重庆育才中学2025-2026学年下学期高三开学考试英语试卷含答案

这是一份重庆育才中学2025-2026学年下学期高三开学考试英语试卷含答案，共14页。试卷主要包含了 B等内容，欢迎下载使用。
(考试时间: 120 分钟试卷满分: 150 分)
注意事项:
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第一部分 听力(共两节，满分 30 分)
注意，听力部分答题时，请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分)
听下面 5 段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。
1. Hw might the man feel abut his summer vacatin?
A. Cntent. B. Stressed. C. Regretful.
2. Where are the speakers?
A. On the bus. B. On the plane. C. On the subway.
3. When will the dance practice begin?
A. At 8:00. B. At 9:00. C. At 10:00.
4. What will the wman d?
A. Cntact the man twice a day.
B. Call hme in the lunch break.
C. Leave her cellphne at hme.
5. Why des the man recmmend the mvie?
A. It features ld actrs. B. It has surprising plts. C. It csts little t watch.
第二节(共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分)
听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题, 从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后， 各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题
6. Where are the cups?
A. In the paper bx. B. In the metal bx. C. In the plastic bag.
7. What has the man left behind?
A. The tent. B. The plates. C. The cker.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题.
8. Why des the man give up using DeepSeek?
A. It is against schl rules. B. It brings accuracy issues. C. It csts t much mney.
9. Which des the wman value mst in learning?
A. High efficiency. B. Persnal grwth. C. Academic credits.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题.
10. What are the speakers discussing?
A. A hiking rute. B. A bird watcher. C. A nearby eagle.
11. Why des the bird keep lking arund?
A. T defend its nest. B. T enjy the view. C. T search fr fd.
12. What is the relatinship between the speakers?
A. Guide and turist. B. Teacher and student. C. Phtgrapher and client.
听第 9 段材料, 回答第 13 至 16 题.
13. Which rganizatin held the cmpetitin?
A. A TV statin. B. A pht studi. C. A travel agency.
14. What attracted the man t sign up?
A. The prize mney. B. The jb ffer. C. The expert guidance.
15. What is a feature f the trip?
A. It is a guided tur. B. It has a fixed rute. C. It lasts fr a mnth.
16. What will the man’s dcumentary fcus n?
A. The natural scenery. B. Daily life f lcals. C. Ecsystem prtectin.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题.
17. Wh can be a club member?
A. An expert runner. B. A cllege student. C. A race enthusiast.
18. Hw much des a single race cst?
A.$1. B.$2. C.$5.
19. What is the gal f the club?
A. T select the best runners. B. T shw the fun f sprts. C. T grade running abilities.
20. What will be given after a race?
A. Cld water. B. Clred hats. C. Fresh salads.
第二部分阅读(共两节，满分 50 分)
第一节(共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Ztpia 2 is a 2025 American animated cmedy film prduced by Walt Disney Animatin Studis. It nce again fllws Judy Hpps and Nick Wilde, this time as they fllw reptile Gary De’ Snake acrss Ztpia and try t clear their names after being framed. Plt
At the Ztenial Gala, a pisnus snake named Gary De’ Snake kidnaps family leader Miltn Lynxley t access an ld jurnal. Framed as partners in crime, Judy and Nick becme runaways. They helped Gary recver the jurnal, revealing his great-grandmther Agnes as Ztpia’s true funder, wrnged by the Lynxley family.Finally reptiles return t the city, while Judy and Nick are cleared f all charges.
Release
Ztpia 2 premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Hllywd, Ls Angeles n Nvember 13, 2025, and was released in the United States by Walt Disney Studis Mtin Pictures n Nvember 26, 2025. Tw days later, it was released in the United Kingdm.
Marketing
In Nvember 2025, as a publicity stunt, three remte-cntrlled cars with animatrnic puppets f the film’s characters appeared in Ls Angeles. They cnsisted f Nick, Judy, and Gary in a purple car, Finnick in his brwn van, and Flash in his sprts car. The stunt was reprtedly received well by the public.
