A Positive School Environment Can Keep Students Motivated

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In high school, the back wall of my French classroom was painted with a Paris scene obviously featuring the Eiffel Tower. Instead of a blank wall, I saw a place I wanted to visit. The vision sent me the message that if I kept studying hard, one day I would be able to walk those streets and speak the language.

As a City Year corps member, I spend much of my day helping students with their academics, whether through in-class support, literacy interventions, or after-school homework help. We also try to help create a positive school climate and participate in service days―events that allow large groups of people from the community to come together and leave a lasting impression on a school.

This year, on Martin Luther King Day（马丁・路德・金纪念日）, we brought together more than 750 volunteers and corps members to paint inspiring quotes above doorways and decorate school walls with colorful painted murals. There is something cool about how a little paint can really change your mood when you enter a space. At P.S. 50, our library has a jungle theme―with a tree in the center and branches extending outward―that helps create a comfortable, fun atmosphere.

In the lunchroom, there’s a mural of City Year corps members playing with notable characters from famous books―telling students that the characters are interesting and books are enjoyable. My favorite scenes are in the restroom, where children’s book covers are painted throughout the hallways. These paintings are inspiring, but they also remind students that school is a place to develop the entire person. If a school environment is exciting and positive, it can motivate students to come to school and stay engaged and focused throughout the day.

In college, I finally got to see the Eiffel Tower, and it definitely met my expectations. The instruction in my visually inspiring French class would have been the same in a classroom with boring light brown walls, but I have clear memories of this class, partially because the room was lively, colorful, and full of hope. I hope that the words and images painted upon the walls of P.S. 50 and the other schools served by City Year make our students smile, encourage them to use their imaginations, and inspire their goals for the future―just as they did for me.

【阅读理解】

1. This passage mainly tell us that ______________.

A. the education that students get in France

B. the ways of painting that students should learn in school

C. the effects that the campus culture has on students

D. the writer’s school life in high school

2. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. A City Year can help develop students in paintings.

B. Children’s book covers are painted in colours.

C. Anything can be painted on hallways or doorways in school.

D. Positive paintings in school can make students motivate in study.

3. From the passage we can infer that ________.

A. the writer who worked as a volunteer was born in France

B. the writer has benefited from the school environment

C. the paintings on the walls of school toilet was better than that in the classroom

D. the themes in the school library must be big trees with branches extending outward

4. The writer’s purpose in writing this passage is that _______.

A. school must paint all the walls to give the students the way how to draw

B. we should make the most of our school environment to educate students

C. only going to college, students can meet their expectations

D. we must plant jungles in the school library to create a comfortable atmosphere

5. According to the passage, we can learn that ____________.

A. if the words and images painted upon the walls of the schools, all the students must be inspired and can study hard than before

B. if the words and images painted upon the walls of the schools, that must motivate students to come to school and stay engaged and focused throughout the day

C. only the exciting and positive words and images painted upon the walls of the schools can let students think that school is a place to develop the entire person

D. if there is a tree in a classroom, it can help create a comfortable, fun atmosphere in class

【长句分析】

1. The vision sent me the message that if I kept studying hard, one day I would be able to walk those streets and speak the language.

此句是复合句，“that if I kept studying hard, one day I would be able to walk those streets and speak the language”引导一个同位语从句，解释说明the message。在that引导的同位语从句中又含有一个由if引导的条件状语从句，“one day I would be able to walk those streets and speak the language”是同位语从句里的主句。

句意：这样的情景向我传递着一个信息：如果我一直努力学习，总有一天我能够走在这些街道并且能讲这种语言。

2. In the lunchroom, there’s a mural of City Year corps members playing with notable characters from famous books―telling students that the characters are interesting and books are enjoyable.

此句是一个简单句，主要结构是there’s a mural。“of City Year corps members playing with notable characters from famous books―telling students that the characters are interesting and books are enjoyable”是of介词结构作定语修饰mural。在介词结构里“playing with notable characters from famous books”作定语修饰City Year corps members。而“telling students that the characters are interesting and books are enjoyable”是分词结构作伴随状语。在这个状语里又含有一个由that引导的宾语从句。

句意：在饭厅，有一幅壁画，画的是社区服务组织成员们扮演着名著里一些有名的角色――告诉学生角色的精彩及书的趣味性。

Note: City Year is an education focused, nonprofit organization that unites young people of all backgrounds for a year of full-time service to keep students in school and on track to graduation.

