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Studentswhodate约会inmiddleschoolhavesignificantlyworsestudyskillsarefourtimesmorelikelytodropoutofschoolandreporttwiceasmuchalcoholandtobaccousethantheirsingleclassmatesaccordingtonewresearchfromtheUniversityofGeorgiA.Romanticrelationshipsareasymbolofadolescence青春期butveryfewstudieshaveexaminedhowadolescentsaredifferentinthedevelopmentoftheserelationships.saidPamelaOrpinasstudyauthorandprofessorintheCollegeofPublicHealth.Orpinasfollowedagroupof624studentsoveraseven-yearperiodfrom6thto12thgradE.Eachyearthegroupofstudentscompletedasurveyindicatingwhethertheyhaddatedandreportedthefrequencyofdifferentbehaviorsincludingtheuseofdrugsandalcohol.Theirteacherscompletedquestionnaires调查表aboutthestudents'academicefforts.Hefoundsomestudentsneverorhardlyeverreporteddatingfrommiddletohighschoolandthesestudentshadthebeststudyskillsaccordingtotheirteachers.Otherstudentsdatedinfrequentlyinmiddleschoolbutincreasedthefrequencyofdatinginhighschool.AtallpointsintimeteachersratedthestudentswhoreportedthelowestfrequencyofdatingashavingthebeststudyskillsandthestudentswiththehighestdatingashavingtheworststudyskillsaccordingtothejournalarticlE.Studyskillsrefertobehaviorsthatleadtoacademicsuccesssuchasdoingworkforextracreditbeingwellorganizedfinishinghomeworkworkinghardandreadingassignedchapters.Datingaclassmatemayhavethesameemotionalcomplicationsofdatingaco-workerOrpinassaidWhenthecouplebreakuptheyhavetocontinuetoseeeachotherinclassandperhapswitnesstheex-partnerdatingsomeoneelsE.Itisreasonabletothinkthiscouldbelinkedtodepressionanddivert转移attentionfromstudying.Datingshouldnotbeconsideredaceremonyofgrowthinmiddleschool.OrpinasconcludeD.28.Accordingtothepassagestudentswhodateinmiddleschoolmay_____.A.havepooreracademicperformancesB.bemorelikelytohurtothersC.enjoybetterschoollivesD.arelesslikelytousealcoholandtobacco29.Whatcanpossiblyhappentotheschoolcouplesaftertheybreakup?A.Theywillmisstheirex-partnerssometimes.B.Theydon'twanttoseeeachotheranylonger.C.TheirattentiontostudyingwillbeaffecteD.D.Theywillthinkit'sreasonabletogetdepresseD.30.Orpinas’attitudetowardsdatinginmiddleschoolis_____.A.supportiveB.negativeC.indifferentD.positive
Speakconfidentlyandthinklogically.Year13schoolboyArunabhPrakashcan'tagreemorE.AnmabhisoneofthefivestudentsthatwillrepresentNewZealandatthe26thWorldSchoolsDebatingChampionshipsWSDCtobeheldinThailandfromAugust5tol5thisyear.You'vegottobepersuasiveregardlessofthefactthatyoubelieveinatopicornotsaysthe17-year-olD.Therearealotofspeakerswhoareeloquent雄辩的butfinditdifficulttothinklogicallyandthentherearethosewhohaveagoodargumentbutcan'tdeliver.Endurance忍耐isanotherqualityhesaysonemusthaveintheheatedarena赛场ofexpressingopinionsandideas.TherearetimeswhenyouhavetodebateforfivehoursatagoandarecompletelyexhausteD.It'squiteintensE.YoumusthavetheenergytodebateforlonghourssaysArunabhwhobegandebatinginyear10.TheWSDCisadebatingcompetitionintheworldforhighschoolstudentsfromdifferentcountries.Itinvolvesfourprepareddebatesandfourimpromptudebates—debateswithoutspecificpreparations.TogainselectionforthenationalteamfortheglobalfinalArunabhhadtocompetewithregionalteams.Despitethemountingpressurehesayshewasconfidentofwinning.Wedidn'tlooseadebateinthefirsttwodays.Andwehadaverystrongteam.Wewereconfidentofourabilitytowinhesays.12.WhatcanweknowaboutArunabhfromthetext?A.Hestarteddebatingattheageoften.B.Heisonhiscountry'snationaldebatingteam.C.Hearguesonlyonthetopicsthathebelievesin.D.Heisunsureofwinningthedebatingcompetition.13.AccordingtoArunabhwhatareimportantindebating?A.Eloquenceandlogicthinking.B.Confidenceanddreams.C.EnduranceandexperiencE.D.Talentandteamwork.14.TheWSDCisadebatingcompetition______.A.basedinThailandB.foryoungNewZealandersC.withpreparedandunprepareddebatesD.lastingforfivedays15.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.TheSkillsofDebatingB.GrowingfromtheRegionalTeamC.SchoolboytoCompeteontheInternationalStageD.The26thWorldSchoolsDebatingChampionships
HowtoStudySmarterNotHarderHerearesomeofourfavoritestudytipsthatwillhelpanystudentstudysmarternotharder:ReciteAsYouStudyReciting—sayingthingsoutloudshouldfirsttakeplaceasyoureadthrougheachparagraphorsection.Testyourself.Thiswillhelpyoutounderstandaswellaslearnfasterbecauseitismoreactivethanreadingorlistening.Itwillalsohelpyoutonoticeyourmistakesandthetopicsyouhavetroubleunderstanding.TakeFullerNotesNotesshouldbeinyourownwordsbriefandclear.TheyshouldbetidyandeasytoreaD.Writingnoteswillhelpyoubetterthanjustunderliningasyoureadsinceitforcesyoutorewriteideasinyourownwords.StudytheMiddleThebesttimetoreviewissoonafteryou’velearnedsomething.Youaremorelikelytorememberthematerialatthebeginningandtheendofthelessonsomakesureyoufocusonthemiddlewhenyoureview.SleepOnItStudybeforegoingtobedunlessyouareverytireD.It’seasiertoremembermaterialyou’vejustlearnedaftersleepingthanafteranequalperiodofdaytimeactivitybecauseyourbraincontinuestothinkevenafteryou’vefallenasleep.CombineMemoryandUnderstandingTherearetwowaystoremember:bymemorizingandbyunderstanding.MultiplicationtablestelephonenumbersandmathformulasarebetterlearnedbyrotE.Ideasarebestlearnedbyunderstanding.Themorewaysyouhavetothinkaboutanideathemoremeaningitwillhave;themoremeaningfulthelearningthebetteryoucanrememberit.Payattentiontosimilaritiesinideasandconceptsandthentrytounderstandhowtheyfitinwiththingsyoualreadyknow.Neverbesatisfiedwithanythinglessthanacompletelyclearunderstandingofwhatyouarereading.Ifyouarenotabletofollowthethoughtgobacktotheplacewhereyoufirstgotconfusedandtryagain.28.Youcannoticeyourmistakesby_______.A.takingnotesB.sayingthingsoutaloudC.studyingthemiddleD.sleepingonit29.Whentakingnotesyoushould_______tobetterhelpyouwithreading.A.writenotesinyourownwordsB.underlineimportantnotesC.takedowneverydetailD.writeasquicklyaspossible30.Thewriteradvisesyouto_______asitiseasierforyoutoremembermaterial.A.studyafteraperiodofactivityB.dosomeexerciseafterstudyingC.studybeforegoingtosleepD.studyassoonasyougetup31.WhichofthefollowingisNOThelpfulforyourunderstanding?A.Thinkingaboutanideaindifferentways.B.Relatingideasandconceptswithwhatyoualreadyknow.C.Goingbacktowhatfirstmadeyouconfusedandstartagain.D.Readingfromthebeginningtotheendwithoutstop.
