Does your school have any problems with discipline(纪律)? What happens when students step out of line?
Here are some examples of bad behaviour:
• Playing truant(逃学) (missing school without permission from parents).
• Stealing, smoking, hitting, swearing, running, kissing.
• Cheating on exams.
• Calling a teacher or another pupil a bad name.
• Not doing homework.
• Not listening or not paying attention in lessons.
• Wearing unsuitable clothes.
Here are some of the ways that UK school children can be punished:
• Exclusion（开除）: a pupil is asked to leave the school and not come back. The pupil has to find a new school or a different method of education.
• Suspension（停课）: a pupil cannot enter the building or attend lessons until the school has a meeting about their situation. Suspension can last from one to 45 days. The pupil is usually given work to do at home with a special teacher.
• Detention（拘留）: a pupil is asked to stay after school and work for 30-60 minutes before they can leave.
• Lines: a pupil has to write a sentence many times (e.g. 100 or more) on a sheet of paper, e.g. “I must not shout in class.”
Freya MacDonald, a 15-year-old pupil from Scotland, _________when she refused to accept her school’s punishment. Her family says that she was given 11 detentions for trivial things such as having fizzy drinks in class and coming into school through a fire door.
Freya says that repeated detentions ruined her right to an education under Scottish law and made it difficult for her to learn. So she refused to return until the school respected her civil rights. She wants the headmaster and her teachers to sign a letter to promise this. Hundreds of schools in Scotland were told not to use detention as a punishment because of her legal action.
Many UK schools now give parents a home&school contract（契约，合同）, explaining their discipline and rules. Parents must sign this document to agree that they accept the school’s rules and discipline and that they are responsible for their child’s behaviour. The expression “step out of line” in Paragraph 1 probably means________
| A．jump the queue | B．break the discipline |
| C．be later for school | D．fight with others. |
What is the main purpose of the text?
| A．To list common bad behavior in UK schools. |
| B．To show how UK schools deal with students’ parents. |
| C．To find out why more and more pupils break rules in UK schools. |
| D．To introduce how UK schools punish students with their discipline. |
Which expression can be filled in the blank in the passage________.
| A．covered the story |
| B．corrected her behavior |
| C．showed an interest |
| D．made the news |
What is the best title for the passage?
| A．Punishments in UK School |
| B．What is Bad Behavior? |
| C．UK School Discipline. |
| D．Too Many School Rules in the UK |
When the teacher asks a question in class,Wang Xiaobin never raises his hand and this situation is very common at middle schools.This 15-year-old boy always waits for other classmates or the teacher to give the answer.“What if my answer is wrong?”Wang asks.
Wang said only six or seven students in his class raise their hands when a question is asked.(18)“I think it’s a problem that may affect(影响)our studies,but I am afraid of making mistakes in front of my classmates.”he said.
When we asked the teacher, Hu Wei, why the students didn’t raise their hands,he said:”They lack(缺乏) of confidence,they are afraid of showing off,or they’re afraid of losing face by giving wrong answers.”
To encourage students to raise their hands in class,Hu suggests that teachers should repeat the question , then try to guide and encourage students to offer their answers.(19)Hu also advises students not to be shy,but brave enough to try.
Sun Pin,16 of Fujian,always raises her hand as soon as she comes up with the answer,even if she isn’t sure she has got it right.Sun can’t understand why some of her classmates keep silent in class.She enjoys raising her hand a lot.“It keeps me enthusiastic(热情的)and confident to express my idea. ” Sun said,“Raising my hand has really made me excellent.”
任务一：根据短文内容简要回答问题。Does Wang Xiaobin raise his hand when the teacher asks a question in class?
___________________________________________________________________Why don’t students raise their hands?(3 possible reasons)
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任务二：将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。________________________________________________________________
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任务三：给短文拟一个恰当的标题。________________________________________________________________
If you need to call your parents but your phone is not with you, can you remember their numbers?
To remember 11 numbers is not difficult. However, because of the smartphone, many of us are losing this ability, Record Japan reported.
What’s more, smartphones weaken our skills at giving directions as well as it’s common for most of them to check their phones.
According to a report by Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers, an American company, Chinese people spend on average 170 minutes on their smartphones daily.
For students, an addiction(沉溺) to smartphones does no good for studying. Research by Japan’s Education Ministry shows that children who spend more than four hours a day on their phones perform much worse in school tests than those who play with their phones for 30 minutes a day.
It’s true that the smartphone has made our lives easier. But many also think they spend too much time on it, and this is bad for their study or work. People are trying to change that.
A new app called Forest was introduced this month. It lets users plant a seed(种子) that grows into a tree over the next 30 minutes . During the half hour, users cannot use their phones, or the tree will die.
A restaurant in Los Angeles, US, gives people a 5 percent discount(折扣) if they don’t check their phones during a meal. Owner Mark Gold said that he hoped it could give people a way to enjoy their meal and actually talk with friends and family in person.
| The _ |
| When we meet together, we will spend most of the time Chinese people spend on average The students who __ The app Forest aims to help people spend _ |
A teacher showed three toys to his students and asked them to find out the differences. All the three toys seemed to have the same shape, size and material. After looking at them carefully, the students discovered holes in the toys. The first toy had holes in the ears. The second toy had holes in its ear and mouth. The third toy had only one hole in one of its ears.
