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During the day，Mike Kosciuk teaches students at De La Salle Collegiate High School in Michigan．However，in the evenings and on weekends，Mike provides instruction on Tutor.com.Not only does he teach students math from 9th grade through college level，he also teaches other online teachers how to improve their teaching.Recognized as a leader in online teaching，Mike was the February 2010 Tutor of the Month for Tutor.com.
Chrissy Markley is one of many online teachers who are taking virtual (虚拟的)learning to the lower grades.At Arizona Connections Academy，an online public school，Chrissy teaches 7/8th Grade Gifted Language Arts and 9th Grade Language Arts.Once a 6th grade teacher in a traditional public school area，Chrissy enjoys teaching in the virtual classroom.Recognized as an excellent teacher，she was named the school's 2011 Teacher of the Year.
Having ten years' experience in online teaching，Jody Shine began teaching with Davenport University.When she was asked to teach online，she was skeptical at first.“I feared something would be lost in the give and take of classroom discussion，” Jody said.“Now I know online teaching allows students greater freedom to express themselves.” Today，Jody uses voice recordings and online videos to teach English Composition to Davenport students.
Like Arizona Connections Academy，Open High School of Utah is also a public school offering online instruction.There，Amy Pace is an awardwinning science teacher.After spending 11 years in a traditional teaching environment，Amy joined Open High School of Utah.She has helped create an interesting science course.In 2010，she was one of 103 7th to 12th grade teachers to be chosen for a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.
【语篇解读】 本文主要介绍了四位网上授课老师的基本情况以及他们所获得的相应奖项等。
1．What subject does Mike teach?
A．English Composition. B．Language Arts.
C．Science. D．Math.
D [细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Not only does he teach students math”可知，Mike是教数学的。]
2．The underlined word “skeptical” in Paragraph 3 probably means ．
A．unhappy B．doubtful
C．serious D．bored
B [词义猜测题。根据Jody所说的“I feared something would be lost in the give and take of classroom discussion”和“Now I know online teaching allows students greater freedom to express themselves.”之间的对比可知，Jody一开始担心网络授课中不能很好地进行课堂讨论交流，因此对是否要进行网络授课有所怀疑。]
3．What kind of readers will probably like reading the text?
A．Parents who are helping their kids choose a public school.
B．Students who are searching for an online teacher.
C．Teachers who want to win prizes in teaching.
D．Anyone who likes to study abroad.
B [推理判断题。本文主要介绍了四位网上授课老师的基本情况以及他们所获得的相应奖项，因此对于正在挑选在线老师的学生来说很有用处。]