AsthousandsofoverseasstudentsdobattlewiththeEnglishlanguageinschoolsacrosstheUKmanyfaceastrugglewithacultureforwhichtheyaretotallyunprepareD.Misunderstandingscanoccurwhichifnotsortedoutcanruinastudent’strip.MuchofthisisaresultoffalsethinkingandexpectationsofBritishfamiliesandthewaytheylivE.LastsummerinacollegeinKentAliaMiddleEaststudentinhisfortieswrotebeforehisarrivaltorequestafamilywillingtodiscusstheday’snewsnomeatinhisfoodandnoalcohol.ThenafterhisseconddayinEnglandhishostrangthecollegetosayhewouldn’teatthefoodshe’dcookedforhim.Infacthehadboughtsomefoodandaskedhertocookitforhim.ThecollegesolvedtheproblembyAlitakinglunchandeveningmealsatthecollegewherehecouldtryoutthefoodbyeatingalittleatatimeandonlytakebreakfastwithhishost.Anditworked!TheylatergotonlikeahouseonfiresaidTonyoneofhisBritishclassmates.HehadjustnotgotonwiththefooD.EFLEnglishasaForeignLanguagecommunitiescanbetightlyconnected—whenaJapanesestudentwasshotdeadintheUnitedStatessomeyearsagoaftermistakenlyenteringthewronghouseinfancydressonthewaytoaHalloweenpartyanddidnotunderstandthewordfreeze!theUSbecameano-goareA.AftertheeventtheJapanesestoppedalltheircoursesandtheUSwasdeclaredunsafe.SoconcernedhastheUKEFLindustrybecometoimprovestudents’understandingsabouttheBritishculturethattheBritishCouncilcarriedoutresearchamongforeignstudentstodeterminewhattheyfeltwerethemostimportantfactorsintheirstay.TheyfoundthatalthoughEFLcourseswereheavilypraisedwhatconcernedstudentswasthequalityofhostfamiliesandwelfareduringtheirstay.TheresultoftheirstudyhelpedtoproduceaHomestayCodeofPracticE.Sinceitslaunch推出earlierthisyearsome20000certificateshavebeensentouttohostfamilieswhohavesignedtheCodE.Ithasalsobeensentto1000overseastravelagents.Theaimistomakeitserveasaninternationalqualityassurancescheme质量保证体系.65.WelearnfromthetextthattheproblemsforeignstudentshaveduringtheirstayinEnglandaremostlycausedby___________.A.theirpoorEnglishlevelB.theBritishwayofcookingC.theirunfamiliaritywiththeBritishcultureD.theirmisunderstandingofBritishfamilies’attitudestowardsthem66.Alididn’teatthefoodinthehostfamilybecause__________.A.hedidn’tgetonwellwithhishostB.hecouldn’teatthemeatservedC.hedidn’tlikethewayitwascookedD.hecouldn’tcomebackfromschoolontime67.WhenTonysaidthattheylatergotonlikeahouseonfiremostprobablyhemeant__________.A.AlinevertouchedthefoodhishostcookedB.AliandhishostlaterbecameclosefriendsC.AlioftenquarreledwithhishostfamilyD.Alileftthehostfamilyandmovedtoliveelsewhere68.TheexampleofaJapanesestudentisgiveninthetexttoshowthat__________.A.AmericaisadangerouscountryB.AmericansareunfriendlytoforeignstudentsC.JapanesestudentsareinadequateintheirEnglishD.misunderstandingscanoccurbetweenforeignstudentsandnativespeakers
Collegestudentsconstantlyhearthepraisesofeducation.Wehaveallbecomeusedtobelievingthatacollegeeducationisalwaysaguaranteeofaneasierlife.Iwasnineyearsoldwhenmyfourth-gradeteacherpresentedmewithatasktowritedownallofthethingsIwantedinmylife.Ifilledmypaperwiththingslike:ownabighouseandhaveservants;berichandhaveagoodjob.Thenextdaymyteacherhandedbackmypaperandinredinkshewrote:GOTOCOLLEGE.ForalongtimeIwasconvincedthatonceIobtainedaneducationBAM!Lifewouldbeeasier.Howevereducationcannotpromiseallwishesdreamsanddesires.Societymustrejectthefoolishideathatacollegeeducation'smainpurposeistosatisfyourdesiresandsecuresuccess.Likemostchallengingthingseducationisagamble赌博inwhichresultsdependentirelyonpeople'sabilitytolookpasttheirwantstoseetherealismandreasonbehindtheirwants.ForinstancemyfirstyearofcollegeItookasociologyclass.InclassweweretaughtthatThirdWorldcountrieswerepoor.Welearnedthatourqualityoflifewouldbealmostimpossibleforanaveragepersoninthosecountries.Ibegantoexaminemyowndesiretoberich.Toalwaysgoaftermoneyfeltselfishwhenknowingothershadnoneatall.Learningaboutothersociety'sfinancialsituationsforcedmetolookbeyondwhatIwanted.Throughtheprocessofeducationeverythingoncedesiredistested.Wantingsomethingnolongerisenough;it'smoreimportanttoexaminewhywewantitandwhetherwereallywantit.Whenmydesireformoneychangedeverythingchanged.Istoppedlongingformoney-drivencareersandstoppedvaluingthepeoplewhohadthem.IbegantoexaminethethingsIpurchasedandmyreasonforwantingthem.Educationisatooltobeusedtodevelopandadvanceourdesiressowecandiscoverthethingsthataretrulysignificantinlife.Educationisasourcetoexpandoursocietytoseebeyondthesuperficial表面的appealsandthequickfixesleavingthebeliefofaneffortlesslifebehindinordertodesireameaningfulone.8.Theauthor'sfourth-gradeteacherprobablyagreedthat______.A.theauthorwasanambitiousstudentB.theauthorshouldsetmorerealisticgoalsC.acollegestudentwouldleadaneasierlifeD.acollegedegreewasthekeytotheauthor'sdreams9.Whydoestheauthormentionhersociologyclass?A.Toshareherlearningexperienceswithreaders.B.Tosupporthernewunderstandingabouteducation.C.ToexpresshersympathyforpeopleinThirdWorld.D.Tostresstheimportanceoftakingasociologycourse.10.Withacollegeeducationtheauthor______.A.enviedrichpeopleB.lostinterestincareerC.desiredmorematerialthingsD.stoppedalwaysseekingmorewealth11.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Collegeeducationpromisesaneffortlesslife.B.Collegeeducationtestsandguidesourlifedesires.C.Collegeeducationofferssolutionstosocialproblems.D.Collegeeducationturnsyoungpeopleintogamblers.
ScholarshipApplicationTipsin2014forcollegestudentsBeforeyouapply1.Workhardtogetgoodgrades.Don’tsweataboutonebadgradebutalwaysstrive力求todoyourbest.2.Getinvolvedandstayinvolvedinextracurricular课外的activities.Sportsclubsdramabandsandorchestras－theseoftencounttowardastudent’soverallscholarshipapplicationevaluation.Thesamegoesforpaidorunpaidworkexperience.3.Beginyourscholarshipresearchearly－byyoursophomore大学二年级orjunioryearofhighschoolifpossible.Makespecialnoteofapplicationdeadlinesastheycanvaryfromlatesummertolatespring.4.Applyforasmanyscholarshipsasyouareeligible符合条件的for－severalsmallerscholarshipscanadduptoalotofmoney.Duringtheapplicationprocess1.Readthesupplementarymaterialsthatcomewithscholarshipapplicationformstobetterunderstandtheprogram’sfocuscommunityservicesubjectinterest.Trytoanswerthequestionswiththefocusareainmind.2.Answerquestionsastheyareasked.Don’tgooffthetopic.3.Ifthereisafinancialcomponenttotheapplicationmakesureyougetaccurateandcompleteinformationfromallappropriatesourcestoensureyoureligibility.4.Takeyourtime.Writedowneverythingyoucanthinkofforeachquestionthensettheapplicationasideforadaysoyoucanlookeverythingoveragainbeforeyousenditoff.5.Don’twaituntilthelastminutetocompleteyourapplicationespeciallyifyouareapplyingonline.Computersystemscangetclogged阻塞的withthelargevolumeofapplicantshopingtosubmittheirqualificationsduringthelastfewdaysandhoursbeforeadeadline.6.Ifathirdpartyhastocompletepartofyourapplicationsuchasprovidingaletterofrecommendationmakesureyouaskthemearlyonandremindthemasoftenasnecessarytoensuretheyprovideyouwiththenecessarymaterials.7.Lastbutnotleastreviewyourapplicationwithyourparentstomakesureyouhaven’tleftoutanyimportantdetails.Goodlucktothestudentsapplyingforthe2014scholarshipprograms!60.Beforeyouapplyforascholarshipit’sbestto.A.paymoreattentiontogradesthantoextracurricularactivities.B.focusononlyonescholarshipapplication.C.getasmuchworkexperienceaspossible.D.beginyourpreparationasearlyaspossible.61.Whenansweringquestionsontheapplicationformyoushould.A.focusonthesubjectyouareinterestedin.B.answertothepoint.C.listyouradvantages.D.proveyourabilities.62.Theauthorsuggeststhatapplicantsshould.A.submittheapplicationinthefewdays.B.double-checktheirapplicationwiththeirparents.C.completeandsubmittheapplicationinoneday.D.avoidsubmittingtheapplicationonline.
Ifyouwanttowalkinthefootstepsofsomeoftheworld’sgreatestfiguresthengotoOxforD.ManyofOxford’s38collegesareopentothepublicyear-rounD.HereareafewofthecollegesworthvisitingandsomefamouspeoplewhohavestudiedtherE.ChristChurchCollegeLongbeforeitbecameknownasalocationfortheHarryPotterfilmsChristChurchwasthecollegewhereAlbertEinsteinauthorCharlesDodgsonwhowroteAliceinWonderlandand13BritishprimeministersstudieD.Inthislargeandpopularcollegeyoucanseethepaintingsinthe16th-centuryGreatHall.MagdalenCollegeManyconsiderMagdalentobeoneofthemostbeautifulOxford’scolleges.ThisiswhereauthorOscarWildereadhisclassicscoursE.Youcanenjoythemedieval中世纪的churchwithits15th-centurytower.OppositethecollegeisthebeautifulBotanicGardenfoundedin1621.MertonCollegeFoundedin1264MertonhastheoldestmedievallibraryinusE.J.R.R.TolkienissaidtohavespentmanyhoursherewritingTheLordoftheRings.Oneofthecollege’streasuresisanastrolabe星盘thoughttohavebelongedtoChaucer.ThecollegehasthemostamazingcollectionofmedievalcoloredglassinOxforD.BodleianLibraryTheBodleianLibrarythemainresearchlibraryoftheUniversityofOxfordisthelargestuniversitylibraryintheUK.ItisoneoftheoldestlibrariesinEuropeandinBritainissecondinsizeonlytotheBritishLibrary.Itholdsmorethan9millionprinteditemson189kmofshelvingandseatsupto2500readers.Theusersofthelibraryhereincludefivekings40NobelPrizewinners25Britishprimeministerandcountlessfamouswriters.21.IfaHarryPotterfantravelstoOxfordhe’llprobablyvisit____________.A.MertonCollegeB.BodleianLibraryC.MagdalenCollegeD.ChristChurchCollege22.WhichofthefollowingcantravelersseeinMagdalenCollege?A.A.15th-centurytower.B.A.seven–tontowerbell.C.England’ssmallestcathedral.D.Britisholdestbotanicgarden.23.AccordingtothepassageJ.R.R.Tolkienis____________.A.thefounderofMertonCollegeB.theauthorofTheLordoftheRingsC.thedesigneroftheoldestmedievallibraryD.theowneroftheastrolabeinMertonCollege24.WhatdoweknowabouttheBodleianLibrary?A.ItliesinMagdalenCollegE.B.ItisthemostfamouslibraryintheUK.C.Ithasacollectionof2500kindsofbooks.D.ItissmallerthantheBritishLibrary.
