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IfyoulookforabookasapresentforachilD.YouwillbespoiledforchoiceeveninayearthereisnonewHarryPattenJ.KRowling’swizardisnotalonethepastdecadehasbeenaharvestforgoodchildren’sbookswhichhassetoffalargequantityoffilmsandanincreasedsalesofclassicssuchasThelardoftheRings.Yetdespitethatreadingisincreasinglyunpopularamongchildren.Accordingtostatisticsin199723%saidtheydidn’tlikereadinginall.In200335%diD.Andaround6%ofchildrenleaveprimaryschooleachyearunabletoreadproperly.Maybethedeclineiscausedbytheincreasingavailabilityofcomputesgames.MaybethebooksboomhasaffectedonlythetopoftheeducationalpilE.EitherwayChancellorCordonBrownplanstochangethingsforthebottomoftheclass.Inhispre-budgetreportheannouncedthenationalprojectofReadingRecoverytohelpthechildrenstrugglingmost.ReadingRecoveryiswinedatsixyearoldswhoreceivefourmonthsofindividualdailyhalf-hourclasseswithaspeciallytrainedteacher.Anevaluationeitherthisyearreportedthatchildrenontheschoolmade20months’progressinjustoneyearwhereassimilarlyweakreaderswithoutspecialhelpmadejustfivemonths’progressandsoendedtheyearevenfurtherbelowthelevelexpectedfortheiragE.InternationalresearchtendstofindthatwhenBritishchildrenleaveprimacyschooltheyreadwellbutreadtextoftenforfunthanthoseelsewhere.Readingforfunmattersbecausechildrenwhoarebeenonreadingcanreportlifelongpleasureandlovingbooksisanexcellentindicatoroffutureeducationalsuccess.AccordingtotheOECDbeingaregularandenthusiasticreaderisofgreatadvantagE.WhichofthefollowingistrueofParagraph1?A.Marrychildren’sbookshavebeenadaptedfromfilms.B.Marryhigh-qualitychildren’sbookshavebeenpublisheD.C.Thesalesofclassicshaveledtothepopularityoffilms.D.ThesalesofpresentsforchildrenhaveincreaseD.Statisticssuggestedthat.A.thenumberoftopstudentsincreasedwiththeuseofcomputersB.adecreasingnumberofchildrenshowedinterestinreadingC.aminorityofprimacyschoolchildrenreadproperlyD.ahugepercentageofchildrenreadregularlyWhatdoweknowaboutReadingRecovery?A.Anevaluationofitwillbemadesometimethisyear.B.Weakreadersontheprojectwerethemosthardworking.C.Itaimstotrainspecialteacherstohelpchildrenwithreading.D.Childrenontheprojectshowednoticeableprogressinreading.Readingforfunisimportantbecausebook-lovingchildren_________.A.takegreateradvantageoftheprojectB.showthepotentialtoenjoyalonglifeC.arelikelytosucceedintheireducation.D.wouldmakeexcellentfutureresearchersThearmofthistextwouldprobablybe_________.A.toovercomeprimaryschoolpupilsreadingdifficulty.B.toencouragethepublicationofmorechildren’sbooksC.toremindchildrenoftheimportanceofreadingforfunD.tointroduceawaytoimproveearlychildrenreading
FewpeoplewouldquestionthevalueoftakingpartinsportsforyoungpeoplE.Withpropertrainingsupervisionprotectiveequipmentandtechniquesandanproperemphasisonwinningsportscandevelopahealthybodyandspiritandalife-longinterestinbeingactiveandfit.Withoutsuchmeasureschildhoodsportscanleadtoinjuriesandevenparalysisordeath.Eveninthebestconditionsnoactivitycanberisk—freE.ButmostserioushazardsarepreventablE.Cyclistsandfootballplayerscanreducetheirrisksbywearinghelmetshockeyplayersbywearingmasksbasketballandtennisplayersbywearingeyeguardsbaseballplayersbywearingbattinghelmets.Besidesriskstoindividualplayerscanoftenbefoundandthuspreventedthroughaproperlyperformedmedicalexambeforeachildplays.Foraccidentsthatmaynotbepreventablehavinganemergencyplanandfirst-aidequipmentandsomeonetrainedtousetheequipmentcanbelifesaving.StilleachyearaccordingtotheAmericanCollegeofSportsMedicinemorethan775000childrenunder14aretreatedinemergencyroomsforsportsinjuriesnearlyhalfofthempreventablE.Anestimated300000athletesexperienceexercise—relatedheadillnesseseachyearandalmostallofthemshouldhavebeenavoideD.Furtherfromhalftothree—fourthsofsports-relatedconcussions脑震荡areneverevendiagnosedtheinjuredareoftensentbackintoplaytoosoonandputatriskofanothermoreseriousbrain—damagingconcussion.TohelpreducetheseriskstheNationalCenterforSportsSafetywiththeNationalAthleticTrainers’Associationoffersathree-houronlinesafetycourseforcoachesfor$28atwww.SportsSafety.org.1.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.AlltheaccidentscanbepreventeD.B.AlltheaccidentscannotbepreventeD.C.Livescanbesavedsolongasthereisproperequipment.D.Livescannotbesavedevenifthereisproperequipment.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordhazardsinparagraph2mean?A.mistakesB.diseasesC.dangersD.situations3.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat.A.preventionofinjuriesisnotpaidenoughattentiontoB.childrenunder14aremoreeasilyhurtinsportsC.mostheadillnessesarerelatedwithexerciseD.noneoftheheadillnessesshouldhavehappened4.Whatcancoachesmainlylearnfromtheonlinesafetycourse?A.Howtocurebrain-damagingconcussion.B.Howtodiagnosebrain-damagingconcussion.C.HowtopredictthepossibilityofbraindamagE.D.Howtodealwiththeinjuredproperly.
WhenAndreaPetersonlandedherfirstteachingjobshefacedthedauntingtaskofcreatingamusicprogramwithalmostnomoneyforequipmentorsuppliesinaclimatewherestandards-basedlearningwasthefocusandmusicjustprovidedabreakforstudentsandteachers.Forherdriveandcreativityinovercomingthosechallengesshe’sbeennamednationalteacheroftheyear.PrincipalWaynesKettlersaidhe’sworkedwithmanyoutstandingteachersinhis22yearsasaneducatorbutPetersonisjustthatonestepaboveanybodyI’veeverworkedwithbeforE.KettlerandothersatMonteCristoElementarySchooltalkaboutthewaysshehasintroducedthelearningfromotherclassroomsintohermusicprogramandhercreativityinworkingaroundthingssuchasthelackofmoneyfornewmusiC.WhenstudentswerereadingS.E.Hinton’snovelTheOutsidersintheirregularclassroomPetersonhelpedthemwritea30-minuteplaywithscenesfromthebook.ThentheychosethreeBroadwaytunesthatfocusednoraceequalityandsocialjusticethethemesofthebook.Petersoncomposedtwoothersongsherselfafterclassroomdiscussionsabouttheplayandthebook.ThehonormeansalottoresidentsofGraniteFoils.It’sinspiringtoknowthatpeoplefromsmalltownsownevenwinnationalhonors.AsnationalteacheroftheyearPetersonwillspendthemoreyearoutsidetheclassroomasanationalandinternationalspokeswomanforeducation.Notsurpassingly.Sheisabigbelieveinthewhiteofactseducation.Shesaidit’sessentialforschoolstoofferclassessuchasactormusicandphysicaleducationbecauseforsomekidsoneofthosesubjectsistheonlythingthatmotivatesthemtocomebacktoschooldayafterday.TheunderlinedworddauntinginParagraph1mostprobablymeans__________.A.discouragingB.interestingC.creativeD.unbearableWhenPetersonbeganherteachingcareer____________.A.musicwasafocusoflearninginmostschoolsB.theenvironmentwasfavorabletomusicteachingC.theschoolbackedteachingfacilitiesformusicD.immemorialsupportformusicprogramswasunavailableWhatisthemostimportantreasonthatPetersonwontheaward?A.Sheconcernedherselfwithcurrentsocialproblems.B.Shemotivatedstudentstolearnmusicwithhercreativity.C.Shehasaughtmusicattheelementaryschoolfor22years.D.Shemakegreateffortstoamusestudents’interestinliteraturE.WhichofthefollowingisanexampleofPeterson’swayofteachingmusic?A.ShewroteplaysonthemesofraceequalityandsocialjusticE.B.Shemadeuseofthecontentsofotherclassesinherteaching.C.SheorganizedclassroomdiscussionsofBroadwaytunes.D.Shehelpedstudentscomposesongsbythemselves.InPeterson’sopinion____________.A.artmusicandPEclassesareallimportantB.moresubjectsshouldbeofferedtostudentsC.studentsshouldbenativatedtoattendartclassesD.artseducationismoreimportantthanothersubjectsItcanbeinferredfromthetextthat________.A.Peterson’shonorwasasurpriseforthelocalpeopleB.Peterson’sartclassesattractedstudentsbacktoschoolC.Petersonarousedthelocalresidents’passionformusicD.Petersonwillchangeherprofessionnextyear
Beginningcollegeisexciting:newideastoexplorenewchallengestobemetandmanydecisionstobemadE.YourfuturebeginsherE.Howeveryouwillfindcollegelifeisdifferentfromyourpreviousschoolenvironment.Manyofuscanbeeasilyoverwhelmed压垮bythedetailsofrunningawell-balancedlifE.Whilesomeofusmayhavetheknow-howIguesstherearemoreofuswhocanbenefitfromlearningabouttheexperiencesofotherswhohavewalkedthecollegehallsbeforeyou.Thefollowingyoumayfindofuseaboutlifeoncampus.●Planwell.Therearesomanynewthingstodoatanewcollegeoruniversity.Giveyourselftimetomakenewfriendsandbecomefamiliarwiththecampusbutdon’tforgetwhyyouaretherE.Givesometimeforsocialactivitiesandmanageyourtimewisely.●Ifyoudon’thaveasystemforplanningyourtimenowlikeadaytimeracomputerdatebookgetonE.Mostofalldon’tdependonyourmemory.●Don’tmisstheguidelines.Therestrictionsrulesandregulationsofallkindscanusuallybefoundinyourstudenthandbook.Considerthemwell-balancedfoodforthought.Whatdatesareimportant?Whatpiecesofpaperneedtobehandedin?Whatcan/can’tyoudoinclass?Whatcan/can’tyoudoinyourstudentresidence住处?Whohasrightforwhat?Whatdoyouneedtocompletetograduate?●WritethewordSTUDYonthewallsofourbedroomandbathroomandmaybeitwillhelptowriteitonapieceofpaperandstickitonthetelephoneTVandthekitchentablE.Considerthis—youarepayingthousandsofdollarsforyourcourses.YoupayeverytimeyouhavetorepeatorreplaceacoursE.●Buildyouridentity.Thisisthetimeforyoutodecidewhattodoandwhatnottodo.Takeasmuchtimeasyouneedtoexplorenewideas.DonotbeafraidofthebeyonD.Thisislearningtomakegoodchoices.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.ToofferadviceoncollegelifE.B.Toexplainwhycollegelifeisexciting.C.TodescribetheimportanceofcollegelifE.D.TopersuadeyoutogotocollegE.Accordingtothetextwhyisitexcitingtobegincollegelife?A.BecauseyouwillhavemorefreedomatcollegE.B.BecauseyouwillnolongerbeafraidofthebeyonD.C.BecauseyouprepareforyourfuturecareerandlifetherE.D.Becauseprofessorstherewillprovideyouwithmanynewideas.Whatistheprobablemeaningoftheunderlinedwordknow-how?A.AnunderstandingofhowthingsaregoingatcollegE.B.PracticalknowledgeabouthowtobehaveandwhattodoatcollegE.C.CollegehallswhererulesandregulationsarepresenteD.D.Anenvironmentcompletelydifferentfromtheoneyou’reusedto.Accordingtothetextcollegestudents.A.needn’tlearnfromthosewhowenttocollegebeforethemB.spendasmuchtimeaspossibleonsocialactivitiesC.shouldknowwhattheyhaverightforoncampusD.aresupposedtorepeatorreplaceatleastonecourse
