教師資格之中學英語學科知識與教學能力押題練習題庫B卷帶答案

?教師資格之中學英語學科知識與教學能力押題練習題庫B卷帶答案

單選題（共50題）1、Ilostmywalletlastweek,but___________itdidn′tcontainmuchmoney.A.luckilyB.hopefullyC.gladlyD.normally【答案】A2、BernardBailynhasrecentlyreinterpretedtheearlyhistoryoftheUnitedStatesbyapplyingnewsocialresearchfindingsontheexperiencesofEuropeanmigrants．Inhisreinterpretation，migrationbecomestheorganizingprincipleforrewritingthehistoryofpreindustrialNorthAmerica．Hisapproachrestsonfourseparatepropositions．A.HighcultureinNewEnglandneverequaledthehighcultureofEnglandB.TheculturalachievementsofcolonialNewEnglandhavegenerallybeenunrecognizedbyhistoriansC.ThecolonistsimitatedthehighcultureofEngland，anddidnotdevelopaculturethatwasuniquelytheirownD.ThesoutherncoloniesweregreatlyinfluencedbythehighcultureofNewEngland【答案】A3、Whichofthefollowingactivitiesarenotcommunicativeactivitiesinteachingspeaking?A.InformationgapactivitiesB.Accuracy-focusedgamesC.DebatesandinterviewsD.Problem-solvingactivities【答案】B4、Theworldmarketis__________changing.Wemustanticipatethechangesandmaketimelyadjustments.A.stablyB.constantlyC.scarcelyD.occasionally【答案】B5、Themethodis__________successandthestudentshavemade__________progress.A.a;theB./;theC.a;/D./;/【答案】C6、請閱讀短文，完成此題。A.instructionofexpertsB.judgmentofourownC.directionofengineersD.indicationofteachers【答案】B7、Passage1A.generallydistortedvaluesB.unfairwealthdistributionC.amarginalizedlifestyleD.arigidmoralcode【答案】A8、Liberia，theoldestindependentNegrostateinWestAfrica，hasbeenstrugglingforsurvivaleversinceitsfoundationin1822．ProgresshasbeenhamperedbyconstanthostilitybetweentheAmericanA.theAmericanNegroesdonotwanttohelpthecountryB.therehasbeenconstanthostilityandsuspicionbetweendifferenttribesinthecountryC.therehasbeenconstanthostilityandsuspicionbetweentwogroupsofthesametribeD.thegovernmenthasadoptedawrongmoney【答案】C9、ViewerscontinuetowatchTV___________theycomplainaboutthequalityoftheprogramming．A.eventhoughB.asifC.aslongasD.unless【答案】A10、Drunkendriving,sometimescalledAmerica'ssociallyacceptedformofmurder,hasbecomeanationalepidemic.EveryhourofeverydayaboutthreeAmericansonaveragearekilledhyA.raisingthelegaldrinkingagefrom18to21B.forcingteenagerstoobeydisciplinesC.developingyoungpeople'ssenseofresponsibilityD.pressingteenagerstotakesoftdrinks【答案】C11、TheritualofEnglishteatimeisbelievedtohaveoriginatedinthelate1700'swhenAnna,DuchessofBedford,orderedthataplateofcakesbesentuptoherwithherafternooncupoftea.TheDuchesschronicallyexperienceda“sinkingfeeling”(whatwewouldterm“l(fā)owbloodsugar”)inthelateafternoon.Totideheroverthelonghoursbetweenmealssheturnedtocarbohydrates.A.QuotationB.FlashbackC.ConcreteexampleD.Comparisonandcontrast【答案】B12、Teachingactivitiesmustbebasedonthestudents'cognitivedevelopmentlevelandtheexistingexperiencedknowledge,thus,students'personalknowledge,students'A.gameactivitiesB.labouractivitiesC.attitudesD.directexperience【答案】D13、請閱讀短文，完成第小題。