1、中學教師英語教師職稱考試一寫一、考試內容及要求考試內容包括公共知識、英語課程標準及教學大綱、教材教法和專業知識四個部分。（）公共知識（占30%）詳見P169頁。（二）英語課程標準（初、高中教師考核內容）和全日制高級中學英語大綱（高中教師考核內容）國家教育部頒布的英語課程標準和“英語教學大綱''是中學英語教學的法規文件，是中學英語教師晉升中學高級職稱的必考內容，占分20%。考試者必須掌握標準（實驗稿）（初、高中教師考核內容）和高中英語教學大綱（2000頒布）（高中教師考核內容）。即:（1）全日制義務教育英語課程標準（實驗稿）（2）全日制高級中學英語教學大綱（試用修訂稿）考試者必須

2、掌握標準和大綱中有關開設外語課程的目的和意義，及外語學科在中學中的地位；教學目標；教學要求；教學中應該注意的問題以及有關教學評價的要求。（三）教材教法教材教法是中學英語教師履行教師職務的基本要求，本部分內容考核內容占分15%。考試者必須掌握現行初高中教材內容，即：（1）義務教育課程標準實驗教科書（7-9冊）（2）高級中學英語教材（1-3冊）考試者應能依據標準和大綱，應用教育學、心理學和教學法的知識，結合學生實際，制定階段性和某單元/課的教學目標（包括智力目標和非智力因素目標）；設計教案和教學過程；選用教學方法和手段；采用有效的課堂或階段性測試和考試方式等O（四）專業基礎知識具有從事中學英語學科

3、教學的專業基礎知識是中學英語教師的基本條件。本部分考核內容占分35%。考試者不同的任職要求應具備如下條件：（1）中學一級教師應具有扎實的英語專業知識和較好的應用水平。（2）中學高級教師應具有系統的、堅實的專業知識和熟練的應用水平。英語專業基礎知識考核參見題型示例。二、題型示例2006年武漢市中小學教師職稱晉升專業考試中學英語試卷注意：參試者請仔細閱讀說明，務必按要求答題。凡平行試題，只能選做一組。如兩組均作答，按得分低的那組記分。第一部分課標（大綱）教材教法說明：本部分有A、B、C三類試題，請注意，A、B兩組為平行試題，參試者只能選做其中一組。兩組都作答的，按總得分低的那組成績計分。C組題所有

4、參試者都必須作答。A組題（初中教師必答）IA九年義務教育全日制初級中學英語教學大綱把“掌握語言基本知識和基本技能”放在教學目的的首位，英語課程標準把“激發和培養學生學習英語的興趣，使學生樹立自信心,養成良好的學習習慣和形成有效的學習策略，發展自主學習的能力和合作精神放在首位。簡述標準這樣安排的原因。B組題（高中教師必答）IB簡述全日制普通高級中學英語教學大綱關于聽、說、讀、寫之間的關系，并就大綱對閱讀的論述談談自己的認識和體會。C組題（所有參試者必答）IIC英語課程標準1.填空題1)九年義務教育階段學生應該學習和掌握的英語基礎知識包括語音、詞匯、和等五個方面的內容。2)綜合語言運用能力的形成建

5、立在、和等素養整合發展的基礎上。2.簡答題新的課程標準有哪些變化？教師應如何適應這些變化？IIIC教材處理和教材設計根據以下教學內容設計一閱讀理解教學程序(TeachingProcedure)。注意：課文中黑體部為未學詞匯或短語；只要求簡要地寫出教學步驟和目的，無須寫成完整的教案和表現教學的全過程。Discussthesequestionswithyourpartner.1. Wouldyoulikearobottoworkforyou?Givereasons.2. Howcanarobotbeusefulinaschool?3. Canarobothelpyouteachthisclass?

