【正文】 ometer, timing its fall with a stopwatch. Then using the formula S=1/2 gt2, calculate the height of the building.‖ ? ―Take the barometer out on a sunny day and measure the height of the barometer, the length of its shadow, and the length of the shadow of the building, and by the use of simple proportion, find the height of the building.‖ ?―Take the barometer and walk up the stairs. As you climb the stairs, you mark off the length of the barometer along the wall. You then count the number of marks, and this will give you the height of the building in barometer units.‖ ?―Take the barometer to the basement and knock on the superintendent‘s door. When the superintendent answers, you speak to him as follows: ?Mr. Superintendent, here I have a fine barometer. If you will tell me the height of this building, I will give you this barometer.‘‖ Main Idea of the Text The goal of college education is to bring up creative imagination in students and as an instrument for that goal, college exams and grading system must be reformed to facilitate that goal. Expanding Questions ? Is there anything wrong with the examination question show how it is possible to find the height of a tall building with the help of a barometer? ?A barometer is both a measuring instrument and an object. ?The word possible‖ in the question makes it possible for many different answers. ?Practically, there are many ways to find the height of a building without the help of a barometer. ? Do you agree with the narrator‘s grading of the student‘s answer to the question? Explain why. ?Agree. He shows his knowledge of physics, thinks actively and finds many ways to solve the problem. Science is a method。 it is a way of thinking… ?Disagree. He doesn‘t know how to use a barometer for the purpose. He is making fun of the examination. The task of science is to search for absolute truth… ? What are tests and exams normally used for? What should they be used for? ?Tests and exams for replacement (分班、分級 ). ?Tests and exams as means of selection. ?Tests and exams as means of teaching management. ?Tests and exams to find how much and how well students have learnt. ?Tests and exams as a drive for more learning. ?Tests and exams to find student‘s ability to solve problems. ?Tests and exams to mark the end of a period of teaching and learning. ? At college, how should college professors encourage students to think creatively? ?Questions with many possible ―correct‖ answers. ?Problemsolving ability in all subjects. ?More independent learning and group discussion, less instruction. ?More quizzes, fewer examinations. Part II Text A Discussion Exercises Study and Practice ? Vocabulary ? Structure ? Translation Assignment ? presentation Exercises Study and Practice Vocabulary A . 1. In my _________, the student39。s solution to the problem is workable. 2. We can39。t make a judgment over this issue, so we have to invite a ______ to make a decision. 3. You can this article as a (n) __________ to your instructor. judgment referee attachment 4. Scientist is trying to ________ when the spaceship would reach the Mars. 5. The student‘s answer to the question is _________ but not correct. 6. Getting good _____ in puter game does not mean you can pass the exam with good credit. 7. Take this _________, measure the pressure of the air and judge if the weather will change today. 8. To be able to use English, we have to develop fluent municative___________ instead of accurate grammatical knowledge. plete score petence barometer calculate 9. The superintendent of this building has his office in the _________. 10. To pass the ing physics examination, you have to learn by heart all these _________. 11. Our language _________ is a nice lady who has been working in this college for 20 years. 12. The reading ________ in this unit are mostly taken from New York Times. basement formulae instructor selections colleague proportion discontent admit determine pedantic superintendent credit disguise stair ? I went down to the basement and there I saw Mr. Richardson, the _____________ of the building. He is tall but his head is too big, just out of __________ to his narrow shoulders. Mr. Richardson told me he was rather _________ with the students who kept on ing to him for the height of the building. He _________ though that he had collected a number of barometers from students as gift. The students told Mr. Richardson superintendent proportion discontent admitted Vocabulary B. colleague proportion discontent admit determine pedantic superintendent credit disguise stair ? that they were __________ not to follow their ________ instructors who knew nothing but the ―only one correct answer‖ to examination questions. They said they gave Mr. Richardson gifts for the height of building not for _____ but for fun. At this moment, we heard someone ing down from the _____. It was a man, ing silently towards us. When the man came nearer, I found he was no one but my ________ in _______ of a senior student. ? I wish he came not for the height of the building! determined pedantic credit stairs colleague disguise Vocabulary C. 1. Professor Smith suggested that the student try again to answer the question. Professor Smith suggested that the student have another try, answering the question. 2. Most people believe that laws must be passed to stop the spread of the disease. Most people believe that laws must be set up against the spread of the disease. 3. The professor instructs the student to do the experiment with the help of the barometer. The professor instructs the student to do the experiment