There are over 800 boarding schools in the UK with students from home and foreign countries. Boarding schools started hundreds of years ago in the country. But the earliest boarding schools were set up for white, rich boys only. Now both boys and girls can go to boarding schools from the age of 7 to 18.
What to do?
In the UK, boarding schools have three terms in a school year, with about 13 weeks in each term. Students study and live together. They can't go outside if they are not allowed to. In some schools, each student has his or her subject plan. Besides the usual classrooms and laboratories, the boarding schools have lots of other facilities for their students, including music rooms, boats, swimming pools, cinemas and theatres. Most boarding schools have a “light-out” time. So when it's time to go to bed, all the lights in the bedrooms are turned off. There are house-masters to take care of students all the time, especially after school hours.
What to wear?
Nearly all students at boarding schools wear a school uniform. Boys usually wear a shirt and a tie, and girls wear a white blouse, sometimes also a tie and a skirt. As students get older, the rules become less strict.
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In the UK, boarding schools provide students with delicious food. They can choose to have a full English breakfast or simply bread. They can also choose between a meal with no meat and another meal at lunch and dinner. And there is always self-service for salad (沙拉), other side dishes and a dessert. Students can also make themselves something to eat at any time in a kitchen, or drink tea or have a snack between meals.Which of the following is TRUE according to (根据) the passage?
A.Only white children were allowed to attend the earliest boarding schools. |
B.Students in a boarding school are looked after only after school hours. |
C.As students get older, the rules about wearing school uniforms become stricter. |
D.Students can have different activities in a boarding school. |
Students can make themselves something to eat in a kitchen______.
A.at breakfast time | B.at any time |
C.in the morning | D.in the evening |
The underlined word “facilities” means______.
A.老师 | B.设备 | C.活动 | D.课程 |
Most boarding schools have a light-out time when______.
A.the house-masters come to look after the students |
B.the students have finished their subject plans |
C.it’s time for the students to go to bed |
D.all the students are in after-school hours |
Which is the best title for the last paragraph?
A.What to eat | B.When to eat |
C.Where to eat | D.How to eat |
China's national anthem, March of the Volunteers, is a song that we learn at the beginning of primary school and sing at every flag﹣raising ceremony. And now, there's even a law to protect it.Last September, the government passed the National Anthem Law, which became effective(生效)from Oct.1, 2017. It states how we should sing or play the song, requiring all of us to behave towards it politely.
Primary and middle schools must teach the anthem to their students and make them understand the song's spirit and history. Moreover, the law requires us to be serious when we are singing the song. We can't joke about it or change the song's words or music. If someone breaks the law, he or she can be detainedfor up to 15 days, or face further punishment in more serious situations. The national anthem is different from other songs ﹣ it is the symbol of our country.
Many foreign countries also have laws for their national anthems. For example, American school children should put their right hand over their heart while singing their country's anthem at school. In Russia, the national anthem must be played on television and radio before the start and end of broadcasting. And in the Philippines, people are required to sing the national anthem with feelings when it's played in public.
(1)How long has the National Anthem Law become effective till now?
A. |
For more than one year. |
B. |
For just half a year. |
C. |
For less than 9 months. |
D. |
For about 10 months. |
(2)Why must we be serious when singing the song?
A. |
Because the school asks us to. |
B. |
Because it has a long history. |
C. |
Because we are good students. |
D. |
Because it's our country's symbol. |
(3)What does the underlined word " detained" mean?
A. |
Kept in a police station. |
B. |
Forced to work. |
C. |
Prevented from eating. |
D. |
Kept singing the song. |
(4)Students are required to put their right hand over their heart in .
A. |
China |
B. |
America |
C. |
Philippine |
D. |
Russia |
Wang Fuman is a 10﹣year﹣old student. He is now studying in
Zhuanshanbao Primary School in Zhaotong, Yunnan Province. On Monday morning (January 8, 2018), he braved ﹣9℃ weather to travel over an hour to reach his school.
When he arrived, his hair and eyebrows had been completely frozen with snowflake (雪花). This made his 16 classmates laugh a lot. Fu Heng,Wang's teacher saw this and took a picture. He uploaded (上传) Wang's picture. The picture soon has got much attention to children from poor families in the countryside. Wang, who has been nicknamed "Snowflake Boy" by netizens, became famous online overnight. By Wednesday morning, his picture had been "liked" more than 260,000 times on Sina Weibo and shared more than 40,000 times.
After hearing Wang's story, the Yunnan China Youth Development Foundation held a public donation ( 捐赠) activity for children from poor families. The Foundation has promised to give each poor child 500 yuan ($75)to help them stay warm in winter.
By 1 pm on Wednesday, the Foundation had collected about 300,000 yuan in public donations, according to their website. Wang's village now has electricity and tap water, "…and my family is getting help to build a new house close to the school", Wang said, "I think our life will get better."
