Howmuchofanaddict(成癖/嗜好)areyou-优题课

阅读下列材料，从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳答案。

Standing on the beach of Copacabana, I come to realize that any understanding of Brazil really begins on its beaches. Everyone here has his or her perfect beach and is ready to tell you where to find it. I’m happy to take people’s advice, but my final goal is to find my own dream beach.

I head to Bahia, a place with Brazil’s best coastline. Over the centuries, people of many races have arrived here, creating a wonderful cultural mix. This mix influences Bahia’s language, food, music, and dance.

On arriving at one of Bahia’s best beaches —Prainha, I discover its golden sand lined by a row of perfect trees, moving softly in the ocean wind. As I enter the water, I have the feeling of swimming through moonlight. Prainha’s beauty is like something you might see in a postcard. But for me, it’s a little too perfect. ▲

I continue my search, heading north to Maceió, a fisherman’s beach. Boats lie on their sides while nets hang out to dry on lines between fishermen’s houses. We eat on the beach and later rest near the table. It’s a great day, but I have one final place to visit.

A few hundred kilometers out in the Atlantic, the islands of Fernando de Noronha are a national park, rich with birds and sea life. I visit a number of beaches on Fernando, but I leave the best one for last.

The beach at Praia do Leão has perfect sand, sea and sky. The water is pale blue and warm, alive with colorful fish and other sea life; the sand is the color of honey. The rocks and strong winds have the touch of wildness I was looking for. I dig my toes in the sand deeply and imagine I can hold on to this place forever.

（1）Which is the first beach the writer visits?

A．

Maceió.

B．

Praia do Leão.

C．

Prainha.

D．

Copacabana.

（2）What can we learn from the passage?

A．	Prainha is a popular beach for fishermen.
B．	Bahia is a place with a wonderful cultural mix.
C．	The islands of Fernando are very rich in honey.
D．	Maceió’s beauty is like something in a postcard.

（3）Which sentence can be put in the ▲ ?

A．	The beach I’m searching for needs to be a little wilder.
B．	The beach I’m looking for is a place for fishermen to fish.
C．	The beach I’m searching for needs to be famous to tourists.
D．	The beach I’m looking for is popular with parents and children.

（4）What is the best title for this passage?

A．	An Unknown Beach	B．	Memories of Vacation
C．	The Perfect Beach	D．	A Tour of Education

阅读下列材料，从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳答案。

Bill:（reading）“White like jade, bright as a mirror, thin as paper, sound like a bell.”

Mom: Is that for your Chinese story competition?

Bill: Yes. It describes porcelain（瓷器）in Jingdezhen, the “Porcelain Capital of the World”. You know porcelain is called china in English because it was first made in China!

Mom: Interesting!

Bill: Many cities in China have a long history of porcelain industry. They have created wonderful porcelain pieces.

Mom: Like Rongchang? We made a bowl in the workshop.

Bill:（smiling）Lots of fun. But that’s pottery（陶器）. Rongchang is called the “Pottery Capital of China”, with Yixing, Jianshui, and Qinzhou. Chinese pottery has a very long history. Porcelain develops from pottery.

Mom: Any differences?

Bill: Er...（searching online）The clay（粘土）is different. And porcelain is fired at a temperature above 1,200℃; pottery below 1,000℃.

Mom: But they look so similar.

Bill: They are called “Taoci” in Chinese. But porcelain feels harder and produces a clear sound.

Mom:（tapping a vase）Like this?

Bill:（nodding）It’s blue and white porcelain, one of the four famous types in Jingdezhen, together with linglong porcelain, famille rose porcelain and color-glazed porcelain.

Mom: Any others?

Bill: Many well-known types there, and also in other cities, like Dehua near ancient Quanzhou.

Mom: The Silk Road on the sea?

Bill: Yes. Dehua porcelain was mainly collected by Europeans at that time. Along with China’s silk and tea, porcelain was one of the first goods traveling around the world.

Mom: Chinese porcelain has deeply influenced the world porcelain industry.

Bill: This is also in my story. And I’m thinking about what else I can talk about.

Mom: How about some Chinese artists? They create priceless works and have students from all over the world. One of them said, “Color is universal. There is no barrier between cultural communications.”

Bill: Yes! For cultural communication, there is no barrier; for Chinese culture, I will be a carrier!

Mom: Excellent!

Bill: Thank you, Mom. How can I know that much like you? There’s still something unclear.

Mom: Visiting a porcelain museum?

Bill: Good idea!

（1）What will Bill mainly talk about in his Chinese story competition?

A．	Chinese cities.	B．	Chinese history.
C．	Chinese pottery.	D．	Chinese porcelain.

（2）What can we learn about porcelain and pottery?