Bx ffice
As f December 9, 2025, Ztpia 2 has grssed $230.1 millin in the United States and Canada, and $742.2millin in ther territries, fr a wrldwide ttal f $972.3 millin.
Critical respnse
Audiences plled by CinemaScre gave the film an average grade f "A" n an A+ t F scale, the same scre as the first film. On the ther hand, Peter Bradshaw, writing a review fr The Guardian, gave the film tw ut f five stars. He described it as "a sulless mvie made by just fllwing a frmula, filled with jkes that feel safe and apprved by the studi."
21. When was Ztpia 2 released in the United Kingdm?
A. On Nvember 13, 2025. B. On December 9, 2025.
C. On Nvember 28, 2025. D. On Nvember 26, 2025.
22. What did the studi d t prmte the film?
A. It invested $230.1 millin t advertise the film.
B. It invited the reprter t publicize the upcming film.
C. It released a series f shrt vides abut the main plt.
D. It paraded character puppets in remte-cntrlled cars.
23. Where is the text pssibly frm?
A. A jurnal n film reviews. B. An entertainment website.
C. A textbk n mvie histry. D. A newspaper n glbal news.
B
Mark Levine, a 77- year- ld American prfessr, has spent nearly twenty years living and wrking in China.On teaching days, he leaves his apartment in Beijing’s Haidian District befre sunrise and travels ver thirty kilmeters t Minzu University’s Fengtai campus. Althugh he mves slwly, he maintains an active schedule, balancing his wrk as a teacher, writer, and musician. Levine ften explains that these rles help him stay cnnected t the sciety he regards as hme.
His interest in China began while he was wrking fr a U. S. labr rganizatin dedicated t imprving cnditins fr lw- incme wrkers. As a scilgist, he examined hw different cuntries addressed scial inequality and was particularly impressed by China’s prgress. Later, a jb ffer frm a cllege in Huai’ an cnvinced him t take a decisive step and begin a new chapter.
He still remembers his first evening in Huai’ an, when the streets were crwded with bicycles, a scene that signaled hw different his new envirnment wuld be. Over the years, he traveled t every prvincial- level regin in China and delivered lectures at mre than eighty universities.
In 2007, Levine mved t Beijing. His small apartment is filled with plants, guitars, bks abut China, and suvenirs frm his travels- items that recrd the life he has built n his wn. Althugh his family lives far away, he insists that he des nt feel lnely, largely because f the friendships he has frmed with clleagues, neighbrs, and students.
A key mment in his life came when he met Fu Han, a pian teacher wh later became his musical partner.Hping t present a mre cmplete picture f China t the wrld, they began writing sngs tgether. A spring festival he spent with her family in rural Hubei left him particularly mved and inspired ne f his sngs abut the warmth he experienced there.
In 2016, Levine received Chinese permanent residence, which strengthened his sense f belnging. Tday, well knwn in his neighbrhd, he is ften greeted by children wh call him" Grandpa Santa."
24. Why did Levine mve t China at first?
A. T take up a pst. B. T further his study.
C. T find a well- paid jb. D. T explre a cllege.
25. Hw des Levine mainly keep lneliness away while living far frm his family?
A. By writing sngs abut hme. B. By traveling t varius places.
C. By ccupying himself in wrk. D. By building scial cnnectins.
26. What des Levine’s cperatin with Fu Han imply?
A. It encuraged him t pursue music full time.
B. It pushed him t learn traditinal instruments.
C. It helped him becme an established perfrmer.
D. It allwed him t share lcal stries effectively.
27. What is the text mainly abut?
A. A scilgist’s fight fr wrkers. B. A freigner’s life rted in China.
C. A freign teacher’s rute t fame. D. A prfessr’s music achievements.
C
As the hliday seasn appraches, prducts featuring artificial intelligence are raising alarms amng child safety advcates. Cnsumer grups warn that AI-pwered tys may endanger children’s well-being due t insufficient regulatin and research, urging demands fr stricter versight.
