How do you study each day? You may answer it in one second: have classes at school, take notes and do homework. Feeling a little bored? There are other ways that can make learning interesting and varied. It’s called digital learning.
Digital learning is a way to help students learn by using the Internet. There are three important kinds of digital learning. Apps are computer software applications (应用). People can download them on their mobiles. The other two kinds are social networking services, including weibo and WeChat and websites. Every one of them is like your teacher. They help you master what you learn at school.
Compared with traditional learning ways, digital learning has its advantages. Digital learning is also varied. It covers almost every school subject. More importantly, it always offers students the newest resources (资源) to learn from.
Digital learning is also personalized. You can choose what you like to learn. If you don’t master what you have learned at school, you can learn again through digital ways.
However, digital learning also has disadvantages. When you use digital ways to learn, you’ve got little chance of talking with teachers and classmates. As digital learning uses computers or smartphones, watching the screen too long may be bad for your eyes. It is better to take a rest every 20 minutes.How do students usually study everyday according to the story?
| A．Have classes at school and use online tools at home. |
| B．Have classes at school, take notes and do homework. |
| C．Learn through digital ways and have classes in the classroom. |
| D．Have classes, take notes and do homework at school. |
Three important kinds of digital learning are mentioned in the passage. They are _______.
a. Apps. b. smartphones
c. computers d. websites
e. mobiles f. weibo and WeChat
| A．a b f | B．a d f | C．b c e | D．c d e |
The underlined word “master” in Paragraph 2 most probably means “_________”.
| A．复习 | B．分析 | C．掌握 | D．归纳 |
What is the problem of digital learning?
| A．You can’t communicate with your classmates or teachers. |
| B．You have to use both computers and smartphones. |
| C．You can’t decide what you want to learn by yourself. |
| D．It’s impossible to learn from the newest resources. |
How can you protect your eyes when learning in digital ways?
| A．Try to take a rest for 20 minutes when watching the screen. |
| B．Try to use traditional ways to learn as often as possible. |
| C．Try to take a break every twenty minutes if possible. |
| D．Try to learn through digital ways less than 2 hours a day. |
The Clockwork Radio
The British inventor Trevor Baylis created this really clever ′wind-up radio′ for people from Third World countries. in some parts of the Third World countries, it’s very hard for people to get or pay for enough energy. This radio uses no batteries (电池) and does not need any electricity to run it. A clockwork generator (发电机) is put inside the radio and works as the power. When it is fully wound up (上弦), the radio can work for long periods.
The clock work product is not a new invention. The Victorians had already put it in wide use. We may find them used in toys as well. Then what is new about this clockwork radio? Baylis has used this simple but effective (高效的) way of creating electricity to both help the people of the Third World and to develop a product which is selling well in Western Europe.
Even former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandella has one of these radios and personally recommends this product to others. What does the clockwork radio use to run it?
| A．Batteries. | B．Electricity. |
| C．A clockwork generator. | D．Wind power. |
The Third World countries are in the world.
| A．the rich countries | B．the poor countries |
| C．Western European | D．Victorian countries |
Which sentence is true according to the passage?
| A．the clockwork radio can work for only a short period of time. |
| B．Trevor Baylis created the world’s first clockwork product. |
| C．The clockwise radio is also a toy for people of the Third World. |
| D．Nelson Mandella owns one of the clockwork radios. |
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Contact us for a tailor-made tour.Where can we find this piece of writing?
| A．In a story book. | B．In a textbook. |
| C．In a cookbook. | D．In a travel magazine. |
What can we see in the Stele Forest Museum in Xi’an City?
| A．Statue of ancient calligraphers. |
| B．Precious stone sculptures. |
| C．City houses |
| D．Famous workers. |
Which road sign tells us that we must NOT turn right?