A.IfoundbeautymeantnothingspecialtomeB.ThehouseparenthelpedthechildrenhandlethequiltC.ThehouseparentchasedthebutterflyinordertoshowittothechildrenD.Ithoughtitcrueltocatchthebutterfly【答案】D14、請閱讀短文，完成第小題。A.ItiseasiertomakesuchacomparisonB.Themaster'sprogrammaybetterillustratethedifferenceC.Themaster'sprogramissimplerthanthebachelor'sprogramD.Itisoflessinteresttothewritertocomparethebachelor'sprograms【答案】A15、Hehadnotimeandenergytoplaywithhischildrenorshopwithhiswife,bu!he__________homearegularsalary.A.didbringB.doesbringC.didgetD.doesget【答案】A16、Intermsofmannerofarticulation發(fā)音方法,thesounds[p],[b],[t],[d],[k],[g]are__________.A.affricates塞擦音B.fricatives擦音C.bilabialD.oralstops【答案】D17、Whichofthefollowinghasnottheproperwordstress?A.de'fendB.a'boveC.'windowD.'excuse【答案】D18、Itwasthesecondtimehe__________tome.Iwouldnevertrusthimagain.A.liedB.hasliedC.waslyingD.hadlied【答案】D19、Passage2A.identicalB.similarC.complementaryD.opposite【答案】D20、Whichofthefollowinggoesagainstefficientclassroommanagement?A.TheteacherplaysthemainroleB.TheteacherprovidesclearinstructionsC.ThereisdisciplineaswellasharmonyintheclassD.Thestudents'errorsaretreatedproperly【答案】A21、Accordingtothemannerofthearticulation,/l/isconsideredtobetheonly__________inEnglish．A.stopB.fricativeC.approximantD.lateral【答案】D22、AsystematictextbookevaluationisNOTtoexaminewhetheratextbookA.coversallgrammaticalrulesB.TrovidesauthenticlanguageC.matchestheneedsoflearnersD.canhelprealizetheobjectivesofalanguageprogram【答案】A23、Whatshouldtheteachertrytoavoidwhenselectinglisteningmaterials?A.ThetextscriptedandrecordedinthestudioB.ThetextwithimplicatedconceptsbeyondthecomprehensionofstudentsC.ThetextwithlocalaccentsinpronunciationD.Thetextwithsomedifficultwordsforstudents【答案】B24、Ifateacherasksstudentstotalkabouttheirhobbiesingroups,he/sheistryingtoencourage_________．A.peercorrectionB.peerfeedbackC.peerinteractionD.peerassessment【答案】C25、Passage2A.thehabitofnappingB.thestandardizingofworkhoursC.thedeclineofthesiestatraditionD.thegrowthofglobalcapitalism【答案】C26、Theprofessor′sclassroommannerwasquite__________，neverrevealingthewarmthandplayfulnesssheshowedinprivate.A.livelyB.amiableC.formalD.cheerful【答案】C27、Liberia，theoldestindependentNegrostateinWestAfrica，hasbeenstrugglingforsurvivaleversinceitsfoundationin1822．ProgresshasbeenhamperedbyconstanthostilitybetweentheAmericanA.atotalagreementB.atotaldisagreementC.ahostilityD.notatotalagreement【答案】D28、Englishcourseobjectivesatthestageofbasiceducationincludefiveaspects,whichare,students′languageskills,languageknowledge,emotionalattitude,culturalawarenessand__________.A.learninglevelB.practicalactivitiesC.learningstrategiesD.habitsofthinking【答案】C29、Itookmyticket,andmarchedproudlyuptheplatform,withmycheeses,thepeople__________respectfullyoneitherside．