《2025年学霸组合训练七年级英语上册译林版扬州专版》

三、阅读表达

阅读短文，回答下面 5 个问题。(每题答案不超过 10 个词)
How does your teacher make you sit，in rows(排；列) or in groups? How would you like to sit? Does sitting in rows make you feel good or does it make you feel lonely? Do you feel that sitting in a group and discussing things make you learn more in an easier way?
In the last 30 years or so，experts(专家) on teaching methods have thought about these questions. They felt that sitting in rows was not very useful. They thought students learned easier and better when they sat around a table in a group. Students could also learn to get along with others and exchange ideas easily in groups.
However，it seems they were not quite right. At least Nigel Hastings，professor of Nottingham Trent University，does not think so. He studied classroom behaviour(行为) for 20 years in England. His conclusion(结论) is that children work much better when they sit in rows than sitting around in groups.
His study found that students wasted a lot of time talking when they were placed in groups. When children were made to sit singly(单独地) or in pairs and not in groups as they were used to，they were more attentive(专注的) to their work.
Right now，most primary school students in England are seated in groups of four and six. So the report of Nigel's study could make a big difference to how they will sit and learn.
1. What did some experts on teaching methods think of sitting in rows?It was not very useful.
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2. How long did Nigel study classroom behaviour?For 20 years.
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3. When do children work much better according to Nigel's study conclusion?When they sit in rows.
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4. What happened when students sat in groups in Nigel's study?Students wasted a lot of time talking.
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5. Would you like to sit in groups or in rows? Why?In rows. Because it helps me focus on my study.
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答案： 1.It was not very useful. 2.For 20 years. 3.When they sit in rows. 4.Students wasted a lot of time talking. 5.In rows. Because it helps me focus on my study.(答案不唯一，言之有理即可)