AgoodbookforchildrenshouldsimplybeagoodbookinitsownrightsaysMollieHunter.BornandbroughtupnearEdinburghMolliehasdevotedhertalentstowritingprimarilyforyoungpeoplE.Shefirmlybelievesthatthereisandshouldalwaysbeawideraudienceforanygoodbookwhateveritsmainmarketis.InMollie’sopinionitisnecessarytomakefulluseoflanguageandsheenjoystellingastorywhichiswhateverywritershouldbedoingIfyouaren’ttellingastoryyou’reaverydeadwriterindeeD.shesays.WiththechieffunctionofawriterbeingtoentertainMollieisindeedanentertainer.Ihavethisgreatloveofnotonlythemeaningoflanguagebutofthemusicoflanguageshesays.ThislovegoesbacktoearlychildhooD.I’vetoldstoriesallmylifE.IhadaschoolteacherwhousedtoaskuswhatwewouldliketobewhenwegrewupandbecausemyfamilyalwayshaddogsandIwasverygoodathandlingthem.IsaidIwantedtoworkwithdogsandtheteacheralwayssaid‘NonsenseMollie;dearyou’llbeawriter.’SofinallyIthoughtthatthiswomanmusthavesomethingsinceshewasagoodteacherandIdecidedwhenIwasninethatIwouldbeawriter.ThischildhoodintentionisdescribedinhernovelASoundofChariotswhichalthoughwritteninthethirdpersonisclearlyautobiographical自传体的andgivesapicturebothofMollie’sambitionandherstruggletowardsitsachievement.Thoughtsofherchildhoodinevitably不可避免的broughtthoughtsofthetimewhenherhomewasstillavillagewithbuttercupmeadowsandstrawberryfields-sadlynowcoveredwithmodernhouses.IwasoncetakenbacktoseeitandIfeltthatsomebodyhadlaindirtyhandsallovermychildhooD.I’llnevergobackshesaiD.Never.WhenIsetoneofmybooksinScotlandshesaidIcanrecallmyromanticfeelingsasachildplayinginthosefieldsorwatchingthevillageblacksmithatwork.Andthat’simportantbecausechildrennowknowsomuchsoearlythatromancecan’texistforthemasitdidforus.WhatdoesMollieHunterfeelaboutthenatureofagoodbook?A.ItshouldnotaimatanarrowaudiencE.B.Itshouldbeattractivetoyoungreaders.C.Itshouldbebasedonoriginalideas.D.Itshouldnotincludetoomuchconversation.InMollieHunter’sopinionwhichofthefollowingisonesignofpoorwriter?A.BeingpoorinlifeexperienceB.Beingshortofwritingskill.C.TheweaknessofdescriptionD.Theabsenceofastory.WhatdowelearnaboutMollieHunterasayoungchildA.Shedidn’texpecttobecomeawriter.B.Shedidn’tenjoywritingstories.C.Shedidn’thaveanyparticularambition.D.Shedidn’trespectherteacher’sview.IncomparisonwithchildrenofearlieryearsMolliefeelsthatchildrennoware_____.A.moreintelligentB.betterinformedC.lesseagertolearnD.lessinterestedinrealityWhat’sthewriter’spurposeinthistext?A.ToshareherenjoymentofMollieHunter’sbook.B.TointroduceMollieHunter’sworktoawideraudiencE.C.ToprovideinformationforMollieHunter’sexistingreaders.D.TodescribeMollieHunter’smostsuccessfulbooks.
A.specialeducationteacherandformerpoliceofficerwashonoredbyPresidentBarackObamaattheWhiteHouseasthe2009NationalTeacheroftheYearforhisinnovative创新的approachcommunityfocusandteamworkwithotherteachers.Inaglobaleconomywherethegreatestjobqualificationisn’twhatyoucandobutwhatyouknowourteachersarethekeytoournation’ssuccessPresidentObamastateD.Mullenaninth-throughtwelfth-gradespecialeducationteacherattheARCHSchoolinConnecticutisthe59thNationalTeacheroftheYear.Mullen'sgoalistoprovidepassionprofessionalism职业特质andperseveranceasaneducator.AteachercanreceivenogreaterrewardthantheknowledgethatheorshehelpedrecoveraloststudentMullenremarkeD.Hewilltravelforoneyearasafull-timenationalandinternationalspokespersonforeducationbeginningJune12009.TheNationalTeacheroftheYearProgramfocusespublicattentiononteachingexcellenceandistheoldestandmostfamousnationalhonorsprogramforteachers.‘ACEIisaproudparticipantintheselectionprocessfortheNationalTeacheroftheYearandwearepleasedtoseeAnthonyMullenselecteD.Mr.Mullenisadedicatedindividualwhopossessesawealthoftalentsandskillsasateacher.Hisdevotiontoyoungpeoplehoweverreachesbeyondthecallofduty.Mr.MullenextendshimselftoadviserandguideschildrenwhoneedtoknowthattheyarenotforgottenandthattheytooareuniqueandspecialstatedACEIExecutiveDirectorDianeWhiteheaD.ACEIisoneof15nationaleducationorganizationsthatselecttheNationalTeacheroftheYearfromamongthestateteachersoftheyearincludingthoserepresentingtheDistrictofColumbiatheDepartmentofDefenseEducationActivityandfiveU.S.extrastatedepartments.45.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.A.WhiteHouseceremony.B.Aninnovativeteachingapproach.C.The2009NationalTeacheroftheYear.D.Thenationaleducationorganizations.46.WecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphObamastresses__________.A.teachers’roleB.communitylivesC.teachers’teamworkD.innovativeapproach47.AccordingtoMullenhissuccessasaneducatorliesin__________.A.beingafull-timenationalandinternationalspokespersonB.providingpassionperseveranceandprofessionalismC.helpingthosewhocan’tfindtheirwayhomeD.helpingthestudentsachievehighscores48.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat__________.A.theNationalTeacheroftheYearProgramhasn'tbeenwell-knownB.ACEIistheonlyorganizationinchargeofselectingexcellentteachersC.MullenisdevotedtoteachingthestudentsforthecallofdutyD.Mullen'ssuccessmaybeduetohispreviousworkexperience
IfyoulookforabookasapresentforachildyouwillbespoiledforchoiceeveninayearthereisnonewHarryPatten.J.KRowling’swizardisnotalone.Thepastdecadehasbeenaharvestforgoodchildren’sbookswhichhassetoffalargequantityoffilmsandanincreasedsalesofclassicssuchasThelardoftheRings.Yetdespitethatreadingisincreasinglyunpopularamongchildren.Accordingtostatisticsin199723%saidtheydidn’tlikereadingatall.In200335%didn’t.Andaround6%ofthechildrenleaveprimaryschooleachyearunabletoreadproperly.Maybethedeclineiscausedbytheincreasingavailabilityofcomputesgames.MaybethebooksboomhasaffectedonlythetopoftheeducationalpilE.EitherwayChancellorCordonBrownplanstochangethingsforthebottomoftheclass.Inhispre-budgetreportheannouncedthenationalprojectofReadingRecoverytohelpthechildrenstrugglingmost.ReadingRecoveryisaimedatsixyearoldswhoreceivefourmonthsofindividualdailyhalf-hourclasseswithaspeciallytrainedteacher.Anevaluationthisyearreportedthatchildrenontheschoolmade20months’progressinjustoneyearwhereassimilarlyweakreaderswithoutspecialhelpmadejustfivemonths’progressandsoendedtheyearevenfurtherbelowthelevelexpectedfortheiragE.InternationalresearchtendstofindthatwhenBritishchildrenleaveprimaryschooltheyreadwellbutreadtextoftenforfunthanthoseelsewhere.Readingforfunmattersbecausechildrenwhoarekeenonreadingcanreportlifelongpleasureandlovingbooksisanexcellentindicatoroffutureeducationalsuccess.AccordingtotheOECDbeingaregularandenthusiasticreaderisofgreatadvantagE.51.WhichofthefollowingistrueofParagraph1?A.Manychildren’sbookshavebeenadaptedfromfilms.B.Manyhigh-qualitychildren’sbookshavebeenpublisheD.C.Thesalesofclassicshaveledtothepopularityoffilms.D.ThesalesofpresentsforchildrenhaveincreaseD.52.Statisticssuggestedthat.A.thenumberoftopstudentsincreasedwiththeuseofcomputersB.adecreasingnumberofchildrenshowedinterestinreadingC.aminorityofprimaryschoolchildrenreadproperlyD.ahugepercentageofchildrenreadregularly53.WhatdoweknowaboutReadingRecovery?A.Anevaluationofitwillbemadesometimethisyear.B.Weakreadersontheprojectwerethemosthardworking.C.Itaimstotrainspecialteacherstohelpchildrenwithreading.D.Childrenontheprojectshowednoticeableprogressinreading.54.Readingforfunisimportantbecausebook-lovingchildren_________.A.takegreateradvantageoftheprojectB.showthepotentialtoenjoyalonglifeC.arelikelytosucceedintheireducation.D.wouldmakeexcellentfutureresearchers55.Theaimofthistextwouldprobablybe_________.A.toovercomeprimaryschoolpupilsreadingdifficulty.B.toencouragethepublicationofmorechildren’sbooksC.toremindchildrenoftheimportanceofreadingforfunD.tointroduceawaytoimproveearlychildrenreading
SevenoutoftenpeoplehavetriedtolearnalanguageatsomepointintheirlifeandmostwishtheycouldspeakonemorefluentlyasurveyfounD.AndnineoutoftenpeoplewanttheirchildrentolearnforeignlanguagesatprimaryschoolsaidthepollfortheOCRExamingBoard牛津剑桥皇家考试委员会.Languagesarenolongercompulsory义务的forpupilsaged14andover.ButthegovernmentwantsallprimaryschoolpupilsinEnglandtolearnalanguagebytheendofthedecadE.A.surveyof1000peoplewascarriedoutwhichisorganisedbytheNationalCentreofLanguage.ThestudysuggestedpeopleinLondonwerethemostlikely78%tohavestudiedanotherlanguageScotswerenextat74%followedbythenortheastofEngland71%.InthewestofEnglandmorethansixintenhaveknowledgeofanotherlanguagE.BarrieHuntfromOCRsaidPeopleareoftenverynegativeaboutBritainsgraspofforeignlanguagesbutinrealitythenumberofpeoplewhocanspeakasecondlanguageisimpressivE.Thegreatjokeisthatmanyofthesepeoplewillhavenoformalqualificationtoshowtheirfamilyfriendsandemployerswhattheycando.Whethertheyarefluentorjustabletoholdashortconversationinanotherlanguageisunknown.HesaidOCRhadsetanewlanguageschemecalledAssetLanguagestoencouragepeopleofallagestolearnlanguagesinbite-sizedamountsandgetaqualification.TheschemealsoprovidesassessmentforcommunitylanguagesspokenathomesuchasChineseUrduandPunjabi.IsabellaMoorefromtheNationalCentreofLanguagessaidEmployerswantevidenceofgoodcommunicationskillsconfidenceandoutward-lookingattitudessoalanguagequalificationisanimportantadditiontoanyonesresumE.Itcanbeinferredthat___________________________.A.foreignlanguagestudyispopularinUKB.foreignlanguagestudyisamustforpeopleofallagesC.itisespeciallyeasyforBritishpeopletostudyforeignlanguagesD.studentsofover14nolongerstudyforeignlanguagesWhichofthefollowinghasthemosttohavestudiedaforeignlanguage?A.PeoplefromScotlanD.B.PeoplefromthenortheastofEnglanD.C.PeopleinLondon.D.PeoplefromthewestofEnglanD.Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothetext?A.A.languagequalificationistheonlyevidenceofahigh-qualityemployeE.B.Speakingforeignlanguagesisthemostimportantskillrequiredinemploymentamongall.C.A.languagequalificationisverydifficulttogetinUK.D.ManypeopleinUKdonthaveaqualificationalthoughtheycanspeakforeignlanguages.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A.AnInterestingSurveyB.UKLovesAfterAllC.LanguageTeachinginUKD.BettertoGetaLanguageQualification
Solongasteachersfailtodistinguishdifferbetweenteachingandlearningtheywillcontinuetoundertaketodoforchildrenthatwhichonlychildrencandoforthemselves.Teachingchildrentoreadisnotpassingreadingontothem.Itiscertainlynotendlesshoursspentinactivitiesaboutreading.Douglasinsiststhatreadingcannotbetaughtdirectlyandschoolsshouldstoptryingtodotheimpossible.Teachingandlearningaretwoentirelydifferentprocesses.Theydifferinkindandfunction.Thefunctionofteachingistocreatetheconditionsandtheclimatethatwillmakeitpossibleforchildrentoplancleverlythemostefficient有效的systemforteachingthemselvestoreaD.Teachingisalsoapublicactivity:ItcanbeseenandobserveD.LearningtoreadinvolvesallthateachindividualdoestounderstandtheworldofprintedlanguagE.Almostallofitisprivateforlearningisanoccupationofthemindandthatprocessisnotopentopublicscrutiny.Ifteacherandlearnerrolesarenotinterchangeablewhatthencanbedonethroughteachingthatwillaidthechildinthelongsearchforknowledge?Smithhasoneprincipleruleforallteachinginstructions.Makelearningtoreadeasywhichmeansmakingreadingameaningfulenjoyableandfrequentexperienceforchildren.Whentherolesofteacherandlearnerareseenforwhattheyareandwhenbothteacherandlearnerfulfillthemproperlythenmuchofthepressureandfeelingoffailureforbothisgotridof.Learningtoreadismadeeasierwhenteacherscreateanenvironmentwherechildrenaregiventhechancetosolvetheproblemoflearningtoreadbylearning.1.Theproblemwiththereadingcourseasmentionedinthefirstparagraphisthat_______.A.toomuchtimeisspentinteachingaboutreadingB.readingtasksaregivenwithlittleguidanceC.itisoneofthemostdifficultschoolcoursesD.studentsspendlimitedhoursinreading2.Theteachingofreadingwillbesuccessfulif_______.A.teacherscanmaketheirteachingactivitiesobservableB.teacherscanteachtheirstudentshowtoreadC.teacherscanimproveconditionsatschoolforthestudentsD.teacherscanenablestudentstodeveloptheirownwayofreading3.ThewordscrutinyParagraph3mostprobablymeans_______.A.unbeliefB.controlC.inquiryD.observation4.Themainideaofthepassageisthat_______.A.readingismorecomplicatedthanbelievableB.readingabilityissomethinggainedratherthantaughtC.teachersshouldencouragestudentstoreadaswidelyaspossibleD.teachersshoulddoaslittleaspossibleinhelpingstudentslearntoread
Whatislanguagefor?Somepeopleseemtothinkit'sforpractisinggrammarrulesandlearninglistsofwords—thelongertheliststhebetter.That'swrong.Languageisfortheexchange交流ofideasandinformation.It'smeaninglessknowingallaboutalanguageifyoucan'tuseitfreely.ManystudentsIhavemetknowhundredsofgrammarrulesbuttheycan'tspeakcorrectlyorfluently流利地.Theyareafraidofmakingmistakes.Oneshouldn'tbeafraidofmakingmistakeswhenspeakingaforeignlanguagE.Nativespeakersmakemistakesandbreakrulestoo.BernardShawoncewroteForeignersoftenspeakEnglishtoocorrectly.ButthemistakesthatnativespeakersmakearedifferentfromthosethatChinesestudentsmakE.They'reEnglishmistakesintheEnglishlanguagE.AndifenoughnativespeakersbreakaruleitisnolongerarulE.Whatusedtobewrongbecomesright.PeoplenotonlymakehistorytheymakelanguagE.ButapeoplecanonlymakeitsownlanguagE.Itcan'tmakeanotherpeople'slanguagE.SoChinesestudentsofEnglishshouldpayattentiontogrammarbuttheyshouldn'toverdo做过头it.Theyshouldputcommunication交际first.1.Languageisusedto________.A.expressoneselfB.practicegrammarrulesC.talkwithforeignersonlyD.learnlistsofwords2.GenerallywhenanAmericanoranEnglishmanspeaksEnglishhe________.A.nevermakesmistakesB.oftenmakesmistakesC.can'tavoidmakingmistakesD.alwaysmakesmistakes3.ForeignersoftenspeakEnglishtoocorrectly.Thissentencemeansthat________.A.foreignersspeakcorrectEnglishB.foreignersspeakincorrectEnglishC.foreignersspeakEnglishaccordingtothegrammarrulesD.foreignersnevermakemistakeswhentheyspeakEnglish4.Iftoomanynativespeakersbreakarule________.A.whattheyusewillbecomerightB.theyareagainstthelawC.theyshouldsaysorrytoothersD.theywillbecomeheroes
Putanicecubefromyourfridgeintoaglassofwater.Youhaveapieceofstring线10centimeterslong.Theproblemistotakeoutthatpieceoficewiththehelpofthestring.Butyoumustnottouchtheicewithyourfingers.Youmayaskyourfriendstotrytodothatwhenyouarehavingdinnertogether.ThereisasaltcellaronthetablE.Youmustusesaltwhenyoucarryoutthisexperiment.FirstyouputthestringacrossthepieceoficE.ThenputsomesaltontheicE.Saltmakesicemelt融化.Theiceroundthestringwillbegintomelt.Butwhenitmeltsitwillloseheat.Thecoldicecubewillmakethesaltwaterfreezeagain.Afteraminuteortwoyoumayraisethepieceofstringandwithityouwillraiseyourpieceofice!Thisexperimentcanbeveryusefultoyou.IfforexamplethereisicenearthedoorofyourhouseyoumustuseverymuchsalttomeltalltheicE.Ifyoudon’tputenoughsaltthewaterwillfreezeagain.Wemustuse_______whenwecarryoutthisexperiment.A.fridgeB.somefoodC.atableD.somesaltHowlongwillittaketocarryoutthisexperiment?A.Morethanthreeminutes.B.Fiveminutesorso.C.Onlyoneminuteortwo.D.Abouttenminutes.Whatisthetaskofthisexperiment?A.Puttheicecubeintotheglassofwaterwiththehelpofthestring.B.Takeouttheicecubeintheglassofwaterwiththehelpofthestring.C.Takeouttheicecubeintheglassofwaterwithyourfingers.D.Putsomesaltontheicecubeandthenputthestringacrossit.Howmanythingsatleastareusedinthisexperiment?A.ThreE.B.Four.C.Six.D.Seven.Wecanlearnsomethingabout_______fromthepassagE.A.physicsB.biologyC.chemistryD.maths
Manypeoplegotoschoolforagoodeducation.Theylearnlanguageshistorymathsandotherlessons.Schooleducationisveryimportantanduseful.Yetnoonecanlearneverythingfromschool.Nomatterhowmuchateacherknowshecannotteachhisstudentseverythingtheywanttoknow.Hisworkistoshowhisstudentshowtolearn.Heteachesthemhowtoreadandhowtothink.Somuchmoreistobelearnedoutsideschoolbythestudentsthemselves.Itisalwaysmoreimportanttoknowhowtostudybyoneself.Itisquiteeasytolearnsomethinginalanguageoraformulainmathsbutitisdifficulttouseaformulainfindingtheanswertoamathsproblem.Greatinventorsdonotgeteverythingfromschoolbuttheycaninventmanythingsandchangetheworldalot.ThoughThomasEdisoninventedmanythingshedidn’thavemuchschooleducation.Howdotheydoallthese?Becausetheyknowhowtostudy.A.lotofthingsarenottaughtintheclassroom.Theygetknowledgefrombooksoutsideschool.Theyworkhardalltheirlivesandthemostimportantthingisthattheyknowhowtousetheirhead.31.Whatdomanypeoplegotoschoolfor?A.TomakefriendsB.TogeteverythingC.TogetagoodeducationD.Tostudybythemselves32.Whatshouldastudentlearntodofromschool?A.Trytoremembermoreknowledgeandformulas.B.Trytolearnhowtoreadandhowtothink.C.Trytorememberwhattheteachersteach.D.Trytoinventtheworld.33.Howcananinventorinventthings?Themostimportantthingishowto.A.beagreatinventorB.studybyhimselfC.usehisheadwellD.rememberwhathe’sbeentaught34.Thewordformulainthispassagemeans.A.数学题B.公式C.几何图形D.数学用表35.Whichofthefollowingshowsthemostimportantideaofthispassage?A.Schooleducationisimportantforaperson.B.A.studentcannotlearneverythingfromschool.C.A.studentshouldlearnhowtorememberaformula.D.Inventorscaninventthingsandchangetheworldalot.