TEACHDISADVANTAGEDCHILDRENINQUITOINECUADORTeachinniceandbeautifulEcuador厄瓜多尔!Thegovernmentschoolweworkwithhasabout200pupilsagedfrom5to14yearsolD.Thechildrencomefrommanydifferenteconomicbackgroundsandfamilysituations.Someofthechildrenaresupportedbytheupper-classemployersoftheirparents;otherscannotattendschooleverydayastheysellsomethinginthestreetsforpartsoftheweek.Thisschoolreallyneedsvolunteersandyou’llbegreatlyappreciateD.You’llworkwithdisadvantagedchildrenwhowillbenefitgreatlyfromyourhelp!YouwillbeabletoteachEnglishandmanyothersubjects—ITsportsmusicartdramaanythingyouhaveagoodknowledgein!Pleaseletusknowifyouhaveaspecialinterestandwewilldoourbesttotailor-make定制yourproject!SUMMARYFACTFILEPrice:From￡775excludingflightsDuration:From2weeksto6monthssubjecttovisarequirementsStartDates:Allyearround—youchooseyourstartandfinishdatesRequirements:Atleastaged17noqualificationsnecessarybutyou’llhavetobeenthusiastiC.You’llneedtoknowalittleSpanishtodothisprojectbutifyouhavenoknowledgeofSpanishatallyoucancombineyourprojectwith1-weekintensive强化的SpanishcourseinQuitobeforestartingyourproject.WAHTYOU’LLGAINFROMDOINGTHISPROJECT:•Anexcitingnever-to-be-forgottenadventureinthefascinatingcultureofEcuador•Thegreatsatisfactionofhelpingdisadvantagedchildrenandadultsandknowingthatyoumadeadifferencetothem•Newskillsmoreconfidenceagreaterunderstandingofadifferentcultureinvaluablepersonalandprofessionaldevelopment•AnentryonyourCVthatmakesyoustandheadandshouldersaboveothersinthejobmarket•Andbestofall...anunforgettableexperience!56.WhichofthefollowingcorrectlydescribesthepupilsinQuito?A.Theyareallweakatlearning.B.Theyarealldisabledchildren.C.Theyareallfromrichfamilies.D.Theyareallfrompoorfamilies.57.A.membertobeadmittedintotheprojectshould________.A.knowEnglishandSpanishwellB.havecollegecertificatesC.beover17withenthusiasmD.affordaholidayofoneyear58.Thispassageiswrittenwiththepurposeof________.A.providinginformationonthejobmarketB.tellingthereaderswheretocampC.callinginsomevoluntaryteachersD.introducinghowtojoinatailor-madeprofession
Aspellingmistakeonasignoutsideastateprimaryschoolhadmebangingmyheadindespair—butdon’tbepanickedintothinkingstateeducationisfundamentallydisableD.There’sanoticeonourlocalparkgatemadebyalocalstateprimaryschoolpupilsaying:thereisknowthingslikethepoofairy.Whatagoodidea—acampaigntoencouragethedog-ownersamongustopickuptheirdog’swaste!Andwhatanattractiveandeye-catchingposter!ButKNOWpoofairy?whydidn’ttheteachercheckthespellingbeforetheposterwascompletedanddisplayedbeforethepublic?Didn’the/sherealizethatnotonlyisbadspellingaworrybutevenworse—thisisthesortofthingthatcouldeasilybringjoytoMr.Gove’sheartbecauseitseemstoprovehimright—ordinarystateschoolsbadandacademiesgooD.Andthecountrymaytakehispropaganda宣传seriously.Showthepanickingparentsonebadspellingfromanon-academyschoolsuggestingthatit’sfilledwithwildandunqualifiedstaffandthey’llbescaredthattheirchildrenwillcomeoutwalkingonallfoursandmustbemarchedstraightintoanacademy—andinstitutionfullofexamresultsandundemocraticmanagement.Don’tfallforitparents.Likethousandsofteachersinstateschoolsandlocalauthoritiesyoucancareaboutchildren’seducationandstandardsofliteracyyoucanevenloveLatinwithoutsinginguptotheGovebrigade队列.Justbecausehehashadaninsightintoourterrorsandrecognizedourdreamsitdoesmeanthathejustknowshowtotakeusinandwhatworksinhisfavor.That‘knowpoo’teacherhasscoredanowngoalsaysFieldingandyou’reinadilemmaherE.You’recaughtbetweenyourenthusiasmforaccurategrammarandyourwell-meaningsocialresponsibilitiesEvenFieldingdoesn’tgetit.Youcanhavethetwothingtogether—highstandardsincomprehensives.WedonotneedacademiC.Youcanmanageit!48.Knowinthepostershouldprobablybespelledas________.A.newB.nowC.noD.nor49.WhoisMr.Goveinthepassage?A.Anadvocateforacademy.B.A.teacherofastateprimaryschool.C.A.pupil’sfatherconcernedabouteducation.D.Anenthusiastofliteracy.50.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheauthor________.A.felthopelessatthestateprimaryeducationB.triedtodefendthespellingmistakesintheposterC.wasopposedtoMr.Gove’smisleadingpropagandA.D.thoughthighlyofacademy’seducationalstandard51.Whatistheauthor’stunetowardsstateprimaryeducation?A.NegativeB.EncouragingC.CooperativeD.Praiseful
BacktoschoolactivitiesthatbringfamiliestogetherThere’salwaysalottodotogetthekidsreadytogobacktoschoolletalonetryingtogetthemexcitedabouttheideA.Tohelpyourkidsgetreadysaveafewdollarsintheprocessandhavesomefunwiththeminthedyingdaysofsummertryafewofthesefunfilledactivities.*********************************************************************************UP-CYCLINGEverystudentneedsschoolsupplies.ButalotofwhattheyneedisalreadylitteringaroundyourhousE.Ifyoudon’thavereusableschoolsuppliesathomeyoumighthavethematerialstomakethem.Tryup-cyclingwithyourkidsandchangeoldoruselessproductsintonewones.Hereareafewideastogetyoustarted:●Sewbluejeansintopencilcases.●Turnshoeboxesintoartsstorageboxes.●Useanoldbeltasabooksbelt.●Wrapbookcoversinoldposters.Up-cyclingisagreatwaytodevelopartistictalentandcreativethinkinginyourchildren.*********************************************************************************PLANTOPACKAHEADMostteachersandschoolsrewardgreenbehavioramongstudents.Tohelpyourkidsstaygreenbesuretohavetheseitemsonhandsoyoucanpackthemlitter-lesslunches.Here’swhatyouneed:●Reusablelunchcontainers.●Afirmlunchboxandthermos水瓶.●Reusablenapkins餐巾.*********************************************************************************MAPITOUTAcrossthecountrykidsarethinkingabouthowthey’llgettoschool.DoIwalk?DoIbike?EitherwayavoiddrivingthemifatallpossiblE.Kidsneedtostayactiveandwanttoconnectwithotherlocalkidsonthewaytoschool.Helpyourchildrenmapouttheirrouteorgettheminvolvedwithalocalwalkingschoolbus.A.walkingschoolbusisgroupsofchildrenwalkingtoschoolwithoneormoreadults.*********************************************************************************Wehopetheseactivitieswillhelpyouandyourkidsgetreadyforthenewschoolyearandthatyou’llhavesomefunintheprocess.Lastbutnotleastsomeactivitiesmayrequireencouragementsmaywesuggestsomeorganicchocolateicecream.64.Whatdothesuggestedactivitieshaveincommon?A.Havingfunandsavinggreen.B.Savingmoneyandobeyingschoolrules.C.Offeringfoodandtrainingskills.D.Bringingteacherstogetherandsavingmoney.65.TheactivitiesofUP-CYCLINGbringbenefitsof___________.A.makingoldproductsintocreativeschoolsuppliesB.makingfriendswithlocalkidsonthewaytoschoolC.bringingfunofcooperationbetweenparentsandkidsD.packinglitter-lesslunchestoschoolE.developingkids’artistictalentandcreativethinkingA.acdB.bcdC.bdeD.ace66.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheMAPITOUTactivity?A.Parentsareforbiddentobeinvolvedintheactivity.B.Childrencanlearntoreadamapandtakeacorrectschoolbus.C.ParentsareexpectedtodrivetheirkidstoschoolifpossiblE.D.Childrenwalktoschooltogetheraccompaniedbyoneormoreadults.67.Thepassageismostprobablyintendedfor___________.A.teachersB.parentsC.childrenD.headmasters
Whenyouputdownyourpensattheendofthecollegeentranceexam12hardyearsofstudywillhavecometoanenD.ForgetyourstudiesforawhilE.It’stimetoenjoyyourselves!Therearemanywaystocelebratethisspecialmonthofgraduation.Youcanhavephotostakenwithyourclassmatesandteachersordineouttogetherandexchangegifts.HighschoolstudentsinWesterncountriessuchastheUnitedStatesandCanadausuallyhaveapromtomarktheirgraduation.It’stomarkthetimekidsturnintoyoungmenandwomen.AfterthepromteenagerseithergotocollegeorfindajoB.ItmeanstheyarenolongerasdependentontheirparentsastheywerebeforE.Atthepromboysusuallydressindinnerjacketsandbowtiesthoughmanydifferenttypesofformalclothesareworn.Traditionallygirlsgiveboysmatchingboutonnieresasmallcollectionofflowerstheypintotheirjackets.Girlstraditionallywearformaldressesordresstoshockorbenoticedinshinyorbrightlycoloredmaterials.Commonpromactivitiesincludediningdancingthecrowning加冠ofapromkingandqueenandjusttalkingtofriends.Insomecaseshighschoolstudentscollectfundsfortheirclasspromthroughthefouryearsoftheirhighschool.Highschoolsinornearlargecitiesmayrentballroomsatexpensivehotelsortobeunusualonapleasurecruiseboat.Butoftencostsarecutbysimplyusingtheschoolgym.Studentsmakealotofefforttodecoratethegymtomaketheeventspecial.Themusicplayedatthepromwillbethemostpopularkindslikerockandhip-hop.ThestudentselectthePromQueen.SheispartneredwithaPromKingwhoiselectedsimilarly.Thesearegreathonorsthatthepairtakeveryseriously.Thetwodancewitheachothertocelebratetheirelection.Sometimesteachersandparentsalsogototheprom.ButothersliketogowithfriendstowhomtheyaresoongoingtobesayinggoodbyE.Ifyouliketheideaofapromwhydon’tyouandyourclassmatesorganizeoneforyourgraduation?29.Whichofthefollowingindicatesthatpromisveryimportanttostudents?A.Theytakepicturesattheprom.B.Theywearformalclothesorspecialclothes.C.Musicisplayedattheprom.D.Teachersandparentsattendit.30.Whichofthefollowingisaneconomicalwaytoholdtheprom?A.Rentingaballroom.B.Takingacruiseboat.C.Holdingitintheschoolgym.D.Wearingformaldresses.31.Whydosomestudentsattendthepromwiththeirfriends?A.TheywillpartwiththeirfriendsinashorttimE.B.Theydon’tliketobeaccompaniedbytheirparents.C.Theydon’twanttodependontheirparents.D.TheywanttobeelectedbytheirfriendsasthePromKingorQueen.32.Whatisthewriter’spurposetowritethispassage?A.Totellaninterestingexperienceofhighschoolstudents.B.Totellhowthewesternstudentsspendthelastdaysofhighschool.C.Tointroduceseveralwaysofwesternstudents’killingtimE.D.Totellhowwesternhighschoolstudentsusuallycelebrategraduation.