"These tys lack evidence f benefits fr kids, face zer AI regulatin, and their marketing creates serius risks," said Rachel Franz f Fairplay, a tech watchdg. The cncerns intensified after a Public Interest ResearchGrup (PIRG) investigatin revealed an AI teddy bear named Olly’s Kumquat culd discuss sensitive tpics despite being marketed as a "relatinship enhancer.""I was shcked by hw penly it addressed inapprpriate cntent," reprted PIRG’s Teresa Murray.
Befre the reprt, parents, technlgy researchers and lawmakers had already raised cncerns abut the impact f bts n minrs’ mental health. Experts highlight that children may frm emtinal bnds with bts withut realizing they are nt human. "Kids might expect uncnditinal supprt r prefer bts ver real relatinships," warned Jacqueline Wlley f the University f Texas. Cmpanies als cllect children’s data withut transparency (透明), increasing privacy risks."Children may share deeply persnal thughts with tys lacking security measures," said Franz.
While acknwledging ptential educatinal uses - like language learning - advcates urge cautin. "AItys shuldn’t be banned, but must prve safety thrugh research befre remaining n shelves," Franz insisted.
r Fllwing PIRG’s reprt, OllyAI halted prductin f the bear tys fr a safety review. Meanwhile, 80rganizatins, including Fairplay, advised families t avid AI tys this seasn, emphasizing that traditinal ffline tys have well-dcumented benefits withut the risks created by AI.
Ty manufacturers respnded defensively. Curr, maker f The Grtt, prmised t investigate cncerns while ensuring child safety. Mattel clarified its OpenAI prducts target"families and lder audiences," banning users under 13 and stressing AI as a "supplement, nt replacement" fr traditinal play. Yet Franz questinedMattel’s safeguards: "Hw will they prevent kids frm accessing these prducts?"
As AI integratin expands in children’s prducts, the debate centers n balancing innvatin with prtectinUntil studies cnfirm safety and ethical standards, critics argue cautin — nt cnvenience — shuld guid hliday gift chices.
28. What prblem did the PIRG investigatin find abut the AI teddy bear?
A. It prmted inapprpriate physical activities fr children.
B. It failed t functin prperly during standard safety tests.
C. It was fund t be cllecting persnal financial infrmatin.
D. It addressed subjects that differed frm its intended functin.
29. What des paragraph 3 fcus n?
A. The ptential risks f traditinal tys.
B. The dangers AI tys might bring t kids.
C. The lack f safety in mst children’s tys.
D. The way AI tys replace real friends fr kids.
30. What des the underlined wrd "halted" in paragraph 5 prbably mean?
A. Suspended. B. Ignred. C. Oppsed. D. Expanded.
31. What can be inferred frm Mattel’s statement abut its AI prducts?
A. They plan t replace its traditinal tys.
B. They psitin AI as an ptinal additin.
C. They admit AI tys cannt be educatinal.
D. They believe the age restrictins are reliable.
D
Secnd place is just the first lser. While the cmpetitive spirit may be as natural as breathing air, it desn't always lead t human flurishing and can create misery. Frtunately, there is a frmula t slve this prblem:instead f always ging fr gld, sht fr the brnze.
Thugh secnd place may be the first lser, third place can be the real winner regarding happiness and lngevity. In a 1995 study, schlars systematically cded the emtinal reactins f silver and brnze medalists in the 1992 Summer Olympic Games. Using slw-mtin ftage captured bth immediately after their events and later n the awards pdium(领奖台), researchers fund the brnze winners appeared cnsistently happier n average than the silver medalists. Over 80% f brnze medalists exhibited genuine smiles, a figure that was nearly duble that bserved amng silver medalists. Mrever, every brnze medalist’s smile lasted lnger than the average smile bserved amng the silver medalists.
Mre recent research has lked at the life span f all three medalist categries. A 2018 study tracked the average lngevity f thse representing the U. S. in the Olympic Games frm 1904 t 1936 and fund that the athlete whse best perfrmance was silver lived t 72. Gld medalists beat this by fur years, living t 76. But first prize in lngevity went t the brnze medalists, wh lived t 78.
