I love my iPhone---it’s my little connection to the larger world that can go anywhere with me. I also love my computer, as it stores all of my writing and thoughts. Though I love these devices(装置) of technology, I know that there are times when I need to move away from them and truly communicate with others.
I teach history in a high school. My goals for the class include a full discussion of historical themes(主题) and ideas. Because I want students to thoroughly study the material and share their ideas with each other in the classroom. I have a rule---no computers, iPads, phones, etc. When students were told my rule before class, some of them were not happy at all.
Most students think that my reasons for this rule include unpleasant experiences in the past with students misusing technology. There’s a bit of truth to that. Some students believe that I am anti-technology. There’s no truth in that at all. I love technology and try to keep up with it so I can relate to my students.
The real reason why I ask students to leave technology at the door is that I think there are very few places in which we can have deep conversations. Interruptions(打断) by technology often break concentration and allow for too much dependence on outside information for ideas. I want students to dig deep within themselves for ideas. I want them to push each other to think differently and to make connections between the course material and the class discussion.
I’ve been teaching my history class in this way for many years and students realize that with deep conversation, they learn at a level that helps them keep the course material beyond the classroom.
I’m not saying that I won’t ever change my mind about technology use in my history class, but until I hear a really good reason for the change. A few hours of technology-free dialogue is just too sweet to give up.What’s the second paragraph mainly about?
| A．The reasons why students should use computers or iPads in class. |
| B．The advantages of using cell phones and computers in the classroom. |
| C．What the writer is trying to do and what rule has been made in class. |
| D．A new learning style that the teacher enjoys using in history class. |
According to the writer, the use of technology in the classroom may _____.
| A．improve teaching and offer more help |
| B．allow students to get on well with each other |
| C．help students concentrate on what they learn |
| D．keep students from making deep conversations |
What can we infer from the passage?
| A．The teacher will carry on the success in the future. |
| B．The teacher will have to cancel the rule in class. |
| C．Some students will be punished according to the rule. |
| D．More and more students will be absent in history class. |
Several weeks ago, more than 70 American students discussed with American First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House about health problems.
The students asked lots of questions that day and Mrs Obama answered them one by one patiently. Then Mrs Obama explained the importance of making healthy choices(选择) . The students were all eyes and ears as they listened.
She told the students that she didn’t always feel good about the choices her family was making. Some years ago, when she was working and living with her family in Chicago, Mrs Obama realized she had to make changes in her family’s lifestyle.
“We were eating out too much, buying a lot of things, and drinking a lot of sugary drinks,” she said. So Mrs Obama started talking to her kids about eating healthily and exercising more. Soon they were cooking more, eating fewer desserts, and spending less time watching TV. Mrs Obama realized that making little changes can have a big effect(效果)。
Mrs Obama said that young people should take care of their own health and their own futures. “Exercise isn’t always about sports. It’s just about moving,” she said.More than 70 American students visited Mrs Obama _______ .
| A．to find out if she cared for children’s health |
| B．to learn how to make health food |
| C．to get her to help the children with health problems |
| D．to have a discussion with her about health problems |
The underlined sentence in the second paragraph means _______．
| A．the students listened to Mrs Obama very carefully |
| B．what Mrs Obama said was not good for the students’ ears |
| C．the students failed to understand what Mrs Obama was saying |
| D．what Mrs Obama meant to help the students with their eyes |
Which is right about Mrs Obama?
| A．She has failed to change her children’s lifestyle. |
| B．She thought people in Chicago should change their lifestyles. |
| C．She moved out from the White House several weeks ago. |
| D．She thought we didn’t have to necessarily do sports , but we should move more. |
From the passage we know _________ .
| A．the students are in poor health |
| B．as a child , Mrs Obama was poor in health |
| C．Mrs Obama’s children have health problems |
| D．Mrs Obama cares for children’s health very much |
Huang Fang
15 years old
Jiangxi
I always dream big. I had planned to get the highest marks during the final exam. But I didn’t make it. And my dream of winning the English Olympic competition also didn’t come true. But I have a new dream now. I want to study abroad when I grow up. So my next year’s plan is to improve my English.
Li Qiang
15 years old
Hunan
My biggest wish is to watch to the end of the Spring Festival Eve Variety Show(春节联欢晚会)without falling asleep this year. Last year, I got bored with program after 11o’clock and went to bed early. This year I will stay awake until the last minute. Why? My favorite star Jay Chou, together with other stars, will be on the program this year. How can I not watch to the end?
Wang Rong
13 years old
Shanghai
I want to be closer to my friend this year. We used to be in the same middle school. Now her school is about half an hour’s ride from mine. We don’t see each other often now but we do miss each other. I will buy her some of her favorite things as presents when her birthday comes. I want to tell her that I hope our friendship lasts the whole life.