AfewyearsagoinoneexperimentinbehaviouralpsychologyStanleyMilgramofYaleUniversitytested40subjectsfortheirwillingnesstoobeyinstructionsgivenbyaleaderinasituationinwhichthesubjectsmightfeelapersonaldislikeoftheactionstheywerecalledupontoperform.SpecificallyMilgramtoldeachvolunteerteacher-subjectthattheexperimentwasinthenoblecauseofeducationandwasdesignedtotestwhetherornotpunishingpupilsfortheirmistakeswouldhaveapositiveeffectonthepupils’abilitytolearn.Theteacher-subjectswereplacedbeforeapanelofthirtyswitcheswithlabelsrangingfrom15voltsofelectricityslightshockto450voltsdanger—severeshockinstepsof15voltseach.Theteacher-subjectwastoldthatwheneverthepupilgavethewronganswertoaquestionashockwastobeadministereD.ThesupposedpupilwasinrealityanactorhiredbyMilgramtopretendtoreceivetheshocksbygivingoutcriesandscreams.Milgramtoldtheteacher-subjecttoignorethereactionsofthepupilandtoadministerwhateverlevelofshockwascalledfor.Astheexperimentunfoldedthepupilwoulddeliberatelygivethewronganswerstoquestionstherebybringingonvariouselectricalpunishmentsevenuptothedangerlevelof300voltsandbeyonD.Manyoftheteacher-subjectsbalkedatadministeringthehigherlevelsofpunishmentandturnedtoMilgram.InthesesituationsMilgramcalmlyexplainedthattheteacher-subjectwastocarryonwiththeexperimentandthatitwasimportantforthesakeoftheexperimentthattheprocedurebefollowedthroughtotheenD.WhatMilgramwastryingtodiscoverwasthenumberofteacher-subjectswhowouldbewillingtoadministerthehighestlevelsofshockeveninthefaceofstrongpersonalandmoralrevulsion反感againsttherulesandconditionsoftheexperiment.BeforecarryingouttheexperimentMilgramexplainedhisideatoagroupof39psychiatristsandaskedthemtopredicttheaveragepercentageofpeoplewhowouldbewillingtoadministerthehighestshocklevelof450volts.Theoverwhelmingconsensuswasthatbasicallyalltheteacher-subjectswouldrefusetoobeytheexperimenter.Thepsychiatristsfeltthatmostsubjectswouldnotgobeyond150voltsandonlyasmallpercentageofaboutonein1000wouldgivethehighestshockof450volts.Whatweretheactualresults?Wellover60percentoftheteacher-subjectscontinuedtoobeyMilgramuptothe450-voltlimit!Inrepetitionsoftheexperimentinothercountriesthepercentagewasevenhigherreaching85percentinonecountry.Howcanwepossiblyaccountforthisresult?Onemightfirstlyarguethattheremustbesomesortofbuilt-inanimalaggressioninstinct本能thatwasactivatedbytheexperiment.A.modemsociobiologistmightevengosofarastoclaimthatthisaggressiveinstinctwasofsurvivalvaluetoourancestorsintheirstruggleagainstthehardshipsoflifeontheplainsandinthecavesfinallyfindingitswayintoourgeneticmake-up.Anotherexplanationistoseetheteacher-subjects’actionsasaresultofthesocialcontextinwhichtheexperimentwascarriedout.AsMilgramhimselfpointedoutMostsubjectsintheexperimentseetheirbehaviourinalargercontextthatisgoodandusefultosociety—thepursuitofscientifictruth.Thepsychologicallaboratoryhasastrongclaimtolegitimacy合法性andgainstrustandconfidenceinthosewhoperformtherE.Anactionsuchasshockingavictimwhichinisolation单独看来appearsevilacquiresacompletelydifferentmeaningwhenplacedinthissetting.Herewehavetwodifferentexplanations.TheproblemforusistosortoutwhichofthesetwopolarexplanationsismorereasonablE.Thisistheproblemofmodernsociobiology—todiscoverhowhard-wiredgeneticprogrammingdecidestheinteractionofanimalsandhumanswiththeirenvironmentthatistheirbehaviour.Putanotherwaysociobiologyisconcernedwithexplainingthebiologicalbasisofallbehaviour.65.WhydidMilgramdotheexperiment?A.Todiscoverpeople’swillingnessforordersfromleaders.B.Todisplaythepowerofpunishmentonabilitytolearn.C.Totestpeople’swillingnesstosacrificeforsciencE.D.Toexplorethebiologicalbasisofsocialbehavior.66.Whichofthefollowingisrightabouttheexperiment?A.Theactor’sperformancewasvitaltoitssuccess.B.ItssubjectswereinformedofitsrealpurposebeforehanD.C.Theelectricalshockmadethepupilgivemorewronganswers.D.Itssubjectswereconvincedoftheeffectsofpunishmentonabilitytolearn.67.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasebalkedatmostprobablymean?A.commentedonB.hesitatedinC.gotridofD.lookeddownupon68.Beforetheexperimenttookplacethepsychiatrists_________.A.believedthatashockof150voltswasunbearableB.failedtoagreeonhowtheteacher-subjectswouldrespondtoinstructionsC.under-predictedtheteacher-subjects’willingnesstofollowexperimentalprocedureD.thoughtthatmanyoftheteacher-subjectswouldadministerashockof450volts69.Whichofthefollowingismentionedasonepossiblefactorthatexplainstheteacher-subjects’behaviour?A.Economicfactor.B.Biologicalfactor.C.Culturalfactor.D.Historicalfactor.70.What’stheauthor’spurposewiththisarticle?A.Tointroduceaproblemsociobiologydealswith.B.Toexplainascientificphenomenon.C.Toreportanexperimentthatfocusesoneducation.D.Toargueagainstascientificview.
AsaschoolteacherInderjitKhuranausedtotakethetraintowork.Andonedayatthestationshesawdozensofchildrenwhospenttheirdaysbeggingfromtrainpassengersratherthangoingtoschool.ShelearnedthatitwasnotarareproblemandthatmillionsofchildreninIndialivedonthestreets.RealizingthatthesechildrenwouldneverbeabletoescapepoorlifeandhomelessnesswithouteducationandthatitwouldbeimpossibletosendthesechildrentoschoolInderjitdecidedtocreateamodelprogram---takingtheschooltothemostout-of-schoolchildren.Khurana’strainplatformschoolsaimtoprovideacreativeschoolformandgivechildrenthebasiclevelsofeducation.Herlastgoalsreachfarbeyondthe20platformschoolssheandhercolleagueshavecreatedinIndia’sBhubaneswarregion.SheisdeterminedthatherprogramwillbecomeamodelforchangingthelivesofthepoorestchildrenthroughoutIndiaandtheworlD.KhuranafoundedtheRuchikaSocialServiceOrganizationRSSOin1985.Theteachersgatherthechildrentogetherbetweenthestopsofthetrainforreadingwritingmathsandhistorytaughtthroughsongsandotherteachingtools.Khuranarecentlycomestorealizethattheeducationofthesechildrenisimpossiblewhenthemostbasicneedsoftheirfamiliesarenotbeingmet.Soshealsoprovidesfoodandmedicinefortheirfamilies.Khuranainsiststhateverychildhavetherighttoaneducationandthatifachildcannotcometotheschoolthentheschoolmustcometohimorher.1.Khurana’sfinalaimisto.A.makethepoorestchildren’slivesbetterB.putanendtotheproblemofchildren’sdropout辍学C.attractmorestudentstoherplatformschoolsD.setup20platformschoolsthroughoutIndia2.WhatcanwelearnabouttheRSSO?A.Ithasahistoryofmorethan30years.B.Itprovidesjobsforthepoorestchildren.C.Itgivesmoneytotheout-of-schoolchildren.D.Itsworkdoesn’tonlyincludefreeeducationforthestreetchildren.3.Khuranaalsooffersfreefoodandmedicinetothechildrenbecause_____.A.thebasicfamilyneedsareincludedinhermodelprogramB.shehopestodrawmorepeople’sattentiontotheRSSOC.theyarethenecessitiesfortheout-of-schoolchildrenD.shewishestoimprovelocalpeople’slivingstandard
Mystudentsoftentellmethattheydon’thaveenoughtimetodoalltheirschoolwork.MyreplyisoftenabriefYouhaveasmuchtimeasthepresident.Iusuallycarryonabitabouttherebeingtwenty-fourhoursinthedayforeveryoneandsuggestthatnotenoughtimeisnotanacceptableexplanationofnotgettingsomethingdonE.OnceingraduateschoolItriedtoprovetooneofmyprofessorsbysayingthatIwasworkingharD.HisanswertomewasThat’sirrelevant无关的.What’simportantisthequalityofyourwork.SincethenIhavehadtimetothinkcarefullyaboutthehardworkerdodge诀窍andIhavecometosomeconclusions—allrelevanttotheproblemofhowmuchtimewehavE.Ifyouanalyzethematteryoucanidentifytwopartsoftheproblem:ThereisofcoursethematteroftimewhichwecanthinkofasfixeD.ThenthereistheproblemofworkduringthattimE.Butasmyprofessorsuggestedit’snothowhardoneworksbutthequalityoftheproductthat’simportant.Thatledmetoanewidea:thequalityofthework.ThatconceptisperhapsbestexplainedbyasignIoncesawonthewallinsomeone’soffice:Don’tworkharder.Worksmarter.ThereisalotofsenseinthatideA.Ifyoucan’tgetmoretimeandfewofuscantheonlysolutionistoimprovethequalityofthework.Thatmeansthinkingofwaystogetmoreoutofthesametimethanwemightotherwiseget.Thatshouldleadustoananalysisofourworkhabits.Sinceworkforstudentsusuallymeanshomeworktheexpressionworkhabitsshouldbereadasstudyhabits.Thenasasmartstudentyouwillseektoimprovethoseskillsthatyouuseinstudychieflyreadingandwriting.Ifyoulearntoreadbetterandwritebettertherearebigbenefitsthatpayoffinallyourstudies.40.Fromthepassageweknowthattheauthorisprobably______.A.apoetB.aneducatorC.anovelistD.anengineer41.Wecaninferfromthe2ndparagraphthatwestudentsstill_____.A.haveenoughtimeB.canmeetthepresidentC.geteverythingdonewellD.shouldaccepttheexplanation42.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Theauthor’sstudentsmakegooduseoftheirtimetodoalltheirhomework.B.Theauthortriedtotelltheprofessorthathe/sheauthorhaddoneagoodjoB.C.Youcan’timprovethequalityoftheworkifyoucan’tgetmoretimE.D.You’lltrytoimproveyourskillsinreadingandwritingifyou’reacleverstudent.43.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.Studentsdon’thaveenoughtimE.B.Don’tworkharder;worksmarter.C.NoonecangetmoretimE.D.Readbetterandwritebetter.