Then the teacher put a needle(针) in one ear hole of the first toy. The needle came out of the other ear. For the second toy, when the needle was put in its ear , it came out of its mouth. And for the third toy, when the needle was put in, it did not come out.
So the teacher explained to his students,“ The first toy represent those people who seem to be listening to you and caring for you. But they are just pretending to do so. After listening, as the needle comes out from the next ear, the things you said to them are gone. In fact, they don’t care for you at all.”
“The second toy represents those people who listen to you and care for you. But as in the toy, the needle comes out from mouth, these people will use what you tell them to fight against you. They tell others what you said and tell your secrets for their purposes.”
“As for the third toy, the needle does not come out. It represents those people who will keep the trust you put in them. They are the ones that you can believe.”All the toys that the teacher showed_______.
| A．were made from different materials |
| B．had different sizes |
| C．had different shapes |
| D．had different holes |
When a needle was put in one ear of the first toy, it _______.
| A．didn’t come out |
| B．came out from its mouth |
| C．came out of the other ear |
| D．came out from the same ear |
People who use the words you told them to hurt you are like_______.
| A．the first toy | B．the second toy |
| C．the third toy | D．the fourth toy |
The teacher’s purpose of showing the toys was_______.
| A．to do an experiment |
| B．to teach toys how to make a friend |
| C．to give a science class |
| D．to help students know different people |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．All the toys had two holes and had no differences. |
| B．All the toys were made by the teacher and the students. |
| C．The third toy represents the people who you can believe. |
| D．The first two toys represent the people who don’t really listen to you. |
It is a cold and dry winter morning. When you wake up, you feel that your throat hurts. You begin to sneeze and later you may cough, you must have a cold! Wait a moment. Could it just be a common cold or the flu(流感) that’s been going around?
A cold gives you runny nose and cough. But it’s usually easy to deal with. Some take medicine while others drink herbal tea or chicken soup. Usually you feel better after a week.
On the other hand, the flu can be much more dangerous. It usually gives you fever. Sometimes it can cause death. According to an American magazine, the worst flu killed about 50 million people from 1918 to1919.
Don’t worry. If you get a flu vaccine(疫苗), it can stop you from getting the virus(病毒). Flu vaccines work by giving the body a small amount of flu viruses. This causes your body to develop antibodies(抗体) .So next time you get the flu , the antibodies should help you.
The flu virus changes every few years. Therefore, there are so many types of flu, such as H1N1 and H5N1. The antibodies for one type of flu can’t help us against all types of flu. That’s why we need to get the vaccine every year.
However, good health habits may also help stop you developing a cold or flu. Washing your hands often help stop you from getting viruses. It is also important to get regular exercise and eat healthy food. All these can help you strengthen your immune system(增强免疫系统).If you have a common cold, usually you’ll feel better after ______.
| A．a week | B．two weeks |
| C．ten days | D．twenty days |
According to the passage, which is TRUE of the flu?
| A．It first happened in 1919. |
| B．It usually doesn’t give you fever. |
| C．It is easy to deal with |
| D．It can kill people sometimes. |
If you get a flu vaccine, _______ .
| A．it can’t stop you from getting the flu virus. |
| B．it won’t cause your body to develop antibodies. |
| C．your body will develop antibodies. |
| D．your body will get a large amount of flu viruses. |
We need to get a flu vaccine every year because _____.
| A．we probably have a cold in winter. |
| B．the flu virus changes every few years. |
| C．the flu is very dangerous. |
| D．you don’t need to take any medicine after that. |
The following ways can help stop the flu EXCEPT ______.
| A．staying indoors | B．getting regular exercise |
| C．eating healthy food | D．washing our hands often |
North American black bears are shy animals. They are fearful by nature， and will usuallyrun away if they see or hear people. Because of this， it can be difficult for scientists to learnabout these animals.
In order to study black bears， researchers from New Jersey， USA， catch bears and usedrugs
(毒品) to help them go to sleep. Researchers then work out the size and the weight of the bear，take blood to test for diseases，remove a tooth and take it to the lab to find out its age. Fromthese studies， researchers want to find out how many bears live in New Jersey， how long theylive， and how many babies they produce.
But in Minnesota， USA， researchers study bears that are completely awake. The bears knowthe researchers' voices and they are not afraid of die research team. With the help of a few grapes
to keep the bears busy， researchers can touch them to check their hearts， look at their teeth， and do other jobs.Researchers can also walk or sit with bears for hours and make videos to learn about their everyday lives.
In both places， the main purpose is the same—to make sure there is a healthy population of black bears. But theresearch methods and the kinds of information that researchers， are able to collect are quite different.In the first paragraph， we can learn that North American black bears are _______.
| A．shy and fearful animals | B．not found today |
| C．well known to scientists | D．not afraid of people |
The word "remove" in the second paragraph probably means _____ in Chinese.
| A．拔下 | B．移植 | C．清洗 | D．修补 |
Which of the following may NOT be included in the New Jersey studies on bears?
| A．The age. |
| B．The way of their communication. |
| C．The weight. |
| D．The number of babies they produce. |
In the Minnesota studies， researchers _____.
| A．can never get close to the bears |
| B．study the bears while they are asleep |
| C．use grapes to make the bears full |
| D．learn a lot about the bears' everyday lives |
What do the two studies have in common?
| A．Research places | B．The main purpose. |
| C．Research methods. | D．Collected information. |