Our family went to the Yellow Stone National Park last summer vacation. Our son, Tom, wanted to see bears there. And what an experience (经历) it was!
When we got there ,we put up our tent and went to explore(探险). As we returned, we heard our daughter Susie cry out. And then we saw a bear go into our camp.
Tom wanted his father to chase(追赶,驱赶) him away. His father said, “No, it’s dangerous to chase a bear. And don’t let him chase you.” Susie said, “What should we do? Maybe we should climb a tree.” Tom said,” No, we have to get him out of there. He might go to sleep in our tent.” “Maybe we could make him leave if we put some honey outside for him to eat.” Susie suggested(建议). Then I said, “How are you going to get the honey? It’s in the tent.”
We watched the bear go into the tent and heard him upset(翻倒,弄翻) everything inside. “It’s foolish for us to try to chase him away.” said my husband, “Leave him alone and wait for him to come out.” we waited, but the bear stayed inside. We had to sleep in the car that night.
Where did the family go last summer?
A. They went to the Central Park. B. They went to Yellow Stone National Park.
C. They went to a zoo.
Tom wanted to go to the park to see _______.
A. tigers. B. wolves C. bears
Who do you think saw the bear first?
A. Susie B. Tom. C. The writer.
What did they do when they saw a bear go into their tent?
A. They chased the bear away.
B. They stayed outside the tent and did nothing.
C. They put some honey outside for the bear to eat.
What did the bear do in the tent?
A. He ate the honey and slept.
B. He chased the people away.
C. He turned everything upside down.
Are your children liked by their teachers? All parents want their children to impress their teachers and succeed in school. You can get your children to impress their teachers by following these easy steps.
Make sure they’re prepared. Teachers are impressed by children coming to school prepared to learn. Make sure they have everything they need—pencils textbooks, erasers and so on.
Require them to be active in class. Teach them to ask teachers questions when they don’t understand something. Some children think teachers are bothered by questions, but most teachers are impressed when children take the initiative(采取主动) in asking questions. They should take part in class discussions, giving their opinions politely.
Keep your children healthy. If your children are tired and hungry, they won’t be ready to learn. Children need at least 8 to 10 hours of sleep per night. Feed your children a solid breakfast and prepare a healthy lunch. Provide them with fruit and other healthy foods—apples or bananas are better for them than cookies.
Make sure that your children do their homework. If they really don’t understand it, discuss it with them patiently. Don’t help them do their homework. Teachers can always tell who it is that does the work.
Teach your children good manners and habits. Children need to arrive at the school punctually, and be polite to their teachers and classmates. Parents need to teach these skills at home. Nothing is sweeter than children who say “please” and “thank you”, and these are children their teachers are certain to love.What should parents do according to the passage?
A. They should ask their children’s teachers questions at times.
B. They should prepare their children cookies as well as fruits.
C. They ought to have discussions over difficulties with their children patiently.Which of the following statements is Not true?
A. Teachers aren’t able to decide if parents do homework for their children.
B. Children should go to school on time and learn to behave well.
C.Hungry and tired children can’t focus on their study.The passage mainly tells us that being parents, you should ________.
A. ask your children to get ready for classes before going to school
B. help your children to impress their teachers at school
C. teach your children to be polite to both their teachers and classmates
There are many TV programs on Chinese cuisines(烹饪、美食),but few are like A Bite of China. It tries to bring something new by introducing more cultural features related to dishes, such as eating habits and wonderful stories about food.
It’s said that more than 100 million Chinese people are watching the program. Most Chinese people see this program as more than just the regular food shows. They see it as an amazing documentary providing a special view of Chinese as well as the relations between people and food and between people and society.
On the other hand, the documentary also stimulates(刺激)Chinese people’s consumption. Taobao, one of China’s biggest online shopping sites, reports that the search(搜索) on food items that were introduced by the documentary has increased to 4 million times within one week, and sales have increased to 5.82 million, or 20%.
To get enough good stories, the production team spent three months doing research and interviews in about 60 cities before they started making the documentary last July. Filming lasted about nine months.
Liu Wen, the director, says “As CCTV-9 serves as a window allowing the world to better understand China, the documentary aims to help the world not only appreciate the beauty of Chinese cuisines, but also learn Chinese customs.”A Bite of China is a .
A. filmB. TV show C. bookThis program is quite different from other food shows because it has more features of .
A. culture B. cuisine C. newsThe main idea of the 3rd paragraph is that the program brings a new opportunity on .
A. Internet communication
B. film making
C. food businessIt took the production team about to complete the whole program.
A. 3 months
B. six months
C. a yearWhich of the following statements is TRUE according to this passage?
A. Most people watch the program because they want to learn how to cook.
B. There’re many wonderful stories about Chinese cuisines in “A Bite of China”.
C.You can buy some food that is more delious and cheaper through the program.
One afternoon, I went to pick up my mother from work. I got there a little early, so I my car by a small park, and for her.
As I looked outside the car window, I saw a little boy, around two years old, runningon the grass as his motherfrom a short distance. The boy had a big smile on his face as if he had just been free from some sort of prison. The boy would then fall to the grass,up, without looking back at his mother, run asas he could, again, still with a smile on his face, as if nothing had happened.
At that moment, I thought to myself, “Why aren’t most adults this way?” Most adults, when they fall down, make a big deal out of it and don’t evena second attempt. They would be sothat they would not try again if someone saw them fall. Or, because they fall, they would find a good for themselves that they’re not fit for it. They would end up too afraid to attempt again for fear of failure.
