06 众说纷纭(2022-2023学年初中英语中考时文阅读+完形填空+任务型阅读)

Parents became substitute teachers 家长成了代课老师 体裁 说明文 难度★★★ 词数225 Craig Nilles is a parent of an eight-year-old gil. He got a call from his daughter's head teacher last month. The head teacher asked him to be a substitute teacher for some time because of the COVID-19.Nilles was working from home as a paralegal(律师助手)and had a four-year degree(学位)the school needed, so he went through a short training and began teaching at Woodland Elementary School in Minnesota. “It is a special way to help the school that your children attended, said Nillcs,39,who gave up his paralegal job a few months after starting and is now a full-time teacher in the school. He also studied hard after school to be great. He said it was one of the best experiences of his life. He thought the job was not something everyone is able to jump into easily. Woodland head teacher Lisa Carlson said she thought of the idea to send the call to all school families after coming up short of substitutes. After the call went out last year, eight parents joined the substitute teachers, she said happily. “Lots of schools in the US facing teacher shortages are asking parents to be substitute teachers but when the move may be a good quick fix(弥补)to keep schools open for now,” education experts(专家)said,“this should not be used as a long-term solution(解决方法)for teacher shortages.” 1.What can we know about Craig Nilles from the first paragraph? A. He has an eight-year-old boy. B. He worked as a head teacher before. C. He decided to be a substitute teacher. D. He lost his job because of the COVID-19. 2. What did Craig Nilles think of the job? A. Easy. B. Difficult. C. Relaxing D. Interesting. 3.How did Lisa Carlson feel after giving a call to parents? A. Weak. B. Foolish. C. Scared. D. Happy. 4.What does the last paragraph mainly talk about? A. Experts' idea about solving teacher shortages. B. The substitute teachers in the US. C. Parents to be substitute teachers. D. How to keep schools open. Should kids learn co