The study had a handy explanatin fr this discrepancy:"Unsatisfactry cmpetitin utcmes may adversely affect health." In ther wrds, silver medalists see themselves as the first lser because they lk up t the tp step and cmpare themselves nly with the gld medalists, whereas the brnze winners cmpare themselves favrably with all the thers wh never made it nt the pdium at all. This thery shws the difference between upward and dwnward scial cmparisn. When we cmpare urselves with thse wh have mre mney, pwer, r achievements, we ften feel like, well, lsers. It tends t lwer mtivatin and increase stress. In cntrast, dwnward cmparisn makes peple feel better abut themselves and, thus, happier.
The wrldly happiness strategy f striving fr gld every day is flish. It tends t lwer the intrinsic mtivatin, and thus enjyment that peple btain frm their activities. The principle at wrk here is trying t imprve yur wn past perfrmance and the nly persn t whm yu will have t cmpare yurself is yu.
32. What can be learned frm the 1995 study?
A. Silver medalists shwed less happiness than brnze winners.
B. Silver medalists’ smiling frequency was clse t that f gld medalists.
C. The average brnze medalist’s smile lasted lnger than every silver medalist’s.
D. The emtins f bth medalists were unchanged frm the events t the pdium.
33. What is the cause f the difference in medalists’ life span?
A. The stress frm dwnward scial cmparisn.
B. The mtivatin frm upward scial cmparisn.
C. The effect f different types f scial cmparisn.
D. The failure t lk up t the tp after the cmpetitin.
34. What des the writer advise us t d t achieve happiness?
A. Learn frm the tp perfrmers.
B. Try t be the best in every field.
C. Cmmit t ne’s cnsistent persnal grwth.
D. Strengthen the mtivatin t btain achievement.
35. Which f the fllwing is the best title fr the passage?
A. The Triumph f Cming in Third B. The Prblem f Human Cmpetitin
C. The Mechanism f Scial Cmparisn D. The Psychlgy f the Olympic Medalists 第二节(共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
In face f multiple tasks at wrk, what shuld yu fcus n? What shuld yu cmmit t ding? Here are few ways t imprve yur fcus and get started n what matters.
Chse an anchr task. 36______ Even thugh yu plan t cmplete ther tasks during the day, yur primary task is the ne nn-negtiable thing that must get dne. It can be called an "anchr task" because it is the mainstay that hlds the rest f yur day in place.
Manage yur energy, nt yur time. If a task requires yur full attentin, then schedule it fr a time f day when yu have the energy needed t fcus. Fr example, if yu have nticed that yur creative energy is highest in the mrning, yu are suppsed t schedule creative tasks fr the mrning. All ther tasks are taken care f in the afternn. 37______
Wrk in full screen mde. Whenever yu use an applicatin n yur cmputer, use full screen mde. 38______ Yu can’t see the time, the icns f ther applicatins, r any ther distractins n the screen. If yu remve the visual cue, then the urge t be distracted subsides(减弱) in a few minutes.
39______ I usually dn’t use my phne fr the first few hurs f the day. It is much easier t d fcused wrk when yu dn’t have any text messages, phne calls, r app ntificatins interrupting yur fcus.
Regardless f what strategy yu use, all yu need is t cmmit t ne thing. 40______ Yu just need t get started and stay fcused.
A. Leave yur phne alne.
B. Keep yurself away frm any distractins.
C. Yu can even set the task bar t hide autmatically.
D. Yu shuld get enugh rest t make sure f being energetic.
E. Yu are recmmended t assign ne pririty t each wrk day.
F. Remember time is useless if yu dn’t have the energy t cmplete the task.
G. In the beginning, yu dn’t even have t cnsider whether yu can cmplete it.
第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分 30 分)
第一节(共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Since 2021, Alaska native Esther Keim has been drpping "bmb" frm the air t remte Alaskans. The "bmb" is a bag 41 ______ with a 15-pund frzen turkey. Arund Christmas, the sky 42______ hliday hams.