(1)What was the weather like on Monday morning?
A. |
Snowy and cold. |
B. |
Rainy and cold. |
C. |
Snowy but warm. |
D. |
Rainy but warm. |
(2)Why did the classmates laugh when Wang entered the classroom?
A. |
Because he lost his books. |
B. |
Because he told a joke. |
C. |
Because he looked funny. |
D. |
Because he was late. |
(3)The Foundation held a public donation to help the poor children .
A. |
stay happy |
B. |
keep healthy |
C. |
stay educated |
D. |
keep warm in winter |
(4)What can we know from the text?
A. |
Zhaotong's weather in winter is warm. |
B. |
Wang's future life may become better. |
C. |
Wang's village had electricity before. |
D. |
Few people shared the boy's picture. |
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This year,about one hundred teenagers from all over China will spend one year in American homes.They will attend schools and meet teenagers in the U.S.,and have a new understanding of America.At the same time,about one hundred American teenagers will come to China to learn Chinese and get a new understanding of China.
A 15﹣year﹣old exchange student,Fred,spent last year in China with Li Hua's family.In turn,Li Hua spent a year in Fred's home in America.
Fred knew little Chinese when he arrived,but after two months' study,the language began to come to him.School was completely different from what he had expected ﹣much harder.Students stood up respectfully (尊敬地) when the teacher entered the classroom.They took fourteen subjects instead of six in the United States.There were almost no outside activities.
Family life,too,was different.The father's word was law,and all activities were around the whole family rather than individuals(个人).
"Back home,you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time.But in China,you walk home and you have to finish your homework first."
At the same time,in America,Li Hua,a friendly Chinese boy,was also forming his idea."I suppose I should criticize(批评) American schools," he says."It is much too easy by our level.But I have to say that I like it very much.In China we do nothing but study.Here we take part in many outside activities."
(1)Which countries are these exchange students from?
A. |
China and America. |
B. |
Japan and America. |
C. |
Australia and China. |
D. |
Africa and Canada. |
(2)What's the most important purpose of exchange students in the other country?
A. |
To attend schools. |
B. |
To learn a new language. |
C. |
To live with the host family. |
D. |
To get a new understanding of that country. |
(3)What was the difference about outdoor activities between the two countries?
A. |
There were almost no outside activities in the U.S.but there were many in China. |
B. |
There were almost no outside activities in China but there were many in the U.S. |
C. |
There wasn't any outside activities in the U.S.but there were a few in China. |
D. |
There wasn't any outside activities in China but there were a few in the U.S. |
(4)According to the passage,we know
A. |
Li Hua didn't like American schools. |
B. |
Fred knew much Chinese when he arrived. |
C. |
Chinese students take fourteen subjects at school. |
D. |
Students in the U.S.have to finish homework first after getting home. |
(5)What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. |
Fred's life in China. |
B. |
Li Hua's school life in America. |
C. |
How people learn from other countries. |
D. |
The differences in education between the two countries. |
Waves(波浪) are beautiful to look at,but huge waves are greatly harmful to ships at sea,as well as houses and buildings near the seaside.What causes waves? Most waves are caused by winds blowing over the surface of the water.The sun heats the earth,causing the air to rise and the winds to blow.The winds blow across the sea,pushing little waves into bigger and bigger ones.
The size of a wave is decided by how strong the wind is,how long it blows,and how large the body of water is.In a small bay,big waves will never build up.But at sea the wind can build up big,powerful waves.
It is believed that the height of a wave (in meters)will usually be no more than one tenth of the wind's speed (in kilometers).In other words,when the wind is blowing at 120 kilometers an hour,most waves will be 12 meters high or less.Of course,some waves may come together to form big waves that are much higher.
(1)What are huge waves greatly harmful to?
A. |
Ships at sea. |
B. |
Houses in the city. |
C. |
The living things in the sea. |
D. |
Buildings in the town. |
(2)What causes waves?
A. |
Ships' pushing the water. |
B. |
The sun's heating the earth. |
C. |
Sharks' running after each other. |
D. |
Winds' blowing over the surface of the water. |
(3)According to the passage,which statement is NOT true about the size of a wave?
A. |
It's decided by how strong the wind is. |
B. |
It's decided by how long the wind blows. |
C. |
It's decided by how far the wind blows. |
D. |
It's decided by how large the body of water is. |
(4)What does the underlinedword "bay" mean in Chinese?
A. |
"海湾". |
B. |
"海滩". |
C. |
"河流". |
D. |
"湖畔". |
(5)When the wind is blowing at 168 kilometers an hour,how high will most waves be?
A. |
12 meters. |
B. |
16 meters. |
C. |
168 meters. |
D. |
240 meters. |