【正文】 ly interested in their subjects or they wouldn’t have decided to teach them! Showing the teachers that you care — even if you’re not a math whiz(奇才 ) or fluent in French— sends the message that you are a good student. You can also plan a private conference during a teacher’s free period. Use this time to get extra help, ask questions, or talk about your progress in class. You may be surprised to leant that your teacher is a bit more relaxed oneonone than when talking in front of the whole class. Here are some things to avoid when you are try to build a good relationship with your teachers: Not being sincere. Teachers sense it when your only goal is to get special treatment, a college reference, or a job chance. Trying to be teachers’ pet. Your behaviour will e off as phony(虛假的 ) and your classmates may start to resent you. Giving expensive gifts. It’s OK to offer some kind of gift to show your appreciation to teachers if they’ve been helpful to you. But giving expensive things could send the wrong message, and a teacher is usually not allowed to accept anything expensive. 1. The passage mainly gives advice on ______. A. how to get good points in exams at school B. how to develop interest in a boring subject C. how to choose proper gifts for your teachers D. how to build good teacherstudent relations 2. What does the underlined word “resent” probably mean？ A. hate B. admire C. ignore D. follow 3. What’s the advantage of having a private talk with your teachers? A. You can ask questions about personal life. B. Your teacher will feel relaxed to talk to you. C. You can make more progress than others in class. teacher will try hard to answer your questions. B Governors Island in Brief: Located in the New York Harbour, Governors Island is a former military base that has been opened to the public and offers carfree biking, art exhibits, performances, piicking, tours and more. Many of the things to do on Governors Island are pletely free, including the ferry ride to get there! Getting to Governors Island: Free ferry service to Governors Island is offered on weekends when the Island is open to the public. On Saturdays, Sundays and holiday, ferry service is available from Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 6 and Manhattan’s Battery Maritime Building (10 South Street), close to the Staten Island Ferry Terminal. Check out the Governors Island We bsite for full directions and ferry details. Admission: Free, Admission: Free Visiting Hours: New for 2021, Governors Island will be open to visitors seven days a week from Memorial Day (observed on the last Monday of May) through the end of September. The Island opens to the public daily at 10 . and closes at 6 . on weekdays, 7 . Good to Know About Governors Island: 20212017 潮師高中高三英語 期中 測試（ ） 第 I 卷（ 100 分） 第 一 部分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分 40 分） 第一節(jié)（共 15 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 30 分） 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（ A、 B、 C 和 D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Governors Island has drinks and water for sale, but no water fountains. There are public restrooms. s idea did not have anything to do with making something clean. So why did his employer say, It will not wash? Most word experts agree that it will not wash means it will not work. In 19th century of England, th e expression meant an undependable statement. It was used mainly to describe an idea. But sometimes it was used about a person. Happily for the young employee, his employer wanted him to do well in the pany. So the employer talked turkey to him. She said, Your idea would be unfair to our buyers. Think of another way to save money. A century ago, to talk turkey meant to talk pleasantly. Turkeys in the barnyard(谷倉院場 ) were thought to be speaking pleasantly to one another. In recent years, the saying has e to mean an attempt to teach something important. Mr. Smith thoug