6、Robots:Mr.Leachim,Fourth?GradeTeacherRobotsaresmart.Withtheircomputerbrains,theyhelppeopleworkindangerousplacesordodifficultjobs.Somerobotsdoregularjobs.Bobby,therobotmailcarrier,bringsmailtoalargeofficebuildinginWashington,D.C.Heisoneof250robotmailcarriersintheUnitedStates.ThereisalsoMr.Leachim,the

7、robotfourth?gradeteacher.Mr.Leachim,whoweighstwohundredpoundsandissixfeettall,hassomeadvantagesasateacher.Oneadvantageisthathedoesnotforgetdetails.Heknowseachchild'sname,theparents'names,andwhateachchildknowsandneedstoknow.Inaddition,heknowseachchild'spetsandhobbies.Mr.Leachimdoesnotmake

8、mistakes.Eachchildgoesandtellshimhisorhername,thendealsanidentificationnumber.Hiscomputerbrainputsthechild'svoiceandthenumbertogether.Heidentifiesthechildwithnomistakes.Thenhestartsthelesson.AnotheradvantageisthatMr.Leachimisflexible.Ifthechildrenneedmoretimetodotheirlessonstheymoveswitches.Inth

9、iswaytheycanrepeatMr.Leachim'slessonsoverandoveragain.Whenthechildrendoagoodjob,hetellsthemsomethinginterestingabouttheirhobbies.AttheendofthelessonsthechildrenswitchMr.Leachimoff.1. Discussion1) Discusswhatyouwantrobotsofthefuturetodo.2) Listfouradvantages(goodthings)aboutarobotandfourdisadvant

10、ages(badthings).2. ComprehensionThefollowingbelowsummarizethearticle.Readthemanddecideiftheyaretrueorfalse.Writetheletter"T"ifthesentenceistrue.Write"F"ifitisfalse,andthencorrecttheerrorandgivetherightinformation.(略)第二部分專業知識說明：本部分有三個大題。IV、V兩個大題所有參試者都必須作答。第VI大題含兩種題型。其中，VIA(短文改錯)供申

11、報中學一級職稱的參試者使用；VIB(書面表達)供申報中學高級職稱的參試者使用。不得任意選擇。IV完形填空(所有參試者必答)閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從115各題所給的四個選項中，選出一個最佳答案。請將答案填入該題序號前的括號內。SophyBrentcametovisitmenearlyeveryday.She(1)meunbearablymostofthetime.She(2)incessantlyandneverusedanashtray.She(3)meintothekitchenwhileI(4)teaorcoffeeorsupperand(5)herselftothechildre

12、n'sorangejuice.Shewasverysuccessfulwithmytwo?year?olddaughterFlora,whowould(6)herforhoursandrefertoherlovingly"SoWandshewasalwaystalkingaboutmyhusbandandaskingmewherehewas.Icouldnotdecidewhyshechoseme(8),although1realizedthatnobody(9)paidherverymuchattention.Hersituationwasverydifficultwhen

13、shewasstraightoutofdramaschoolandonlynineteen,beingrequiredtoplayaleadingpartinagroupoffairly(10)andexperiencedactors.Theywouldnothavelikedhermuch(11)shehadbeengood,andas,fromallaccounts,shewasnotgoodthey(12)everyopportunitytospeakevilagainsther.IthinkshethoughtIwastheonlypersonaroundwhowasbothuncon

14、nectedwiththe(13)andtolerablysmart.Andformypart,Ididnot(14)her.Therewassomething(15)inheroverflowingenthusiasmandshehadsuchphysicalcharmthatwithmeshecouldgetawaywithanything.Shewasnicetohavearound,likeflowersorabowloffruit.()1.A.insultedB.teasedC.irritatedD.flattered()2.A.drankB.saidC.talkedD.smoked

15、()3.A.followedB.watchedC.pushedD.forced()4.A.cookedB.DidC.MadeD.prepared()5.A.mixedB.gaveC.helpedD.put()6.A.movearoundB.hangaboutC.embraceD.kiss()7.A.likeB.AsC.withD.for()8.A.sisterB.mateC.companyD.partner()9.A.everB.evenC.nearlyD.almost()10.A.distinguishedB.satisfiedC.pleasedD.honored()1l.A.asifB.e

16、venifC.thoughD.whenever()12.A.offeredB.tookC.usedD.got()13.A.actorsB.dramaC.performancesD.theater()14.A.likeB.favorC.disappointD.dislike()15.A.wrongB.terribleC.attractiveD.unbelievableV閱讀理解(所有參試者必答)閱讀下面三篇短文，從每題所給的四個選項中，選出最佳答案。請將答案填入該題序號前的括號內。Mr.Kleintoldtheclassthatanewstudent,Inez,wouldbejoiningthe