Thiswasnoordinaryclass.ThestudentswhocametogetherwereallscienceorengineeringprofessorsatCornellUniversity.Theyhadinterruptedtheirresearchtoacceptaninvitationtotakepartinanunusualexperiment:aninterestingweekofpoetry.Thisclasswaspartofastudytoanswerthequestions:Whyissciencedifficultformanynonsciencestudents?Whatcanteacherslearnaboutteachingiftheytakeaclassthatisnotintheirfield?Thestudentsinthepoetryclasslistenedtolecturesandtooknotes.Theyhadreadingtasksandhadtowritethreeshortpapers.Allstudentsnoticedonething–theimportanceofspokenwords.InscienceandengineeringclassestheinstructorsputtablesanddrawingsontheblackboarD.ButinthispoetryclasstheinstructorsjusttalkeD.Theydidn’twriteanythingontheboarD.Thescientistsandengineersnoticedonesimilaritybetweenscienceandpoetry.Inbothsubjectsstudentsneedtofindlayers层次ofmeaning.Somelayersaresimplecleanandonthesurface;otherlayersaredeeperandmoredifficult.Thissearchfordifferentlevelsofmeaningdoesn’thappenmuchinundergraduate本科scienceclassesbutitisimportantlateringraduateschool.Anditisalwaysimportantinhumanities人文科学.BoththepoetryinstructorsandtheirstudentslearnedsomethingaboutteachingfromthisexperiencE.Onepoetryinstructorforexamplenowseestheimportanceofusinginformativeasheteaches.Mostofthescientistsagreedonseveralpoints.Firsthumanitiesclassesmighthelpsciencestudentstoseepatternsanddecidewhichinformationisimportant.Secondthepoetryclasswasfun.OneengineerdecidedWeneedtochangethewayweteachengineeringtomaketomakeitanenjoyableexperienceforstudents.Butperhapsthemostimportantresultoftheexperiencewasthis;Alloftheprofessorsbegantothinkabouthowtheyteachandhowtheycamteachbetter.Whatdoweknowaboutthisunusualclass?A.TheteachersdidlotsofwritingontheboardB.Theteacherwereinvitedtoattendseverallectures.C.ThestudentwereprofessorsfromauniversityD.Thestudentswerestudyingscienceandhumanities.TheexperimentwasdesignedtofindoutA.howtoteachthestudentsinthescienceclassB.whetherpoetryisdifficultforsciencestudentsC.whattobetaughtinthehumanitiesclassD.whymanyhumanitiesstudentsfindscienceharD.Findinglevelsofmeaningis.A.importantforgraduatestudentsinhumanitiesB.difficultforgraduatestudentsinhumanitiesC.commonforundergraduatestudentsinscienceD.easyforundergraduatestudentsinsciencE.Whatdidthescienceprofessorslearnaftertheexperiment?A.TheyshouldchangethewaytheyteachB.A.poemcouldbeexplainedincleardefinitions.C.A.poetryclasscouldbemoreinformativE.D.TheirteachingwasanenjoyableexperiencE.
Shouldparentseverhittheirchildren?Researchsuggestsmanyofusarelikelytorespondnoandpublicsupportforspanking打屁股hasbeenfallingovertheyears.Butsurveysalsoshowthat75percenttonearly90percentofparentsadmitspankingtheirchildatleastoncE.Iwasraisedinazero-tolerance零容忍homefordisrespectandmyparentsoftenturnedtophysicalpunishment.AndnoIdon’tfeelIwasdamagedbyit.Nothingismoreannoyingthanwatchingill-manneredbehaviorfromchildren.Butthereisdatatosuggestthatareturntoold-schoolspankingisn’ttheanswer.TwoyearsagoNewsweekreportedthatithadfounddatasuggestingthatteenswhoseparentsusedphysicalpunishmentweremorelikelytobecomeaggressive好斗的.MurrayStrausprofessorattheUniversityofNewHampshireinAmericahasstudiedthetopicofchildrenandspankingfordecades.HesaidthatchildrenwhowerephysicallypunishedhavelowerIQsthantheirpeers.ItmaybethatchildrenwithlowerIQsweremorelikelytogetspankedbutthepunishmentmayhavebeencounterproductive反作用totheirmentaldevelopmentaswell.Someresearchersmaketheargumentthatoccasionalopen-handedsmacks用巴掌打onthebottomarenotonlyharmlessbutcanhavesomebenefit.LastyearMarjorieGunnoeapsychologistatCalvinCollegestudiedteenswhohaveneverbeenspankeD.ThereareagreaternumberofchildrengrowingupwithouteverhavingbeenphysicallypunisheD.Gunnoe’sresearchsuggeststheydon’tturnoutanybetterthanthosewhoweresometimesspankeD.Therearesomeparentswhosimplycannotcontroltheirtempers.ButIstillbelievethatthebestparentsaretheoneswhoareabletoofferfairandfirmdiscipline管教withouteverturningtophysicalpunishment.Whatcanweknowfromtheresearchinthesecondparagraph?A.Manyoftheparentsmadenoresponsetothesurvey.B.MoreandmorepeoplesupportspankinginpubliC.C.Mostparentshavetheexperienceofspankingtheirchildren.D.Manyoftheparentsthinktheyshouldhittheirchildren.AccordingtoMarjorieGunnoe’sresearch________.A.thechildrenwhohaveneverbeenspankeddobetterthanthosewhoweresometimesspankedB.insteadofharmlessspankingcanhavealittlebenefitC.spankinghaslittleeffectonthechildren’sfutureperformanceD.theteenswhowereoftenspankedaremorelikelytobeaggressiveIntheauthor’sopinionthebestparentsaretheones______.A.whooftenusephysicalpunishmentB.whoneverusephysicalpunishmentC.whousephysicalpunishmentproperlyD.whotakephysicalpunishmentasusefultoolWhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Theauthor’sparentswerestrictwithhimwhenhewasyoung.B.Theauthorthinkshisparents’spankingdidnoharmtohim.C.MurrayStrausthinksspankinghasnothingtodowithchildren’sIQs.D.Someparentsspanktheirchildrenbecausetheycan’tcontroltheirtempers.