Keim began her turkey-bmbing jurneys after visiting her family’s cabin in Skwentna, an islated village abut 70 miles nrthwest f Anchrage. Thanksgiving 43 ______ at a time when rivers are t frzen fr bats t travel. Peple ften 44______ fd during this perid f "freeze-up", but the fd was 45______ .
"I thught, I’m ging t_____46__ them a turkey this Thanksgiving," says Keim. She went t her lcal supermarket t fill tw carts with frzen turkeys. Then, 47 ______ with a list f huses t hit, she and her best friend Heidi Hastings tk t the sky in a plane fr the bmb 48______ .
Last year, Keim and Hastings 49______ tgether 140 miles in a day t deliver as many as 85 turkeys and hams t remte residents. She then 50______ a message nline asking if anyne else withut rad 51______ needed a turkey bmb and gt dzens f 52______
Fr all turkeys, hams and plane fuel, Keim 53______ each hliday drp cycle culd cst 54______ $25,000.The Alaska Turkey Bmb prject she started nw receives enugh 55 ______ frm individuals and lcal businesses s that she is n lnger paying ut f pcket.
41.A. stuffed B. decrated C. cvered D. wrapped
42. A. lights B. expldes C. shts D. rains
43. A. wrks B. falls C. serves D. appears
44. A. stcked up n B. watched ut fr C. tk cntrl f D. get dwn t
45. A. unpleasant B. delicius C. insufficient D. nutritius
46. A. prepare B. drp C. make D. ck
47. A equipped B. filled C. ccupied D. burdened
48.A. attack B. transprt C. launch D. experiment
49.4 . ran B. drve C. spread D. flew
50.A. suggested B. fllwed C. psted D. plished
51. A. blck B. repair C. system D. access
52. A. dubts B. respnses C. bnuses D. pinins
53.A. estimated B. stressed C. cmplained D. hped
54.A. crucially B. eventually C. apprximately D. bviusly
55. A. awards B. dnatins C. rders D. judgments
第二节(共 10 小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Liang Wenfeng: Shaping AI Thrugh Open-Surce Innvatin
In 2025, Liang Wenfeng, funder f Chinese AI cmpany DeepSeek, 56 ______ (name) ne f Nature’sTp 10 Science Figures and praised by the British jurnal as a "technlgy disruptr" fr creating the grundbreaking R1 large language mdel.
Liang’s jurney began in a rural Guangdng village,_____57_____ his parents taught at a primary schl. After graduating frm Zhejiang University with 58______ master’s degree in engineering, he entered the finance industry, earning millins by applying AI t financial markets. In 2015, he c-funded the investment fundFantuan Quant, later 59 ______ (start) DeepSeek as a separate cmpany in 2023.
The R1 mdel, released in January 2025, amazed the wrld with its advanced reasning capabilities, cmparable t tp U.S. mdels 60______ at a much lwer cst. What made R1 truly revlutinary was its pen-surce nature - Liang made the mdel’s weights freely available, enabling researchers [61]______ (glbal)t refine and build upn it. This mve made AI mre 62 ______ (access) t everyne, particularly benefiting labs in resurce-limited cuntries. His team priritized transparency, publishing detailed training methds and becming the first - 63______ (submit) a large language mdel t peer review.
Tday, DeepSeek’s mdels pwer diverse 64______ (applicatin) in China, symblizing the natin’s shift frm technlgical imitatin 65______ innvatin. Liang’s visin f pen-surce AI cntinues t reshape the glbal scientific landscape.
第四部分写作(共两节，满分 40 分)
第一节(满分 15 分)
假定你是李华，经常帮助你学习英语的朋友 Alex 即将结束他在中国的交换生之旅并返回自己的国家。 请给他写一封邮件，内容包括:
1.表示感谢;
2.回顾 Alex 对你的帮助;
3.临别祝愿。
注意:1.写作词数应为 80 个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
Dear Alex,
Yurs sincerely,
Li Hua
第二节(满分 25 分)
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
My Best Teaching Experience
Tyler was nly in my senir class fr a semester. He had been suspended (使停学) many times in previus years because f his anger issues. When he entered my class, I thught the wrst.
