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1、英语美文：最棒的老师Mr.Whitsontaughtsixth-gradescience.Onthefirstdayofclass，heintroducedacreaturecalledthecattywampus，anill-adapted1animalthatwaswipedoutduringtheIceAge.Hepassedaroundaskullashetalked.Wealltooknotesandlaterhadaquiz.　　Whenhereturnedmypaper，Iwassh

2、ocked.TherewasabigredXthrougheachofmyanswers.Ihadfailed.Therehadtobesomemistake！IhadwrittendownexactlywhatMr.Whitsonsaid.ThenIrealizedthateveryoneintheclasshadfailed.Whathadhappened？　　Verysimple，Mr.Whitsonexplained.Hehadmadeup2allthestuffaboutthecatty

3、wampus.Therehadneverbeenanysuchanimal.Theinformationinournoteswas，therefore，incorrect.Didweexpectcredit3forincorrectanswers？　　Needlesstosay，wewereoutraged.Whatkindoftestwasthis？Andwhatkindofteacher？Weshouldhavefigureditout，Mr.Whitsonsaid.Afterall，atth

4、eeverymomenthewaspassingaroundthecattywampusskull（intruth，acat’s），hadn’thebeentellingusthatnotraceoftheanimalremained？Hehaddescribeditsamazingnightvision4，thecolorofitsfurandanynumberofotherfactshecouldn’thaveknown.Hehadgiventheanimalaridiculousname，a

5、ndwestillhadn’tbeensuspicious.Thezeroesonourpaperswouldberecordedinhisgradebook，hesaid.Andtheywere.　　Mr.Whitsonsaidhehopedwewouldlearnsomethingfromthisexperience.Teachersandtextbooksarenotinfallible5.Infact，nooneis.Hetoldusnottoletourmindsgotosleep，an

6、dtospeakup6ifweeverthoughtheorthetextbookwaswrong.　　EveryclasswasanadventurewithMr.Whitson.OnedayhetoldusthathisVolkswagenwasalivingorganism.Ittookustwofulldaystoputtogetherarefutation7hewouldaccept.Hedidn’tletusoffthehook8untilwehadprovednotonlythatw

7、eknewwhatanorganismwasbutalsothatwehadthefortitudetostandupforthetruth.Wecarriedourbrand-newskepticismintoallourclasses.Thiscausedproblemsfortheotherteachers，whoweren’tusedtobeingchallenged.　　Ihaven’tmadeanygreatscientificdiscoveries，butMr.Whitson’scl

8、assgavemeandmyclassmatessomethingjustasimportant：thecouragetolookpeopleintheeyeandtellthemtheyarewrong.Healsoshowedusthatyoucanhavefundoingit.　　Noteveryoneseesthevalueinthis.IoncetoldanelementaryschoolteacheraboutMr.Whitson.Theteacherwasappall