Asweknowitisveryimportantthatafirmshouldpayattentiontothetrainingofitsstaffasthereexistmanyweakpointsinitsvariousdepartments.Stafftrainingmusthaveapurposewhichisdefinedwhenafirmconsidersitstrainingneedswhichareinturnbasedonjobdescriptionsandjobspecifications规范.A.jobdescriptionshouldgivedetailsoftheperformancethatisrequiredforaparticularjobandajobspecificationshouldgiveinformationaboutthebehaviourknowledgeandskillsthatareexpectedofanemployeewhoworksintheposition.Whenallofthishasbeencollecteditispossibletomakeatrainingspecification.Thisspecifies详细说明thatthetrainingdepartmentmustteachforthesuccessfulperformanceofthejobandalsothebestmethodstouseinthetrainingperioD.Therearemanydifferenttrainingmethodsandthereareadvantagesanddisadvantagesinallofthem.Successfultrainingperformancesdependonanunderstandingofthedifferencebetweenlearningaboutskillsandtraininginusingthem.Itisfrequentlysaidthatlearningaboutskillstakesplaceoffthejobinclassroombuttraininginusingtheseskillstakesplaceonthejobbymeansofsuchactivitiesaspracticeintheworkshop.It’salwaysdifficulttoevaluatethecostsofatrainingprogrammE.Thesuccessofsuchaprogrammedependsnotonlyonthemethodsusedbutalsoonthequalityofthestaffwhodothetraining.A.companycanoftenchecksavingsintimeandcostbyexaminingtheworkperformedbytheworkersandtechnicianswhohavecompletedatrainingprogrammE.Theevaluationofmanagementtrainingismuchmorecomplexthanthat.Thewritermainlywantstotellus_____bythepassagE.A.WhyfirmsshouldpayattentiontostafftrainingB.StafftrainingmusthaveapurposeC.PurposesandmethodsaremostimportantinstafftrainingD.HowtoevaluateatrainingprogrammeA.trainingspecificationspecifies_____A.thetrainingcontentsandmethodsB.thecostandsavingsoftheprogrammeC.theperformancerequiredforacertainjobD.thebehaviourknowledgeandskillsexpectedofanemployeeTobesuccessfulintrainingprogrammeswemustunderstandthedifferencebetween_____A.thepurposesandthemethodsB.jobdescriptionandjobspecificationC.whatistaughtandhowitistaughtD.learningaboutskillsandtraininginusingthemTheunderlinedwordevaluatemeans_____A.findoutthepriceofB.judgethevalueofC.dealwithD.expectandbelieve
HeythereSoyou’reabouttospendfouryearsofyourlifeandtensofdollarsofyourparents’moneyandallyoureallyknowaboutcollegeisthatallofyourfriendsaregoing.Doyoueverstoptowonderwhyyou’regoing?Relax.You’remakingtherightdecision.Firstofallyou’lldiscoverwhatinterestsyoubytakingcoursesinmanysubjects.Forexampleit’shardtodecideifyouwanttobeapainterifyou’veneverpaintedanypictures;onceyou’reinadrawing-roomoncampusyou’llknowonewayortheother.Collegeisalsoalotoffun—afteryougraduateyou’llbeworkingeveryweekdayfor50orsoyears.AndrememberthatcollegegraduateearnabouttwicetheincomeofthosewhoneverattendedcollegE.Findingtherightcollegecanbedifficult.FortunatelyJohnsonReviewisheretohelpyoueverystepoftheway.*ResearchingSchools.Tous.themostimportantdecisionyou’llmakeistochoosetheschoolthatreallyfitsyoubest—nottheoncethatisthemostcompetitive有竞争力的orhasthebest-equippedrooms.*ApplyingtoSchool.OnJohnsonReview.com.you’llfindhundredsofactualcollegeapplication申请andlinkstomanymorE.*RaisingYourScores.AmericanCollegeTestisoneofthemostdifficultpartsoftheadmission录取coursE.It’snotthemostimportantthoughandnoteveryoneneedstoprepareforthebest.Butifyoucandobetterfindtherightcourseforbetterscores.*PayingforSchool.MostfamiliesneedfinancialaidforthehighcostofcollegE.TheproblemisthatfinancialaidseemsdifficulttogetandmanyfamiliesgetcaughtupinthepriceofcollegeratherthanlearningthewaystogetfinancialaiD.Ifyoureallydoyourresearchyou’lllearnthatyoucanaffordtoattendanycollegenomatterthecost.Formoreinformationcall600-3681orvisitJohnsonReview.com.Whereveryougo.haveanicetrip!JohnsonSmithFounderandCEOJohnsonReview56..Howmanyreasonsforgoingtocollegedoestheauthormentioninthetext?A.2B.3C.4D.557.Theauthorthinksyoushouldchoosethecollegethatis.A.well-equippedB.competitiveC.suitableD.famous58.Whatdoestheauthoradviseyoutodotopaythehighcostofcollege?A.Toaskthefamilyforhelp.B.Tomakeastudyoffinancialcourses.C.TodoresearchonthepriceofcollegeD.TogettoknowhowtoaskforfinancialaiD.59.What’stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthistext.?A.Tosuggestwaystoprepareforcollegelearning.B.TohelpreadersfindtherightcollegE.C.TomakeJohnsonReviewpopular.D.TointroducecollegelifE.60.Wheremaythearticlebetakenfrom?A.A.JournalistBookB.A.TravelBookC.A.GrammarBookD.AnAdviceBook
Idon'twanttoupsetyoubutnobodycaneverfindoutwhatdayisgoingtobethelast.Andsoit’sbettertoliveeachdayofyourlifeasifitisthelast.I'mnottellingyoutoquityourjobandspendallyourmoneyontraveling.Butyoucanliveyourlifetoitsfullestbyaddingsomesimplethingstoeachday.Itdoesn'tmatterwhatisgoingonbutitdoesmatterhowyoufeelaboutit.HereismyrecipeforthebestdayonEarth!A.HandfulofHappinessWherecanyoufindit?Takealookinsideofyourself!Happinessdoesn'tcomefromtheoutsideitiswithinyou.Eachmomentyourlifegivesyoualotofopportunitiestobehappy.Ifyouwanttoseethemyouwill.Ifyoudon’tit'suptoyou.A.HandfulofLoveLoveistheharmonyofyoursoul.A.littlelovecanmakeabigdifferencetothewholeworlD.WeareonE.Everyoneandeverythingdeserveyourloveaswellasyoudo.A.HandfulofDreamsFeelfreetodreambigdreamsandmakesmallstepstowardsthem.YouarethecreatorofyourlifE.Everytimeyouaredoingsomethingtoachieveyourgoalsyouaregrowing.A.HandfulofCreativityTrytobecreativeineverythingyoudo.Trytodoyourbesteverytimeyouaredoingsomething.Donotbeafraidtouseyourimagination.It'ssuchapleasuretodosomethingnew.Feelthejoyofcreation!A.HandfulofMagicDoyoubelieveinmagic?WellyoushoulD.Lifeisfullofmiracles.InfactlifeitselfisabigmiraclE.Therearesomanythingsthatarebeyondourunderstanding.Therearetwowaystolive:youcanliveasifnothingisamiracle;youcanliveasifeverythingisamiraclE.—AlbertEinsteinCelebrateeverydayofyourlife!Letthespiritofholidayfilleachcornerofyourheart.Whynot?Youliveyourlifetoitsfullestandmovetowardsyourdreams!Whatdoestheauthoradvisepeopletodo?A.Spendallyourmoneyontraveling.B.Findhappinessinsideyourself.C.Loveothersmorethanyourself.D.Donotusemuchimagination.Itcanbeconcludedthattorealizeyourbigdreamsyouneed____________.A.tokeeptryingstepbystepB.togrowupC.tofeelfreeD.tocreateyourlifeWhatcanwelearnfromtheunderlinedsentence?A.TherearetwowaystoliveahappylifE.B.NothingisamiracleinyourlifE.C.NoteverythingisamiraclE.D.It’suptoyoutochoosethewaytolivE.Whichcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Howtoknowyourlastday?B.Howtoliveabestday?C.Howtomakeyourlifemiracle?D.Howtorealizeyourdreams?
MostpeoplewanttoknowhowthingsaremadE.Theyhonestlyadmithoweverthattheyhard??lyknowathingwhenitcomestounderstandinghowapieceofmusicismadE.Whereacomposer作曲家beginshowhemanagestokeepgoing-infacthowandwhereheleamshistrade-allarecoveredincompletedarkness.Thecomposerinshortisamanofmystery.神秘.Oneofthefirstthingsthecommonmanwantstoknowaboutisthepartinspiration灵感playsinacomposer'swork.Hefindsitdifficulttobelievethatcomposersarenotmuchinterestedinthatquestion.Writingmusicisasnaturalforthecomposeraseatingorsleepingforall.Musicissomethingthatthecomposerhappenstohavebeenbornfor.Thecomposerthereforedoesnotsaytohimself:DoIfeelinspired?Hesaystohimself:DoIfeellikeworkingtoday?Andifhefeelslikeworkinghedoes.Itismoreorlesslikesayingtohimself:DoIfeelsleepy?Ifyoufeelsleepyyougotosleep.Ifyoudon'tfeelsleepyyoustayup.Ifthecomposerdoesn'tfeellikeworkinghedoesn'twork.It'sassimpleasthat.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Composer:amanofmysteryB.PracticemakesgoodmusicC.RelationbetweensleepingandmusicD.Music:productofnatureThewordscoveredincompletedarknessunderlinedinParagraphImostprobablymeanA.difficulttobemadeB.withoutanylightC.blackincolorD.notknownMostpeopleseemtothinkthatacomposer_______.A.findsitdifficulttowritemusicB.considersitimportanttohaveagoodrestC.shouldliketotalkaboutinspirationD.neveraskshimselfverysimplequestionsTheauthorwillmostprobablyagreethatcomposers_______A.arebornwithagiftformusicB.arepeoplefullofmysteryC.worklateatnightfortheirmusicD.knowalotabouteatingandsleeping