17、msoon.HesaidthatInezwasdeaf.Shecommunicatedbyusingsignlanguage.Mr.Kleinknewsignlanguage,andhedecidedtoteachhisstudentssothattheycouldalsocommunicatewithInez.First,theylearnedtosignthealphabet.Someletterswerehardtoremember.Otherletters,suchasC,wereeasierbecausetheshapeofthehandwassimilartotheshapeoft

18、heletter.Atfirst,somestudents'fingersmovedawkwardly,butthestudentsgotbetterwithpractice.Thenextthingtheylearnedwasfinger?spelling.Theysignedoneletterafteranothertospellaword.Theystartedwithtwo?letterwordssuchasatandon.Thentheyspelledlongerwords.Mr.Kleinshowedthatjustonesigncouldbeusedforawholewo

19、rd.Tomakethesignforthewordfine,apersonspreadsoutthefingersononehand,touchesthethumbtothechest,andmovesthehandoutward.Signingisnotjustdonewiththehands.Facialexpressionsarealsoimportant.Thestudentslearnedtopunctuateaquestionbyraisingtheireyebrows.WhenInezfirstenteredtheclassroom,shelookednervous.Butth

20、estudentssigned,"Goodmorning,Inez.nShegavetheclassabigsmileandsignedback,"Whatawonderfulwelcome!,()1.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatinsignlanguage.A.eachwordmustbespeltoneletterafteranotherB.finger-spellingisoneofthewaystoexpressoneselfC.signingisdonewiththehandsonlyD.abigsmilerefersto“Goodmomin

21、g,()2.Whichletterdoyouthinkistheeasiesttolearninsignlanguage?A.Q.B.Z.C.V.D.H.()3.WhatdoyouinferisthemostimportantreasonwhyMr.Kleintaughthisstudentssignlanguage?A. HehopedInezcouldhaveplentyoflovingcareintheclass.B. Hewouldhavetogivehislessonsbyusingsignlanguage.C. HewantedtogiveInezawonderfulwelcome

22、.D.HewantedallofthemtobeabletocommunicatewithInezfreely.BOntheSouthBreakhillahousesuddenlyblewapartandscatteredintheair,likesomethingmadefromcards.Aredstationsedanseemedtocomeoutoftheveryheartoftheexplosionandbeganawildlyswingingracedownthesteeproadwaytowardsthebridge.Housesrockedandfelloverbesideit

23、asitwent.Thenatruckcamefromthesameplaceandittoorockedandswungviolently.Theroaringgrewandmixedwiththecrackleofrifles,therattleofmachine?gun,theblastofcannons.Benhadtoblockhisearswiththepalmsofthehandsbecausetheybegantohurtasshockwavesfromthesoundsbatteredagainsthisear?drums.Anotherhousebrokeapartandt

24、infromitsroofwasflungoutoverthevalley.Then,overtheSouthBreakridges,tidalwavesrosefromthevalleybehind,brokeawayandfloodeddownthehill.“No!No!No!”Benscreamed.Theblastexplodedupwardsinboilingspraysofhellfire.Gasbottlesblewapartwithintheholocaustandsentbulgingbubblesofpurefireupthroughthesmokeandflame.Be

25、nfellforwardintothesand,coveringhisfacewithhishands.Theairwasburning!Theskywasburning!Thewholeworldwasburning!Heforcedhimselftolookagainthroughtheslitsofhisfingers.Thewholevalleywasagreatmoltenseaoffire:arollingoceanoffirewithredcurlingwavesbreakingoverthehouses»butnotpullingbacklikeoceanwaves,

26、justrollingonandon,upthehillintotown.Benfoundithardtobreathe.()4.Thesentence“Thewholeworldwasburning!”suggeststhatBen.A. startedtopanicB. feltthatallwaslostC. wasoverreactingtothesituationD. didn'tbelievewhatwashappening()5.Itismostlikelythat.A. somehouseswouldescapethefireB. Beninjuredhimselfwh

27、enhefellC. BenknewwhohadstartedthefireD. thetownwouldbedestroyedbythefire()6.Theauthorrepeatstheword"No!"tohighlightBen'sfeelingof.A.abandonmentB.amazementC.anguishD.anger()7."ahousesuddenlyblewapartandscatteredintheair,likesomethingmadefromcards/XPara.l)indicatesthat.A. thewindbl

