Though the ways of teaching have come a long way, the ways of communicating between teachers and students are almost the same. But now, a European country is trying to change that by building schools that have no classrooms, no subject lessons and best of all, no grades.
The idea behind the special school is that children are creative. And researchers also think that kids’ learning and ideas are as important as those of the CEO of Google, so why not give them a similar environment? Kids may be successful in such an environment.
To make kids more creative, the schools are built with special learning areas instead of traditional classrooms. And even the lessons are taught in a special way, with mobile phones and computers.
There is no “right” or “wrong” kind of education. The school believes that everything is a learning experience, whether it is about a serious science project or making a movie inside the school’s recording studio.
One of the special schools opened in August, 2011. It has five learning areas. The Cave is a secluded place where students fix their attention on individual (个人的) projects without being bothered (打扰). The Lab is a place where students can do all kinds of experiments and test their ideas. Kids can work in groups in the same projects in The Camp Fire. The Show Off is where kids can show their inventions. And if the kids need a rest, they can visit The Watering Hole, which has all kinds of fun activities.
Sounds great? And the coolest thing is that the school is free! I hope more schools like this will appear in the world!What is the idea behind the special school?
| A．The children are creative. |
| B．All the students need to be taught. |
| C．All the students must be successful. |
| D．All the students must have high grades. |
From the passage we can infer (推断) that in the special schools.
| A．students are bored | B．students are tired |
| C．students learn freely | D．students learn from their teachers |
“The Cave is a secluded place ….” The word “secluded” probably means “ ” in Chinese.
| A．清静的 | B．固定的 | C．吵闹的 | D．混合的 |
Paragraph 5 mainly tells us that .
| A．the school doesn’t have grades |
| B．the school has clever students |
| C．the school has five learning areas |
| D．the school doesn’t have classrooms |
Zoology is everything about animals. And people who study it are called zoologists. They want to learn about the difference between different kinds of animals, where they come from, and how they live.
What do zoologists do?
There are many different kinds of zoologists. Some try to learn everything about one animal, and some learn about a group of animals, some try to understand where new kinds of animals come from and other zoologists are interested in how animals can get sick. Many zoologists study what animals do when they are with other animals.
A famous zoologist
Charles Darwin is probably the most famous zoologist. He showed that animals are all one big family and that every kind of animal changes slowly to match the place where they live. This is called "evolution （进化） ". During his life, people laughed at Darwin, saying that people and animals couldn't come from the same family. However, many zoologists today agree that Darwin was right.
Why is it important?
Understanding animals is important because people are animals. When we study animals, we learn about ourselves.
Do you know?
•Frogs can breathe （呼吸） without their mouths! When frogs are not in water, their bodies can take air through their skin.
•Some people say sharks never get sick, but that is not true. Sharks get sick, just like any other animal.
51 ． What kind of people are called zoologists? （根据短文内容回答问题）
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52 ． How many kinds of zoologists are mentioned （提到） in paragraph2? （根据短文内容回答问题）
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53 ． Why is it important to study animals? （根据短文内容回答问题）
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54 ． In the passage, the underlined word "that" refers to （指） "_______"
55 ． Which sentence in paragraph 3 shows people's attitude （态度） towards Darwin when he was alive? （按要求在短文中找到并写出该句） ______________________________
The traditional Chinese calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. In China, the 24 solar terms were created thousands of years ago to guide agricultural （农业的） production. But solar term culture is still useful today to guide people's lives through cultural activities and special foods that go with each term.
Great Heat, the 12th solar term of the year, begins this year on July 22 and ends on August 6. During Great Heat, most parts of China enter the hottest season of the year. Here is something you should know about Great Heat.
Great Heat is a season of harvesting （收割） . During this time, the sunshine, high temperatures, and heavy rainfall are good for the plants. But many natural disasters also happen. So, it's important to harvest and plant in time.
Sending the Great Heat ship is a tradition in Taizhou. The ship is full of all kinds of meat. More than 50 fishermen take turns carrying the ship as they walk through the streets. The ship will finally be pulled out of the port and burned at sea. People believe that is a symbol of good harvests and health.
Great Heat is a season with most crickets （蟋蟀） in the countryside. Cricket fighting is popular game for some people in China during this period. The custom dates back over 1,000 years ago.
People in different places enjoy different food. For example, in southern Shandong, people would like to drink mutton soup. Grass jelly is very popular in Guangdong because there is a saying "Eating grass jelly in Great Heat will make you stay young."
41 ． Ancient Chinese people created 24 solar terms to ________.
| A． |
keep a healthy life |
B． |
serve different food |
C． |
help farming |
42 ． Great Heat lasts for ________days this year.
| A． |
6 |
B． |
16 |
C． |
22 |
43 ． In Taizhou, people send the great Heat ship________.
| A． |
just for fun |
B． |
to get exercise |
C． |
with good wishes |
44 ． According to the passage, ________.
| A． |
Great Heat is an important time to harvest and plant |
| B． |
cricket fighting games are getting popular in China now |
| C． |
people in Guangdong enjoy mutton soup during Great Heat |
45 ． Which of the following shows the structure of the passage? (P=Paragraph)
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B． |
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C． |
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There was a young painter who made a living by painting portraits （肖像） . One day, a rich man asked him to paint a portrait for him and promised to pay him 10,000 dollars.
After a week, the rich man came to take the painting, but he was not pleased with it. He told the young painter, "I will only pay 3,000 dollars for this painting".
The young painter was angry. He argued with the rich man, hoping the rich man would keep his word.
