Students at Empire High School started class with no text books－but it wasn’t because of money problems.
Instead, the school gave iBooks－laptop computersto each of its 340 students, becoming one of the first US public schools to stop printed textbooks.
School officials believe that the electronic materials will make students enjoy learning more. Empire High Schoolwas designed to have a textbook-free environment.
Students at Empire High School get the materials over the school’s Internet network. The school has a central control system that limits what can be downloaded(下载) at the school.
“Students can hand in homework online. We have a web program that helps to check if you copy from others,” the headmaster Baker said.
In addition to offering up-to-date information, teachers can make the lessons more enjoyable. For example, lessons in history can include links to a person’s daily life, his ideas, his discovery, and so on.
Social studies teacher Jeremy Gypton said the change was easier than expected. Gypton said he assigned reading based on websites, used online groups and message boards to keep the students connected. And he also asked them to comment（评论）on each other’s work.
Julian Tarazon, a new student, said that it was kind of hard at first, because you had to put things in folders(文件夹). But after a couple of days, you got used to it. Another student Morgan Northcutt said the computer system had made it easier to do homework.
The school isn’t completely paperless, however. It has a library, and students can read books in it.
“We’re not trying to get rid of books,” Baker said. “We love books.”The students at Empire High School will study in class without ___________ this year.
| A．text messages | B．printed textbooks | C．reading materials | D．electric machines |
The teachers at Empire High School began to use iBooks because they___________.
| A．had money problems | B．had limited network |
| C．wanted to improve their teaching | D．wanted a web program |
A central control system can help to control __________.
| A．how much to download | B．what to download |
| C．how to download | D．why to download |
The underlined word “assigned” probably means “___________”.
| A．说明 | B．完成 | C．转让 | D．布置 |
The biggest advantage of the homework online is that___________.
| A．students can do it anytime |
| B．information online is available |
| C．there is a lot of reading based on websites |
| D．it provides a platform for students to share ideas |
The best title of the passage might be “___________”.
| A．High School uses iBooks instead of textbooks |
| B．Don’t try to get rid of books |
| C．Learning without textbooks is harder |
| D．Doing homework online |
There are many kinds of food in the world. Scientists learn a lot about them. They say that there are some kinds of food people must eat every day. For example, people must eat some green and yellow vegetables. We shouldn’t eat too much meat. People also need to eat some fruits, bread and rice. Of course our bodies need some water and milk.
Scientists say people in different countries and different places eat different kinds of food. They cook food in different ways. Different people eat at different times. In one place, people eat once or twice a day. But in another place, people eat three or four times. The scientists say when to eat and how many times to eat are not important. What we eat is the most important thing.
Nowadays, the world faces two problems. People in some places, for example, in Africa, are not full. Many people are eating junk food. It’s bad for people’s health. So it’s our duty to make everyone full and make everyone healthy.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。_______ know about food most according to the passage.
| A．Farmers | B．Cooks | C．Scientists | D．Customers |
Scientists think the most important thing about food is _______.
| A．how to cook | B．when to eat |
| C．what to eat | D．how often to eat |
Which of the following statements(陈述) is NOT true?
| A．Every day, we should eat some vegetables. |
| B．All the people in the world have enough food to eat. |
| C．Many people are eating unhealthy food. |
| D．Everyone is needed to help solve the two problems. |
_______ is not good for our health.
| A．Meat | B．Bread | C．Milk | D．Potato chips |
We may read this passage in _______.
| A．a letter | B．a story |
| C．a newspaper | D．a health magazine |
根据短文内容判断正误，正确的用“T”，错误的用“F”。
Mr. Jones was very angry with his wife and she was very angry with her husband, too. For a few days they didn’t speak to each other. One evening Mr. Jones was very tired when he came back from work, so he went to bed soon after he went upstairs. Mrs. Jones washed the supper things and did some sewing (缝纫). When she went up to bed much later than her husband, she found a piece of paper on the small table near her bed. On it were the words: “Father, wake up. It is 7am.---Mother”.Mr. Jones and Mrs. Jones were angry with each other.
They talked a lot with each other.
One evening Mr. Jones was very tired and he went to bed soon after supper.
Before Mr. Jones went to bed, he said to his wife, “Please wake me up at seven tomorrow morning.”
Mrs. Jones woke up her husband at seven the next morning.
| Channel 1（一频道） |
Channel 2 |
| 18:00 Around China |
17:45 Computers today |
| 18:30 Children’s program （节目） |
18:10 Foreign arts |
| 19:00 News |
18:30 Modern English |
| 19:30 Weather report |
19:00 Animal world |
| 19:40 Around the world |
19:25 In Asia |
| 20:10 TV play :Sisters |
20:20 Sports |
| 21:00 English for today |
21:00 Sports player: Yao Ming |
| 21:15 Pop music |
21:45 English news |
| 21:55 Talk show |
22:05 On TV next week |
If you want to know something about Yao Ming, the best program for you is ___.
| A．Talk Show | B．Sports |
| C．Sports player | D．TV play |
You’ll know something about _____at 19:00 on Channel 2.
| A．animals | B．news | C．foreign | D．Asia |
If you want to watch NBA, the best program for you would be ______.
| A．Sports | B．Around the world |
| C．foreign arts | D．English news |
If you like music very much, the best program is _.
| A．at 21:45 on Channel 2 | B．at 21:55 on Channel 1 |
| C．at 21:00 on Channel 2 | D．at 21:15 on Channel 1 |
“Modern English” is a program that ______.
| A．teaches you English |
| B．tells you something about school life. |
| C．let you know news |
| D．makes foreign friends |
In England people don’t usually talk too much .You can go on a bus, or in a train, and everyone sits looking out of the window.
Often they read .They read books and papers .But they don’t talk much.
When you meet English people, they often talk about one thing, the weather. So when you meet somebody in English, you can say, “Nice weather for the time of year!”
“But it was a little cold yesterday, ”somebody may answer .
“But it got a bit warmer later!” you can say.
Talk like this, and the English will think ,how friendly you are !English people often _______on a bus .
| A．talk much | B．talk about |
| C．eat something | D．read papers |
When you meet English people ,talk like this :_________
| A．How do you do? | B．How are you? |
| C．Nice weather! | D．Nice to meet you |
If you talk with the English people about the weather, they will think ________
| A．you are friendly | B．you are right |
| C．you are English | D．you talk too much. |
English people always hope the weather will get ______.
| A．better | B．warmer | C．colder | D．hotter |
Which is right?_________________
| A．English people like to talk on a bus. |
| B．English people enjoy the best weather. |
| C．English people are the most friendly. |
| D．English people don’t talk much. |
In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience(经历)four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day.
In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes.
When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them.
If you don’t take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret(遗憾)later in the day.Why do people in England often talk about the weather?
| A．Because the sky is sunny all day. |
| B．Because they often have very good weather. |
| C．Because the weather is warm just like in spring. |
| D．Because they may have four seasons in one day. |
“People can also have summer in winter.” means “it is sometimes too ___ in winter.”
| A．cold | B．cool | C．warm | D．rainy |