A.fellbackB.fallingbackC.beingfallenbackD.havingfallenback【答案】B30、WhichofthefollowingdoesnotmakeagoodEnglishteacherA.FollowingstrictlythelessonplanB.Consideringstudents'needsandlevelsC.UsingverysimpleandclearinstructionsD.Keepingonteachingreflection【答案】A31、Passage1A.ThechemicalstheyusesometimespollutethewatersupplyB.TheyoftendamagethebuildingsthattheyaretryingtocoolC.TherearenotenoughCFCsintheworldtocoolallthebuildingsD.Themethodtheyusetocoolwateristhoughttoharmtheozonelayer【答案】D32、__________makesitpossibleforlanguageuserstoovercomethelimitationsoftimeandspaceincommunication.A.ArbitrarinessB.DualityC.ProductivityD.Displacement【答案】D33、Ifateacherasksstudentstomaketheirownlearningplan,he/sheistryingtodeveloptheir__________.A.cognitivestrategyB.affectivestrategyC.communicativestrategyD.metacognitivestrategy【答案】D34、請閱讀Passagel。完成小題。A.thehighcostofoperationB.thepressurefromitsinvestorsC.thecomplaintsfromitsreadersD.theincreasingonlineadsales【答案】A35、Whatistheteacherdoingintermsoferrorcorrection?A.Helpingself-correctionB.IssuingindirectcorrectionC.ToleratingcorrectionD.Peercorrection【答案】C36、AstronomerHeidiHammer,aproponentofscienceeducation,conveysapassionforplanetarysciencethatherfascinatedaudiencefind___A.equivocalB.archaicC.timidD.infectious【答案】D37、請閱讀短文，完成第小題。A.helikeditverymuchB.hehadsympathyforthebeautifulbutterflyC.hecouldn'tbearabutterflydyinginhisfavoritebushesD.itswingbrokeoff【答案】B38、--Ifyoudon'tliketheredcoat,taketheblueone.A.abiggerB.thebiggerC.thebigD.abiggest【答案】A39、Inthefollowingconversation,Bviolatesthemaximof___________.A.quantityB.qualityC.mannerD.relation【答案】D40、Passage1A.candletest,adding-uptest,wordassociationtestB.candletest,wordassociationtest,adding-uptestC.adding-uptest,candletest,wordassociationtestD.adding-uptest,wordassociationtest,candletest【答案】A41、Thequestion"Howfastdidhedrivewhenherantheredlight?"__________"Herantheredlight".A.presupposesB.entailsC.contradictsD.includes【答案】A42、Passage2A.arebecomingmorecautiousabouttheproductstheyaregoingtobuyB.arestillnotwillingtopaymoreforproductswithgreenlabelingC.arebecomingmoreawareoftheeffectsdifferentproductshaveontheenvironmentD.stilldonotknowtheexactimpactofdifferentproductsontheenvironment【答案】D43、Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestherelationbetween“piece”and“peace”?A.synonymyB.homonymyC.antonymyD.hyponymy【答案】B44、請閱讀Passage2，完成第小題。A.MostAmericanstudentscheatinexamsbeforetheyenteruniversitiesB.MostAmericanstudentsenteringtheuniversitiesadmittheyhavecheatedC.HalfofstudentsenteringtheuniversitiesadmittocheatingontheirhomeworkD.ThereisacademicdishonestyamongstudentsenteringtheUSUniversity【答案】D45、Afterfourmonthsinforeignparts,everyhourathomewas__________．