs. In some cases, the TA sets the course content. (48) Most have good intentions, but very few are as effective as professors.. v& I+ Z m! a6 f' T) F
Every teacher has to confront obstacles to learning - no matter what the culture. Students who talk during lectures, students who cheat, students who question the grade they get for a paper or project - dealing with these is all part of the job. (49)
X6 d) H/ T! a0 @3 l& A7 j. s" ` The difference, I think, is that in the US I had to swallow more of my pride. (50)
: |% j7 M7 h. Y' m. c9 c; F I had a responsibility to teach them, of course, but I had to do so indirectly -as a guide who himself had a few things to learn from the students.4 j! K. E' G9 x# S+ D* s
A In my students' minds, I had little to offer them, except perhaps some sample questions for the mid-term exam.* {$ ^, D- q) E; K) P
B In others, the TA works as a grader and discussion leader.9 e/ w- L* H8 F" ~: X W: e
C I encountered these in China, and I faced them in the US.
2 k& r5 g$ H! e" p D On the other hand, being taught by a graduate student is not necessarily bad. n+ b% B+ L0 |1 n
E Most were polite, or at least, indifferent.
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$ D% }& \) Z% U& O F Back at Renda, I had walked into my first classes feeling like a celebrity |