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 |
Dogs are considered as man’s best friend. But what about cats? Sometimes cats can make equally wonderful friends. The following is a comparison of the two animals.
A Friend Helps You When You’re Sick
| Dogs |
When Catherine lay down on the sofa, Pepe stared(盯) into her eyes and kept sniffing(嗅). After being pushed away, he suddenly jumped onto her chest. That’s when Catherine felt a pain that made her visit a doctor, and a fast-growing cancer was found. Months later, however, Pepe started staring and sniffing again. It seemed strange, but sure enough, Catherine’s cancer had spread. |
| Cats |
When Tee sits and stares directly into her face, Alana immediately finds a chair. That’s because Tee is warning her that she is about to faint(昏倒), which can happen as often as three times a day. But Alana won’t get hurt if she sits down. Not only does Tee warn Alana, but also her husband. Then the cat stays with Alana until she recovers. |
A Friend Saves Your Life
| Dogs |
Ryan fell into the water by accident. The river was full of melted snow, and Ryan was very cold and his body temperature was dropping dangerously low. Luckily, he was found by Chelsea, who was playing with her dog, Zion. “Zion knew the boy was in trouble,” says Chelsea. “Ryan grabbed onto the dog’s collar, and Zion just turned around and came straight back to the shore.” |
| Cats |
“I was napping in my bedroom, and then I was woken by Joey screaming and running back and forth,” says Bernice. Then she found herself surrounded by smoke. With Joey alongside her, she managed to get out of the door. By then, flames(火焰) were shooting up from the basement. “I found him in a mailbox when he was young and now I feel very fortune. Without him, I’d have probably died in the smoke.” |
When Alana is about to faint, Tee will ____________.
| A．stare at her and keep sniffing |
| B．jump onto her chest suddenly |
| C．sit and stare directly into her face |
| D．scream and run back and forth |
What can we learn about Ryan?
| A．He likes swimming in rivers. |
| B．He has a lovely dog, Zion. |
| C．Chelsea helped him swim back to the shore. |
| D．He was in danger when he was found by Chelsea. |
What happened to Bernice?
| A．She was badly hurt in a big fire. |
| B．She met the brave cat, Joey, in a big fire. |
| C．A fire broke out when she was napping. |
| D．She ran out of the burning house with the help of firemen. |
Everyone has got two personalities（个性）—the one that is shown to the world and the other is hidden and real. You don’t show your hidden personality when you are awake because you are clear what to do and what not to do, but when you are asleep, your sleep position shows the real you. On a usual night, of course, people change their positions from time to time. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in.
If you go to sleep on your back, you are a very open person. You usually believe people and you are easy to accept new lifestyle or new ideas. You don’t like to ask for help from others. You don’t like to trouble people, either. So you never express your real feeling. You are quite a shy person and you aren’t very confident.
If you sleep on your stomach, you are rather a person who is not known well to others. You worry a lot and always easily get upset. You don’t pay attention to your job. You are always stubborn（倔强的）. You usually live for today not tomorrow. This means you enjoy having a good time.
If you sleep curling up（蜷缩） your body, you are probably a very nervous person, but you are very kind and patient. You are shy and don’t usually like meeting people. You prefer to be on your own. You are easily hurt.
If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced personality. You know your strength and weakness. You are usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel anxious, but you don’t often feel sad. You always say what you think even if it makes people upset.
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| sleep positions |
personalities |
likes |
dislikes |
| on your back |
open, shy, not confident |
to believe people, |
to ask for help to trouble people |
|
stubborn |
to get upset easily |
to pay attention to your job |
| curling up your body |
|
to be on your own |
to meet people |
| on your side |
well-balanced, careful, confident |
to feel anxious |
|
A smart diet, a healthy life
No matter how old your kids are, you can take steps to improve a healthy diet and to encourage good eating habits.
Tip One: Family Meals
Family meals are nice for both parents and kids. Children like to guess what they are going to have and parents get the chance to introduce new foods to children. Parents can also use the mealtime as a chance to talk with their kids about their life.
Tip Two: Healthy Snacks(零食)
Kids, especially younger ones, will eat mostly what can get at home. That’s why it’s important to have enough healthy snacks, such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, yogurt and whole-grain biscuits.
Tip Three: Being a Good Example
The best way for you to encourage healthy eating is to eat well yourself. Kids will follow the
lead of the adults they see every day. By eating fruits and vegetables and avoiding fast food and sweet drinks, you are sending the right message.
Tip Four: No Shouts about Food
Parents might find themselves shouting at children to get them to have healthy foods in front of them. This in fact can make children dislike what they are asked to eat. You need to work a bit on different cooking methods(方式，方法).
Tip Five: Get Kids Included(参与)
Most kids will enjoy making the decision about food. Talk to them about making choices and planning a healthy meal. It can help them to make good decisions on their own about the foods they want to eat.
| A．Snacks shouldn’t be eaten. |
| B．Healthy snacks can be accepted. |
| C．Kids can only have snacks at home. |
| D．It’s not necessary to have snacks at home. |
| A．to have family meals | B．to eat healthy snacks |
| C．to be a good example | D．to get kids included |
| A．Being a good cook. | B．Healthy eating | C．Eating fast food. | D．Cooking at home. |
| A．Explain how healthy it is. |
| B．Try cooking it in a different way |
| C．Never cook the same food. |
| D． Ask kids to get used to its taste. |
| A．To let kids eat anything they like. |
| B．To help kids become a wonderful cook. |
| C．To help kids make good choices by themselves. |
| D．To set a good example of eating healthy food. |
Steve Jobs was one of the fathers of the personal computing time and the founder of Apple. He was also one of the giants of the information age. Here are some of his greatest contributions.
| A．In 1976. | B．In 1997. | C．In 1998. | D．In 2010. |
| A．In 1976. | B．In 1998. | C．In 2010. | D．In 2011. |
| A．The Apple II. | B．The iMac. | C．The iPad. | D．The iPhone 4s. |
| A．has a better camera | B．is the first personal computer |
| C．has a CD-ROM slot | D．is great for watching movies |
| A．iPhone 4s'screen is the same size as iPhone 4. |
| B．iPhone 4s has a larger and slimmer case than iPhone 4. |
| C．iPhone 4s uses less time to transfer data than iPhone 4. |
| D．iPhone 4s with an improved camera is cheaper than iPhone 4. |
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Science and technology are developing quickly. On the one hand they can improve our lives, but on the other hand, they can cause pollution.
Air pollution is a serious problem. Factories and heavy traffic give out a lot of smoke and make the air dirty. So the government should take action and make everyone keep the air clean.
The main reasons for noise pollution are heavy traffic and road works. Therefore, the government should try to make less noise.
Factories put a lot of dirty water and chemicals into the rivers and the sea. They pollute the water. And it also can make sea animals sick. So the government should stop factories doing that.
The main reasons for land pollutions are construction and people. Construction makes much waste and people throw away a lot of rubbish every day. People should stop throwing away so much rubbish and start using old things again.