Elizabeth
14 years old
US
I have too many ideas. First of all, I want to be a better sister. I always enjoy being with my sister. She is four years younger than me. We make cakes and watch films together. She once told me that my chocolate cookie was her favorite food. But this year I was too busy with my schoolwork. I didn’t make enough time for her Huang Fang wants to _______ when she grows up.
| A．travel all over the world | B．get good marks in exams |
| C．win the English Olympic competition | D．study abroad |
Li Qiang didn’t watch to the end of the Spring Festival Eve Variety Show last year because _______.
| A．he felt the program was boring |
| B．he was not allowed to do so |
| C．he had some homework to do |
| D．something was wrong with the TV set |
How old is Elizabeth’s sister?
| A．14 years old | B．18 years old |
| C．10 years old | D．4 years old |
The four persons in the passage are talking about their _______.
| A．hobbies | B．wishes | C．subjects | D．friends |
John, 11 years old, was in bed in hospital. Several days before, while he was playing in a baseball game, he fell and hit his head. The doctors believed that he might never get well.
“He seems to have given up hope. So medicines alone won’t help. Perhaps he needs something else,” said a doctor. “When I visit him, all he ever says is that he would like to meet Babe Ruth.”In America, Babe Ruth was as important a man as the President himself, and he was the most famous baseball player.
The next day John’s father managed（设法完成）to tell Babe Ruth about the story of his son on the phone. Twenty-four hours later, as the boy lay in his hospital room, Babe Ruth walked in.
The great baseball player sat down at John’s beside, and said, “Now, listen, kid, you’ve got to get well. I’ve brought you a new American League baseball, so you must start throwing it.”
For John, this was the beginning of a new life. He was able to live a healthy life—all because of the present of Babe Ruth.
阅读短文内容，完成下列任务。
任务一：选择恰当的句子，填入文中空格处。
A. Young John could hardly believe his own eyes!
B. To meet Babe Ruth, of course, was not easy.
C. To his doctors’ surprise, the boy walked out of the hospital on his own a few weeks later.
任务二：回答下列问题。What’s wrong with John?
______________________________________________________Who visited John and made him get well?
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Raising pets is a popular online game among teenagers. “More than 20 of my classmates have adopted(领养) pets online.” Said Wang Hui from Beijing.
If you go to some websites, you can adopt virtual(虚拟的) pets like penguins(企鹅), chickens, dogs and elephants. You can feed, wash, talk to and play with your pet.
Dai Yingshuang of Shanghai said, “It’s great fun and I have also learned how to take care of others.” She usually asks her uncle to take care of her pet while she is at school.
If you don’t feed and care for the pet, it will become unhappy and unhealthy. So raising an online pet means spending a lot of time online. This makes many parents worried. They fear it will have a bad influence on the children’s studies.
Wang Zhaotong from Anhui has raised a penguin since last year. She said, “My parents know about the penguin and think it’s okay.”
If the students can keep the balance between studying and playing, it’s not bad for them to “raise” pets online.Over ______ students in Wang Hui’s class have adopted pets online.
| A．10 | B．20. | C．half | D．21 |
What does Dai Yingshuang think of raising pets online?
| A．It isn’t great fun. | B．It wastes time. |
| C．It’s not interesting. | D．It’s very interesting. |
Which of the following is Not Right according to the passage?
| A．Raising an online pet means spending lots of time online. |
| B．If you don’t feed the pet, it will become unhappy and unhealthy. |
| C．Raising pets online makes many parents worried. |
| D．It’s good for students to raise pets online. |
What does the underline “raise” mean?
| A．抬起 | B．筹集 | C．养育 | D．增加 |
What does the passage mainly talk about?
| A．It’s bad to raise pets online. |
| B．How to raise pets online. |
| C．Raising pets online is popular among teenagers. |
| D．Students should adopt pets online. |
It was Mother’s Day. A man stopped his car at a flower shop to order some flowers. He wanted the shopkeeper to send the flowers to his mother, she lived two hundred miles away.
As he got out of his car, he found a young girl sitting on the road crying. He asked her what was wrong and she answered, “I want to buy a red rose for my mother, but I only have seventy-five cents. A rose costs two dollars.”
The man smiled and said, “Come into the shop with me, and I’ll buy you a rose.”
He bought the little girl her rose and ordered his own mother’s flowers. As they were leaving, he wanted to drive the girl home. The girl said, “Yes, please! You can take me to my mother,” She brought him to a cemetery(墓地)and she placed the rose on the grave.
The man was moved. He returned to the flower shop, picked up the flowers he ordered, and drove two hundred miles to his mother’s house. If today is the day for your mother. Send a flower to your kind and beautiful mother.The man went to the shop to ______.
| A．help the girl | B．order some flowers |
| C．buy some food | D．buy a rose |
The man’s mother lived ______ away from him.
| A．2 kilometres | B．200 kilometres |
| C．200 miles | D．not far |
The girl was crying on the road because ______.
| A．she was hungry |
| B．she couldn’t afford a rose |
| C．she couldn’t find her way home |
| D．she missed her mother |
After the man bought the girl a rose, they went to together.
| A．the cemetery | B．the girl’s home. |
| C．his mother’s house | D．his own home |
From the passage we can infer(推断) that ______.
| A．the girl loved flowers very much |
| B．The girl loved her mother very much |
| C．The shopkeeper sent the flowers to the man’s mother |
| D．The man didn’t love his mother |