A.valuableB.preciousC.costlyD.luxurious【答案】B46、Thetextisapproachable,copingwellwithquite__________subjects．A.complexB.complicatedC.sophisticatedD.intricate【答案】B47、Whatreadingstrategydoes"pickingoutsomeparticularpiecesofinformationinatext"reflect?A.SkimmingB.InferringC.ScanningD.Skipping【答案】C48、Theactivityof“describinganddrawing”forvocabularyconsolidationisoftendone_________．A.outsidetheclassroomB.withoutdoinganythingC.individuallyD.inpairs【答案】D49、請閱讀短文，完成此題。A.ComparisonandcontrastB.CauseandeffectC.ThetwoparagraphsareparallelingD.Paragraph2providesillustrationforParagraph1【答案】D50、Severalpoliticalparties__________witheachotheragainsthighertaxes.A.associateB.allyC.combineD.unite【答案】B大題（共10題）一、根據(jù)題目要求完成下列任務，用中文作答。下面是初中英語課堂教學導入活動中的師生對話片段，該單元的話題是“Jobs”。T:Hi,Lily.WhatdoesyourmotherdoS:He...T:Oh,no.Not"he",yourmotherisawoman.Youshoulduse"she"insteadof"he".OKS:...Er...Mm...(不知所措)T:Goon!What′syourmother′sjobS:Heisa...根據(jù)上面教學情境回答下列問題：(1)該教師采用了何種糾錯方式效果如何你的判斷依據(jù)是什么(2)該教師的糾錯行為對學生的表達有何影響(3)針對該教師的糾錯行為，提出兩條建議。【答案】(1)該教師采用的是直接糾錯法。直接糾錯是指學習者出現(xiàn)錯誤時，教師打斷其語言訓練或?qū)嵺`活動．對其錯誤予以正面糾正(說出正確的語言形式，并讓學生改正)。效果：沒有起到糾錯的作用。依據(jù)：教師糾錯后，學生表現(xiàn)得很緊張、不知所措，并沒有吸收正確的表達方式。這導致學生在第二次作答時，仍不能正確組織語言，錯誤仍然沒有改正。(2)該教師在對話的過程中不斷打斷學生進行語法的糾正，過于關注語法的準確性，會導致學生因為常犯錯誤而自信心下降．并影響口語表達的流利性。(3)建議：①合理把握糾錯時機。如果教學活動旨在培養(yǎng)學生的口頭表達能力，那么教師在學生發(fā)言時不宜進行糾錯，以免造成學生心理緊張。影響其表達的流利性：教師應在學生發(fā)言結(jié)束后再指出其錯誤，并給出正確的表達形式。如果教學活動的側(cè)重點是語言的準確性，教師則應及時指出學生的錯誤并予以糾正，以保證正確輸出，為精確表達奠定基礎。②合理變換糾錯主體。教師在英語課堂上可靈活變換糾錯主體，單獨或交替使用自我糾錯、同學糾錯和全班共同糾錯等方式。二、設計任務：請閱讀下面學生信息和語言素材，設計20分鐘的英語閱讀教學方案。教案沒有固定格式，但須包含下列要點：·teachingobjectives·teachingcontents·keyanddifficultpoints·majorstepsandtimeallocation·activitiesandjustifications教學時間：20分鐘學生概況：某城鎮(zhèn)普通高中一年級(第一學期)，班級人數(shù)40人，多數(shù)學生已經(jīng)達到《普通高中英語課程標準(實驗)》五級水平。學生課堂參與積極性一般。語言素材：BodyLanguageDebbieandSimonhavepart-timejobsatatravelagency.ItisSaturdaymorningandtheyaresittingintheoffice.DebbieandSimonlookedupasawell-dressedladyentered.Theladyglancedatthemboth,thenwalkedovertoDebbie.Debbiegreetedhercheerfully."Hello,"theladysaid."Iwanttogobytrainfrom..."【答案】TeachingContents:Thispassageintroducestheopinionthatbodylanguageplaysaveryimportantpartinpeo-ple'sworkanddailycommunication.TeachingObjectives:?(1)Knowledgeobjective?Studentsareabletounderstandthecontentandknowtheimportanceofbodylanguage.?(2)Abilityobjective?Studentscanimprovetheabilityofcommunicationaswellastheirreadingskills.?(3)Emotionalobjective?Studentswillhavethedesiretousetheirbodylanguagetocommunicatewithpeopleindailylife.?TeachingKeyandDifficultPoints:?Studentscanusedifferentreadingstrategiesaccordingtodifferentreadingpurposesandknowtheimportanceof?bodylanguage.?MajorSteps:?Step1Pre-reading(6minutes)?