House For Sale(房屋出售) Red Rose Garden,Pudong 3-storey home,509 sqm total land area,428.8 sqm built-in, 312.9 sqm garden. Asking RMB13 million (USDl.57 million). MP: 13761973547 Tel: 021—58609228 Fax: 021—58609728 |
Job Wanted Cherry, 24, a shining girl, good at oral English and putonghua. Now I am working at an international trade (国际贸易) company in Guangzhou. I am kind-hearted, hard-working and healthy, and would like part-time weekend work offering putonghua lessons to foreign friends. If you are interested, please e-mail me at cherryif@hotmail.com. |
Beijing Snow World Ski Park Price: 18 yuan (ticket), 50 yuan/hour on weekdays and 70 yuan/hour at weekends, 120 yuan/four hours on weekdays and 190 yuan/four hours at weekends. Tel: 010—69191617 |
If an Australian student wants to learn Chinese,he or she can __________.
A.call 021—58609228 | B.fax 021—58609728 |
C.e-mail cherryif@hotmail.com | D.telephone 010-69191617 |
How many square meters is the garden of the house for sale?
A.509 sqm | B.428.8 sqm | C.312.9 sqm | D.741.7 sqm |
Where is Cherry working now?
A.Shanghai | B.Guangzhou | C.Beijing | D.Pudong |
If Nick goes skiing in Beijing Snow World Ski Park,he has to pay more money on _________ than on Tuesday.
A.Sunday | B.Friday | C.Wednesday | D.Monday |
If you want to ski for four hours on weekdays,how much money will you pay at least?
A.208 yuan | B.200 yuan | C.138 yuan | D.280 yuan |
Last weekend, twenty thousand people gathered in the state of Georgia to watch students from twenty-eight countries compete with robots they built. More than ten thousand students and more than five hundred robots took part in the competition.
Almost one thousand and seven hundred high school teams entered a level of competition called LUNACY. The competitors came from eleven countries, including the United States. In January, the organization sent the same supplies for robots to each team. The teams had six weeks to build robots that could compete in the LUNACY game. The playing area had six robots, three on each team. Each robot had a trailer(拖车) connected to it. The robots had to pick up large balls and throw them into the trailers of opposing robots. The robots were moving on a surface where they could slide(滑行). A team from California won the competition.
A second competition involved building a robot that could travel on uneven(不平坦的) surfaces, move objects with unusual shapes and withstand(承受) physical stress.
Another competition was for younger students, aged nine to fourteen years old. Eighty-four teams from twenty-seven countries competed with robots made with LEGO products. They had to design, build and program robots to explore the Earth’s climates.The competitors coming from _______countries entered a level of competition called LUNACY.
A.twenty-eight | B.twenty-seven |
C.eighty-four | D.eleven |
_______sent the supplies for robots to each team.
A.Schools | B.Volunteers |
C.The government | D.The organization |
Each team can have _______robots to compete in the LUNACY game.
A.two | B.three | C.six | D.eight |
The underlined word “involved” in this passage can be replaced by “_______”.
A.included | B.removed | C.corrected | D.invented |
Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?
A.In January, each team got the same supplies for robots. |
B.A team from California won the LUNACY competition. |
C.The writer introduces three kinds of competitions in this passage. |
D.The students had to design or buy robots for the competition. |
The following four advertisements are from Yangtse Evening News, Mar 8th , 2012.
Guitar lessons An excellent musician. Good at teaching kids for 5 years. Your home or mine. Call Larry at 86087593. |
Taxi driver wanted Full time. Experience and good knowledge of the city needed. Under 45 years old. Call Mr. White at 75132633 or 13935728866. |
Lost dog Medium size, spotted white short hair. Answer you when you call it David. Many thanks for returning it. Call Susan at 87328059. |
Flat for sale Two bedrooms, a kitchen and a bathroom. Hot water 8:00—18:00. Beautiful sights out of the windows. QQ: 770519666. Call Ms. Green at 86777555 or 13813913788. |
Which of the four people may get the job as a taxi driver?
A.A 50-year-old person. |
B.A 40-year-old person who can drive well in the city. |
C.A person who has just got his driver’s license. |
D.A person who can drive and has free time on weekends. |
How can you contact (联系) the owner of the flat for more information?
A.By visiting her. | B.By sending a letter. |
C.By making a phone call. | D.By sending an e-mail. |
Who can teach children to play the guitar?
A.Larry. | B.David. | C.Mr. White. | D.Susan. |
When you find a medium-sized dog with spotted white short hair, you may call at_______.
A.86087593 | B.75132633 | C.87328059 | D.86777555 |
Where are these advertisements from?
A.China Daily. | B.New York Times. |
C.Yangtse Evening News. | D.Jingling Evening News. |
B) 根据短文内容及首字母提示,填写所缺单词。
Carrots are grown on farms and in small family gardens all over the world. It is one of the most popular sweet v 1. When people think about the carrots, they usually think they are a kind of long, thin, orange-colored vegetable w 2a good taste. In fact, carrots are in many different sizes and s 3. And not all carrots are orange.