TEFLTeachingEnglishasaforeignlanguageEnglandrunsTEFLcoursesforEnglish-speakingpeoplewishingtoteachEnglishabroaD.Ourcourseswillgiveyouthequalifications资格证书tofindyourfirstpaidteachingjobabroaD.WerunTEFLcoursesacrossthewholeofEnglanD.Weofferalotofcourseswhicharedifferentinlengthpriceandlevelofqualification.OnceyouhavefinishedallyourTEFLEnglandcoursesandgetyourTEFLcertificate结业证书youwillbeabletogettheTEFLjobweoffer.WenowhaveTEFLjobsinSpainJapanChinaandothercountriesworldwidE.ThroughourcoursesyouwilllearnallyouneedtostepintoyourfirstTEFLclassroom.Ifyouhavelostyourjobwecanofferyoua10%discountoffthecoursecost.TEFLEngland24-hourweekendcoursesaretaughtinaninterestingwayandhelpyoutobefitforyourjobinjust12days.You’lllearntherulesofEnglishlanguageteachingandbecomeskilledathowtoplanprepareandteachTEFLlessonswithlotsofhands-onactivities.You’llspendyourweekendlearningbydoingnotbywriting!Thecostofallthecoursesis480pounds.Ifyouonlyattendhalfthecoursesyouhavetopay300pounds.IfyouwishtoattendthecoursesyoushouldletusknowaheadoftimE.Formoreinformationvisitwww.teflenglanD.co.ukcall08009888200between9amand5:30pmMondaytoFridaytotalktooneofourTEFLtrainedadvisorsore-mailinfo@tefleng-lanD.co.uk.21.Whatcanwelearnfromthistext?A.TEFLEnglandhasschoolsallovertheworlD.B.TEFLEnglandofferstwo2-hourcourseseachday.C.IfyougetthecertificateyoucangetajoB.D.Ifyoustudyhalfthecoursesyoushouldpayhalfofthefees.22.Ifyouhavenojobandwanttoattendallthecoursesyouhavetopay______.A.300poundsB.480poundsC.270poundsD.432pounds23.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthecourses?A.Interestingandpractical.B.FriendlyandactivE.C.Funnybutserious.D.Usefulbutstrict.24.HowmanywaysarementionedtogetintouchwithTEFLEngland?A.Two.B.ThreE.C.Four.D.FivE.
WaystomakeyourschoolyardgreenManyschoolsarenowdoingeverythingtheycantobecomegreenschoolyards.Ofcoursethereareplentyofthingsthatstudentscandoachievethatgoal.36Theamountofpaperastudentusesinatermiscountless.Thereareclassnotestermpapersstudentnewspapersandpicturesprintedout.37ButifyoucandoyourbesttoreusethemitwillsoonhelpcreateabettergreenschoolyarD.Limittheuseofpapercups.Youmayoftenusedisposable一次性的cupsinyourdormitory.Infactthisisreallybadfortheenvironment.38GlasscupsarefinE.JustwashthembyhandorthrowthemintoadishwasherifyouhaveonE.Limittheuseofpapernapkins餐巾纸Wearenottellingyounottoeatwithoutusingpapernapkinsbutwearetellingyounottooverdothem.GenerallystudentseatalotoffastfoodeverydaywhichmeansalotofnapkinsgettakenoutfreE.39Walkbikeandlimittheuseofcars.Mostschoolyardsespeciallythosethataretryingtobecomemoreenvironment-friendlyhaveprettygoodpublictransit公共交通.40Walkingorbikingwillnotonlyhelpmakeyourschoolyardagreenonebutwillalsosaveyoualotofmoney.A.WeknowthatthesethingscannotbeavoideD.B.RecycleallthepaperifpossibleC.Limittheamountyoutakeout!D.TakeataxiwheneveritispossiblE.E.Anditisjustawasteofyourmoney.F.You’dbetternotuseanydishwasher.G.It’seasyforyoutorideabikE.
DyslexiaisalearningdisorderitinterfereswiththeabilitytorecognizewordsandforsomereaderstounderstandwhattheyhavereaD.ExpertssaydyslexiaaffectsaboutfivetotenpercentofthepopulationoftheUnitedStates.Researchershavelongknownthatpeoplewithdyslexiawriteorreadwordsandlettersbackwardsinthewrongorder.Butanewstudyshowsthatpeoplewithdyslexiamayhavetroubleredirectingtheirattentionbetweensensesfromseeingsomethingtohearingsomething.Thestudysuggestssomethingthatmighthelpdyslexicpeoplelearnmorequickly-playvideogames.VanessaHarrarofBritain’sUniversityofOxfordledthestudy.ShereportedthefindingsinthejournalCurrentBiology.Thestudysuggeststhatdyslexicpeoplemayhavetroublemovingquicklyfromwhattheyreadtowhattheyhear.InthestudyDoctorHarrartested17peoplewithdyslexiaand19otherswithoutreadingproblems.Thevolunteerswereaskedtopushabuttonasquicklyaspossiblewhentheyheardasoundsawalightorexperiencedbothtogether.DoctorHarrarcomparedthespeedoftheirreactions.ShefoundthatpeoplewithdyslexiawerejustasfastastheotherswhentheysawonlyapictureorheardonlyasounD.ButtheDyslexicshadaslowerreactiontimewhentheyheardasoundandsawapictureatthesametimethismayhaveaneffectonhowdyslexicchildrenaretaughthowtoreaD.DoctorHarrarfeelslikeplayingvideogamescouldhelpdyslexicpeopleshiftfromseeingtohearingmorequickly.Sheaddsthatimagesinvideogamesforcetheeyestomoveandfocusquickly.Videogametypesofthingspopoutofhereandtheretheymoveyoureyesaroundthescreenquitequicklyinresponsetothingsquitequicklyandthemoreyouplayavideogamethefasteryougetthatkindofthing.SothevideogameisreallytrainingtheattentionsystemtomovequicklysaidHarrar.WhenchildrenlearnthealphabettheyusuallyseetheletterfirstandthenhearthesoundortheyseeandheartheletteratthesametimE.ThestudyshowsthatDyslexicsmightlearnmorequicklyiftheyhearthesoundofaletterorwordfirstbeforeseeingit.52.AccordingtoDoctorHarrar’sstudythedyslexicpeoplehavedifficultyin______.A.recognizingwordsB.readingwordsbackwardsC.writinglettersinorderD.shiftingfromseeingtohearing53.Whichfactoraffectsthewaydyslexicchildrenaretaughttoread?A.TheyreactmoreslowlytoasinglepictureorsounD.B.TheyreactasfastasotherstoasinglepictureorsounD.C.Ittakesthemlongertoreacttosoundsandpicturestogether.D.ItisdifficultforthemtounderstandbeforeseeingtheworD.54.HowdoestheauthorsuggestDyslexicsaretaughtbasedontheresearchfinding?A.Byputtinghearingprevioustoseeing.B.Bytrainingtheattentionongames.C.Byseeingfirstandthenhearinglater.D.Bymovingtheeyesaroundthescreen.55.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.VideoGamesMightHelpDyslexicsB.DyslexiaAffectsAttentionbetweenSensesC.VideoGamesCanTraintheAttentionSystemD.DyslexicsMightLearnBetterthroughSound
HereisS0meinformationoffiveuniversitiestohelpstudentschooseasuitableonE.1.ElonUniversityThewoodedgroundsofElonweredesignedasabotanicalgardenm2005.LyingintheheartofNorthCarolinathiscampus校园notonlyoffersanexceptionaleducationbuthasbeenthesitefseveralfilmsinc1udingSpikeLee’sheGotGame.ElonhasbeennamedtheprettiestcampsinthecountryonmanyoccasionsincludinglandingatthetopspotInrankingsbythePrincetonReviewandtheNewYorkTimes.2.KenyonCollegeKenyonCollegehasbeenrecognizedforitssuperiorswimminganddivingteamsbutmanypeoplearoundthecountrymaynotrealizethiscollegeinOhi0isoneofthemostbeautifulinthenation.KnownforitsGothicRevival哥特复兴式architecturethecampusfeaturesseveralbuildingsthathaveinspireddesignersaroundthecountry.AscensionHallisbelievedtobetheoldestGothicRevivalbuildinginAmerica.3.SeWalaeeTheUniversityoftheSouthSewaneeTheUniversityoftheSouthistheultimateexperienceinsouthlivingandeducation.Withnearlyeverybuildingpayinghomage尊敬toclassicGothicstylearchitecturethecampusshowssoutherncharmSewaneehasbeenfeaturedincountlessmagazinesasoneofthemostbeautifulcampusesinthecountry.4.PepperdineUniversitystudentsattendingPepperdineUniversitycanwakeuptotheviewsofthePacific0eaneveryday.Pepperdinehassomeofthebeststudentdormitoriesinthecountryandyoucan’tbeatlivingrightonthePacificocean.OneofthemostrecognizablebuildingsoncampusisthePhillipsThemeTower.5.Lewis&ClarkCollegeTherearemanyexcellentuniversitiesinthePacificNorthwestbutnonedeservesthetitle0rpretticsLcampus’’1ikeLewis&ClarkCollegecan.The130acrecampussitsatthetopofPalatineHillinPortlandOregon.Attachedt0thecampusistheTryonCreekStateNaturalArea·TheuniqueLectureofthecampushasbeennamedthebestbydesignexpertsaswellasoneoftheprettiestcampusesbythePrincetonReview·29.WhichuniversitiescollegehastheoldestGothicRevivalbuildinginAmerica?A.ElonUniversity.B.KenyonCollege.C.PepperdineUniversity.D.SewaneeTheUniversityoftheSouth·30.Whatkindofstudentswould1iketoattendPepperdineUniversity?A.Thosewhowanttoseethesiteofseveralfilms·B.Thosewh0wanttoexperiencesoutherncharmC.ThosewhowanttojoinsuperiorswimmingandanddivingteamsD.Thosewhowantt0liveinthebeststudentdormitoriesinthecountry31.Which.twoarerecommendedbythePrincetonreviewforhavingthemostbeautifulcampus?A.ElonUniversityandPepperdineUniversity.B.PepperdineUniversityandKenyonCollegeC.Lewis&ClarkCollegeandKenyonCollegeD.Lewis＆ClarkCollegeandElonUniversity.