28、ewthehouseapartB. thefirewascausedbyanexplosionC. thehousewaspoorlybuiltD. thefirewasverypowerfulCROME：DoctorsandmedicalgroupsaroundtheworldlastweekendreactedwithstrongoppositiontothenewsthatanItalianspecialistisonthebrinkofcloningthefirsthumanbaby.Dr.SeverinoAntinori,whoistheheadofahospitalinRome,h

29、asbeenreferredtoinanArabnewspaperasclaimingthatoneofhispatientsiseightweekspregnantwithaclonedbaby.Antinorirefusedtocommentonthereports,butinMarch2001hesaidhehopedtoproduceaclonedembryo(卵)forimplantationwithintwoyears.Sofarsevendifferentkindsofmammalshavealreadysuccessfullycloned,includingsheep,cats

30、andmostrecentlyrabbits.Doctorsshowedtheirdoubtandwerestronglyopposedalthoughtheyadmitthathumancloningwouldfinallycometrueunlesstherewasaworldwidebanonthepractice.ProfessorRudolfJaenischoftheWhiteheadInstituteforBiomedicalResearchattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologysaid:"Ifinditastonishingtha

31、tpeopledothiswheretheresultcanbeforetoldthatitwillnotbeanormalbaby.Itisusinghumansasguineapigs.Itmakespeoplefeelsick."ButRonaldGreen,directoroftheEthicsinstituteatDarmouthCollegeintheUS,saiditisunlikelythataneight?week?oldpregnancywouldleadtoabirth.Sofarallclonedanimalshavesufferedfromsomediffe

32、rentseriousdisorders,manyofthemdyingsoonaftertheirbirths.Doctorsareopposedtohumancloningbecausetheyareworriedaboutthewelfareoftheclonedchildifthereisone.“Therearenobenefitsofclonedhumanbeings,justharm,saidDr.MichaelWilksoftheUK.（）8.Theunderlinedwords“onthebrinkof'inthefirstparagraphmostprobablym

33、eanA.onthesideofB.onthepointofC.insearchofD.infavourof（）9.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A. DcotorSeverinoAntinoriisstronglyopposedtocloninghumanbeings.B. Uptonow,sevenkindsofanimalshavebeencloned,includingsheep,cats,humansandrabbits.C. ProfessorRudolfJaenischiscarryingonan

34、experimentoncloninganeight?week?oldembryo.D. RonaldGreendoubtsaboutthefuturesuccessfulbirthoftheso?calledclonedembryo.（）10.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A. TheSuccessofCloningHumans.B. TheAngeratCloningHumans.C. FailureofCloningHumans.D. FirstClonedHuman?VIA短文改錯（申報中學一級職稱必答）此題要求改正所給短文中的錯誤。對標有題號的每一

35、行作出判斷；無錯誤，在該行右邊橫線上畫一個勾（4）；如有錯誤（每行只有一個錯誤），則按下列情況改正：此行多一個詞：把多余的詞用斜線（）劃掉，在該行右邊橫線上寫出該詞，并也用斜線劃掉。此行缺一個詞：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（八），在該行右邊橫線上寫出該加的詞。此行錯一個詞：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，在該行右邊橫線上寫出改正后的詞。注意：原行沒有錯的不要改。FootracingisapopularactivityintheUnitedStates.Itwasseennot1.onlyasacompetitivesportbutalsoawaytoexercise,toenjoy2.life,andtodo

36、natemoneytoagoodcause.Thoughseriousrunners3.mayspendmonthstraintocompete,otherrunnersandwalkers4.mightnottrainatall.Thosenotcompetingtowinmightrunina5.efforttobeattheirowntimeandsimplytoenjoythefunandexercise.6.Peopleofallage,fromthoseoflessthanoneyear(whomaybepushed7.instrollers)tothoseattheireight

37、ies,enterintothissport.Theracesare8.holdingoncitystreets,oncollegecampuses,throughparks,andin9.suburbanareas,andtheyarecommon5to10kilometersinlength.10.VIB書面表達(申報高級職稱必答)請以“AreE?dictionariesgoodinlearningEnglish?”為話題寫一篇英語短文。(注:E?dictionaries：Electronicdictionaries)要求：1.必須有較明確的觀點，并能清晰地說明理由。2.詞數100左右中學

38、教師英語教師職稱考試二一、單項選擇題(本大題共30小題，每小題2分，共60分)1*WouldyouliketojoinUSinthegame?一，forIhavesomethingimportanttodO.A.1will1 .l'dlovetoC.1won*tD.rmafraidnot2 .WeYegoingtothebookstore.YoucancomewithusyoucanmeetUStherelater.A.andB.butC.orD.then3 .一NaJIcyisnotcomingtothepartytonight.-Butshemeshe'dloveto.A.