A．	Porcelain feels much softer than pottery.
B．	Porcelain is fired at a temperature above 1,200℃.
C．	Pottery has a much shorter history than porcelain.
D．	Pottery and porcelain use the same kind of clay.

（3）What does the underlined word “This” refer to?

A．	A famous Chinese artist.	B．	Dehua near ancient Quanzhou.
C．	The Silk Road on the sea.	D．	The influence of Chinese porcelain.

（4）Why is Bill’s mother always asking questions?

A．	Because she knows nothing at all.
B．	Because she wants to be an artist.
C．	Because she is encouraging her son.
D．	Because she is interested in her bowl.

阅读下列材料，从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳答案。

“The Green Wall Initiative” is a project that encourages students to protect the environment by creating their own gardens on the walls. The project was started in 2007 by the African Union. Urban Middle School in Beijing is the first one to take part in the project in China.

The project in Urban Middle School teaches students about sustainable（可持续的）practices, plant care and teamwork. In the project, students make plans. A piece of wall is given to each class. Then students choose right plants to grow on the wall. They take turns to take care of the plants. They also record the growth of the plants.

The project is a success. Those living walls not only beautify the school environment, but also help make the air fresher and lower the temperature of the city. Students put into practice what they have learned in environmental science. They also learn to work with others and take care of their own community. Now, more and more schools follow the example, hoping to spread the idea of environmental protection.

（1）When was the project started by the African Union?

A．

In 2007.

B．

In 2010.

C．

In 2015.

D．

In 2023.

（2）What does the writer think of the project?

A．

It’s boring.

B．

It’s easy.

C．

It’s a failure.

D．

It’s a success.

Which of the following can be put into No.3 and No.4?

（3）

A．	Students take turns to take care of the plants.
B．	Students follow the examples of other schools.
C．	Students do scientific tests about the temperature.
D．	Students clean their own community at weekends.

（4）

A．

Example

B．

Achievement

C．

Reason

D．

Difficulty

Project	The Green Wall Initiative in Urban Middle School
Member	Teachers and students
Goal	To protect the environment
Process	● Students make plans. ● A piece of wall is given to each class. ● Students choose right plants to grow on the walls. ● 3._______ ● Students record the growth of the plants.
4._______	● The environment becomes better than before. ● Students learn about sustainable practices, plant care and teamwork. ● More schools take part in the project.

阅读下列材料，从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳答案。

Dumplings are traditional Chinese food. Jack is learning to make a dumpling meal for his family. Please help him choose three from the four pictures and match them with the steps below.

（1） Prepare dumpling skins. Mix different kinds of vegetables and meat.

（2） Put fillings onto dumpling skins. Fold them into the shape of yuanbao.

（3） Put dumplings into boiling water. Cook fresh dumplings for about 5~8 minutes, and frozen dumplings for about 10~15 minutes.

Don’t forget to turn off the fire!

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If you have a chance to learn by yourself, what might you do? Perhaps you choose to practice football skills; you would prefer to discuss something together; and you might just read. This is the most important thing of “unschooling”. It is also known as “natural learning” or “independent learning”.

For this kind of educational practice, people think differently. Here are their comments（意见）.

Know More

Schooling is education that children receive at school.

Home schooling is the practice of educating that children learn at home with a parent or a tutor.

Unschooling is an educational practice that allows children to decide how, what and where they want to learn.

Agree

Independent learning teaches children to be responsible for themselves. With no teacher around, children must manage themselves, and this is a really important skill for later life.

Unschooling allows children to learn what they are really interested in. If learning is enjoyable, it’s more successful.

Very young children learn in a natural way. Without being taught, they know colors and voices, they learn smiling and walking. Why shouldn’t people continue to learn like this?

Unschooling gives children more time for sports, volunteering and museum or park visits. They may meet different people who share their interests.

Disagree

Unschooling requires parents’ support and attention. They need to create a learning space that excites children and remind them of their daily routines.

Teachers can push children to learn what they don’t enjoy but can be important later in life.

Unschooling sounds too good to be true. It can be helpful when children are very young. But it puts too much pressure on children because they can learn difficult subjects easily only with teachers’ help.

Unschooling happens at home, so children could have less contact with others at their age. This means they could end up becoming shy.

When deciding how you are going to learn, it’s necessary to think about which works. Choose what is suitable for you and what can have a positive influence on your growth.

（1）What is the most important thing of unschooling?

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（2）Whose support and attention do children need when they experience unschooling?

_________________________________________________________________

（3）How can children become successful in learning?

_________________________________________________________________

（4）Why are children under too much pressure from unschooling?

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（5）If possible, what kind of educational practice would you like to choose? Why?

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A．Four or five hours in a day.	B．Five hours in one day.
C．Four hours in one day.	D．One day.

A．once, a lot of time	B．sometimes, a great deal of money
C．sometimes, a lot of time	D．once, a great deal of money