?Weird school rule—no shoes for class

◆語篇導讀

倫敦一所小學有一個規(guī)定：師生上課不穿鞋。這一目的是讓孩子們在課堂上感覺更自在，而且這一做法非常受孩子們的歡迎。對此做法，有人持支持態(tài)度，也有人持反對態(tài)度，那么你怎么看呢？

Teachers and students at the Torriano School in Kentish Town in London don’t wear shoes to make children feel more comfortable in class.The headmaster hopes it will take away the grading（等級）between children and teachers.

A research showed that children without shoes scored higher,performed better and were more possibly to arrive on time.And the school’s teachers made the decision after visiting Finland,Iceland and Sweden where the rule without shoes in class was more popular.“The schools there resonate （引起共鳴）with the relationship between homes and schools and the need to make children feel comfortable and relaxed in the classroom,”the headmaster Helen Bruckdorfer told The Camden New Journal. “You’ll take off your shoes when you get home because you need to relax yourself.You can think m ore clearly after taking off your shoes.”

Now several classes in the school are trying shoe-stripping（脫鞋）classes.It would be carried out to the whole school if successful.“It takes away the sense of hierarchy（等級）in the classroom because teachers and children have to take off their shoes.” Ms Bruckdorfer added, “It’s a very popular practice.Since the kids take off their shoes,they’re much more quiet.”

But some people have questions over how effective the rule really is.“Not all children wish to learn in a smelly feet environment.Let parents and pupils decide.”Chris McGovern,from the Campaign for Real Education,told Mail Online,“Almost 40 percent of prim ary school pupils are not reaching the lowest standard in subjects.It’s im possible for them to wear shoes in classes to solve the problem.”

◆語塊收藏

take away 解除；消除

on time 按時；準時

take off脫下

the sense of...……的感覺

not all并非全都

solve the problem 解決問題

◆典句賞析

1.And the school’s teachers made the decision after visiting Finland,Iceland and Sweden where the rule without shoes in class was more popular.學校的老師們在訪問了芬蘭、冰島和瑞典之后，得知在這些國家課堂內(nèi)不穿鞋的規(guī)則較受歡迎，于是他們做出了這一決定。

where引導的是定語從句，修飾先行詞Finland,Iceland and Sweden；make the decision是固定短語，意為“做決定”。

2.The schools there resonate with the relationship between homes and schools and the need to make children feel comfortable and relaxed in the classroom.那里的學校讓人引起共鳴的是家和學校間的關系以及讓孩子們在教室里感到舒適和放松的需要。

there在句中作后置定語，修飾the schools；between...and...是固定短語，意為“在……和……（兩者）之間”；m ake...feel...是固定搭配，意為“使……感到……”，feel comfortable and relaxed是系表結構，作賓語children的補足語。

◆理解自測

閱讀短文內(nèi)容，從A、B、C、D四個選項中選擇最佳答案。

1.The students at the Torriano School in Kentish Town in London feel more _________when they have classes without shoes.

A.comfortable B.popular

C.successful D.quiet

2.The shoe-stripping rule is popular in the following countries except _________.

A.Finland B.Iceland

C.Sweden D.Canada

3.The underlined word“smelly” may mean“_________”in Chinese.A.有味道的 B.聞起來的C.有臭味的 D.發(fā)臭的

◆詞句微練

根據(jù)所給漢語句子，完成下列英語句子。每空一詞。

1.不是所有的答案都正確。

_________ ____________the answers are correct.

2.她總是按時完成作業(yè)。

She always finishes her homework_________.

3.當你進日本人的家里時，你應該脫掉鞋子。

You should ____________________your shoes when you enter the Japanese’s home.

4.當我收到禮物時，我有一種強烈的幸福感。

When I received a gift,I had________ __________________ ______happiness.

5.他的爸爸生氣地拿走了他的手機。

His father ________________his cell phone angrily.