Anallowanceisanimportanttoolforteachingkidshowtobudgetsaveandmaketheirowndecisions.Childrenremem??berandlearnfrommistakeswhentheirowndollarsarelostorspentfoolishly.Howlargeanallowanceisappropriate?Expertssaythereisnotrightamount.Actualamountsdifferfromregiontore??gionandfromfamilytofamily.Tosetanappropriateallowanceforyourchildworkupaweeklybudget.Allowforentertainmentexpendituressuchasmoviesandsnacks.Nextincludeeverydayexpensessuchaslunchmoneybusfareschoolsupplies.Ifyoumakethechildresponsibleforthese‘ills’saysJosephineSwansonaconsumerspecialistheorshewilllearntobudgetfornec??essaryexpenditures.FinallyaddsomeextramoneytomakesavingpossiblE.Ifyoucankeepyourchild’sallowanceinlinewiththatofhisfriends.A.childwhosepurchasingpowerfallsawaybelowhispeers’canfeelleftout.ItcanbetoughbutavoidexcusingyourchildrenwhentheymakeamistakewiththeirallowancE.WhenBrookeSte??phenswastenandgrowingupinJacksonvillehermothergaveher$5aweek$1.75ofwhichwasforbusfareandlunch.IfyouloseyourmoneyBrooke’smothertoldheryouwalkhomE.OneweekthegirlspentallherallowanceinacandystorethenshecalledhomeforaridE.MommademewalkhomerecallsStephensnowafinancialplannerinBrook??lyn.AtfirstIwasangry.ButIfinallyrealizedthatshewastryingtoteachmeanimportantlesson.Expertsadvisethatanallowanceshouldnotbetieddi??rectlytoachild’sdailychores.Kidsshouldhelparoundthehousenotbecausetheygetpaidforitbutbecausetheyshareresponsibilitiesasmembersofafamily.YoumighthoweverpayachildfordoingextrajobsathomewhichcandevelophisorherinitiativE.Whichofthefollowingisthepossibletitleofthepassage?A.Howtodevelopachild’sinitiativE.B.Howtoworkupanamountofpocketmoney.C.Howtoteachachildtosavemoney.D.Howtoteachachildaboutmoney.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatifachildisgivenanallowanceheorshemay________.A.spendallthemoneyverysoonB.bespoiledandfinallyruinedC.feelresponsibleandcarefulaboutmoneyD.lostthemoneyandcannotreturnhomeInParagraph4thewordshispeersreferto________.A.hisparentsB.histeachersC.hisfinancialexpertsD.hisfriendsTheauthorimpliesinthepassagethat________.A.payingchildrenfortheirhouseworkisnogoodB.achild’sinitiativecanbedevelopedifheorsheispaidforallthehouseworkC.childrenmayfeellostandlonelyiftheyhavenopocketmoneyD.childrenmaylearntoputasidesomemoneyiftheyaregivenagreatamountofpocketmoney
IndiansRefuseHigherEducationOnJune171744theofficialsfromMarylandandVirginiaheldatalkwiththeIndiansoftheSixNations.TheIndianswereinvitedtosendboystoWilliamandMaryCollegE.Inletterthenextdaytheyrefusedtheofferasfollows:Weknowthatyouhaveahighopinionofthekindoflearningtaughtinyourcollegesandthatthecostsoflivingofouryoungmenwhilewithyouwouldbeveryexpensivetoyou.Wearecertainthatyoumeantodousgoodbyyoursuggestion;andwethankyouheartily.Butyoumustknowthatdifferentnationshavedifferentwaysoflookingatthingsandyouwillthereforenotbedispleasedifourideasofthiskindofeducationhappennottobethesameasyours.Wehavehadsomeexperienceofit.Severalofouryoungpeoplewereformerlybroughtupatthecollegesofthenorthernprovinces:Theyweretaughtallyoursciences;butwhentheycamebacktoustheywerebadmannersandtheyknewlittleofeverymeansoflivinginthewoods...theyweretotallygoodfornothing.Wearehowevernotthelessobligedforyourkindofferthoughwerefusetoacceptit;andtoshowourgratefulsenseofitifthegentlemenofVirginiawillsendusadozenoftheirsonswewilltakecareoftheireducationteachtheminallweknowandmakemenofthem.59.Thepassageisabout_______.A.thetalkbetweentheIndiansandtheofficialsB.thecollegesofthenorthernprovincesC.theeducationalvaluesoftheIndiansD.theproblemsoftheAmericansinthemid-eighteenthcentury60.TheIndians’chiefpurposeinwritingtheletterseemstobeto______.A.politelyrefuseafriendlyofferB.expresstheiropinionsonequaltreatmentC.showtheirprideD.describeIndiancustoms61.Differentfromtheofficials’viewofeducationtheIndiansthought______.A.youngwomenshouldalsobeeducatedB.theyhaddifferentobjectsofeducationC.theytaughtdifferentbranchesofscienceD.theyshouldteachthesonsoftheofficialsfirst62.Themoodoftheletterasawholeisbestdescribedas______.A.angryB.politeC.pleasantD.inquiring
Ifyouwishtobecomeabetterreaderherearefourimportantpointstorememberaboutrateorspeedofreading:1.Knowingwhyyouarereading—whatyouarereadingtofindout—willoftenhelpyoutoknowwhethertoreadrapidlyorslowly.2.Somethingsshouldbereadslowlythroughout.Examplesaredirectionsformakingordoingsomethingarithmeticproblemsscienceandhistorybookswhicharefullofimportantinformation.YoumustreadsuchthingsslowlytoremembereachimportantstepandunderstandeachimportantideA.3.Somethingsshouldbereadrapidlythroughout.Examplesaresimplestoriesmeantforenjoymentnewsandlettersfromfriendsitemsorbitsofnewsfromlocalorhometownpapertellingwhatishappeningtofriendsandneighbors.4.Insomeofyourreadingsyoumustchangeyourspeedfromfasttoslowtofastasyougoalong.YouneedtoreadcertainpagesrapidlyandthenslowdownanddomorecarefulreadingswhenyoucometoimportantideaswhichmustberemembereD.48.Accordingtothepassageyourreadingspeeddependson________.A.whetherthereadingmaterialiseasyordifficultB.whatyouarereadingwhatyourpurposeinreadingsomethingisD.bothB.andC49.Ifonewantstoberelaxedbyreadingoneshouldtakeup________.A.astorybookB.abookonscienceandtechnologyC.newslettersfromfriendsD.somematerialfullofinformation50.Whichofthefollowingreadingsshouldyoureadslowlyandcarefully?A.Fairytales.B.Aesop’sFables.C.DirectionsforuseofamachineD.Aneveningpaper.51.Whichofthefollowingcanbestexpressthemainideaofthepassage?A.HowtodecideyourreadingspeeD.B.HowtoraiseyourreadingspeeD.C.Howtoimproveyourreadingskills.D.Howtochooseyourreadingmaterials.
ThisisJohnRobertsreportingfromCardiff.TheresultofthematchwhichfinishedatfourthisafternoonbetweenFranceandWaleswasadraw.NeithersidescoreD.TheDutchreferee裁判didnotallowtheonegoalwhichFrancemanagedtokick.ThereasonforthiswasthataFrenchplayerwasunfortunatelyoffsidE.SobothteamswenthomedisappointedwiththegamE.TheyparticularlyadmiredtheFrenchforwardswhowerealwaysfastandoftenthreatenedtheWelshdefensE.OnceitlookedasiftheWelshgoalkeeperwasinserioustroublE.HedivedtohisrighttosaveashotfromtheFrenchcentreforwardandcrashedhisheadagainstthegoalpost.A.doctorexaminedhimandhesoonbegantoplayagain.Ofcoursethelargefriendlycrowdcheeredforhim.Waleswillcertainlywelcomeanothervisitfromthissplendidteam.Thispassageis__________.A.apieceofsportsnewsbroadcastoverradioB.apieceofsportsnewsinanewspaperC.anadvertisementaboutsportsD.anessayaboutsportsTheunderlinedworddrawinthispassagemeans?A.Anactofpulling.B.Takingmoneyfromabank.C.A.stateinwhichneithersidewins.D.Makingpictureswithapencilorapen.WhichofthefollowingsentenceisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.TheFrenchteamisavisitingteamwhiletheWelshteamisthehometeam.B.TheFrenchgoalkeeperwasbraveandhedidn’tquitthematchevenafterhehadhisheadseriouslyinjuredinthegamE.C.PeoplelikedtheFrenchforwardsfortheywereveryactiveonthefielD.D.A.Frenchplayerdidkickagoalbuttherefereerefusedtoadmitit.
Manycollegestudentshaveafter-schooljobs.StudentsbothgotoschoolandhaveajobatthesametimE.Everystudenthashisorherownreasonforhavinganafter-schooljoB.ThemostcommonreasonistohelppayforcollegE.IntheUSgoingtoacollegeoruniversitymaybeveryexpensivE.Notonlymuststudentspayforclassestheymustalsopayforaplacetolivefoodandotherexpenses.BuyingbooksforclassescanalsobeveryexpensivE.StudentsspendasmuchasfivehundredUSdollarsonbooks.Manyparentsdonothaveenoughmoneytopayalloftheseexpensessothestudentsmustgetanafter-schooljobtohelppayforhisorhereducation.Otherstudentshaveafter-schooljobsnottopayforcollegebuttomakeandsavealittlemoney.Evenafteralloftheschoolfeesarepaidstudentsoftenhavemanyotherexpenses.Alsostudentsliketogooutandhavefun.Theymaywanttodoanythingfromshoppingtogoingtomusicconcertstogoingouttobarsanddrinkingwithfriends.Thoughitcanbealotoffuntodoallofthesethingsyoucannotparticipateifyoudonothavemoney.Becauseofthismanystudentstrytofindjobssothattheycanhavefunaswellasstudy.Somestudentsgetafter-schooljobssimplytogainmoreexperiencE.IfastudenthasneverworkedbeforeheorshecanhavetheopportunitytohavehisorherfirstjoB.Ifastudentisinterestedinbankingheorshemayspendafewhourseveryweekworkingatalocalbank.Ifastudentisinterestedinworkinginalibraryafterheorshegraduatesfromcollegethestudentcanoftenfindajobatthecollegelibrary.TherearemanyjobopportunitiesforstudentswhoareinterestedingainingexperienceintheareahisorherchoicE.Thoughsomepeoplefeelthatafter-schooljobstakeawayfromastudent'stimetodohisorherhomeworkworkingisagreatlearningexperiencethathappensoutsideoftheclassroomandcanprovidemanynewopportunitiesforthestudents.AfterreadingthepassageweknowthatbesidespayingforcollegeeducationAmericanstudentshaveafter-classjobsto_______.A.makeorsavealittlemoneyandgainsomeexperienceB.simplyearnsomemoneyC.supporthisorherfamilyD.havefunonlyInthethirdparagraphthepurposeofgivingexamplesis_______.A.tosaythattheyhavenochoicebuttodosomejobsincollegeB.toshowthatthestudentsareinterestedinworkinginbanksandlibrariesC.toshowthatworkinginabankoralibraryisthebestwaytoearnmoneyD.toexplainhowthestudentsgainexperiencefromafter-schooljobsThebesttitleforthispassageis_______.A.ToGetanAfter-schoolJobforFunB.GettinganAfter-schoolJobforYourEducationC.After-schoolJobsD.ExperienceIsVeryImportantforYourJob