39、tellsB.toldC.hadtoldD.istelling4 .一MayIhaveaglassofbeer,please?一Beer?Sorry»there'Sleft,butwouldyoulikesomejuiceinstead?A.noneB.somethingC.noone0.nothing5一WhatahotdaylHaveyouhadadrink?一Yes.ButTdliketohaveafterwork.A.itB.oneC.other0.another6 .-IknockedintoatreewhenIwenttotherailwaystationform

40、yfriend.一Isupposeyoutoofast.A.driveB.aredrivingC.droveD.weredriving7 .一Whomwouldyouliketobeyourassistant,JackorDavid?一IfIhadtochoose,Davidwouldbechoice.A.goodB.betterC.thebetterD.thebest8 .一IfeelveryhappythatItobethehost.Congratulations!A.chooseB.alnchosenC.waschosenD.havechosen9 .mlnventorshavechan

41、gedthewaywelive.一Sotheyalefamousforthegreatthingsthey.A.doB.didC.aledoingD.haddone10 .TheStatueofLibertywasgiventoAmericanpeoplebyasagiftin1884.A.FranceB.SpainC.Italy0.Britain11 .Whichofthefollowingisafricativesound?A./m/B./p/C./w/D./v/12 .TherealenasalsinEnglish.A.oneB.twoC.threeD.four13.1 tissugge

42、stedthatEnglishcoursesinGradeseventonineshouldbelessthanhours.A.fourB.fiveC.sixD.ten14 .ThegoalofEnglishcoursesinbasiceducationst.ageisbasedonthedevelopmentofstudents1,learningstrategyandcultureawareness,andtocultivatestudents'8mprehensivelanguageapplicationabilityofEnglish.A.languagesk川B.langua

43、geknowledgeC.emotionalattitudeD.aboveall15 .Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutthelanguageobjectivesinlevelfive?A.Learntouse600700wordsandabout50idioms.B.Learntouse15001600wordsandabout200300idiomsorcoHocations.C.Learntouse3000wordsandabout400-500idiomsorcollocations.D.Leamtouse1000-2000wordsan

44、dabout100200idiomsorcollocations.16.1 tisthespecialrequirementsinlevelfiveoflanguageskillsthattheextracurricularreadingvol-umeshoulduptomorethanthousandwordsexcepttextbooks.A.100B.150C.200D.25017.Accordingtostudentsapacity.CriteriadivideEnglishcurriculumobjectivesintolevelsbytheinternationalgeneralc

45、lassificationmethod.A.sevenB.eightC.nineD.ten18.Whengraduate.juniorschoolstudentsshouldcompletethegoalofthatdemandedinCriteria.A.levelthreeB.levelfourC.levelfiveD.leveleight19.istheguaranteeofimprovinglearningefficiencyanddevelopingindependentlearningcapability.A.LearningstrategyB.EmotionalattitudeC

46、.Languageskill0.cognitivestrategy2O.Languageskill.A.containstheabilityoffiveskillsinIistenin9»speakin9,reading,writingandtranslatingB.referstoaperson*SapplicationabilityofwordsandsentenceswhenspeakingC.containstheabilityoffoursk川sinlistening,speakin9,reading,writingandcomprehensiveapplicationof

47、themD.referstoaperson'slanguageexpressionability請閱讀PassageOne,完成第2125小題。PassageOneEatmorehealthily.Exercisetwiceaweek.Readmorebooks.Loseweight.Wemakethesameresolutionseveryyear,butmostofUSfail,andquitafteronlyafewdaysor,atbest,weeks.EventhemostsuccessfulamongUScrashwhenitcomestopersonalchange.Fo

48、rexample,PresidentBarackObamastruggleswithhissmokinghabit.SowhyischangeSOchallenging?ArewewiredinawaythatkeepsUSfrommakingchanges?AnddoweneedthesupportofotherstoreachourgoaLorcanwedoitalone?Professionalswhohelppeoplemakechangeintheirlivessuggestthatthechangeisdeterminednotbyone'Smind.Beginningwi