【词汇聚焦】

1. participate in 固定短语，比较正式。意思是“参与， 参加”。如：

I don’t want to participate in the English party. 我不想参加英语晚会。

Parents should actively participate in their children’s education. 父母应积极参与到孩子的教育中来。

2. decorate 意思是“装饰，装修”。如：

May I help you decorate the room? 我可以帮你装饰布置房间吗？

I’m going to decorate the bathroom tomorrow. 明天我打算装修一下浴室。

decorate sth. with sth. 意思是“用……来美化……”。如：

We decorated the Christmas tree with color lances and lights. 我们用彩带和灯来装饰圣诞树。

The great hall was decorated with flowers. 大厅里装饰着花朵。

decorate for sb. 意思是“因……而颁奖”。如：

The general was decorated for winning the battle. 将军因赢得这一战役而被授勋。

decoration n. “装饰物，奖章”；decorative adj. “作装饰用的”。

3. remind 使想起，提醒。如：

In case I forget, please remind me. 万一我忘记，请提醒我。

remind sb. of sth. 使……回想起；提醒某人有关某事

remind sb. that... 使……回想起；提醒某人有关某事

如：

Yellow flowers of rape always remind me of my childhood in the countryside. 黄黄的油菜花总使我想起我在农村时的童年。

Please remind him that he must be here early. 请提醒他必须早点到这里。

4. stay engaged 意思是“保持忙碌状态”。

How long will the US stay engaged in Libya? 美国要在利比亚忙活多久？

stay 是联系动词，在此意思是“保持”，相当于keep。如：

The temperature has stayed hot this week. 本周气温一直都很热。

stay 也可表示“停留，逗留”。如：

You can stay at home and watch TV. 你可以待在家里并且看电视。

stay up 熬夜；stay out 不回家，避开；stay in 不出门

engage 在此表示“从事”，也有“订婚；预定”等意思。如：

I have engaged a room at this hotel. 我已经在这个旅馆里预订了一个房间。

engage in 从事，参加；engage for 担保，对……负责；engage with 与……接洽

【写作拓展】

一年一度的学校宿舍文化评比月又拉开了序幕，但今年学生却没有表现出像往年的兴趣和激情。面对这一现象，有人提出宿舍文化月还要不要举办的问题，这引起了同学们的讨论。请你根据下面表格所提供的内容将讨论结果进行总结并发表自己的观点。

注意：1. 行文连贯，内容完整；

2. 开头语已经给出；

3. 150词左右。

The annual school dormitory cultural month has drawn back its curtain again, but this year students did not show their great interest and passions for it as before. Hence a discussion has come up on whether it is necessary to hold it again.

答案与解析

1. C。 主旨大意题。特别是最后一段“I hope that the words and images painted upon the walls of P.S. 50 and the other schools served by City Year make our students smile, encourage them to use their imaginations, and inspire their goals for the future―just as they did for me”一句更能说明本文所阐述的问题。

2. D。 细节理解题。由第四段最后一句可知答案。

3. B。 推理判断题。由第一段“The vision sent me the message that if I kept studying hard, one day I would be able to walk those streets and speak the language”及倒数第二段“My favorite scenes are in the restroom, where children’s book covers are painted throughout the hallways. These paintings are inspiring,…”可以推知答案。

4. B。 作者的意图和态度理解题。由第一段及第四段的最后两句“These paintings are inspiring, but they also remind students that school is a place to develop the entire person. If a school environment is exciting and positive, it can motivate students to come to school and stay engaged and focused throughout the day”可以推知答案。

5. C。 细节理解题。由第四段最后两句可知答案。

One possible version：

The annual school dormitory cultural month has drawn back its curtain again, but this year students did not show their great interest and passions for it as before. Hence a discussion has come up on whether it is necessary to hold it again.

Some students believe that dormitory culture can offer a wonderful stage for students to show their talents. Apart from helping students promote their interest in study, a beautiful environment of a dormitory is good for our sleep. Also, a series of activities can enrich the campus culture and make campus atmosphere more active. Meanwhile, this can encourage cooperation of the students in a dormitory.

However, some students hold different views. They think they are busy with their study and have no time to spare for the activities of the dormitory culture. Besides, they can’t benefit much from some activities which have little to do with their study.

So far as I am concerned, decorating the dormitory is a must. For one thing, more students will be motivated to develop their potential abilities which will make them qualified for their future positions. For another thing, students will find it a good chance to communicate with entire members of the dormitory.