AsweathercoolsacrosstheUnitedStatesagrowingnumberofAmericansvisitfarms.Theyharvestfruitsenjoyhaywagonridesandwalkinthefields.Thesepeoplearecalledagri-tourists.Theyimprovetheeconomyofruralareasandhelpfarmersincreasetheirprofits.Schoolchildrenarewalkinginacornfieldmaze.Thecorniscutintotrickypassagewaysthatmakeitdifficulttofindawayout.ThechildrenarefromYorktownElementarySchoolinBowieMarylanD.TheyhavetraveledtoMontpelierFarmsinPrinceGeorge’sCountywhichisalsoinMarylanD.Thefarmisabout40kilometersfromTheWhiteHousE.DebbiePiersonisthestudent’steacher.Wegoonthesekindoffieldtripssothatthechildrenwillhaveahands-onexperienceofwhatit’sliketobeonafarmPiersonsaiD.InLoudounCountyVirginiatherearefarmswheregrapesaregrownforuseinmakingwinE.ManyofthefarmsletpeoplevisitanddrinkthewinethatismadetherE.BillHatchownstheZephaniahFarmVineyarD.HeholdswinetastingsinhishomE.Wearedoublingthenumberofvisitorstoourfarmeveryyear.Wehaveanaverageof250peopleonaweekendHatchsaiD.Asmorepeoplevisitfarmsmorefarmersareaddingactivitiesinwhichvisitorscantakepart.MalcolmBaldwinownsWeatherLeaFarmandVineyardinLoudounCounty.Sixyearsagohebeganlettingpeoplebemarriedathisfarm.Theycanalsosleepatthefarmovernight.Mr.Baldwinsaysthemoneyhemakesfromtheseactivitieslethimkeephissmallfarmoperating.Butwithouttheanimalsandwithoutthevinestheweddingbusinesswouldn’tbeasprofitable有利可图的becausepeopleliketoseethevines.TheyliketoseetheanimalsandwithoutwhichIdon’tthinkthiswillbeapopularplaceBaldwinsaiD.25.Wecaninferfromthefirstparagraphthatpeoplealwaysgoforfieldtripsin_______.A.SpringB.SummerC.AutumnD.Winter26.Theunderlinedwordmazeinthepassageissimilarto_______.A.puzzleB.tripC.houseD.activity27.OnMalcolmBaldwin’sfarmsvisitorscan________.A.tastethewinemadeintheUSAB.raiseandhuntanimalsC.doweddingbusinessD.havefunaswellasbringhimmoney
SchoolsaretakingexamanxietymoreseriouslynowbecausetestshavebecomeveryimportantindeterminingtheirperformanceunderthefederalNoChildLeftBehindlaw.Researchsuggeststhatstudentsdobetterwhenthey'rerelaxedandinagoodmooD.Craftwasoneofabout800l0th-gradersaroundthecountrywhoparticipatedlastyearinthestudybytheCalifornia-basedinstituteofHeartMath.Itfoundthat55%ofl0th-gradersoftenhadhighlevelsoftestanxietyandtheirscoreswerelowerthanthoseofstudentswhousedthecompany'stechniquestoimproverelaxationandmoodThisyearstatesmuststarttestingchildrenonmathandreadinginGrade3through8underthefederalNoChildLeftBehindActwhichalsorequiresthatstudentstakeasciencetestatleastonceinelementarymiddleandhighschoolby2013-2014.BowersisdirectorofcounselingforTucsonUnifiedSchoolDistrictwheresomeschoolsuseaprogramcalledBrainGym.Theprogramteacheschildrentotakedeepbreathingexercisestorelaxandfocusongoodmemoriesusingaseriesofmovementsalsodesignedtoimprovebloodflowtothebrain.TheideaofprogramslikeHeartMathandBrainGymistogetparticipants'mindsworkingefficiently.IthasworkedwellatEastSideCharterSchoolinWillingtonDelawarE.OncetheystartedusingHeartmathmanychildrenattheK-7schoolhavebeenabletoreduceexamsolicitudeasaresultmathandreadingscoreimproveD.saidBowers.TheyaretaughttobeinapleasantplacE.tobreathedeeplyaridslowly.AndclosetheireyesandimaginesomethingtheylovelikegoingwiththeirgrandfathertotheicecreamstorE.Payyonsays.TheHeartMathInstitutealsosuggestsgettingatleasteighthoursofsleepthenightbeforeatestandhavingahealthybreakfastthatmorning.41.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinthefifthparagraphprobablymean?A.Chances.B.Anxiety.C.Grades.D.Content.42.Whatrelaxationtechniquesshouldwetaketolowerexamanxiety?A.Takingdeepbreathingandrecallingmovementexercises.B.Gettingstudents'mindsworkingefficientlybymoretests.C.Advisingstudentstogetmoresleepbeforeatest.D.MakingstudentstakeatestinapleasantplacE.43.What'sAmericanschools'mainpurposetointroducerelaxationtechniques?A.Tomakeanadvertisementforacompany.B.TointroduceaprogramcalledBrainGym.C.Toimprovethestudents'testscores.D.Toreduceexaminationanxietyofstudents.44.Whatdoestheunderlinedword'-itinParagraph2referto?A.TheInstituteB.ThecountryC.ThestudyD.Craft45.AccordingtothepassagE.Bowers'attitudetowardstheprogramsis______.A.skepticalB.neutralC.casualD.supportive
Ifyourhighschooldoesn’thaveanewspaperyoucanhelpstartoneonlinE.Ifyourhighschoolalreadyhasaprintednewspaperaddinganonlineversioncanhelpyoureachnewaudiencesandaddnewcontent.It’salsocheapertoshowthanaprintedversion.A.digitalnewspapercanbeachanceforhighschoolstudentstogainexperiencewithjournalismandwithworkingonlinE.Discusswithotherstudentjournaliststodecidewhatkindofonlinenewspaperyouwant.Ifyournewssitewillonlyhaveanarticleortwoadayyoumaywanttouseablogtemplate模板.Ifyouplantopublishamoremagazine-styleweeklyeditionwithmorestoriesyouwillprobablywantamorecomplicatedfrontpagetoshowwhat’sineachissuE.Yourwebsitewillalsoneedtosupportanyadditionalfeaturessuchasslideshows幻灯片放映andpolls.Afteryouhavedecidedwhatyouwantyournewspapertolookliketrytocollectsomemoney.Althoughit’spossibletolaunchawebsiteforfreeeven$50willhelpyournewspaperbuyamemorablewebsiteaddress.Theseexpensescanbemadebacklaterthroughonlineadvertising.Createcontentforyournewspaper.Alongwithwrittenarticlesanonlinenewspaperisagreatplaceformultimediaandinteractivecontentsuchasphotoslideshowsvideospollsforumsandcalendars.Useamixofcontentandavarietyofvoicestoencouragemorepageviews.Marketyournewspaper.Youcanpromoteitthroughold-fashionedannouncementssuchasflyers宣传单andwordofmouthbutitmightbebettertoadvertisethroughe-mailsormessagesandpostsonsocialnetworkingsitessuchasFacebookMyspaceandTwitter.44.Youcanuseablogtemplateif.A.youwanttohaveaninteractionwithothersB.youwanttoreceivecommentsfromreadersC.youhavejustafewarticlesadayD.youhavemanyarticlesaday45.Whatcanweinferfromthethirdparagraph?A.It’spossibletoattractadvertisingtoonlinenewspapers.B.YoucanuseamemorablewebsiteaddressforfreE.C.Ittakesonly$50tostartanonlinenewspaper.D.Advertisingisfreeinonlinenewspapers.46.What’sthepurposeofusingamixofcontentandavarietyofvoices?A.TogetmoreusefuladvicE.B.Tocollectmoremoney.C.Toattractmoreauthors.D.Toattractmoreviewers.47.WhydoestheauthorsuggestusingFacebookMyspaceandTwitter?A.Tomakeyournewspapersmorepopular.B.Tomakemorefriendsthroughthem.C.Toborrowsomearticlesfromthem.D.Tolearnfromthem.