However, with kids, when they fall down, they don’t consider their falling down as a failure, instead, they treat it as aexperience. They try again and again until they. The answer must be that they have not connected “falling down” with the word “failure”. As a , they are not discouraged in any way. Besides, they _think to themselves that it’s quite okay to fall down and that it’s not wrong to do so. In other words, they allow themselves to make , so they remain energetic.
I was deeply impressed by the boy’s persistence (坚持不懈) and the manner in which he did.A. leftB. stoppedC. repaired
A. waitedB. cared C. prepared
A. carefully B. anxiously C. freely
A. watched B. noticed C. surveyed
A. cutB. kept C. set
A. hold B. get C. end
A. well B. long C. fast
A. makeB. provide C. practice
A. confused B. embarrassed C. excited
A. cause B. sign C. excuse
A. learning B. running C. teaching
A. progress B. improve C. succeed
A. decision B. result C. reason
A. hardly B. perfectly C. probably
A. mistakes B. choices C. plans
Who would win in a competition to memorize numbers, a chimp (黑猩猩) or a teenager? The teenager? Think again. Scientists have proved that chimps perform better than human beings when it comes to this kind of problem. We may have to rethink what we believe about human memory.
Memory is our ability to learn something, save it and recall it when needed. Our memories are important to our sense of self, our personalities, and our ability to understand the world.
Scientists say that there are different types of memory. There is short-term memory and long-term memory. Your short-term memory saves information for a few seconds or a few minutes. For example, the time it takes to compare the prices of a few items in a store. Long-term memory involves the information you try hard to keep, because it’s meaningful to you (an example is data 数据 about family and friends. ) And then there is visual memory and sound memory. But these are not hard and fast: scientists argue a lot about the nature of memory.
Scientists have also found that people memorize things in different ways. Some memorize better with the help of pictures. Others are helped more by sounds. One thing’s for sure. If you can combine different kinds of memory together, you will remember a lot! So why not try pictures with English words? At the same time listen to recordings of the same group of words. It may help when it comes to memorizing it.
Imagination and association can be useful too. By imagination scientists mean picturing a word in your mind. Association means relating the word to something you already know.What can we learn from Paragraph 1?
A.Human beings are less clever than chimps. |
B.Human memory is not as good as before. |
C.Chimps can memorize numbers better than teenagers. |
D.Chimps perform better than human beings in many aspects. |
How many kinds of memory are mentioned in the article?
A.2 | B.3 | C.4 | D.5 |
According to the article, which of the following is the best way to memorize words?
A.By watching TV. |
B.By listening to music. |
C.By writing them out many times. |
D.By listening and watching pictures. |
According to the article, which of the following is TRUE?
A.Memory is the most important ability for human beings. |
B.Long-term memory usually involves more important things. |
C.Scientists have made sure of the nature of memory. |
D.Imagination is better than association in memorizing things. |
Where do we probably read the passage?
A.A textbook | B.A science magazine |
C.An advertisement | D.A news report |
Bai Yansong, a famous TV host, expressed his support for students wearing green scarves (绿领巾) at a primary school in Xi’an. He wore a green tie on a TV program on October 19, 2011. “I just want the students to know that I’m also wearing green. And we are all great people and are as good as those wearing red scarves.”
The First Experimental Primary School in Xi’an made children with poor schoolwork and behavior wear green scarves. Parents whose children wore green scarves were angry. “The children still need their self-esteem (自尊心) even though they are very young, and they know the green scarf means something is not quite right,” said one mother. Now, the school has stopped the practice.
Educational expert Li Zhenxi said that primary and junior high school students have strong self-esteem. They are eager to be respected and understood. Punishment will hurt them. “It’s better to encourage them rather than separating some ‘bad’ students,” he said.
A survey made by the Ministry of Education (教育部) shows that 75 percent of students feel nervous and scared when the teacher is about to announce their grades. Some schools have done better in protecting students’ privacy and encouraging them. In American schools, teachers post test results on the wall. Instead of using student names, they use secret numbers. This way, students know their secret numbers and can check their own grades only. Some teachers might call the students up to the desk and tell them their scores one at a time.
But test scores are not the only measures of a student’s ability. Everyone has his own strengths and everyone can make great progress by working hard.Bai Yansong wore a green tie in a TV program in order to _______.
A.show people his special dressing style |
B.call on people to live a green life |
C.tell students green-scarf students are also good students |
D.remind students wearing green scarves means being bad |
Why did those parents whose children wore green scarves feel angry?
A.Because their children did do well at school. |
B.Because they thought the school didn’t have the right. |
C.Because it was against the law. |
D.Because it hurts their children’s self-esteem. |
According to the article, which of the following is TRUE?
A.Primary school students are too young to know what self-esteem is. |
B.Separating some “bad” students helps create good learning environment. |
C.Most “good” students like their teachers to announce their scores. |
D.Using secret numbers instead of students’ names can protect their privacy better. |
Which of the following may the writer agree with?
A.The green scarves system can make students work hard. |
B.Student’s ability should not be measured only by test scores. |
C.Students who get low marks should use secret numbers. |
D.Teachers should tell students their scores secretly one by one. |
What does the word “measure” mean in the last paragraph?
A.长度 | B.尺度 |
C.方法 | D.标准 |