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1、WORD格式整理PassageOneAcoupleofyearsagoIspentthedayatanelementaryschoolinNewJersey.Itwasaniceaverageschool,asquareandsolidbuilding,fullofreasonablywell-behavedkidsfrommiddle-classfamilies.Ihandledthreeclasses,andbythetimeIstaggeredoutthedoorIwantedtoliedownfortherestoftheday.Teaching'
2、sthetoughestjobthereis.Inhisnewmemoir,"TeacherMan,"FrankMcCourtrecallstellinghisstudents,"Teachingisharderthanworkingondocksandwarehouses."Nottomentionwritingacolumn.Icanstareoffintothemiddledistancewithmychin(下巴)inmyhandanytime.Butyougomentallysouthforfiveminutesinfrontofaclassof
3、fifthgraders,andyouaresunk.Theaveragenewteachertodaymakesjustunder$30,000ayear,whichmaynotlooktoobadforatwenty-somethingwithnomortgage(抵押贷款)andnokids.Butsoonenoughthenewteachersrealizethattheycanmakemoremoneyandnotworkanywherenearashardelsewhere.Afteralifetimeofhearingtheoldlegend
4、saboutcushy(舒适安逸的)hoursandsummervacations,theyfigureoutthatearlymorningsareforstudentswhoneedextrahelp,eveningsarefortestcorrectionsandlessonplans,andweekendsandsummersareforsecondandeventhirdjobstotrytopaythebills.AccordingtotheDepartmentofEducation,oneineveryfiveteachersleavesaf
5、terthefirstyear,andalmosttwiceasmanyleavewithinthree.Ifanybusinesshadthatrateofturnover,someonewoulddosomethingsmartandstrategictofixit.Thisisn'tanybusiness.It'sthemostimportantbusinessaround,thegardenersofthelandscapeofthehumanrace.Unfortunately,thecurrentwayofdealingwithproblems
6、ineducationistakendirectlyfrombusinesspractice,andit'saterriblefit.Insteadofsimplyacknowledgingthatstartingsalariesarewoefullylowandcommittingtoincreasingthemandfindingthemoneyforreasonablerecurringraises,politicianshavewasteddecadestalkingaboutsomethingcalledmeritpay(奖励工资).It'sac
7、onceptthatworksfineifyou'remakingtoys,butkidsaren'ttoys,andgoodteachingisn'tanassemblyline.26.Whatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraphaboutteachers?1">Theyhavetoteachthreeclassesatatime.2">Theyhaveaveryrewardingjob.3">Theyprefertoteachchildrenfrommiddle-classfamilies.4">Theyhaveaveryha
8、rdjobtodo.27.Whydoestheauthorsayt