The rich man thought, "The man in the painting is me. If I don't buy this painting, no one else will buy it." So he said, "I will ask you one last time: will you sell it for 3,000 dollars?"
The young painter said firmly （坚定地） , "No. This is a shame for me! I would prefer not to sell it, rather than be humiliated by you. Someday, you will pay 20 times the cost for breaking your promise."
After that, the painter worked hard day and night. Finally, he became well-known in the art world.
The rich man forgot about the artist and what he had told him. But one day, some friends told him, "There is a painting selling for 200,000 dollars and the man in the painting looks exactly like you. It has a name of 'Thief （贼） ".
Then, the rich man remembered the artist. He quickly went to say sorry and paid 200,000 dollars to buy the portrait. The young painter made the rich man lower his head in the end.
36 ． The rich man would only pay 3,000 dollars for the painting because ________.
| A． |
he didn't have 10.000 dollars |
| B． |
he wasn't very satisfied with it |
| C． |
he thought others would buy it |
37 ． The painter became famous by________.
| A． |
working hard |
B． |
making friends |
C． |
making a lot of money |
38 ． The underlined word "humiliated" means "________" in Chinese.
| A． |
欺骗 |
B． |
吓唬 |
C． |
羞辱 |
39 ． The man in the painting with the name "Thief" is ________.
| A． |
the artist |
B． |
the rich man |
C． |
the rich man's friend |
40 ． What happened at the end of the story?
| A． |
The rich man kept his promise. |
| B． |
The rich man fought with the painter. |
| C． |
The rich man was punished by the painter. |
Arguments （争吵） between teenagers and parents can be a problem and should be taken seriously.
•A few examples of the arguments
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Parent: Mike is always making trouble in school. You'd better keep away from him. Ben: You don't know him as well as I do stop trying to tell me who I can make friends with. |
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Parent: Don't spend so much time playing computer games. You should do something meaningful. Grace: I've already finished my homework. I just want to relax. |
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Parent: You got an F in your physics exam again. I'm disappointed （失望） with you. Jack: I did study hard. but it's just too difficult for me. |
•Some results of a survey
About 18% of the kids talk to their parents when they have problems.
Over 50% of the kids think their parents don't understand them.
Almost 50% of the parents talk to their children only about school.
•Some suggestions from experts
Communicate with your kids in a friendly way.
Encourage kids to share their feelings with you.
Take part in different activities together with kids.
31 ． Ben's parent isn't happy with Ben being friends with________.
| A． |
Mike |
B． |
Grace |
C． |
Jack |
32 ． Grace's mother thinks playing computer games is ________.
| A． |
interesting |
B． |
relaxing |
C． |
meaningless |
33 ． Jack didn't do well in physics because________.
| A． |
he often plays with Mike |
| B． |
he thinks it's too hard for him |
| C． |
he plays computer games too much |
34 ． From the survey of the passage, we can know that ________.
| A． |
none of the kids think their parents understand them |
| B． |
most parents talk to their children only about school |
| C． |
a few kids talk to their parents when they have problems |
35 ． The suggestions are for ________.
| A． |
parents |
B． |
teachers |
C． |
students |
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Chinese companies lead in global 5G patent applications with Huawei taking the crown, according to a report by IPlytics, an authorized patent data company. Three companies from China were included in the top 10 list of 5G Standards-Essential Patents (SEPs) family owners, Huawei ranked first. ZTE Corp and China Academy of Telecommunications Technology (CATT) grabbed fifth and ninth places.
Chinese companies topped the list with most 5G SEPs applications in communication systems by the end of April 2019, accounting for 34 percent of the world's total. Chinese tech giant Huawei has taken a leading role by owning 15 percent of SEPs, according to the report "Who Is Leading the 5G Patent Race?"
SG SEPs are patents that any company will have to use when carrying out 5G and no one can avoid them.
Different from 3G and 4G technologies, 5G technology will influence various industries and encourage the appearance of many new products, services and industries.
The automotive sector will most likely be one of the first industries to depend on 5G, which will connect vehicles to other vehicles, roadsides, traffic lights buildings and the Internet according to the report.
"It is 5G that is going to be a huge jump forward for communication systems because only with 5G's higher bandwidth can a number of applications be more advanced and used by most consumers," said Nicole Peng, senior director of the market research company Canalys.
As 5G technology has combined various industries and technologies, the number of 5G SEPs rose to more than 60,000 globally by the end of April 2019, the report said.
1 ． Which one was NOT on the top 10 list of 5G SEPs?
| A． |
Canalys. |
B． |
Huawei. |
C． |
ZTE Corp. |
D． |
CATT. |
2 ． What is the main idea of the first two paragraphs?
| A． |
No companies can avoid SG SEPs. |
B． |
IPlyties is an important data company. |
| C． |
Chinese companies lead the 5G patent race. |
D． |
China owned 34% of the world's SG SEPs applications. |
3 ． What does Nicole Peng think of 5G?
| A． |
Various industries will be helpful for 5G a lot. |
| B． |
Many applications will make 5G more advanced. |
| C． |
5G will be used by many most advanced consumers. |
D ． 5G will make great progress in communication systems.
4 ． Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A． |
5G will be first used by the industry of the automotive sector. |
B． | |
| C． |
Various industries and farming will be mostly influenced by 5 |
D． | |
| E． |
5G will encourage many new products, services, and industries to appear. |
F． |
D ． More than 6,000 SG SEPs had been used by the end of April 2019.