(1)Introduction?PlayadumbshowofCharlieChaplin'sTheGreatDictator.Aftertheclipaskthestudents"CharlieChaplindid?notspeakoneword.Whycanyouunderstandhimclearly?"Theywillknowthebodylanguagecanbeusedtoexpress?one'sfeelingsandideas.?(2)Prediction?三、根據(jù)題目要求完成下列任務。用中文作答。任務型教學法是新課標所倡導的教學方法之一。請解釋“任務”的基本內(nèi)涵，并簡述英語教學中任務的設計應遵循的原則?！敬鸢浮坑⒄Z教學中的任務指有利于學生用英語做事情的各種語言實踐活動。任務的設計一般應遵循下列原則：(1)任務應有明確的目的;(2)任務應具有真實意義，即接近現(xiàn)實生活中的各種活動;(3)任務應涉及信息的接收、處理和傳遞等過程;(4)學生應在完成任務的過程中使用英語：(5)學生應通過做事情完成任務：(6)完成任務后一般應有一個具體的成果。四、下面是針對高一年級學生的一堂教學設計的教學過程部分。Teachingprocedures:Step1AnalyzethetaskAskstudentstoanalyzetherequirementsoftheexercise.Step2Brainstormingandmapping（1）Fourstudentsinagroup.AskstudentstoreviewthecontentaboutdifficultiesandsolutionsinstudyinSectionAandSectionB.（2）Askstudentstodoasurveyaboutthefollowingquestionsandthengivesomeadvice.①Howoftendoyouexercise?②Howoftendoyoueatvegetables?③Howoftendoyoueatfruit?④Howmanyhoursdoyousleepeverynight?⑤Howoftendoyoudrinkmilk?⑥Howoftendoyoueatjunkfood?【答案】(1)該教師采用了過程寫作法。該課堂教學的步驟包括了brainstorming，mapping，drafting，revising和proofreading等過程，這些都屬于寫作教學的過程設計。(2)評價：優(yōu)點：從本節(jié)寫作課可以看出，采用了小組合作的方式，一部分學習基礎比較好的學生從審題到收集素材，再到寫作文提綱和起草作文階段都能起到一定的幫助和帶動作用。能讓基礎比較差的同學不放棄英語寫作，還能讓他們知道該寫什么、怎樣寫，什么樣的作文是好作文。對于小組中的其他成員來說，這樣的寫作模式能讓他們在共同的合作探究學習中對英語的基本句型和文章的結(jié)構布局，再到句子的潤色加工等方面都有不同的收獲。特別是在作文修改和佳作欣賞階段。缺點：①課程缺少導入的過程。學生沒有做好進入課堂的準備課程就開始了，不利于學生提高學習效率。②任務直接呈現(xiàn)出來，學生只能較為被動地接受，不能吸引學生的興趣和提高學生對于課堂的參與度。③對于寫作格式的教學和講解過于直接，沒有啟發(fā)學生思考的過程，同樣也是學生被動地接受。④最后學生寫完之后，老師沒有給予學生展示其作品的機會，缺乏相應的評價。(3)建議：①加入導入過程。例如，可以讓學生討論他們的作息時間或是讓學生分組討論自己常用的與朋友溝通的方式。②可以先讓學生討論寫信有什么好處，通過這樣一個過程，讓學生明白本課堂的目的，也可以讓學生有寫作的目的，而不只是單純地為了完成練習而進行被動地寫作。③可以讓學生討論完寫作的好處之后，展示一篇信件，讓學生通讀整篇信，并理解信件的主要內(nèi)容和信件的格式及結(jié)構，最后老師再帶領學生一起總結(jié)。這樣可以讓學生通過自主學習的方式了解信件的格式和基本結(jié)構，并且能夠激發(fā)學生思考。④在學生寫完之后，老師在征得學生允許的情況下，挑出1-2篇進行展示，并對信件的格式、結(jié)構等予以鼓勵為原則的評價。五、根據(jù)題目要求完成下列任務，用中文作答。根據(jù)以下所給語言素材和教學目標，完成下面問題?！菊Z言素材】A:Whatwouldyoulikeforlunch?B:I'dlikesomegreenbeans,please.A:Sure.B:Thankyou.A:Whatwouldyoulikeforlunch?C:I'dlikesomeeggplant,please.A:Sorry,noeggplant.Knowledgeobjectives:Studentscouldasksomeoneandexpressownloveforfood,suchas"Whatwouldyoulike?I'dlike...Ilike..."Abilityobjectives:Trainstudents'speakingabilitythroughdialoguepractice.Emotionalobjectives:Developstudents'goodeatinghabits.【答案】(1)教學是一種有明確目的的活動，這種目的性滲透到課堂教學之中，便由每堂課的教學目標來體現(xiàn)。教學目標對于指導課堂教學實施具有非常重要的作用。制定教學目標是課堂教學設計的第一步，是教師完成教學任務所要達到的要求或標準。它的作用主要體現(xiàn)在以下幾個方面：①指導教師對教學方法、技術、媒體的選擇和運用；②有助于教學結(jié)果的測量與評價；③引導學生的學習目標。(2)教學目標指的是“學生的行為”而不是“教師的行為”。因此，在教學目標設計時，要突出學生的主體地位，不能發(fā)生時而學生、時而教師的行為主體混亂，更不應該是教師單純的教學行為。本案例中的教學目標中的第二個與第三個目標都存在著用詞不當?shù)膯栴}。“Train”和“Develop”是教師的行為，不是學生的行為。(3)Knowledgeobjective:Studentscanasksomeoneandexpressownloveforfood,suchas"WhatwouldyoulikeI'dlike...Ilike...".Abilityobjective:Studentscanimprovetheirspeakingabilitythroughdialoguepractice.Emotionalobjective:Studentscandevelopgoodeatinghabits.