49、thsmallgoalsorstepsusuallyleadstoabiggerpay-offlater,theysay.Andtryingtomakeachangeiseasierwithsupportfromagroupoffriends,family,orco-workerswithsharedgoals.TeoplearemorelikelytomakepositivechangesintheirlivesnotonlywhentheirfriendsdO,butwhentheirfriendsoffriendsdo,andwhentheirfriendsoffriendsoffrie

50、ndsdo,"saidNicholasChristakis,aprofessorofmedicalsociologyatHarvardUniversity.JohnnyAugustinunderstandsthatwell.Hisresolutionfor2009wastoreduce30poundsfromhis237-poundframe.Butthechangedidn'tcomeeasy.Hesaid/Tmahugeprocrastinator.There'sdesire,butIjustkeptputtingitoff.Ididn'tgettoitu

51、ntiIthesummer."However,Augustingotin-spiredwhenhesawhiselderbrotherworkingout.NowAugustinweighs190pounds.Havingapositiveattitudeisoneofthekeystomakingasuccessfulchange,accordingtoJudyZerafa,authorofseveralbooksbasedonhowpeoplecanimprovetheirlives.Sheemphasizestheim-ponanceofbelievinginyourself-

52、andhavingpositivehabits,acreativeimagination,andpersist-ence-tomakechangehaDDen.21 .ThetextismainlyaboutA.tlleresonswhymakingachangeissohardB.thedifficultieswehaveinmakingachangeC.thewaysofmakingachangeinourlifeD.theattitudestowardsmakingachange22 .AccordingtoNicholasChristakis,.A.friendshipplaysall

53、importantroleinourdailylivesB.peoplearebetterabletomakechangeswheninspiredbyothersC.friendscaneasilychangeourmindsaboutsomethingD.friends'supportplaysabiggerroleinone'ssuccessthanhismind23 .TheunderlinedworduprocrastinatorMinParagraph5referstoapersonwho.A.hasgreatdeterminationtomakeachangeB.

54、hasnodesiretodosomethinggreatC.delaysworkespeciallyoutoflazinessD.hashab.itualcarelessnessandlaziness24.1 nthetext,whichofthefoilowingisNOTmentionedasawaytomakeachangeinone*slife?A.Tryingtolearnfromone'sfriends.24.2 ttingsmallgoalsatfirst.C.Havingconfidenceandpositivehabits.0.Changingone*senviro

55、nment.25 .WhatinformationwillprobablybeprovidedfollowingthelaStparagraph?A.Usefulmethodsusedtoavoidnegativethoughts.B.Thesideeffectsofself-denialbehavior.C.ThewaysJudyZerafaadvisedtomakeachange.0.Examplesshowingtheimportanceofhavingapositiveattitude.請閱讀PassageTwo,完成第2630小題。PassageTwoAnEarthshipisaho

56、methatisbuiltofmaterialssuchasoldtireandaluminumcans.ltisthei-deaofamann鋤edMichaelReynolds.ManyEarthshipsaremoreorlessself-sufficientbecausetheyDrovidetheirownheat,airandwater.Theyoflenhavegardenswateredandfedbywastewater.Theyarecomfoaableandecologicallyfriendly.ThemainmaterialusedinbuildingEarthshi

57、psistires.Tiresareplentifulandcalftberecycledtikepaper,plastic,andmetal.Whilebuildingsuppliesformosthousescallbeveryexpensive,oldusedtiresarefree.First,thetiresarepackedtightlywithdirt.Eachfulltireweighsasmuchas400Dounds.Thetiresarethenstackedlikebricks.ThewaHsareextremelystrong.Theyalsohelpkeepanev

58、entemDeratul.einthehouse(betweer)60and70degrees)withoutheatingandcoolingsystems.ThewallsinsidetheEarthshiparemadeofaluminumcansthatareheldtogetherbycement.Thentheyarecoatedwithadobeorstucco.ThemofsofEarthshipsareslopedsothatrainandsnowrunintolargetanks.Thesetanksholdallthewaterforthehouse,andpumpspushthewaterthroughthepipes.Sometimes,waterflowsincertainareasofthehouseaswaterfallslWaterthathasbeenuse