Tyler sat in the back rw. Every time I talked t the class, I wuld ask students questins, calling them by name. Unfrtunately, every time I called n Tyler, he wuld respnd with a jke. If he gt an answer wrng, he wuld becme angry.
Abut a mnth int the year, I was still trying t cnnect with Tyler. I can usually get students invlved in class discussins r at least have them sit quietly and attentively (专心地) . By cntrast, Tyler was ften lud and smetimes rude.
He had been in s much truble ver the years. He expected his teachers t knw abut his past; abut hw many times he had been sent t the ffice r suspended frm schl. I had fund that these srts f referrals (移交) were nt very effective and that students wuld return frm the ffice behaving wrse than befre.
One day, Tyler was talking ver me while I was teaching. I stpped my lessn and said, "Tyler, why dn’t yu jin in ur discussin instead f having ne f yur wn?" With that, he gt up frm his chair, pushed it ver and yelled smething. I can’t remember what he said ther than that he included sme implite wrds. I sent Tyler straight t the ffice, and he received a week’s suspensin.
T this pint, this was ne f my wrst teaching experiences. Tyler’s anger was almst t much fr me. The week Tyler was suspended frm schl was a wnderful time, and we gt a lt accmplished as a class. Hwever, the suspensin week wuld sn cme t an end, and I was fearful f his return.
注意:1.续写词数应为 150 左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
On the day f Tyler’s return, I std at the dr awaiting him.
A spark f surprise flashed acrss his face.
重庆育才中学高 2026 届高三 (下) 入学考试英语试题
参考答案
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分 30 分)
1-5 ACCBB 6 -10 ACBBC 11-15 CACAC 16-20 BBABA
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分 50 分)
第一节21-23 CDB 24-27 ADDB 28-31 DBAB 32-35 ACCA
第二节36-40 EFCAG
第三部分 语言知识运用 (共两节，满分 30 分)
第一节 (共 15 小题; 每小题 1 分，满分 15 分)
41-45 ADBAC 46-50 BACDC 51-55 DBACB第二节 (共 10
小题; 每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分)
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第四部分 写作 (共两节，满分 40 分)
第一节 (满分 15 分) Dear Alex,
I am writing in the hpe f expressing my heartfelt appreciatin t yu fr yur kind assistance with my English learning. Had it nt been fr yur help, I wuldn’t have made such prgress in my English learning.
It was yur daily encuragement that enabled me t slve my prblems in English learning. Nt nly did yu spend much time practising English with me, but als yu did all yu culd t share better learning methds with me. What really cunts was that yu develped my interest in English learning.
I d hpe we will keep in tuch with each ther in the future. Wish yu a pleasant trip and all the best.
Yurs sincerely, Li Hua
第二节 (满分 25 分)
On the day f Tyler, s return, I std at the dr awaiting him. At last he came, walking with his hands in his pckets. That image immediately brught back memries f the by thrwing a tantrum in class the ther day. Yet I managed t restrain my anger this time. These past few days, I had been building a wall between us with blame and punishment, s I thught t myself that maybe I shuld try anther way. "I want t aplgize fr the quarrel that we had in the middle f class, and I’m really srry if it hurt yur feelings," I said, finally breaking the ice.
A spark f surprise flashed acrss his face. The naughty by frze there, staring at me with wide eyes. It was clear that he had never heard an aplgy frm a teacher befre. "It is I wh shuld say srry," he murmured, his face burning with shame, "I shuld have learned t cntrl myself." With a smile, I stepped frward and patted him n his shulder, signaling t him t g back t his seat. In the days that fllwed, Tyler didn’t misbehave in class any mre and tk an active part in class discussins. I had never expected "understanding" culd make such a huge difference-it turned ne f my wrst teaching experiences int perhaps the best ne.