六、根據(jù)題目要求完成下列任務。用中文作答。在教學過程中，強調(diào)語法服從功能，重視學生表達的流利性和得體性，屬于哪種教學法?(5分)該教學法有什么優(yōu)點和不足?(15分)【答案】在教學過程中，強調(diào)語法服從功能，重視學生表達的流利性和得體性，屬于交際法。交際法的優(yōu)點：①有利于培養(yǎng)學生的語言運用能力和學以致用的意識。②強調(diào)學生的主動性和互動性。③課堂上的交際活動以學生為主體，有利于激發(fā)學生的學習興趣、鉆研精神和自學能力。交際法的不足：①交際法要求根據(jù)學生需要來選擇教學內(nèi)容，確定教學要求。這對于我國實際情況來說是不現(xiàn)實的。我國的學生學習英語不是目前生存的需要，沒有融合型動機，大部分學生的需求只是知識和能力的提高。②交際法主要適合小班型教學，學生使用語言的機會多。而我們國家目前中學的班型都在45人左右，甚至更多，學生使用外語交流的機會相對較少，不利于表現(xiàn)出交際法的優(yōu)勢。七、設計任務：請閱讀下面學生信息和語言素材，設計一節(jié)課的教學方案。該方案沒有固定格式，但須包含下列要點：Teachingobjectives？Teachingcontents？Keyanddifficultpoints？Majorstepsandtimeallocation？Activitiesandjustifications？教學時間：45分鐘？學生概況：某城鎮(zhèn)普通中學高中一年級第一學期學生，班級人數(shù)40人。多數(shù)學生已經(jīng)達到《普通高中英語課程標準（實驗）》五級水平。學生課堂參與積極性一般。語言素材：TheAncientOlympicGames？TheoriginalOlympicGameswerepartofanimportantreligiousfestivaltohonortheGreekgods,es-peciallyZeus.TheywereheldinavalleyinOlympiaeveryfouryearsandmenfromalltheGreekcitystatesattended.Womendidnotcompeteinthegamesorevenattend.ThefirstrecordoftheOlympicGamesdatesfrom778BC,buttheywereprobablyestablishedhundredsofyearsbeforethat.？Atfirsttherewasonlyonecompetitioninthegames--a200mfootrace.ThedistancewasbasedonamythabouttheheroHerculeswhowassaidtohaverunthisdistanceinonebreath.AtlaterotherOlympiceventswereintroduced,includinga365meteranda5kilometerrace,boxingandwreathing,chariotracesandthepentathlonjumping,running,javelin,discusandwrestling.？AthletescametoOlympiatotrainfull-timefor10months.Astheywereallowedtocompete,theywereexaminedbyacommitteeof10mentomakesuretheywereofgoodcharacterandphysicallyfit.Allwarsbetweencitieshadtostopforthefivedaysofthegames.？【答案】Teachingobjectives:（1）Knowledgeobjectives①Studentscanmastertherelatedwordsaboutolympics.②StudentscanunderstandthepassageandspeakouttheirthoughtsabouttheOlympicGames.（2）AbilityobjectiveStudentscanbrieflydescribetheOlympicGamesandexpressitinwrittenforn.（3）EmotionobjectiveStudentswillgettoknowmoreaboutOlympicGamesandtheOlympicspirit.Teachingcontents:ThislessoncontainssomenewwordsaboutOlympicsandabriefdescriptionoftheancientOlympicGames.Teachingkeyanddifficultpoints:Teachingkeypoints:MakestudentsunderstandthepassageandhelpthemexpresstheirideasabouttheOlympicGames.八、設計任務：閱讀下面的學生信息和語言素材。設計15分鐘的英語聽說教學方案。教案無固定格式，但包含以下要點：①Teachingobjectives②Teachingcontents③Keyanddifficultpoints④Majorstepsandtimeallocation⑤Activitiesandjustifications教學時間：15分鐘學生概況：某城鎮(zhèn)普通中學初中八年級學生，班級人數(shù)40人。多數(shù)學生已經(jīng)達到《義務教育英語課程標準(2011年版)》三級水平。學生課堂參與積極性一般。語言素材：Helen:Hi,****.I'mmakingsomeplanstoworkinanoldpeopleshomethissummer.Tom:Really?Ididthatlastsummer!Helen:Oh,whatdidtheyaskyoutohelpoutwith?Tom:Mm...thingslikereadingthenewspapertotheoldpeople,orjusttalkingtothem.Theytoldmestoriesaboutthe****andhowthingsusedtobe.Hel