Carrots should be grown in a field that doesn’t hold w 4for a long time. That is to say, the field should not be too wet. To prepare your carrot garden, dig up the earth and turn it over. Weather, soil condition, and time
a 5the way that carrots taste. Warm days and cool nights are the b 6time to grow great tasty carrots. The quickest way to know if a carrot is ready to be harvested(收获) is to see its color. Usually, the brighter the color is, the better the taste is. Many people do not know that carrots can be grown d 7the winter months. If the winter is not cold enough, you can grow carrots the same way as you d 8in the summer months.
Carrots are prepared and eaten in many different ways. They are cut in thin p 9and cooked with other vegetables or meat. Or they are washed and eaten just as they come out of the g 10. If you don’t eat them at once, they can also be stored in the refrigerator for up to a month.
A) 根据所读内容,在文章后第62—71小题的空格里填入恰当的单词。每个空格只填1个单词。
How important is homework? According to the Los Angeles Unified School District(LAUSD), it’s not that important! The district has made a big change for the 2011-2012 school year. It started on July 1, homework counts for only 10% of a student’s grade. The district, the second largest in the country, says its new way can provide a fairer assessment(评定) of students’ homework and achievements.
The district hopes students only need to spend less time on homework and more time on hobbies and with their families. By reducing the weight of homework toward a student’s grade, a truer picture of the student’s knowledge will be shown in the achievement grade.
However, it doesn’t mean the students can throw out homework. It says that homework is a chance for students to practice their skills and a tool for students to prepare for coming lessons. Still, LAUSD is joining a growing list of schools that have controlled the amount of homework.
How much time children should spend on homework is a hot topic. Harris Cooper, a professor at a university, says that the proper amount of homework time is ten minutes a day multiplied by(乘以) the student’s grade. This means a third grader should spend 30 minutes a day on homework. And a sixth grader would spend 60 minutes. “Good homework in the proper amount will have better effects on them,” he said. “Bad homework or too much homework will have worse effects.”
But some people think homework is an important part of learning. They say many children just won’t try their best if homework doesn’t count toward their grade. Some teachers also think homework is important. They argue that students who do their homework perform better on tests and in school than those who do not. They are afraid that the new way will encourage students to pay less attention to homework.
The topic of the article: The1of homework in learning |
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A big change for homework |
Reducing the 2of homework grade by 10% in assessing students’ performance and achievement in school. |
The advantages of reducing homework |
Students will have more time for 3and with their families. Students will be able to 4their truer pictures of knowledge in the achievement grades. |
The advantages of doing homework |
Students can have more 5to practice their skills. The 6of schools that have controlled the amount of homework is getting bigger. |
The amount of homework |
The time that a ninth grade student 7to homework should be 90 minutes. Students will 8good homework in the proper amount to bad homework or too much homework. |
9about the new policy |
If homework isn’t included in their grade, many students won’t put their heart into study. Students who don’t do their homework perform much 10than those who do their homework. |
"I didn’t hear them call my name," explained Shelley Hennig to Active Teens (AT) as she talked about that exciting moment on national television when she won the honor of Miss Teen USA 2004. "Are you ready?" is what she heard. Then she said, "I shook my head no, and then they said ‘yes’ and it was announced again."
It was four days after that life changing moment for the seventeen-year-old high school student from Destrehan, Louisiana—she was still on cloud nine.
"I was so shocked! I never believed that it could actually really happen." Present in the audience that day were: her mother and father, older brother, her friends, and her dance teacher.
Understanding why members of her family and her friends would be there, AT asked why her dance teacher had traveled so far to see her compete(比赛)."She’s always been my role model. I’ve danced with her since I was six. She’s been through so many difficulties and came through them all. I’ve learned to get over bad life’s experiences and learned how to move on because of her."
One of those bad life’s experiences for Shelley happened three years ago when her brother Brad was killed in a drunk driving accident. He was 18. She found writing helped her get through the hard days. She said, "I write a lot about my brother. I write a lot, a lot, a lot...”
As Miss Louisiana Teen, she traveled around the state speaking to teens about the dangers of drinking and driving. In her role as Miss Teen USA, Shelley will continue to speak to youth about safe driving, in addition to(除…之外) many other things to help the youth.
When AT asked Miss Teen USA if she had any advice for our readers, she said, "Don’t let anyone change you. Hang out with people that make you feel good about yourself. That way, it is easy to be yourself."What do the words “on cloud nine” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A.hard to believe | B.hard to forget |
C.very happy | D.very satisfied |
Shelley’ dance teacher was present in her competition mainly because _______.
A.she just expected to help Shelly to move on |
B.she wanted to stay with Shelly when in need |
C.she experienced as many difficulties as Shelly |
D.she played an important role in Shelly’s life |
How many children did the Hennigs have according to the text?
A.1. | B.2. | C.3. | D.4. |
What happened to Shelly before 2004 according to the passage?
A.She wrote to her brother to get through difficulties. |
B.She succeeded in competing for Miss Louisiana Teen. |
C.She had his younger brother killed in a car accident. |
D.She gave kids and teens suggestions about road safety. |
If you are asked to find a proper title for the passage, you choose_________.
A.Miss Teen USA 2004 | B.A life changing event |
C.Never to lose yourself | D.Bad experiences help |