ScholarshipApplicationTipsin2014forcollegestudents·Beforeyouapply1.Workhardtogetgoodgrades.Don’tsweataboutonebadgradebutalwaysstrive力求todoyourbest.2.Getinvolvedandstayinvolvedinextracurricular课外的activities.Sportsclubsdramabandsandorchestras－theseoftencounttowardastudent’soverallscholarshipapplicationevaluation.ThesamegoesforpaidorunpaidworkexperiencE.3.Beginyourscholarshipresearchearly－byyoursophomore大学二年级orjunioryearofhighschoolifpossiblE.Makespecialnoteofapplicationdeadlinesastheycanvaryfromlatesummertolatespring.4.Applyforasmanyscholarshipsasyouareeligible符合条件的for－severalsmallerscholarshipscanadduptoalotofmoney.·Duringtheapplicationprocess1.Readthesupplementarymaterialsthatcomewithscholarshipapplicationformstobetterunderstandtheprogram’sfocuscommunityservicesubjectinterest.TrytoanswerthequestionswiththefocusareainminD.2.AnswerquestionsastheyareaskeD.Don’tgooffthetopiC.3.Ifthereisafinancialcomponenttotheapplicationmakesureyougetaccurateandcompleteinformationfromallappropriatesourcestoensureyoureligibility.4.TakeyourtimE.Writedowneverythingyoucanthinkofforeachquestionthensettheapplicationasideforadaysoyoucanlookeverythingoveragainbeforeyousenditoff.5.Don’twaituntilthelastminutetocompleteyourapplicationespeciallyifyouareapplyingonlinE.Computersystemscangetclogged阻塞的withthelargevolumeofapplicantshopingtosubmittheirqualificationsduringthelastfewdaysandhoursbeforeadeadlinE.6.Ifathirdpartyhastocompletepartofyourapplicationsuchasprovidingaletterofrecommendationmakesureyouaskthemearlyonandremindthemasoftenasnecessarytoensuretheyprovideyouwiththenecessarymaterials.7.Lastbutnotleastreviewyourapplicationwithyourparentstomakesureyouhaven’tleftoutanyimportantdetails.Goodlucktothestudentsapplyingforthe2014scholarshipprograms!25.Beforeyouapplyforascholarshipit’sbestto.A.paymoreattentiontogradesthantoextracurricularactivitiesB.focusononlyonescholarshipapplicationC.getasmuchworkexperienceaspossibleD.beginyourpreparationasearlyaspossible26.Whenansweringquestionsontheapplicationformyoushould.A.focusonthesubjectyouareinterestedinB.answertothepointC.listyouradvantagesD.proveyourabilities27.Theauthorsuggeststhatapplicantsshould.A.submittheapplicationinthefewdaysB.double-checktheirapplicationwiththeirparentsC.completeandsubmittheapplicationinonedayD.avoidsubmittingtheapplicationonline
TowardstheendofMiddleEnglishasuddenchangeinpronunciationstartedwithvowels元音beingpronouncedshorterandshorter.Fromthe16thcenturytheBritishhadcontact接触withmanypeoplefromaroundtheworlD.ThismeantthatlotsofnewvocabularyenteredthelanguagE.Theinventionofprintingalsomeantthattherewasnowacommonlanguageinprint.BooksbecamecheaperandmorepeoplelearnedtoreaD.SpellingandgrammarbecamefixedandthedialectofLondonbecamethestandarD.In1604thefirstEnglishdictionarycameout.EarlyModernEnglishandLateModernEnglisharemostlydifferentinthenumberofwords.LateModernEnglishhasmanymorewordsmainlybecauseofthefollowingtworeasons:FirsttheIndustrialRevolution工业革命ledtotheneedfornewwords.SecondtheBritishEmpirecoveredonequarteroftheearth’ssurfaceandtheEnglishlanguagetookinforeignwordsfrommanycountries.Fromaround1600theEnglishcolonization殖民地化ofNorthAmericaledtoAmericanEnglish.SomeEnglishpronunciationsandwordsfrozewhentheyreachedAmericA.InsomewaysAmericanEnglishismoreliketheEnglishofShakespearethanmodernBritishEnglish.SomeexpressionsthatarecalledAmericanEnglishareinfactfromBritishexpressions.TheywerekeptinthecolonieswhilelostforatimeinBritain.Spanishalsohadaninfluence影响onAmericanEnglish.ForexamplewordslikecanyonranchstampedeandvigilantearefromSpanish.TheyenteredEnglishbythepeopleofSpainwhosettledintheAmericanWest.FrenchwordsandWestAfricanwordsalsoinfluencedAmericanEnglish.TodayAmericanEnglishhasagreaterinfluencebecauseoftheUSA’smoviestelevisionpopularmusictradeandtechnology.26.ThemaindifferencebetweenEarlyandLateModernEnglishliesin_____.A.vocabularyB.pronunciationC.spellingD.grammar27.WhathelpedtoincreasethevocabularyofLateModernEnglish?A.theinventionofprintingB.theIndustrialRevolutionC.thecolonizationD.thecontactwithothercountriesA.abcB.acdC.abdD.bcd28.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthewordcanyonisfrom_____.A.AmericandialectB.AfricandialectC.SpanishD.French29.WhatcanweknowfromParagraph1?A.ThedialectofLondonbecamethestandardintheyear1604.B.VowelswerepronouncedlongertowardstheendofMiddleEnglishC.ThefirstEnglishdictionarywaspublishedintheearly17thcentury.D.ManynewwordsenteredEnglishbecausemanypeoplemovedtoBritain.30.Theunderlinedwordfrozecanbestbereplacedby_____.A.remainedunchangedB.disappearedC.improvedD.keptactive
Easyforonetolearnaforeignlanguage?WhenA.studentislearningtospeakBritishEnglishhewonders:CanIcommunicatewithAmericans?Cantheyunderstandme?LearnersofEnglishoftenask:WhatarethedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish?Howimportantarethesedifferences?CertainlytherearesomedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish.Thereareafewdifferencesingrammar.ForexamplespeakersofBritishEnglishsayinhospitalandHaveyouapen?Americanssayinthehospitaland‘Doyouhaveapen?’.Pronunciationissometimesdifferent.Americansusuallysoundtheirsinwordslikebirdandhurt.SpeakersofBritishEnglishdonotsoundtheirsinthesewords.TherearedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglishinspellingandvocabulary.ForexamplecolourandhonourareBritishcolorandhonorareAmerican.Thesedifferencesingrammarpronunciationspellingandvocabularyarenotimportanthowever.ForthemostpartBritishandAmericanEnglisharethesamelanguagE.
Whentimesgettoughwealllookforwaystocutback.Whenwe’rehungryweeatathomeinsteadofgoingout.Wetakebusesinsteadoftaxis.Andwewearourolddesignerjeansjustafewmonthslong.Withcollegeexpensesatalltimehighhighschoolstudentsareeagertodoanythingtocutthecostofauniversityeducation.Onecostcuttingproposalistoallowcollegestudentstogetabachelor’sdegreeinthreeyearsinsteadoffour.Educationalinstitutionshavebeenactivelyexploringwaystomakethelearningprocessmoreefficient.Butthere’saquestionWouldthequalityofundergraduate本科生educationsufferFewUSuniversitieshaveformallyapprovedathreeyeardegreemodel.IdoubtthatmainstreamNorthAmericancollegeswillcarryoutathreeyearcurriculum课程anytimesoon.Foronethingmostuniversitiesalreadyallowhighlyqualifiedstudentstograduateearlybytestingoutofcertainclassesandobtaininganumberofcollegecredits学分.Inadditionatfamousuniversitiesthecommitteewhodeterminewhichcoursesarerequiredandwhichcoursesareelectivesareunlikelytosuddenlythrowoutonequarteroftherequiredcredits.Professorswillresistdiluting稀释thequalityoftheeducationtheyoffer.Inmyopinionaqualityfouryeareducationisalwayssuperiortoaqualitythreeyeareducation.Acollegeeducationrequiressufficienttimeforastudenttobecomeskilledintheirmajoranddocourseworkinfieldsoutsidetheirmajor.Itisnotagoodideatowaterdowneducationanymorethanit’snotagoodideatowaterdownmedicinE.Ifwewanttohelpstudentsfindtheirwaythroughuniversityweshouldhelpthemunderstandearlyonwhatknowledgeandskillstheyneedtohaveupongraduation.WeshouldallowstudentstotestoutofasmanycoursesaspossiblE.Weshouldgivethemachancetoearnmoneyasinterns实习生inmeaningfulparttimejobsthatrelatetotheiruniversitystudiessuchasthefiveyearcoopprogramatNortheasternUniversity.68.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?A.It’sTimetoShortentheLearningProcessB.BestLearningTakesPlaceOverTimeC.UniversityEducationShouldBeWatereddownD.CollegeEducationCallsforReform69.InmostUSuniversities________.A.collegestudentsareofferedthecoopprogramB.electives’creditsmakeuponequarteroftherequiredcreditsC.allstudentsarerequiredtofinishfouryeareducationbeforegraduationD.someexcellentstudentscangraduateaheadoftime70.Wecaninferthat________.A.theauthorisacollegeprofessorB.theauthorthinksthecostofauniversityeducationistoohighforpeopletoaffordC.theauthorconsiderstheuniversityeducationqualityveryimportantD.theauthorpaysspecialattentiontotheallrounddevelopmentofcollegestudents71.Thefirstparagraphservesasan________.A.explanationB.definitionC.introductionD.comment
Thebestwayoflearningalanguageisusingit.ThebestwayoflearningEnglishistalkinginEnglishasmuchaspossiblE.Sometimesyou'llgetyourwordsmixedup混合andpeoplewillnotunderstandyou.Sometimespeoplewillsaythingstooquicklyandyoucan'tunderstandthem.ButifyoukeepyoursenseofhumoryoucanalwayshaveagoodlaughatthemistakesyoumakE.Don'tbeunhappyifpeopleseemtobelaughingatyourmistakes.It'sbetterforpeopletolaughatyourmistakesthantobeangrywithyoubecausetheydon'tunderstandwhatyouaresaying.ThemostimportantthingforlearningEnglishis:Don'tbeafraidofmakingmistakesbecauseeveryonemakesmistakes.56.Thewriterthinksthatthemostimportantthingforyoutolearnalanguageis________.A.readingB.practisingC.talkingaboutitD.listening57.Ifpeoplelaughatthemistakesyoumakeyoushould________.A.beangrywiththemB.beangrywithyourselfC.notcareD.believeyouareright58.Thestorytellsus________.A.Itisnormal正常的thatwemakesomemistakesinlearningEnglishB.EveryonemustmakemistakesC.WecanavoidmakingmistakesinlearningalanguageD.LaughingcanhelponelearnEnglishwell
SoonerorlatermoststudentsaretotakesomeformofEnglishexaminations.OftenthemoresuccessfulstudentsarebetterprepareD.Howeversometimesstudentswhodowellhavebettertesttakingskills.TheseabilitiesreallyhavenothingtodowithunderstandingEnglishbetter.Theyareskillsthatmaketakingthetesteasierandthereforeprovidebetterresults.Herearesomeveryimportant—andoftenignored—guidelinestotakingatestsuccessfully.Donotinsistoncompletingeachquestionbeforegoingtothenext.Thisisextremelyimportant.Rememberonequestionmayonlybeworthonepoint!Youwillbecomenervouswhenyoufailtofindoutitsanswermakingyouloseyourconcentrationandleadingtoworseresults.Howeveransweringthequestionsyouaresureyouknowresultsinyourbeingmorerelaxedandfeelingmoreconfident.Gothroughthetestasecondtimeworkingouttheanswerstomoredifficultquestions.Sometimesquestionsaskedareansweredinlaterquestionsaskingfordifferentthings.Usuallybutnotalwaysastrongfirstimpulse冲动meansweknowtheanswerandwedon’treallyhavetothinkaboutittoomuch.GoingbacktothinkaboutitusuallymakesyouunsureandoftencausesamistakE.Thisisverycommonsobeverycareful!Ifyoudon’tknowtheanswerwritesomething.Ifyouareansweringa4possibilitymultiplechoicequestionyouwillstillhavea25%chanceofbeingcorrect!Takingatestisasmuchforyouasisforyourteachersonevercheat.Ifyoucheatyoudon’thelpyourselfinthelongrun.21.Inthefirstparagraphthewriterstressestheimportanceof______.A.betterpreparationsforexams.B.betterunderstandingofEnglish.C.betterskillsattakingexams.D.betterresultsoftakingexams.22.Whentakinganexamyouareadvised______.A.tofirstanswerthequestionswhichareeasiertoyou.B.todependonyourfirstimpulsetoanswerthequestions.C.tosearchthetestpaperforalltheanswerstothequestions.D.togiveupthequestionswhoseanswersyoudon’tknow.23.Itiscommonthatmanystudents______.A.paymuchattentiontotheirtestingskills.B.oftengiveupadifficulttesthalfway.C.oftengethigherresultsbycheating.D.don’tbelieveintheirfirstimpulsE.24.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.EffectiveStudyingMethods.B.EffectiveTestTakingSkills.C.GettingBetterExamResults.D.BeingSuccessfulStudents.
