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伦敦一所小学有一个规定：师生上课不穿鞋。这一目的是让孩子们在课堂上感觉更自在，而且这一做法非常受孩子们的欢迎。对此做法，有人持支持态度，也有人持反对态度，那么你怎么看呢？

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

A research showed that chil-dren 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 （引起共鸣） 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 more clearly after taking off your shoes.”

Now several classes in the school are trying shoe-stripping （脱鞋） classes. It would be carried out to the whole school if successful. “It takes away the sense of hierarchy （等级） 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 primary school pupils are not reaching the lowest standard in subjects. It’s impossible for them to wear shoes in classes to solve the problem.”

语块收藏

take away  解除;消除

on time  按时;准时

take off  脱下

the sense of...  ……的感觉

not all  并非全都

solve the problem  解决问题

典句赏析

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. 学校的老师们在访问了芬兰、冰岛和瑞典之后，得知在这些国家课堂内不穿鞋的规则较受欢迎，于是他们做出了这一决定。

where引导的是定语从句，修饰先行词Finland， Iceland and Sweden;make the decision是固定短语，意为“做决定”。

2.The schools there resonate with the relationship between homes and schools and the need to make children feel comfortable and relaxed in the class？鄄room. 那里的學校让人引起共鸣的是家和学校间的关系以及让孩子们在教室里感到舒适和放松的需要。

there在句中作后置定语，修饰the schools;between... and...是固定短语，意为“在……和……（两者）之间”;make... feel...是固定搭配，意为“使……感到……”，feel comfort？鄄able and relaxed是系表结构，作宾语children的补足语。

理解自测

阅读短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳答案。

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？鄄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.聞起来的

C.有臭味的 D.发臭的

词句微练

根据所给汉语句子，完成下列英语句子。每空一词。

1.不是所有的答案都正确。

_________ the answers are correct.

2.她总是按时完成作业。

She always finishes her homework

_________  .

3.当你进日本人的家里时，你应该脱掉鞋子。

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

4.当我收到礼物时，我有一种强烈的幸福感。

When I received a gift， I had

_________  happiness.

5.他的爸爸生气地拿走了他的手机。

His father    _________     his cell phone an？鄄grily.

（答案见第63页）