Outside our school there’s a sign like this
. What should the drivers to when they see it?
| A．They must stop the car immediately and wait there. |
| B．They must take a U-turn there. |
| C．They mustn’t even stop the car in that area. |
| D．They mustn’t drive the car into that area. |
Where in the world can you take an hour’s train ride, and pass a forest, a London street, a scene from the Wild West, and a burning building that never burns down? There’s only one place, and that’s Hollywood, in California. The scenes you see from the tourist train are film sets（布景） in the Universal Studios, one of the oldest and largest movie companies(公司) in the USA.
A visit to Universal Studios brings back memories of great days of Hollywood, the films and the stars. But they are only memories. Hollywood isn’t quite the same as it used to be. Costs have gone up and confidence has gone down. Movie-makers are afraid to spend their money on expensive new ideas. Instead, they repeat old ones.
The film industry is changing fast. Teenagers still go out to the movies. The theatre is a good place to meet friends away from home. But older people mostly stay home to watch series, like Dynasty have become as important to Hollywood as expensive movies. These “soap opera”, as they are called, show rich, powerful families living in beautiful homes and wearing beautiful clothes. But the actors and actresses are nearly all middle-aged, like many of the people who watch them.
Though it is soap operas that are keeping the film-makers of Hollywood in Business, big films are still being made in America. But more and more of them are made outside Hollywood. New York is the most important new center, but there are many others as well. Movie-makers have realized that they don’t need Hollywood any more. Modern cameras and real houses instead of expensively made copies in a studio. Other states, especially Florida and Texas, are working hard to take the film business away from California. They are offering better working conditions and lower cost.
But Hollywood is fighting back. The state of California is trying hard to keep its best-known industry.From the passage, we know Universal Studios is ______.
| A．a very large park | B．a busy London street |
| C．a famous movie company | D．an old Hollywood movie |
The movie industry in California isn’t as successful as before because ______.
| A．young people don’t go to movie theatres any more |
| B．there is strong competition from other states |
| C．its movie companies are in neeed of young stars |
| D．the state hasn’t put a development plan into action |
Which of the following seems to be a threat（威胁）to Hollywood？
| A．The use of modern cameras and other equipment |
| B．The interest of middle-aged film stars |
| C．The making of TV series like Dynasty |
| D．The expensively made copies of scenes |
The Guidance Department （教导处）at Berryville High School has a staff of eleven teachers. Most of their work is done with the students. But the staff sees a lot of parents, too.
“Parents meetings make clear monthly diagram（图表）.”says Mildred Freman, head of the Guidance. “This diagram stays much the same from year to year. The busy months are October, March and May. ”
September, the beginning of a new school year, starts rather slowly. Few parents come in. Most of these want to talk about the schedules. October brings many problems caused by some students. Some parents are called in. Others come by themselves. Things quiet down in November. December is a quiet month. “It’s the holiday. ”Ms Foreman says, “People want to come in, I know, but they decide to wait until after New Year’s Day.”
Report cards go home just before Christmas holidays. Bad marks bring parents in as school opens again. This happens again in March, another report card month. May is always the year’s busiest month. That’s when parents begin to think that their children may be asked to stay in the same grade again. They come in to see if anything can be done before things are decided in June. The teachers in the Guidance Department usually ______.
| A．do most of their work for the students |
| B．answer all the questions from parents |
| C．help other teachers get along with students and parents |
| D．only bring report cards to students and parents |
In December parents usually ______.
| A．stay at home with their children for their holidays |
| B．wait for the teachers to bring report cards to their children |
| C．wouldn’t like to visit the teachers in the Guidance Department |
| D．let teachers have a good rest during their holidays |
Why do some parents come to school in March? Because ______.
| A．they want to see their children’s teachers after Christmas holidays |
| B．they are called by the teachers of Guidance Department |
| C．bad marks have them do it |
| D．it’s the beginning of a new school year |
Which of the following is Right?
| A．In June the school decides who will stay in the same grade again. |
| B．Almost all the parents come to meet Mildred Foreman every month. |
| C．April is also the second busiest month for the staff. |
| D．The parents help to do most of the work for the staff. |