DyslexiaisalearningdisorderitinterfereswiththeabilitytorecognizewordsandforsomereaderstounderstandwhattheyhavereaD.ExpertssaydyslexiaaffectsaboutfivetotenpercentofthepopulationoftheUnitedStates.Researchershavelongknownthatpeoplewithdyslexiawriteorreadwordsandlettersbackwardsinthewrongorder.Butanewstudyshowsthatpeoplewithdyslexiamayhavetroubleredirectingtheirattentionbetweensensesfromseeingsomethingtohearingsomething.Thestudysuggestssomethingthatmighthelpdyslexicpeoplelearnmorequickly-playvideogames.VanessaHarrarofBritain’sUniversityofOxfordledthestudy.ShereportedthefindingsinthejournalCurrentBiology.Thestudysuggeststhatdyslexicpeoplemayhavetroublemovingquicklyfromwhattheyreadtowhattheyhear.InthestudyDoctorHarrartested17peoplewithdyslexiaand19otherswithoutreadingproblems.Thevolunteerswereaskedtopushabuttonasquicklyaspossiblewhentheyheardasoundsawalightorexperiencedbothtogether.DoctorHarrarcomparedthespeedoftheirreactions.ShefoundthatpeoplewithdyslexiawerejustasfastastheotherswhentheysawonlyapictureorheardonlyasounD.ButtheDyslexicshadaslowerreactiontimewhentheyheardasoundandsawapictureatthesametimethismayhaveaneffectonhowdyslexicchildrenaretaughthowtoreaD.DoctorHarrarfeelslikeplayingvideogamescouldhelpdyslexicpeopleshiftfromseeingtohearingmorequickly.Sheaddsthatimagesinvideogamesforcetheeyestomoveandfocusquickly.Videogametypesofthingspopoutofhereandtheretheymoveyoureyesaroundthescreenquitequicklyinresponsetothingsquitequicklyandthemoreyouplayavideogamethefasteryougetthatkindofthing.SothevideogameisreallytrainingtheattentionsystemtomovequicklysaidHarrar.WhenchildrenlearnthealphabettheyusuallyseetheletterfirstandthenhearthesoundortheyseeandheartheletteratthesametimE.ThestudyshowsthatDyslexicsmightlearnmorequicklyiftheyhearthesoundofaletterorwordfirstbeforeseeingit.52.AccordingtoDoctorHarrar’sstudythedyslexicpeoplehavedifficultyin______.A.recognizingwordsB.readingwordsbackwardsC.writinglettersinorderD.shiftingfromseeingtohearing53.Whichfactoraffectsthewaydyslexicchildrenaretaughttoread?A.TheyreactmoreslowlytoasinglepictureorsounD.B.TheyreactasfastasotherstoasinglepictureorsounD.C.Ittakesthemlongertoreacttosoundsandpicturestogether.D.ItisdifficultforthemtounderstandbeforeseeingtheworD.54.HowdoestheauthorsuggestDyslexicsaretaughtbasedontheresearchfinding?A.Byputtinghearingprevioustoseeing.B.Bytrainingtheattentionongames.C.Byseeingfirstandthenhearinglater.D.Bymovingtheeyesaroundthescreen.55.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.VideoGamesMightHelpDyslexicsB.DyslexiaAffectsAttentionbetweenSensesC.VideoGamesCanTraintheAttentionSystemD.DyslexicsMightLearnBetterthroughSound
Goingtoanewschoolcanfeellikestartingalloveragain.YoumayfeellikesadorangryaboutleavingyouroldschoolorfrienD.Youmayfeelexcitedaboutanewbeginningorafreshstart.YoumayfeelnervousabouthavingtomeetnewpeoplE.Allofthesefeelingsarenormalwhenyoustartatanewschool.Mostkidsworryaboutfittinginattheirnewschool.It’scommonforanewkidtofeellikeanoutsiderforthefirstfewweeks.Althoughyoucanbelonelyyoucanhelpyourselffitinbybeingfriendly.Evenifyouarenervoustrytosmilesayhelloandaskquestions.Herearetwoplaceswhereyoumightmeetfriendsinanewschool:●Theclassroom:Lookaroundyouisthereanyonewhoyoucantalkto?Doyoutakepartingroupactivitiesinclass?IfsotrytojoinanewgroupeverytimE.●Playground:Mostschoolsoffermanyteamsports.Trytojointhesesports.Somekidsworryabouttheirteacherswhentheystartanewschool.Eveniftheteachersaresupportiveitcantakesometimetoadjusttonewrulesorwaysofteaching.Trytalkingtothemaboutyourproblem.Besideswithafamiliarfaceinthefrontofyourclassroomyoumayfeelmorecomfortableduringthefirstfewweeksofschool.56.Thebesttitleforthepassageis_______.A.HowtofindanewschoolB.ThefirstfewweeksinanewschoolC.TipsforyourfreshstartD.Normalfeelingsinanewschool57.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordsadjusttointhepassagemean?A.改变B.适应C.反对D.支持58.Howmanyfeelingsaboutgoingtoanewschoolarementionedinthispassage?A.3.B.4.C.6.D.5.59.WhichadviceisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.Joiningingroupactivitiesinclass.B.Takingpartinphysicalexercises.C.Goingtothelaborlibrary.D.Talkingwiththeteachers.
AprimaryschoolhasbannedValentine'sDaycardsbecauseofconcernsthatyoungpupilsspendtoomuchtimetalkingaboutboyfriendsandgirlfriends.AshcombePrimarySchoolinWeston-Super-MareSomersethastoldparentsthatcardsdeclaringlovecanbeconfusingforchildrenundertheageof11whoarestillemotionallyandsociallydeveloping.InhisFebruarynewsletterPeterTurnertheheadteacherwarnedthatanycardsfoundinschoolwouldbeconfiscated.Hewrote:WedonotwishtoseeanyValentine’sDaycardsinschoolthisyear.Somechildrenandparentsencouragealotoftalksaboutboyfriendsandgirlfriends.WebelievethatsuchideasshouldwaituntilchildrenarematureenoughemotionallyandsociallytounderstandthecommitmentinvolvedinhavingorbeingaboyfriendorgirlfrienD.Mr.TurnersaidanyfamilieswantingtosupporttheValentine’sDayconceptshouldsendcardsinthepostordeliverthemtohomeaddressesbyhanD.HisviewswereendorsedbyRuthRice46whohastwinsHarrietandOlivianineattheschool.Shesaid:Childrenatthatageshouldn'treallybethinkingaboutValentine'sDayandtheyshouldbeconcentratingontheirschoolwork.TheyareatanagewhentheyareeasilyinfluencedandmostparentsincludingmyselfarewithMr.Turner.Sheaddedthatthecardscausetoomuchcompetition.Ifsomeonegetsacardandanotherdoesn'tthensomeonewillbedisappointeD.HoweverRajeevTakyar40whorunsalocalnewsagentandhastwochildrenJai11andAryanfiveattheschoolsaidhewasgenuinelyoutraged.Hesaid:ThereareschoolsthathavebannedconkersandsnowballsandnowValentine'sCards.Ithinkbanningthecardsstopschildrenfromhavingsocialskills.Howaretheygoingtolearnaboutrelationshipsotherwise?It'sridiculous.AlecSuttenwoodfounderoftheAnti-PoliticalCorrectnessgroupsaidoftheban:It'stotallyridiculous.Youngchildrenjustsendthecardstoeachotherasfriendsandtotheirparents.It’sjustabitofharmlessfun.ThereisnodifferencebetweenthisandMother’sorFather’sDay.36.Valentine’sDaycardsmaycauseconfusingamongyoungchildrenbecause__________.A.theyaretooyoungtounderstandwhatloveisB.teachershaven’ttaughtthemhowtomakefriendsC.childrenshouldn’tlearnaboutsocialrelationshipD.studentstalktoomuchaboutboyfriendsandgirlfriends37.TheunderlinedwordconfiscatedinParagraph3canprobablybereplacedby__________.A.collectedB.destroyedC.takenawayD.burntaway38.RuthRicewasinfavorofMr.Turner’sviewinthat___________.A.childrenliketocompareValentine’sDaycardsB.childrenshouldfocustheirmindontheirlessonsC.sendingholidaycardswastesbothtimeandmoneyD.makingfriendshadanegativeinfluenceonchildren39.WhichstatementisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.MostofEnglishparentswantchildrentohavefunB.ChildrenshouldlearnhowtodevelopsocialskillsC.Englishschoolsdon’tallowstudentstoplaygamesD.Someparentsthinkitunreasonabletobanthecards40.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A.SchoolbansValentine’sDaycards.B.ShallwesendValentine’sDaycards?C.DifferentopinionsonValentine’sDaycards.D.Parents’concernaboutValentine’sDaycards
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