OntheoutsideBetsyLueth’sschoollookslikeanyotherinMinneapolis.YetinsideitisYinghuaAcademyapublicschoolwhereelementary小学studentsstudysubjectsrangingfrommathtoAmericanhistoryinChinesE.Yinghuathefirstsuchimmersion沉浸式programintheMidwestisontheleadingedge前沿ofamovementthatinrecentyearshasseenChineselanguageprogramsspreadrapidlythroughouttheU.S.TheideabehindYinghuaistointroducekidstothelanguageandcultureasearlyaspossible—ideallybeforeage12.KindergartenersandfirstgradersaretaughtinChineseandasingleperiodofEnglishisintroducedinsecondgradE.BysixthgradekidsarelearninghalfinEnglishandhalfinChinesewiththeexpectationoffluencyinboth.InYinghua’sclassroomsthewallsarecoverednotwithABCsbutwithpicturesandChinesecharacters.TherearemanychallengesatYinghuA.MostteacherscomefromTaiwanormainlandChinaandculturalmisunderstandingsareverycommon.Lueth’steachersarelearningtobetolerantoflocalcustoms—aswellasalotmoreparentalinput家长看法thantheyareusedto.InChinateachersarerespecteD.TheyarenotquestionedsaysLuyiLienYinghua’sTaiwan-borndirector.InAmericaparentsaremoreexpressiveoftheiropinions.Researchhasshownthatinthelongrunimmersionprogramscanprovidebenefitsincludingmoreflexiblecreativethinking.ThoughstudentsfromtheprogramsfallbehindforafewyearsinEnglishbyfifthgradetheyperformaswellasorbetterthantheirmonolingual单语言peersonstandardizedreadingandmathtests.Formulticulturalfamiliesthepsychological心理上的helpcanalsobeimportant.Luethaformerteacherco-foundedtheschoolasawaytoexposeheradoptedChinesedaughterLucytohernativeculturE.Lucyusedtobeannoyedwhencousinsaskedwhyherskincolorwasdifferentfromtheirs;beforeshestartedatYinghuasheresistedexploringanythingrelatedtoChinA.NowLuethsaysLucyproudlyanswershercousinsYeahIwasborninChinA.63.YinghuaisdifferentfromotherschoolsinMinneapolisinthewaythat_________.A.itofferssubjectstostudentsmostlyinChineseB.itslanguageprogramispopularintheU.S.AC.kidstherebegintolearnChineseattheageof12D.itsstudentslearnsubjectshalfinEnglishandhalfinChinese64.OneofthechallengesatYinghuaisthat_________.A.mostparentsdonotrespectitsteachersB.teachersneedtogetusedtothelocalcultureC.itsstudentsaremostlyfromnontraditionalfamiliesD.thereismisunderstandingbetweenteachersandstudents65.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatimmersionprogram_________.A.enablesstudentspasstestsmoreeasilyB.benefitsstudentsinlearningpsychologyC.helpssomestudentsacceptthelocalcustomsD.contributestothebetterdevelopmentofstudents66.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.TeachersinYinghuahavedifficultyinunderstandingthelocalculturE.B.ParentsarediscouragedtospeakouttheiropinionsoftheschoolinYinghuA.C.ThestudentsinYinghuaareexpectedtospeakEnglishandChinesefluently.D.YinghuaisthefirstschoolintheUSAtointroduceChineseculturetostudents.
InAmericanschoolsthereissomethingcalledHome-comingDay.ManyhighschoolsandcollegeswithafootballteamhaveahomecominggamE.Thiscanbethemostimportanteventoftheyearexceptgraduation毕业orcommencement授奖典礼day.Studentsplanhomecomingdayformanyweeksinadvance预先.SeveraldaysbeforeHomecomingstudentsstarttodecorate装饰theschool.Therearesignstowishlucktotheteamandmanyothersignstowelcomeallthegraduates.ManypeoplestillcometoHomecomingtwentyorthirtyyearsaftertheirgraduation.Themembersofschoolclubsbuildbooths摊位andselllemonadeapplesandsandwiches.Someclubshelptowelcomevisitors.Duringthedaypeopleliketolookforteachersthattheyrememberfromlongago.Oftentheyseeoldfriendsandtheytalktogetheraboutthosehappyyearsinschool.EveryonesooncomestowatchthefootballgamE.Whenthegameishalfoverthebandcomesontothefieldandplaysschoolsongs.AnotherimportantmomentiswhentheHome-corningQueenorKingappears.AllthestudentsvoteamostpopularstudentHomecomingQueenorKing.Itisagreathonortobechosen.HomecomingisahappydaybutitisnotperfectunlessthefootballteamwinsthegamE.EveniftheteamlosesthestudentsstillenjoyHomecoming.Somestayattheschooltodanceandothersgotoaparty.Foreveryoneitisadayworthremembering.Themostimportanteventoftheyearinhighschoolsandcollegesis________.A.homecomingB.thefootballgameC.graduationD.winningthegameWhendostudentsbegintoarrangeeverythingforHomecoming?A.ThedaybeforeHomecoming.B.Manyweeksbeforetheday.C.whentheguestsarrivE.D.InthedaysbeforeHomecoming.WhichofthefollowingisNOTdoneonHomecoming?A.Toseeoldfriends.B.Tocallonteacherstheyremember.C.TowatchthefootballgamE.D.Togohometoseetheirfamily.Theunderlinewordsvoteinthefifthparagraphmeans________.A.attendameetingB.electorchooseC.holdacelebration庆祝D.haveafootballmatchWhocanprobablybecomeHomecomingQueenorKing?A.Thestudentswhoislikedmostbytheothers.B.Theguestwhoismostpopularwiththestudents.C.Thestudentswhoismostlikedbytheguests.D.TheplayerwhoplaysbestinthefootballgamE.
Whattimeisit?Mostpeopleareprettyaccurateintheiranswer.Andifyoudon’tknowforsureit’saverylikelythatyoucanfindout.Theremaybeawatchonyourwristtheremaybeaclockonthewalldeskorcomputerscreen;ormaybeyou’reridinginacarthathasaclockinthedashboard仪表板.Evenifyoudon’thaveatimepieceofsomesortnearbyyourbodykeepsitsownbeat.Humanshaveaninternalclockthatregulates调节thebeatingofourheartthepaceofourbreathingthedischarge排出ofchemicalswithinourbloodstreamandmanyotherbodilyfunctions.Timeissomethingfromwhichwecan’tescapE.Evenifweignoreitit’sstillgoingbytickingawaysecondbysecondminutebyminutehourbyhour.SothemainissueinusingyourtimewellisWho’sincharge?Wecanallowtimetoslipbyandletitbeourenemy.Orwecantakecontrolofitandmakeitourally.Bytakingcontrolofhowyouspendyourtimeyou’llincreaseyourchancesofbecomingamoresuccessfulstudent.Perhapsmoreimportantlythebetteryouareatmanagingthetimeyoudevotetoyourstudiesthemoretimeyou’llhavetospendonyouroutsideinterests.Theaimoftimemanagementisnottoscheduleeverymomentsowebecomeslavesofatimetablethatgovernseverywakingmomentoftheday.InsteadtheaimistomakeinformedchoicesastohowweuseourtimE.Ratherthanlettingthedaygobylargelywithoutourawarenesswhatwearegoingtodiscussnextcanmakeusbetterabletocontroltimeforourownpurposes.56.TheunderlinedwordallyinParA.3morelikelymeanssomebodyorsomethingthatis_________.A.yourslaveandservesyouB.yoursupporterandhelpsyouC.underyourcontrolandobeysyouD.underyourinfluenceandfollowsyou57.Theauthorintendstotellusthattime_____________.A.couldberegulatedbyatimepiecesuchasaclockorawatchB.couldbemanagedbytheinternalclockofhumanbodiesC.shouldbewellmanagedforourowninterestD.shouldbesavedforoutsideinterests58.Inthenextparttheauthorwouldmostprobablydiscusswithyou________.A.howtokeepupwiththetimesB.howtomakeupforlosttimeC.howtohaveagoodtimeD.howtomakegooduseoftime
第三部分阅读理解共20小题每题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项ALetchildrenlearntojudgetheirownwork.A.childlearningtotalkdoesnotlearnbybeingcorrectedallthetime;ifcorrectedtoomuchhewillstoptalking.HenoticesathousandtimesadaythedifferencebetweenthelanguagesheusesandthelanguagethosearoundhimusE.Bitbybithemakesthenecessarychangestomakehislanguagelikeotherpeople’s.Inthesamewaychildrenlearntodoalltheotherthingstheylearntodowithoutbeingtaught-towalkrunclimbwhistlerideabicyclecomparetheirownperformanceswiththoseofmoreskilledpeopleandslowlymaketheneededchanges.Butinschoolwenevergiveachildachancetofindouthismistakesandcorrectthemforhimself.Wedoitallforhim.Weactasifwethoughtthathewouldnevernoticeamistakeunlessitwaspointedouttohimorcorrectitunlesshewasmadeto.Lethimworkoutwiththehelpofotherchildrenifhewantsitwhatthiswordsayswhattheansweristothatproblemwhetherthisisagoodwayofsayingordoingthisornot.Ifitisamatterofrightanswersasitmaybeinmathematicsorsciencegivehimtheanswerbook.Lethimcorrecthisownpapers.WhyshouldweteacherswastetimeonsuchroutineworkOurjobshouldbetohelpthechildwhenhetellsusthathecan’tfindthewaytogettherightanswer.Letthechildrenlearnwhatalleducatedpersonsmustsomedaylearnhowtomeasuretheirownunderstandinghowtoknowwhattheyknowordonotknow.56.Accordingtothepassagethebestwayforchildrentolearnthingsisby.A.listeningtoskilledpeople’sadviceB.askingolderpeoplemanyquestionsC.makingmistakesandhavingthemcorrectedD.doingwhatotherpeopledo57.WhichofthefollowingdoesthewriterthinkteachersshouldNOTdo?A.Givechildrencorrectanswers.B.Allowchildrentomakemistakes.C.Pointoutchildren’smistakestothem.D.Letchildrenmarktheirownwork.58.Thepassagesuggeststhatlearningtospeakandlearningtorideabicycleare.A.differentfromlearningotherskillsB.thesameaslearningskillsC.moreimportantthanotherskillsD.notreallyimportantskills59.Thetitleofthispassagecouldprobablythe.A.LetUsTeachersStopWorkB.LetUsMakeChildrenLearnC.LetChildrenCorrectTheirExercisesD.LetChildrenLearnbyThemselves
Wemightbesurprisedattheprogressmadeineveryfieldofstudybutthemethodsoftestingaperson’sknowledgeandabilityremainasprimitiveasevertheywerE.Itreallyisextraordinarythatafteralltheseyearseducationistshavestillfailedtodesignanythingmoreefficientandreliablethanexaminations.FortheclaimthatexaminationstestwhatyouknowitiscommonknowledgethattheymoreoftendotheexactoppositE.Theymaybeagoodmeansoftestingmemoryortheknack窍门高☆考♂资♀源网ofworkingrapidlyunderextremepressurebuttheycantellyounothingaboutaperson’strueabilityandattitudE.Asanxiety-makersexaminationsaresecondtononE.Thatisbecausesomuchdependsonthem.Theyarethemarksofsuccessorfailureinoursociety.Yourwholefuturemaybedecidedinonefatefulday.Itdoesn’tmatterthatyouweren’tfeelingverywellorthatyourmotherdieD.Littlethingslikethatdon’tcount:theexamgoeson.Noonecangivehisbestwhenheisinmortalterrororafterasleeplessnightyetthisispreciselywhattheexaminationsystemexpectshimtodo.ThemomentachildbeginsschoolheentersaworldofvariouscompetitionswheresuccessandfailureareclearlydefinedandmeasureD.Canwewonderattheincreasingnumberof‘drop-outs’:youngpeoplewhoarewrittenoffasfailuresbeforetheyhaveevenstartedacareer?Canwebesurprisedatthesuiciderateamongstudents?A.goodeducationshouldamongotherthingstrainyoutothinkforyourself.Theexaminationsystemdoesanythingbutthat.Whathastobelearntisrigidlylaiddownbyasyllabus教学大纲sothestudentisencouragedtomemorizE.Examinationsdonotmotivateastudenttoreadwidelybuttorestricthisreading;theydonotenablehimtoseekmoreandmoreknowledgebutinducecramming.Theylowerthestandardsofteachingfortheydeprive剥夺theteacherofallfreedoms.Teachersthemselvesareoftenjudgedbyexaminationresultsandinsteadofteachingtheirsubjectstheyarereducedtotrainingtheirstudentsinexamtechniques.Themostsuccessfulcandidatesarenotalwaysthebesteducated;theyarethebesttrainedinthetechniqueofworkingunderpressurE.Theresultsonwhichsomuchdependsareoftennothingmorethanasubjectiveassessmentbysomeanonymousexaminer.Examinersareonlyhuman.Theygettiredandhungry;theymakemistakes.Yettheyhavetomarkpilesofhastilyscrawled潦草的scriptsinalimitedamountoftimE.Theyworkunderthesamesortofpressureasthecandidates.Andtheirwordcarriesweight.Afterajudge’sdecisionyouhavetherightofappealbutnotafteranexaminer’s.Theremustsurelybemanysimplerandmoreeffectivewaysofassessingaperson’strueabilities.56.Themainideaofthispassageis_______.A.examinationsproduceaharmfulinfluenceoneducationB.examinationsareineffectiveC.examinationsareimportanttostudents’developmentD.examinationsareaburdenonstudents57.Theauthor’sattitudetowardexaminationsis_______.A.supportiveB.neutralC.criticalD.indifferent58.Thefateofstudentsisdecidedby_______.A.educationB.examinersC.examinationsD.studentsthemselves59.Accordingtotheauthorthemostimportantofagoodeducationis_______.A.toencouragestudentstoreadwidelyB.totrainstudentstothinkontheirownC.toteachstudentshowtodealwithexamsD.tomasterhisfate60.WhatdoestheauthormeanbysayingAfterajudge’sdecisionyouhavetherightofappealbutnotafteranexaminer’sPara4Line6?A.Judgesarenotimportant.B.Theexaminerhasthefinalsayconcerningtheresultoftheexamination.C.Prisonersaremorepowerfulthanstudents.D.ThecourtdecisionsareofteninaccuratE.
Manyschoolshaveestablishedsuccessfulhomevisitprograms.HomevisitsbyteachersletparentsandchildrenknowhowmuchteacherscarE.Alsoitisawayforteacherstolearnmoreabouttheirstudentsgettheparentstopaymoreattentiontotheirchildren’seducationandbridgeculturalgapsthatmightexistbetweenstudentsandteachers.Mostteachersreportthattheirhomevisitshavealastingeffectonthechildtheparentsandonparent—teachercommunication.TheHeadStartprogramhasusedhomevisitsformanyyears.HeadStartteachersarerequiredtomakeatleasttwohomevisitsforeachstudentregardlessoftheirabilityduringeachschoolyearinadditiontoregularparent-teacherconferencesatschool.ManyU.S.kindergartensalsorequirehomevisitsbyteachersbeforeschoolstarts.ThevisitapproachvariesfromschooltoschoolandusuallydependsonthefundingthesourcE.Insomeschoolsteachersprefertovisitinpairs.Theyfeelmorecomfortablethatwayandsometimesneedatranslatorinordertocommunicatewithachild’sparents.Otherteachersvisitone-on-onewithparents.Someinteractwithboththechildandtheparent.Manyteachersmaybringalonglearningactivitiesforthechildthatalsoinvolvetheparentsparticipation.Normallyvisitscanlastfrom30to90minutesdependingontheteacherandtheactivities.Whenteachersgettoknowtheirstudentsandtheirstudents’familiestheparentsbecomemoreactiveintheirchildren’seducation.HomevisitsnotunnecessaryassomepeoplethinkcangiveteacherstheideastheyneedtohelpallstudentssucceeD.HomevisitsbyteacherscanA.bridgeculturalgapsexistingbetweenparentsandteachers.B.getstudentsknowthattheirteacherscareabouttheirparents.C.getparentsinvolvedintheirchildren’seducation.D.helpestablishgoodrelationshipsbetweenparentsandchildren.FromthesecondparagraphweknowthathomevisitsA.arenotanewideaB.aretraditionallydonebyteachersbeforeschoolstartsC.aremeantforstudentswithlowmarksD.havereplacedparent-teachermeetingWhatisthethirdparagraphabout?A.ReasonsforhomevisistsB.FormsofhomevisitsC.AdvantagesofhomevisitsD.TipsforhomevisitsWhatistheeffectofhomevisits?A.ParentshavemoreopportunitiestoplaywithchildrenB.Studentscansucceedmoreeasilythroughtheirownefforts.C.Parentsplayadecisiveroleinchildren’seducation.D.Teacherscanlearnmoreabouthowtohelpstudents.
.Whatdoyouseefromahandfulofseeds?Someseegreenplantssomeseebloomingflowersorjustseeds.ButonegroupofShanghaistudentssawanopportu??nitytomakemoney.EightstudentsfromNo2SecondarySchoolAttachedtoEastChinaNormalUni??versitystartedavirtualcompanysellingdifferentseedsandseedproducts.Theysuccessfullysold28picturespastedwithdifferentseedsatacampusauctionaweeka??go.Thecompanywhichhasrecruitedaround20studentstaffmembershasearnedover2000yuaninthepastthreemonths.WedonatedpartofthemoneytoapoorschoolinthecountrysideofAnhuiProvincE.It'sgreattorealizeouridealof‘spreadingloveandculturewithseeds’aftermanytestsandlotsofhardworksaidSenior2ShiChenCEOofthecompa??ny.JustlikeanyothercompanyShi'sdidn'tdevelopsmoothly.Shiandheryoungcolleaguesusedtosellfreshflowersandoldbooksandlaterfoundseedsmightbesomethingthattheircompanycouldengagein.Theyboughtseedsofvariousplantsandflowersatlowpricesfromalocalfarmandsoldtheminschoolsoronstreets.Thecreativestudentsalsomadeaccessoriesandpictureswithdifferentseeds.Withlittlebusinessknowledgethestudentshadtolearnnewskillsasthelead??ersofdifferentdepartmentssuchaspublicrelationsPRsalesandmarketing.TheypersuadedajointSino-Frenchcompanyneartheirschooltogivethemtraininginbusinessmanagement.Theyalsoaskedsomelocalbusinessmentoactastheirconsul??tants.Theyhelpedusovercomeourshyness.Wealsolearnedquitealotofbusinesstheory.IfoundcommunicationskillsandteamworkareveryimportantformyjobsaidSenior1QianYifei.The16-year-oldwaselectedasPRmanagerthankstohertalentforspeaking.Sheisalsoinchargeofaftersalesservicedealingwithcomplaintsandprovidingsuggestions.AstheheadofthecompanyCEOShihasalotmoretothinkabout.Firstofallshehastolearnhowtomakehercolleaguesworkefficientlyasthecompanyonlyopensatweekendsduetoalltheirstudies.Sosheestablishedasystemtoevaluateeveryone'sperformanceintermsofpunctualityefficiencyprofitsknowledgeandsoon.ItmakesthecompanymoreformalshesaiD.59.Whatisthepurposeofopeningthecompany?A.Toearnmoneyfortheireducationfees.B.Tospreadloveandculturewithseeds.C.Toseewhethertheycanopenacompany.D.TocollectmoneytoopenaHopeSchool.60.Atacampusauctionaweekagothey________.A.sold28greenplantswithdifferentflowersB.sold28seedspastedwithdifferentpicturesC.sold28picturespastedwithdifferentseedsD.sold28flowerspastedwithdifferentpictures61.AccordingtoQianYifeiwhatmattersmostindealingwithpublicrelations?A.Communicationskillsandteamwork.B.Creativeandcriticalthinking.C.EducationalbackgrounD.D.Businesstheories.62.Whatdoestheworditinthelastparagraphreferto?A.Sellingseeds.B.TohaveapersonasCEO.C.Everycolleague’sperformancE.D.Tomakehercolleaguesworkefficiently.63.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Thecompanyisownedby8students.B.Thecompanyisover-nightsuccessful.C.Thecompanygetsalotofhelpfromothers.D.Thecompanysellsoldbooksandfreshflowers.
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